jaaake
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- Comment on hehe 👉👈 2 days ago:
I grew up in the 80s in a Southern California suburb. All the neighborhood kids used the transformer box as a meeting place. My first kiss was absolutely at one that looked really similar to this. I haven’t thought about Becky C. in decades.
Another transformer box story:
Before helicopter parenting was standard, folks used to let their kids wander around the neighborhood pretty much as soon as they could talk. All the kids watched each other. 12 year olds hanging out with 4 year olds. When I was part of the older kids group, we had convinced the younger kids (the ones that couldn’t yet read) that the transformer box was actually a trap that housed an electrical monster, thanks to this sticker:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Ouch
I’m pretty sure the recent release of Ghostbusters had influenced this story and the acceptance of it.
- Comment on It's not just kind, it's kinder 2 weeks ago:
The German words on the sign in the background support your observation
- Comment on You know You want to 4 weeks ago:
reddit.com/…/ooer_missus_spotted_in_shropshire_by… This Reddit post from 2018 appears to be the same sign from a different angle
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- Comment on This was the original control for cable TV. And if you bribed the install guy with cash he would set it to give you premium channels you didn't pay for 2 months ago:
The one in my yard was inside a green plastic dome with a lock connecting the dome to a collar around the base… only the entire thing was connected to the ground with a thin wooden stake. We just lifted the entire covering out of the ground, still locked. Unscrew the filter, free HBO!
- Comment on Trump says a 25% tariff "must be paid by Apple" on iPhones not made in the US, says he told Tim Cook long ago that iPhones sold in the US must be made in the US 2 months ago:
They didn’t make “back” money, they’re just making money. His friends are the ones telling him to say insane shit that drives the market (or specific targeted stocks like Apple) down, then they buy while it’s low. After a few days/weeks, he changes his mind/can’t enforce his nonsense and the stock goes back up, his friends sell and have nothing but profit. The majority of the shit he does is market manipulation to benefit himself and anyone riding his coattails.
- Comment on What would this list look like for your generation? 3 months ago:
Saying it, or howling it?
- Comment on Thought provoking tee shirt 3 months ago:
Image If you see two Batmen kissing, I’ve got good news for you.
- Comment on passing through 3 months ago:
This makes more sense than my interpretation. I thought it was saying we survived the end times and Jesus was returning as his second coming.
Current evidence suggests we’re only at the beginning of Armageddon.
- Comment on EXCLUSIVE - Nintendo Switch 2 Will Have a 3-Phase Launch Plan For Its Games 4 months ago:
This is all the same point.
I agree with you, but they also continue to release more interesting and innovative games than most every other first party studio.
- Comment on EXCLUSIVE - Nintendo Switch 2 Will Have a 3-Phase Launch Plan For Its Games 4 months ago:
Why?
- Comment on Car diagram 5 months ago:
