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Dagwood222@lemm.eeto News@lemmy.world•Far-Right Groups Buzz With Violent Talk on How to Respond to ‘No Kings’ Protest251·1 month agoFire fights is what the Right wants and is hoping for.
If every interaction you’ve had is bad, look for the common denominator
Dagwood222@lemm.eeto News@lemmy.world•Americans grapple with affordability crisis: "Hard for me just to survive"422·1 month agoQuick history lesson. In 1960 US minimum wage was $1.00/hour and the cost of the average US home was $11,000.00 A couple of high school kids could get married on graduation day and be homeowners in a few years.
Dagwood222@lemm.eeto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Do you ever use words from different countries?21·1 month agoAlong similar lines, I once saw a food review that talked about Peking duck and Beijing, China.
So, there were others that weren’t?
12 Step Support groups.
No dues or fees; no full time leaders; you are a member if you say you are and no one can say you aren’t.
I expect many downvotes.
To quote the American humorist Kin Hubbard, ‘It ain’t no disgrace to be poor, but might as well be.’ It is in fact a crime for an American to be poor, even though America is a nation of poor. Every other nation has folk traditions of men who were poor but extremely wise and virtuous, and therefore more estimable than anyone with power and gold. No such tales are told by the American poor. They mock themselves and glorify their betters. The meanest eating or drinking establishment, owned by a man who is himself poor, is very likely to have a sign on its wall asking this cruel question: ‘if you’re so smart why ain’t you rich?’ There will also be an American flag no larger than a child’s hand glued to a lollipop stick and flying from the cash register.
Kurt Vonnegut, in "Slaughterhouse 5’
No one has more contempt for Trump supporters than Trump does.
Dagwood222@lemm.eeto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•"Airplane!" is the unofficial movie of Air Traffic Control. "Waiting..." is the unofficial movie of waiters. What should be Lemmy's unofficial movie?1·1 month agoI guess the quote fooled me. Thank you
Dagwood222@lemm.eeto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Do you ever use words from different countries?1·1 month agolechajim
I’ve never seen that spelling before. Usually I see ‘L’chiam’
Dagwood222@lemm.eeto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•"Airplane!" is the unofficial movie of Air Traffic Control. "Waiting..." is the unofficial movie of waiters. What should be Lemmy's unofficial movie?1·1 month agoWhat movie is this from? I’m thinking Mad Men, but that’s just a guess.
Thanks.
Dagwood222@lemm.eeto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Instead of asking all my stupid questions separately, could I just get a ton of "How to Adult" type resources in the comments?1·1 month agoPhysical calendars are great. One good trick is to write all the important dates down the day you get it. Mom’s birthday; parent’s anniversary; any event that you want to be sure to remember.
Dagwood222@lemm.eeto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Instead of asking all my stupid questions separately, could I just get a ton of "How to Adult" type resources in the comments?41·1 month agoGet these books. “Discover What You Are Best At.” Linda Gail. It’s a series of self tests to determine what skills you already have and then a list of all sorts of jobs that use those skills. If you can wake up on a rainy Monday and not hate yourself, you’ve solved most of your adult problems.
“The Joy Of Cooking.” Will teach you how to boil water, and then go on from there.
Dagwood222@lemm.eeto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What do people think is fancy, but is actually tacky or trashy?5·1 month ago“Fancy” people who have champagne often aren’t going to be impressed. Think of it this way; tourists come to New York and gawk at things the locals have been ignoring for years.
Asteroid mining. We’ve had the tech to get people to the asterodi for decades, just lack the will to do it.