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Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Dad Jokes@lemmy.world•A world class athlete twisted his ankle in training.English8·3 days agoYou were perhaps expecting high quality humour under Dad Jokes?
Quilotoa@lemmy.cato Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Looking for someone to practice my Italian with as a native English speaker3·5 days agoTry Hellotalk.
Quilotoa@lemmy.cato Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What is the most poetic word in your language and why?6·6 days agoEnglish - paraprosdokian - it means a sentence that has a surprise twist. eg. Some people are like slinkies: not really good for much, but they bring a smile to your face when you see one tumble down a set of stairs. From the Greek, basically meaning beyond expectations.
Quilotoa@lemmy.cato Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•how long have you known your s/o, non single people?8·6 days agoDated for 4 years. Been married for 45 years.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto News@lemmy.world•An American wins the world championship of the Canadian game, crokinole.2·8 days agoYa gotta cozy your finger right up against the disc. That’s the secret.
Yeah, kind of the same mind control.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL there's a solar powered pink refrigerator in the Namib DesertEnglish1·8 days agoWrite an encyclopedia of useless knowledge?
I can place my hands in front of my chest and make circles, hands going in opposite directions.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto News@lemmy.world•An American wins the world championship of the Canadian game, crokinole.3·8 days agoMy father used to wax our crokinole board to keep the players sliding evenly.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL there's a solar powered pink refrigerator in the Namib DesertEnglish7·8 days agoThe government put the fridge there to attract tourists.
And the druggies. Somehow, they had no trouble switching to metric.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL the HMS Zubian, a Frankenship, was made from combining the war damaged ships the Zulu and the NubianEnglish4·9 days agoGood catch. Maybe all the trans issues in the U.S. navy is subliminally affecting them.
Quilotoa@lemmy.cato Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world•Feel good Friday... what's something good that's happened this week?8·11 days agoSaw my grandson twice. His face lit up with smiles each time.
Quilotoa@lemmy.cato [Migrated, see pinned post] Casual Conversation @lemm.ee•What’s one of your favorite classic YouTube videos of all time?English1·12 days agoAlmost restores your faith in humanity.
Quilotoa@lemmy.cato [Migrated, see pinned post] Casual Conversation @lemm.ee•What’s one of your favorite classic YouTube videos of all time?English3·12 days agoNot really a baseball fan, but this one is pure joy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqto63A82yE
Quilotoa@lemmy.cato Canada@lemmy.ca•Marc Garneau, 1st Canadian astronaut in space, dead at age 767·12 days agoFirst Canadian in space. I still remember when he went up.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world•For Sale: The Original Home of Dungeons & Dragons4·12 days agoI had a friend who lived in a house like that. He said it was a royal pain carting groceries up every time you went shopping.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL you produce about three and a half metric tons of feces and 38 000 liters of urine during an average lifetime.English4·13 days agoYou’re probably right. I don’t think the state would take it on, though. One mistake, and you have deadly consequences and people suing for justice.
Ratchet belt. What a great invention.