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[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 70 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Penis inspection day at school used to be so innocent.

[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The only acceptable place for Penis Inspection Day is in a Space Station.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My gym teacher discovered a melanoma that would otherwise have taken my life at a mere six years old. I’m confounded by the idea that only astronauts should be spared sickness. I owe my health to his daily suppositories.

[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I get the feeling most people don't even get the reference I was making. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URJ_qSXruW0&t=12m13s

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

I’ve never seen this before, it was entertaining. Particularly the part where everyone started hallucinating and then died.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 4 points 2 days ago

True. Think of how many you'd be able to inspect from up there!

[–] deathmetal27@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Hey hey people...

Last time we brought up Penis Inspection Day there were a ton of posters being all "No, for real, everyone had a Penis Inspection Day, right? Right!!?!"

[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wonder how many people watched The Colbert Report and had no idea it was satire.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

Back then, this statement was such an exaggeration that it was plain to see it was satire... now it's indistinguishable from reality

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 33 points 2 days ago (2 children)

For anyone curious it's 25/07/2025 in metric calendars.

[–] reev@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Thank you, I thought it was the 7th of Quinquember.

[–] wh0_cares@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago

It would actually be the 7th of Trivigintember, since the month names start counting with March as 1

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Don't you hate it when there suddenly are 13 additional months in your year?

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You mean the superior date format; 2025/07/25

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 34 points 2 days ago (4 children)

That's a file path, THIS is a date format: 2025-07-25

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

That's a file name, THIS is a date format: 25.07.2025

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

You’re right; I was so close.

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Finally, some good fucking ISO around here!

[–] Fiery@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

How about 25-206 or 2025-W30-5.

Edit: the ISO8601 spec includes these

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Julian dates suck, but not as much as the standard date formats.

[–] Fiery@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Both versions above actually are part of the ISO8601 spec though, as week dates and ordinal dates.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

One more reason RFC3339 is better than ISO8601?

In all honesty, the big problem with Julian dates are they aren't readable for most people, if they even recognize what they are. In specific industries, it's an acceptable format, with minimal ambiguity. Now, do we talk about how my company puts the year after the date?

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Right on the freaking nail, this one was. Really good.

[–] sarcasticsunrise@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

For real this one needs to go viral

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Could also use something about the children of Gaza. Like shooting down the parents of children while they are trying to fetch food for their children.

FOR THE CHILDREN.

(The US isn't doing this per se, but they are supporting the ones who do so.)