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    Oaktavia
    見習いボス
    @EdH
    Joined: 12 Jun 2019

    @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.

    IG: electricindigowizard

    "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

    WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

    last edited by 11 Apr 2024, 13:21 E T 2 Replies Last reply 11 Apr 2024, 13:29 Reply Quote 2
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      Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot
      The Unwoven
      @EdH
      Joined: 11 Feb 2023

      @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?

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        EdH
        Iron Heart Deity
        @Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot
        Joined: 2 Jan 2022

        @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...

        Take the dive...

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          EdH
          Iron Heart Deity
          @Oaktavia
          Joined: 2 Jan 2022

          @Oaktavia said in Random conversations:

          Maryland is a lesser known state.

          But, from what I recall, quite beautiful!

          Take the dive...

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            Oaktavia
            見習いボス
            @EdH
            Joined: 12 Jun 2019

            @EdH said in Random conversations:

            @Oaktavia said in Random conversations:

            Maryland is a lesser known state.

            But, from what I recall, quite beautiful!

            Absolutely bro it's gorgeous, especially this time of the year. The further you get away from Baltimore, the better IMO. Unless the Ravens are playing.

            IG: electricindigowizard

            "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

            WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

            last edited by 11 Apr 2024, 13:30 W 1 Reply Last reply 12 Apr 2024, 12:08 Reply Quote 2
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              Mizmazzle
              見習いボス
              @EdH
              Joined: 29 Jun 2021

              @EdH freaking bastards and their taxes…guess those pay my teacher salary…so, thanks Boss!!

              In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

              last edited by 11 Apr 2024, 13:39 E 1 Reply Last reply 11 Apr 2024, 14:50 Reply Quote 2
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                seawolf
                Mod Squad
                @EdH
                Joined: 28 Oct 2011

                @EdH said in Random conversations:

                No taxation without representation...

                That's literally written on every Washington DC license plate because they do not have representation in Congress. All 50 states have representatives and senators, but the residents of DC do not. It's pretty messed up, to be honest.

                “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                @zeebeeleather

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                  EdH
                  Iron Heart Deity
                  @Mizmazzle
                  Joined: 2 Jan 2022

                  @Mizmazzle I've not yet had to pay any taxes (well, there was 3 cents the year that I moved house, not sure why) given that I get tax credit for the outrageously high taxes we have here in the UK. I understand that there is a cap on how many credits I can earn that way though, so one day that may change.

                  Also with no address, I assume I'd only be paying federal taxes. Do they have federal schools/are teachers paid from that budget?

                  Take the dive...

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                    T4920
                    見習いボス
                    @Oaktavia
                    Joined: 27 Apr 2022

                    @Oaktavia only US state I can point out on a map is Kentucky due to this meme...

                    39b7c413-5e12-41a1-90b2-f5fcfdd66f2c-image.png

                    🤣

                    “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

                    last edited by 11 Apr 2024, 14:53 E O 2 Replies Last reply 11 Apr 2024, 15:12 Reply Quote 4
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                      Mizmazzle
                      見習いボス
                      @EdH
                      Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                      @EdH Naw, teacher pay comes from state and county taxes...but that legal technicality didn't work well for my lame joke, so...

                      In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                        T4920
                        見習いボス
                        @EdH
                        Joined: 27 Apr 2022

                        @EdH I'd be suprised if there was an accepted linguistic explanation to this asides from it being just another wacky quirk of the English language..

                        “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

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                          Tobi
                          Haraki san Prodigy
                          Joined: 12 Aug 2022

                          Interesting also to google "purple burglar alarms" and see Scottish people pronounce it on youtube

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                            T4920
                            見習いボス
                            Joined: 27 Apr 2022

                            The almighty social media algorithm has clocked onto the fact I find children with strong Scottish accents hilariously cute as of late, and thus I am being served so much of it on my feeds 😆

                            Even the swear words are adorable ❤

                            “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

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                              mclaincausey
                              見習いボス
                              Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                              TBF adult Scots cursing are pretty adorable too

                              Think it, be it.

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                                WhiskeySandwich
                                啓蒙家
                                @Oaktavia
                                Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                                @Oaktavia this 100%. If it weren't so trashed, the city would also be beautiful, but it's pretty junky. We can call it "character" lol. I work right next to Bmore, but prefer to commute to get out of the central-MD "twin-city" rat-race. A lot of people I work with hate MD, but have only ever seen central MD. The rest of the state is great.

                                "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                -Seneca

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                                  Oaktavia
                                  見習いボス
                                  @WhiskeySandwich
                                  Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                                  @WhiskeySandwich yeah if they "hate Maryland" they simply haven't seen the beauty it has to offer. Western Appalachian mountains, Frederick City and county is historic and beautiful, Assateague Island state park and it's wild horses. Southern Maryland certainly has charm as well, but unlike Charm City. I could go on...it's like only seeing a butthole on a human and thinking that's the entire body.

                                  IG: electricindigowizard

                                  "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                  WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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                                    WhiskeySandwich
                                    啓蒙家
                                    @Oaktavia
                                    Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                                    @Oaktavia ROFL true dat. I find that MD is full of transplants too, many from the military, but also for other reasons, came to MD from out of state, maybe for that city money, who knows. But it's kind of a melting pot in the middle. The ones who complain mostly aren't from here. And its funny because one of the biggest complaints is "MD Drivers". I have a theory that "MD Drivers" are actually transplanted drivers who bring a whole mess of driving styles from all over the country and clash with each other.

                                    "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                    -Seneca

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                                      Oaktavia
                                      見習いボス
                                      @WhiskeySandwich
                                      Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                                      @WhiskeySandwich "MD Drivers"

                                      From VA

                                      IG: electricindigowizard

                                      "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                      WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

                                      last edited by 12 Apr 2024, 13:19 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                                        EdH
                                        Iron Heart Deity
                                        @Tobi
                                        Joined: 2 Jan 2022

                                        @Tobi said in Random conversations:

                                        Interesting also to google "purple burglar alarms" and see Scottish people pronounce it on youtube

                                        And just like magic, now my YT is suggesting these videos.

                                        Frigging Google with it's tendrils in everything... I'm not even using the Chrome browser...

                                        Take the dive...

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                                          Mizmazzle
                                          見習いボス
                                          @WhiskeySandwich
                                          Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                                          @WhiskeySandwich We have that same transplant=shit drivers phenomenon here in Denver too...there is a constant wave of newbies flooding into Colorado, and has been for decades...One month every person you meet is newly arrived from Texas...the next month every new person you meet is from Illinois.....so odd how it seems they come in clusters like that.

                                          In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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