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CosmicCleric, 1 year ago to historyporn in Stockholm on 'H-Day', when Sweden swapped from driving on the left-side of the road to the right, 1967

Unless they’re worth double points.

(I kid, I kid.)

CosmicCleric, 1 year ago to asklemmy in What's an amusing thing to say before going under general anesthesia?

I went with the Leslie Nielsen quote from the movie Airplane, “I just wanted to say good luck, we’re all counting on you.”

CosmicCleric, 1 year ago to asklemmy in What's an amusing thing to say before going under general anesthesia?

Actually when I made the joke, I got zero laughs in the operating room. I had to explain the joke, and still got no real comment/laugh.

I finally followed it up with a Rodney Dangerfield version of “Tough room” and that got a chuckle finally.

CosmicCleric, 1 year ago to asklemmy in What's an amusing thing to say before going under general anesthesia?

You have to slip in some kind of line about taking an arrow to the knee.

CosmicCleric, 1 year ago to asklemmy in Favorite Mastodon client

Tusky

It was one of the first apps to let you subscribe/watch hashtags.

CosmicCleric, 1 year ago to upliftingnews in Denver experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. It reduced homelessness and increased full-time employment, a study found.

Boomers didn’t get that memo.

That’s why this Gen-Xer is telling him to remind his dad of that lesson.

CosmicCleric, 1 year ago to upliftingnews in Denver experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. It reduced homelessness and increased full-time employment, a study found.

so everyone else should have to struggle like he did

Remind him that as parents we’re supposed to leave the world a better place for our kids.

CosmicCleric, 1 year ago to unethicallifeprotips in Rent requirements in the US are nuts

if rent prices are out of control why is it still reasonable for a landlord to verify affordability?

Because you have to verify that someone is not overextending themselves, to try to land in your place, and then being unable to pay the rent because they did overextend.