As ever, Newt, thank you for the effort you put in to debunking this. It's not great that I'm relying on an amphibian to vet my sources, and I certainly give disclaimers when I repeat this kind of stuff, but at this stage I open these stories just to see your rebuttal.

Yes, I just said I come to see your rebuttal. Own it.

We need a *mentally ill channel

I admit I like the sound of it.
recto + saponification + Cricetidae

A lot of people don't realise that you can just make up words and so long as a meaning is agreed upon, they can become real. It's a perfectly cromulent approach.

I can think of strong competition in the lying, intimidation, hypocrisy, bigotry and fraud departments.

Yeah, I just like quoting Monty Python, particularly when I'm countering a quote with a quote. Usually it's obscure stuff and usually I don't say I'm doing it, but it just gives me a bit of a giggle.

I don't get the big deal. People ask for stupid things to be done to their remains, including things that they think will give the everlasting life (albeit in heaven). This is more wasteful per corpse and I hope the practice doesn't get popular for that reason, but I'd say the waste pales in comparison to something like bitcoin mining.

I found the video itself interesting enough, particularly since it wasn't advocating the practice in any way.

I do disagree with the 'death is bad' premise, even though someone very close to me was recently given a few years to live. If no one dies we get unsustainable buildup of humans, and if only some people get to live forever that's probably worse.

You think that's the worst idea ever? In the immortal words of the jailer from Life Of Brian, it's not as nasty as something I just thought up.

19' is nothing. For a Burmese Python that's good, but Monty Python measured almost twice that at 35'9 1/2" end-to-end.

Not like it's a competition or anything....

(Skip to 1:30 on https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ymzrq and then find the end of the sketh for yourself)

This works well but it's hard to see if someone's done it right. when sailing I coil in a figure-of-eight, either by hand or with one end around a winch.

I knew within the first 10 seconds I'd love this enough to *promote.

I don't think indoctrination means what you think it means.

Showing that there are many variations of anything out there is not indoctrination. It helps kids know that if they don't feel the same way as other people that's ok.

Indoctrination is teaching one thing as the unquestionable truth, be it sexuality, religion, political view, or one of many other subjects.

Kids are indoctrinated all the time. This fights against that.

Hey, newt. I think this so often, but say it so rarely... thank you for your constant refuting of bullshit here. I often (internally) refer to you as The Sift's own attack-newt, and if you ever find yourself in Ireland I'd be honoured to get you a pint and talk shite with you for hours on end.

As you like to say over there, thank you for your service.

Next he'll be tinkling the ivories.

Just saw your conversation with Newt about Phrasle. Just to say, I still play about 4-5 days a week too, and love the reward of learning about the phrase. Of course, it's up to you to say if the effort is worth it, but it's definitely appreciated.

Even if most ice creams go better with Kahlua?

Very well put. I'd far rather the cost of essential services be inflated by bureaucratic inefficiancies than by someone trying to squeeze as much profit as possible out of them. Especially in the west, the former is far less likely to drive corruption.

The video puts across the case so well it definitely deserves a*promote, even though I think the quote and especially the graphic that the French pay "just a little bit more" in taxes is misleading. In Ireland I pay very roughly 40% on all income over 40k (20% on the first 40k), and I think France is about the same. As I understand it, American taxes are more like 20-30% (not than anyone understands American taxes).