• gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    8·
    10 months ago

    I was 9, I like video games, my first name is Harry

    Almost 20 years later and there are people IRL who call me “gamer” and not “Harry”

  • HiramFromTheChi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    10 months ago

    My name’s Hiram. I was born in Chihuahua, and raised in Chicago.

    Both are home, and both start with “Chi.”

    • Mister Neon@lemmy.world
      0·
      10 months ago

      I apologize if this is inappropriate, but have you ever met any Chichimeca? I’m a Mesoamérica history dork and La Gran Chichimeca is an area of interest for me and I believe the Chihuahua desert was in that territory or at least neighboring it.

      I imagine they would be hard to find in Chicago, so once again I apologize if I’m being ignorant.

      • HiramFromTheChi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Not to my knowledge.

        Also: My understanding is that La Gran Chichimeca was further south from Chihuahua, around the Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, and Guanajuato region. Basically between Chihuahua and Mexico City.

        You might know better than I would though, if that’s something you study/studied.

        I got Tarahumara blood in me, but you wouldn’t know it from the current state of my cardio lol

        • Mister Neon@lemmy.world
          1·
          10 months ago

          Thanks for the clarification, I thought it might be a neighboring territory. While it is my joy to study the regions the only reason I would know more is that I ask questions to eliminate my assumptions.

          It is a pleasure to meet a Rarámuri though! From my books I’ve been told that your ancestral lands were part of a vast trade network. This is best evidenced in macaw burials and feather art found in Arizona of all places.

          As far as my bloodline, if you have seen one fat celt you’ve seen them all.

          • HiramFromTheChi@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            10 months ago

            While it is my joy to study the regions the only reason I would know more is that I ask questions to eliminate my assumptions.

            Always a good approach. Commend you for that.

            It is a pleasure to meet a Rarámuri though! From my books I’ve been told that your ancestral lands were part of a vast trade network. This is best evidenced in macaw burials and feather art found in Arizona of all places.

            Is that so? It would make sense, given its geography.

            As far as my bloodline, if you have seen one fat celt you’ve seen them all.

            You funny for that 🤣🤣

  • box464@kbin.social
    5·
    10 months ago

    I grew up in a very rural area of the southern U.S. back in the 80s. The internet wasn’t quite a thing yet, so my window to the world outside my small town was our mailbox, located at Rural Route Box 464. I had pen pal letters, catalogs, magazines and comic books delivered in the mail and it was pure joy to run down the dusty road and check for something new every day.

    The internet became my new window to the world, so it just seemed natural to use “Box464” as my address. Even got the domain!

  • thb_tx@lemmy.world
    5·
    10 months ago

    When ICQ was new, I met a girl online that went by Tina. Cute blonde with a gap in her front teeth. She and I would video chat all day while I worked. Many NSFW video chats from her side.

    She named me Tina’s Horny Boyfriend. And I lived in Texas.

    Sadly, we never met and I lost track of her.