There are so many regional differences even if the recipe is 99% the same. Denatured coca leaves aren’t a thing outside the Americas, different bottling plants will use different types of sugar, water of differing quality will affect the taste, etc etc.

Music from 2004-2010 is the best and all other music is for old people or stupid kids.

You’re right, a bunch of them want to go back!

unquestioningly believe Western propaganda about a country you’ve never been too

it’s OTHER people who are naive

'kay bud.

Been listening to Yeonmi Park, I see.

it’s not nearly an extreme hellhole like NK

North Korea is like ten times nicer than Russia, and definitely doesn’t belong on the same list as Taliban-controlled Afghanistan or still-a-warzone Syria, regardless of what you think of their government.

Hexbear’s largest and most site-threatening drama was over its vegan comm (and I think the mods of Reddit’s vegancirclejerk?). It ended with the site requiring content warnings on all pictures of meat.

But you know what? They were right. Vegans are basically right about everything, and the reason me and my fellow omnis get our jimmies so rustled by them is because we fucking know they’re right.

Your best option for a sidecar is to find something used that’s already set up. Before I bought my current bike I test rode a Triumph that had an Indian-made sidecar (the country, not the motorcycle brand) attached to it, and that bike was pretty nice but I couldn’t afford it at the time.

But if you’re in Europe, then Chang Jiang has new bikes in the EU. It’s got a modern engine too, not just an updated old engine like Ural has. It’s a Taiwanese company AFAIK, so it’s separate from the Chang Jiangs that come out of mainland China, which I believe are all still refurbished military bikes from the 60s. Dunno if they’re in your country or not, but I was really disappointed to learn that they don’t sell them in America because it would have been my preferred choice.

It’s actually a brand new Kazakhstan-made 2024. Its got the 2WD gear, but you only engage that when off roading because it makes turning even harder than it already is.

I’ve always been attracted to “third options”. Cars are boring, sidecars are interesting. I prefer to ride my regular motorcycle when it’s just me, but I go with the sidecar when I need to take my dog or carry a bunch of stuff and my regular car when I need A/C or heat.

Bought a Ural motorcycle. Planned to sell my car to afford it - but then nobody bought my car, but then I managed to increase my income and afford it anyway.

It’s the most dangerous thing I’ve ever ridden. It’s great.

Oh damn, why haven’t I watched these movies with commentary before!?

Them being related is definitely something that the script writers/Lucas didn’t think of until midway through filming ROTJ.

[food] comes from [animal]!

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[animal] is subjected to the most horrific conditions imaginable to produce [food].

yeah, that’s usually how it goes.

you couldn’t, uh, and this might make me sound like a plebian, I know, but couldn’t you, like, ferment the beans yourself?

Look man, if I’m eating pizza I’m already cheating, I don’t need to shove even more carbs down my gullet.

IIRC the pictures on her dresser are from some political rally/protest, but I don’t know the details.

mine is

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Bar around the corner of my house is like this. I’ve never been because they’re across the street from a hole in the wall Japanese place that is really, really good, so whenever I’m walking out of my house to eat that’s where I go.

Since the rise of Impossible/Beyond those are the only veggie burgers I can stand. If I want beans then I’ll order beans, ya know?