Many people here do not save up for one, especially younger/low-income folks. They get loans on their credit cards. The perceived status is a big deal.

I also saw a video of a teen who made his poor parents give up several years’ worth of savings to get him an iPhone. The store owner made the video and boasted about it, which was disgusting. The kicker is the teen didn’t even get the unboxing experience. The store owner opened the box and showed off the phone before handing it over.

There are shit-winds brewing, Randy…

Happy anniversary to the Erfurt latrine disaster!

UrGenus is a gas giant.

By the law of names, the kid is now a cicada.

Mahua is a perfectly cromulent Bengali name.

According to Dankpods, it’s 3. But that’s a shriek, not a scream.

With a sharp knife and some practice, it is easy to just cut away the skin.

Ok Hannibal Nectar

He’s practising his discus throw for the Slime Cup

Snake gets sorted into Gryffindor and wonders what the heck just happened.