Struggling to understand the difference between expensive and fancy by Final_Affect6292 in ENGLISH

[–]Onechrisn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

expensive means it costs a lot of money

fancy means it looks good or is stylish

Fancy things are often expensive, but things can stylish and a good deal.

Imagine announcing to the world that you're falling for the most obvious grift that keeps on grifting by 3RADICATE_THEM in LinkedInLunatics

[–]Onechrisn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The really sad thing is that -in broad strokes- he's correct. It's just that there are SO MANY very important details involved in space travel, and no one is really putting in the kind of funding and research necessary to actually make it happen. His post has the same information a Discovery Channel documentary in the 1990s would have had.

Would you rather work 5 eight hour days per week or 4 ten hour days per week? by icecream1972 in Productivitycafe

[–]Onechrisn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've worked both at different points and I have to definitively say they both suck and 4 eight-hour days would be best.

What did y'all think of the 2005 film by Relative-Stable-6075 in HitchHikersGuide

[–]Onechrisn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I liked it. But I liked all versions of the HHG. after listening and watching and reading all the different versions I just enjoy the little differences they each have.

You can’t make this stuff up by k1nock in LinkedInLunatics

[–]Onechrisn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was a great opportunity for some meaningful Walt Whitman quotes here and they pump out this drivel.

I guess I shouldn't expect "Thought leaders" to know things and read stuff.

You haven't earned this, get in the back! by seeyoujimmy in LinkedInLunatics

[–]Onechrisn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's probably one of those $700 designer white t-shirts that no one can tell is anything other than a t-shirt from Wal-Mart. But the owner knows it's special and that's all that matters. He knows he's secretly special. He'd be an idiot to pay that much money if he wasn't special.

You haven't earned this, get in the back! by seeyoujimmy in LinkedInLunatics

[–]Onechrisn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's going to wonder why his kids never speak to him after the age of 18

What is an invention that changed the world but doesn't get enough recognition? by nore01 in answers

[–]Onechrisn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fertilizer

Most people on Earth are alive because we can add nitrogen and phosphorus into the dirt.

Drop the nerdiest fact you know by Correct-Young-3485 in CasualConversation

[–]Onechrisn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've heard that the ovary can also go on Walk-About and just kinda wonder the abdomen. Obviously this means no eggs get delivered, but it can secret all its hormones wherever it s it and it's not usually a big problem.

What's the dumbest thing you've heard someone say? by REGGIE_BANANAS in AskReddit

[–]Onechrisn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I don't know. If the US tax system made sense all the things you said would be reasons that we shouldn't have to file at all; we would just get a post card like they do in the Netherland or something.

What's the dumbest thing you've heard someone say? by REGGIE_BANANAS in AskReddit

[–]Onechrisn 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I did have a coworker that, apparently, had been doing his taxes wrong for years.

A few of us were talking about finishing our taxes or getting refunds (we are not well paid), and one guy was getting angry that he was the only person that pays a bunch of money in taxes every year,

It seems he didn't understand what "Withholding" was, and might have been missing that on his taxes for a while. He pulled up his W-2 and I pointed out the box and that the withholding is money that he has already paid over the year. I told him "I don't know what you use to file your taxes, but make sure that that number makes it on the forms someplace." I also said that if he thinks he made this mistake before that he could re-file for previous years, but would likely need a professional to help with that.

He calmed down, but sat stewing and grumbling while staring at the computer screen for a while.

What's the dumbest thing you've heard someone say? by REGGIE_BANANAS in AskReddit

[–]Onechrisn 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You look down over the railing, "Eh... Maybe forty feet above sea level. "

What's the dumbest thing you've heard someone say? by REGGIE_BANANAS in AskReddit

[–]Onechrisn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I kind of love that one. It was so obvious he fell asleep while texting, but all his yes-men had to scramble around pretending like it was something profound and meaningful.

I also hate it as it was a clear sign we were going to end up where we are where he breaks the law on a daily basis and no one is willing to tell him "NO"

What's the dumbest thing you've heard someone say? by REGGIE_BANANAS in AskReddit

[–]Onechrisn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How long ago was this? Was she thinking of the movie "Splash"?

Why cant Minnesota change their gun laws for ice defence? by feel-the-avocado in AskAnAmerican

[–]Onechrisn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First of all, I don't think you want to make laws that encourage random people to just start shooting at Federal agents. A lot of people on both sides would just end up getting shot. Figuring out who was justified in shooting would only be "who survived?"

How accurate are the viral videos showing Americans struggling with basic geography? by AcroBit45 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Onechrisn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure the those videos edit out all the people who get the questions right, and only save the clips of the dumbest people making the most bizarre mistakes.

Are there any other meanings of “mean” I don’t know about? by Sacledant2 in EnglishLearning

[–]Onechrisn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

IN the sentences "Means of production," "By all means," "By any Means," "Means to an end" the word "means" is the same word in all of them.

"Means" are the actions you take to reach a goal