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  • Back when I was a student, the auto-flush sensors on the toilets at my university were so sensitive that I could trigger an accidental flush just by leaning forward about 10°. Just the subtle variations in my normal sitting posture could sometimes trigger as many as five flushes before I even started wiping. It was so bad I started carrying a pad of post-it notes in my pocket so I could cover the sensor before sitting down.


  • ray@kbin.socialtoMemesHow do y'all say GIF?
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    9 months ago

    Acronyms are not typically dependent on the pronunciation of the words for which their letters stand. Here’s a brief look at how a few common acronyms would be pronounced if they were:

    • JPEG -> jfeg
    • LASER -> less-ear
    • SCUBA -> scub-aah
    • NATO -> nut-oh
    • ROM -> Rome