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   mushroom_soup (mushroom_soup@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:57:03 JST mushroom_soup
   Saw the new minions movie, it was an absolute fever dream of an experience. I'm going to try to describe to you the good and bad points of it and im going to sound absolutely unhinged but here goes:
   It absolutely is a love letter to old Hollywood and the medium of cinema from the director. Some of the best parts of the movie were when it actually became meta referential and slyly made fun of the breakout success of the minions as a concept in the real world.
   The worst part was the villain, who I can only describe as South Park Cthulhu.
   I absolutely understand why Gen z might not like this movie because, like, do they understand references to orson Welles? Georges Méliès? The day the earth stood still? The slapstick humor is all very well done but I feel like the movie isn't going to make sense if you don't recognize how nearly every scene is in some way a reference to classic cinema. As an adult who can appreciate those aspects of it though I really did think it was good fun. Kids are going to probably like the original minions movie more though
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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:56:52 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     I hope you have many babies and they make you happy.
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     Ulysses (professionalbigot69@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:56:53 JST Ulysses

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     @mushroom_soup Then just take out a personal loan, either of you.
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     mushroom_soup (mushroom_soup@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:56:53 JST mushroom_soup

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     @professionalbigot69 again, i don't want to go thousands of dollars in debt. i'm not having kid regardless if i'm not financially stable
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     Ulysses (professionalbigot69@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:56:54 JST Ulysses

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     @mushroom_soup Your dad in law?
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     mushroom_soup (mushroom_soup@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:56:54 JST mushroom_soup

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     @professionalbigot69 My brother in Christ we are old, our parents are either very old or dead
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     Ulysses (professionalbigot69@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:56:55 JST Ulysses

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     @mushroom_soup your other dad
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     mushroom_soup (mushroom_soup@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:56:55 JST mushroom_soup

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     @professionalbigot69 I don't have any other dads!
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     Ulysses (professionalbigot69@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:56:56 JST Ulysses

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     @mushroom_soup oh, it's the other way around
     ask your dad
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     mushroom_soup (mushroom_soup@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:56:56 JST mushroom_soup

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     @professionalbigot69 My parents are dead
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     Ulysses (professionalbigot69@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:56:57 JST Ulysses

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     @mushroom_soup could just stay together at his parents' place and save up for the visa
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     mushroom_soup (mushroom_soup@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:56:57 JST mushroom_soup

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     @professionalbigot69 he lives with his mom and takes care of her. it's much less expensive for him to come here so that's what we're doing
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     mushroom_soup (mushroom_soup@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:56:58 JST mushroom_soup

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     @professionalbigot69 No we both make a modest wage
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     Ulysses (professionalbigot69@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:56:58 JST Ulysses

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     @mushroom_soup you want to stay a barista? and him whatever the fuck he's doing now?
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     mushroom_soup (mushroom_soup@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:56:59 JST mushroom_soup

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     @professionalbigot69 Sort of don't want to go into tens of thousands of dollars of debt
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     Ulysses (professionalbigot69@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:56:59 JST Ulysses

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     @mushroom_soup is he on the dole or some shit
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     mushroom_soup (mushroom_soup@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:57:00 JST mushroom_soup

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     @professionalbigot69 It's $10,000 for me to get a visa there
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     Ulysses (professionalbigot69@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:57:00 JST Ulysses

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     @mushroom_soup is your husband broke or not willing to take out a loan
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     mushroom_soup (mushroom_soup@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:57:01 JST mushroom_soup

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     @professionalbigot69 I'm still taking donations for the visa fund
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     Ulysses (professionalbigot69@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:57:01 JST Ulysses

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     @mushroom_soup just do an american and have a kid born in Ausland
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     mushroom_soup (mushroom_soup@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:57:02 JST mushroom_soup

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     @professionalbigot69 Thank you Mr ebert
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     Ulysses (professionalbigot69@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:57:02 JST Ulysses

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     @mushroom_soup have kids now (so you can buy more tickets and snacks)
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     Ulysses (professionalbigot69@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 06:57:03 JST Ulysses

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     @mushroom_soup it's a family film, yeah
     most 'kids' movies are
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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 07:00:10 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     • adequately imperfect
     Then you will never have a kid.
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     adequately imperfect (adequate@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 07:00:11 JST adequately imperfect

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     @mushroom_soup @professionalbigot69 When you have a kid you just figure it out. Don't overthink the money aspect.
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     mushroom_soup (mushroom_soup@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 07:00:11 JST mushroom_soup

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     • adequately imperfect
     @adequate @professionalbigot69 non negotible i am not having a kid unless i have stable housing in an area with a good school system
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     mushroom_soup (mushroom_soup@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 07:02:54 JST mushroom_soup

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     @Humpleupagus @adequate @professionalbigot69 then it is what it is. 'just figure it out' sounds easy until you're in a position where you have absolutely no family members who can provide childcare, your apartment is literally falling down and your child is going to obama high (i'm not making this up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_Academy_of_... ). i want better than that for any kid i would have
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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Friday, 17-Jul-2026 07:02:54 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     • adequately imperfect
     My father always said "no one can afford kids, so that's not a reason not to have them."