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Some #BoxingDay vagina slang including the word "box"...
▼Tinderbox (17th century)
▼Icebox (1930s)
▼Moneybox (late 19th century)
▼Generation box (early 19th century)
▼Jellybox (1950s)
▼Snatch-box (mid 19th century)
▼Spunk box (early 18th century)

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“You need to believe in things that aren't true. How else can they become?”
– Terry Pratchett

@XanIndigo is it the one about being where the falling angel meets the rising ape, and how we need imagination so that concepts like justice can become? Because that one honestly blew my mind

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if anyone in Tucson Arizona knows a store that would be open on Christmas Day who would sell us potatoes, you would Save Hanukkah, please advise

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Every year at Christmas now I think about Christmas 8 years ago when I nearly died with my wife, child and in-laws.

I share this every year over on the Bird Site and will share it here now.

It was Christmas Eve. 9 year old was just 1. We were staying at my in-laws who had an acreage just outside Red Deer at the time. We went to bed a bit late but the night was good. 1 year old wasn’t up too much.

@Pjobphd ah, the good old Maillard reaction. Why is everything delicious (probably) bad for you

@OtherRyn what's the non-UK way of roasting potatoes?

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@afewbugs If you are referring to roast potatoes the way the UK does it (boiling, roughing up the potato, and then quick in hot oil and then oven), I think it's because the boiling process releases more starch from the potato while double frying keeps more starch in is part of it.

Is there a materials chemist on here who can explain to my why chips/fries and roast potatoes are both made by the application of heat to potatoes and oil but have such different tastes and textures (and why chips are nice, but roast potatoes are amazing?)

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I am genuinely fucking wondering what exactly Rishi Sunak thinks being homeless consists of.

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@futurebird @sarahtaber You know, only now I just realized how much BS is business dress code. You need to throw away an entire piece of clothes because a mended one would look bad on you and would negatively affect your chances of getting a future promotion.

For being poor or environmentally friendly! That is SO fucked up.

Whatever happened with mended and patched clothes? We need to bring them back and we need to normalize using them.

Thanks for sharing this piece of wisdom.

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Merry Christmas friends! 🎄
Wishing you all peace, joy and p0wnage of your adversaries! 👨🏾‍💻

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RT @EndFuelPoverty
Utility warrants are granted "under an obscure court process lacking in scrutiny" and enable #energy firms to force their way into your home to fit a pre-payment meter.

It's barbaric and must stop. #BanForcedPPMs.

bit.ly/3UH69Ap

@OtherRyn that makes so much sense! I leave things I need to take with me by the door

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The older I get, the more aware I am that being critical rather than enjoying things is not a sign of intelligence or wisdom. Not loving things - movies, art, music, people, situations - because of their weaknesses doesn't make you better than them, it means you're unable to see past imperfections. Sure, some things absolutely are bad & should be left behind - but being hypercritical denies you joy. I need reminded of this every day. Too many things are legit bad to throw out good ones too.

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Everything and anything I make is free to bootleg, pirate, distribute, put in a zine, slap on a flyer, wheatpaste up, or whatever.

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I get the feeling this BBC journalist waited their whole life just for this moment.... 🤣

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