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SlashStar t1_j94pxnz wrote
Reply to comment by Matthew_C1314 in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
Just FYI, it is typically considered polite to use a trans person's current name, even when talking about a past event when they went by a previous name. Have a great day.
Ripcord t1_j94ptjc wrote
Reply to comment by TheFirstSophian in TIL about lipograms: written work in which a particular letter is intentionally omitted. Ernest Wright wrote his 1939 novel Gadsby without the letter "e," and his book was 50,000 words long. by class-in-a-glass
Your slightly odd wording...I saw what you did.
soonerpgh t1_j94pp91 wrote
Reply to TIL that 3 of the 5 most recent U.S. presidents were all born within months of each other, 4/5 in the same decade by wizeowlintp
I'm not young, but I'm a lot younger than most of the politicians these days. I do not understand how we have allowed this to become the norm. We all know old people don't like or want anything to change. We also know that we need a LOT of change. Why do we keep voting in the Rest-Home Crew?
Ripcord t1_j94piwv wrote
Reply to comment by Fetlocks_Glistening in TIL about lipograms: written work in which a particular letter is intentionally omitted. Ernest Wright wrote his 1939 novel Gadsby without the letter "e," and his book was 50,000 words long. by class-in-a-glass
No less pointless than so, so many things people do especially in their spare time.
Like, speedrunning might be a similar waste of time that a ton of people seem to be into just for the challenge.
Or, what about just watching TV? Sitcoms and whatnot. People do that for hundreds and hundreds of hours. Or watching cat videos.
At least these guys were challenging themselves.
Ripcord t1_j94p9qw wrote
Reply to comment by kmaork in TIL about lipograms: written work in which a particular letter is intentionally omitted. Ernest Wright wrote his 1939 novel Gadsby without the letter "e," and his book was 50,000 words long. by class-in-a-glass
That novelty account is interesting partly because of how active and seemingly serious it is, but also they're Danish. Well, interesting to me.
nateaff t1_j94p7pl wrote
crimsonfucker97 t1_j94n4r7 wrote
Reply to comment by Bobyyyyyyyghyh in TIL that Simo Häyhä AKA the sniper White Death kept a Winter War diary, that was discovered in 2017 from his nephew's drawer, when a local museum was looking for memorabilia for an exhibition on Häyhä by Nopatme
"Dear diary my balls have completely frozen off plz send help"
Desolecontra OP t1_j94mh0j wrote
Reply to comment by RoyalSloth in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
I can see your point. Wasn’t my intention I promise.I was just honestly responding to a previous comment
Desolecontra OP t1_j94mbtz wrote
Reply to comment by devinmacd in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
Thx for the link
obscureferences t1_j94m6n2 wrote
Reply to comment by AmbitionSpecialist in TIL that Simo Häyhä AKA the sniper White Death kept a Winter War diary, that was discovered in 2017 from his nephew's drawer, when a local museum was looking for memorabilia for an exhibition on Häyhä by Nopatme
"I call it lucky cuz I misfired it once and it hit a boar anyway."
RoyalSloth t1_j94m62a wrote
Reply to comment by Desolecontra in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
I mean saying that genetics is why MBB is “more fun to watch” is just wrong, whether or not something’s fun to someone is mostly due to personal taste and social influences
But I think the overarching reason is just adding stuff that was completely unnecessary to add, like “over half the population is women but no one watches the WNBA!” makes it seem like you wanted to talk about women being weaker than men more than actually answering the question that was asked
Desolecontra OP t1_j94m5hv wrote
Reply to comment by e_keown in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
That’s pretty cool
Desolecontra OP t1_j94m3hi wrote
Reply to comment by armpitchoochoo in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
Good point. Actually there’s no debating that.
armpitchoochoo t1_j94lusz wrote
Reply to comment by Desolecontra in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
The first step in being the best anti-sexist that you can be is to accept that you are, in fact, sexist. We all are to some degree, no way we could grow up in a sexist society without absorbing some of it
OneBadKid t1_j94loln wrote
Reply to TIL about lipograms: written work in which a particular letter is intentionally omitted. Ernest Wright wrote his 1939 novel Gadsby without the letter "e," and his book was 50,000 words long. by class-in-a-glass
The picture in the article is of Jack Benny.
GenerallyAwfulHuman t1_j94ln5g wrote
Reply to comment by Desolecontra in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
No can dunk, but good fundamentals. That more fun to watch.
Alexstarfire t1_j94llgk wrote
Reply to comment by kmaork in TIL about lipograms: written work in which a particular letter is intentionally omitted. Ernest Wright wrote his 1939 novel Gadsby without the letter "e," and his book was 50,000 words long. by class-in-a-glass
Doesn't take much to not use that letter.
TowerAZ t1_j94ko0l wrote
Reply to TIL cashews are actually seeds that grow hanging beneath cashew apples, which are pear-shaped edible fruits that belong to the cashew tree by Arena-1
What is the fruit then called? Like is the fruit called a cashew?
wizeowlintp OP t1_j94ju8l wrote
Reply to comment by HPmoni in TIL that 3 of the 5 most recent U.S. presidents were all born within months of each other, 4/5 in the same decade by wizeowlintp
This is not a post about why people want to be Pres. at certain ages, this is a TIL about 1946??????
HeyVe1 t1_j94hxd6 wrote
Reply to comment by Desolecontra in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
Imagine they would put the NBA and the wnba together. How many women would play?
HeyVe1 t1_j94hhc9 wrote
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Reply to comment by temujin64 in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
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Paintmebitch t1_j94h950 wrote
Reply to comment by The_Stockholm_Rhino in TIL that in the 1980s musical "Chess", the American's fortunes change depending on which version is being played; in the West End version, he quits the match and loses his World Championship, while in the Broadway version, he discovers a tactical edge and gains it. by London-Roma-1980
True enough. I guess I figured most people wouldn't know the names and responsibilities of the members of ABBA?
HPmoni t1_j94h63s wrote
Reply to TIL that 3 of the 5 most recent U.S. presidents were all born within months of each other, 4/5 in the same decade by wizeowlintp
Young people don't want to be President. They want to be Zuckerberg.
Ripcord t1_j94q5k8 wrote
Reply to comment by angeliswastaken_sock in TIL about lipograms: written work in which a particular letter is intentionally omitted. Ernest Wright wrote his 1939 novel Gadsby without the letter "e," and his book was 50,000 words long. by class-in-a-glass
It has like 10.
Those aren't words written by him though.