u/JeffTrav

In my region (Southern New Jersey), custard stands are much more common than ice cream stands. Yes, they serve both frozen custard and ice cream, but they are all called “custard” something.

Blinker Custard.
Custard Corral.
Custard Hut.
Flipper’s Custard.
General Custard’s Last Stand.
Hudocks Custard.
Kohr Bros Custard.
Custard Castle.

Just to name a few, lol. But when I’ve traveled to other parts of the US, frozen custard isn’t really a thing, and its closest relative is soft serve ice cream. So I’m just wondering if there are any other “custard” enclaves in the US, where you go “out for custard” instead of “out for ice cream”?

I have always heard the term in its noun usage, “there are a myriad of ways”. But over the past 10 or so years, I hear it more commonly as an adjective, “there are myriad ways”. I know it means the same thing essentially, but is this a newer usage, or just one I wasn’t exposed to much? It kind of irks me when I hear it, even though I know it’s one correct way to use it.

Belief in God as the basis for religion is analogous (and functionally the same) as belief in Santa Claus.

This isn’t intended to be derogatory or insulting, nor is it intended to call believers childish or stupid.

While many adherents to religion would consider the first belief perfectly rational and reasonable, and the second childish and immature, I posit that the framework, rationale, and arguments in favor of each are the same.

• They are both beneficial to the behavioral outcomes of the believer

• They both rely on faith in what has been taught, without verifiable evidence

• They both rely heavily on tradition and the belief (real or perceived) of others

• They both rely on a belief in miracles/magic

• They are both reinforced by apparent signs and evidence that can be better explained naturalistically

Again, this isn’t intended to insult believers as being childish. But I do think that beyond the initial insulting recoil to the comparison, there is validity to the claim.

What weaknesses do you see in this argument?

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Obviously there are bigger things, like proximity chat, matchmaking, S.K.A.T.E., park builder, etc. But here are a few small things that would improve the game.

• Layering tattoos - more than one tattoo per body part.
• Hat positions - crooked, sideways, backwards.
• Car grabs - I want to be able to hold onto vehicles like Skate 3.
• Sitting down - I want to be able to sit on benches, ledges, props, etc. Not cross legged like we can now.

Anything else you can think of that doesn’t get discussed much, but would be nice to have?

Why do some places get a “the” but not others?

I’m going to….
the mall.
the cemetery.
the shoe store.
the baseball field.
the hospital (US).

school.
church.
baseball practice.
work.
hospital (UK).

47yo white guy going to my first hiphop show, seeing Keem in Philly next week. Probably won’t wear my Rolex, not planning to have my 2 phones on me. Any other tips? Philadelphia is pretty chill, so I should be good, right?