I think I’m cracking up.

Serious question: Why does the polycarbonate ballpoint pen not only still have a label on it while in use, but a label that is also in several languages? That’s one thing that I’d guess most people in the world would instantly recognize.

Seems like that 2nd definition fits here.

Linking TV Tropes without any kind of warning is just plain irresponsible.

I’ve been saved by them at least 6 times that I can remember.

This how I learn that reactions to e-mail are a thing now? I’m not sure what to even think.

Or every large metal trash container a dumpster, or every cotton swab a q-tip etc.

I mean being able to “answer from anywhere” definitely implies WiFi. Whether that is required for baseline operation, I dunno.

I made the housings for all of the training modules that got shipped around to Coca-Cola’s techs.

The excitement is for fork bombs, clearly.

Getting rid of oil would also require radical breakthroughs in solvents. I doubt oil is going anywhere even if ICEs and plastics stopped being used.

So any of the Chosen of Mystra. I’d say Alustriel Silverhand may be your best bet.

This is the best one in quite a while imo.

I miss Idea Channel a lot.

This was interesting. Thanks for posting this. I guess this is one of those things that I never noticed, despite it being so common.