Like me, Jucika is messy when it comes to eating ripe fruit. She requests a privacy screen from the waiter so that she can eat in the nude and not get her clothing dirty.
nocturne
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PC Gaming@lemmy.ca•Machinarium 2 - WE’RE MAKING MACHINARIUM 2English
7·3 days agoI loved the first game, but also totally forgot about it until just now.
I wondered if anyone else would catch that. As macabre as they are, they are such a loving family.
There was no caption.
Trying to work out what the handyman is doing.
He is finishing the install of the picture window.
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Not The Onion@lemmy.world•Woman posed as substitute teacher to insult students because she hates kidsEnglish
38·4 days agoMost people I know that hate kids make that their sole identity and personality.
It looks like The Simpsons also gave it the commonly accepted meaning.
Etymology 1
1954. Onomatopoeic.Verb
- (onomatopoeia) To make an oinking sound.
- (colloquial) To hop or bounce.
- nonce word for an action that impacts on something, especially if it is sudden.
- (slang) To kill.
Noun
yoink (plural yoinks)
- (slang) An ordinary person with nothing to recommend them.
Interjection
yoink
- (colloquial) Used for emphasis or to express that one is impressed.
Etymology 2
Coined by writer George Meyer for the TV show The Simpsons; perhaps from yank, or imitative of the sound effect (a quick upward slide on a violin) that accompanies something being snatched in classic comedies.
Interjection
yoink
- (colloquial) Onomatopoeic, accompanying or describing a yank, swipe, or snatch.
Verb
yoink (third-person singular simple present yoinks, present participle yoinking, simple past and past participle yoinked)
- (colloquial) To yank or snatch.
- (colloquial) To steal.
- (colloquial) To take or win (something that others want).
KotH debuted in the 90s as well.
But I am fairly certain I have seen yoink used in comic books as an action word well before either show.
Are we going to discover that Dale Gribble gave us yoink too ?
None off-hand, I do not. I got my wife a pair of usb heated socks from Costco many years ago, no idea of what the brand was. And I found usb heated gloves for her at a dollar store, again no idea of the brand.
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Games@lemmy.world•Free Promo Codes for Investigator [Android Detective Game] - Grab yours!English
1·8 days agoDoes that watch use an R for 9?
I hope he brought his towel with him.
I did too, until I adopted a scaredy dog. Now it is so stressful keeping her calm.
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Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL about Emma Sulkowicz who carried the mattress she was raped on every day at Columbia until her rapist was expelled. He never was.English
134·12 days agoIt would be even cooler if men stopped doing rape.
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Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•AI could soon fulfill prophecies of worldwide control in Revelation 13:15-18. Future Forecast Insights & PreparationEnglish
3·12 days agoChristians have been seizing upon everything from Nero
NERO was pretty good dvd burning software.
Came for the THX-1138 mention.







I agree, and disagree. Nectarines are the best of the three to eat by hand. But peaches, an apricots are better cooked.