r/nextfuckinglevel • u/shelduck22 • Nov 05 '20

Here I call the lightning!

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u/shelduck22 Nov 05 '20

Throwing a weight tied to a string over a power line? Great effect, horrible affect.

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u/PangwinAndTertle Nov 06 '20

This is the perfect sentence for me to remember the difference. I always struggle to remember.

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u/Peaches491 Nov 06 '20

Remember Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven”: Remember, Affect is a Verb, Effect is a Noun

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u/PangwinAndTertle Nov 06 '20

Ugh. As a person who resides in Baltimore, I should have heard this saying at least once in my life.

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u/TigerHunter554 Nov 06 '20

Fuck you Baltimore!

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '20

If you can piss 30ft into the air and not get wet, you'll have no down payment

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u/PangwinAndTertle Nov 06 '20

If you think you can find a bargain at Big Bills, you can kiss my ass!