Not a teacher (but I work with people that sometimes want to give me gifts when we say goodbye) and I agree, card or a letter is great!

Either that or something I can share with my colleagues (chocolate, assorted sweets).

It boils down to the old ‘nature vs nurture’ debate.

Current consensus is that it’s a bit of both. Or, to be more precise (and modern), social factors, biological factors, and psychological factors all interact.

The same guy yes.

I’m pretty sure most denominations of Christianity bury their dead without embalming them first and have done so for most of history.

It can look fresh enough without embalming if kept cool right? Maybe a little makeup?

I know, but other than manmade laws, why?

As far as I know, it’s a US thing right? In the Netherlands embalming has been expressly prohibited up until 2009 I think. Granted, Dutch laws concerning what you can do with a dead body are pretty strict but embalming just seems weird to me.

Or just bury people without embalming them first? As a non-American I find it super weird that it’s the norm in the US. Why would you still do that anyway?

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Short answer: Sure, why would you need our approval anyway.

Longer answer: it’s a complicated conflict where shitty things are done by both sides and it’s probably not as simple as supporting one side over the other all the time.

I’d say a lot of it is politicians being political for their own gains and normal people (Israeli and Palestinian) getting fucked. But who am I eh?

I loved this level in Mario 3.

I can see why that would be the case.

It pained me to see the obituary news items for one of the greatest guitarists ever to feature the one song where he isn’t even playing his guitar.

Not just vibes either! That’s actually what the song is about except for some reason no one ever really listens to the lyrics.

Don’t get me started on Jump! What were they thinking!?

‘Right guys, we’re one of the biggest rockbands in history right? And Edward, you’re one of the hottest guitar players since Hendrix are you not?

What if, and hear me out on this one, you don’t actually play any guitars in this song except maybe for the solo?’

Drives me crazy that that’s become their most popular son!

It don’t actually think it’s about Ragnarok though?

It’s about Vikings going on raids and Valhalla and all that good stuff but I’m pretty sure there’s not mention of any Ragnarok type stuff.

Who knew suicide was the greenest option!