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We don’t let sheep vote here, despite being outnumbered by them. We also have no romantic relationships with them either.

Australians suck and are terrible at sport. Don’t pick on them though, because we’re the Pacific redneck brothers. Only we can pick on Australians.

You always know when Tonga or Samoa is playing a sports match, because you’ll see the flags and hear the cars tooting everywhere.

Guy Fawkes is a real big deal. Fireworks will be going all week.

All the fish and chip shops are owned by Chinese, all the dairies by Indians, and all the bakeries by Cambodians.

It’s difficult to find some nationality that isn’t represented by a restaurant somewhere.

Our national dish is Butter Chicken.

-New Zealand


Reminds me of Arx Fatalis. I think it’s the only game I’ve seen where casting spells requires you to trace a rune in the air instead of pressing the cast button.



The CEO got high on crack and was on a rampage, knocking shit over, yelling etc. and then shat his pants. It got worse when he saw that he was running out of crack and didn’t have the cash to buy more, so he got online and made an announcement that Unity would be charging per install because he needs the money for more crack and hookers. Crazy day.


Have you ever created your own job perks?
When I was working minimum wage at a gas station many eons ago, we would have '2 for $x' specials where x is less than 2 times the individual price of whatever item. People would often not want to buy 2, but I would ring up 2 in the till for the special price and charge them for the single. Then when the next person did the same, I would charge them for the other single. So over the day, I would sell 10 energy drinks at say $4, but ring them up as 5 '2 for $6' specials. This would put the till up by $10, and then I would use that $10 to have a free meal. Anyone else do anything like that?
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Bayonetta, and Burnout 3. I got really good reflexes and timing.

And way way back when I was super absorbed playing Manhunt I got uncannily good at spotting dark shadows at night to hide in.


Guided yoga / meditation. Long music mixes for when you’re on the bus or plane.


And don’t get me started on black unbearded female dwarves who have no need for melanin underground… what the fuck.


The Wheel of Time. I waited for reviews before watching it, so glad I never wasted a second of my life watching that piece of blasphemous garbage. Just stick to the source material, how fucking hard is it??? Apparently too hard for modern directors, they have to “fix” everything and make it appealing for a “modern audience.” Bitch, I am the modern audience, and fuck you.


Drink. If its severe, drink more. I’m not saying this is a good idea, it’s just what I personally do.


Don’t stress about it. A few extra accounts won’t make any difference. If 1000 people each make 1000 accounts, then you’re starting to have a problem.


I was chatting to a mate of mine about this recently. She said that it used to be awesome, but now it is heavily commercialised and results in trash being left everywhere. It’s lost the spirit of what it used to be.


I got an aluminium one off Ali Express with a metal unscrewable lid, because my previous metal water bottle which was meant to last me forever, had a plastic lid which broke. I’ve had it for many years now, and it’s fine. A bit dented.

I recently bought a Sistema 500ml vacuum flask for like, $10 on a ridiculous special. It has plastic parts in the lid, but seems to be of decent strength. I really like it, I fill it with boiling water and then top up my tea for a few hours with hot water.


This bird needs more recognition, it’s in every remote isolated location at dusk, even alien planets.


I get this in the morning, but by 6pm it’s gone.




I agree, but in this context it isn’t helpful, the same way particle physics and quantum mechanics isn’t helpful in a discussion about economics.



Gender is not a social construct, its neurochemical. Gender roles are a social construct.


No, but I would have trouble giving up Lemmy because I am quite content here.


Does the US have zero employee protection laws??
Just following on from this: https://lemmy.nz/post/1134134 Ex-Tesla employee reveals shocking details on worker conditions: 'You get fired on the spot.' I'm curious about how far this goes. You can't get fired on the spot in NZ, unless you like, *shot someone* or set the building on fire or something really bad. But it seems that in the US, there's little to no protections for employees when their bosses are dickheads? Also, any personal stories of getting fired on the spot?
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From https://promusicianhub.com/what-is-punk-music/ *In its most basic definition, Punk music is a manifestation of the rebellious, anti-authority punk subculture that peaked in the second half of the 1970s, primarily in the US and the UK.* *Not just a music genre, but punk is more of an attitude, a philosophy, and a whole way of being.* Sure it doesn't *sound* like punk music, but they sure as hell ripped a massive middle finger at authority.
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Niche communities you're in that haven't had much interaction? EDIT: Thanks for all your suggestions!
Just curious to see what communities you would like to see more engagement in. Here's a couple I joined but it's been pretty quiet: !kava@lemmy.ml !deadmalls@lemmy.world
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Do you guys promote Lemmy on any other platforms?
Fun fact, I recently promoted Lemmy on r/place (it's the only reason I go on reddit now. Not for place, but to promote Lemmy) and all my comments were removed a few hours after.
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Do you care about diamonds?
So after Ordinary Thing's latest video, I was reminded again how much I don't care about diamonds, and actually the whole 'present a ring and blah blah' thing really doesn't sit well with me. I get that if I were to be in love enough to want to commit the rest of my life, I would want to demonstrate that effectively, but crystals stuck to a metal ring just *doesn't do it* for me. Like, maybe 'here's a life changing trip for just the two of us around south east asia' or 'come live in Latin America with me for 2 months' or *something* that feels significant.. Diamonds just aren't it. Symbolic yes, I get it. Am I alone feeling this way?
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