Never heard it.

I made a joke about a roof, but it was over everyone’s heads.

Medium is singular. Media is plural and so doesn’t need an s.

In what ways is it the worst time in the history of humanity?

I stay away from most news sites. I only skim CBC and BBC. I constantly look back in histroy for perspective. It helps me realize we are living in one of the best times in humanities’ existance.

Flashcards for new vocabulary and learning songs in the new language seems to work for me.

You said it so much better than I did.

Unless there’s some critic event like a civil war, I’m guessing it will be a slow decline of the U.S. I don’t think any country stands to replace it, at least not in the same amount of dominace that the United States had. I think two or three countries, including the U.S., will dominate economic and military power for quite a number of years with a great deal of shuffling between them.

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I build quinzhees, a snow shelter that can be built at any temperature below freezing. Once the temperature gets below minus 5, snow no longer packs. Quinzhees can be built at any temperature.

My dog used to bark at jets.

Guys in some countries like breasts. I lived in a country where the top of the female was not considered private. I saw breasts regularly. After a couple of months, it was like looking at an elbow. Liking breasts is cultural.

They can (Canada) but they don’t because guys think with their hormones.

Hey, that’s great. Thanks.

How to spell rhythm.

Yeah, tattoos are looked down upon in Japan. My nephew moved there and he can’t go to the beach or to an onsen. Has to wear a shirt all the time.

Try an onsen if you like cultural stuff. Read up on it before. There’s a definite routine. BTW: You’ll be naked and there are likely female workers wandering through the baths. (50 is not “rather old.”)

Paraprosdokian. A sentence with a twist in it. Eg. Some people are like slinkies: not really good for much but they bring a smile to your face when you see one tumble down a set of stairs.

Was that a goat?

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