Japan will be the first industrialized nation to suffer depopulation. Been saying it will be interesting to see how they navigate the problem because sooner or later we’ll all be faced with it.

No way! And all these years later I learn this.

As a kid I didn’t get the drunk Dean Martin jokes on Bugs Bunny. Watching him on old roast videos, yeah, he was fucking hammered 24/7.

Go check some Don Rickels roasts! The man was fucking brutal, thought Sinatra was going to cap his ass on the spot when Don joked about Frank’s mob ties. Kissing Sammy Davis Jr., “Did I get any black on me?”

Guns and Roses pulled that shit on me on '91. Couldn’t even tell what song Axle was on he was so fucking wasted. And the acoustics were awful.

We were tripping acid and got turned around on the road trip to OKC, missed some opening band called Smashing Pumpkins.

He was in South America and tripped on ayahuasca, never drank again I believe.

We buy almost nothing new except consumables. I could spend an hour, probably two, showing you around our house and pointing out all the things I made, found on the road, bought used or was given, etc. Our vehicles are 2002, 2004 and 2014.

Not sure we’ve ever bought Christmas stuff. Our house is lit up like none other on the block this year. Wife toted home a milk crate packed with lights the other day, free. The nice tree in the living room? No idea where it came from, sure didn’t buy it at Walmart.

Tried a new coat today my wife got for $1, had to cut the tags off. Damn it’s soft and warm! Had to make myself stop buying shoes and clothes at the thrift, have way too many.

Just got done making my own soap. Still not curing for some reason. :( Got some borax and will try making my own laundry soap next.

This year I grew loofa sponges. Got at least a year’s supply of scrub pads, kitchen and shower, won’t spend a dime on that shit. I’d have a 3-year supply, but made mistakes learning. I’ll grow next year and probably skip a few years after that harvest. Also, the seeds sell for $5/20 on eBay. I have hundreds, if not 1000+.

It’s actually a charge card. You’re expected to pay it off every month.

Got mine when I when I was living in a trailer park. What are you on about?

Did not know that so I looked on Google.

AI Overview That statement is incorrect. Drilling a countersink bit into plywood (or any wood) produces a smooth, conical hole, not a hexagonal one.

Followed by every article talking about why the bits make hexagons, with videos and pictures.

They’re cool to swim with! Water’s plenty clear where they hang. Ex-gf was a diver and had a side hustle taking people swimming with manatees near the warm springs where they post up for the winter.

They’ll come right up on you! You just can’t touch them. She even got a pic of a newborn! Like, a few minutes old newborn!

Petting a manatee is a $10,000 fine. No touch.

I know a guy with monster certs and degrees in plumbing, plus practical experience. He designs the gas and water for military bases and hospitals. Makes bank.