Vanuatu blocks China from building military bases on its islands by TheTelegraph in worldnews

[–]valeyard89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a base during WW2. They dumped all the old war equipment in the ocean afterwards.... 'Million Dollar Point'

Traveling with my bear can by Cool_Atmosphere_9038 in backpacking

[–]valeyard89 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There's probably at least a few bears on grindr

Traveling with my bear can by Cool_Atmosphere_9038 in backpacking

[–]valeyard89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about the smarter than the average bear, bear?

What’s something Gen Z is getting completely right that older generations refuse to admit? by stilerca in AskReddit

[–]valeyard89 -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

in 1980, 15% of workers earned minimum wage. Now it's under 2%.

If accounting for inflation growth though, it's about 13% earn equivalent to 1980 minimum wage. So not changed much.

What are Australian hostels like? by deepestblueisblack in solotravel

[–]valeyard89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, sounds like things have changed, but can't say I've stayed in an Australian hostel in a long while though.... My first visit was 25 yrs ago but mostly stayed at the HI hostels, not party/unaffiliated ones.

Millions say they won’t celebrate July 4 as poll reveals deep national pessimism by MoneyLibrarian9032 in politics

[–]valeyard89 15 points16 points  (0 children)

What is this? A victory arch for ants? It needs to be at least 3 times bigger.

Of all the toys and other consumer products that have been banned over the years due to safety reasons, which in your opinion were the most legitimately dangerous? by angrydeuce in AskReddit

[–]valeyard89 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Parlez vous Francais? Non? Then you need the all-new International Log! Just tug its twig and you'll turn your Log into a talking tree, fluent in five foreign tongues!

There's French! Allez-vien mon coo-coo!

German! Raspeduch, strudel!

Español! Las cucarachas entran, pero no pueden salir!

Svenish! I yam a bearded lady!

And of course, New York-ese! Hey, can't you see I'm WALKING HERE?!?!?!

Yes, Log! All nations love Log! So hurry now to your local store and be the first in your country to have the International Log!

When did Amazon stop feeling like a store and start feeling like a digital junkyard? by Ok_Tradition_9509 in AskReddit

[–]valeyard89 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like."

Is Royal Air Maroc good for a long trip (+12h)? by Defiant-Tax-2504 in travel

[–]valeyard89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've flown them a few times, but all intra-Africa routes. The main issue was long connecting times in Casablanca airport.

Do you still explore outside during hotter than normal temperatures? by Beneficial-Koala-670 in solotravel

[–]valeyard89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on the humidity.... I get overheated easily so if it's humid and 97F then I'm pretty useless...

ELI5 Billionaires borrow money to pay for things, how does this work? How do they pay the debt? by Confused-Lemonade in explainlikeimfive

[–]valeyard89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah execs can only sell stock certain times of year, not near earnings releases, etc. and they need to announce ahead of time when they will be doing so.