American things

That appalling "podcast voice"

you're going to need to narrow that down

the mind goes first to Sarah Koenig or Ira Glass but then a soft whisper "oh no, it gets worse" then you remember Jad Abumrad

.....all American podcast voices are the same and i cannot listen to American podcasts as a consequence

Dead serious

i struggle tbh

Jews

Ice water

Kraft singles

the mind goes first to Sarah Koenig or Ira Glass but then a soft whisper "oh no, it gets worse" then you remember Jad Abumrad

― trife's rich padgett (rip van wanko), Saturday, February 10, 2018 5:03 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

The fact that Ira Glass, Jad Abumrad, Peter Sagal are (1) not all the same person and (2) all have jobs in fucking RADIO often boggles my mind

It’s not like we ban Jews from the radio just for sounding Jewish!

I for one find the nasally-inflected tones of my co-religionists from Ashkenaz quite soothing

melted butter as a dip for steaks

PBJ
BLT
fluffernutter
frosting
cookie dough

red turning indicators on cars
nine inch plastic bumpers
stick shift on the steering column

malt liquor
crack

What color are rear turn signals in other countries?!

http://historygarage.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/left1.jpg
... most of the world

also, specifying race on registration forms etc. And statistics broken down by race.

I’ll read this tomorrow

https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/811115

The wrong amount of tax being deducted from your pay check throughout the year, then getting some back or being asked for more at the end of the year.

Saying 'how funny' with dead eyes

81. S'mores

#3

81.5. “sock” as a verb

d'oh, buried in the fold on zing

81. just pouring any old fuckin' amount of booze into a drink at a bar

83. “thank you for your service”

Jesus yeah

And making service staff grovelsmile

85. pretty darn good craft beer!
86. pretty darn good cheeseburgers!

83.5 the fucking loop of audio running all night and day at LAX announcing that they appreciate your service so you can get a free shower and nap if you're a returned serviceperson is absolutely my worst American experience (while waiting from 1am to 8am to be able to leave or shower or nap myself)

even above that time a federal employee threatened to shoot me for looking at a piece of public art 1 min after entering the country

root beer
raccoons
rollerskates

90. TSA agents are so terribly friendly (they'll even erotically touch me without having to buy a drink.)

91. Chewing gum
92. Chewing tobacco
93. Chex mix.

90. TSA agents are so terribly friendly (they'll even erotically touch me without having to buy a drink.)

america’s the only country i’ve ever been to that insists on picking my locks

and i’ve been to fucking china

94: gold medallist snowboarder red gerrard, on the olympics:

"I honestly don’t know what the Olympics is. Clearly it’s big, everyone is here."

even above that time a federal employee threatened to shoot me for looking at a piece of public art 1 min after entering the country

this is turkish armed forces level of batshit crazy

95. Fantasy football.
96. Fantasy Island.
97. Fantasy by Britney Spears.

Red Gerrard otm

98. Patriot Missile.
99. Patriot Act.
100. Patriot, Indiana.

Town motto: "The FIRST Refuge of Scoundrels"

It’s not like we ban Jews from the radio just for sounding Jewish!

― direct to consumer online mattress brand (silby), Sunday, 11 February 2018 06:40 (seven hours ago) Permalink

jad abumrad is lebanese fwiw. Interestingly, so is stereotypically Jewy reality tv star/business guy Marcus Lemonis. Maybe they're a lost tribe.

Saying 'how funny' with dead eyes

― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Sunday, February 11, 2018 1:39 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I believe it's "funny how"

I welcome solidarity with all high-voiced Levantine nerds xp

in texas at least I heard more "how fun" (with dead eyes) than "how funny" but yeah

101. Mormons
102. Top sheets

103. no doy

Top sheets?

flat sheets. what real men use