The Bacon Sandwich Of Regret

Noguchi Museum: ‘Sculpture to Be Seen from Mars,’ 1947. Model in sand, now destroyed.

"This conceptual earthwork was a response to the growing hopelessness that Noguchi felt following the Cold War. First entitled Memorial to Man, this sculpture consists of a human face to be observed from space, informing others that a civilized life form once existed on Earth.

In 1947, the year of the Roswell "crash", Noguchi suggested we build our own planetary face, a huge "Man To Be Seen From Mars," constructed somewhere in the desert. Noguchi's geometrical countenance was designed to serve not just as a signal to space but as a memorial to our species, in case we obliterated ourselves. The nose alone was to be one mile long...."

Pedestrian traffic lights

Character has 2 PhDs: either they did a dual degree program and are braggy about it, had a life-changing experience after their first degree and pivoted their whole career, or they find the structure of being a PhD student, despite all its stress, more comfortable and familiar than the stress of finding a Real Job and have a very indulgent advisor.

Character has 3 PhDs: who keeps accepting them to PhD programs. Either this person needs psychological help or their department needs to be investigated for its academic standards. Probably both

Instead of a cutesie reference to film censorship it was an explicit statement of defiance of Maryland's criminalization gay sex, which was not repealed until 2002. This wasn't a guy saying "Oh they can't put what I do in the movies according to a completely voluntary industry code" he was saying "The State of Maryland wants to put me in jail for being gay and having gay sex."

*offkey flute cover of Funkytown starts playing*

"where are we?" (asked and answered five or six times)

"we're c - we are coastal elites. and that sucks of us."

"i want the CAM-ER-A"

"i can't read"

"WHOOOOO!!"

"we're sleeping at burger theory???"

"i really feel re... ben."

"it looks so fun here. look how - there's a house."

(filming adam) "and that's adam."

"i'm gonna call my girlfriend and we're gonna move here."

"i love america... asterisk."

"i'm being really normal."

"this is the gem of... kentucky."

in reference to the world of coca-cola: "i've always fantasized about going there, you know?"

(upon seeing cornbread) "oh my god."

(upon being informed he gets complimentary cotton candy) "what does that meeeeeaaannnnnn???"

(upon seeing murals) "what is this????"

(upon seeing a sign that says burger theory) "what does that meaaaaan??? what does that MEAAANNNN???? it's so BIG"

"they're woke here, and they're sophisticated."

":D i love eating food. i love to nourish my body"

"the guy came over who owns this restaurant, he was like... 😙"

"it's UNESCO... town."

"i didn't know what paducah, kentucky was three hours ago. but now i'm having the time of my life."

"they have... brick building"

i feel like the problem with this question is best illustrated by a conversation i had with a friend a while back, where i said something like, "i feel very safe with you because you don't do subtle hints and you are always very straight-up with me about what you are thinking and feeling."