Amputret

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[–] [email protected] 107 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That’s a damn sight more considerate than most of my housemates I’ve had in my life.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Just tried, only pissed myself.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s a pale imitation of Stage 9.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Well I did once explain the difference between sex and gender as she seemed confused and was unable to wrap her head around a colleague using they/them, but that led to a slightly vacant yet patronising expression on her face. Also, call me a coward but I’m not going to clap back at my own goddamn boss, I prefer my working days to not be more of a living hell than they already are. Regardless, she’s retired now.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I know it’s a really awkward phrasing, but “I had a boss, who was a woman…” sounded even more awkward to me than just “woman boss” 🤷‍♂️.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (17 children)

I had a woman boss who would always refer to women as female (like “you know the manager of that department is a female?!”). I’m still not sure how I feel about it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So is Halloween (Samhain).

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Is that Bread Climp, famous opossum wizard?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Thanks for the reply! It just seemed euphemistic to me as cages have a predominantly positive connotation with safety or protection. Roll cages, faraday cages, and shark cages protect those within. Most other cages are for the protection of those outside, which cars obviously aren’t.

The only negative connotation cages have is animal cruelty or false imprisonment, and even then you sympathise with those within the cage.

Now say car-nut, petrolhead, or even just driver, and I have clear enough picture painted.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Doesn’t quite fit, but I guess. Im curious why the OP chose to use a euphemism though.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (7 children)

I give up, what’s a cager?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Works fine for me.

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