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The Free Joy State
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Postby The Free Joy State » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:00 pm

Several pages late, but...

Ah... look at that new thread. The banner looks even better in pride of place.

Oh, when the snails go riding on
Oh when the snails go riding on
Oh, I want to be in that number
When the snails go riding on!
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Postby New Visayan Islands » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:03 pm

I love the smell of fresh TET in the morning. Smells like...eternity.
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Postby Xmara » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:08 pm

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/scie ... plume.html

So did anyone have massive dust storm on their 2020 apocalypse bingo card?
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Postby Farnhamia » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:14 pm

Xmara wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/science/saharan-dust-plume.html

So did anyone have massive dust storm on their 2020 apocalypse bingo card?

Damn it, no!
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Left-wing Utopia

Postby Andsed » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:23 pm

Xmara wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/science/saharan-dust-plume.html

So did anyone have massive dust storm on their 2020 apocalypse bingo card?

It seems the blood sacrifices have not appeased the gods. Look like we need to sacrifice more.
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Postby Heloin » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:25 pm

The Free Joy State wrote:Several pages late, but...

Ah... look at that new thread. The banner looks even better in pride of place.

Oh, when the snails go riding on
Oh when the snails go riding on
Oh, I want to be in that number
When the snails go riding on!

Oh when the Snails, oh when the Snails
Do fireforce, in an old G-Car
Oh when the Snails do fireforce, in an Alouette
I wanna be in that number,
When the Snails do fireforce
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Xmara
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Postby Xmara » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:40 pm

Andsed wrote:
Xmara wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/science/saharan-dust-plume.html

So did anyone have massive dust storm on their 2020 apocalypse bingo card?

It seems the blood sacrifices have not appeased the gods. Look like we need to sacrifice more.

I volunteer

No, please. I have to retake cell bio this year. Just put me out of my misery.
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Postby Rojava Free State » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:45 pm

Andsed wrote:
Xmara wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/science/saharan-dust-plume.html

So did anyone have massive dust storm on their 2020 apocalypse bingo card?

It seems the blood sacrifices have not appeased the gods. Look like we need to sacrifice more.


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Postby Rojava Free State » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:45 pm

Xmara wrote:
Andsed wrote:It seems the blood sacrifices have not appeased the gods. Look like we need to sacrifice more.

I volunteer

No, please. I have to retake cell bio this year. Just put me out of my misery.


Don't mention Cell. He's gonna show up in August.
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South Odreria 2
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Postby South Odreria 2 » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:54 pm

Well my college is officially happening in fall. Now if I can just find a place to live
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Postby Infected Mushroom » Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:00 pm

Minskiev wrote:Did nobody get my reference? Shame.

Anyways

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If you answer this correctly

The perfect chicken wing should have:

No/some/full spice, no/some/full sweet.


I answer Some for both

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Infected Mushroom
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Postby Infected Mushroom » Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:00 pm

South Odreria 2 wrote:Well my college is officially happening in fall. Now if I can just find a place to live


Are you renting in the suburbs?
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Postby Geneviev » Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:01 pm

I would like to know why almost everyone can't agree with me about reality.
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South Odreria 2
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Postby South Odreria 2 » Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:03 pm

Infected Mushroom wrote:
South Odreria 2 wrote:Well my college is officially happening in fall. Now if I can just find a place to live


Are you renting in the suburbs?

I'm trying to get a place right next to Campus, they said they would send me a contract but then didn't. Everything is apparently full.
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Infected Mushroom
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Postby Infected Mushroom » Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:05 pm

South Odreria 2 wrote:
Infected Mushroom wrote:
Are you renting in the suburbs?

I'm trying to get a place right next to Campus, they said they would send me a contract but then didn't. Everything is apparently full.


I see...

Well I hope you get a place close to campus

For me, long commutes to classes lowers my morale :)
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Left-wing Utopia

Postby Grenartia » Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:20 pm

Xmara wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/science/saharan-dust-plume.html

So did anyone have massive dust storm on their 2020 apocalypse bingo card?


*thing happens that is uncommon, but still perfectly normal*

Everyone else: "OmG gUisE 2o20 ap0calYpse bINgO cArd m0menT!"
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Postby Grenartia » Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:21 pm

Geneviev wrote:I would like to know why almost everyone can't agree with me about reality.


In what way?

Also, the definition of reality is basically "that which doesn't go away when you stop believing in it".
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Geneviev
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Postby Geneviev » Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:24 pm

Grenartia wrote:
Geneviev wrote:I would like to know why almost everyone can't agree with me about reality.


In what way?

Also, the definition of reality is basically "that which doesn't go away when you stop believing in it".

People already disagree with me about almost everything, but now they seem to not agree with me regarding how long a meter is.
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Grenartia
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Postby Grenartia » Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:29 pm

Geneviev wrote:
Grenartia wrote:
In what way?

Also, the definition of reality is basically "that which doesn't go away when you stop believing in it".

People already disagree with me about almost everything, but now they seem to not agree with me regarding how long a meter is.


How long do you think it is?
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Heloin
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Postby Heloin » Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:31 pm

Geneviev wrote:
Grenartia wrote:
In what way?

Also, the definition of reality is basically "that which doesn't go away when you stop believing in it".

People already disagree with me about almost everything, but now they seem to not agree with me regarding how long a meter is.

...A meter is a meter. What other option is there?
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Geneviev
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Postby Geneviev » Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:31 pm

Grenartia wrote:
Geneviev wrote:People already disagree with me about almost everything, but now they seem to not agree with me regarding how long a meter is.


How long do you think it is?

100 centimeters, approximately a yard, and so on. A meter.
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Postby Luziyca » Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:33 pm

Geneviev wrote:
Grenartia wrote:
How long do you think it is?

100 centimeters, approximately a yard, and so on. A meter.

You are correct.
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Postby Geneviev » Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:36 pm

Luziyca wrote:
Geneviev wrote:100 centimeters, approximately a yard, and so on. A meter.

You are correct.

That's what I thought. But at least one person disagrees.
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Postby Abserdia » Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:39 pm

Geneviev wrote:
Luziyca wrote:You are correct.

That's what I thought. But at least one person disagrees.

Maybe they’re thinking about thermometers.
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Postby Luziyca » Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:40 pm

Geneviev wrote:
Luziyca wrote:You are correct.

That's what I thought. But at least one person disagrees.

Probably just lazily converted a yard to centimeters and was like "close enough, it's a meter anyway."
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