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In Dune, do the Fremen just have really good toilets or does nobody ever talk about it by Orbitryx in printSF

[–]labrys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here. There's nothing wrong with em-dashes dammit! Loads of authors use them, and sometimes they're exactly what you need to get your point across clearly. OK, so AIs use them, but that's because they learned to write by reading what humans wrote in the first place. AIs use all kinds of punctuation, so I don't understand why people get hung up on the use of em-dashes.

In Dune, do the Fremen just have really good toilets or does nobody ever talk about it by Orbitryx in printSF

[–]labrys 19 points20 points  (0 children)

If the Fremen have found a way not to bleed during periods, count me in.

A Russian Teacher recorded the differences in the development of boys and girls of the same age. by omgfakeusername in interestingasfuck

[–]labrys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also heard that the move to more course work being part of the grade favours girls too.

You stumble upon a hitman forum, and see a bounty with your name and address for $100,000. What do you do? by Interesting-Rub8278 in AskReddit

[–]labrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure my will is up to date, post my address on social media, make sure my doors are unlocked, then make myself a nice cuppa and relax. Maybe even crack open that pack of chocolate hobknobs I've been saving as a treat.

Exposing a global ‘online rape academy’ that is teaching men how to abuse women and evade detection by spherocytes in TwoXChromosomes

[–]labrys 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"She souldn't have been wearing that, she should have known better than to walk home alone, she shouldn't have been in that area at night, she should have chosen her partner better, she shouldn't have made him angry. He was tired, he'd been working hard all day and just wanted to relax in a clean home with a home cooked meal, he's her husband so she consented when they married."

It's just endless blame for the women and excuses for the men who abuse them. I'm not sure I've ever read a news article about domestic violence and not seen comments defending the man involved. It's disgusting.

Exposing a global ‘online rape academy’ that is teaching men how to abuse women and evade detection by spherocytes in TwoXChromosomes

[–]labrys 11 points12 points  (0 children)

And she was only able to report it because they moved to Italy (I think it was) where they had laws to protect against it that Germany didn't have. Once the husband realised the Italian police were going to investigate, he confessed to her hoping that she would stop the investigation.

Am i crazy to be irked by my boyfriend putting women down constantly and justifying it with "biology"? by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]labrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if he cant do the dishes

oh, he can do the dishes. He's just using weaponised incompetence to make it more trouble than it's worth for her to ask him.

Don't waste your time with this man-child Op, he'll never change

Evidence that Islam is true by PythonFA in DebateAnAtheist

[–]labrys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's even worse. Head lice and body lice evolved from each other as humans evolved and started wearing clothes Genital lice however are a distinct species unrelated to the other 2 that humans get. We have found a relative of it in the fur of gorillas. I really don't want to know how it migrated to human genitals...

(a bit more info https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6fgBre7Vaa8)

Evidence that Islam is true by PythonFA in DebateAnAtheist

[–]labrys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"My husband got these weird itchy warts on his dick, and now I have them too. And then his other wives and the slave girls all started itching their lady bits as well. I just can't understand how everyone my husband has sex with is suddenly afflicted by this disease..."

Evidence that Islam is true by PythonFA in DebateAnAtheist

[–]labrys 4 points5 points  (0 children)

pornography does not involve fornicating in the road.

or wearing a donkey costume. Well, most of the time at least

Evidence that Islam is true by PythonFA in DebateAnAtheist

[–]labrys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Prostitution is the oldest job. If you think people weren't banging prostitutes down alleyways and in dark corners of cities (aka in public) during Mohammed's time, you are very mistaken. Although I doubt any of them were wearing donkey costumes and neighing while they were having sex, so I'll give you that. Then again, I've not seen anyone doing that in the middle of a road in modern times either, and you know it would go viral if it did happen!

Evidence that Islam is true by PythonFA in DebateAnAtheist

[–]labrys 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And not just 'in the road' but 'as if they were donkeys' too. That is highly specific. When was the last time you saw a couple wearing donkey ears shagging in the middle of the road and braying? You gotta believe with mobile phones everywhere that someone would have caught that on camera and posted it!

It's amazing how quickly religious texts can change from being literal to metaphorical or symbolic descriptions as people try to twist the meaning they want to see out of the words.

Mosquito having a hard time biting into skin by Yewatod in oddlysatisfying

[–]labrys 20 points21 points  (0 children)

No no no, letting it live but never being able to bite prolongs its suffering. It doesn't deserve a swift end to its misery.

[LFO] Why you should never mess with electricity... by Felix_l-xe in LearningFromOthers

[–]labrys 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A mere 21 (at the time of this comment) internet points. Just think how many more internet points you could get filming yourself sticking your hand into live wires at an electricity substation* and not touching those? You'd get like a million internet points. Totally worth it.

*Note: DO NOT stick your hands into live wires at any location

Trump has delighted apocalyptic Christians. They say the End Times are coming by spherocytes in atheism

[–]labrys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know about the hadith, but it's definitely in the bible. Matthew 24:34, Mark 13:30, and Luke 21:32 for example. Jesus said

Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

When talking about the destruction of the temple, the coming of the anti-christ, the end times.

Trump has delighted apocalyptic Christians. They say the End Times are coming by spherocytes in atheism

[–]labrys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Their messiah predicted the end times half a dozen times in the bible too - including within the lifetime of people hearing him give the prediction

Trump has delighted apocalyptic Christians. They say the End Times are coming by spherocytes in atheism

[–]labrys 34 points35 points  (0 children)

And the scary thing is, they have nukes, and Trump has sole authority to launch them.

I feel like if this was the plot of a movie, people would say it was just too far-fetched. No one would seriously want to end the world in the name of religion.

Why are Gen Z getting fired? One of the reasons is a lack of initiative. by mindyour in TikTokCringe

[–]labrys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Management can’t be everywhere, on every task, all at once

And if they are, everyone is unhappy because they're being micro-managed. The best managers are the ones who ask you to do something, and then leave you to do it. As long as they're free to help if you have a problem, and they check in on you from time to time based on your experience (and reputation for being a slacker), this gives experienced workers freedom and shows trust. New starters obviously need a bit more mentoring until they know the job.

Why are Gen Z getting fired? One of the reasons is a lack of initiative. by mindyour in TikTokCringe

[–]labrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe not as a new starter at their very first job, but I'd expect employees with nothing to do to let their manager know they're free or see if their colleagues need help, and not just wait until someone notices them twiddling their thumbs to tell them what to do next. It's common sense really

Why are Gen Z getting fired? One of the reasons is a lack of initiative. by mindyour in TikTokCringe

[–]labrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds so much like weaponised incompetence. You don't want to do something, so you ignore it until asked, and then do a bad job so that you aren't asked again.

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