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Cake day: July 6th, 2023

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  • God, this photo. It always makes me think someone attached the wrong size face.

    I’ll offer another potential reason why this poor guy is shaved; if he’s got a condition that needs a topical cream or medicated shampoo or similar, then this guarantees the stuff gets right to the skin, where it’s needed. His skin looks fine, but you never can tell with fleas. * tiny rimshot *







  • I think with your bikes example, one of the factors is also that riding a bike is considered one of those fundamental skills in our society. You learn it early and internalize the rules of the machine. When bikes were knew, we absolutely had more tolerance for risk, so we didn’t really care that people were getting hurt learning the ropes, and now that it’s a staple we take for granted that people will be guided early on by more experienced riders. That’s just not the case for something new. There isn’t the widespread understanding of the device or any early training. It also helps that a bike is mechanical, so it’s a bit easier to predict than something electronic, and of course the difference in safety standards now vs when bikes were new. So yeah, if bikes were just becoming a thing, we probably would feel different about their level of safety.

    But I agree that anyone who wouldn’t wear a helmet on one of these probably doesn’t have much to protect up there anyway or is a literal child.





  • The store I work at had a really good house brand flavour called espresso almond fudge. When the packaging changed, the name did too, and it’s never been on as good a sale again due to a lower price set also being introduced, so I don’t know if it’s the same anymore, but I loved it. It was similar to the Chapman’s cappuccino, but with chocolate covered almonds mixed in. God I hope for a good sale again.