mrunicornman

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Many people here do not save up for one, especially younger/low-income folks. They get loans on their credit cards. The perceived status is a big deal.

I also saw a video of a teen who made his poor parents give up several years' worth of savings to get him an iPhone. The store owner made the video and boasted about it, which was disgusting. The kicker is the teen didn't even get the unboxing experience. The store owner opened the box and showed off the phone before handing it over.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Only one of us can ride forever

So you and I can't ride together

Can't live or can't die together

All we can do is collide together

So I skillfully apply the pressure

  • Mos Def
[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

The fur protects it for the most part.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

UrGenus is a gas giant.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

By the law of names, the kid is now a cicada.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The execution happens last minute, but the mental planning has been going on for well over a day.

Edit: And over the course of 10 trips, "don't forget your toothbrush and toothpaste" slowly precipitates to the top.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Mahua is a perfectly cromulent Bengali name.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

A.k.a. the "donger kebab"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes.

The way I do it is if a list only has single sentences or sentence fragments, I omit the period.

If there is at least one point with two sentences, everyone gets a period.

If a list has sentence fragments and double sentences, I cry. Then I rewrite the fragments into complete sentences, complaining about it the whole time.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

And presumably they've been fighting crime all night in those suits so they're likely quite sweaty and dirty. And it's Gotham dirt. Catwoman's going to wake up with a UTI.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Don't forget to outstretch your pinky for the gentle shake.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Using "basis" to mean "based on".

"Basis our discussion, please go ahead and..." "We decided on a price point basis our market research."

It makes me uncomfortable.

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