Why did you have to post this follow-up? Now I'm all angried up.

I don't agree with hitting children as a means of discouraging bad behaviour, but I'm convinced some adults would benefit from being hit a bit more.

Even more shockingly, Mississippi only officially ratified the amendment to abolish slavery in... 1995.

And only officially submitted the paperwork concerning said ratification to the US Archives in... 2013.

No rush, guys. No rush.

It's because there's a disproportionate number of bad-faith actors starting threads in this community.

Even though there's no stupid questions, it turns out that there are many terrible people.

I always find it weird when guys refer to girls as "females". I can't help but read it in a Ferengi voice.

"Females and finances don't mix. Rule of Acquisition 94."

Maybe the baby's just a bobble head.

Unless the baby looked malnourished or uncared for, I wouldn't worry. Babies are far more resilient, bendy and adaptable than we give them credit for.

Also, unless there's a developmental issue, a seven month old would easily be able to hold their head unassisted. Is it possible the baby was just trying to look at things?

Theresa May essentially did this while she was Home Secretary in the UK. It was the trigger of the whole "Windrush Scandal", after it was revealed that the official paperwork of dozens hundreds of naturalised citizens was shredded without any record being made.

It caused people, most of whom were well into old-age to be deported, have their passports confiscated, and be denied access to healthcare services.

I think the only correct answer will be "there are lots of different reasons".

My wife took my last name, even though it's not a good one and I suggested that we pick a new one.

Here are a couple of her reasons:

1. She wanted us to have the same surname.

2. She was very close friends with my cousins growing up, so the name didn't seem weird to her.

3. Tradition - she'd always assumed she would change her name to her husband's name, so that seemed the most normal thing to do.

"Oof. Right in the blocks"

"What a load of absolute blocks"

"It's the dog's blocks"

Camera zoom into extreme closeup. "oh... blocks".

Yep, that's the one.

When juries deliberate, they discuss their reasons for thinking this or that. Basically, by telling the jury to disregard something, the judge is saying that this shouldn't be included in the decision-making process.

Of course people can't just take things out of their heads, and of course the legal representatives take advantage of that fact.

Lemmy was released as an open-source fediverse alternative to Reddit.

Just over a year after launch, r/ChapoTrapHouse, moved across after being banned from Reddit. This is likely what you're referring to. It had well over 100,000 active users on Reddit, so represented a sudden sizable influx of users.

I'd wager the biggest influx of people by far, though, occurred when Spez upset a majority of mods and many users by banning third party apps.

People looked for an alternative, and Lemmy was it.

But why are so many people who lean left politically? Because the Venn Diagram for "people who like the idea of a decentralised platform that supports everybody and is free from the machinations of millionaires", and "people who would like society that supports everybody and is free from the machinations of millionaires" is nearly a circle.

For the international folk who might not know, "Cholmondeley" is pronounced "Chumly"

If you're the DM, you can just fall back on Rule Zero - the rules are what you say they are :)

You've done a really nice thing - I'm sure these kids will never forget it. I sometimes forget how much harder it was just to acquire stuff as kids.