BenVimes

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[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

Wordle 1,162 3/6*

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I changed up my starter word and it paid off.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I phrase my dislike of dogs differently: I do not care for 99.9% of dogs. If a (human) friend has a dog, I will dutifully engage with it on a limited basis. I may even enjoy myself a bit, too.

But a random person walking their dog in the park? Please keep it away from me. I don't care how much of a "good boy" you think your pup is, I don't know or trust them.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

I grew up in southern Ontario, and it took me an embarrassing amount of time to figure this out. I heard the acronym daily as my parents listened to CFRB, but it didn't click until I was almost 20.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Furthermore, there is an option to destroy the special "gift" if you can resist accepting it. However, all you get for doing so is a few brief lines from the Emperor. Your companions don't seem to notice, and there isn't even an quest log update.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 118 points 1 year ago (5 children)

So say we all.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Somewhat related, I wonder how much of an effect birth month can have on a child's school performance, social development, and athletic ability.

Where I live, a child is eligible for junior kindergarten starting in September of the year they turn four. A child born in January would therefore be around 56 months old on their first day of school. Meanwhile, a child born in December would be around 45 months instead. That is a substantial gap, and my experience with kids that age is that even a difference of a few months can see dramatic changes.

I'm personally thinking right now of my nephew, who starts JK in a few weeks. He will turn four right before Christmas, and when he returns from holidays, some of his classmates will start turning six because he'll be in a combined JK/SK class. I can't imagine how difficult it might be for him to keep up with those much older classmates, a situation caused by virtue of his birthday.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

I'll fully admit to being completely ignorant about voting the first time I did it. I was politically disengaged for moody teenager reasons, but my parents forced me to go to the polling station anyway. I didn't care to vote for any of the candidates, but was also worried that I would get in trouble if I spoiled my ballot because I hadn't paid attention in civics (again, for moody teenager reasons).

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

It was pure coincidence that I saw it when I did.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

*meddle

For clarity:

  • Metal (noun): an elementary substance with high opacity, ductility, and conductivity
  • Medal (noun): a badge made of metal, earned through merit
  • Mettle (noun): courage
  • Meddle (verb): to interfere in matters where one is not welcome
[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It's posturing. Guys gotta prove they have the not-gays.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

As I said in another topic, this is the only way to play FF3 in its original form (or at least close to it) and in a language other than Japanese, outside of emulation. The DS remake is fine, but it is definitely a different experience.

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