I have no real experience with this IRL (so probably means I'm in the target audience) but I understood the graphic to just be a starting point.
Couldn't it just be resolved with a simple follow-up conversation? e.g.
"Hey you're not a cop, are you?"
"No way man"
"Ok, lift up your shirt for a sec."
If he won't, he's probably wearing a vest and/or wire.
Or alternative scenario: "Hey you're welcome to join, but you gotta ditch the handcuffs."
"What, you mean this tin of sour candy?"
Ha, this one actually made me laugh out loud
Ugh that sounds incredible. I love cinnamon rolls in the first place, so with croissant pastry, hell yeah.
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Man I love croissants, they must be one of my top 5 things to eat. Fresh ones don't really need anything at all. They're already buttery. These mango croissants look amazing.
They make a great side for almost anything too. With eggs? Hell yes. With a glass of wine? Duh. Add them to an Irish breakfast with black pudding? Totally works. Cold, on a chicken waldorf sandwich? Of course. With a dollop of ice cream or crème fraîche? If only I could be so lucky.
There's really no wrong way to enjoy a croissant, unless you're putting something totally inedible like drain cleaner with it. There are some foods I would never add, like spray cheese or olives, but that's really just personal preference.
Hey alright. I didn't know if you just wanted something available pre-1900 or specifically a horse. If I knew how to get you the hookup on equestrian pizza I'd be happy to tell ya, but I don't.
It's pretty commonly delivered by bicycle in NYC.
You're going to have to define "real magic" here, otherwise this makes no sense IMO
Testing herbs for effects sounds like folk medicine or alchemy at best, but those have been replaced by more rigorous fields like chemistry and pharmacology.
No it's an umbrella, it's even labeled
Hm, I don't care for that. Magic is flashy and fun because it's entertainment. But science doesn't look like they depict in movies and shows.
As a process, science looks more like that nerd with the clipboard taking notes on mushrooms or nuclei whatever for 20 years. Then they edit papers from other mushroom / nuclei nerds and go to a conference to give seminars and debate the others and ultimately publish more papers and eventually some books, and if we're lucky a documentary. They're exploring hidden worlds in a way that is very opposite of the showmanship and illusions we popularly call magic.
Appeal to authority popping up again? Fry is not an expert in usage. You are ceding him credibility he has not earned.
That part was my opinion. Sorry I didn't label it with a big red marker. You're welcome to your own opinions.
Overall though, I think you're missing the forest for the trees a bit. This is tiresome so I'll just leave it at that.
If you enjoy linguistics, I'm happy for that, and glad we have it in common. The minor quibbles don't really matter. It's been fun; take care.
Ok, what's a better way then? I flat out told you I don't have experience with this.