TIL a lot of phrases used in English are calques, like “long time, no see.”

Thanks for sharing!

I’ve never even seen this one!

These look awesome, like mini boules!

Do you have a crumb shot?

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If the seasoning is looking good everywhere else on the pans, I’d just steel wool and season the new patch.

You could strip to bare metal and start over, but the downside is that you’ll undo all the other years of seasoning that’s taken place.

Not so you could throw light switch raves!

Kangaroos are known to use jumping as their primary way to move around.

The Double (2011) with Richard Gere.

It even had articles written about it.

You know, even though I think you approached in good faith, the moderator team over there has probably changed a lot, especially with Reddit now being public.

It wouldn’t surprise me if certain stories are suppressed because of how much attention/views Reddit as a whole can draw (and potentially influence).

I’m pretty fond of “Claire de Lune”

It’s a metaphor.

The “g” is silent in the pronunciation of lasagna.

This gives the meaning that “real gangsters” operate silently.

I’ve always thought this was a pretty good one:

real G’s move in silence like lasagna

It’s an old meme sir, but it checks out.

For those that have never seen Pedobear

Available for your home in 1995 only on Nintendo Ultra 64!

Everyone that has watched LOTR instantly thought of that scene.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=huvRffhxJXs

Thank you.

I kept focusing on the trunk that was in the air vs. the one that was being stepped on.

Can someone explain this one, please? I’m too dense to get it.

Well, is it a vanity number or just a bunch of random digits?

Is the mongoose your daily driver?

Have you had a chance to check the references from Cast Iron Collector yet?