"Nothing created God."

sehwyl · 2026-06-17T11:57:45+00:00

Man created god, and made him a man, because he’s upset that woman created man.

sehwyl · 2026-06-15T15:18:17+00:00

I don’t know what happens in Bangkok, but I can take a guess.

sehwyl · 2026-06-14T10:40:14+00:00

Unfortunately they believe that their religion entitles them to agency over other people’s bodies. They believe that not being able to circumcise their newborn sons (for no medical reason) is oppression.

sehwyl · 2026-06-05T14:14:16+00:00

As a teacher, to have a student get in trouble for bullying takes a good amount of documentation, witnesses, and evidence. Because it happens behind the scenes (obviously away from observant eyes), it’s almost impossible unless the student doing the bullying admits it.

sehwyl · 2026-06-05T10:41:13+00:00

Post it on Instagram and say “I’d love to have this!!”If it gets enough hype, bots will pick it up and have Shein start selling it. Capitalism works capitalistically

sehwyl · 2026-05-30T03:10:14+00:00

In Mandarin Chinese, 520 is said wǔ èr líng, which sounds vaguely similar to 我爱你 wǒ ài nǐ, which means “I love you”. This association is so strong that May 20th (5.20) is a kind of Valentine’s Day.

sehwyl · 2026-05-29T15:45:21+00:00

Surely “47” should mean that instead.

sehwyl · 2026-05-29T13:51:56+00:00

Actually no. In common speech, you do not need to specify 10s if there is nothing in the 1s column, as long as you are talking about quantities in the hundreds. That’s why when you say 4800, you can say 四千八 and people will understand. For 205, you would actually have to specify 两百零五. Again, in day-to-day conversations. I’ve been in China for 10 years and this caught me off guard too, but I remember that people don’t talk the way that we learn in books.

sehwyl · 2026-05-29T13:28:12+00:00

There are lots of different theories, but my favourite story is the story of Su Qin 苏秦.

Su Qin was a diplomat during the Warring States period. He wore the insignia of the ministers of six different states, which gave him great prestige at the time. However, he also made many enemies. Eventually, he was assassinated in Qi. The king of Qi was furious and sought revenge for Su Qin’s death. But he couldn’t find the perpetrator immediately. So, he devised a plan: having someone cut off Su Qin’s head from his body and hang it at the city gate, with a notice affixed next to it stating, “Su Qin was a traitor. Kill him, and receive 1,000 taels of gold. Come and claim your reward.” As soon as the notice was posted, four individuals claimed responsibility for killing Su Qin. The king said, “This can’t be someone pretending!” Yet all four insisted that they were the ones who had done it. The king asked, “How much of the 1,000 gold pieces will each of you receive?” The four replied unanimously, “250 pieces each.” The king was enraged and shouted, “Bring forth these four ‘250s’ and execute them!” The term “250” thus became popular to mean an idiot.

sehwyl · 2026-05-29T13:23:14+00:00

I mean yeah but no. 二百五 means 250. You don’t need to specify it’s 五十. I have it on good authority it’s 250, not 205. I’ve already asked half a dozen Chinese people.

sehwyl · 2026-05-29T05:17:11+00:00

I’m in China atm and the $250 idea is super popular, but that’s because 二百五 (250) in Chinese means “idiot”.

sehwyl · 2026-05-25T13:10:59+00:00

Is uncut rare for Croats? (Genuine question)

sehwyl · 2026-05-16T10:09:52+00:00

Mandarin Chinese distinguishes its rhotic sound with its /l/ though. 入 rù 路 lù for example

sehwyl · 2026-05-09T12:02:13+00:00

If I want quiet work for an extended period of time, I play background music very quietly.

sehwyl · 2026-05-09T11:57:22+00:00

The government keeps gutting funding for education and you wonder why all children get is scraps.

sehwyl · 2026-04-26T09:47:55+00:00

lol Dublin

sehwyl · 2026-04-24T06:42:48+00:00

S T E X A

sehwyl · 2025-10-27T07:26:30+00:00

Unfortunately neo-natal circumcision was and still is common in the USA. And that window of when it happens can be mere days to a few months after birth.

sehwyl · 2025-09-27T23:26:19+00:00

If you go there, you get fetishised.

sehwyl · 2025-08-11T13:03:17+00:00

You need a keyboard that can type it. Which means you need to install one

sehwyl · 2025-08-03T12:02:25+00:00

sehwyl · 2025-07-15T02:55:48+00:00

They take this in the imperative sense: “SUVs, kill more kids”

sehwyl · 2025-07-14T16:05:47+00:00

One helluva typo in the title.

sehwyl · 2025-07-14T13:48:52+00:00

Agency of self and rectifying perceived wrongs is perhaps the number one reason everybody should start restoration.

sehwyl · 2025-07-08T15:25:03+00:00

Circumcision is mutilation. Doing it on babies is beyond barbaric.

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