“One hotdog, please!”

“Fill out these forms where I put the fun stickers and get a witness to sign.”

“What if I don’t want this much commitment for a hotdog?”

“Jail >:-(“

It was an attempt to be funny because they went out of their way to say “period” but then used an exclamation mark instead. Oh well.

Can’t help but notice you used exclamation marks instead of periods. Sincerely, the pedantic community.

There really is a XKCD for everything.

“The aristocrats!”

I just noticed this on our calendar and had to wonder if the boss of the calendar company made them put this here.

Edit: Wikipedia says it is real:

Boss’s Day (also written Bosses Day or Boss’ Day) is generally observed on October 16 in the United States. It has been pitched as a day for employees to thank their bosses for being kind and fair throughout the year.

I worked at a shelter and one night an indigenous man had a heart attack. An elder came in later that day, lit some sage and smudged the place. At one point she stopped, and ushered something unseen out the back door.

The guy wasn’t dead. He was stabilized at the hospital. He returned to the shelter that night.

I generally enjoy and appreciate these rituals for bringing the community together and collectively processing grief and reminding us we are all important to each other. I am even giving her the benefit that she maybe performed this extra bit only to bring peace to those experiencing loss. But, oof. I needed a post-cringe shower after that.

I never used to like it. Then I got COVID. My taste and smell died and were resurrected one Easter morning, but all weird-like. Now I love black liquorice. Tastes like eating a tire but in a good way.