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RepeatUnnecessary324 t1_jansb9o wrote
Reply to TIL "to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps" is an example of an impossible task. The idiom dates at least to 1834, from the Workingman's Advocate: "It is conjectured that Mr. Murphee will now be enabled to hand himself over the Cumberland river or a barn yard fence by the straps of his boots. by meat-juice
doesn’t have the same ring to it now as it used to
RepeatUnnecessary324 t1_j6mficg wrote
not robots either
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Reply to comment by TamagotchiGirlfriend in I have a heart shaped ear hole after wearing heart shaped tunnels all week. by esteiner3
awww. Seeing this post, I was wondering about trying to do this on purpose! Based on your reply, I guess that’s a bad idea though.
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Reply to My wife was doing laundry and pulled out this worn penny from the washing machine. by khaotickk
surface scored off by rotation of the drum?
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Reply to Hidden Gem [image] by ChefGirlRD1738
wait, so this one is about the words? I just tried doing the “magic eye” thing, looking at this image on my phone, and I saw a hand flipping the bird emerging from the text on this page.
Going to plan on taking a nap today just in case. 😬