CuddlyCassowary

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[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

Canama? Pamada?

Or hand it over to Bezos and now you get Amazon Mail! (Whenever the hell it feels like showing up…)

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Due to lack of participation, I’m pretty sure he’s in Georgia dealing with a musical competition at the moment.

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Well, they’ll all be in one place at a known time…

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

And I stand by mine, as “snuff something out” in the modern Cambridge dictionary is “to cause to end suddenly,” and of course that’s what they’re trying to do by using a polygraph as “evidence” (which it’s not going to accomplish, but that doesn’t stop attempted improper usage of the device). Their approach (as in many things) is horribly wrong, but the reporter’s word usage is not improper.

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

If you want to go the linguistic history route, “snuff” literally meant “to sniff at in order to examine” starting in 1810, so it’s technically (the best kind of?) correct to use it in this context, although still awkward in terms of modern colloquialisms.

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I think it’s meant to “snuff out” as in “kill” the leaks, not necessarily the perpetrators. Like, we’re gonna do this to end the leaks. The wording is somewhat awkward and questionable, but not necessarily incorrect. Snuff out is used to refer to extinguishing candles, so it’s not unheard of to use it in contexts other than ending human lives.

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

So clearly the guns are working. (/s)

Edit: Actually, my high school had a homecoming king and queen, so I take that back. Schools are infested with the monarchy!

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Tocabe in Denver is excellent too. It has some pretty unique flavor combinations going on.

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Why did the logo on his shirt disappear?

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Not quite an answer, but it was one sketch called Black Jeopardy in last night’s 3 hour long SNL 50th Anniversary special. Maybe that will help you find it.

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Upvotes ≠ approval

 

I’m having fun tweaking things now, but I think I’ve got the basics mostly figured out. I’m in Denver, so the altitude and dryness play a role.

 

There’s a really cool set of experiments that have been done around this. It seems it’s the sound that compels them to build.

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