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[taiwan_girl]

Because of the goofiness of the English language, there are very few "spelling bees" in other countries in their native language.

(For example, Bhasa Indonesian - every letter is pronounced and every letter always has the same sound)

[mark]

@Copper said in Mildly interesting:

I bought one of these today. The old one was about 20 years old, very old for a lawn tractor.

Now they come with a hose attachment that blows water on the blades to clean out the blade housing. I had never seen that before, a great idea.

Don't use that unless you want your deck to rust faster than it should.

[Mik]

That’s a whole lot easier than turning a tractor on its side. Good idea.

[Copper]

@mark said in Mildly interesting:

Don't use that unless you want your deck to rust faster than it should.

I will probably not use it too much, since it takes a little work to get it going.

I mentioned it to a few guys who have this device, and said, good idea, but after a few uses you'll get lazy.

[Mik]

If it’s a mulcher you shouldn’t get much up there.

[Axtremus]

@jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

Vaguely recall there was a project in AT&T where they tried to turn some of their public telephone booths into Wi-Fi hotspots. Don't know what happened to it and too lazy to look it up.

[Axtremus]

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/23/style/pussy-bow-blouse-tie-neck.html

Never seen the terminology before, but apparent there is such a thing as a "pussy-bow blouse", and it makes sense.

[Jolly]

Link to video

[jon-nyc]

[Horace]

Everywhere I've ever lived is red.

With the blood of my enemies.

[jon-nyc]

I lived in blue squares in OH and IN as a kid and a college student. The rest all red.

[jon-nyc]

Air Traffic Control zones.

[Copper]

I've talked to 9 of them

[Mik]

Giovanni Battista Bugatti, the official executioner for the Papal States from 1796 to 1864, executed over 500 people during his 68-year tenure.

Bugatti’s tools and clothing became historical artifacts, reflecting the period’s harsh justice system. His execution methods included beheading and garroting, and he retired with honor at the age of 85.

[George K]

@Mik

In fairness, he probably didn't have a set of goggles, but...

[jon-nyc]

@Copper said in Mildly interesting:

I've talked to 9 of them

Let me guess- Houston, FW, Memphis, Atlanta, and the 5 coastal regions.

[taiwan_girl]

@George-K said in Mildly interesting:

@Mik

In fairness, he probably didn't have a set of goggles, but...

Side note: that was a funny skit!!

[jon-nyc]

[Mik]

Homogenization by mass media. Ugh.

[jon-nyc]

TV and even radio started it, with the internet it just accelerates.

D’Oh - do you remember hearing or using any of these alternatives as a kid?