Trade. Rome feared losing control of its economy, so they covered up their deficiency by declaring war. By taking Carthage, or at least, destroying it, they would remain the undisputed dominion regardless of what anybody else thought.

Sound familiar? That’s because it’s a tried and true method of hiding your fuckups on a global scale. So if you see some major power declaring war for no real reason, then know they’re stuck deep in the shitter and the war is their struggle out.

Also, I have no idea what I’m talking about. I just remembered Carthage had nice ships and everything else just rolled from there.

Nah, that’s just France.

Just so you know, we do apparently have multiple types of tears, each with their own chemical composition. Each emotion tastes different.

When nature provides ready-made meals…

But is it DATA or DATA?

Science is full of sad and lonely men who only get together to be sad and lonely men together while staying apart at antisocial distance.

Which is why they need women et al to bridge the gap.

Calm down, Don Quixote!

We’re Nekro aliens using our space ships to terrorize their world.

And two times one is four.

While eugenics might sound good on paper, they might not work that well in practice. Also on paper it is said that these genetic differences that often show up as disabilities are a natural barrier against super plagues that might wipe us all out in one go.

Fine tuning ourselves into more perfect, single characteristic beings would actually make us far more vulnerable to extinction.

Yes. I don’t recall which community posted it and when, but Google is adifying their Maps. They literally have sponsored routes planned that will go out of their way to promote paying businesses.

It’s an intentional move they’ve been testing. Looks like you’re one of the “lucky” participants.

Explains why we tend to spontaneously combust at times

And yet, it was witchcraft.

“Those damned heretics!.. May the Divine smite them down each time we cousins clap cheeks!”

So… eat her out to get free chalupas?

Plot twist: you’re an orc.

It does. We can’t hear it, but it does.

Pull up in a white van with no or blackened windows and offer them candy. Oh and make sure “Free candy” is scratched in on the sides of the van. Wouldn’t want people getting the wrong idea…

Now for the serious advice, don’t do dumb jokes like the one above. Kids need honesty. Screwing around for shits and giggles is always a bad idea around them.

Whatever your goals for the story, shape its components to better present them. What’s the love part got to do with the rest of the story? Figure that out and adjust accordingly.

Not me. Each had its charm.