I have a collection of high school level textbooks for my job, so I can call bullshit every time someone says "they never taught me X in high school."
This is from the most commonly used US History textbook in the country:
@Lasermazer > She did suggest that many of the common features of fanspeak seem to be related to thinking in "written English".
@lkesteloot has pointed out before how some nerds talk as though they're reading an essay
@mikesulsenti@sillycel2000 Idk. I feel like there are a lot of slightly tech-literate gamers and pirates who know how to use GUI apps but have never touched the CLI. I mean, the CLI isn’t even all that useful on windows.
@smorberg18307 I do this with overwatch. I have a proper PC setup and a 240hz monitor. Meanwhile, my friends play on console with a controller from their couch. It’s like we’re playing entirely different games.
The Costco worker called out order 967 and then he did he frickin 67 hand gesture!!! No one else noticed but I saw it. His palms faced the sky and lifted up and down!!!