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Cake day: June 1st, 2023

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  • Many are. It’s been going on since the 1950s. And it’s a private event that politicians choose to participate in - so it isn’t like it’s state sponsored, technically - even though it politicians attend in their official capacity. It isn’t something that can just be easily shut down on constitutional grounds and is a complex issue. I think lawyers would have to prove that government resources are being used and that it creates an unconstitutional breach of the 1st amendment




  • “West African” Peanut Stew, which is an Americanized version of various groundnut stews/maafe, is super nutritious and cheap.

    Look up a recipe, but basically: 1 onion, garlic, 6c broth (vegetable in your case), 2lbs sweet potatoes, 1 bunch greens (collards, kale, mustard greens, whichever you have/like/are ceapest), can diced tomatoes, peanut butter, optional spices (cumin, turmeric, bay leaves, chili powder, paprika, cayenne pepper powder, oregano, msg, etc), optional garnishes: peanuts, cilantro.

    Sautee 1 diced onions in a pot until translucent, add garlic and spices & sautee 30s more, add 6c broth, 2lbs cubed sweet potatoes, chopped greens, can of diced tomatoes. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20mins. Take off the heat and add 1c peanut butter, stir to combine. Serve.

    I add 1lb chicken to mine and it makes like… 3kgs of soup or something? Calorie dense, nutritious, very tasty. I also add a small amount of soy sauce, fish sauce, and/or worcesteshire when adding the liquid - imo this mimics some of the fermented sauces used in West African foods. Salt and pepper throughout cooking, of course - but even without spices this is a tasty soup. Spices do help though.






  • Its the heat, mostly. If you use the low or very low/delicate settings, it will help.

    I find that there is no benefit from using medium or high heat. It just shrinks my clothes. Low/delicate doesn’t and I haven’t noticed any damage.

    Other tricks: wash and dry pants inside out to avoid fading. Also, this stuff only applies to fabrics that are dryer safe, obviously






  • Commoners have 4hp. So, for reference, 4 successful baby scratches drops an average, normal person to zero HP and they are rendered unconscious and have about a 40% chance of death if they don’t receive medical aid.

    But STR/DEX would be 1 bc 0 is not possible. Would have a -5 to hit - so 30% on an AC10 unarmored commoner.

    I think this means you have a 0.3% chance of permadeath in an encounter with a baby if they only make 4 attacks and you don’t hit back and they don’t keep scratching your unconscious body.

    If they attack you 10 times (1 minute of scratching w/ 6 sec turns), there is a 20% chance they land 4 scratches on you and you have a 40% chance to permadie once downed - so 8% chance of permadeath in one 10 turn encounter with a baby with the same stipulations as above.