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[–] myusernameis@lemmy.ca 37 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The full story is almost better than that. As told by his brother:

"Well, this old librarian, she says, 'This library is not for coloreds.' He said, 'Well, I would like to check out these books.'

"She says, 'Young man, if you don't leave this library right now, I'm gonna call the police.'

"So he just propped himself up on the counter, and sat there, and said, 'I'll wait.' "

[The police and his mother were called]

"And the police officer said, 'You know, why don't you just give the kid the books?'

"And my mother said, 'He'll take good care of them.' "

So, the librarian reluctantly handed over the books. And then, Carl says, "my mother said, 'What do you say?' "

And Ron answered, "Thank you, ma'am."

Full story: NPR

[–] myusernameis@lemmy.ca 20 points 3 months ago

As a former teacher of younger kids, that feature probably makes them 10x less likely to be forgotten/lost. (The size is "youth 10-") Agree it's kinda gross, but kids are wired differently.

[–] myusernameis@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 months ago

ACT 1, The GOP kills his puppy...

[–] myusernameis@lemmy.ca 21 points 3 months ago (2 children)

As an adult who grew up on sesame street and the muppets, it's just the unabashed wholesomeness that I love. They were preaching inclusivity when I was growing up in a time/place that tried to force conformity. They weren't cool, they were themselves, and that's never a bad message for kids (or adults).

The newer movie (The Muppets 2011), co-written by Jason Segal, who also grew up with The Muppets, captures that vibe perfectly IMHO.

[–] myusernameis@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Exactly, this is only an issue for me if my cat manages to build a wifi jammer. Though that is a possibility.

[–] myusernameis@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A toggle to show grid lines would be awesome.

[–] myusernameis@lemmy.ca 16 points 4 months ago

I worked in craft beer marketing for a while and the running joke about untapped was something like...

"Best lager I've ever had... I don't like lagers. 1 star."

[–] myusernameis@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 months ago

#FuckThePalePaleoPatriarchy

[–] myusernameis@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 months ago

Ah, I see the problem. I'm afraid you've accidentally adopted a Velociraptor.

[–] myusernameis@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago

During lockdown I tried making fruit wine without doing enough reading. It smelled like acetone and I'm pretty sure it was lightly poisonous. He can have that recipe if he wants.

[–] myusernameis@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 months ago

I read(yelled) this entirely in Lewis Black's voice.

[–] myusernameis@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Veridian Dynamics we can even make radishes so spicy that people can't eat them, but we're not because people can't eat them, Veridian Dynamics, Food. Yum.

Spelled different, but seemed relevant.

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