I’d vote for a liberal Republican over a conservative Democrat unless it would change party control of a legislative body such as, duh, the U.S. Senate.
I’d only be disappointed in my billionaire girlfriend if she wasn’t using her money to make generous donations to the many worthy causes out there. The kind of lifestyle she leads is up to her, and I wouldn’t want to be a mooch, demanding that she pay for our (or my) expensive vacations, cars, toys etc.
That’s the Hollywood version. In the old folklore, you became a werewolf by voluntarily participating in a black magic ritual.
The phrase that trips me up is “never does anything that’s not middle-class.”
I mean, middle-class folks do take nice vacations now and then; if we could do that, only much more often, I’d be very happy with the arrangement, as I love to travel.
If you’re talking about, say, one vacation a year to the Grand Canyon or Disney or something, I’d be somewhat less enthused, but still not mad about living the rest of my life with guaranteed financial stability.
Yes, the old folklore version is how they do it in Elder Scrolls, too. I rather like that version. (For what it’s worth, though, most of the Greybeards come to regret that decision and go through a ritual to purify themselves so they can go to Sovngard when they die.)
In a lot of the newer versions, werewolves seem to be born that way, and in some they’ve got a good deal of control over their actions in wolf shape.
If I get to be that kind of werewolf, then I’m picking werewolf. It would be fascinating to have wolf senses some of the time; and I wouldn’t have to hide from daylight. But if I have to be a demon who kills my friends when I transform, then I ain’t interested; though come to think of it a vampire seems at least as likely to do so.
Didn’t vote.
I chose werewolves of the Patricia Briggs/Carrie Vaughn variety. Long lived (hundreds of years), able to manage a monthly forced transformation, otherwise able to live a “normal” life.
Whereas I’ve never run across a depiction of vampires that didn’t require daily (nightly?) feeding off of living creatures, most often human. And then there’s the “never walk in sunlight again” thing, which really cuts into “live a more or less normal life”. (though if you want a somewhat humorous take on how to live a “normal” life as a vampire, I recommend the Pete, Drinker of Blood series by Scott S. Phillips)
On days like I had a week ago, that’s not necessarily a deal-breaker to me.
I kid, I kid.
Discworld vampires can be quite normal if they try, so I chose one of that type.
Hmm, i forgot about that. But maybe i could just wear gloves and a veil (with my pants & long sleeved shirts.) And I’ve never heard of vampires losing control and murdering their friends. That seems like a common problem for werewolves.
Read George R.R. Martin’s excellent vampire novel Fevre Dream, set along the Mississippi River before the Civil War, for a particularly heartbreaking scene of a vampire who’s unable to keep from killing a loved one.
John Landis said it best on one of the extras on the DVD for An American Werewolf in London:
I read ones like this. My favorites are the ones where the animal and human can talk to each other, and sometimes they disagree.
They also get super strength, super healing, and sometimes enhanced senses
On the December 1 poll about giving up a microwave oven or GPS navigation, it’s a dead heat: 22 votes each.
Anyone care to break the tie?
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Done. Microwave oven. I can always use my Instant Pot and my landlady’s stove. Without GPS, I’d barely leave my immediate environment.
But without a microwave, how will the office workers of America reheat the leftovers they brought for lunch? Can you imagine a bunch of workers in the break room all trying to heat up their lunches on a stove during the time span of their lunch break?
So true. The microwave at work gets used daily. The one at home gets used to melt butter when a recipe calls for it. Our home microwave is not being replaced when it dies.
I use my home microwave all the time to reheat left-overs for lunch. But I do work form home, so does that make it my home “nuke-it” or my work one?
The same for me. I’m still working from home, and I still follow the same lunch routine as when I went to the office, which is nuking some leftovers from the previous night. So that essentially makes my home microwave my work microwave as well.
@Elendil_s_Heir: can I get the genie to change my shoe size to a size they’re actually making shoes in? does that count?
I don’t actually care what my feet look like; but it would be nice to be able to get shoes that fit.
I almost told the genie to “change nothing.” I’m pretty OK with how I look. Then I thought, eh, I guess I wouldn’t mind having a somewhat stronger chin, so I went with “facial appearance.” Doesn’t have to be drastic though. Lost my hair decades ago and I don’t want it back.
But by all means, Genie, get rid of that spare tire.