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Kannap wrote:

Valrifell wrote:
Tokyo 2020
Beijing 2022
Paris 2024
Milan 2026
Los Angeles 2028

Eyyyyy I didn't know about Milan. Cool.

I understand, because Milan never hosted any kind of Olympics before.

Opinion from the Brand New blog: https://www.underconsideration.com/bran ... ympics.php

I am not alone in the references to fashion. I also point out that it also seems to be a strong message to the governments of countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia, who are dragging their feet over women’s rights.

Lillorainen wrote:

The New California Republic wrote:Last year I was in a reconstructed GDR classroom in a museum. All the original textbooks were there. The sheer amount of propaganda in them was astonishing. There was propaganda in every conceivable textbook: languages, engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, arts and crafts, history, etc etc. I have no doubt that the textbooks would have been a third of the size if they had left the propaganda out.

Oii,
May I ask which city that has been in? It sounds like an interesting place to consider seeing whenever I happen to be over in the 'New States' next time.

It was actually in Dresden. It's called Die Welt der DDR (The World of the GDR). Here is a photo of the classroom itself.

The New California Republic wrote:

Lillorainen wrote:Oii,
May I ask which city that has been in? It sounds like an interesting place to consider seeing whenever I happen to be over in the 'New States' next time.

It was actually in Dresden. It's called Die Welt der DDR (The World of the GDR). Here is a photo of the classroom itself.

Ah yes, the One Eyed Red Haired Monster of Leipzig and her parrot Comrade Comrade who taught school children their ABC's.

Heloin wrote:

The New California Republic wrote:It was actually in Dresden. It's called Die Welt der DDR (The World of the GDR). Here is a photo of the classroom itself.

Ah yes, the One Eyed Red Haired Monster of Leipzig and her parrot Comrade Comrade who taught school children their ABC's.

Yeah they were using the projector to show GDR cartoons when I was there too. I have no fucking idea what that horror is.

The New California Republic wrote:

Lillorainen wrote:Oii,
May I ask which city that has been in? It sounds like an interesting place to consider seeing whenever I happen to be over in the 'New States' next time.

It was actually in Dresden. It's called Die Welt der DDR (The World of the GDR). Here is a photo of the classroom itself.

Thank you! It really looks interesting. Also exciting to learn, that the depictions of East German classrooms being full of propaganda decoration articles obviously aren't as exaggerated as I used to think (probably, my relatives from East Germany simply haven't perceived it as horrible as it must have been back then, or managed to successfully erase it from their memories ...).
I'd probably consider going there for a day trip, if I didn't live on the opposite side of the country (NRW) ... but I'm definitely gonna go there to see it, should I be around again someday.

Ethel mermania wrote:

Hurdergaryp wrote:This bothers me not, for I am a civilized human being instead of a deranged wehraboo.

I AM NOT A WEHRABOO!!

Never said you were, my dear Ethel. However, we both know that you have a soft spot for pulp entertainment.

Hurdergaryp wrote:

Ethel mermania wrote:I AM NOT A WEHRABOO!!

Never said you were, my dear Ethel. However, we both know that you have a soft spot for pulp entertainment.

Well.... yes,

Ethel mermania wrote:

Hurdergaryp wrote:This bothers me not, for I am a civilized human being instead of a deranged wehraboo.

I AM NOT A WEHRABOO!!

You'll be macht-ed down for that.

I'm in a dentist waiting room. Terrible puns are how I ensure you join me in suffering.

Lillorainen wrote:

The New California Republic wrote:It was actually in Dresden. It's called Die Welt der DDR (The World of the GDR). Here is a photo of the classroom itself.

Thank you! It really looks interesting. Also exciting to learn, that the depictions of East German classrooms being full of propaganda decoration articles obviously aren't as exaggerated as I used to think (probably, my relatives from East Germany simply haven't perceived it as horrible as it must have been back then, or managed to successfully erase it from their memories ...).
I'd probably consider going there for a day trip, if I didn't live on the opposite side of the country (NRW) ... but I'm definitely gonna go there to see it, should I be around again someday.

No problem. Often these places can easily be overlooked as part of the normal tourist experience unless you specifically go searching for it.

Dumb Ideologies wrote:

Ethel mermania wrote:I AM NOT A WEHRABOO!!

You'll be macht-ed down for that.

I'm in a dentist waiting room. Terrible puns are how I ensure you join me in suffering.

A lack of blaat provides the vacuum

Ethel mermania wrote:

Dumb Ideologies wrote:
You'll be macht-ed down for that.

I'm in a dentist waiting room. Terrible puns are how I ensure you join me in suffering.

A lack of blaat provides the vacuum

And if there's something nature absolutely despises with a passion, it is exactly that.

I can no longer get more than 7 hours of sleep a night.

Infected Mushroom wrote:I just taught an entire lesson in the afternoon with a cheap China-imported Batman cloth mask on in accordance with our centers’ Halloween policy

I’m now supposed to teach as a Batman for two weeks believe it or not

Visibility is a bit... impaired???? The mask has these slits for eyes

I literally said:

“hey! Hey! HEY! Listen to the Batman!!!”

Yes this happened

... How would it be imported from China if you live in China?

Ethel mermania wrote:

Dumb Ideologies wrote:
You'll be macht-ed down for that.

I'm in a dentist waiting room. Terrible puns are how I ensure you join me in suffering.

A lack of blaat provides the vacuum

Puns are power. If I don't do it, somebody else will.

The Blaatschapen wrote:

Ethel mermania wrote:A lack of blaat provides the vacuum

Puns are power. If I don't do it, somebody else will.

An uncomfortable truth.

The Blaatschapen wrote:

Ethel mermania wrote:A lack of blaat provides the vacuum

Puns are power. If I don't do it, somebody else will.

Proved again here

Ethel mermania wrote:

The Blaatschapen wrote:Puns are power. If I don't do it, somebody else will.

Proved again here

Not that we wanted the proof, but life often is not about what you want.

Hurdergaryp wrote:

Ethel mermania wrote:Proved again here

Not that we wanted the proof, but life often is not about what you want.

Life is 42.

The New California Republic wrote:

Lillorainen wrote:Thank you! It really looks interesting. Also exciting to learn, that the depictions of East German classrooms being full of propaganda decoration articles obviously aren't as exaggerated as I used to think (probably, my relatives from East Germany simply haven't perceived it as horrible as it must have been back then, or managed to successfully erase it from their memories ...).
I'd probably consider going there for a day trip, if I didn't live on the opposite side of the country (NRW) ... but I'm definitely gonna go there to see it, should I be around again someday.

No problem. Often these places can easily be overlooked as part of the normal tourist experience unless you specifically go searching for it.

Indeed - that's probably the most logical explanation as to why I haven't known about this until today (which I think is a pity).

Lillorainen wrote:

The New California Republic wrote:No problem. Often these places can easily be overlooked as part of the normal tourist experience unless you specifically go searching for it.

Indeed - that's probably the most logical explanation as to why I haven't known about this until today (which I think is a pity).

When I was in Singapore, I visited the WWII prison where the POW's were kept. It was an interesting experience

https://www.visitsingapore.com/see-do-s ... lsrc=aw.ds

When you realize you’ve dropped five pounds in a week without even trying. These early evening workouts are indeed working. Half walking and half jogging for almost two miles every day is truly benefiting me.

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:When you realize you’ve dropped five pounds in a week without even trying. These early evening workouts are indeed working. Half walking and half jogging for almost two miles every day is truly benefiting me.

Running is the best way to lose weight indeed. Good going.

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:When you realize you’ve dropped five pounds in a week without even trying. These early evening workouts are indeed working. Half walking and half jogging for almost two miles every day is truly benefiting me.

Good on ya! I need to start doing that, just getting under 90 kilos again would be great.

Heloin wrote:

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:When you realize you’ve dropped five pounds in a week without even trying. These early evening workouts are indeed working. Half walking and half jogging for almost two miles every day is truly benefiting me.

Good on ya! I need to start doing that, just getting under 90 kilos again would be great.

How tall are you if I may ask? I'm going to guess somewhere in between 5'8" and 5'9, but I could be wrong.

I try to bike at least three times a week, but I dunno if it's working. I'm about 6'1 and about 195-200 lbs.