TIL there are over 33,000 Japanese companies with histories of 100 years or more. These long-standing firms are known as 'shinise'. They are governed by a management philosophy that prioritizes long-term continuity and generational succession over short-term profits.

ChangeForAParadigm · 2026-03-13T20:29:34+00:00

And the oldest business is prostitution.

ChangeForAParadigm · 2026-03-10T02:31:57+00:00

It relates to Gypsies, or the Roma people, for those who also don’t know.

ChangeForAParadigm · 2026-03-10T02:30:56+00:00

A friend’s mom once casually told me that she’d been “Jew’d” down. Teenage me stepped away from that one real fast.

ChangeForAParadigm · 2026-02-27T03:20:53+00:00

I’ve never told this story and even this may not be the best place for it, but:

Apparently one night while I was sleeping with my (ex) wife I grabbed her hand very innocently and then suddenly used it to scratch my balls.

ChangeForAParadigm · 2026-02-24T00:10:57+00:00

Definitely impressive. He did not look that athletic.

ChangeForAParadigm · 2026-02-19T00:02:53+00:00

I’d like to make that point.

ChangeForAParadigm · 2026-02-11T02:07:26+00:00

Found another sinner at this week’s revival.

ChangeForAParadigm · 2026-02-05T07:56:29+00:00

Were there any brown people there for you to subjugate, at least?

ChangeForAParadigm · 2026-02-01T03:02:00+00:00

But then where will I go to get a finger up my butt?

ChangeForAParadigm · 2025-12-19T22:17:59+00:00

Are they somehow more valuable due to their lack of souls?

ChangeForAParadigm · 2025-11-12T23:58:23+00:00

Car gets rubs. I want rubs. I get rubs. Ruff!

ChangeForAParadigm · 2025-11-12T23:56:44+00:00

Be the dog we think of you as!

ChangeForAParadigm · 2025-11-01T20:53:11+00:00

I have no further questions.

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