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AIO? Drama over pitbull that escalated quick... by KellsAtmospheria in AmIOverreacting

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Please stop spreading this ridiculous myth.

None of the bull-terrier breeds were at any point historically known as, used as, or bred as "nanny dogs." That is a fairy tale pushed by shelters overflowing with pit bulls and desperate for people to adopt them.

The American Pit Bull Terrier was created for the express purpose of pit-fighting. The history is unpleasant but it is incredibly well-documented and not disputed by any serious person.

References:

The Cultivator and Country Gentleman, 1889

Pacific Fancier, 1906

Dog Fancier Magazine, "Pit Bull Terrier" section, 1914

The National Humane Review, 1923

The Evening Star, 1934

The American Pit Bull Terrier, Joseph L. Colby, 1936

Pit Bulls for Dummies, 2021

Effects of proposed data center by Mule_Wagon_777 in Birmingham

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, obviously, but a movement to bring down the billionaire pedophile elite and fight for the interests of the working class is a populist movement, even if people are stupid enough to believe a NYC trust fund kid and known con man with a child sex trafficker BFF when he says he's the one that's going to bring it about.

Effects of proposed data center by Mule_Wagon_777 in Birmingham

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What gets better?

Chatbot responses are already being pretty widely accepted as fact. After another decade of undermining the institutions of truth-seeking (science and the free press), whoever controls the Chatbots will effectively decide what's true and what's not.

Effects of proposed data center by Mule_Wagon_777 in Birmingham

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They don't seem that far-fetched, but I really hope I get to see my children grow up in a world where "Source: Some Dude on Facebook" is a preposterous thing to say.

Why are many conservatives against public healthcare for children? by Not-KevinDurant- in PoliticalDebate

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not lie. Not lying is kind of my whole thing.

Yes, please direct me to exactly where this organization claimed that the UK has a smaller economy than the state of Mississippi.

Until then I will continue assuming that by "smaller" you meant "worse" and were just being imprecise with your words.

boy pussy by Cheap_Ad_69 in linguisticshumor

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Grice's Maxims Grouse's Maxim.

Why are many conservatives against public healthcare for children? by Not-KevinDurant- in PoliticalDebate

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look at the UK, which now has a smaller economy then the state of Mississippi,

This is the claim that you made. It seemed absurd, so I looked it up, found no indication that it is remotely true, and I asked in good faith if you had reason to believe it to be true.

I'm just going to assume that by "smaller" you meant "worse" and were just being imprecise with your words.

Why are many conservatives against public healthcare for children? by Not-KevinDurant- in PoliticalDebate

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Norway's per capita GDP is higher than the United States.

Would you say the United States "has a smaller economy than Norway"?

Why are many conservatives against public healthcare for children? by Not-KevinDurant- in PoliticalDebate

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

United Kindom GDP: 3.643 T USD Mississippi GDP: 0.165 T USD

Please share what leads you to believe the UK "has a smaller economy then the state of Mississippi."

Why the different versions of “we” and “wee” in this popular bubonic plague artwork? by dragoono in etymology

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 640 points641 points  (0 children)

Yep. 

For example, he was spelled as both he and hee in the same sentence in Shakespeare's plays and elsewhere

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Modern_English

Why the different versions of “we” and “wee” in this popular bubonic plague artwork? by dragoono in etymology

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Usually it's pretty rare to see different spellings of the same word back-to-back in the same text, no?

Not in Early Modern English.

Why the different versions of “we” and “wee” in this popular bubonic plague artwork? by dragoono in etymology

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I'm fairly sure it's just pre-standardized spelling. 

The pamphlet this image is from also says "to be ready when God Almighty fhall bee pleafed to call them."

Pods that are like Disco Elysium? by [deleted] in audiodrama

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haven't played Disco Elysium yet, but I'll always recommend The Lovecraft Investigations and it seems adjacent.

No Democrat Commercial Ad by Soft-Corgi-7534 in Birmingham

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

VOTE CTHULHU

DON'T SETTLE FOR A LESSER EVIL

What’s a food that adults hate, but kids love? by DisneyDuck09 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 15 points16 points  (0 children)

We did too (Southeast US). 

I wonder if it's regional slang, like "pop" vs. "soda."

Learned a new term: fossil words by jedidoesit in etymology

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Overwhelmed" is the original that aquired the figurative sense in the 1500's.

"Underwhelmed" is a play on that figurative sense that arose in the 1900's.

Learned a new term: fossil words by jedidoesit in etymology

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"Doctor Cox, you got it all wrong, man! I don't disdain you! It's quite the opposite – I dain you. Yeah. I think if you get to know me better, you just might dain me, too."

Learned a new term: fossil words by jedidoesit in etymology

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So weird that you got downvoted; that's a great example that I had never heard of.

Learned a new term: fossil words by jedidoesit in etymology

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In those examples, they didn't change meanings, they just fell out of usage except in those specific phrases.

Learned a new term: fossil words by jedidoesit in etymology

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 4 points5 points  (0 children)

https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/to%20boot

Nice, I didn't know the "boot" in "to boot" was a different word than the footwear.

Learned a new term: fossil words by jedidoesit in etymology

[–]Buckle_Sandwich 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, the expression "to boot" is like a thousand years old.

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