When people get a little too gung-ho about-
wait. cancel post. gung-ho cannot be English. where did that phrase come from? China?
ok, yes. gōnghé, which is…an abbreviation for “industrial cooperative”? Like it was just a term for a worker-run organization? A specific U.S. marine stationed in China interpreted it as a motivational slogan about teamwork, and as a commander he got his whole battalion using it, and other U.S. marines found those guys so exhausting that it migrated into English slang with the meaning “overly enthusiastic”.
That’s…wild. What was I talking about?
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i keep thinking about that one blogger on here who mentioned applying to 80+ jobs and still not getting a single callback
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youre an olympic level hater. i respect it.
they asked me to represent my country in the sport of hating i said no. i hate my country
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how r u gonna call them love handles and then try to convince ppl thats a bad thing. insane to me
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If you wait until you're "better" or "good enough" to start treating yourself like you deserve to be happy, you'll die waiting. By the way. 💚
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i love this character so much......i hope they get seriously injured and almost die
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my number one skill is being sooo cute and my number two skill is the ancient curse
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Vintage wind-up toy bear (USSR, 1920s-30s)
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