Why, what's Edward done?

Wasn't Henry I William I's grandson (& son of William II)?

Wouldn't

Yes, please!

Still TBD. We can hope.

The Andrew formerly known as Prince.

Are you in the SCA too? My friend attends tourneys, feasts, etc., in full medieval attire with the parrot on her hand or sitting on his perch.

Hello, handsome!

the owner gave her an excellent deal & the parrot joined the rest of their menagerie. And everyone's living happily ever after.

My friend had been thinking about the parrot ever since her last visit, & how she'd always wanted some sort of bird. A parrot seemed like jumping in at the deep end, but eventually she & her husband decided it was feasible. Given that the bird totally refused to interact with anyone else, >>>

On her next trip, the owner was there & the clerk called him out to meet my friend. His comment: "Oh my God!"

Turned out the parrot had been depressed & moping ever since it arrived until it saw my friend -- who was a ringer for the bird's late owner. >>>

A friend walked into a pet store to pick up dog & cat food. A scarlet macaw tried to chat her up & followed her around to the point where a clerk had to physically hold the bird so she could leave. >>>

My grandmother's brother was a brakeman for the PA RR during the 1940s & 1950s. I doubt they served the fancy stuff in the caboose where he & the rest of the train crew ate.

Refusing to give in to marketing is every sentient individual's 1st duty. It saves one from massive wastes of time, resources, & energy.

Friendly amendment: backhand.

Can't like any post that uncritically includes Reagan.

If you consider that jumping down your throat, time to get offline, snowflake. What you said was ignorant & clueless, & I tried to show you that without blame or accusation. You got off *very* lightly.

How about realizing that you don't get to make rules for anyone else?

Unless you have arthritis, fibromyalgia, long Covid, ENH, heart problems, lung problems, mobility problems, or any of dozens of chronic pain and/or chronic fatigue-causing conditions.

Vash the Stampede in a rare moment of repose.

That was what my 4th grade teacher called little girl me.

But not all of them, or even a majority in most cases. And the better you become at fighting back, the more likely you are to survive.

This was 40 years ago. But no excuse then either.

Ah. I've seen demos, even tried it myself, but never heard the term

A car salesman once greeted me with, "So, what color do you want, little lady?"

I smiled sweetly & said "You know, I don't really give a damn. What's the overhead cam ratio?"

He spluttered incoherently at me, so I smiled sweetly again, told him, "Never mind, I'll try {Competitor} & left.

A friend used to have a job captioning porn movies. She said it was dead easy but highly repetitive.

I remember asking for Legos. I got more damn baby dolls instead.

2) I was raised by mechanics & had alternators go bad before. But listening to a woman was Too Damn Much Trouble.

I then pointed out that if I had to bring it back again, I could invoke the state lemon law. They finally listened to me & checked the damn alternator. Problem solved.

They'd told me I must have been leaving my lights on. I'd told them that 1) I hadn't done that since I was 16, & >>>

Preach it. I took a new car back to the dealer several times for a warranty issue. On the 3rd visit I got smart & recorded the mileage. When I returned to pick it up, it was in the same spot with the same odometer reading.