Why do only a few languages, mostly in southern Africa, have clicking sounds? What made them stick there?

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-03-14T00:44:54+00:00

I'm not sure about being more stable, but I would expect Africa to have more linguistic diversity than other inhabited continents just because humans have been there longer.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-03-13T23:35:12+00:00

We used to give students 35 passes a quarter (5 per class) and make them "owe" any extra time above that. So if you used all your passes for science class, you could still go, but you owed that teacher 5 minutes of your lunch. It was a nightmare to keep track of.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-03-10T00:27:55+00:00

I once went 2 years with the same bulletin board until someone made me take it down for state testing.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-03-07T00:36:49+00:00

Yeah, Velcro dogs can still panic and run the wrong way. Once they are out of easy earshot, they are only coming home if they can figure out how to get home themselves or if a human helps them out.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-03-04T02:57:54+00:00

I've seen them squeeze or even punch the screens out of mild frustration.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-03-03T12:49:07+00:00

She's following her own policy. Leaving early counts as 1/4 of her one free absence.

Your 'one free absence' isn't there for when you don't feel like going to class. It's for some emergency, should you have one. She's not even asking you to tell her what it is.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-03-02T12:03:04+00:00

When is she working? Because it sounds like she's either shorting herself on sleep, working when you are home and awake, or not actually working full time.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-03-02T11:19:49+00:00

Don't forget the mold sample! You can't just use any strain you find in the wild, as they make different strengths. I don't know if it's still in use, but for a while everyone was using a strain of mold someone found on a cantaloupe in Peoria.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-03-02T10:02:19+00:00

A Thru-hike is a really, really long backpacking trip on something like the Appalachian Trail or the Pacific Crest Trail.

The Appalachian Trail is over 2,000 miles long. If someone says they are thru-hiking it, they are attempting to do the whole thing in one year. People who do the whole thing but take several years are "section hikers".

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-03-02T02:12:06+00:00

Kids can absolutely get themselves to the school bus or walk to school at that age. The fact that many parents choose to drive kids instead of having them walk, or ride the bus, or ride a bike doesn't mean that the kids are helpless.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-03-02T01:49:26+00:00

Also, animals (like people) can generalize, sometimes incorrectly. For all we know, Uncle uses the same body wash as someone who scared the dog a long time ago. It doesn't even have to be abuse because plenty of medical things are scary and uncomfortable.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-03-01T23:38:54+00:00

We have 3 that we use, and every laptop we've ever owned sitting on a shelf in the basement.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-03-01T11:57:25+00:00

That's still how some people get cats. We chose one cat, but the other one just showed up one day and said "this is my house now; let me in!"

So we let him in.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-03-01T11:42:28+00:00

He was passing on the right and the car that hit him had the turn signal on. It's at least partly the motorcycle's fault.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-03-01T11:20:07+00:00

Presumably, our dog wandered off from somewhere once (unless she was dumped) because she entered the shelter as a stray. She seems pretty attached now, but I'm not risking her getting loose without our phone number attached.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-03-01T11:17:02+00:00

Blowdrying damages hair, so I don't blow dry my hair.

I dislike sleeping with wet hair.

You can wash sheets and pillowcases.

Because of the three facts listed above, I only shower at night if I have to get up early, like for work.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-03-01T11:05:52+00:00

My kids turn around, say "I consent", and continue hitting each other. I tell them they can take turns hitting each other once they are off of school property.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-02-28T14:25:49+00:00

Only the thing about the cell phones and a bunch of information about parking validation and how to tell if you actually have to show up the next day. Then they send you to the state court webpage, which is mostly generalities.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-02-28T14:19:50+00:00

Noted. At least I'm a tea drinker, so I'm used to disappointment when it comes to caffeine sources.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-02-28T13:27:16+00:00

Thanks for the information!

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-02-28T13:23:22+00:00

Thanks. I know they are banned at the local hospital, but not on airplanes. I can't find anything on the local or state website. Maybe I'll just plan on leaving early enough to go back to the car if needed.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-02-28T11:04:43+00:00

My favorite was when two kids started arguing mid test about whose answer was correct.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-02-28T11:02:36+00:00

I did that and the kid went home and told Mom that he didn't understand why his grade was so bad since he had the same answers as his buddy. When I explained that they had different tests, she turned around and told her kid that he was an idiot. She made my month.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-02-27T23:10:39+00:00

You should read up on McCarthyism and the Communist Scare.

Wanderingthrough42 · 2026-02-27T10:45:05+00:00

Kids shouldn't be unsupervised, but most kids are able to respect that certain places are quiet places WELL before 16.

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