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Postby Pax Nerdvana » Sun Aug 30, 2020 11:28 am

Kannap wrote:How come girls get to call their girl friends girlfriends but boys don't get to call their boy friends boyfriends?

That's an interesting question that I don't know the answer to.
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Postby Kannap » Sun Aug 30, 2020 11:34 am

Pax Nerdvana wrote:
Kannap wrote:How come girls get to call their girl friends girlfriends but boys don't get to call their boy friends boyfriends?

That's an interesting question that I don't know the answer to.


I'll blame *checks notes* fragile masculinity, for lack of a better answer.
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Postby Hurdergaryp » Sun Aug 30, 2020 11:39 am

Pax Nerdvana wrote:
Kannap wrote:How come girls get to call their girl friends girlfriends but boys don't get to call their boy friends boyfriends?

That's an interesting question that I don't know the answer to.

Probably because the word "friend" is considered male, so it's all the fault of the patriarchy.


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Postby The Blaatschapen » Sun Aug 30, 2020 11:42 am

Kannap wrote:How come girls get to call their girl friends girlfriends but boys don't get to call their boy friends boyfriends?


Because I don't have any friends :(
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Postby Farnhamia » Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:00 pm

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Kannap wrote:How come girls get to call their girl friends girlfriends but boys don't get to call their boy friends boyfriends?


Because I don't have any friends :(

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Postby Heloin » Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:02 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
The Blaatschapen wrote:
Because I don't have any friends :(

You keep eating their lawns down to the ground, so ...

That's never been a hindrance for me.
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Postby The Blaatschapen » Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:03 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
The Blaatschapen wrote:
Because I don't have any friends :(

You keep eating their lawns down to the ground, so ...


I'm a millennial, we're too poor to have a lawn :(
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Postby Heloin » Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:04 pm

Kannap wrote:How come girls get to call their girl friends girlfriends but boys don't get to call their boy friends boyfriends?

Just call everyone your brother and/or sister. You can even add the word soul as a prefix if you want do some uncomfortable cultural appropriation.
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Postby Kannap » Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:09 pm

Heloin wrote:
Kannap wrote:How come girls get to call their girl friends girlfriends but boys don't get to call their boy friends boyfriends?

Just call everyone your brother and/or sister. You can even add the word soul as a prefix if you want do some uncomfortable cultural appropriation.


or if I want to sing a Train song. Is Train still around, whatever happened to them?
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Postby Dumb Ideologies » Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:12 pm

Kannap wrote:How come girls get to call their girl friends girlfriends but boys don't get to call their boy friends boyfriends?


I've not come across people doing this outside of American TV shows, so I'll have to consult with a script-writer.
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Postby Farnhamia » Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:12 pm

Kannap wrote:
Heloin wrote:Just call everyone your brother and/or sister. You can even add the word soul as a prefix if you want do some uncomfortable cultural appropriation.


or if I want to sing a Train song. Is Train still around, whatever happened to them?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_(band)
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Postby Dumb Ideologies » Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:13 pm

Kannap wrote:
Heloin wrote:Just call everyone your brother and/or sister. You can even add the word soul as a prefix if you want do some uncomfortable cultural appropriation.


or if I want to sing a Train song. Is Train still around, whatever happened to them?


They derailed.
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Postby Heloin » Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:15 pm

Dumb Ideologies wrote:
Kannap wrote:How come girls get to call their girl friends girlfriends but boys don't get to call their boy friends boyfriends?


I've not come across people doing this outside of American TV shows, so I'll have to consult with a script-writer.

I've had American girl friends call me girlfriend, fair to say it is a thing this side of the pond.
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Postby Heloin » Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:16 pm

Dumb Ideologies wrote:
Kannap wrote:
or if I want to sing a Train song. Is Train still around, whatever happened to them?


They derailed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcYppAs6ZdI
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Postby Atheris » Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:17 pm

Heloin wrote:
Dumb Ideologies wrote:
They derailed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcYppAs6ZdI

I prefer this version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ybW48rKBME
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Postby Nuroblav » Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:19 pm

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or if I want to sing a Train song. Is Train still around, whatever happened to them?


They derailed.

Drops of Jupiter was based but that was about it really.
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Postby Heloin » Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:22 pm


Who memorises URL's?
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Postby Atheris » Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:31 pm

Heloin wrote:

Who memorises URL's?

I do. I can tell if a video's a Rickroll or not by the first two letters.
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Postby Heloin » Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:33 pm

Atheris wrote:
Heloin wrote:Who memorises URL's?

I do. I can tell if a video's a Rickroll or not by the first two letters.

Just right click and open new tab.
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Postby Atheris » Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:35 pm

Heloin wrote:
Atheris wrote:I do. I can tell if a video's a Rickroll or not by the first two letters.

Just right click and open new tab.

Or better yet, control click.
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Postby Kannap » Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:50 pm

Atheris wrote:
Heloin wrote:Who memorises URL's?

I do. I can tell if a video's a Rickroll or not by the first two letters.


the "ht" in https always gives it away.
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Postby Kowani » Sun Aug 30, 2020 1:27 pm

Kannap wrote:
Atheris wrote:I do. I can tell if a video's a Rickroll or not by the first two letters.


the "ht" in https always gives it away.

Kannap, cybersecurity called. They want you to never touch a computer again.
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Postby Heloin » Sun Aug 30, 2020 1:30 pm

Kowani wrote:
Kannap wrote:
the "ht" in https always gives it away.

Kannap, cybersecurity called. They want you to never touch a computer again.

Always remember to hand out your Social Security number to anyone who asks and your mothers maiden name.
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Postby Gallade » Sun Aug 30, 2020 1:30 pm

Kannap wrote:How come girls get to call their girl friends girlfriends but boys don't get to call their boy friends boyfriends?

Because guys get bromance, we get the occasional brief armistice.
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Postby Kannap » Sun Aug 30, 2020 1:49 pm

Heloin wrote:
Kowani wrote:Kannap, cybersecurity called. They want you to never touch a computer again.

Always remember to hand out your Social Security number to anyone who asks and your mothers maiden name.


And the street you grew up on, your father's birthplace, your first pet's name and the name of your first grade teacher
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