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   The Seven Voyages Of Steve (sinbad@mastodon.gamedev.place)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jan-2025 23:52:07 JST The Seven Voyages Of Steve

   Just occurred to me that when I say I'm using a "torch" 🔦 to see, maybe a non-zero portion of the audience might think I have lit a stick I lit on fire 🔥. I should probably use "flashlight" for clarity 😄

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     WildRikku (wildrikku@mastodon.gamedev.place)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 00:25:19 JST WildRikku

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     @sinbad lol yes I just did and thought wtf that's an odd word for a lighter and also why the lighter

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     slembcke (slembcke@mastodon.gamedev.place)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 01:12:50 JST slembcke

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     @sinbad I did immediately recognize it as a dialect thing, but the image was already forming in the other half of my brain. Haha. “There’s lint in there! *lights heavy duty propane torch* Fwoosh!”

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     The Seven Voyages Of Steve (sinbad@mastodon.gamedev.place)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 01:15:29 JST The Seven Voyages Of Steve

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     @slembcke that would be a very effective lint removal technique, with some unfortunate side effects

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     Calicoday :gamedev: (calicoday@mastodon.gamedev.place)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 03:45:18 JST Calicoday :gamedev:

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     @sinbad Haha! I know what torch means but I read it while still half awake and my mind pictured a blowtorch just vaguely near the phone caused it to panic and cough up the lint like a hairball. 😹

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     The Seven Voyages Of Steve (sinbad@mastodon.gamedev.place)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 19:20:50 JST The Seven Voyages Of Steve

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     • Dad

     @GeekAndDad spanner is a great word TBH, both a tool and a mild insult (“you total spanner”) 🙂

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     Dad (geekanddad@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 19:20:51 JST Dad

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     @sinbad Nah! Good to educate the rest of the world about spanners and torches and whatnot 🙃