ilex

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[–] ilex 0 points 1 year ago

You two were made for each other. If you were both dolls, now is when you'd start kissing.

This subbranch starts with a "/s" comment; it isn't clear what is supposed to be sarcastic and instead reads like earnest illogic. There's no spacing distinction between sarcasm and not, so is the entire comment sarcastic?

Then you jump in with a serious reply that immediately starts providing evidence for an unstated claim, which you presumably believe is "obvious." The first girl is introducing the context of schools. Are you sticking with that or switching to the different context of public? If you're pivoting to the general public, then you're off topic.

Then the first girl replies as if she made an argument. She also doesn't acknowledge you (maybe) changing the context to public. She seems to be fixated on exposing children who are in school to material unrelated to the curriculum.

As a note, the first amendment is context dependent. For example, shouting "Fire" in a crowded theater is not covered; this is because it would likely lead to injury via a stampede. A realistic re-enactment of a Jew being tortured and executed by a foreign government being performed for children at school might not be covered.

Then comes hurling of insults.

[–] ilex 1 points 1 year ago

Some good fan service in that video

[–] ilex 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To quote, poorly from memory, the wisdom of Silenus "The best fate for a man is to never have been born at all, the second best fate is to die quickly."

[–] ilex 1 points 1 year ago

Ld50 is not something I knew about when I asked. I'll pay more attention next time I see some info on it. I'm not abusing nicotine cessation products as much so my interest in researching it has waned.

I'm learning more than I thought I would from this question.

[–] ilex 4 points 1 year ago

It's been 10 hours for us.

[–] ilex 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Alle Dinge sind Gift, und nichts ist ohne Gift; allein die Dosis macht, dass ein Ding kein Gift ist.

All things are poison, and nothing is without poison; the dosage alone makes it so a thing is not a poison.

Paracelsus, 1538

The word for poison in German is Gift?!

The word has been used as a euphemism for "poison" since Old High German, a semantic loan from Late Latin dosis (“dose”), from Ancient Greek δόσις (dósis, “gift; dose of medicine”). The original meaning "gift" has disappeared in contemporary Standard German, but remains in some compounds (see Mitgift). Compare also Dutch gift (“gift”) alongside gif (“poison”).

Well that's dumb.

[–] ilex 7 points 1 year ago

I was dual wielding.

[–] ilex 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I think this is one of those "any amount is bad" things.

[–] ilex 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is there a lethal heartbeat? Google didn't immediately tell me.

[–] ilex 10 points 1 year ago
woolpack
From Middle English wolpak, wullepak, equivalent to wool +‎ pack. 
A bag of wool, traditionally weighing 240 pounds.

TIL, Thx

[–] ilex 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm not sure bout that. I know they say it, but on many occasions I've taken 80+mg orally in a day. Lethal dose is supposed to be 60.

[–] ilex 16 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Huh. That might explain the last two weeks. Dental pains. Lot's of tylenol. And why I feel much better now.

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