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Until the literature and media ran out.

Man, I easily completely forget shit from 10 or 20 years ago, I bet if you just keep creating you could entertain yourself for a lot longer!

In addition to what the other person said, (in the US) if the connection was made between sockets on different circuits, the voltage potential between the two hots could be 240v, making the hot wire a huge heating element, thus the fires.

As I understand it, one typical use case for these things is Christmas lights, and getting confused by a big tangle of light strings makes plugging in both ends in very different places an easy mistake to make.

Also I wouldn't take for granted that your outlets are wired correctly.

Can confirm, I remember the pastor explaining that during a sermon one Sunday morning when I was a kid.

Ohh, Trump is the antichrist. End times confirmed?

Growing up Bible-literalist religious and reading Revelations, I always had trouble with the idea that so many people would follow the antichrist, but that part seems so much more believable now.

I mean, if you virtue signal but also vote...

Just a note on the "toxic" thing - when folks talk about "toxic masculinity" they're generally not talking about men being toxic or claiming that masculinity is always toxic. Toxic masculinity refers to the perversions of masculinity; things like "I must commit violence to defend my honor" or "I must never express 'soft' emotions". Men and masculinity are good things that can and should be celebrated as much as all other identities.

That was exactly my reasoning when I switched to sitting every time. Sometimes the stream just decides to pick some unpredictable direction to start, if I sit down I've got a hemisphere of protection and no need to clean my piss off the floor (or worse, leave that for someone else).

I am amazed at how often that gets considered an invalid email.

Thanks, I didn't remember that. 🤬

Why would we even listen to this Ross Gellar-looking ass about masculinity anyway?

One time I got a mass email from the director's assistant telling us to send them our cell phone numbers. I was quite irritated, so I ignored it initially to calm down and think of a rational response. Anyway, the following week the director was dead, I'm sure there was no connection.

I have a similar story. I'm glad you grew up, and I hope adulthood is treating you well!