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Halloween Little Misbehaves in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Think it's actually this kid:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li%C5%8D

Introducing: Out of Context Comics! in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

Reminds me of superdickery.com, which looks to be gone now. Fortunately, the wayback machine has a copy:

https://web.archive.org/web/20060116031910/http://www.superdickery.com/dick/1.html

Lots of examples of Superman just being a dick to people for no seemingly good reason

Inn english their our know rules, in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

You'll like this poem:

https://ncf.idallen.com/english.html

The start of it:

Gerard Nolst Trenité - The Chaos (1922)

Dearest creature in creation Studying English pronunciation, I will teach you in my verse Sounds like corpse, corps, horse and worse.

I will keep you, Susy, busy, Make your head with heat grow dizzy; Tear in eye, your dress you'll tear; Queer, fair seer, hear my prayer.

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The gnawing mystery of Minnesota’s new beaver meat law (www.startribune.com)

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Freeloader Friday: 61 Free Things To Do This Weekend (racketmn.com)

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Halloween snow! Photos and snowfall totals from around Minnesota in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Anybody do any trick or treating? It was pretty cold and wet

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Halloween snow! Photos and snowfall totals from around Minnesota (www.mprnews.org)

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Great Pumpkin in c/[email protected]

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If you're interested in seeing more Peanuts, join us at [email protected]. I'm currently posting all ~50 years (!) of daily strips starting from the beginning, but general posts about Peanuts are welcome too

31 October 2024 in c/[email protected]

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Some background on this comic (it evolved from the sketch on the right):

Just checking, do people read these? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

I do now, just came across this community. You might want to advertise it on [email protected] if you haven't already

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Good parks are worth paying for - And they’re an incredible bargain (minnesotareformer.com)

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Minneapolis announces next steps for George Floyd Square. Some residents remain skeptical (www.mprnews.org)

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30 October 2024 in c/[email protected]

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Some background on this comic:

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What Matters to 20-Something MN Voters, In Their Own Words (racketmn.com)

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28 October 2024 in c/[email protected]

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Some background on this comic:

100,000 rides in less than 6 months: Why riders are digging the Amtrak Borealis in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

That's great to hear. Even with the current complaints about Amtrak (speed, etc), more routes would be a huge boon.

The polls say the presidential election is a dead heat. But online bettors are leaning to Trump. Who’s right? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

They have been historically. I think they may not going forward though. Mostly because now that it's "a thing" you're going to have a lot of people trying to screw around with it that don't mind losing money, which makes betting markets irrational

100,000 rides in less than 6 months: Why riders are digging the Amtrak Borealis in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Awesome! Anything interesting about it that you can talk about? I understand if there's NDAs or you don't want to put too much personal info on the internet.

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The polls say the presidential election is a dead heat. But online bettors are leaning to Trump. Who’s right? (www.startribune.com)

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100,000 rides in less than 6 months: Why riders are digging the Amtrak Borealis (www.mprnews.org)

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Over 100,000 people have ridden on Amtrak’s new route between St. Paul and Chicago, according to Amtrak officials.

The Borealis train hit the ridership milestone on Oct. 24, five months since opening the route to riders. The passenger line is Amtrak’s second daily train connecting St. Paul to Milwaukee and Chicago, with some stops in between.

“We’ve been pleasantly surprised by the excitement and ridership that the new service has created and couldn’t be prouder of our partnership. The number of full trains, even at mid-week on the Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago corridor, is leading Amtrak and our state partners to look at how we can add capacity,” said Amtrak President Roger Harris.

Frequent Amtrak riders like Robbie Young of La Crosse, Wis., usually take the Empire Builder route, which goes from Chicago to Seattle with a stop in St. Paul along the way. But on Sunday, he rode the Borealis Amtrak for the first time with two friends to get back home.

“Just having another travel option during the day was really nice. Coming from La Crosse, the [Empire Builder] leaves at 8 [p.m.] and gets up here around 11 [p.m.], if it’s on time, and arriving to St. Paul and trying to get to Minneapolis that late at night is tricky,” Young said. “So just having another option during the day is kind of what made this trip possible.”

Young regularly makes visits to the Twin Cities with friends on the weekends and prefers taking Amtrak because he doesn’t need a car to get to places when he’s in the Twin Cities.

He also says the Borealis seemed to be more on-time than the Empire Builder.

“We actually had to skip taking the Empire Builder once because it was 10-plus hours late, and ended up driving ourselves to Chicago,” Young said.

Others, like Chicago resident Larry O’Donnell, traveled to the Twin Cities via the Borealis to take a weekend solo trip. For him, the commute is about seven-and-a-half hours.

“It’s not too bad,” he said. “It's about the same as … driving, but much easier. Much less stressful.”

He says he likes that he can read a book, listen to a podcast and “not have to worry about other people’s road rage.” And he plans to make more trips to the Midwest using the new route.

For rider Ax Delessio, it’s important to prioritize sustainable transportation. “The train is much better than even driving, right? It's a collective form of public transport, and something we absolutely need in this day and age to make our world more sustainable.”