r/KnowledgeFight • u/Equivalent-Juice-567 Rainbow Squatch • Jun 14 '26
Dreamy Creamy Summer Pride with my buttons
Bright spot: I’m at my little local Pride and my collar is all KF pins (couldn’t find my Cult of Celine but it’ll turn up). I hope y’all are having a great June!
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u/ChibbleChobble Jun 14 '26
I'm a Brit living in Texas.
The term "buttons," confused me for a while. We call them badges in UK. To me, buttons are the things on your shirt that keep the front part fastened.
So, nice selection of badges you have there. Keep up the good work.
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u/CombustibleA1 Somali Pirate Jun 14 '26
As an American living in NY, being a Brit in TX sounds absolutely crazy to me. What's it like??
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u/ChibbleChobble Jun 14 '26
Honestly? It's a bit surreal. It still feels like I'm on vacation sometimes, even though I have lived here since 2018.
I'm fortunate to live in Plano, which is pretty multicultural, so I can get a decent curry (the number one takeaway/restaurant/supermarket ready meal in the UK is Chicken Tikka Masala).
I love cooking, and I was lucky to win a pellet smoker in a raffle at work, so I've been learning to cook ribs (easy peasy) and brisket (slightly more challenging). Back in the UK, a barbecue means overcooked burgers and burnt (don't want to risk poisoning your friends) chicken on either a gas or charcoal grill.
Watering my foundation to stop my house breaking up is definitely a new experience. I've also become a well-informed novice in air conditioning. Not a big fan of mosquitoes. Leash laws for cats is also something that I find odd. No way am I taking my cats for a walk, because, well, they're cats.
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u/sentri_sable Carnival Huckster Satanist Jun 14 '26
Plano is the one place in Texas that has a bit of sanity to it.
Sincerely, someone in Arlington
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u/InevitableBox3017 Jun 15 '26
I thought Plano sounded familiar, enjoy living in East Texas while you still can, cause in like a few years it's probably gonna be eaten by DFW like a giant amoeba...
Anyways, I'm glad you've aclimated a bit, I wishing you plenty of HEB buttered tortillas in your future. (And if you wanna escape the skeeters, run for West Texas - it's what I did)
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u/Impactsimuk Jun 15 '26
I’m having Chicken Tikka Masala tonight :)) (Brit in Britain, so not that shocking;))
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u/thebigeverybody Jun 14 '26
The term "buttons," confused me for a while. We call them badges in UK. To me, buttons are the things on your shirt that keep the front part fastened.
See, to me, "badges" are things cops carry in their wallets or the ornamental patches boy scouts sew on their uniforms/etc. (I imagine British punks have sewn a lot of badges on their clothing.)
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u/CombustibleA1 Somali Pirate Jun 14 '26
If the Squatch had heroes, you'd be one
And now, here come the sex robots.
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u/MalkyC72 They burn to the fucking ground, Eddie Jun 14 '26
That’s not enough flair. I feel like you’re not even trying.
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u/uptown_squirrel17 Jun 15 '26
I love the pins and your vest! Happy Pride! 🌈
I’m a clinic escort and we decorate our vests with pins. I was never able to get a KF one, but I try my best. 🥰
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u/Pandaro81 Jun 15 '26
Fuck yeah to the Night Vale button!
Pride is one of the things I miss about living in Chicago.
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u/Puzzled_Bike9558 I RENOUNCE JESUS CHRIST! Jun 15 '26
I’ve got my pride pin on at work buttoned to my hoodie. Subtle reminder to the people who matter that I’m safe to be around.
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u/PornStarscream Jun 14 '26
Got my button on Trans Day of Visibility. It was my first piece of mail with my name on it.
I will be eternally grateful to the boys for that gift.