Mouselemming

Pratchett mentions generational wealth as well, noting the attics full of furniture and sturdy tweeds which could be handed down, and the estate itself, which could not only house innumerable family members and friends and their servants, but also provided income from rents and food from the gardens, fields, and animal pens. It's just more spread about, whereas the Boots Theory of Poverty is a complete thought.

"You can look, but don't touch!"

To be fair to Santa, foxes are known for their fleetness, agility and endurance, hence the whole chasing-after-with-horses-and-dogs ridiculousness. "Vixen" means she's exactly what Santa needs on his team

The other reason for traveling at Warp 5 is that the Enterprise is an explorer ship. If you never slow down you'll "make good time" but miss the Universe's Biggest Ball of String. Working at 100% can make you miss nuances that could be important, or could just add some ineffable element to your inner life.

Since I can't afford to replace the tile our apartment came with, I got a set of vinyl floor mats and put rug gripper anti-skid pads underneath, the result being like anti-fatigue mats but not as tall, heavy, or ugly. They cover most of the areas I might possibly drop a dish and have already saved one casserole lid. They wipe clean and are easy to move to mop the tile. They won't last forever but one day I'll be able to do linoleum.

Also, nothing survives a drop to tile, ever. And you're left trying to clean shards and sauce out of the grout. Fuck my tile.

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"they're" is "throw" (possibly an autocorrect error)

Translation of idiom: You should offer a discount for the customer who's purchasing in large quantities. Not charge more per item than for a single purchase.

The real butter is in the case with the Kerrygold. American Butter (I see Clover, Land o' Lakes, and Challenge, for example) is typically sold in one-pound boxes of four 8-tablespoon sticks. About ½ kilo in all.

Kerrygold, being more expensive because imported from Ireland, is usually sold as one 8-ounce slab, the equivalent of two sticks.

What you see in the tubs is either margarine, a mix of butter+oil, or whipped butter (adding air to make it softer , go farther, and seem like more).

I'm pretty sure the most important among them have known but were colluding in hiding it from the public.

Except for hiding her condition from her constituents. Do you want her voting on the Spending Bill when she doesn't even remember where she is?

(To be fair, it would be hard to tell you're not in Congress when you're surrounded by your fellow Alzheimer's patients.)

Just apply to Hogwarts