Bob Dylan in the NYT today, in a piece where artists in their 80s were asked to describe the best and worst parts of being that age, and whether they had advice for the president on his reaching the milestone. (Dylan apparently passed on the final question, not surprisingly.)
AOC: Im President because youve run my social media so well
Me southern accent: not a problem mam
AOC: the idea to put stuff in brackets to show that youre doing it. Its genius
Me: god is a genius mam
AOC steps close: if I was in brackets what would you do to me
Me: no mam
YouTubers be like “wake up at 4am and run, that’s alpha!” No, it’s not. Look at apex predators; they’re all lazy. Bears hibernate, lions sleep all day. You know who wakes up at 4am and runs? Squirrels.
Odysseus: “Achilles! I see you, once honored as a god among the Argives, now rule over the dead — so grieve no more, great Achilles.”
Achilles (played by Tim Robinson): FUUUUCK this fucking SUCKS ASS, OH my GOD, dude, I fucking HHHHHATE being dead! Being dead FUCKing SUUUUUUUCKS
Latin has no exact word for 'yes' but some phrases give the same effect, like 'ita vero'. One of my students translated it as 'so true' today and I can't stop imagining all the Romans now saying "so true bestie" all the time