I think it’s because they’re quoting her use of the word. But I agree it’s almost indistinguishable from scare quotes when used around a single word like that.

Don’t forget the title music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8TmIxHSBcU

FYI you can trim 80% of that. https://www.amazon.com/LEXiBOOK-Educational-Activities-Mathematics-Dactylography/dp/B0B6HKB3JF/ Amazon sure loves its tracking data.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn02w01xr2jo

It was both countries, sadly.

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Supposedly a lung infection caused by inhaling very fine volcano dust. Technically invented by a group of word puzzle fans, but it’s appeared in dictionaries.

This might also be the first time since I learned it (30+ years ago) that it’s been even close to relevant in a conversation.

No one said Starship Troopers yet? This is the trailer I remember most back then. Just a lighthearted fun action movie about blasting aliens, right?

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My theater didn’t do that. There was one segment that was framed a bit differently, which I suspect is where the interaction would have been, but it played more like a short press conference and had no interaction.

They are. I’ve seen “sere” show up in crosswords quite a bit. I didn’t think “fungiform” was rare, but Firefox’s spellcheck doesn’t seem to recognize it. “Resplendent” just sounds gorgeous. And “slugabed” is new to me, but I love it.

There are way more rings than that, and they’re actually the best parts of the game. It gets so much worse in the levels without rings. Awful combat, terrible puzzles, inconsistent framerate, and thoroughly unclear objectives.

Oh, and everyone’s favorite: escort missions!

https://xkcd.com/605/

Mine was from a chain of random people posting their invite links on Slashdot. It feels like ancient history now.

A security organization from Hellboy that investigates the supernatural.

It was a replacement screen, too, not the built-in display.

I think that’s the artist’s name in panel 1. https://mhuyoportfolio.tumblr.com/

Hard to tell for certain because there are several edits of this around.

That’s Zara Boss, not Gigachad.

Smart Pipe?

Check the URL. The site clearly changed the headline after OP posted.