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  • MikM Away
    MikM Away
    Mik
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    #1921

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

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      #1922

      @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. :man-shrugging:

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        #1923

        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.

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        • JollyJ Offline
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          #1924

          Link to video

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            #1925

            IMG_0373.jpeg

            Only non-witches get due process.

            • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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            • HoraceH Offline
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              Horace
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              #1926

              Everywhere I've ever lived is red.

              With the blood of my enemies.

              Education is extremely important.

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              • jon-nycJ Online
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                jon-nyc
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                #1927

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

                Only non-witches get due process.

                • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                • jon-nycJ Online
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                  jon-nyc
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                  #1928

                  Air Traffic Control zones.

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                  Only non-witches get due process.

                  • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                  • CopperC Offline
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                    #1929

                    I've talked to 9 of them

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                    • MikM Away
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                      #1930

                      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.

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                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                      • MikM 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.

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                        George KG Offline
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                        George K
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                        #1931

                        @Mik

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

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                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • CopperC Copper

                          I've talked to 9 of them

                          jon-nycJ Online
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                          jon-nyc
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                          #1932

                          @Copper said in Mildly interesting:

                          I've talked to 9 of them

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

                          Only non-witches get due process.

                          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                            @Mik

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

                            image.jpeg

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                            #1933

                            @George-K said in Mildly interesting:

                            @Mik

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

                            image.jpeg

                            Side note: that was a funny skit!!

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                              jon-nyc
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                              #1934

                              IMG_0414.jpeg

                              Only non-witches get due process.

                              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                              • MikM Away
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                                Mik
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                                #1935

                                Homogenization by mass media. Ugh.

                                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  jon-nyc
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                                  #1936

                                  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?

                                  Only non-witches get due process.

                                  • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                    • MikM Away
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                                      Mik
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                                      #1938

                                      In Wales there is a legal requirement for road signs to be in both English and Welsh. In this case, the official of the Highways department emailed the English wording to the translator and, after receiving a reply, proceeded to have the sign made and installed. A few weeks later, Welsh-speaking drivers began to call up to point out that the Welsh reads, "I am currently out of the office. Please submit any work to the translation team."
                                      Credit they walk among us.

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                                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                        jon-nyc
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                                        #1939

                                        Disarming mosquitos.

                                        Only non-witches get due process.

                                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                          Disarming mosquitos.

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                                          #1940

                                          @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                                          Disarming mosquitos.

                                          Do it!

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