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One of those guests was a German woman. In English, she was perfectly pleasant. In German… not so much.
Her check-in went smoothly at first. We were making small talk about where she was from when she got a phone call, presumably from her husband. As the old story goes, she immediately started badmouthing me in German while I continued her check-in.
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marcicat) wrote2025-09-17 06:37 amnotalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-09-17 10:00 amMy husband and I and our fifteen-month-old daughter had just left my parents’ house after dinner and an evening of board games. We’d seen weather alerts on our phones about storms moving in, so we wanted to make tracks. About ten minutes down the road, we heard a noise coming from the back seat – […]
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scans_daily2025-09-17 10:32 amWriters: Roger Stern and George Perez
Pencils: George Perez
Inks: Brett Breeding
Matrix's identity crisis comes to a conclusion.
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tamaranth) wrote2025-09-17 10:23 am
'In the 1980s we coined the term P, for Persuasion, which turned into P for Push when people stopped being so polite about it.' He paused a moment and pursed his lips, as if pleased with himself. [loc. 178]
Knox's latest YA novel is set in her fictional island nation of Southland, and references both Mortal Fire and the Dreamhunter Duet. Unlike the earlier books, it's set in more or less the present day: there are cellphones, EVs, the internet. And there is P (for Persuasion): a coercive / perceptual ability possessed by the Percentage, 1% of the population -- and a divisive issue in Southland society.
Vex Magdolen, sole survivor of a massacre at an 'intentional community' known as the Crucible, has strong P. ( Read more... )
sovay) wrote2025-09-17 04:25 amnotalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-09-17 09:00 amI am babysitting a 3 year old boy. He is one of my favorite children to babysit, because he is very sweet. But sometimes conversations with him are a little bit interesting: Me: Stop throwing that. Him: I wasn’t. I was tossing it. Me: Okay, stop tossing it, then. Him: I wasn’t tossing it either. […]
notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-09-17 09:00 amRead Turning A Shampoo Into A Soap Opera
We sometimes put individual discounts on products if they’re a little banged up, but still perfectly usable. My coworker is on the floor when a woman and her friend approach.
Coworker: "Hi, how can I help you today?"
Customer: *Holding a shampoo bottle.* "I want this shampoo at 20% off."
Coworker: "…Excuse me?"
notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-09-17 08:00 am*I was raised Catholic and while I’m not actively practicing now, when I was in middle school and high school, I was a very active participant. My middle school youth group participated in this rally every year (it was a one day thing at a nearby community college and you’d go to different classes that […]
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DRmare Streaming Audio Recorder is an all-in-one music downloader designed to download and convert music from a wide range of streaming services. The software is compatible with major platforms such as Amazon Music, Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, Qobuz, Pandora, SoundCloud, and Line Music. It features a built-in web player for each service, allowing you to download music to MP3, FLAC, WAV, etc. at high speeds while preserving lossless audio quality and ID3 tags. This tool is designed to provide a solution for those who want to listen to their favorite songs offline on any device, even after their subscription to a streaming service has ended.bbcnewsworld_feed) wrote2025-09-17 11:03 ambbcnewsworld_feed) wrote2025-09-16 06:25 pmnotalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-09-17 07:00 am
A guy comes up to a me at the service desk.
Customer: "I need the thing that you put on the floor and then it's done."
