Soapbox

@Soapbox@lemmy.zip

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Language model ⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Though Thoreau taught thorough thought through the tough tests throughout the tugboat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It is. Just accept it⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Dove & Jalapeno poppers are a labor day tradition here in Texas.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A love story⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds like a Robot Chicken sketch. Imagine it animated with claymation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨bmw⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  A good friend of mine was a BMW mechanic for years. He favorite joke was: “You know what the most sole crushingly pointless job is? The guy who installs turn signals at the BMW factory.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨bmw⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The Altimas turn signals simply don’t work. The driver is unaware.

  The BMWs signals work fine. The driver just thinks they are too good to use turn signals.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They will remember⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Nah, I called you a fucking toaster, you fucking toaster.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I should have dragged the trashcan outside and asked them to help me take it to the dumpster.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I went to college in a small town, there was a festival every fall in the old downtown area, and a religious group would get a booth right in front of the bar we liked to go to. They would forcibly hand out those tiny little new testaments to everyone trying to walk into the bar. The bar owner put a 50 gallon trash can right inside the door. It was full of those bibles. Such a waste of paper.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The regrets of life⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  See, my cynical self assumed they both were hoping to lock you down as a BF or husband to mooch off of you, and cheat like crazy while you are deployed.

  Maybe I have just heard those stories too many times, from people I know who were in the military.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They don't make 'em like they used to⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Fun fact: It’s still used to describe an access hole in a barrel, or drum. At work, I sell stuff that sometimes comes in 55gal drums. I regularly have to explain what a bunghole is to people who have never worked with drums before, because they think I am being vulgar at first.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the maximum number of potatoes you could grow in your house or on property you own before it becomes a crime?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  As long as you don’t live under the oppressive thumb of an HOA or city lawn ordinances, you can grow as many potatoes as is physically possible within your available space.

  But when you run out of practical space, you will probably think about going vertical. But building tall structures without planning permission or city approval is likely where you will run into trouble.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Inverse Thinking] How do I make sure my place gets messy again after I thoroughly cleaned and organized it?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Have some children.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can an American explain to me what's with the grooves on PS1 NTSC cases?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “Ribbed, for their pleasure.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A whole bunch of racing games are cheap at the moment, and there are so many that it's difficult to look through them all. What are your recommendations?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been having a blast playing Descenders. I also picked up Hot Wheels Unleashed to play with my Hot Wheels obsessed 4 yr old.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gamers have you ever been in a game competition or something similar?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Summer of 2005. Played one round of CS Source on stage at CPL. We lost.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OP cleans his fridge⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I was disgusted and really needed to know what this was. Since nobody seems to have answered I did a reverse image search:

  spoiler

  It’s a lash egg, laid by a chicken with an infection in its fallopian tubes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bird⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve met a few who don’t know humans are animals. But I have met a ton who do not believe that humans are animals. They are generally far less pleasant people to deal with than the first group.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bird⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If I had a nickel for every time I had that conversation…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bird⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I can see where some confusion might come from with a student who doesn’t really pay attention or care. Both cells and atoms are tiny and contain a “nucleus” so If you are working with barely understood half remembered facts it might get confusing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Saw this on r*ddit, had to share with my people⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  uh… Shatner is still alive…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Saw this on r*ddit, had to share with my people⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  William Shatner

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨workflow⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Off season farm workers, paid in beer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The long hard road⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I really enjoyed the show. Wish it got more seasons. I watched it long before reading the books. Yeah, I think the hotel as “poe” in the show was better than in the books.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Where are all the successful "red cities"?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Makes sense with horseshoe theory. Red for authoritarians no matter left or right. Red is a warning.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The long hard road⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This made me think of the Altered Carbon books, where some people intentionally get diseases for fun.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨See their point⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I still have nostalgia for stuff I listened to at 14. But I would say my music tastes solidified more around the age of 25. Fairly broad tastes in music depending on my mood. It’s easier to list bands and music I hate than everything I like. I suspect a lot of people are the same.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mmmm suppositories.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  There was a guy I knew in college who insisted everyone call him “South.”

  “Put some South in yo mouth!” was his constant catchphrase.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You can drive 74 hours and still be in Germany. The American mind can't comprehend this.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You can fit 74 Germanys inside a Texas roundabout. The European mind cannot comprehend this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Honorary⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Crazy how this meme is supposedly almost a decade old and this is the first time I’ve ever seen it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why don't Americans use electric kettles?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I have one, but it only gets used a few of times a month. Usually by my wife when she just wants to make a small amount of coffee in the French press, or to boil water for instant foods. If you don’t really drink tea, they aren’t that useful for the amount of counter space they take up, and I can see why they aren’t as common here as they are in the UK.