Singing and being exposed to music is supposed to help stave off dementia and help stroke victims retain language abilities. So memorizing songs isn't a bad idea at all.

True. 1991-1994, so a different era. I was louder and prouder then.. no rainbow suspenders but I ran AD&D 2E in the lunchroom, bowed to girls I liked in public, and had no fear.. some shame, but no fear.

Oddly enough there's a recipe on the 1d6chan wiki (an outgrowth of the 1d4chan wiki, for 4chan's tabletop gamer community) called '40 MF Cloves Of Garlic And A Chicken, MFer'. Got it saved in case I ever get the chance to cook while my wife is out of town.

Sometimes, and that would satisfy the 'time limit' element, but.. trying to make a place where people can take the mask off and be social means not getting work (or HR) involved. That brings up another point, though.. dating.

Suddenly picturing a live-action cosplay of a Niels Vergouwen comic..

That's the updated version of 'There Will Come Soft Rains' we.. probably deserve.

As long as Solomon Short doesn't travel back in time and seduce his father.

I'll confess I never really saw it as a skill until I found an entry in a third-party book for Cyberpunk 2020 (a skill-based TTRPG). 'Maintain Meaningful Personal Relationship' (MMPR for short), an Empathy skill. Like any skill, it takes practice.

That's a good rule for what we always called 'party cut' pizzas.

There was Intrepid in TOS, but that was a Vulcan crew on what looked like a Human ship.