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FlyingSquid, to mildlyinteresting in My grandfather was an aircraft inspector for De Havilland in WWII. This is one of the notebooks he used to study for the job. He drew all the pictures.
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I think it’s really interesting too, but he was my grandfather, so I’m biased. I wasn’t really sure how interesting drawings of screw threads and gauges and calipers and such would be to other people.

FlyingSquid, to mildlyinteresting in My grandfather was an aircraft inspector for De Havilland in WWII. This is one of the notebooks he used to study for the job. He drew all the pictures.
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I wish I had an ounce of his talent.

FlyingSquid, to upliftingnews in British Museum Sends Totem Pole Back to its Indigenous Home in Canada
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Cool. Now do the Elgin Marbles.

FlyingSquid, to upliftingnews in The Top 20 Things That Make People Feel Good–And a New Positivity Bench in London
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I find several things on that list quite stressful. In fact, I don’t know why anyone would think booking a holiday was the part that made you feel good.

FlyingSquid, to upliftingnews in Arizona 911 operators to get unlimited mental health services
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This should be the default everywhere. Unbelievable that it isn’t really. Amazing that they expect people to do a job where you have to hear real life, real time horror stories every day for hours a day and just cope.

FlyingSquid, to maliciouscompliance in Pretty funny indeed (Crossposter note: thought it would fit here very well)
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Welcome to the fun world of ceremonial deism.

FlyingSquid, to mildlyinteresting in Well well well
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As an undoubtedly human male of the person type, I am unable to solve a captcha without help because of my stupid limited monkey brain. Please connect me with customer service.

FlyingSquid, to mildlyinteresting in Well well well
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As a not bot and totally definitely human person, I do not have any moral or physical ailments which result in my emotional reaction of upsetness when being confronted with the idea that 47% of internet traffic is bots. My homo sapiens brain does not contain conflict on this issue.

FlyingSquid, to mildlyinteresting in Man reviews Whiskey while his wife is packing her stuff and leaving him in the background
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Back in college, a friend described things he didn’t like as “brown” and when I asked him why, he said, “only drink the clear liquor.”

FlyingSquid, to mildlyinteresting in Man reviews Whiskey while his wife is packing her stuff and leaving him in the background
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God, who can tell anymore? It could be true, or he could just be doing it to get views. The internet is a shithole.

FlyingSquid, to mildlyinteresting in Someone spent their time, money, and effort to write this in the sky
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That’s exactly what it is.

FlyingSquid, to mildlyinteresting in Someone spent their time, money, and effort to write this in the sky
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It uses multiple aligned planes (or perhaps drones at this point?) and yes, it is all computer-controlled.

FlyingSquid, to upliftingnews in Neighbors call police on boy asking to mow lawns to save for a PS5, officers pitch in to buy him the console
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  • FlyingSquid, to upliftingnews in Neighbors call police on boy asking to mow lawns to save for a PS5, officers pitch in to buy him the console
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    I can’t understand white someone would do it either.

    FlyingSquid, to mildlyinteresting in The Ark of Bukhara is a spectacular-looking fortress located in Uzbekistan, built 1,500 years ago
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    Needs to cut down on the baklava.

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