Every time a newcomer posts an introduction and somebody tells them they shouldn’t have joined Mastodon.social and need to move to a different server, an angel loses their wings.
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@CiaraNi
I know plenty of really decent folk on .social, it's a shame if people miss out on their input because they've blocked the largest server, just because it's big.@Sarahw Same here
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@NatureMC The Mastodon Police are quite a force
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt."
Bertrand Russell
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@CiaraNi The Irish half of my ancestors lived in Cork, so I'm doubly skonning.
@DavidBridger Well that explains it, that's where you have it from so. They just have to be different down there in Cork, they can't get over not being the capital
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@jbenjamint @CiaraNi @Wifiwits I believe they pronounce it skon.
@DavidBridger @jbenjamint @Wifiwits I believe they pronounce it scone
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@CiaraNi @bleistifterin @Primavera <kettle sold separately>
@rgarner @bleistifterin @Primavera Now it sounds like the enshittificaton of tea. Here's your can of tea, but you have to buy the boiling water separately
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@Primavera @bleistifterin @rgarner Such a time to be alive!
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@Primavera @bleistifterin @rgarner Such a time to be alive!
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@DavidBridger @jbenjamint @CiaraNi @Wifiwits I don't know how they pronounce scone in Scone, but I do know they pronounce Scone skoon
@timpootle That entire sentence makes sense to me, which it probably shouldn't.
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@hitsuyonai @NatureMC Yes indeed
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@CiaraNi @Wifiwits @DavidBridger often wondered if they pronounce it scone or scone in Scone.
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@CiaraNi @bleistifterin @rgarner
Tea made in the cup = milk in last
Tea poured from the pot = milk in first.@Sarahw @CiaraNi @bleistifterin @rgarner
I prefer milk in first because it dilutes the strong tannin taste.
Each to their own
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@Primavera @CiaraNi @rgarner
Here is an explainer:
https://medium.com/@satoshiashkanemura/a-travelers-guide-to-japan-s-hot-vending-drinks-from-corn-soup-to-matcha-latte-3ef21216b388When I was there, 20 years ago, I converted 100y¥=1 € in my head
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@monkeyben I had to look that up. I didn't know Devonshire had its own way of doing scones. I shall remember that next time I'm in Cornwall, which seems to be the rival for this.
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@mdreid Skwon! Well maybe if you're in the process of eating one, then with your mouth full that's what Scone sounds like
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Every time a newcomer posts an introduction and somebody tells them they shouldn’t have joined Mastodon.social and need to move to a different server, an angel loses their wings.
@CiaraNi @PapyrusBrigade Agreed. When people are ready, they will move.
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Gen X Australian here, this thread and your post in particular resonated with me.
Arrived in Jan 2023 and encountered the "You're On The Big Bad Server" anti-welcome committee.
I get the arguments but it seemed to me there are better ways of mitigating than *checks notes* insulting new arrivals for choosing the default server.
It was enough to drive most fellow refugees to Bsky, but I dug my heels in instead.
️PS Am on Bsky too, but mostly here.
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@monkeyben I had to look that up. I didn't know Devonshire had its own way of doing scones. I shall remember that next time I'm in Cornwall, which seems to be the rival for this.
@CiaraNi @monkeyben @kcpoole @psneeze oh crikey yes, don’t get it the wrong way around 🫣
