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I love that we ruined our escape character in language.

We now need a new way to convey to listeners that our words need to be taken literally. Perhaps the VBA method and just double the 'literally's:

I took a flaming shot of tequila and my mouth is literally literally on fire


The escape term is "actually". "My mouth is actually on fire".

I caught on but was more offended by referring to it as 'maple syrup'


You mean the primary where Biden ran virtually unopposed and then Harris got the nomination?


'Walkable' has been heavily influenced by the car culture we live in.

Too many, crossing an intersection with a traffic light makes that commute unwalkable. In my suburbia, going from one shop to another 5 doors down requires driving.


Further the 'hate-' prefix in an accusation makes it one I immediately tune out.

It's just a manipulative word that lets you incite people while not actually revealing what was said.


Fast forward to blackjack and hookers.


No, people who do it are to blame.


>>>Feel free to look at my comment history on matt's previous articles

Feel free to post one simple link for us.

You can't do that but you can follow the above sentence with 1000 more words?


>"Feel free to post one simple link for us.

You can't do that but you can follow the above sentence with 1000 more words?"

Feel free to use a word counter.

The post above yours has about 286 words after the sentence you quoted. Quite ironic for you to criticize the grandparent when you're being even lazier.

Here's how you can find the relevant comments: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...


Everyone do yourselves a favor--go to a thrift store and buy a few microwaves. Find a field, string a hundred feet of extension cords from an outlet and start microwaving all the things your not suppose to.

My favorites: Ivory soap--bubbles outward; Grapes--see article; Incandescent lightbulb --lights up; Wine bottle--explodes, do this last

Also lots of things you think would be bad do nothing: spray paint can, soup can, silverware, cup of gas with aluminum foil in it.


Hit the [empty] wine bottle with a propane torch till a spot is glowing red before you start nuking it ... room temp glass is an insulator, hot glass conducts!


It's an intersting question if this has also been tried with US embassies https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/03/10/russians-a...


Watching this classic channel may be safer https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU4IMu04MIlJgB6Aaj07q-5iX...


Those AOL CD's or any useless DVD are good candidates to nuke with scintillating results!


If you still have AOL cd's, you might be a hoarder.


The smell from those though is quite something


CD - nice crackling effect

Draw on paper with a lead pencil - it burns out the pencil lines. Perfect for making pirate maps.


Thats not really the ACA\Obamacare story, but it's still funny:

https://navigatorresearch.org/the-affordable-care-act-remain...

Explain the program and then call it'ACA' and people loved it. Explain the program and call it 'Obamacare' and polled people disliked it.

Shakespeare was wrong about roses.


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