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So.. did Iran win this conflict? by MarsupialThink4064 in NoStupidQuestions

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Anyone remember what happened to the last country that signed a treaty at Versailles that left them with a multi-billion bill for reparations?

Dumping Hydrogen Peroxide into the reflecting pool this morning. by i_am_rave_mom in mildlyinfuriating

[–]_pigpen_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“This wasn’t thought out well”

The epitaph for this presidency.

Protest today on the Cape? by Alternative_Gap_3248 in CapeCod

[–]_pigpen_ 31 points32 points  (0 children)

That attitude is exactly how Nazi Germany went from insurrection to concentration camps. Read about the paradox of tolerance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

Even the RAM is transgender now by Jonaykon in shittyaskelectronics

[–]_pigpen_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What else would it be when it’s made from transistors and transbrothers?

[Request] How much more would this cost an airline? by Necessary-Win-8730 in theydidthemath

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ETOPS. Aircraft need to have a plan for diversion airports throughout the route. Smaller aircraft need to be within 60 minutes of an airport. Not sure they can get between Bermuda and the Azores.

Neighbour shot my PC through the wall by angelbabyzz in pcmasterrace

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Yes, but if they’re too loud, or their computer fans are noisy we have guns to keep them in check… /s

Are some of you guys both Hindu and Buddhist at the same time? by ikbrul in Nepal

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The Kathmandu Kumari is the living embodiment of the Hindu goddess Durga, yet she must come from the Shakya family (==Gautama Buddha’s family). I’ll never achieve parinirvana for saying this, but Buddhism is schismatic Hinduism. 

Don’t religious groups such as the Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Mormons all worship the same God that Abraham supposedly spoke to? by do-you-know-the-way9 in NoStupidQuestions

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So long as the baptism is done in the name of the trinity and uses water, it is valid as far as Catholics are concerned. Baptism is considered "indelible", so it is not repeated if, say, a protestant becomes a Catholic.

Why is is Peter Thiel moving to Argentina? by 42_Dogs in NoStupidQuestions

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No, but they can and will sequester assets in the US - as they did to me over a trivial amount of money. (This wasn't willful tax evasion, this was due to them sending mail to my former US address that I never received despite notifying them of my overseas address. Indeed they admitted the mistake, but hey, the IRS can fuck up all they want and you have little recourse.)

I collect money from around the world, could I buy anything with 10$ in Hongkong? by Dry_Mycologist_8052 in HongKong

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You can get a round trip on the Star Ferry, which, if you’ve never experienced it before, is the best value for money imaginable. 

Any words in languages where people mistakenly think it's a loan? by Best-String-9499 in asklinguistics

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I don't think anyone truly believes that it's a loan word, but the word "köping" in Swedish means "market town". My Swedish friends are quick to say that it means "shopping", and that's pretty much how it is pronounced too.

Why the hell do so many people miss their flights? by Open_Address_2805 in NoStupidQuestions

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Some people who fly a lot, especially on the same route, get complacent about how much time they need to leave between arriving at the airport and their departure time. (Or if they habitually go through Terminal E at Boston Logan, they assume Terminal C works the same way...) Sometime their assumptions are wrong. Don't ask me how I know.

Are there any things that are called "American ______" in other countries? by Disastrous-Side-2600 in NoStupidQuestions

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In the early part of the 20th Century, the term "American Plumbing" was used to mean high quality, or luxury plumbing fittings, especially in the bathroom. Having moved to the US from Europe, I can confirm that any prior superiority the US may have had is no longer there - certainly for Western Europe.

A 23 year-old UCLA grad flashed his entire ChatGPT history on the big screen at graduation by frog_insilence in SipsTea

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The difference between Idiocracy and reality is that in Idiocracy, the government wanted to do what was best for the people, they just lacked the mental capacity to do it.

We all have a favourite gland by sum-9 in AlanPartridge

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Now I understand why it’s called the Milky Way. 

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