Jewish history is full of urban legends that everyone knows were untrue ("My uncle's rabbi appealed to the Russian general, he was moved to tears and will protect us", 2 weeks later the Russian army murders all of them.) But when Christian monks spread the same nonsense, it becomes Real History.

The Wikipedia article is full of weird theories to account for this strange phenomenon yet doesn't mention the most likely theory: PEOPLE REPEATED THE INCREDIBLY OBVIOUS DUMB LIES.

"It began with Frau Troffea who started dancing outside her house and did not stop for weeks" this is a nonsense fabrication made up by someone who was completely deranged and then repeated by barely literate gullible younger brothers who were forced into the priesthood by their asshole baron dads.

I'm told that there are a small number of American credit card companies (notably Citi?) that still support this.

“Everyone is 12 Years Old“ theory of american politics remaining undefeated.

It's hilarious that you don't realize how shitty this makes you look.

chat is this true

Counterpoint: Bond should die at the end of every James Bond movie, and then magically reappear alive at the start of the next one with absolutely no explanation.

I love the word "motonormativity"

I'm old enough to remember people griping about Wind Waker's (superb) cell-shaded style as "too childish."

You seem nice. Calling people you've never spoken a word to "subhuman" is a totally normal thing to do.

Although if I could make one small criticism, your reply read much better in the original German.

The Japanese version of this has people cooing "Oh, your Japanese is so skilled!" when you manage to stutter through "Where is the toilet?" with only 5 mistakes. You know you've reached the next level of fluency when they stop saying that.

Every. Single. Day.

(Plot twist: it turns out everyone is a bad programmer.)

That second chart is interesting. Accepting your point about income inequality - I think everyone would agree with that aspect - doesn't that second chart show that *everyone's* wages have improved (in inflation-adjusted terms) since the 1980s?

("In the aggregate", not literally "every person")

OK, I'll bite. Specifically what is objectively worse, and by what measure?

I'll spot you "Donald Fucking Trump is President" as a free square on the bingo card, but you're on your own for whatever else you might mean.

have you tried Rules the Waves? I sort of fear it.