I would argue that, without the punctuation, it’s not technically correct. The references to James and John saying “had had,” at least, should be in quotes. Additionally, unless broken up with a semicolon or a period before the final four “hads,” it’s a run-on sentence.

If you change the “hads” that mean provided/said in the context of the sentence (excluding the quoted ones), you could write it as:

James, while John had [said] “had”, had [said] “had had”; “had had” had [provided] a better effect on the teacher.

And though it doesn’t flow right to me to have James and his action verb split by a phrase about John, I’m not sure that’s incorrect. Phrasing it to fix the flow, for me, would be:

While John had [said] “had”, James had [said] “had had”; “had had” had [provided] a better effect on the teacher.

I tripped on that one and ended up saying “European pianer player union,” which made me laugh until I coughed.

I am not sober. I just had far too much fun saying “europinyinyinyin” out loud over and over again, so thank you for that. :)

I think I have some extended family who probably say it similarly to that, too. Probably the ones from the deep south.

Fluffy drumsticks!!! 🍗🍗

You’re getting into some fun philosophical concepts with this. Look up the mind body problem and you might find some interesting reads. :)

I wonder how much she had to put out to get her job.

Let Arcanine get revenge for the genus.

I feel like I would suspect them less if they hadn’t said anything. Most of Israel’s formal statements regarding allegations of Israeli violence are lies, so what would make this statement different?

I’m guessing you’re located in the US, based on the location of the schools. I recommend presenting your husband with statistics regarding the amount of money a single income household needs compared to what jobs meet those needs. Most jobs in this country don’t provide a livable single wage, let alone family wage, and this is only getting worse with inflation. The likelihood of your daughter finding a husband who can take care of her without her help nowadays is extremely slim. It’s possible, but to count on that is very dumb.

Your husband sounds very out of touch.

You need to have a serious conversation with your husband about how he is setting her up to fail by giving her whatever she wants. She’s a child; he’s an adult and should know better.

This one seems to be fully cooked (with some burned spots) on top and raw on the underside, so I’m not sure what happened with OP’s recipe.

I am, but it’s only because I’m barely coping. Gotta laugh sometimes, since I’m crying the rest.

Cutting potatoes makes Americans cry, got it.

My brain is somehow hearing the original voice, just…in the Spanish I’m reading. Maybe that’s why it sounds menacing haha

Never before have I heard Spanish in a Scottish accent. My brain just tried it and I’m amused.

Oh my goodness, that fluffy tail! Such a pretty kitty!

McBride is truly awe-inspiring. She’s so strong.

This was my first thought, too 😂

Wait until I’m about to die, then go back to when the first land-dwelling animals first started coming ashore. I’d bring a bunch of cockroaches with me and then I’d die there. Either the roaches or my decaying corpse will hopefully cause enough change to the timeline that humanity never develops in the first place.

I think that’s the most I could screw over the (human) world.

Careful, we won’t have burn units here in the US for much longer.