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429 points rui314 | 7 comments | 14 Dec 15 14:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.326s | source | bottom
1. kleiba ◴[14 Dec 15 20:58 UTC] No.10733802[source]▶
What do you mean, "as a child"?
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2. JTon ◴[14 Dec 15 21:29 UTC] No.10734035[source]▶
The parent poster is suggesting advent calendars are used most often by children. This is true around my area
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3. technofiend ◴[14 Dec 15 21:56 UTC] No.10734237[source]▶
And I think the person you responded to is implying his exit from childhood did not in any way slow down his use of advent calendars for chocolate-eating purposes.
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4. munificent ◴[15 Dec 15 00:12 UTC] No.10735002{3}[source]▶
Why would I purchase a device specifically designed to rate limit my chocolate consumption? Advent calendars are the Internet data caps of dessert.
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5. theoh ◴[15 Dec 15 02:59 UTC] No.10735624[source]▶
The presumption seems to be that the reader grew up as a Christian in a Western county. Because of HN's supposed demographic.
6. technofiend ◴[16 Dec 15 21:47 UTC] No.10747612{4}[source]▶
It's probably good to learn a little calender-based self control when young, but I happen to agree Chocolate Is Life.
7. dang ◴[19 Mar 16 20:24 UTC] No.11320263[source]▶
We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10733172 and marked it off-topic.