On a slight tangent, how come in the Mad Max movies (not the first one) the ‘societies’ he encounters seem to be the products of multi-generational effort, especially Fury Road.

In the first one, there’s a more or less functional world almost as we know it. Then he goes out into the deserts and it’s like 100 years passes.

That one thing, with the whatchamacallit that does that super useful thing…

You know…

The original game as invented by bored semi-drunk Scots was, I’m sure, a good laugh several hundred years ago with wee sticks and a random round thing.

The modern game and all its hideous capitalist/ classist cultural connotations is fucked.

It’s revolting that’s she’s smoking.

Ok. I stand corrected.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/realty#%3A~%3Atext=1660s%2C+"real+estate%2C+real%2Csee+real+(adj.)).

The root of the word ‘real’ is effectively ‘royal’. In previous times a king or queen would be the one granting or withdrawing ownership of lands. It’s trickled down from that, basically.

Yeah there’s ‘begging for candy’ and there’s chaperoning your kids.

But then there’s also those shit-rat adults on the doorbell videos pouring whole bowls of candy into their bags and skulking away.

There’s no way that dude is 14. Perhaps I’ve been staring at AI creepiness too long but that guy is easily mid 20’s.