Can confirm, have a bowl of pennies in my house that never gets used. I don’t even know why at this point.

That does indeed suck. I hope you can stay warm this winter.

I wouldn’t be that generous.

Great reference!

His listeners are the kind of people who know the age of consent in every state.

You could, but that might come with some side effects.

Nope, Russian. But I’ve been speaking English for longer than I’ve been speaking Russian. Plus, Russia sucks, so I was like extra motivated to learn English and GTFO.

I’m not versed enough in mussels to say.

Fun fact: it’s “jibe” not “jive” - https://www.grammarly.com/commonly-confused-words/jibe-vs-jive

Please don’t take this as me being an asshole, it’s just that English is my second language, and I find this kind of stuff fascinating.

I love how the most debated thing on the list became the alkaline water. Love you, guys.

Don’t give up, that just means you gotta practice. Maybe start with a child, their skin is softer and easier to manipulate.

You will become unrecognizable.

If you like this, you should join us at !bats@lemmy.world for more adorable bat pics!

Here you go

I thought so too, but turns out it is a word, even if it might be misused here: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/129015/is-disclude-a-word-and-what-authority-says-a-word-is-a-word-or-isnt

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If it makes you feel better, I asked the same question at first. Then felt stupid.

“Am I a joke to you?”

100%. The bipolar meds help too though.

I’m a former gifted child, and I can honestly say I somewhat redeemed myself. Wasted my 20s with undiagnosed ADHD and bipolar, spent my 30s getting diagnosed and medicated, and changing my hated career by going to grad school, and now in my 40s I own a business in an industry I truly enjoy. Most importantly, I’m happy.

Moral of the story: sometimes things get better with age, and it’s never too late to start.