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「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days ago

When I first heard of the term "nuclear family", I thought it was referring to the fact that 20 century families had to deal with the constant fear of losing their family to a nuclear bomb.

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When I first heard of the term "nuclear family", I thought it was referring to the fact that 20 century families had to deal with the constant fear of losing their family to a nuclear bomb.

「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days ago
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  • hperrin@lemmy.ca
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    It refers to the nucleus of the family, which is where the jeans are stored (closet). Every conservative, Christian, god-fearing nuclear family has at least one family member in the closet. Usually, it’s Lindsey Graham. It’s always Lindsey Graham.

    (I’m not implying that all homophobes are secretly gay. I know that’s a harmful view.)

    • TheFogan@programming.dev
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      But all homophobes are secretly Lindsay Graham

  • db2@lemmy.world
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    As a ghoul I can confirm this is exactly what it meant.

  • Kristell@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol
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    Honestly I assumed it was the people you’d share your bomb shelter with for a while.

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      Those are called “raccoons”.

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    Couldn’t they have come up with a better name (core or base or immediate) … ? Or was it on purpose?

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      It’s actually a reference to atomic structure.

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        Gonna start referring to my extended family as being “negatively charged” then

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          That’s the in-laws

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    I thought it was that because they were exposed to radiation they couldn’t have more than 2 kids and they had to live in neighborhoods with houses with extra radiation shielding!

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    Your username is unruly.

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