• YoiksAndAway@lemmy.zip
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    Sorry, gotta be that guy.

    The mitochondrion IS the powerhouse of the cell.

    The mitochondria ARE the powerhouse (collectively) of the cell.

    In this house, we believe that nouns and verbs should agree. :)

    Sorry again, I had to get that off my chest!

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    Gosh I miss book fairs. I think I became worse when I became a teacher. And discount made it so much harder to refuse.

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      My teacher weaponized his discount. In the grade school I was at you stayed with the same teacher for 1-6 grade, and my teacher kept a classroom library. And every year when the book fair came around, every kid that kept their grades at the B line or higher got to bring him one book that he would buy and add to the collection.

      My class ended up makin that man put up two new bookshelves over those six years.

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        Yes, it’s $5 off $20 or more. But it’s not out of the kindness of Scholastic’s heart. It comes out of your book fair profit, so the money is taken out of the fundraising amount for the school.

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    Considering the prevalence of COVID-19 and Norovirus since 2020, and the utter disdain for hand washing and mask wearing…

    I totally believe they believe it’s okay to die of dysentery.

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      To be fair, adult books are usually bigger and more time conscious aiming. So for a 1:1, I think it evens out.

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      My program offered free weekend rentals from the local video store. Then fuckin blockbuster gobbled up all the locals and said “no, fuck that shit”. Luckily I was aged out by then.