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[–] sloonark@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I'm a high school teacher and I recently was discussing this. Protip: don't talk to 14 year olds about how if something is in between hard and soft, it's firm. 🙄

[–] CascadianBeam@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There’s a surprisingly more expansive demographic that pro tip applies to.

[–] the_itsb@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I'm 41f (going on 13 at times), and this is why my husband hates(loves) having me around the shop - all the mechanical everything is full of euphemisms and innuendo. "mating surfaces" 😂

[–] e033x@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago
[–] TwanHE@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[–] kog@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I feel like you should really have seen that one coming.

[–] kog@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like you should really have seen that one coming.

[–] LinusWorks4Mo@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

coming for sure

[–] CascadianBeam@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There’s a surprisingly more expansive demographic that pro tip applies to.

[–] steakmeout@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] rubythulhu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You called out “tip”, but you left “expansive” just lying there helpless?

[–] MudSkipperKisser@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Don’t worry, it’ll rise to the occasion

[–] MudSkipperKisser@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Don’t worry, it’ll rise to the occasion

[–] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Yepp, just the tip.

[–] MudSkipperKisser@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are emojis acceptable here? Because I’d like to insert the hand raise one here

[–] Deez@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think yes, let’s make a new culture of restrained emoji use 🙌

[–] ramplay@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh were they referring to praise hands? I thought they meant 🙋

[–] Deez@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was high fiving their raised hand