Ask Me Anything@lemmy.ca · 6 days ago

I'm a stone mason, and I'm half way convinced that a fair portion of the posts here are at MOST five people. AMA?

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I'm a stone mason, and I'm half way convinced that a fair portion of the posts here are at MOST five people. AMA?

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Ask Me Anything@lemmy.ca · 6 days ago

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The title.

Feel free to ask me stuff. I’m in Scotland, born in Canada. I’ve been a mason for coming on 15 years. And my favourite dinosaur is…not really a dinosaur…the Stenopterygius species. because they’re tubby not quite dolphin looking (apparently) reptiles.

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There were pretty obvious signs
- EnsignWashout@startrek.website
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  Well shoot. We were aiming to create an impression of a big group of us - like if there were 40 or more of us.
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    Better luck next time 🤞💪

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