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feral_philosopher t1_jee740k wrote

Reply to TIL In the West the largest meal of the day has historically been eaten at midday. It was not until Napoleon's empire there was the "abominable habit of dining as late as seven in the evening" as British travelers reported. The British adopted later dinners by 1850 from changes in work schedules. by jamescookenotthatone

Seems our ancestors would eat a fat lunch, go to bed at 8, then wake up at 3am to fuck. Kind of like elderly people, but with teenage libidos.

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feral_philosopher t1_j2fprow wrote

Reply to what would you do if you suddenly became rich? by cutie_chipmunk

I've thought about this A LOT. I wouldn't tell me wife (because she would betray herself and tell her fucking sisters). I would play it cool, I would keep working at my shitty job and just be cool. Meanwhile... I would hire two different financial advisors, and I would tell them that I need to double my earnings. Meanwhile, at work I would act and respond with my most honest and truthful voice, the voice that I spend my entire career suffocating for fear of retaliation, especially now in the current woke cult that has captured the minds of seemingly every damn corporation in the free world.

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feral_philosopher t1_j2eaj6y wrote

Reply to TIL a "bum gun" is a type of bidet that resembles a garden hose with a hand-spray nozzle. They're so commonly found in Thailand (both Western-style and squat toilets) that politicians were outraged upon learning their parliamentary building didn't have what some refer to as "ass blasters". by Torley_

I don't understand how freezing cold water, without soap, and using your HAND to clean your dirty anus is a thing.

Edit: I hope you washed your hand (with soap) before you touched your phone to down vote me

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feral_philosopher t1_j1szr55 wrote

Reply to Spidercam hits Cricket Player by cebbinghaus

All these new high tech cameras flying around just make me feel like the sport lacks confidence in itself, and is trying way to hard to appeal to people. Our ancestors used to be glued to their am radios during sports events for Christ sake! I mean what's next? A DNA cam!?

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feral_philosopher t1_ixs8mrx wrote

Reply to My issues with War Of The Worlds 2005 by The-Real-Pai-Mei

Well, to be fair, this is an old story, it was told over 100 years ago! (1800's!) when ideas of immunity were new to the general public. There is actually a very interesting story behind the original RADIO broadcast of this story that you should look into. Now as for the daughter, she was actually a great little actress, and I think having her freaking out and screaming would actually be quite accurate for a little kid in such a scenario! They are so vulnerable and useless, all they can do is scream, run, and hide! And she did all three! The son is angry and rebellious, totally natural. He wants to fight because his options are either be at the will of his estranged father, or defend his country, which is a much more noble cause. As for the birds, it's not that they could do something weapons couldn't, it's that they indicated that the impenetrable shields were down, when everyone assumed they remained, which informed the military that their primitive weapons would work against the aliens now. For me, the most improbable element of the story is that the aliens weren't aware of germ theory, but again, since the story is so old, at the time of it's writing, most people weren't aware of germ theory! It's the same issue with the movie Independence Day. Back then, the idea of "computer viruses" was new, so the audience was learning about this just as the aliens were. At the time the idea made total sense, it's as if the aliens and the humans at that time are in the exact same paradox, even though the aliens have superior technology. In both stories, it's as of the aliens are providing an alternate perspective on a perceived disadvantage facing humans. It's as if to shift our frame of reference so that we see a disadvantage as an advantage.

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