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[Mitheral]

Abraham Lincoln said THAT?

 

[vada]

Random question of the day:

What's one thing that the internet has taught us?

Small people have large voices.

 

[Mitheral]

Usernames and Avatars have no true gender. For all you know the cute blonde you are chatting with is a bald, fat man in his 60's. Viva La Dirt League did a funny skit about this. (I happen to enjoy their Epic NPC skits.)

 

[Macintot]

A lot of conspiracy theories. Like a lot of conspiracy theories.

On a more serious note, and to balance out some of the negatives, I'd say it's taught us that there's more out there than our own little bubble of the world and how to accept and emphasize people whose lives are different than ours. Realistically, how many of us would know (or even care) about the cultures of people living halfway around the world if we didn't have such easy access to learning about them? And I can go on YouTube or TickTock and watch firsthand accounts of what it's like to live as a Muslim or a trucker or an amputee or a child of immigrants. It's not the end-all be-all of accurate information, but it's a good place to start.

 

[AlexneushoornTheGreat]

Random question of the day:

Why speak like this, Yoda from Star Wars does?

 

[Mitheral]

Entertainment value.

LOL, however, as a former linguist, I learned that languages often have a syntax that is different from English. German is a good example. So is Russian. And I remember reading a book on Turkish politics once. I instantly realized the book had been translated into English by a Turkish native. (I looked at the name of the author after I realized it and read up on the author after I had noticed.) But I won't get into details here.

(Or did you mean the vocal component?)

 

[Murdergurl]

Random question of the day:

Why speak like this, Yoda from Star Wars does?

So remember him, you will. And worked, it did.
(more than 4 decades later!)

 

[AlexneushoornTheGreat]

Not sure if I asked this one before, but...

Random question of the day:

What's the funniest TV commercial you've ever seen?

 

[Onmyoji]

I don't remember exactly, been a few years ago. But there was a commercial with a very funny and catchy song about the product. The song was silly but hilarious and I remember liking that song a lot and it made me smile every time I heard it.

 

[Kaiju Cat]

The snicker commercials for me I make jokes with my friend about that.

 

[Idea]

A while back I came across these Japanese weird commercial compillations, I think it was something where you had to try to guess what they were advertising. I don't have a personal favorite commercial, but if I did, it would certainly have come from one of those compilations.

 

[Daisie]

Probably this one that I ACTUALLY got before one of my YouTube videos

 

[Macintot]

I know it's pretty recent, but it's still my favorite

 

[Murdergurl]

Not sure if I asked this one before, but...

Random question of the day:

What's the funniest TV commercial you've ever seen?

it was a banned Skittles commercial, featuring two newlyweds in a hotel room. It had a lot of sexual connotations, so I dont know if i can share the vid.

 

[AlexneushoornTheGreat]

Not sure if I asked this one before, but...

Random question of the day:

Would you rather be able to teleport or be able to time travel?

 

[Mitheral]

Tough call. But I think I would opt for time travel.

 

[Macintot]

Depends on the nature of the abilities. If I time travel, do I have the risk of releasing deadly plagues due to virus mutations or of butterfly effecting myself into never being born? If I can teleport, do I have a risk of accidentally teleporting myself into walls/people if I'm not careful?

If both are safe (or both aren't safe), I'd take teleportation. It's either more useful to me, or less likely to end the world. Besides, as cool as seeing some historical events might have been, most of history sucked to live through.

 

[Onmyoji]

Teleport. I would not need to time travel if I can avoid wasting time on getting to places and just teleport there.

 

[Kaiju Cat]

I’ll go with teleport since it will take me places without needing a car.

 

[Idea]

Probably time travel, but like Macintot said, depends on the exact nature /limitations / drawbacks of the abilities.

 

[Murdergurl]

Time travel, definitely. Go around and muck everything up. lmao
Seriously, it never ends well

 

[vada]

Teleporting would make it a hell of a lot easier to see international family and friends. No more cramped, expensive flights? Yes, please!

 

[Daisie]

Teleport definitely XD I have no desire to wrestle with the moral responsibility of time travel

 

[AlexneushoornTheGreat]

Random question of the day:

Do you have a bad habit of taking things too seriously at times? If so, what are your experiences with this habit?

 

[Murdergurl]

Random question of the day:

Do you have a bad habit of taking things too seriously at times? If so, what are your experiences with this habit?

For the most part... no. not really. I'm a pretty lighthearted person irl. I'm usually the one that's always in a "good mood" and laughing at work, and chillin' at home. Meanwhile everyone else is bitching about something. I probably come off online as being a bit coarse and pessimistic, but that's probably because it's my venting. Mostly because I'm trying to entertain myself and I get frustrated. So I guess that's what i take too seriously: Entertaining myself. whether it be books or movies, or writing, or whatever... I take my entertainment very seriously. Like, i have a "high standard" of seeking out what I want and not really giving any room for it being anything other than that. Which, usually doesnt end well for me actually being entertained.