MacNCheezus

In German, dogs are male by default (der Hund can be used as a generic term for both male and female dogs), but bitches are female (die Hündin). Cats are female by default (die Katze), but tomcats are male (der Kater).

We do not use Hündin as a slur for women, but Hund can be used as a slur for men.

What is it with the Austrians always stirring up shit?

Is the gender of yogurt under debate in Germany? I am only aware of Nutella and butter. Yogurt was always male.

A sippy cup lid would make you to get a lot of yerba on your mouth.

Right, that’s where the French press sieve comes in. It’s a permanent metal filter like this one, which is fine enough to deal with ground coffee, so mate should be no problem, as it’s usually much coarser. A lid with something like this underneath should be able to keep all the mate inside the cup, and also prevent clogging. Combine with an insulated mug that keeps the water hot for more than five minutes, and you shouldn’t have to constantly refill it either.

I understand that traditions are important, but are they important enough to scald or impale yourself over on the freaking bus?

Have lids not been invented in Uruguay yet?

Also, instead of a straw, wouldn’t it be possible to use a sippy cup lid (like those on coffee travel mugs), but with a built-in sieve (like those on a French press), or would that ruin the experience?

Yes, but probably not a good one (wheat contains gluten, which is a protein)

DVDs exist. They can fit approx. 7B params, enough to be somewhat productive.

Perhaps because the traditional way to drink it involves a vessel like this one, with a metal straw could potentially impale someone’s eyeball if the driver has to make an emergency stop

Came here to say this, but in my heart I knew it had already been said.

“Wasn’t the worst general” is a weird way to say “he could have been king of America if he’d wanted”.

Oh, I've seen plenty of alternatives, but I've never seen any of them work out in the long run. They always sound good on paper but end up disastrous when implemented in the real world.

Also, banking, the main feature of capitalism, which turns capital into a tradable good, is much older than you think. Making loans and charging interest are already mentioned in the Bible, an in fact, have been around for at least 2000 years before that (Source).

War never changes, and neither does business. It's just the trends that change.

Just ask Ea-Nasir.

Yo momma so old she knew Burger King when he was still a prince

As all things are wont to do in the long run.

One day, you too will be food for worms, who will then shit you out (well, your soft tissues at least).

Well, capitalism has been around for thousands of years so I don’t see why it would simply just disappear in the next 500.

What’s really disturbing about this is that it doesn’t appear to be attached to a human.

I haven’t seen any of those in ages

That’s the only economy in which communism works