I think that post was deleted/removed.

Edit: apparently there’s a redirect that isn’t working for me for some reason. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

where there’s no uninked skin left

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Diamond_Rich

The reason it’s used so much is that it’s an arid environment just outside the “studio zone”.

Vasquez Rocks is inside the studio zone, according to your link.

Protip: Don’t talk to police. Ever.

“Like wiping your ass with silk.”

Or when you’re going through TSA and suddenly panic about whether or not you hid a bomb up your butt.

“Oh, that’s just a Fat-Man-shaped butt plug.”

his phone has a ripcord on it because the battery is replaced with a very tiny model v8 generator

An apt description.

When did the pronunciation change from N-E-S to Nes?

Of the people I knew as a kid, the “N.E.S.”/“Nes” divide was about even (I’m in the US)

What about the used car market?

“Please purchase a public road pass for multiplayer access”

Imagine going to Cwmbran and being pissed off that there’s Welsh people.

The (prospective) guests were visiting from Wales. The Airbnb was in Manchester.

“She died in '97, crossing the street while checking her pager.”

Didn’t HMD make a couple of those too?

Yes, the HMD Skyline has an easily removable backplate and battery.

That can’t possibly be a real sign.

It was one of several.

I’m a bit surprised that they didn’t crack down harder after that incident

That incident was 15 years ago It’s entirely possible that they did tighten things up, but relaxed those changes after several years. Probably not relaxed now, though…

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This is almost as bad as the time I signed up for a purely partisan fishing expedition.

people who are bad at thinking should be treated with the same respect as scholars and people with real world experience.

This reminds me of a quote from Isaac Asimov:

Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’

When I switched to be a repair agent at geek squad where I had no time in front of customers I was still given shit daily for not getting cards.

When I worked at CompUSA, everyone had sales and card metrics. Including the warehouse crew. Who were virtually never on the floor during operating hours. They were often called out during store meetings, and the manager didn’t like their “excuse” of always being in the back.

I’ve heard that you can trick kids into acting drunk by giving them fake booze but telling them that it’s real.

Anecdotally, a friend of mine once drank two beers at his 21st birthday party. At the time he weighed 250 lbs. He immediately got “drunk”, took his shirt off and fell asleep on the floor. It was amusing to watch for a bit, then it was just annoying.

She’s a sassy, rebellious New Yorker

I’m pretty sure she’s from California? Unless you’re being metaphorical or something.