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Re:Lessons from 863 episodes of This American Life by throw-qqqqq on Sunday July 06, 2025 @03:59PM (#44483563)
> I think Ira is a hoopty frood

If you reference Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, it’s “hoopy frood” without the ‘t’ :)

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Re:Lessons from 863 episodes of This American Life by 6forward on Sunday July 06, 2025 @04:54PM (#44483967)
Necessary correction! You’ve saved us from the embarrassment of being demoted to marginally perilous (Earthlings prefer being mostly harmless, of course).
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Re:Lessons from 863 episodes of This American Life by kridsdale1 on Monday July 07, 2025 @04:29PM (#44494362)
I wouldn’t say they prefer it. It was kinda insulting.
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