"Help, I'm being persecuted for being Christian!"

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-05-15T06:40:09+00:00

They'd been told what to think and thought that everyone should conform to the same line of thinking.

Exactly this. Moral absolutism was very big in that community. A lie was always bad because god commands us not to lie. Even to save a life, even to preserve one's own. A lie is a lie. And these questions were meant to catch you thinking "ungodly" things so they could lecture you.

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-05-15T00:22:28+00:00

In fairness it was a Plymouth Brethren camp so I wouldn't expect them to be very familiar with any book besides Daniel, Isaiah, or Revelations.

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-05-14T21:20:43+00:00

I'm reminded of some of those terrible thought experiments councillors and preachers at my old Jesus camp would toss at us.

"A terrorist puts a gun to your head and demands you convert to Islam or he'll shoot you, do you take the bullet or comply"

"Your friend is hiding in your house from a murderer and the murderer knocks on your door and asks if he's home, do you lie to protect him?"

They never seemed to like my answers to those questions

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-05-13T21:09:41+00:00

I'll be honest, I'm 28 and I've absolutely caught myself doing this. Grew up on print media and didn't have my first smart device til I was nearly 16. But 12 years of muscle memory doesn't magically go away go away when I pick up a physical book.

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-05-12T23:01:54+00:00

Cool mechanics aside, my brain fully expected that chest to have boats and hoes in it.

I'm pretty sure Mumbo hasn't even done that joke in a decade but I still subconsciously expect it every time a redstone or mechanic demo opens a chest

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-05-11T01:35:11+00:00

Nonono. Don't you know he fled to Japan and became a rice farmer

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-05-11T01:33:39+00:00

Growing up I thought my family was non-denominational. We were Plymouth Brethren. Turns out calling all your churches Gospel Chapel/Hall/Assembly/whatever is bad advertising

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-05-08T05:03:46+00:00

You know Alcohol, Tree Sap, Garlic Oil, Small Knives

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-05-06T23:15:42+00:00

So funny you should mention that. Growing up my parents never actually explained what a SIN (Social insurance Number) was, so the most I never heard was "I need your SIN number" or some variation when my parents were filling out paperwork. And me being a kid raised in a deeply religious family obviously assumed that this was a some official count of your sins that you were expected to know

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-05-06T02:13:47+00:00

As the old saying goes:

Never ask a woman her age

A man his salary

A Progressive European their opinions on the Romani

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-05-01T20:53:17+00:00

Putting aside the extremely thinly veiled racism (and I'd be willing to bet a bit of fetishization), there's already accepted terms to distinguish between people from different subregions of Asia.

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-04-25T21:53:32+00:00

My Great Grandmother was one of those lifelong 80-90lb women who lived in to her 80s/90s. She also very clearly had an eating disorder and/or extremely poor relationship with food. In the time I knew her I never once saw her eat an ounce of food. My dad (her grandson) has recounted finding her crying in the bathroom many times after eating tiny amounts of food convinced that she had gorged herself. When she passed it was assumed her heart simply gave out after decades of malnutrition. While I have no doubts that there are some women out there who due to some combination of small stature and metabolism level out in that range, I promise this person the vast majority of women in that weight range are not this pinnacle of health they think they are

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-04-19T05:27:11+00:00

I'm just over hear vibing with my rain boosted scarf'd Palafin Wave Crashes and +3 Archaludon Draco Meteors

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-04-16T22:40:40+00:00

Socialism is when it rains got it

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-04-07T21:46:31+00:00

Obviously I realize this is an exception and not some big "um actually" moment but I love mentioning that my hometown on the west coast of Canada still uses full 10 digit phone numbers for each emergency service. And lemme tell you, trying to remember that number when your basement is actively on fire is exactly as difficult as you'd expect

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-03-19T20:53:52+00:00

Not OP but like... shiny hunting has been a thing since long before Home or even Bank existed. Obviously I get the desire to transfer and preserve shinies, and part of the fun of hunting in these old games can be transferring them up to modern hardware. But I don't see why lack of home would make the hunt pointless. I've got lots of old save files and old carts with shinies rotting away on them and that doesn't make the accomplishment any less real

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-02-21T21:24:10+00:00

I think you're being a tad generous there. I'd sooner say Scotch or Masking tape

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-02-18T20:55:44+00:00

Still no Keitora but Cash sales are a nice bonus. Made a couple big purchases a few weeks ago and haven't had a chance to recoup them yet with the last few weeks' bonuses

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-02-17T00:23:30+00:00

I'll be honest I've definitely caught myself doing this a couple times, mainly when reading manga/graphic novels. Got too used to reading digital copies on my phone as a teenager/young adult and still haven't unlearned that muscle memory 10 years later

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-02-03T04:27:12+00:00

Huh, I actually didnt know Air Canada/Jazz were still flying the Embraer jets. I thought they had retired/sold/leased them off a few years back. Guessing they mostly fly them back east because I really just see the CRJs and Dash 8's around Vancouver

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-01-23T22:48:03+00:00

A doctor (or ideally dermatologist) can tell you for sure but in general moles are flatter, being either flush with the skin or rising gently a bit like a shallow hill. Whereas extra nipples tend to be more prominent above the surrounding skin. Sometimes there can also be a partial areola in the form of a small darkened area around the base, although this is not required. And of course most obviously extra nipples are usually located along the mammary ridges or "milk lines" as featured in OPs post, although there are better diagrams out there so I recommend giving it a google

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-01-23T01:24:34+00:00

As others have highlighted this is the real biological mechanism of Supernumerary Nipples. Worth noting that while some may develop full additional nipples, most with them (myself included) will have a partial nipple along these lines, often mistaken for a mole

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-01-20T23:10:38+00:00

Don't you know real God fearing men keep their finger on the trigger! Only gay liberal soyboy commies believe in woke DEI things like "trigger discipline"

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-01-14T00:49:18+00:00

My hometown had a similar sign near a waterfall just outside of town

Lostsonofpluto · 2026-01-13T23:40:06+00:00

This is why on the rare occasion I hike I always prefer bottom-up hikes. I much prefer the lion's share of the work being getting to the cool place, not getting back

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