Yes

Yes. And "Lego" is the collective noun.

We'll halfass the fascist thing here in Canada and go fascist lite. Its what we do.

The difference is, our descent into fascism is way dumber

You're lucky I'm too heavy to get out of bed on my own

Unironically yes, that would be much better. I can control how fat and stupid I am. All I can do for those kids is vote and I’m sure I don’t need to go on about how little that has helped.

The UK offers dental on the NHS. Part of the stereotype of "bad teeth" comes from the fact that American dentists will market purely cosmetic procedures as "essential" (so they can make money) while UK Dentists only do procedures that are necessary for people's health and wellbeing.

Dental procedures like Veneers are (rightly) seen as cosmetic.

I live in Alabama, and that's a pretty accurate description of some places here

To be fair, we're all way worse on the banjo than that.