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  • This is my experience with every fourth post on the Nextdoor app.

  • Oh wow haha, I didn't know that!

    It probably would have been closer to 1990 when I first saw it though so it would've been PG-13 by then. Still, an interesting factoid.

  • Dare I ask, why? I mean obviously meth addicts aren't known for their shrewd decisions in general, but is there some sensory or cognitive change in particular that compels them to put foreign objects in their butts more than say, alcoholics would?

  • Yeah Temple of Doom and T2 for me as well.

    ToD was somehow approved by my parents (I think it was rated PG-13, not R) and we even owned it on VHS but I definitely lost some sleep over the heart scene and also the monkey brains.

    T2 was definitely not approved, but I watched it at a friend's house.

  • That's called a compressor and you could run your stereo through one or use a mobile app to do the processing on your phone.

  • Yeah I feel like 80% of Norwegian is just mutated German.

    e.g. Tier --> dyr (animal)

  • Día de los Muertos, because of the amazing art at the very least. Plus, who wouldn't want a second Halloween of sorts? (I know the reasons to celebrate are very different)

    Also, Earth Day and Arbor Day, because our trees and planet are awesome.

  • Back when I used Windows, it worked fine for me out of the box between Win7 and both Ubuntu-based and Arch-based Linux distros 🤷

  • women aren't on the way to the house but I don't know what to do with it but I think they are definitely going to be a good person and I will be able to get a new one in the morning

    Huh.

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  • Some insects are attracted to light sources, but not mosquitos. They seek out the things our bayou friend already mentioned.

  • Rulecles

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  • No. Testicles, though lacking the raw strength of Muscles or the courage of elder Uncles, would not be separated from steadfast Principles. Though many tried to insult him with nicknames like "Tubercles" or "Microparticles", those could never stick like they did to poor Treacles or restrain his vigor like heavy Manacles.

    Tired of senseless Debacles, he studied scholarly Articles and read ancient Chronicles and prayed nightly for the most magnificent Miracles. Finally one day while meditating, a vision of complex Epicycles formed in the most profound Tabernacles of his mind. He awoke to realize it mattered not what hateful words prodded him like chilly Icicles; he was already atop the Pinnacles of manliness, and he wasn't alone. From that day forth he hung proudly with his wiry protector, the hideous and patchy Follicles no one dared approach.

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  • I used to think it was just a social in-group/out-group thing, so English speakers could more easily spot foreigners for not knowing the odd pronunciations. But the more I learn about language the more I think of the adage "don't ascribe malice to what could be adequately explained by incompetence".

    With how many speakers use English, I now think it just gets jumbled and mangled over time and there's no real central authority to correct for that. Ultimately that makes our words sound weirder and more colorful so it's not the worst thing, especially once you understand that even native speakers don't know how to pronounce most large words until heard.

  • Huh, I never even considered that. I guess I always thought of Clear Sky and CoP as standalone expansions of the first game.

  • Many are from a huge list (some modified) but I picked out favorites that seemed fitting for a pet and it was actually easier to just retype them. Some were my ideas (e.g. Lt. Dangle because I love Reno 911). I didn't want duplicates so alphabetizing was the simplest way to avoid that. And yes I giggled pretty much the whole time 😁

  • Oh yay, new trailer for STALKER 2.

  • Captain Winky

    Count Dickula

    Dingaling

    Drumstick

    Fiddlestick

    Frankfurter

    Fuzz Baton

    Gherkin

    Hermes

    Javelin

    Jimmy Joystick

    Kielbasa

    Knobbins

    Lieutenant Dangle

    Lollipop

    Moby Dick

    Mr. McFlutey

    Oboe

    Peepers

    Pickles

    Pinky

    Pistol Pete

    Popsicle

    Rodney

    Schniedel

    Screwdriver

    Shillelagh

    Slim Jim

    Spigot

    Stiffie

    Swizzlestick

    Tadger

    Teeny Zucchini

    Tooly

    Twigberry

    Uncle Reamus

    Unicorn

    Wangdoodle

    Wibbles

    Willie

    Woody

  • Oh, I re-read your previous comment and understand better now. It's been a long while since I learned this stuff.

  • Umm I thought Martin Luther was like, the original protestant.

  • Others here have explained the political meaning of "conservatism". I think maybe you conflated that word with conservationism. They are definitely not the same thing.