Came here to make this comment. So by the same logic, DNS or Domain Name System should have been abbreviated to DoNaS and pronounce dou-NAS.

Hmmmm, if more and more countries are allowed to pass, wouldn’t this mean Iran can’t use sea mines?

The key to happiness is having zero expectations.

anon rediscovers stoicism

How do you know if this hasn’t happened already?

At least he dogfooded his vision. Too bad reality happened.

In what appeared to be an appeal to the UK and other nations, he added: “Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint will send ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a nation that has been totally decapitated.”

China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK…wut?

Professor in the house across: duly noted.

Back in the day, I did see some cryptocurrency companies try to pay staff with their cryptocurrency. It’s actually a good selection mechanism for the true believers.

Meanwhile, Amerigo Vespucci, America’s namesake:

They said “Thank you for your attention to this matter” instead.

In all seriousness, the background is that the person cannot find flights. Even the expensive ones are often cancelled. The US embassy told him to get a flight to Sri Lanka in 10 hours or so. It was cheap and wasn’t cancelled. The person also talked about how his British accent helped (as opposed to Chinese accent).

Someone noted that he later deleted the comment since it seemed to inspire many people to try the same thing. Let alone it’s a crime to falsely claim US citizenship.