I had it here in Canada, decades ago. My memories are vague but I remember thinking it wasn’t bad at all. (Probably no lung, but there was definitely stomach.)

I probably wouldn’t have tried durian or nattou if I didn’t know what they were, but maybe I’ll notice some exception some day. (I might have still tried haggis since I don’t recall it having any smell to it, but I wouldn’t feel better not knowing what it was.)

I don’t know if it has that effect normally or you mean it would be laced, but they probably wouldn’t eat a strong-smelling food in the first place. (Speaking for myself though, I sure would try as long as I know what it is.)

I thought it might be a cute way to say they’d be a waste of time and money.

Yay! Please stick with this, EU! I hope this spreads globally. 🥂

The reasoning is in the article.

I was just making an abstract sci-fi joke based on how cold fusion has been presented like a Holy Grail in the past. Obviously a better source of energy isn’t going to solve all our problems, no matter how good it is.

Maybe if it runs longer, we all get to jump to a better timeline. 😅

Yeah, it’s probably those conflicts of interest I had in mind.

I could have sworn at least 3 of the companies he pretends to run were under investigation by different agencies.

All I’m saying is that you should say what you mean then (as you did in this reply), and not what can very easily be used against you.

“Death to [geographical place]” shouldn’t be said by anyone. However it’s meant, it’s way too easy for people to take literally, and it provides cover for the few that actually do mean literal harm. Maybe you mean “down with Israel,” but even that can be taken the wrong way. (Much like saying “down with [monarch]” would historically be understood to mean that monarch should die as opposed to stepping down.)

I thought the tech for imitating voices was already essentially available. There are cases of fraud that have been based on this.

Presumably smelling it is fine at a bit more of a distance. The issue is the same as if you were to put Vaseline near your nostrils. Particles of the petroleum jelly base can get inhaled into the lungs if it’s too close.

Sooo… not that?

Even better, being a sugar found in milk.

We already have too many narcissistic leaders everywhere because they can be superficially charming and build up loads of useful connections. It makes sense to have a cut-off for who gets funding at all, but they should all get the same amount of exposure.

Or he Xed it out.

He’s already threatened the EU will be tariffed too.

I don’t know how true the rumour it is (or how widespread it was if so) but there were some reports recently that the extreme alpha/sigma crowd thought long lashes were too “feminine” and were trimming or shaving them to look more “manly.” April Fool’s isn’t for a while yet so I’m not sure what that was all about.