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[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago

I told a high school buddy that nipple skin was the same as lip skin and that when you look at a woman’s lips it is the same skin as their nipples. He froze and stared off into the distance for a long while.

[–] Nurse_Robot 28 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You would have a very difficult time regulating your body temperature. You would need to regularly moisturize your entire body. You wouldn't need to buy deodorant anymore, and you would rarely need to shower. (Lips don't have any sweat or oil glands)

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You would also have absolutely no body hair.

EDIT: Including no hair on your head, everyone with all lipskin is bald.

A whole lot of people would be a different skin color, and this lip-skin color would change more as you age.

Walking would be much more painful due to increased concentration of sensory nerves.

You would also sunburn much more easily, and probably bleed more easily and severely from light cuts and abrasions.

... Also the lack of sweat glands would mean you'd have a very poor ability to maintain homeostasis, so a lot of people would die of heat stroke / heat exhaustion, basically any moderately athletic actions could kill you.

EDIT 2: Following that last point, most agriculture and construction and resource extraction labor becomes deadly, so the economy collapses and we all starve to death.

[–] Lost_My_Mind 4 points 2 days ago

I don't buy lip balm, or chap stick or any other stuff like that.

But I lick my lips when needed.

Now I'm just imagining a bunch of people waiting at the bus stop. Just licking their arms. As you do when you have free time. Nothing abnormal or sexual about it. Just humans being humans.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I interviewed for a programming position and one of the interviewers asked me if I would rather program in all ones or all zeroes

Granted, the other interviewer on the call sigh-laughed and said “don’t answer that”. Sure it’s a stupid question but it actually comforted me to hear the dudes didn’t have sticks up their asses

[–] Bunnylux 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago

All ones cuz I’d rather be always on than always off

(I was a hard charger back then)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If ChatGPT was applying for the job:

Thought about body made of lip skin for 7 seconds

Lip skin is extremely thin, lacks most sweat glands and hair follicles, and has capillaries near the surface. If your entire body were covered with lip skin, you’d lose much of your normal protective barrier. You’d be extremely vulnerable to dehydration, temperature changes, and infections, and your skin would likely dry and crack constantly without constant moisturizing. You’d also appear reddish or pinkish all over, and physical contact could be painfully sensitive. Overall, such a condition would be debilitating and practically unlivable.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Reminds me of the time I was in a cafe on a date with my now wife and we were making fun of those “what animal would you be” small talk questions

5 minutes later a lady sits down and starts interviewing a woman and asks “if you were any kind of animal what would you be” and we couldn’t hold our laughter in

[–] Lost_My_Mind 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Plot twist, the manager heard you from the counter, and decided she knew EXACTLY what to do with her interviewee in 5 minutes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I’m that case I thank her because this is the best relationship I’ve ever had. My wife definitely makes me a better person and is a true partner for me

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Currently dealing with really dry cracked lips....

This sounds awful.

[–] jordanlund 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Just me or everyone?

I think ChapStick futures would go through the roof.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

They asked what you think, not what you don't think. Smdh head.

[–] fallowseed 2 points 2 days ago

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