[–] 12 points 3 hours ago

Make sure you use a smart search and replace tool, though. I still remember many years later reading a story with a protagonist named Virginia, and then hitting a scene with a bunch of commentary about a character's "vaVirginia". It was memorable both for the "suddenly pornography" element of it and also the "ah, in an earlier draft of this story the protagonist's name used to be shortened to Gina!" realization.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 hours ago (1 child)

    The whole point of hope is to get it up. It drives action.

    True, the Democrats are masters of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. But maybe they'll fuck up fucking it up this time around.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    My problem is that I'm not particularly fond of deer, but literal decades ago I needed a username for a throwaway account and picked two random words. And then the throwaway account slowly morphed into a long-term account, the random words became an online identity, and now this virus has something to work with.

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  • [–] 65 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    No, never just sit back. Offer them forks and knives. Provide appetizers. Invite them over to dinner and then lock them in the cellar with only each other and a collection of machetes and spices.

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