Adding to that doom scenario is Pensioner Barbie’s gaunt appearance, as if she’s tried to keep the “cute figure” she had in high school except that after a lifelong effort she’s lost her curves.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/neal-milner-a-barbie-aged-by-ai-tells-a-too-bleak-story-of-getting-old/

“And (PROJECTpipes) seems like something that makes a lot of sense, except that methane warms the atmosphere 80 times faster than carbon dioxide does.”

Source: https://wtop.com/dc/2023/04/on-earth-day-protesters-call-on-dc-to-end-dependence-on-fossil-fuels/

As hard as it is to believe whether the show is real, everything is real, except that some parts have been edited for acting purposes.

Source: https://www.legit.ng/ask-legit/tv-shows-movies/1563811-is-catfish-real-workings-tv-show/

A step-up CD is like a bump-up CD, except that the interest rate increases happen at set times and in set amounts.

Source: https://fortune.com/recommends/banking/which-cd-should-i-choose/

Bobby is a crack shot and Hank can't hit the broad side of a barn, which wouldn't be an issue except that Hank wants to enter a father-son competition with Bobby and he can't let his son down.

Source: https://gamerant.com/best-king-of-the-hill-episodes-ranked/

Chief Adelabu added, “our consolation lies in the fact that Oyo state people have seen the quality of the candidates we displayed at all levels of the election except that the political circumstances didn’t favour us as a third force party”.

Source: https://www.blueprint.ng/oyo-governorship-election-oyo-electorate-ready-to-vote-for-us-in-2027-adelabu/

Everything gets so confused for the both of them, except that Henry’s actually a really good actor.

Source: https://collider.com/party-down-recap-ahead-of-season-3/

However, the former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister sarcastically said that any community in the country shouldn’t be blamed for the price hike of commodities except that oil which could be because it is mostly imported from Muslim countries.

Source: https://www.siasat.com/omar-abdullah-hits-out-at-assam-cm-sarma-over-his-miyan-muslims-remarks-2642484/

“I don’t think Modi’s foreign visits affect Muslims in India, except that some of us cringe at the spectacle,” a journalist from India told me.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/6/17/23759480/narendra-modi-bjp-india-joe-biden-hindutva-muslims-gujarat-human-rights-rahul-gandhi-rummana-hussain

It has an integrated dock on the back specifically built for the Chromebox hardware: just slap it into place to have what is functionally an AIO system, except that you can trivially replace the guts at any time.

Source: https://hothardware.com/news/acer-comes-to-ces-2023

It occurs to me that there’s no such thing as a definitive Steven Shore photograph, except that it’s by default like nothing else.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/how-americas-most-cherished-photographer-learned-to-see

“I won’t go into details except that I was part of counterintelligence and that was the arm of the service I was in.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/premium/dada-morero-looking-at-stabilising-citys-finances/

Meanwhile, my older sister on the other side of the country in Gordon’s Bay was about to celebrate one glorious Sunday of “only” stage two load shedding, except that she woke up to no water, not even in the fire hoses.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/opinion/after-no-water-for-days-im-willing-to-march-with-malema/

My mom remarrying when I was 7 did little to change this, except that her second husband’s erratic behavior often drove my brother to his room and pushed my mom and me even closer.

Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gilmore-girls-this-made-me_n_63da9c5ee4b01a436391bc9b

No one owns an electric pump except that one neighbor who’s really into mountain biking and they’re not home anytime you need to borrow it because they’re mountain biking and/or avoiding you.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/7/12/23785978/sprinkler-monster-parenting-what-to-do-with-kids-during-summer

“Of course, when you are used to champions and No. 1s in the world, Grand Slam winners, anything except that is not a success, right?”

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/09/04/u-s-open-aryna-sabalenka-madison-keys-roll-into-quarterfinals/

One commentator, Femi Fani-Kayode, to be specific, dismissed her letter as a “boring epistle of dishonest garbage” – except that Adichie is incapable of writing garbage!

Source: https://thewillnews.com/opinion-obidients-soyinka-chimamanda-and-the-climate-of-fear/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-obidients-soyinka-chimamanda-and-the-climate-of-fear

So the Messenger of Allah said: “These two will not be gathered in a worshipper’s heart at a time such as this, except that Allah will grant him what he hopes and make him safe from what he fears.

Source: https://muslimmatters.org/2023/09/28/the-best-send-off-death-prepare-your-loved-ones-for-the-journey-to-allah/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-best-send-off-death-prepare-your-loved-ones-for-the-journey-to-allah

Such fun, except that some of those kids have come forward saying that he was fondling them under their swimsuits and penetrating their anuses with his fingers.

Source: https://www.fark.com/comments/12711660?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=comments&utm_campaign=fark

That bout proved nothing, except that world class boxers box better than athletes in any other sport.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/boxing/tyson-fury-francis-ngannou-morgan-campbell-oct-25-1.7008054?cmp=rss