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MajesticSloth, in What's the funniest mishearing of song lyrics you've had?
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Not me personally, but I worked with a guy that always thought Secret Agent Man was Secret Asian Man.

chilicheeselies,

I am that guy. I thought that for a 20 years

neatchee, (edited )

Da Vinci’s Notebook has you covered: youtu.be/ezd_gZxOukw?si=yQJ38BXRZU7BzJ7-

Hellnikko,

No joke. Many years ago we went to a biker bar and it happened to be a karaoke night. Asian guy sings Secret “Asian” man and we lost our shit.

MajesticSloth,
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I’ve since learned it is a fairly common one. But we got a lot of laughs out of it with him. Just out of the blue when he’d come to his desk someone would break out singing it.

ryathal,

Honestly I think the singer threw in at least one secret asian man, and Secret aging man.

nul9o9, in Good “Buy for Life” Brands

I bought a shark vacuum 6 years ago that’s still going strong.

It’s easy to access everything to clean out any jams, it stopped itself from burning out its motor when a sock got jammed inside.

Mr_Blott,

I know a vacuum cleaner repairer who said that the only reason Dyson vacs are no longer the number 1 shittest vacuum, is Shark

hydrospanner,

Does he say that because they’re bad for his repair business?

Mr_Blott,

Very much the opposite, they’re his bread and butter.

OP is chuffed his Shark is 6 years old, my Miele vac will be 22 this year

Custoslibera,

Vacuums there really are only two BIFL brands.

Miele or Sebo.

Bwaz, in Good “Buy for Life” Brands

For shoes, take a look at Arcopedico. Portugese made and kind of hard to find in USA, but without a doubt the most comfortable. They weigh almost nothing, and they seem to be undamageable.

umulu,
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Wtf. I am embarrassed to say this… But I am Portuguese and I had never heard of this brand before.

ramble81, in What's a webcomic that should just end already?

Sinfest. Used to be great, then he went way off the far right deep end.

saboteur,

Sinfest was the bee’s knees. I still have 2 of the first printed comic books, treasure them and the memory of fun times with early sinfest. But it should have ended many years ago already, author ruined his legacy.

Sterile_Technique, in Good “Buy for Life” Brands
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Used to be a fan of Benchmade; kinda seems like they went cheap more recently.

For footware, I’ve had pretty good luck with Danners - they had an ABU compliant stitched sole boot that was super comfortable; one pair got me through 4 years of active duty, and remain my go-to pair of work boots. The ABU uniform was phased out since I separated, so if you’re lucky you might be able to find a crazy good deal at at military surplus store; otherwise I’m sure they’ve got a newer OCP boot now.

fortniteplaya, (edited )

I didn’t think about military surplus stores. There seems to be some items that people really enjoy, like the army poncho liners or old ammo canisters for containers.

I’ve been looking for a genuine army poncho liner but can only find knock offs online and cant find a reputable surplus store online if it exists

Sterile_Technique, (edited )
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I was Air Force, so no idea if our rain gear was comparable to the Army poncho. Ours didn’t strike me as anything special, but then again the one I was issued was several sizes too large, so I kinda hated that thing by default.

The best military surplus stores are going to be the ones near military bases - they have constant stream of new inventory coming in from folks who separate and want to make a quick buck pawning off their issued shit.

And while there are definitely a few gems among military inventory, don’t make the mistake of thinking military = high quality or even high durability. To the contrary, most of it’s the result of bidding wars for a government contract, resulting in the absolute cheapest shit available.

Idr the brand, but sticking with the boots example, the ones I was issued in basic training barely made it to the end of basic training. Those things were absolute trash.

ArcaneSlime,

The poncho liner is often referred to as a woobie if you know that name. Afaik the “on brand” ones are made by the blind kids. Something something school for the blind or whatever it is.

Sterile_Technique,
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I’m actually having a hard time finding a shot the ABU rain gear liner that I was issued… closest I’m seeing is the pic below, but that thing actually looks decent.

Ours was a material that looked similar to that, but shaped more like a vest - nothing went over our arms. It was completely nonfunctional outside of the actual raincoat shell though - you couldn’t just wear like a vest or put it under the ABU top for a little extra warmth. It was cut in a way that it’d just fall off without being buttoned into the shell.

…I wonder if there was some supply issue, and the ones we were issued were a shitty backup. /shrug.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/10ab6fb1-6002-46f2-9bd1-12b24e334b0b.png

ArcaneSlime,

The woobies basically look like a blanket made out of that material with paracord to tie the ends to the poncho.

wildcardology, in What's the funniest mishearing of song lyrics you've had?

The ultimate misheard lyrics www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUAaHkGpJy8&t=32

wetferret,
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Ken Lee!

tegs_terry, in Is CCleaner still people's preferred computer cleaning app?

In a similar vein: Is spybot s&d still effective anti malware/virus?

hperrin,

Let me get you a copy of Ultimate Boot CD. Or, are you more of a Hiren’s BootCD user?

tegs_terry,

Is that a no?

DreamySweet, (edited )

Windows Defender does its job for “free”.

Kolanaki, (edited ) in What's the funniest mishearing of song lyrics you've had?
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Head Automatica - I Shot William H. Macy

What my friends and I heard when the album dropped: “Yeah, yeah… I put a sausage in your little hand!”

What the actual line says: “Yeah yeah, I’ll put assassins in your little head.”

Although my all-time favorite is and will forever be:

“Excuse me, while I kiss this guy” - Jimmy Hendrix

Rai,

Love Head Automatica (and Glassjaw!)

I’mma pull up I Shot William H. Macy now.

2piradians, in What's the funniest mishearing of song lyrics you've had?

CUT MY LIFE INTO PIZZAS

dirtySourdough,

THIS IS MY PLASTIC FORK

Steak,

BACON STRIPS, AND EXTRA CHEESE PLEASE

MacedWindow, in What's the funniest mishearing of song lyrics you've had?
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I know I’m not the only one but I always thought the line was “dirty deeds and the Thunder Chief”. Still think Thunder Chief is a cool name.

Same band, I thought the line was “let loose, vamanoose” like a funny way of saying vamonos - or “lets go”.

andyburke,
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Justin?

tacosanonymous, (edited )

I also used to say stuff like that as a kid! I think I said, “thunder Jeep.” My dad thought it was hilarious. But he did show me that the album included the lyrics. I’ll still do it my way if the song comes on when he visits.

18_24_61_b_17_17_4,
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I thought it was “Dirty deeds, dungarees” when I was a kid .

Rai,

My mum thought it was “Dirty jeans and they’re dungarees”!

balderdash9, in Anime fans, what are your favorite anime openings of all time?

Going through this exercise, I really like jazzy, hip hop, and, sometimes, heavy metal openings. (Still get chills from Attack on Titan’s “Rumbling” OP.) I’ve hyperlinked each song below for specificity (and nostalgia).

Going back 10+ years ago: Pokemon, Dragon Ball Z, Cowboy Bebop, Gintama, YuYu Hakusho, and One Piece are the anime openings that come to mind.

More recently: Love is War, Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen, Samurai Champloo, One Punch Man, My Hero Aca, Black Clover are all top tier.

Didn’t make the list, but shoutout to Bleach for having one of the most memorable soundtracks in all of anime.

ladytaters,

I was waiting for someone to mention Yu Yu Hakusho. SMILE BOMB is a fantastic song!

I also love PopTeamEpic season 2’s opening, PSYCHO: LOGY and the ending theme for season 1, Poppy Pappy Day

wjs018, (edited ) in Anime fans, what are your favorite anime openings of all time?

I will paste what I answered in a similar thread from !anime a little while back that might be of interest to you:

I usually watch an OP once for a show and then skip it each time afterwards. That being said, there are a handful that I remember making the choice to always watch each episode. In no particular order:

balderdash9,

“How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift?” just jumped up a few places in my watchlist. Looks fun to watch

wjs018,

I wrote a little bit about it a while back when I posted a clip for Thanksgiving. Overall, it is a piece of lighthearted fun that was perfect for watching an episode before bed. It also tried to be educational about how to properly work out, while at the same time using those educational segments as an excuse to include a bit of ecchi.

Dran_Arcana,

+1 for how heavy are the dumbbells you lift

Aremel, in Why do Germans have no sense of humour?

From what I understand, German people are very serious and value efficiency in the workplace above all else. Or so the common stereotype goes anyway.

cashews_best_nut,

I believe German comedians have to complete a Bewerbungsformularfürakzeptablenhumor before every show and every audience member must complete a Formularzurhaftungsfreistellungfürhumor and hand in to the comedian before the show can begin at the precise time stated as detailed in the Regierungsgesetzüberhumor in Deutschsprachigenortenindeutschland

justlookingfordragon,
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Bewerbungsformularfürakzeptablenhumor

That would be “Scherzereibewerbungsformular” nowadays. The old Bewerbungsformularfürakzeptablenhumor was abolished in August 2020, along with the Clownpolizei.

If a Sherzereibewerbungsformular is approved, you get a Scherzereigenehmigung for the next 30 days, starting at the next non-holiday calendar day, good for 1x (one) Scherz per day. If you exceed that quota, you have to pay a fine to the Humorüberwachungsamt (HUA) or face jail time. Professional Scherzemacher and Sprücheklopfer are exempt from this and may get a Witzelei-Lizenz for up to one year at a time, but you need an official Dummfugdiplom for that.

German humor is no laughing matter.

sin_free_for_00_days, in Why do Germans have no sense of humour?

Robin Williams had an interesting answer to the question.

cashews_best_nut,

Love Robin and great answer!!

TheVillageGuy, in Good “Buy for Life” Brands

Miele (European) (dish) washing / dryers / fridges

Akasazh,
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The vacuum repair guy on Reddit also loved their vacuums.

Rai,

Their vacuums are incredible, as are their ranges.

Source: Rich friend.

Schmuppes,

They cost a small fortune, but I think they still are as good as their decade old reputation.

lemann,

They also have some 3d printable parts on their official Thingiverse and Printables profiles

Goodman,

Wow that is awesome. When I need a washing machine I’ll check them out!

ours,

In my experience, much better than Siemens/Bosch.

Unlike those, Miele doesn’t seem to have entry-level-priced equipment that just sucks in term of quality.

Tolstoy, (edited )
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We bought a bag less vacuum 4 years ago. The turbo brush for pet hair stats showing some wear but the whole thing works solid to this day. Even the flimsy feeling handle is still fine Edit: EU - Germany

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