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curiosaurusMto Dilettante Dropzone•Not universally true - I thought of a few exceptions - but common enough to be of interest2·1 year agoHuh. This is tangentially related…
In Esperanto, the subject, verb, and objects can appear in any order. This was deliberate to accommodate speakers whose native languages use the subject-verb-object ordering
curiosaurusMto Dilettante Dropzone•Interesting idea for peas, jasmine, or other climbing plants...1·1 year agoThis might work on the east side of the shed
Among that argument’s many flaws is this:
As worded, you and the baby exit the aircraft simultaneously but independently, each wearing a rig. The baby chose to jump by its free will, so you have no responsibility for deploying its canopy. If it decides to not pull, that is its problem, not yours.
Plus, suicide is a sin, so the baby will go through the ground and straight to hell.
Unless you assert that babies lack free will, in which case it’s part of God’s Plan(™️) and therefore God’s fault.
Finally, every skydiver knows that voice communication is impossible at terminal velocity. Sorry, folks, Point Break’s skydiving scenes deviate far from reality.
The USPA encourages safe and responsible skydiving by establishing regulations designed to minimize the risks to all parties involved in the sport. It strongly recommends that babies refrain from skydiving and absolves itself of all responsibility should a baby sustain fatal injuries while skydiving.
Quintessential Victorian poshosity. It’s on the Eton entrance exam.
That graphic depicts every defined position. Here’s a simplified version: fielding positions summary
It encodes a somewhat sensible pattern that becomes intuitive with experience. That said, I’ve struggled to memorize it.
No way! That’s the entry gate to the seventh Dharma Initiative station seen briefly on a map during episode four of season four! What shameful product placement.
At least Alex resisted the urge to call her a hoe.
I could also have said, “You already showed me that sign next week”
At least Ken tempered his urge to say, “scuffle hoe”
curiosaurusMto Dilettante Dropzone•The very informative thread on menswear that I mentioned recently1·1 year agoMy eyes are blind to all of his observations
curiosaurusOPMto Dilettante Dropzone•Masters of the Air: Spielberg and Hanks’s Band of Brothers follow-up is absolutely classic TV1·1 year agoHistory Extra published an episode about it: Masters of the Air real history: the true story of the ‘Bloody Hundredth’
curiosaurusOPMto Dilettante Dropzone•When Red Bull's Visa Cash App RB will hold its 2024 F1 launch1·1 year agoThe team apparently refers to itself as “Vcarb”. A mocking article I read uses the name “Cash Cows” without attributing a source.
Breakin’ up (with your finger) is hard to do
The Franco-American Alliance 1778 (In Our Time) offers excellent context to everything we’ve learned recently
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