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[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 child)

To your point: when I shit my pants, I find myself in an urgent situation where the shit in my pants is the important part.

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[–] blackstampede@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

I stepped on a rusty nail once, and the nail was, very briefly, the most important thing in my life.

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