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Sister in law's son died in an accident. Very heartbreaking. Lots of emojis being used on that side of the family and it seems ghastly to be like "sorry for your loss 😘😭".
Jesus that's awful. I'm sorry for your family's loss. I think people sometimes don't know how to respond to truly devastating things posted on social media. Most emojis in serious situations come off as tactless.
I think that's somewhat a generational thing. If we continue to use text as such a primary mode of communication for a couple more generations I think we'll start to find emoji use less distasteful and more normal to use even in serious contexts. There's so much to tone that's very difficult to communicate in a short piece of text.
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SummaryJudgmentGrab the hottest iron you can find, stride in the Tower’s front doorRegistered Userregular
Lake Michigan
also: This Is How You Lose The Time War is a not shitty version of The Lake House
it's probably too late to go back and edit to This is How You Lose the [chat] War and that's a shame
I could sail across the great lakes no problem in any sailboat - although, depending on which direction and how much across vs "along" I sail, much prefer something where I can sleep below deck
but like, there needs to be a place on the other end to go to
sailing to Shetland is A Thing for people with boats here in the southwest coast, both because it's an interesting place, but it's also a specific crossing, y'know?
I could sail across the great lakes no problem in any sailboat - although, depending on which direction and how much across vs "along" I sail, much prefer something where I can sleep below deck
but like, there needs to be a place on the other end to go to
sailing to Shetland is A Thing for people with boats here in the southwest coast, both because it's an interesting place, but it's also a specific crossing, y'know?
If you are sailing solo at night what do you do to sleep? Just lash the rudder/wheel/tiller down and hope it works out?
does for example lake erie get dual citizenship or does it get half a canadian vote, half an american vote?
The lakes are part of an independent country that governs all large bodies of water.
Due to global warming this country is becoming aggressive and actively annexing territory all across the world, we must stand in opposition to them and declare war.
That's awful. I can't imagine the heartbreak you are going through.
Or
😓😱💔💔💔
I saw the chat my one coworker (the one that started to really annoy me over time) had with his wife and they were the most insane emoji people I've seen
a four word message was followed by what was, at minimum and with no hyperbole, twenty emojis
the short reply also had a similar insane block of emojis
does for example lake erie get dual citizenship or does it get half a canadian vote, half an american vote?
The lakes are part of an independent country that governs all large bodies of water.
Due to global warming this country is becoming aggressive and actively annexing territory all across the world, we must stand in opposition to them and declare war.
I could sail across the great lakes no problem in any sailboat - although, depending on which direction and how much across vs "along" I sail, much prefer something where I can sleep below deck
but like, there needs to be a place on the other end to go to
sailing to Shetland is A Thing for people with boats here in the southwest coast, both because it's an interesting place, but it's also a specific crossing, y'know?
If you are sailing solo at night what do you do to sleep? Just lash the rudder/wheel/tiller down and hope it works out?
I wouldn't, because it doesn't seem fun
but yeah, you've got the autopilot on
and you go right, it takes fifteen minutes for a boat to go from the horizon to on top of me, so then I can sleep ten minutes at a time
and that's how you sleep
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BrodyThe WatchThe First ShoreRegistered Userregular
This pole has no joke post, I am disappoint.
"I will write your name in the ruin of them. I will paint you across history in the color of their blood."
Not everything is a joke. Our lakes are serious business!
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ChanusHarbinger of the Spicy Rooster ApocalypseThe Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderatormod
Lake Huron
my viking ancestors emigrated to the land of milk and honey known as minnesota but they have grown soft and are now afraid to sail across lake superior, a lake only like 33% larger than the baltic sea of their forefathers
Allegedly a voice of reason.
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BrodyThe WatchThe First ShoreRegistered Userregular
Damn it, I waited out the rain but then I waited too long and now it’s raining again. I forgot to bring a jacket or umbrella in the morning so basically I will die on the way home now
my viking ancestors emigrated to the land of milk and honey known as minnesota but they have grown soft and are now afraid to sail across lake superior, a lake only like 33% larger than the baltic sea of their forefathers
all of the great lakes together are 33% smaller than the baltic sea by area
also, I have to point out, it's the inferior vikings who lived by the baltic sea
the best vikings lived by the north sea and the norwegian sea
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zepherinRussian warship, go fuck yourselfRegistered Userregular
Lake Huron
Name origins:
Lake Erie
From the Erie tribe, a shortened form of the Iroquoian word erielhonan "long tail".[51]
Lake Huron
Named for the inhabitants of the area, the Wyandot (or "Hurons"), by the first French explorers .[52] The Wyandot originally referred to the lake by the name karegnondi, a word which has been variously translated as "Freshwater Sea", "Lake of the Hurons", or simply "lake".[53][54]
Lake Michigan
From the Ojibwa word mishi-gami "great water" or "large lake".[55]
Lake Ontario
From the Wyandot (Huron) word ontarí'io "lake of shining waters".[56]
Lake Superior
English translation of the French term lac supérieur "upper lake", referring to its position north of Lake Huron. The indigenous Ojibwe call it gichi-gami (from Ojibwe gichi "big, large, great"; gami "water, lake, sea"). Popularized in French-influenced transliteration as Gitchigumi as in Gordon Lightfoot's 1976 story song, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, or Gitchee Gumee as in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1855 epic poem, The Song of Hiawatha).[17]
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Duluth is nice to visit. I wouldn't want to live there. You think winter is tough in Minneapolis. Just wait until it's lake ice all over.
I used to visit Lake Huron regularly as a kid when I lived in Michigan. Lake Superior is prettier though.
but they're listening to every word I say
@echo @japan ?
If I can't see the other side I don't want to deal with it.
It's just not something that's contemplated? They're fucking huge.
I'm sure you could with the correct boat, but I never knew anyone who had one
This is my father.
I think that's somewhat a generational thing. If we continue to use text as such a primary mode of communication for a couple more generations I think we'll start to find emoji use less distasteful and more normal to use even in serious contexts. There's so much to tone that's very difficult to communicate in a short piece of text.
it's probably too late to go back and edit to This is How You Lose the [chat] War and that's a shame
I mean, lake Eerie isn't that big, I definitely think I could kayak to Canada across it no problem, especially near the Buffalo Niagara region.
"non-industrial" made me think it was restricted to, well, industry
But she’s so cute!
Here she is being all psychic and shit:
I don’t think the text under the photo shows, but it says: “Caul meh nao fuh yuh fwee reedin’”
in which country?
They were named after each other, obviously.
Sealand
Can we do a ranked preferential thing and the LoughLoch Party sweep the polls?
There are two Erie counties.
but like, there needs to be a place on the other end to go to
sailing to Shetland is A Thing for people with boats here in the southwest coast, both because it's an interesting place, but it's also a specific crossing, y'know?
Or
😓😱💔💔💔
If you are sailing solo at night what do you do to sleep? Just lash the rudder/wheel/tiller down and hope it works out?
The lakes are part of an independent country that governs all large bodies of water.
Due to global warming this country is becoming aggressive and actively annexing territory all across the world, we must stand in opposition to them and declare war.
I saw the chat my one coworker (the one that started to really annoy me over time) had with his wife and they were the most insane emoji people I've seen
a four word message was followed by what was, at minimum and with no hyperbole, twenty emojis
the short reply also had a similar insane block of emojis
every message was like that
My friend said “You spelled ‘magic’ wrong.” And I said “Nope, my pussy on that occult shit.”
New Sealand.
I wouldn't, because it doesn't seem fun
but yeah, you've got the autopilot on
and you go right, it takes fifteen minutes for a boat to go from the horizon to on top of me, so then I can sleep ten minutes at a time
and that's how you sleep
The Monster Baru Cormorant - Seth Dickinson
Steam: Korvalain
you can actually watch the land go by and enjoy yourself
instead of spending six hours straight just watching a sighting point
Not everything is a joke. Our lakes are serious business!
Meh, I prefer more interesting, smaller lakes, rather than 5 big boring ass lakes.
The Monster Baru Cormorant - Seth Dickinson
Steam: Korvalain
RIP
all of the great lakes together are 33% smaller than the baltic sea by area
also, I have to point out, it's the inferior vikings who lived by the baltic sea
the best vikings lived by the north sea and the norwegian sea
Lake Erie
From the Erie tribe, a shortened form of the Iroquoian word erielhonan "long tail".[51]
Lake Huron
Named for the inhabitants of the area, the Wyandot (or "Hurons"), by the first French explorers .[52] The Wyandot originally referred to the lake by the name karegnondi, a word which has been variously translated as "Freshwater Sea", "Lake of the Hurons", or simply "lake".[53][54]
Lake Michigan
From the Ojibwa word mishi-gami "great water" or "large lake".[55]
Lake Ontario
From the Wyandot (Huron) word ontarí'io "lake of shining waters".[56]
Lake Superior
English translation of the French term lac supérieur "upper lake", referring to its position north of Lake Huron. The indigenous Ojibwe call it gichi-gami (from Ojibwe gichi "big, large, great"; gami "water, lake, sea"). Popularized in French-influenced transliteration as Gitchigumi as in Gordon Lightfoot's 1976 story song, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, or Gitchee Gumee as in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1855 epic poem, The Song of Hiawatha).[17]
*gasp*
Size Queen.
their names in english should be Large Lake and Large Lake, as I see that's the appropriate translation.
all the cool kids are into the Finger Lakes now