• the post of tom joad
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    4 months ago

    From this post and talking to old heads on lots of different jobs, the world, both working and otherwise used to be a lot more fun.

  • Dharma Curious (he/him)
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    Firstly, this is great.

    But more importantly, “WEAKE Gay”? I feel that in my soul. That’s my spirit animal right there.

    • @jaybone
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      344 months ago

      It’s like manual DNS for phone numbers.

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      Before the internet there were phonebooks for your city and/or region which listed household and business phone numbers among other info. This is where the term “yellow pages” came from which was the section for businesses categorized by type of business (“crime fighting” here) .

    • @Etterra
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      64 months ago

      It’s an adjustably thick paper construct used for leveling uneven furniture.

    • @WhiskyTangoFoxtrot
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      54 months ago

      I think it’s another name for those folding smartphones. They kind of look like books.

  • @aeronmelon
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    144 months ago

    Now this is a proper banboozling.

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetM
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      24 months ago

      I’m sure he endured a ton of taunting as a kid, and probably as an adult too.

  • Skeezix
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    64 months ago

    Did you know that ketchup was invented in Ketchum? Now you do!

    • GladiusB
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      34 months ago

      This seems too good to be true. But also true because history be like that.