In the pre-Internet early 90s, CDs were $15-25 (with inflation, about $40 now)…. And for a lot of music, you had no way of hearing it first. Shoplifting was popular.
Racism means being negatively prejudiced or bigoted against people of various races and ethnicities.
It can be an individual thing, but is also used often to mean institutional racism, as in a society that is constructed or functions in a way to disadvantage people of particular races compared to others.
Coming from the US, I had no idea until I became friends with an Australian, but some people in AU and the UK really hate people with red hair and call them 'gingers'. I suppose it's some anti-Irish thing.
The Cathedral of Hope — an LGBTQ±affirming United Church of Christ in Dallas, Texas — has made a concerted effort to defend the queer community from “persecution,” as the state government targets drag queens and transgender people....
It’s one of those things they’re choosing to ignore since it’s impossible to defend. Better for them, in their minds, to just ignore it and discuss something else, like how when a major story breaks that’s bad for republicans, Fox will be discussing some irrelevant nonsense like Hunter Biden all night.
The “drag queens are pedophiles” and “trans people are groomers” is one of the most tucked up and evil things they’ve come up with, which is a high bar.
I like the places I have lived, but I don’t feel like where I happened to be born is a personal achievement for myself. The rivalry between states and regions in the US is basically like nationalism. It’s not a good influence and it doesn’t come from a position of emotional maturity.
Jesus as described in the New Testament was quite a badass. He fearlessly stood up to power, and fought against greed and hypocrisy. If more Christians followed his example that would be great.
This is somewhat irrelevant, but I’m most struck with the “mint, dill and cumin”. Herbs sure are amazing. The history of cuisine is pretty interesting too.
Sure, of course I acknowledge it exists. I understand why, i guess. I was forced to move around a lot as a kid, first from school to school and then from state to state, which probably gives me a different perspective. I just also resent it from things like, I drove 5 minutes across the bridge to Wisconsin to eat mexican food at this crappy bar, then guys in the parking lot acted like they wanted to kill me for not having a Wisconsin license plate, as they muttered something about football.
Hello. It’s hugely annoying to look at “community information” and find just an in-joke that won’t make sense to most people, and no explanation of what this community is about. I’m sure that’s fine for those already initiated, but I still don’t know what “risa” means!...
I solved this for myself by googling Risa. It wasn't difficult and I didn't have to complain to anyone, or declare that I was leaving and never coming back or whatever.
I saw the String cheese post so I thought I’d share my own “slightly beyond best before date” consumable. I used to have two of them that I had found in my attic under some insulation, but the other one froze in my garage and broke open. (No, it did NOT smell pleasant. I’m pretty sure whatever vile liquid is in that...
You know, not to ruin the joke, but it might have worked out better if the Tecate did kill him back then. He's currently in prison for 45 years for stabbing his wife to death.
My parents had a can of tecate in their fridge dating to a 4th of July party we had in 1985... until finally around 2004, my brother's friend drank it. He didn't really have much of a comment on the quality.
Dubbels and Tripels etc are examples of what I said - bottle conditioned. And sure, other beer spoils, but it doesn’t age in a bottle in the same way as it can be aged in a barrel. Spirits like whiskey certainly don’t either since the barrel aging is really about contact with charred wood.
oof (slrpnk.net)
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don't try this at home (lemmy.ml)
Texas church defies government crackdown by blessing drag queens (www.lgbtqnation.com)
The Cathedral of Hope — an LGBTQ±affirming United Church of Christ in Dallas, Texas — has made a concerted effort to defend the queer community from “persecution,” as the state government targets drag queens and transgender people....
WTF is a risa!?
Hello. It’s hugely annoying to look at “community information” and find just an in-joke that won’t make sense to most people, and no explanation of what this community is about. I’m sure that’s fine for those already initiated, but I still don’t know what “risa” means!...
My 48yr old unopened bottle of beer. (Circa 1975) (i.imgur.com)
I saw the String cheese post so I thought I’d share my own “slightly beyond best before date” consumable. I used to have two of them that I had found in my attic under some insulation, but the other one froze in my garage and broke open. (No, it did NOT smell pleasant. I’m pretty sure whatever vile liquid is in that...