Signtist

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[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 7 points 1 day ago

People like things to fit into neat little boxes. If you're smart, you're smart. If you're dumb, you're dumb. If you're smart in some ways, and dumb in others, you're confusing and they hate it.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 1 points 2 days ago

4 beers had me puking in my friend's bathroom. 1 beer would probably make me an unsafe driver.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 1 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I got shitfaced drunk from 4 beers once; I can't handle alcohol for shit. But yeah, the big concern is a sober alcoholic accidentally relapsing.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's a fair point. I was thinking it was kinda like being the technical prince of the Ottoman empire or some other country that no longer exists - a neat factoid to talk about, but otherwise not really relevant.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 3 points 2 days ago

I mean, if killing a person or making them fall in love with you are against the rules, it seems that you're not meant to use wishes to fuck with people. Sure, Jafar does, but he's the villain - given Genie's good nature, I'd imagine he wouldn't let his wishes do that unless the wisher specifically forced it, which Aladdin wouldn't do.

Fucking with people by making them suddenly be a citizen of a completely new country, or suddenly not be the ruler of the country they previously ruled would probably be something Genie would avoid, and Aladdin wouldn't press him on it, even if it's not specifically covered under the quick list of rules Genie gave.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 1 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Yeah, I'll often grab an energy drink from the gas station and chug it before continuing on during a long drive. Luckily I don't drink this brand.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 3 points 2 days ago (5 children)

I always thought he was a "fake prince" because he was the prince of a country that didn't exist. Like, sure, you're the prince of this nonexistent country, see how far that gets you I guess. Otherwise Genie would either have to make new land out of nowhere somehow, or displace people who already lived/ruled in a location, which seems somewhat against the rules.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 2 points 3 days ago

Not even your own money, you're killing people for more money in the pockets of weapons dealers, oil barons, and the politicians they employ - I mean "lobby."

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 3 points 5 days ago

Guilty in the legal sense means you've been found to be guilty in the court of law. Until you've been tried, you're not guilty. Otherwise anyone could just say "that guy committed a crime" and it'd be their word against yours.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 1 points 5 days ago

Videos that pushed this rhetoric were the first step in turning my mom from a normal shitty person into a full-blown conspiracy theorist. This is definitely going to be a problem.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 5 points 5 days ago

Ugh, the "both sides" argument again... /s

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 2 points 6 days ago

I used to have a 1.5" leg length difference, so I had to wear a big lift in one of my shoes throughout middle and part of high school as I had a few surgeries to slowly fix the difference. It was a major pain, and I often rolled my ankle in gym class and sports.

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