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You should keep your nuts in the freezer.

^ It's the Latin for "Thus" or "Like This". It's generally used in an ironic or mocking fashion when quoting a misspelling or bizzare opinion, as if to indicate "I know that looks wrong, but that's what the other person really wrote/said".

In later Latin, the word was used to indicate 'Yes', hence Spanish/Italian 'Si'.

Teabags were originally samples given out by tea salesmen.

Found out what chipotle is and how to pronounce it.

that at least for me, hard cider should never be consumed in any amount, on an empty stomach.

I upset somebody this weekend.

It wasn't intentional, I was actually a joke.

It went wrong.

Maybe my sense of humour isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Anyway, because of my poor judgement I made someone feel bad but me not having much in the way of empathy, I found this hard to see and it's taken quite a lot of contemplation to understand this.

Also, as I am naturally an antagonist it has taken me quite a lot of strength to not add any more fuel to the fire.

Today I've learned patience.

Pixel art games can be extremely addictive.

(Spent 3 days playing Stardew valley)

recursive art derived from found image fragments, can be highly addictive and time-wasting.

whole wheat naan. tastes like a cross between pita and wheat bread. not bad.



but love garlic naan a lot more. garlic naan tastes like pancakes.

Although cyanide is one of the quickest ways to kill someone or yourself by poisoning, it's also one of the most agonizing ways to die because not only does your breathing stop and your whole body seize up and go into convulsions, but you're awake and fully aware what's happening. That must be utterly terrifying. Guess I'll stop making "jokes" about stocking up on cyanide whenever I hear something about our impending doom. I'm already ending it all much more slowly by eating pre-packaged food anyway.

funny cat videos are the secret to instant happiness

There are signs at Disneyland of all places warning people that the resort can cause cancer and birth defects.

Seriously? I know everything causes cancer and birth defects these days, but they do they really have to put up signs about it everywhere in California? And in Disneyland? I'm so depressed, now.

It's a small world after all... hope that tumor is benign...