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Jaybob32, in Does Lemmy skew old enough for this one?

It takes 1149 licks

xia,

Or one continuous lick.

0nXYZ,

I need a spindle speed in order to record a duration?

brown567, in Ask a stupid question...

I’m shocked that wasn’t an option

rubythulhu,

It’s the “radio” option, they just haven’t updated the form in 40y

LemmyKnowsBest, (edited )

Online & email didn’t exist 40 years ago

menemen, (edited )
@menemen@lemmy.world avatar

IPv4 is 43 years old, and there was the arpanet before that. They probably meant Usenet with the term “online”. The first E-Mail was sent in 1971.

But tbh, I am quite impressed how early the YMCA adopted.

rubythulhu,

online, 70y ago: www.etymonline.com/word/online#etymonline_v_7031

email, 41y ago: www.etymonline.com/word/e-mail#etymonline_v_5763

The internet didn’t exist at this time, but those two words did, and referred to their pre-internet equivalents.

Also, I was making a joke. But you do happen to be incorrect.

fkn,

Things many people discovered again in this comment:

Fuck, I’m old.

eager_eagle, in Ask a stupid question...
@eager_eagle@lemmy.world avatar

Too real. I only found out that YMCA is a real thing a few years ago.

Ephera,

I had to read up on it just now. The abbreviation stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association” and apparently, it’s about as gay as it sounds, which the song celebrates.

bdonvr,

Is that really what it is? Shit I thought… well now that I think on it I’m not sure what I thought but not that. Some place with a pool and various physical activities.

BetaBlake,

That’s mostly it, it’s got a gym, pools, basketball court, some have workout classes some have prek classes, and after-school activities for kids

LemmyKnowsBest,

The Village People strongly assert that there was nothing homosexual intended in their song or music video.

Maggoty, (edited )

I’m sure they do. I’m also sure they’re giggling about it too.

LemmyKnowsBest,

You’re sure they’re giggling? Are they even still alive? wouldn’t they be about 90 years old right now?

AngryCommieKender,

Victor Willis is still with the group, and he was one of the original members.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_People

They have an impressive “Past Members” section.

eager_eagle, (edited )
@eager_eagle@lemmy.world avatar

**Gay as in cheerful and happy*.

SpaceCowboy,
@SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca avatar

Yeah, it’s just a song about young men hanging out with all the boys and having fun doing whatever they feel.

So you can interpret it to not be gay if you want… it is open ended when it says “do whatever you feel” so if you don’t feel like having gay sex then you can substitute whatever you want in there instead of gay sex. So it’s technically not about having gay sex at the YMCA. Technically.

Bottom line is if you think the song is catchy and like doing the fun dance routine, you don’t have to feel like it makes you gay if you do the dance. Just do whatever you feel, it’s fun!

DragonTypeWyvern,

Well it was originally designed as a charitable organization to, among other things, provide temporary housing for homeless young men.

Funny thing though, it turns out the way a lot of young men ended up being homeless was bigoted Christian parents kicking them out for being gay.

HootinNHollerin, in You call it a liminal space. I call it a space I've had nightmares about.

!liminalspace

ChillCapybara, in Does Lemmy skew old enough for this one?

Ask Mrs. Owl for the real wisdom.

WindyRebel,

Who!

scytale, (edited ) in Wonderful new tech

Door handles, especially on bathrooms, are disgusting. If possible, I push it with my feet (at the bottom of the door, not like in the picture).

lapommedeterre, in I'm just gonna lie

Saving this for all future bosses

JusticeForPorygon, in Does Lemmy skew old enough for this one?
@JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world avatar

They still play it today. It came out in 1970. That’s 53 years iirc

0x0,

Only 70s kids will get this

Phegan, in Does Lemmy skew old enough for this one?

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disheveledWallaby, (edited ) 

<span style="color:#323232;">1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Eleven. Twelve!
</span>
slingstone,

I heard the song in my head.

slingstone,

This is the correct answer.

baggins, (edited ) in Try it yourself at home!

Do y’all not cover the food in your fridge?

FlyingSquid,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Yes. But I don’t put it in unbreakable jars.

baggins,

I still don’t understand 🤔 jars don’t typically break just from tipping over.

FlyingSquid,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

They break from falling on the floor from the top shelf of a fridge.

HonoraryMancunian,

There is one very obvious and simple solution to all this

Install bouldering mats all around your fridge

baggins,

Hmm I’ve never had that problem.

Fal,
@Fal@yiffit.net avatar

You can’t imagine how a jar falling from the top shelf of the fridge could break?

baggins,

I’ve never knocked a jar off the top shelf of my fridge on to the floor 🤷

midget247,

Ooh look at the pro refrigerator jenga player over here, lording over us with his “I don’t smash four jars of pesto a week”. Must be great to be paid to play. I’m sorry that most of us are Sunday league

JusticeForPorygon, in Help guys what do I do
@JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world avatar

Get wide fit shoes. Changed my life.

ObviouslyNotBanana,
@ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world avatar

Wide toe boxes are amazing.

originalucifer, in Does Lemmy skew old enough for this one?
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

awesome

bstix, in Try it yourself at home!

It’s like reverse Tetris. You have to remove one piece without clearing everything on the same shelf.

0x4E4F, in I'm just gonna lie
@0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works avatar

Well, at least someone’s having a good time.

LemmyKnowsBest,

The male is always the one who gets off.

0x4E4F,
@0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works avatar

Well, we should help the female out I guess…

kajko, in Does Lemmy skew old enough for this one?

I’m 37, but I have no clue what this is.

Frozengyro,

32, have seen the commercial thousands of times.

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