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Michael Morris • commented on 37 posts 4 years ago

Someone Mocked A Russian Woman For Her Accent In English And She Delivered A Brutal Comeback

And I need to add emphasize - I was also assigned to assist these students in improving their English, so the invitation to correct them, at least at the dorm and on campus, was assumed. Correcting a total stranger is rude.

Someone Mocked A Russian Woman For Her Accent In English And She Delivered A Brutal Comeback

When I was in college I was placed in the Foreign Exchange student's dorm along with a couple other theater students to act as a dialect coach. Bit of background, our Dialect I class was about understanding accents and how to be rid of them - many students would take that course to fulfill the Public Speaking requirement of University Studies. I was in Dialects II, the followup class only the theater majors took in order to learn how to mimic accents. Anyway, I corrected people's grammar on a regular basis, but 1) I never interrupted them, 2) I always discussed the correction in private and 3) I only bothered to correct consistent, nagging problems. For example, one Mexican student who was always starting question replies with "Because" since in Spanish replies almost always start, "Por Que" (Off topic, why can't Bored Panda be bothered to register line breaks in replies. This one is best broken into at least 2 paragraphs, if not 3).

Someone Mocked A Russian Woman For Her Accent In English And She Delivered A Brutal Comeback

50 Times People Missed The Joke So Bad, They Made Fools Out Of Themselves In Front Of The Whole Internet

You know, for a stereotype, you can do a lot worse than "Good at Math". I had a Chinese waiter get angry at me for leaving π as a tip because of that association. I told him, "I always leave that or a multiple thereof regardless where I go speaking of which, I won't be back."

Bridezilla Asks Guests $1,500 Each, And It Ends So Badly That Even Christine Teigen Responds

When I was active in the Catholic Church I was cantor for a wedding ceremony and witnessed many others since our parish was a popular location for weddings since it has a really old building (1876). I always thought it would be neat to have a wedding during an otherwise normal Sunday mass, which would allow the whole church community to be a part of the ceremony. Alas, decades of loneliness wore away my faith - I've become convinced through life experience that either God doesn't exist, or he doesn't care. Either way, I've accepted my fate.

21 Clever Jokes That Only People Who Know Greek Mythology Will Laugh At

Zeus: Anything that moves. Anything.

21 Clever Jokes That Only People Who Know Greek Mythology Will Laugh At

I always thought Iphigenia would make a wonderful name for a girl. Nickname of "iffy" in there too, though I'm not so sure about that.

The Way This Local Seafood Restaurant Roasted PETA After They Posted A Sign Urging People Not To Eat Crabs Is Epic

I'm a proud member of the other PETA - People for the Eating of Tasty Animals.

137 People Who Are Having A Worse Day Than You

"You're Not Fooling Anyone:" Cop Reveals 8 Tricks People Use To Avoid Getting A Ticket, And They're Hilarious

There's a rare handful of medical conditions that make it impossible to wear a seatbelt safely - certain insulin pump designs and blood interface ports (a rare procedure where someone has a port installed into a vein on the chest because the veins elsewhere can no longer be safely used). People with such conditions carry exemptions with them though.

13 Future Predictions That Were So Wrong People Would Probably Regret Saying Them

No one will ever need more than 640K in their computer.

This Grandmother's Terrifying Experience During The Holocaust Reminds People Of How Cruel Nazis Were

Have you ever heard the Trumpenfuhrer talk about Mexicans? (and before you even try to play the card - the distinction between race and nationality is semantic at best).

Guy Hides Secret Message While Chatting To His Tinder Match, And It's Taking The Internet By Storm

The two keys to successful dating are 1. Don't be ugly and 2. DON'T be ugly. I've written enough poetry to fill a 200 page book, but it's all for naught cause I'm ugly. That's life though.

Artist Colorizes Old Black & White Photos, And It Makes A Huge Difference In How We See Past Events

Such long exposures are used by landscape photographers to get rid of people even today.

35 Times People Couldn’t Believe Their Eyes On The Road

11' 4" clearance - 13' 6" truck. Do the math.

35 Times People Couldn’t Believe Their Eyes On The Road

When there are three or more lanes CDL vehicles will tend towards driving in the center lanes to avoid merging traffic. Most traffic accidents are caused by lane changes, so being outside of the lanes traffic is trying to move into and out of makes a lot of sense. In constructions zones states sometimes mandate that trucks stay in the left hand lane. But yeah, there are idiot truck drivers out there that go into the left lane without a reason. The main reason for the mud flaps though are a warning to idiots that try to pass a truck on the right while it is making a right turn since the vehicle often has to swing out to the left before turning to the right to keep the trailer out of the ditch.

81 Thought-Provoking And Honest Illustrations About Our Lives By Stephan Schmitz

It's one of the more influential stories from Greek mythology, so read up on it. (The answer to your statement is, depends on the storyteller). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion_(mythology)

People Are Sharing Pics Of Boyfriends “Forced” To Take Perfect Pictures Of Their Girlfriends

No. I've seen a dog hit by a train. Let's just say the results are far more gross than your worst car hit and leave it at that.

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Uhm, *worked*.

50 Times That People Spoke Words So Profound, They Literally Changed Lives

Here's one I came across while studying Catholicism. There are two definitions to the word "perfect." The first, "flawless," is the definition most frequently used. The other, "Not lacking any essential quality." as in "A hammer is a perfect tool for driving nails." It doesn't matter how rusty, pitted or worn the hammer is, it remains a perfect tool for its purpose so long as the handle isn't rotted away. This we can aspire to, but it requires a lot of honest soul searching to determine what is essential to us and what is not.

Pizza Guy Sees Dog Running Towards Him At 2AM While Woman Shouts “Shoot Her”, Reaches For His Gun

In Alaska? No, sounds pretty normal actually. Alaska is still a frontier, even in the city areas, and the mentality is pretty solidly baked in there.

Pizza Guy Sees Dog Running Towards Him At 2AM While Woman Shouts “Shoot Her”, Reaches For His Gun

A story told to me many years ago involved a boy from Alabama who'd been moved to Detroit so his father could take a job in the 70's. He and his family were deeply racist, and this did little to endear him to the community since it was 90% black. Seeing the boy's loneliness the parents bought him a dog, a little black terrier, and the kid being a master of the obvious named the dog "Blackie." And Blackie got lost one night, on the streets of Detroit... Picture that for a moment - a boy with a deep southern accent walking down 8 mile at dusk yelling "Here Blackie, here boy."

Girl Shames Friend For Achieving Everything Because Of 'White Privilege,' Doesn't Expect Response Like This

White privilege is a thing. It comes in the form of bullshit we never have to put up with, so it's easy to never notice it cause we don't know what we're missing. That said, bringing up the topic while someone is celebrating getting into college is a Grade A Asshole move.

50 Hilarious Times Students Took Stupidity To The Another Level

I would have changed her grade to a D for the implied threat.

Kat Von D Said She'll Raise Her Unborn Child Vegan And Without Vaccinations, So This Mom Shut Her Down

Home delivery without a qualified physician? Let's home everything goes smoothly, cause if it doesn't she could wind up dead. Remember in the 1800's the #1 killer of women was pregnancy.

29 Eerie Photos Taken Just Before Tragedy Hit

@Greg Hoggarth -> Uhm, the first color photograph was taken in 1865. The process was still highly experimental but color prints of people do exist by 1910.

63 Hilarious Tumblr Feminists That Will Make Even The 'Manliest' Men Laugh

It's implied. The specific verse: "So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." If He created them separately it would have said so in that verse, not wait until another chapter to detail it. I suppose tortured logic can be used to try to make the sentence say something it doesn't - that is par for the course for heretics of the sola scriptura tradition.

29 Eerie Photos Taken Just Before Tragedy Hit

Dude, you really need to study history a bit better if you can't tell cars from the 1910's from cars in the 70's & 80's.

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Michael Morris • upvoted 3 items 4 years ago

Woman Shares Her Opinion About 'Non-Traditional' Women, And The Internet Claps Back

Both sides are thrashing strawmen. Who are these women who want a non-traditonal lifestyle for themselves and still want a traditional partner? What would such a relationship even look like? She's in a ménage à trois but the man involved wants his dinner on the plate by 5 pm like a real 50s man? There's a gender neutral term for people who want advantages for themselves while keeping their partners from having the same freedoms: assholes. Guy wants his girlfriend to do all the housework while both have fulltime jobs? Asshole. Girl wants to grow out her armpit hair but insists her boyfriend has to be clean shaven? Asshole. This isn't about feminism, it's about assholery. Everyone can be guilty of it, no matter what dangles between their legs or not.

Here’s How Much Money You Need To Buy Different Everyday Items In Venezuela (11 Pics)

Scandinavia and many countries in Northern/Western Europe (Norway, Denmark, The Netherlands) have a very social system that is (falsely) compared to communism by some US politicians. Yet we work less hours a week, have more holidays, education and healthcare cost next to nothing, our unemployment rates are low, and we consistently rank among the wealthiest, healthiest and happiest nations on earth.

Woman Shares Her Opinion About 'Non-Traditional' Women, And The Internet Claps Back

Here’s How Much Money You Need To Buy Different Everyday Items In Venezuela (11 Pics)

Conference Call Bingo, Anyone?

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Michael Morris • commented on 20 posts 4 years ago

Someone Mocked A Russian Woman For Her Accent In English And She Delivered A Brutal Comeback

50 Times People Missed The Joke So Bad, They Made Fools Out Of Themselves In Front Of The Whole Internet

Bridezilla Asks Guests $1,500 Each, And It Ends So Badly That Even Christine Teigen Responds

21 Clever Jokes That Only People Who Know Greek Mythology Will Laugh At

Zeus: Anything that moves. Anything.

21 Clever Jokes That Only People Who Know Greek Mythology Will Laugh At

I always thought Iphigenia would make a wonderful name for a girl. Nickname of "iffy" in there too, though I'm not so sure about that.

The Way This Local Seafood Restaurant Roasted PETA After They Posted A Sign Urging People Not To Eat Crabs Is Epic

I'm a proud member of the other PETA - People for the Eating of Tasty Animals.

137 People Who Are Having A Worse Day Than You

"You're Not Fooling Anyone:" Cop Reveals 8 Tricks People Use To Avoid Getting A Ticket, And They're Hilarious

82 Dumb Drivers Who Should Not Be Allowed On The Road

Without a helment no less.

32 Things That Are Surprisingly Bigger Than You Probably Thought

About 400kg

44 Of The Best Internet Clapbacks To Racists

I dream of a day when swapping a character's skin color will be as inconsequential as swapping their hair or eye color.

44 Of The Best Internet Clapbacks To Racists

I can. Rhymes with "Dump"

44 Of The Best Internet Clapbacks To Racists

The word to describe any spiel that starts with "I'm not a racists but..." shall be "klansplaining."

44 Of The Best Internet Clapbacks To Racists

That reminds me - are the Korean "Kim" and Chinese "Chin" etymologically related? They sound similar and they are both extremely common.

44 Of The Best Internet Clapbacks To Racists

13 Future Predictions That Were So Wrong People Would Probably Regret Saying Them

No one will ever need more than 640K in their computer.

Michael Morris • upvoted 4 items 4 years ago

Conference Call Bingo, Anyone?

Woman Shares Her Opinion About 'Non-Traditional' Women, And The Internet Claps Back

Here’s How Much Money You Need To Buy Different Everyday Items In Venezuela (11 Pics)

Girl Shames Friend For Achieving Everything Because Of 'White Privilege,' Doesn't Expect Response Like This

It is important to discuss privilege - the advantages of money, colour, gender. But using it as a staple to be smug and rain on other people's parade is not just pathetic, it is crippling an important discourse. Apart from being a total jerk, the accusing girl is doing an immense amount of harm to everybody by tainting an important point.

Michael Morris • upvoted 2 items 5 years ago

Possum Tries To Steal Cat’s Food, And Cat’s Reaction Is Priceless (7 Pics)

Your cat is right. That possum can do a lot of damage to a cat in a very short amount of time. Stop with the filming and help your poor kitty.

Teen Reports Her Boss For Sexual Harassment, Gets Panic Attack After Seeing Boss's Response

My point exactly! Not sure what is unclear about that, nor am I surprised guys are the ones stuck in the grey area, looking for some kind of justification.

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