fun fact : “Semitic” actually refers to a whole bunch of different peoples; Jews, Ethiopians, and Arabs, to name some of the modern ones. there’s a few others too, and the word is based on language, rather than ethnicity!
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bdot@lemmy.worldto Sandwich-Posting@sh.itjust.works•Cooked Ground Beef Patty with Ketchup, Two Sliced Dill Pickles, Onion Ring, Tomato Slice, Mayonnaise, Zesty Sauce Dollop, Crushed Green Lettuce, Cayenne Pepper, Ground Black Pepper on Toasted Slic-English1·12 days agoit’s a Whopper, so it was cooked on a flame broiler. good sandwich, though, as far as the big chains go.
bdot@lemmy.worldto Buy Canadian@lemmy.ca•Campbell, which closed its Toronto plant in 2018 to move operations to the United States, is trying to give the impression of a Canadian product by printing “Designed in Canada” on its cans. Don’t be13·13 days agothat’s exactly the point, and what they want you to believe.
the key word is “with.”
if i am making some mashed potatoes, and the recipe calls for 1 stick of butter, but i only put a teaspoon in, and substitute the rest with margarine, i can claim that the mashed potatoes were made with butter. in the case of the drink, we don’t even know which ratios they are working with.
they then add extra flowery language, like the word “real,” and “100%.”
the “100%” is doing some heavy lifting here, and is deliberately deceptive. it’s meant to trick you into believing that the whole package/container was made using nothing but juice, instead of a bunch of chemicals and substitutions.
hope this helps clear things up!
bdot@lemmy.worldto Ukraine@sopuli.xyz•Trump unhappy that Ukraine would need to amend Constitution for territory swap14·13 days agothats because he’s not the biggest fan of democratic processes or constitutions
bdot@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.zip•US | Surveillance Company Flock Now Using AI to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are “Suspicious”English30·13 days agoFlock? as in sheep? is that name for a surveillance company revealing how they feel about civilians?
bdot@lemmy.worldto Buy Canadian@lemmy.ca•Campbell, which closed its Toronto plant in 2018 to move operations to the United States, is trying to give the impression of a Canadian product by printing “Designed in Canada” on its cans. Don’t be861·13 days agoconsumers really don’t read labelling properly.
the label that always makes me chuckle is “made with 100% REAL fruit juice” which is ridiculously deceptive
bdot@lemmy.worldto Canada@lemmy.ca•Minister makes a case for closed-door meetings on Bill 514·15 days agoPuccini : “I do think, and I think we can all admit, that if everybody’s at the table, that takes away from some of the unique dialogues.”
TRANSLATION: everyone except for the people who want to speak out against it
bdot@lemmy.worldto Seattle@lemmy.world•Judge orders erection of 4-foot visual barrier at Denny Blaine ParkEnglish5·16 days agodid anyone else titter at that headline?
i mean… i like fantasy and sci-fi a lot, but those mushrooms are probably only there because of all the dog poo along the trail…
EDIT : and before anyone says “i bet you’re a lot of fun at parties,” i would like to inform you that : yes, i am, but mostly because i casually bring the word “poo” into the conversation
bdot@lemmy.worldtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Trump administration says teenagers can now be ICE agents10·18 days agoit’s ridiculously unsettling how American headlines are so frequently indistinguishable from parody
bdot@lemmy.worldtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Trump administration says teenagers can now be ICE agents1·18 days agodeleted by creator
bdot@lemmy.worldto Fediverse memes@feddit.uk•Gonna trigger half of Lemmy with this one, but I'm heckin annoyed.English24·18 days agoi have had it with these monkey-fighting snakes, on this Monday to Friday plane!!!
bdot@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•Ontario premier says he doesn't trust Trump and warns the US president could reopen trade pactEnglish102·18 days agothat’s the thing - i think he is terrible for the province/country, but he is definitely on the right side of things, with this comment. it’s interesting, because he is on record saying he was 100% happy Trump won, then he goes and says this. looks like he is trying to play both sides of the issue.
i honestly think he’s a LOT more left-leaning than he lets on, but he really likes his conservative donors a tiny bit more than that.
bdot@lemmy.worldOPto Music@lemmy.world•i am curious about two VERY similar tracks, both released the same year....English2·26 days agovery well could be, but i am also referring to the end of each line punctuated or emphasized with a “uh-uh” sorta thing.
perhaps i need to just let it go…
thanks for taking the time to respond to me; much appreciated!
bdot@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Which state in the US is the worst to live in? Why?93·1 month agoright now, to the rest of the world it would seem that it’s the contiguous united ones…
bdot@lemmy.worldto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Donald Trump Said He Promised Ivanka He Wouldn't Date Girls Younger Than Her | “So as she grows older, the field is getting very limited.” 😬57·1 month agoI would suggest his definition of the word “date” is ALSO very limited…
bdot@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What are signs that you may be more attractive than you think you are?6·1 month agoBRB - gotta go out and stare at a bunch of babies. i assume that might be creepy to some parents, so i will just tell them “it’s okay - i am just curious if your infant is attracted to me” which will totally make the parents feel relieved that i am not just some random weirdo.
chillin’ out, maxin’, relaxin’ all cool and all shootin’ some bee ball outside of the school
when a couple of hives who were up to no good started makin’ trouble in my neighborhood
it is a group of languages ; Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew, and a few others