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I love learning little tidbits about real life in the Mormon Church. When myΒ S.O. was a DJ for his Mormon youth gatherings in high school, he wasn't just a volunteer. It wasn't just a job they gave him. No, when they needed a new DJ, men from the church decreed that heΒ was called upon by God to DJ the dances, and honest to fucking Christ, anointed him with oils so that he could answer God's call.
Bilbo: wait I get it now. The dragon is a metaphor for greed and power. We need to βdefeatβ it by being humble when we get the treasure.
Thorin: Bilbo, for the last time, itβs a real dragon and it has my gold
"You didn't look at me for thirty seconds. I guess I'll just burn myself now." Caramel is the Overly Attched Girlfriend of the food world.
Nipples are very effective on a touch screen phone.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/getting-out-the-gluten β’ Until recently, celiac was UNDER-diagnosed. β’ With greater awareness the trend has caused, people with symptoms have reached out to their doctors, and tested positive. β’ Many such "on-trend" people found out their IBS was misdiagnosed, to the point that it is now required to rule out celiac before diagnosing IBS. β’ You can have a gluten-intolerance without celiac. Much in the same way that many people are not allergic to milk, but have lactose-intolerance, and we don't smugly ask "do you have a milk allergy" if they order substitutions, and then dismiss them as stupidly following a trend if they don't SPECIFICALLY have a milk allergy. β’ When people notice they have digestive issues common of lactose-intolerance, we don't judge them for self-diagnosing a lactose issue, but if someone experiences a similar situation with wheat, we stand ready to mock them, behind their back or otherwise.
βShe forgot her knife that morning.β Some things come out pretty fucking ominous when I narrate my day.