Posts by markusl@fosstodon.org
 (DIR) Post #AZm45Ru0bXnaDO3lfE by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-09-15T00:18:12Z
       
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       @todayilearned Back in the 1970s, I visited a family in Greece.  They had a remote control that was attached to the television via a thick black cable.  That's the only wired TV remote I've ever seen.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZnVq9juqJonPmnLbU by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-09-15T17:03:52Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts ... except in the Southern Hemisphere, where it's the other way round.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZnwvuGPzYMLuwxq4m by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-09-15T22:07:27Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts Houseflies will do the same thing if they're distraught about a moral failing.  That's why a man walking into a room with a candle in it will sometimes hear the words, "Your flies are undone."
       
 (DIR) Post #AZo63ezvX8J8TW1SmO by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-09-15T23:49:42Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts Lighter than what?
       
 (DIR) Post #AZqxfmq8Wo8dj5jc5g by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-09-17T08:08:28Z
       
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       @BarneyDellarForgive my ignorance -- what's "GC"?  Gender Cynical, or something?@Stoat
       
 (DIR) Post #AZrg87AaTNfO0LylHs by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-09-17T17:17:48Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts And yet you never see a headless male swan, because he pops up a replacement head immediately after mating.It's a little-known fact that a male swan is born with all the heads he will ever have.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZtiphpAekL8ManMTg by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-09-18T16:57:43Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts That's what a baby shower is, right?
       
 (DIR) Post #AZw340hY8H83YK0RWK by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-09-19T19:53:48Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts Honestly, you should be ashamed of yourself, Dolly.
       
 (DIR) Post #Aa0SL8Ke5iyKXrSZk0 by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-09-21T22:55:03Z
       
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       @clive You're more athletic than me, but I can testify that an #FFP2 respirator makes turning over the #compost a lot less unpleasant.
       
 (DIR) Post #Aa5cQ0kLgwzBncFLdo by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-09-24T10:41:48Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts It stands to reason.  Most assaults involve toothbrushes, and red toothbrushes are easier to find.
       
 (DIR) Post #Aa8G5ki7zJ4Ukw1RTs by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-09-25T17:16:19Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts That's fantastic.  If seven more people will just donate $0, you'll reach your goal of $1,000,000,000, and Fishy will be safe.Won't someone think of the kitties?
       
 (DIR) Post #Aa8GGLPOOvSlT5JFzc by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-09-25T17:18:10Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts True, but the sun turns on its axis every 3.65 seconds, which is why it's white-hot.
       
 (DIR) Post #Aa8e2F5rTtQQjCyzYG by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-09-25T21:44:36Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts All kangaroos try walking once at about seven weeks of age.  They topple forward, their noses hit the ground, and they never try it again.
       
 (DIR) Post #AaAsEk87hXuC8Soc9A by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-09-26T23:33:10Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts It's often used by people who have embezzled knives.
       
 (DIR) Post #AaETRbx7hBdMJgY6e8 by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-09-28T17:14:09Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts "Casimir Zeglen" is a pseudonym.  The inventor of the bulletproof vest wanted to catch bullets without the stress of getting shot, so he chose an anagram of "Calmer Seizing".His brother, Mincier Glazes, was a novelty cake maker (and a commercial disaster).  His sister, Sleaze Criming, naturally went into politics.
       
 (DIR) Post #AaKhmSoTR4TsMJ6I1w by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-10-01T17:23:05Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts Yes, but he kept growing for more than a century after his death.  He's now on his seventh coffin.
       
 (DIR) Post #AaPK56duf7dtzWJhom by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-10-03T22:51:07Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts That's technically true.  Inside every bat is a bird, and that has a full set of internal organs.  A bat is really just a bird's raincoat.
       
 (DIR) Post #Aanp0LiKppnnwU3tei by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-10-15T18:30:40Z
       
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       @todayilearned ... Because, after all, no child has ever seen a breast.😏
       
 (DIR) Post #AanpC9QEMWGJIJDm40 by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-10-15T18:32:49Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts That can't be right.  "Nefarious" is only nine inches long unless you include the full stop.
       
 (DIR) Post #AanvTvkKXxM1oiU3TU by markusl@fosstodon.org
       2023-10-15T19:43:08Z
       
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       @lowqualityfacts The way I heard it, Will Smith is the grandfather, Am Smith is the father, and Did Smith is the son.