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[WhiskeySandwich]

@T4920 OHHHH, gotcha. good thinking moving the convo, it crossed my mind but Goose does such a great job of keeping us in line.

[goosehd]

@WhiskeySandwich Thanks for the heads up! Moved one of mine to the measuring thread this morning...

[T4920]

The cats are finally herding themselves

[WhiskeySandwich]

@T4920

[Oaktavia]

This had me laughing

[popvulture]

I don’t know what to believe anymore! Also @EdH ffs please tell me how you escaped

[seawolf]

The other day, I was at the hospital in an elevator on my way to a doctor's appointment, and a guy said "Double denim. You don't see that too often. I dig it." fist bump

Thought you guys would appreciate that.

[bluemantra]

@seawolf said in Random conversations:

The other day, I was at the hospital in an elevator on my way to a doctor's appointment, and a guy said "Double denim. You don't see that too often. I dig it." fist bump

Thought you guys would appreciate that.

Had someone say something along the same lines to me many months ago at Costco as they were checking my receipt.

[T4920]

@seawolf I had that with a touch of judgement and ridicule once (definitely no fist bump) so I responded by flashing my shirt underneath and saying 'it's triple actually...'

[seawolf]

@T4920 heck yeah? That’s amazing. fist bump

Also, I’ve totally been guilty of the Triple D. It’s like a full Canadian tux with a cummerbund.

[seawolf]

@bluemantra amazing!

[Oaktavia]

@T4920 said in Random conversations:

'it's triple actually...'

Fuck yeah dawg, own that shit. Triple denim doubles up the top fades!

[EdH]

@WhiskeySandwich said in Random conversations:

wait you're a gringo? I thought you were Briton?

I'm both. :flag-gb: :flag-us:

[EdH]

@popvulture said in Random conversations:

Also @EdH ffs please tell me how you escaped

I was born in the UK, grew up in the Middle East, live in the UK now. Never lived in the USA. The US side of my family is spread across upstate-NY, Texas, Arizona, Maryland. And probably more places I can't remember.

[Mizmazzle]

@EdH interesting. So you have a US citizenship as well, or just familial ties? You’re truly a man of the world it seems.

[Oaktavia]

@EdH said in Random conversations:

@EdH Maryland.

You don't say? Do you recall whereabouts?

[EdH]

@Mizmazzle said in Random conversations:

US citizenship as well, or just familial ties

Again, both! My dad's side of the family moved to the USA in the 60s. They naturalised and when I came along my parents made sure that I got the citizenship too.

It's never done anything for me other than oblige me to do these poxy IRS forms every year and waste money on having some accountants help me complete those. Did you know that it's only the US and Eritrea (of all places!) that tax their citizens abroad?

@Oaktavia said in Random conversations:

Do you recall whereabouts?

'fraid not, it's been more than 2 decades since I visited that aunt and uncle. I think it was quite close to DC, I don't recall that drive taking too long when we went to visit the museums and sights, and it was a longer drive for our long-weekend spent at Ocean City.

[Oaktavia]

@EdH I figured as much. Maryland is a lesser known state. Even some Americans have trouble pointing to Maryland on a map, let alone know what places are slightly hidden there.

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

@EdH said in Random conversations:
Did you know that it's only the US and Eritrea (of all places!) that tax their citizens abroad?

I’m no historian, but didn’t Americans fight the British for independence because they didn’t want to pay taxes to them?

[EdH]

@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot To quote Giles, QFT!

Having never lived there, as far as I know, I can't register to vote. No taxation without representation...