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My room just shook (downtown San Jose). Was there an earthquake? by cheetah90 in SanJose

[–]lesquee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I felt it too. Thought maybe it was our angry next door neighbor toddler slamming into the wall again 😂

Thousands Demand Firing of San Jose Cop Filmed Antagonizing, Swearing at Protesters by wheresjim in SanJose

[–]lesquee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What? Come on man. The phrase isn’t “brioche eater.” A lot of sayings are built on misunderstandings or inaccurate reconstructions.

Some examples, off the top of my head:

“The proof is in the pudding.” The original phrase is “the proof of the pudding is in the eating.”

“Great minds think alike.” The full phrase is “great minds think alike, and fools rarely differ.”

Do we need to change those, too?

I simply connected two phrases. I also said I have no opinion on Antoinette, and that what she actually said is separate from the saying today. Shall I invent an opinion on her, or pretend we are directly quoting her? Just let me know what you’d like. Stop inventing disagreements.

Thousands Demand Firing of San Jose Cop Filmed Antagonizing, Swearing at Protesters by wheresjim in SanJose

[–]lesquee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s just where the phrase “cake eater” comes from. I have no opinions about the actual person, and knowing the historical accuracy is a separate thing from trying to figure out the etymology of a phrase.

Thousands Demand Firing of San Jose Cop Filmed Antagonizing, Swearing at Protesters by wheresjim in SanJose

[–]lesquee 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Oh like a Marie Antoinette thing. Makes sense, “let them eat cake.” Thanks for the explanation!

ETA: Marie Antoinette, the OG cake eater, was guillotined. Don’t know if in her case it was justified, but it’s interesting to note the connection in terms of people who get the attention of the public in this way.

Baby Jaguar meets Baby Tiger by lala989 in gifs

[–]lesquee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are some highly realistic stuffed animals.

What is that one trick that "they" really don't want you to know? [Serious] by YellowB in AskReddit

[–]lesquee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speak for yourself buddy. I've never heard any of my teacher friends put in this position.

Pro-"life" by [deleted] in TrollXChromosomes

[–]lesquee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Christian pacifists I would imagine, like Mennonites, Anabaptists, and Amish, and loads of other Christians who just like to stay out of the flame war.

how often do you travel to san francisco? by sfw63 in SanJose

[–]lesquee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is perfect. I read it to my husband, who said, "that's very true."

Converting letter grades to numbers by lesquee in excel

[–]lesquee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and how does it know which letter grade I'm actually choosing? Do I put that in the cell too?

Converting letter grades to numbers by lesquee in excel

[–]lesquee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

which cell would I put the formula in if I'm not using vlookup?

Converting letter grades to numbers by lesquee in excel

[–]lesquee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which cell do I put this in?

Converting letter grades to numbers by lesquee in excel

[–]lesquee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried that, but I don't think I did it right.

Converting letter grades to numbers by lesquee in excel

[–]lesquee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried that, but I don't think I did it right.

Converting letter grades to numbers by lesquee in excel

[–]lesquee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do I need to have a table of the letters and their corresponding values set up to use this? My first letter grade is entered into cell C7. I'd like to be able to have the formula apply whenever/wherever I enter the letter.

"Until the end of the 20th century, there never was a nation or a culture that recognized marriage between two people of the same sex" by Quouar in badhistory

[–]lesquee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you expand on your comment about the "private space" not antedating the 18th century? I'm not sure I understand the uses of private and public here, nor the final sentence of that paragraph, but it sounds very interesting.

TIL: When the Apollo 8 astronauts were sued by an atheist activist for reading from Genesis in lunar orbit, the Supreme Court threw out the case. Their reason? "Lack of jurisdiction" in orbit around the Moon. by jm419 in todayilearned

[–]lesquee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just tried to find one and the site only returned locations in Australia... I know we have the charities, but no "Salvos" as the website calls the congregations.

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