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readingproject
1 year ago
That's the way I got through a lot of Patrick O'Brian a long time ago. I felt tired this morning after lack of sleep. After reading this, I'm kinda feeling it again
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pixelglade
1 year ago
hey so I don't know if you've seen this article but the writing style reminded me a lot of yours: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-marriage-proposal-spoken-entirely-in-office-jargon
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nohappynonsense
1 year ago
@read yeah I'm trying to read a buncha small books now and it still feels like pulling teeth
nohappynonsense
1 year ago
@pix i unsubbed from mcsweeneys online rss because they post so damn much but this was a good one. i worked a corporate job for about a decade so I'm sure i have jargon artefacts in my written language
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pixelglade
1 year ago
It was more the style of humor than jargon but it just reminded me of your writing. 😁
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pikemalarkey
1 year ago
It took me getting through it 75% before I worked out what "rock" meant. Seems silly now but brain is an odd thing. I knew you were unlikely to smoke crack but just couldn't land on the right answer.
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don't worry too much about those year-end updates friends; your site already rocks
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new post (last of 2024, hurrah!): https://nohappynonsense.net/perma/2024/jalapenos
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i like this site
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thank you kindly!