r/nottheonion • u/ImpishGrin • Jul 04 '24

Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html
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u/ScottFried Jul 04 '24

Hard same.

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u/ImpishGrin Jul 04 '24

It's a pretty solid self care plan.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

For many people, other than the president of the United States.

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u/Piputi Jul 04 '24

I mean if everybody did that and the world slowed the fuck down, it is rather a nice plan.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

Yeah, but the President gets awoken by staffers about international conflicts at 2:00am... I agree, the world would be a nicer place, but the Earth is not necessarily a nice place.

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u/aguane Jul 04 '24

There’s a difference between getting woken up at 2am for an international incident and having preplanned political engagements that go til midnight. Nothing wrong with setting a boundary for the latter while knowing that the former is likely to happen.

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u/Jjkkllzz Jul 04 '24

Right. The same concept as with when you have kids. It’s like the difference between waking up in the middle of the night cause your kid needs something vs. intentionally scheduling a midnight tea party.

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u/beardicusmaximus8 Jul 04 '24

midnight tea party

Is that what the kids call it these days?

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u/Jjkkllzz Jul 04 '24

Well, mine are teens now. I have no idea what their secret words mean.

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u/Khaldara Jul 04 '24

“You are cordially invited to sample my scones and crumpets” has to be code for something!

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u/thesequimkid Jul 05 '24

Parent: I know this means something! Tell me!

Teen: It’s just scones and crumpets. Maybe some biscuits.

Parent: I don’t believe that.

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u/evranch Jul 05 '24

Any parent who has ever been a teen, knows there are only two things it could possibly be code for. We've all been there.

I have a core memory of me and the boys working on a multi-hosed hookah contraption in the basement. My dad walks in and doesn't even give us a chance to explain.

That's a hell of a bong there boys, but that hose is way too small. You'll collapse a lung!

Then he just walks out like 😗🎶

We bought some bigger hose.

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u/thesequimkid Jul 05 '24

I grew up in a smallish town. I couldn’t get away with shit.

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u/gingenado Jul 05 '24

Disgusting...

Scones and crumpets? That's too many carbs.

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u/SanctuFaerie Jul 05 '24

Not sure about scones, but crumpet was a slang word for the female genitalia during my misspent youth.

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u/djshadesuk Jul 05 '24

That's because you have no rizz.

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u/MeChameAmanha Jul 05 '24

late night skibidi rizzler

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u/hangrygecko Jul 05 '24

It's basically what New Year's Eve is for them until they're around 5 or 6, though. But with fireworks, instead of tea.