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Came here to mention that. From the article you linked:

Shomer, who called the incident a “cop overreach,” later claimed he wasn’t the only one responsible, telling reporters at the time, “I'm not the original. There’s a whole Penis Man army out there.”

The one that no longer exists where banana flavoured candy derives its flavor from.

That's actually a myth. See Wikipedia.

The Gros Michel has a higher concentration of isoamyl acetate, the ester commonly used for "banana" food flavoring, than the Cavendish.[12] This higher concentration is responsible for the myth that banana flavoring was based on the Gros Michel, but artificial banana flavor was not based on any specific cultivar.

Here's a longer piece on just that subject.

I don't know, does it beat the hedgehog?

With Heinlein, fantasizing.

The man who folded himself is a time travel story, too. Every time the guy travels to the same time, there's another one of him there, with bigger or smaller age differences. It gets pretty twisted in parts when he's living with his other selves.

You should read "The Man Who Folded Himself."

I wasn't able to go, but my buddy did. He and I are both mid-60s, and he said the vast majority of people were our age or older. This is southern California.

surpassing even the 2017 Women’s March demonstrations against Trump.

I guess he really does bring people together...

I thought we Americans wore that particular crown...

Unlike Reddit, Lemmy is small enough that you can browse by New/All and it's a reasonable amount of time to scroll back through a day's worth of posts. I do that now and then, and if I see a post in a community I like, I'll subscribe to it.

I originally figured I'd do that for a while, then I'd just browse by Subscribed, but I find what I mostly do is browse by Top of however long it's been since I was last on. Like if it's been around 24 hours, I'll browse by Top Day.

Not an actual CNN article, and the image is from a Jessica Simpson movie.

Your friend was feeling attacked, and you walking away made her feel abandoned and unsupported. She just wants to know that you have her back. Yes, standing beside her to help show a united front would do that some.

Usually to defuse a situation like that, I would try to understand what Karen was actually upset about, and let her know she's being heard (which is, ultimately, what she probably wants), but also let her know she's taking it out on someone who doesn't deserve it. Saying "calm down" is just going to piss her off. Saying "Hey, I understand you're upset, and I would be too, but the staff here has no ability to schedule your father for surgery when there aren't any doctors, and you're yelling at the wrong person" might.

Absolutely