Oof, I hear you on that one (pun intended). I hate using the phone regardless of language, but if I can see the person talking I don’t have problems with communicating … this is a problem here in Spain where many companies will almost refuse to communicate in writing :-/

Damnit, and this was the final payoff after two previous posts where I put thirsty lesbian words into Betty’s mouth …

Yeah, that’s what I was getting at - many new / recent movies have such poor election that it’s hard to tell what they’re saying.

Does night mode fix mumbly american actors who are unintelligible at any volume?

Shakey cam to cover up a limited budget for a car chase, instead of getting creative … so if the rapid cuts and wobble wasn’t there you’d see that they only had one street and couldn’t exceed 30mph

As per yesterday’s page … “That body shouldn’t be allowed on the beach! [it should be in my bed]”

Because Betty wouldn’t be able to resist tearing the bikini off with her teeth?

Also a solid choice!

Girls Under Panzer put all the fan service into a separate series of short (under 5 mins) OVAs, so it’s avoidable but does exist …

As an enjoyer of non-fanservice Animé, but knowing how different people around the world have different attitudes to appropriateness, I’m going to say that you’re going to have to carefully filter any list yourself.

For example, all of Girls Under Panzer is free from fan service / sexualization, (apart from the short OVAs which are nothing but that stuff) … but some people don’t like it’s playful attitude to WW2 history.

SuperCub is another series that features zero sexualisation, but contains themes around depression, isolation, and struggling with interpersonal relationships.

Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, again no sexualization but features fighting against patriarchal systems and a love story of lesbanins.

It’s possible that none of these are appropriate for your daughter, when I was 11 I would have devoured them and come back for more.

Then there’s stuff like Born in Abyss which looks like a cutesy kids adventure but then descends into multiple layers of horror … so, tread carefully.

Hmm … niche …

One I got from a friend of a friend is a taste in shitty old cars. Whenever I’m out walking the dogs and happen across an obscure or currently rare, but shit, car I’ll take a photo of it.

Everyone loves the “halo” models, the GTIs and Turbos, but I love to see a rusty 1.4 diesel that didn’t even come with carpets when new :-)

I’ve never ever found another woman to nerd out about old cars with, unfortunately, and most guys do the knowledge test thing which is most offputting :-/

When I was little I memorised the Highway Code book, which is the UK guide to road law and use - it has a really good sign guide. Risk of Falling Rocks was my favourite, while now I live in Spain I’m undecided between the No Motorcycling and Danger of Cattle signs (the Spanish risk of falling rocks sign is lame)

Rocks are cool, I don’t understand why anyone wouldn’t appreciate a collection of them.

My mother is trying to downsize her stuff because her health is going downhill, she gave me the best of her rock collection and it’s on the shelf next to me while I type this … they’re really nice rocks.

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service the second actor to play the role gets beaten up, after which he says “this never happened to the other guy!”

Bonus fun fact: In the original book Pussy Galore is a lesbian who who gets raped straight by James Bond’s magical penis.

I agree with all this. I also have a soft spot for The Cat Returns because that was the first one I saw, lol

Well, I am a gun nut and I feel the same way (in Minecraft)

Same vibe as “chewing on a cigar”

Only if you need them to outrun RFK Jr, or live in that one particular place with all the homicides … these two things may be related.

Amphetamines in the water supply.

Next question.