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30 Apr 2025, 4:30 pm

funeralxempire wrote:

That said, I believe there will always be people who consciously reject the prestige accent and instead choose to speak distinctly as part of their identities. In particular amongst groups that feel left out of mainstream society and kids.

We used to do that as kids. We got sick of the Big People telling us to speak "correctly" so it was our way of sticking it to them. It also used to be a UK thing that you'd never rise in the hierarchy unless you talked posh. We disliked the ones that were obviously faking it, for letting the side down and trying to please the suits. They always seemed anxious and uptight, and more transparent than maybe they thought they were.

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30 Apr 2025, 4:35 pm

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They aren’t as bad as skunks. I saved a skunk who was stuck in my trash can once, and it sprayed me. as*hole.

What a jerk.

I'm just glad I haven't had to deal with a black bear in the trash.

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30 Apr 2025, 4:41 pm

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funeralxempire wrote:

It's funny how you also sometimes see the reverse; so you've got guys with Ivy League degrees trying to sound like they're hillbillies.

And they also sound just as anxious, uptight and transparently fake.

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30 Apr 2025, 4:56 pm

funeralxempire wrote:

TwilightPrincess wrote:

They aren’t as bad as skunks. I saved a skunk who was stuck in my trash can once, and it sprayed me. as*hole.

What a jerk.

I'm just glad I haven't had to deal with a black bear in the trash.

Yeah, I bet that would even be worse. :lol:

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30 Apr 2025, 5:00 pm

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Yes, "funny" being the operative word. For some reason I find the failure of deception incredibly humorous. I suppose it's a common thing or Fawlty Towers wouldn't have been so popular.

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30 Apr 2025, 11:08 pm

Slept too much as always

Also digestive issues, which I won't elaborate on because I'm sure no one wants to hear about it.

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01 May 2025, 12:33 am

Every f*****g thing about existence.

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01 May 2025, 8:28 am

I'm not up to my normal buzzing self today with this sore throat. Things like this knock me right off kilter

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01 May 2025, 9:00 am

Anxiety

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01 May 2025, 9:16 am

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I'm not up to my normal buzzing self today with this sore throat. Things like this knock me right off kilter

Sorry to hear about your sore throat, bb.

Colds and such are going around like wildfire at the moment, it seems.

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01 May 2025, 1:58 pm

Yeah I feel better now I've got everything done and I can just put my feet up

It's just been none stop this week what with one thing and then another

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01 May 2025, 2:02 pm

babybird wrote:

Yeah I feel better now I've got everything done and I can just put my feet up

It's just been none stop this week what with one thing and then another

You have a good rest, bb.