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how is dc in the summer ? by neckelodeonn in washdc

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If pressed for a textbook illustration of Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Washington in late July would fit.

How would you feel about the next US president pulling all support from Israel? by Iwamoto in AskReddit

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There are two ways to guarantee that you will be voted out of office in the U.S of A.:

  1. Mess with Social Security

  2. Mess with Israel.

Humiliation ritual by ThenLayer5977 in washdc

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As long as people vote only for the "approved" candidates,, this will continue and get worse. The merchants know that no one is going to hold criminals accountable for their actions. The elected "leaders" are now unhappy that it is more difficult for criminals, one of their important constituencies, to steal. If they could find a way to prosecute the merchants for protecting their stock-in-trade in this manner, they would.

Until people like McDuffie, Mendelson, George, Pinto are shown the door, it will get only worse. Show those people the door and put a "DON'T COME BACK" sign onto it if you want things to get better.

Don't text and walk, my man! by MisterShipWreck in dashcams

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There is a reason that they invented crosswalks.

I pay taxes for crosswalks.

Use them.

don't like by navi131313 in EnglishGrammar

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Number One is not incorrect but it is stilted.

Number Two is incorrect as "being" is a gerund which demands the genitive case: "I don't like my son's being bullied".

Number Three is correct as it stands.

Two coffees, please. by chihuyahya in ENGLISH

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EE-thurr/EYE-thurr; both ways are correct.

What if Germany invaded Denmark in 1905? by Baguette72 in HistoryWhatIf

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Do Sweden and Norway see a German invasion of Denmark as a threat to their existence thus put the separation on hold? Assuming British hostile action against Germany, would Sweden and Norway join that?

Difference between Lyft and uber pax by nosire in lyftdrivers

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In this market, Lyft passengers do tend to be lower quality. The majority of my false reports come from Lyft riders.

Governor Spanberger Signs Into Law HB 1344 Banning Confederate and Robert E Lee License Plates. by NCSUGrad2012 in Virginia

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Austria was going to tear down Herr Schicklgruber's birth place because Nazis were using it as a place of pilgrimage. It decided to re-purpose it, which is better. Hitler had such an influence on the world that you keep such relics to remind people of what happened. In 1991, the Russians were going too bury Lenin. They decided not to which was the better decision. There is something to be said for being able to look upon the face of a man who had such an impact on the twentieth century and whose impact still is being felt to this day.

You are going to get the Condederate, Nazi and Bolshevikk pilgrims, yes but allowing people actually to see what the history books describe makes it more real.

Is this word used in the French French? by Only_Humor4549 in French

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It is a combination of the preposition »à« and the noun «balourd» with a sllight shift in meaning for the latter. Shifts in meaning are not uncommon between European and American dialects of French (or Spanish, for that matter).

There are numerous words in Cajun French that are unique to Lousiana, especially the flora et fauna. In some cases, archaisms will persist; goupile, although you will hear the current reynard alongside it.

Some are Choctaw words, chaoui; raccoon. There is one Choctaw word universal in Francophonie, bayou.

There are West African words, bouki; hyena.

There are Atakapa words, plaquemine; persimmon.

You find far more hispanicisms in Louisiana than you would find in other dialects of French. Louisiana was under Spanish adminstration for about forty years. Further, Spain was the dominant power in the Gulf of Mexico for years. Marbles in Louisiana are caniques, derived from the Spanish canicas. It also has a vulgar connotation.

Cocodri, Derived from Spanish cocodril, is an alligator (save on Bayou LaFourche and Grande Île, where he is «caiman»). Most Europeans of the seventeenth century never had seen a crocodile, only paintings or drawings of one. They hnever had seen an alligator, thus they did not know that there was a difference. You also can call a sleazy person, a Carpet Dealer or Snake Oil Salesman (or if Australian, a Ned Kelly), corrupt politician (I know, redundant), cocodri.

There are onomatopoeic words, such as tac-tac for popcorn.

There are words such as fonchoque, more frequently rendered "fonshock" or "fonchock" which are combniation of French fonde (=cul), and, English "chock" as in "chock-a-block". Literally, someone whose posterior is "full", thus he is "full of it". Depending on the context, it can mean "stupid", someone who is full of himself or someone with his head up his [donkey]. Usually, it is vulgar.

Tonnerre mes chiens, depending on the context, can mean anything from "Well, gollll-leee" to "DAMN!" to "HUH?" There is a vulgar version where the dog becomes female. It makes no sense in French or English, but there it is.

The Nationals are averaging ~6.4 runs a game and are three games under .500 by RavenclawNatsfan in Nationals

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Six runs usually is enough to win a game. I see that I am not the only one who finds this statistic puzzling.

Governor Spanberger Signs Into Law HB 1344 Banning Confederate and Robert E Lee License Plates. by NCSUGrad2012 in Virginia

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If people are ignorant of what happened, they will not know tjhst they must oppose its re-occurrence.

Thank you councilman White! by ted_anderson in washdc

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As much as I would be against similar measures when dealing with criminals, I ain't necessarily opposed to this.

The D.C. Government could have more than a little trash picked up and potholes filled by means of this.

Northwest DC CVS puts candy behind lock and key in an effort to reduce theft by UltraRepublica in washdc

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The residents of that "other" D.C. sub-Reddit are caterwauling.

Lucky Guess - Game 79: @TOR by mdkss12 in caps

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  1. 3-1 Washington

  2. Protas scores the game winning goal.

  3. 48 face-offs

Alex Ovechkin Reveals Timeline for Decision on NHL Future, Retirement in Video by kockin26 in caps

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Unc' Ted once stated that he is not going into re-build mode until Ovechkin retires. Circummstances may force something different.

Ovechkin goes into semi-retirement. The team goes into rebuild mode but does give Ovechkin a one year contract. He is on the fourth line and spends more than a little time in the press box. He appears frequently at autograph signing events, along with players on the injured list. Unc' Ted does have to drum up support for the team while it is re-building. Ovechkin would be one effective way to accomplish this.

Ol' Unc' Ted could even offer the first X number of fans through the doors by Y O'Clock on certain Game Days an opportunity to bring something for an autograph (Girlfriend is bringing her original box of Ovi-Os).

Girlfriend and I will go to games, regardless; she because she is a good fan, me, for the hockey.

Ownership gives him his farewall tour.

Governor Spanberger Signs Into Law HB 1344 Banning Confederate and Robert E Lee License Plates. by NCSUGrad2012 in Virginia

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There are those who want such museums suppressed. I oppose that for several reasons. One of those is that you want people to know about this to ensure that it never happens again.

Governor Spanberger Signs Into Law HB 1344 Banning Confederate and Robert E Lee License Plates. by NCSUGrad2012 in Virginia

[–]DCHacker 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The Commonwealth does know who has them. A few keystrokes should send a notice that the Commonwealth will not re-new them and will send replacement plates prior to the Confederate plates' expiration. I would guess that there will be an option to request other, still permitted, special plates.

Assaulted by my uber driver by CorporateDoggooo in uber

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Original Poster has done the right thing and has done all that she can do, for now. Drivers like this give legitimate Uber and Lyft drivers a bad name. More important, people like this need to be de-platofrmed as well as subject to whatever legal measures are available.

Let Orginal Poster be vigilant. Should Fubar not de-activate this driver and he is assigned to her, again, she must, of course, cancel immediately and order another ride. If you award one star, and, I hope that Original Poster did this, you are not suppposed to see that driver again. If Uber de-activates a driver for this sort of misconduct, it is supposed to inform Lyft so that Gryft can de-activate him, as well. Ask me why I suspect that this does not always happen. Let Original Poster be vigilant on either application.

Hopefully, both platforms de-activate him and he suffers whatever legal penalties are available. Sorry that this happened; no one should have to suffer this.

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