Yeah, I did, but it was also a bit depressing? Let me explain…

I’d seen Paul Newman in a range of films across the years at that point, and I generally loved his (typically) badass, clever / powerhouse performances.

Now The Verdict IIRC… it’s almost like he was deliberately playing a crotchety old man. The huge irony is that nowadays I am a crotchety old man, I just wasn’t prepared to see Newman play one back then. 😆

Hmm… I daresay you’ve got a point, mssr.

Now what?

Confession: I didn’t watch the video. (willing to do so if there’s a great point, lurking)

The U.S.A has “a” culture the same way Europe has “a” culture or Southeast Asia has “a” culture.

That’s… a really BAD conflation right there, going all the way back to complete ignorance upon the founding of the USA (which is not flattering), but to compare it to Europe and S.E. Asia… WTF??

Late reply, but “hair” and “fur” share huge overlap that I doubt anyone needs to explain.

AFAIK hair / fur as we know it dates back to mammals, which is to go back over ~65Myrs ago.

…is your claim that other extinct branches of the “tree of life” before mammalian divergence shared similar structures to mammalian hair?

Interesting question. There are definitely some counterparts, altho whether they commonly have keratin-based hair is not something I know offhand. Or maybe that doesn’t even matter when the structure and purpose is the same?

Spiny lobsters for one:
https://www.google.com/search?q=hairy+lobster+species&udm=2

Hairy caterpillars, check. Which do have “setae,” seen in loads of other insects.

Some rare species of fish, I think?

Filoplumes in birds, check.

Not sure about others. Will that list do?

Yeah, I’m not arguing that, and I never was.

(late reply alert)

Generative artificial intelligence is driving an unprecedented wave of scams…

Alright, I’m mostly okay with using AI for small, personal, non-obtrusive goals, but bloody hell… that is just plain disgusting…

And when you do, my friend?

Hoh boy…

I’m an idiot, let me just declare that upfront.

Oof, my little flute is still hanging in there, but it does need some skillful gluing to get whole again.

Funnily enough, this kinda reminds of… “Trigger” I think it is? I.e. Willie Nelson’s much-maligned acoustic guitar, which somehow keeps hanging in there, year after year, lol.

Wow. What a magnificent bag of toxic users we sometimes meet across this delightful sphere, is it not? XD

You may have the last word, señor…

…if your stepmother is anything like you, I understand.

Wow, okay.

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Oh, do please keep downvoting away. The breeze is slight, and your characterisation of me is so hilariously offbase that it’s almost like an entertainment industry in itself, lol.

What is this? Beat your wannabe strawman day?

Lol, I’m not quite sure how to say that in Spanish, so… yeah. But please do GTFO with your complete bullshit prevarication upon what I already explained about my stepmom’s experience.

And here’s a bonus-- this is not an uncommon experience for women who experience Barcelona, genio grandisimo as you seem to style yourself.

Please don’t make me laugh.
If Barcelona is so VERY HARD to live in for non-natives, then that would be one thing, right?

Women getting treated poorly in Europe and other parts of the world is unfortunately, real.

Got any more nuggets of bullshit in your sling, mate?

Interesting scenario you chose right there.
My stepmom (who already spoke Castellano like a pro) was simply trying to do tourist things and enjoy the experience. She wasn’t trying to be the ‘loud, typical Aussie / American / etc’ type of tourist.

Why is she the ‘bad guy’ in this situation…?

Hair goes back millions of years earlier, but I would NEVER think of critiquing your magnificent coiffure, Don Juan. 🙂

BAD Beetlemoses, bad!
First time I ever downvoted a BM strip, holy heck.

But yeah… dinos indeed invented evolved feathers, and there’s indeed debate upon how much of that was down to temperature regulation et al, but yeah… eventually a certain branch of dinos evidently found that they could be useful in flight, from what we currently understand.

Or yeah… it was just about battling 70’s hairdos!
(daggit, I forgot to mention that part)

IMO they’re absolutely adorable, but you must treat them with extra respect and charm, yeah?

phew… now that I’ve made my little lecture, let me rest my arse down. *crunch*

Oh, bloody wankers.

(sadly, a real-life experience &*(@^!$)

But Catty, it’s just one *aspect*, you know…?

Oof, I don’t want to be unfair, and act like a dumbass tourist, so…
even as they’re an angry swarm upon me right here, I do respect and understand their culture.

I challenged what should not have been challenged, and I got the heat, if you follow me.