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When i was a child, i believed autopilot really worked like in the movie Airplane, that it was an inflatable dummy.

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[โ€“] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

"Drink" is such a weird word in how it has both a general and specific meaning, but no other word for the general meaning is commonly used.

"Drink your milk! No drinking until you're 21!"

[โ€“] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)