moakley @ moakley @lemmy.world

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He'd be disappointed that he doesn't end up doing anything epic and world-changing, but then he'd immediately be relieved that he's mostly got shit figured out. Wife, home, job, driving, cooking, all the basic stuff.

Then he'd realize he only thought he needed to do something epic because he couldn't picture himself having those basic things figured out. This would take him a few minutes to process, so he wouldn't say anything.

I can do this. I'm also good at trying food at a restaurant, then recreating the flavors at home.

Last time I took the political compass test, I was center-right, firmly in the libertarian quadrant, exactly in the sub-section labeled "libertarian".

That means my political stances align 100% against the Republican party and authoritarianism in general.

If we actually look into the details of these two claims, one of them is backed up by facts and precedent, and the other one is backed by conjecture from disreputable sources.

So you seem to have misunderstood what's going on here.

If they can paint her as a liberal, Republicans still won't care.

They already locked up a pretty, white, Canadian woman for almost two weeks. Crickets.

https://web.archive.org/web/20100114095137/http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/2005/07/08/smorgasborg/

Is the goal general harm, or directed harm that may have a positive result? If Target changes course and takes a moral stand (even if that decision isn't made for all the right reasons), that's worth more than hurting Target and Walmart equally.

"Female" is fine as an adjective. It's when it's used as a noun that it becomes a problem. But that's not a new rule or anything.

Consider when someone says "Black people" vs "the Blacks".

How else will I print out MapQuest directions?

Any criticism of conservatism is grounds for removal now. I can't believe it's gotten this far.

Is there any Sonic community on Lemmy? Did you make one? I'm a casual fan, but I'd join.

I like it. It gives me a nice way to give my kids little gifts that don't take up much space. If I had to pick specific ones it wouldn't work as well.

With that said, I do use an app to make sure they're not getting duplicates.

I called their customer support, and a person answered. Like, right away. I was caught completely off guard. They resolved my issue in under a minute.

Well now you made it weird.

After looking it up I got "le passage des couilles". My French is rusty, but, "passage of the balls"?

Is it a pun or something? Either way, that's amazing they have a whole phrase for it.

*your

This is definitely an objective opinion based on facts and universal experiences: the best multiplayer experience was Halo 1, when we ran ethernet cables between our dorm rooms. I'd wake up to someone slamming on my door telling me to turn my Xbox on, and I'd jump right into a death match.

I think "balls" is funnier.

It's also specifically more accurate for me, although I've learned since making this that people have a wide variety of experiences when it comes to which body part reacts worst to cold water. Belly, ribs, underboob, nipples, shoulders, everyone is different.

I still disagree.

The humor comes from absurdity, and the most absurd thing about this situation is the contrast between Santa Claus and a dominatrix. Making Santa more Santa-like enhances that absurdity. Santa's defining trait is wholesomeness, so undermining that wholesomeness undermines the absurdity.

At best you could say that the absurdity comes from the contrast between Santa's wholesomeness and this over-the-top super-spy version of Santa, which I think is what the backstory you added is trying to convey. That's just the same joke with extra steps, with the punchline partially moved off-screen. It dilutes it.

A clean version would be both punchier and more accessible.

This is funny, but I feel like it's one of those times when profanity doesn't improve the joke. I think it's funnier without the "fucking".

Then Santa just sounds disappointed, and a disappointed Santa dressed as a dominatrix is funnier than an angry Santa dressed as a dominatrix.

My hopeful theory is that some intern with access to his phone did it so their behavior would get exposed.