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"Where are you?" by Aeao in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 103 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I read this once before and it's one of those facts I find endlessly fascinating. It's simple and obvious why it wasn't normal before recent times...

It just scratches my nerd fact itch I guess.

It's right up there with

social security numbers were promised to never be used as essentially your "human number" for things and would only be used for ss benefits

And

minimum wage WAS designed and WAS intended to be a livable wage. It very specifically was proposed and made law with the point being it's the lowest wage which a person can support themselves. People saying "minimum wage isn't supposed to be livable wage!" Are wrong.

Oh and

-we see the color that is not absorbed by an object. So essentially we see every color the object ISNT.

How do children address a non-binary parent? by Aeao in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 45 points 1 month ago

I'm not nonbinary but my son just calls me Michael.

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I have a shamefully dark question for firefighters. I'm sorry but I'm just too curious to not ask... It's about the smell and how that affects life. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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How does the smell affect your life, how do you deal with it, do you have any stories.

Im a trivia nerd and sometimes facts connect in an "oh no" kind of way.

Today the fact of "smell is the strongest scent tied to memory and emotions" hit the fact "pigs are very close in alot of ways to human tissue"

That leads to the "oh no"

Its got to be difficult entering after a terrible fire and smelling food, possibly even remember you nyanas famous pulled pork.

Sorry to be gruesome but that's what I'm asking about.

How do you put that aside? Do you get sick when Nana makes what used to be your childhood favorite?

I couldn't deal with that, the thought alone shook me. How do firefighters deal with that? Do family members change meal plans if you had a bad situation that day? Do some firefighters become vegetarians? Is it something you kinda just get over after a couple times?

Controlled opposition. by Aeao in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 147 points 2 months ago

Restaurants showing price increase due to min wage increase

Republicans : good people should know

Amazon showing tariff increase

Republicans: HOW DARE YOU!

Some Grammaticial voices. by Aeao in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 46 points 2 months ago

Festive voice

It's begining to look a lot like samples

Results on every form.

I'm a 6'1" man with size 3 feet which means every time they measure my feet at a shoe store, the Brannock device tells me I'm not a man by Aeao in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 71 points 2 months ago

Do your feet hurt a lot? It sounds like a lot of pressure on a small area

Um they don't do that. by Aeao in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 72 points 4 months ago

That kind of stuff annoys me because they don't recognize their behavior is entirely based on politics not health.

Like there are some religions that don't allow some medical treatment... I don't like that but I understand it. "I might die but if I do this treatment I might go to hell for all eternity... So I chose death"

This is different. This is "I believe the covid shot and/or vaccinations have negative health effects... So I chose death to avoid the risk... Of negative health effects"

You clearly aren't worried about the health concerns. You're just being an idiot.

My 1941-born husband after seeing Musk Sieg Heiling: by Aeao in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 211 points 5 months ago

We had to pull my grandfather from the nursing home (God rest him. Left is at 104)

We had to pull him because he kept telling the younger residents "I killed the Nazis once I can kill you again"

Hell of a man. Side note he's also part of the reason rabies isn't a big thing in America. He was a chemist for the board of health. Helped to deploy a vaccine that could be put into bait for wild animals to eat.

Another side not: my dad was a trump supporter, my grandad was too old to go vote. My dad used his vote to vote democrat on his behalf . Purely out of respect for my mother's dad.

Hell of a man.

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What's going on with the trump and Greenland/Canada/Panama (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm sure some political talk will be unavoidable but I'd like to keep this dry and to the point if we could.

Anon calls the local bowling alley by Aeao in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 47 points 6 months ago

I always like dead panning my way thru prank phone calls. My last one.

Me answering phone: (store name) Aeao speaking

Teenage boys chuckling: hello, do you guys sell.... Dildos

Me: yes we do

Boys: oh....okay... What kind do you have?

Me: all kinds. Everything from pills to dragon.

Boys: oh...and how much are they?

Me: all 1.25

Boys: umm thank you....

Me: anything else I can assist you with?

Boys: ummm no that was all thank you

Me: we'll have a pleasant day and thank you for calling (store name)

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I'm not a bad person. I'm desensitized. That's exactly why you called me for help. (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My ex-wifes dog is dying. It's old. She emotionally can't handle the steps involved with that. She called me.

I grew up on a farm. I love animals but death was just part of life. I've had pets I loved get hit by cars, accidentally shot by hunters (on our land illegally), bitten by snakes... Plus there were lots of pets that stupid people dump in the country ("Fido will hunt rabbits or some nice farmer will take him" no he won't. Fido will slowly starve in the wild and get very mean/crazy, then get shot when he attacks me. Just have the dog put down, dumping the dog isn't better it just makes 10 year old me do what you couldn't).

Anyway my ex-wife calls me because she can't handle it and I can.

The problem is that I've slipped up a couple times and said "it" or "the dog" instead of "him" or "Toasty".

I understand that it is insensitive and hurtful, Ive absolutely been trying to avoid that since I first came over. However it's also insensitive and hurtful to call me bad for not getting emotionally attached to the dog at this point in its life. It's dying.

I'm taking care of it. I'm using all my farm skills and animal knowledge to be sure it's not dying from a disease, bacteria, or injury that I can fix or cure. I'm making food for it that is easier to eat so I can know for sure when the dog starts choosing not to eat vs having difficulty eating. When/if the time comes where the dog doesn't want to continue, I'll handle those steps and give it a burial.

If I was a monster I wouldn't help at all or just come over, shoot it, bag it, and trash it. I'm giving this animal every chance and looking for the moment when it gives up. I'm not cold. It's just a bad time to make friendship bracelets with the dog. It's a dying dog. I don't need to get more attached, I need to keep emotional distance to make good choices for the best interest of the animal.

That's exactly why I was called in the first place. That doesn't make me a monster.

Edit: before the "take it to the vet!" Comments. Our daughter is a vet. She said the same things I did. It's probably going to die. When it stops eating and gives up, put it down.

Anthem Blue Cross Plans Won't Cover Anesthesia for Entire Length of Surgeries That Exceed Time Limit by Aeao in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 93 points 7 months ago

That's a nice CEO you got there. Be a shame if something happened to them.

Life expectancy by Aeao in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 49 points 7 months ago

I heard about a study that women who own horses live longer. The comment below was "if you can afford a horse you can probably afford health insurance. It isn't the horse "

What unintended ADHD medication were you taking before you realized? by Aeao in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 144 points 7 months ago

Reminds me of when people find out I do cocaine and Adderall.

"Oh Michael likes to get high"

No, Michael doesn't have health insurance and has very severe adhd. I can't live a normal life without stimulants and drug dealers are cheaper than doctors. welcome to America.

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Is there a conversational AI chat bot that isn't... So horny? Preferably free, but I'll pay a little bit of it's good. (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I don't want an AI girlfriend, I just want to think out loud to another person. It helps me think and solve problems on my own. I feel like AI should be perfect for that. However the couple I've seen advertised and tried out... Well they essentially are only programmed to be like:

"Let's change the subject. Maybe this picture will help" blured picture behind a $50 subscription pay wall

And I'm like "no... If I wanted to change the subject I wouldn't be talking about this subject. I'm not at all interested in $50 AI tits."

I have a very low bar of expectations. Even if the AI just responds "wow, that's crazy" to everything that would probably be fine for my needs. More would be better but I do not need lewd pictures and I'm not paying $50 a month lol.

Idk if y'all knew this by Aeao in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 130 points 8 months ago

I love that part of the internet.

Kinda like "guy code"

"Was said he was with you last night"

"Yep, all night. Cleaned the spark plugs in my car and drained the blinker fluid. Couldn't have done it without him "

But instead it's "parent code"

"Yeah fortnight is closed. They close it so everyone can get a good night's sleep and be ready for the morning!"

I was going to tell a personal story about telling my son McDonald's was closed when I was broke or in a hurry but it reminded me of another cute store.

My son broke his arm in a McDonald's once. Hyper extended his elbow. Got a couple pins.

Anyway a year or so later they completely remodeled that McDonald's.

We drove by the demolished building during the remodel and my son shouted "that's what you get for breaking my arm! Who's broken now!"

Adorable vengeance served adorably cold.

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How do I... Do court? I didn't realize my license was expired and got pulled over. Now I have court tomorrow. (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I know the obvious of being polite and respectful. do I show up early like an airport? Do I just show the guard my ticket? Anything I should know or be aware of?