cocobean

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[–] cocobean 4 points 6 months ago

My work once sent me to Madrid. I only have some high school Spanish.

I had a cold at the time and soon ran out of cough drops. My coworker told me where I could buy some more, and what to ask for.

When I got to the store, apparently I misremembered what he told me to say. I said to the woman, "quiero caramelos de mentales."

She looked at me confused. I tried again, slower: "caramellos...de...mentales?"

She seemed a bit alarmed. She said something in Spanish. I said "lo siento, no comprendo."

She called over her coworker, who asked me "what are you looking for?"

I said, "cough drops." She looked confused. "Cough...drops? What is it?" I tried "caramelos de mentales" again, no success, just confusion.

Then I remembered I had some wrappers in my pocket so I pulled one out and showed her. Suddenly they both beamed with understanding. "Ohhh! Caramelos mentolados! You were asking for 'brain candies.' She thought you wanted something illegal."

[–] cocobean 5 points 6 months ago

John Pinette: "I don't know what gluten is but apparently it's delicious"

[–] cocobean 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think what Prole is saying is that it shouldn't fall to the library in the first place. The city should be responsible for finding a solution. I don't think their comment was opposed to your actions (although I also initially interpreted it that way).

[–] cocobean 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

What did he do for protein though

[–] cocobean 2 points 6 months ago

Hades

Hades 2

[–] cocobean 7 points 6 months ago

Same. HP could stand for "heaping pile."

[–] cocobean 3 points 7 months ago

Is that so? The bottom of a glass is glass. But the ocean is not the glass; it's the water in the glass. You wouldn't say that the bottom of the water in the glass is made of glass.

[–] cocobean 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah I dunno. But conservatives are convinced she's an extreme leftist.

[–] cocobean 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

According to conservatives on reddit, she is "far left, even more extreme than Bernie" and that's why she lost.

[–] cocobean 2 points 7 months ago

IT'S LOVELY WEATHER FOR A SLEIGH RIDE TOGETHER WITH YOUUUUUUU

[–] cocobean 12 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Lina Khan 2028

[–] cocobean 17 points 8 months ago
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