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  • Parents of Lemmy, how much do you spend on Christmas presents for your kids each year?

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  • We do about $300/kid. We haven't increased that over the years with inflation.

    Kid's are all grown up now. A couple years ago we started having everyone make Amazon wishlists. It was too difficult to figure out what everyone wanted. The wishlists make it easier for everyone. Also, we can put all our purchases on an Amazon store card and get 12 months interest free.

    (I know. Amazon.)

    Last year I also gave each kid a $300 Amazon gift card because everything sucks, and I didn't want them to feel pressure for the holiday. I'll do that again this year.

    It probably seems crazy, but it works for us.

  • What's your favorite assignment you made while in school?

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  • In high school physics I wrote a parabolic motion simulator. You could set the angle and initial velocity, and it would draw the path of the projectile. I made it so you could set the force of gravity. I also added the ability to set a horizontal force just for shits and giggles.

    When I was in gym class later, we were out on the field playing baseball. I saw a ball hit into the wind and the trajectory matched my simulation of the trajectory of a projectile with a horizontal force acting on it.

    So, I was pretty pleased by that.

  • Zero tolerance policies in schools and mandatory minimum sentences have the same arguments and issues

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  • I had a rule for my kids for dealing with bullies in school.

    First, tell a teacher.

    If that doesn't work, tell me, and I'll tell the principal.

    If that doesn't work, deal with it yourself, but avoid causing permanent damage.

    I never really expected telling the teacher or the principal would help. I just wanted it on the record in case shit went down and lawyers had to get involved.

  • Do you sing to your pet or have other silly interactions with them?

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  • I argue with our guinea pigs when they demand their cookie (hay+vitamin C tablets with molasses for a binder) before 5:00pm.

    I insist that they can see the clock from where their enclosure is, so they should know what time it is.

  • how long do you need to be Ina relationship with someone before you can say 'Go fuck yourself, I love you too.' and your partner will respond with a chuckle instead of a blood fued?

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  • OH MY GOD!!!!!

    When I was in college, a computer lab coworker asked me how long I had been dating my girlfriend.

    I told her 6 years. She said, "Shit or get off the pot!"

    That was the moment I decided to propose. We've been married for 33 years, together for 39.

    When people ask about the proposal, I tell that story, and end with, "...so I decided to shit."

  • Why do you need, want and/or have a gun/guns?

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  • I have a rifle and a revolver, but they're both limited edition items that my grandfather got from a steel mill where he worked, so they're a "shoot if you have to" kind of thing.

    I'd like to have more, because I enjoyed target shooting as a kid. However, they're not cheap, and I'm not sure I have the time.

    At the same time, I'm in the US and the inmates are running the asylum, so I feel like I should have more.

  • Big holiday decorators, do you have two different sets for Halloween and Christmas, or are you just slapping Santa hats on your spooky shit?

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  • Halloween gets collected and stored. The last bits went to the attic yesterday.

    There's a conversion to Thanksgiving decor, then right after Thanksgiving it all gets packed up, and we convert to Christmas.

    Christmas gets packed up and stored sometime before June.

  • What is the highest level of mathematics that should be expected to graduate high school?

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  • Looking at the state of the US right now, calculus wouldn't be where I'd devote my energy.

  • What is the highest level of mathematics that should be expected to graduate high school?

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  • I feel like perhaps you don't know enough people from the entire range of human abilities to understand why requiring calculus might be going too far.

    It should certainly be an option, and it should be a requirement for certain career paths, but making it a high school graduation requirement would just unnecessarily result in more people dropping out of school.

  • Please help me under stand my spouse's gift and their hurt

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  • You messed up. Plenty of people will tell you that.

    I wanted to address the challenge you face with your spouse not accepting that you don't like change.

    I find myself to be much the same, and very occasionally my wife tries to get me to change. I've explained it like this:

    I don't like change. I find something I love, and I keep it forever. I don't want something new. I don't want something different. I want to keep what I have.

    If I say it right and give her a chance to think about it, my wife, who I have been with since I was 16 and she was 15, figures out that she's ok with me not wanting change.

  • Your task is to blow a job interview in the first 30 seconds. What do you do?

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  • Whip it out and piss on the desk.

  • Do you use a dishwasher or wash dishes by hand?

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  • All those dirty fish swimming around...

  • Adding stickers to my fruit so it's harder to recycle

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  • Exactly. The peel is a significant part of the banana. You wouldn't want to waste it.

  • Adding stickers to my fruit so it's harder to recycle

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  • Clearly the answer is to eat the sticker.

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    What are some things America has lied about in the history books but the world accepts?

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  • I had to Google that to know what the hell you were talking about.

  • Does anyone have experience cutting their own hair? Should I cut my own hair?

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  • I don't know if it would bother you, because it can be noisy, but:

    Flowbee

    People thinks it's ridiculous, but I've been using one since well before the pandemic. It does as well as a barber ever did.

  • Are Memoirs and Autobiographies partly fictional? How the f do people remember so much detail?

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  • Some people keep journals. When those people write their autobiographies, they can check the records.

    Other people have good memories.

    It's probably also more important for it to be a good story than for it to be 100% accurate.

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    If you are not a real fan of Marvel or DC you have no right to come see these movies

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  • This is that guy?

    No wonder he's spewing bullshit. It's leaking out of his brain.

  • What would be interesting to bring to a home made pizza party?

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  • When I was at LaSalle, the non-alcoholic nightclub on campus made "pizza skins". A personal pan pizza style crust covered with mashed potatoes, cheddar cheese, and bacon. Served with sour cream and I think chopped scallions.

    It was awesome.

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
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    Why is it "shower thoughts" and not "shitter thoughts"?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What's an uplifting fact that might counter the doom of our current reality?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Serious

    What is the greatest tragedy a person could experience in their life?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What is the best shampoo and conditioner for a poodle?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What are good final words?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Lemmings who have personal experience with bipolar disorder (self, family, or friends), how hopeless is the situation, really?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    It's the horror movie season. What is your favorite horror movie genre, and what do you consider to be the absolute best example of that horror genre?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What are the age ranges for various generic age descriptors, eg, "ancient" "elderly" "old" "young"?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Does Florida's SB 1718 violate the full faith and credit clause of the US Constitution?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Do you ignore work mail or messages?

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
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    Urban planning