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The reason I know for a fact that a hot dog is not a sandwich or taco or whatever is because the sausage, served by itself without a bun, is still a Hot Dog. This implies that the bun is just as much a condiment to the hot dog as the chili and cheese or ketchup and relish would be. If the bun is not essential to the dish, how could it be a sandwich?

Likewise it cannot be a Taco, because a taco without its shell becomes Taco Salad. A hot dog does not become a salad when removed from the bun. Therefore it cannot be a taco, either.

In conclusion, a hot dog is a type of sausage, one that can be served on a bun with a wide array of additional toppings, but the toppings and bun do not change the classification of the sausage, although certain toppings may create a sub-classification (ex: chili dogs).

yepthatsacowalright

Am enthralled by this visualization NASA shared of Artemis II's path through space. The most mathematically accurate little dance. <3

Things said in classes that would make a great sci-fi story, #37:

"Obviously, Emperor Nero was assassinated by time-traveling Soviet agents!"

#I'd read that novel

veltroxx

enthusiasts are the quiet magicians of our world, turning the ordinary into the extraordinary with their passion. it’s their whispers that remind us to find beauty in the things that ignite our souls.

gailcarriger

#moby dick #Rebecca #The Thief

theomenroom

when applied to drinks, "dry" means "without sugar". therefore it follows that sugary drinks can be called "wet". the meanings of the terms "hot" and "cold" when applied to drinks are obvious. thus the aspect of any drink can be determined.

for instance, green tea, freshly steeped and served without additives, is hot and dry, and therefore has an aspect of fire.

a mocha, on the other hand, while hot, is sweet, and therefore wet, and thus has an an aspect of air.

lemonade, which is wet and cold, has a water aspect.

finally, the drink which most epitomizes the earth aspect, being both cold and dry, is vodka

jawline-of-steel

We have once again returned to the four humors

savetheplanarians

assiraphales

I just saw someone say “the groundhog is always wrong I don’t get why we still celebrate this” and surely even in the pits of purgatory we are not so far gone that not even a hint of whimsy persists? that so much joy has been sucked from you that the silliness of the day bemoans you? also bitch wtf did u really expect accurate weather predictions from a rodent? anyways all hail phil

toomuchcollegemail

I learned a delightful new phrase from the wikipedia page on Punxsutawney Phil:

Light-hearted communal suspension of disbelief

Which happens to be a favorite type of humor for me, and now I have words for it.

And I love that some people participate in that by wearing tuxedos and listening for what a groundhog has to say about the weather, and others participate by running a very serious and intense statistical analysis on various groundhogs' prognostication success.

#Yes they conclude that groundhogs are no better than a coinflip #But they committed to the bit enough to actually determine that #while also addressing whether Canadian or American groundhogs are better prognosticators #I didn't care about groundhog day until about 2 days ago and now I think I've become the sort of person who livestreams groundhogs

thememedaddy

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355.02

the art of war

riverlarking

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974) — dir. Mel Brooks

carsandcountry

🤣🤣🤣

#as someone who has accidentally stabbed (well sliced) myself with a scalpel while teaching a class #I can assure you that such assumed nonchalance is both the only correct response as students stare and also very hard to achieve

prideprejudce

so today a public health official guy came into my class to give a lecture on disaster awareness and he was talking about house fires and mentioned that the reason people most likely die during a house fire is because they refuse to leave their pet inside or they go back to get their pet. and right when he said this my friend immediately turned his head and looked at me and in that moment I had the most complete and genuine acceptance take over my body. I would 100% in front of my family and Jesus himself walk straight back into some raging inferno that was once my house to go get my fat cat. I nodded back

prideprejudce

the best part of this post is reading all the tags from animal people who would also go back to save their pets. like no hesitation. walk backwards from heaven straight back into hell. someone even said they would go back for their fish. amazing

sterna-hirundo

If you are a person who would walk into a blazing inferno for your animal, and your pet has free movement around the house, here’s a training exercise that could help save you both:

1) Set off your smoke alarm or play the sound on your phone (if your home has no smoke alarms, pease get some!)

2) stand BY THE FRONT DOOR to hand out treats

Do this a couple times and then keep it up NO EXCEPTIONS. Accidentally set the alarm off cooking? Treats by the door. Smoke alarm sound on TV? Treats by the door. Changing your smoke alarm batteries twice a year like you’re supposed to? Give them a test run and your pets get treats by the door.

Most dogs and cats will clue in VERY quickly that hearing that specific sound means go to the front door and wait for treats.

If there’s an emergency and even if you leave by another way, you will still know the most likely place your pet(s) is and can direct first responders to help.

You can also do this for any other kind of emergency alarm. My friend had both her cats trained to go to the front door for a tsunami siren.

itspileofgoodthings

Can’t believe Tangled (2010) had the emotional intelligence and insight to ask the question what do you do when your dream IS fulfilled and it’s everything you wanted it to be but then it’s over.

aslansjedi

BUT it's not the ONLY movie to do so. The Princess Bride also wrestled with this problem, and came up with a totally different answer:

theoneofwhomisblue

Trial by salt rule

asteroidtroglodyte

Lemme see if I have this right. The issue is not the presence of slugs. The issue is that the slugs… are dumb? So we’re gonna. Filter / select for. Smarter. Slugs. That’s. No that’s a perfectly reasonable and not at all insane thing to do. Best of luck with your mad science. Enjoy your minions