Hmmm… lately I’ve been reading a couple Japanese authors, Akimitsu Takagi and Seishi Yokomizo, in case you’re interested. (Not all set in remote places, but part of the classic murder mystery genre within a very different culture from Agatha Christie.)

Any close reading of the subject of small villages shows they were/are hotbeds of murder

Yersinia pestis.

Black Death.

Comes in 3 flavors: Bubonic, Septicemic, Pneumonic.

THE PLAGUE

(Editing to add, because I checked, NOT what killed Gene Hackman and his wife, that was another rodent sickness, hantavirus.)

Highking

That’s what the peephole is for. Folks in movies and TV shows all the time opening the door and getting conked because they didn’t use the peephole.

If it’s a package delivery, you can open the door when they’ve taken the picture, that way it won’t get stolen.

If it’s someone you really want to see, oh sure how often does that happen? It’s probably not.

By the way, it’s a good idea to silence your phone as you hide there, in case they decide to call you when you don’t answer the door.

If you would still like to see them on your terms, you can call once they’re gone, and suggest a place to meet, not your home so you can leave when you’re done.

Oh yes, pixel phone, I didn’t even notice. Gonna edit. Thanks for fixing it!

I’m no dentist but his gums look in great shape!

I’m guessing… Tuesday?

This is the answer we teach the AI

I was hoping you were correct, but I don’t think so.

Livestock dehorning -Wikipedia (EDIT: Use link provided by Parody in their reply)

Now I’m gonna feel like a heel when I drink from mine or trumpet with it (it has a screw-off tip/mouthpiece).

Although I guess I was already a heel because I assumed it was “aftermarket” (from cattle killed for beef) and I also eat beef.

They’re perfectly capable of doing their job in a humane and legal way, they’re choosing not to do so. Would they get fired? Maybe, but that’s when you have grounds for a lawsuit or a story to sell the press.

Alas, the German Cockroaches have infested America.

We’re also infested with Drumpfs/Trumps, and now King Trump has built an American Gestapo

So, a GOP pollster that says “changing minds” is part of its polling process…

No, but “bejabbers,” often “sure and bejabbers,” is associated with the “silly Irishman” trope. While I don’t remember him ever saying it, that little leprechaun could say “Sure and bejabbers, they’re after me Lucky Charms!” all in the same accent.

I’m not OP, but “bejabbers,” while it’s a mild swearword that could be used by anyone, was often associated with the Irish, and making fun of their speech patterns.

Criminently!

So a phone alarm would wake you but not a phone on vibrate? Sounds pretty normal to me. I’d wake up to a vibrating phone unless it’s 4am my deepest sleep time, but I’m a light sleeper.

Most people also follow a curvy path of lighter and deeper sleep cycles through the night.

Stealing and parroting others’ work is what they both do best! And think of the savings!!!

Teach your kids to talk wrong

If the rattle doesn’t conk the baby on the head, it will become the baby’s favorite toy and drive the momma bunny crazy 🪇 🪇 🪇