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2024: That will be thousands of dollars every 30 days please. HANG ON. Let me see if you qualify first. You don't. I hereby decline you, not only that but we recorded the fact that you were declined, making it harder the next time you try, kick rocks.
What are "fish pasties"?
Calzones are sort of the same thing, just with a different national origin.
Though TIL there's a completely unrelated Irish pastie as well.
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I seem to remember that a big concern in feudalism was whether your underling lords would actually show up when you needed them. This kind of “bring me 12 pasties” thing is as you say most likely a token that he will show up in court and bring the pasties.
So it's like a service health check periodically run by the load balancer :-D
What are "fish pasties"?
A pastie is a particular kind of savory pie. The filling usually includes meat. There is a top crust (or just a single crust folded over). It is sized for a single person and readily handheld. Calzones are sort of the same thing, just with a different national origin. Though TIL there's a completely unrelated Irish pastie as well.
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I was 8 or 9 so I wasn’t really paying much attention to news.
That's fair, not sure if I had seen any of his movies when I was that age either. Maybe 10 Things I Hate About You. It was a big deal at the time and his death still makes me more sad than any other pop figure that's died in my lifetime, I think. I'm not sure if the death of River Phoenix felt the same way to his fans, but Heath Ledger made such a big impact for the short time he was with us... it's so sad that he di…
Did the title of this article remind anyone of that old movie about the life of a knight with the same title? A fun little satirical comedy. I found out the lead actor died at 28.