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Ski instructor and chalet owner in the Swiss and French alps.

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Ace • commented on 32 posts 54 minutes ago

75 Black And White One-Panel Comics By Cartoonist Mat Barton

Hengist Pod, from Carry on Cleo. Although he'd refined it a bit further with four sides.

Flight Attendant Shares 16 Travel Hacks And Secrets That Make Traveling Less Of A Hassle

I get the impression that most of these are posted by the same person, this Ciara, whose actual knowledge of flying is limited to what she's read somewhere on the internet.

75 Black And White One-Panel Comics By Cartoonist Mat Barton

Hengist Pod, from Carry on Cleo. Although he'd refined it a bit further with four sides.

Flight Attendant Shares 16 Travel Hacks And Secrets That Make Traveling Less Of A Hassle

I get the impression that most of these are posted by the same person, this Ciara, whose actual knowledge of flying is limited to what she's read somewhere on the internet.

Flight Attendant Shares 16 Travel Hacks And Secrets That Make Traveling Less Of A Hassle

What a load of BS. What's actually going to happen if you try this, assuming you even got through security, i.e. no liquids etc., is that the gate agent will make you pay an exorbitant extra fee for the bag. If you're lucky it may make the same flight that you're on, if not you may need to collect it off a later one.

Flight Attendant Shares 16 Travel Hacks And Secrets That Make Traveling Less Of A Hassle

Is this really a thing in the US? Bribing the flight crew to give you better service?

Flight Attendant Shares 16 Travel Hacks And Secrets That Make Traveling Less Of A Hassle

There was a time when I was regularly doing commercial trips from the UK to Europe in planes that were small enough for weight distribution to be an issue. 12 and 16 seaters IIRC. Larger planes yeah, no.

Flight Attendant Shares 16 Travel Hacks And Secrets That Make Traveling Less Of A Hassle

Sure sure, and make sure you bribe everyone as you're going through check-in as well.

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

Plus commercial ice machines will have filtration systems built-in.

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

I read the first four or five HP books in French, quite enjoyed them. Then I read the original English and found them much more childlike in their language. Probably says more about my fluency in French at that time than anything else, but there were quite a few extra bits of humour added through some of the transliterations - I still think that Professor Rogue sounds much better than Snape.

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

Did you get to 24 eventually then?

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

You'll need to state it in square bananas.

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

Wall-a Wall-ah wall-a, tell me more.

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

It's actually quite a large city in Germany, but also a small town in Alsace (France), whence the cheese of the same name; but it's also a German word for Cathedral, so there's actually hundreds of them dotted around.

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

Yes, it is, it's in South America, remember?

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

TBF there are many Europeans too who fail to realise what the continent of North America actually comprises.

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

Interestingly the meter for measuring something derives via Old English through Germanic roots, which also give us the verb mete as in to measure something out. Metre as the length measure was much recently coined from the French. So the differentiated spelling in UK English more accurately reflects the origin and meaning of the words.

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

TBF what he was really good at was marketing them.

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

The Trump avatar tells you all you need to know about that poster.

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

Quite so. I recall some years ago having an apres-ski discussion with some Americans who flatly denied that they were the same thing, until my wife, a pharmacologist, assured them that it was the case. The worst thing was that we were all working in the pharmaceutical industry...

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

I love how they even got the final answer wrong. (Rounds to 7'3").

"Dopamine-High": 32 Things That Made The World Worse

Define "true". Most of these simply reflect what people are thinking and are not really based on objective fact. It's trendy to whinge about a lot of these things often without any understanding or recognition of the background and deeper issue involved.

"Dopamine-High": 32 Things That Made The World Worse

In general usage the word is not normally, or explicitly, about lack of regulation per se, just the lack of any mechanism that slows down or controls a process. ETA: Translate it as Kontrollieren or Contrôler.

"Dopamine-High": 32 Things That Made The World Worse

What you describe is certainly nothing new. Been happening just like that for at least the last 50 years, probably more.

50 Times Mechanics Were Left Speechless By What Just Rolled Into Their Shop (Best Of All Time)

The engine was a joint development between Peugeot, Volvo and Renault, none of whom had any American ownership at that time. It was a terrible underpowered beast, though. Had one in a Volvo in the mid 90s, completely gutless, just 130PS from 2.8 litres.

Someone Asked “What Is The Best City You’ve Ever Visited?” And 30 Peeps Delivered

Like I said, not "free" just included in the price of the beer. Go down the road to a bar that isn't including Tapas and you'll see that the beer is cheaper.

“No One Will Be Able To Guess The Secret”: 30 Best Secret Ingredients That Elevate A Dish’s Taste

I've literally never heard of a lasagne made with ricotta instead of béchamel. I see now that there are quite a few American recipes that do so. In Italy there exist two main types (and of course many variations) of baked lasagne dish, Lasagne alla Bolognese, made with layers of ragu and béchamel or Lasagne alla Riscotta e Spinaci (spinach) most versions of which are also made with béchamel .Of course you can make it how you like, but I'd suggest that substituting béchamel with ricotta is the hack, not the other way around.

40 Times Gravestones Were So Uniquely Amazing That People Had To Share Them Online

Looks like it's a glass plate photograph. They fade much less than paper prints.

40 Times Gravestones Were So Uniquely Amazing That People Had To Share Them Online

"Oney", as in "I fukka the one sheep"?

“No One Will Be Able To Guess The Secret”: 30 Best Secret Ingredients That Elevate A Dish’s Taste

The normal stuff you get on hotdogs and the like definitely contains sugar. Maybe it's not sweet if you're not used to French or English mustard, but they don't normally have any sugar and are much stronger than anything I've had in the US. I know you can get Dijon there at a price (Grey Poupon springs to mind) but it's the exception not the norm.

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Ace • upvoted 8 items 2 hours ago

“[I Have To] Get A New Identity”: Mom Invites Nearly 500 Guests Instead Of 50 For Daughter’s B’Day

I really wish there were more screenshots of her giant stupid face.

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

I think democracy had been around a while at that point.... Iceland and Isle of Man both have parliaments over 1000 years old. And New Zealand is the first modern democracy to give everyone the right vote...

“[I Have To] Get A New Identity”: Mom Invites Nearly 500 Guests Instead Of 50 For Daughter’s B’Day

I really wish there were more screenshots of her giant stupid face.

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

"Dopamine-High": 32 Things That Made The World Worse

Yeah, I thought that's what they're meant to do.

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

23 altogether.

Flight Attendant Shares 16 Travel Hacks And Secrets That Make Traveling Less Of A Hassle

Or bribe the flight attendant with an Applebee's gift card.

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

Let me correct: Everywhere but America drinks beer.

Flight Attendant Shares 16 Travel Hacks And Secrets That Make Traveling Less Of A Hassle

While you're standing in line to purchase a gift card for a flight attendant, can I interest you in a slightly used bridge in Brooklyn I can sell you cheap?

"Dopamine-High": 32 Things That Made The World Worse

As usual a bunch of fatalistic nonsense

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Hey Pandas, What Types Of Articles Would You Like To See More Of, And What Articles Would You Like To See Less Of?

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Ace • commented on 20 posts 54 minutes ago

75 Black And White One-Panel Comics By Cartoonist Mat Barton

Hengist Pod, from Carry on Cleo. Although he'd refined it a bit further with four sides.

Flight Attendant Shares 16 Travel Hacks And Secrets That Make Traveling Less Of A Hassle

I get the impression that most of these are posted by the same person, this Ciara, whose actual knowledge of flying is limited to what she's read somewhere on the internet.

Flight Attendant Shares 16 Travel Hacks And Secrets That Make Traveling Less Of A Hassle

Is this really a thing in the US? Bribing the flight crew to give you better service?

Flight Attendant Shares 16 Travel Hacks And Secrets That Make Traveling Less Of A Hassle

Sure sure, and make sure you bribe everyone as you're going through check-in as well.

45 People Share The Most Unhinged Family Secrets They Unexpectedly Discovered

A "player"? Of what?

45 People Share The Most Unhinged Family Secrets They Unexpectedly Discovered

Going to university and becoming a doctor has never been easily available for the poor.

45 People Share The Most Unhinged Family Secrets They Unexpectedly Discovered

Trogs as in troglodytes, lit. cave-dwellers. Mostly in the 1950s and 60s.

45 People Share The Most Unhinged Family Secrets They Unexpectedly Discovered

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

Plus commercial ice machines will have filtration systems built-in.

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

Did you get to 24 eventually then?

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

You'll need to state it in square bananas.

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

Wall-a Wall-ah wall-a, tell me more.

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

Yes, it is, it's in South America, remember?

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

TBF there are many Europeans too who fail to realise what the continent of North America actually comprises.

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

TBF what he was really good at was marketing them.

Ace • upvoted 9 items 5 hours ago

“[I Have To] Get A New Identity”: Mom Invites Nearly 500 Guests Instead Of 50 For Daughter’s B’Day

I really wish there were more screenshots of her giant stupid face.

Flight Attendant Shares 16 Travel Hacks And Secrets That Make Traveling Less Of A Hassle

Or bribe the flight attendant with an Applebee's gift card.

Flight Attendant Shares 16 Travel Hacks And Secrets That Make Traveling Less Of A Hassle

While you're standing in line to purchase a gift card for a flight attendant, can I interest you in a slightly used bridge in Brooklyn I can sell you cheap?

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

Let me correct: Everywhere but America drinks beer.

105 Times People Just Had To Take A Screenshot Of Americans Being Unbelievably Dumb

23 altogether.

"Dopamine-High": 32 Things That Made The World Worse

As usual a bunch of fatalistic nonsense

things-changed-world-worst

The good thing about influencer culture was anyone could become famous, opening doors for people who never would have had a chance in the past. The bad thing about influencer culture was anyone could become famous, including some incredibly toxic, exploitative sociopaths who would do anything for attention in the form of clicks, shares, likes and subscriptions. For every artist sharing and monetizing their doll making hobby or their drain unclogging, power washing or lawn care business, there's a dozen Paul brothers or Andrew Tate 'alpha' bro wannabes spewing cruelty for laughs, misogyny, racism, homophobia, transphobia, and assorted other forms of hate.