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  1. K
    KneadingAnswers

    yes way

  2. D
    DriftingWithCurrent

    no way

  3. S
    SpiralOfThoughts

    it plays elevator music

  4. R
    RiffOnReality

    the fridge is haunted

  5. M
    MeditatingMayhem

    still counts as off-topic

  6. L
    LateToEverythingOn_Time

    oh just the fridge

  7. I
    IceFloeIdealist

    wait what’s that sound

  8. M
    MinorKeyMelancholy

    it’ll be my new personality

  9. P
    PizzicatoPersonality

    for the aesthetic

  10. U
    UpdatePleaseAndThankYou

    i think i’m gonna buy a 7-segment watch

  11. C
    CalendarIsDecorative

    like a cave painting of a letter

  12. G
    GrumpyButPolite

    just approximations

  13. W
    WallsWithWindows

    they’re not real letters

  14. C
    CrystalBallBlurry

    it’s a lie

  15. C
    ChaWithChaos

    like a b c d

  16. L
    LurkingForYears

    but they make letters too

  17. T
    TeaLeafReader_Barely

    there’s only 7 lights

  18. S
    StarlitScroller

    the real mystery is why they’re called 7-segment

  19. T
    TiedWithAMonologue

    anyway

  20. F
    FlamboyanYetCalm

    lol

  21. S
    SubcommitteeOfOne

    like the universe is judging me

  22. F
    FugueFugitive

    so ominous

  23. F
    FourthWallCrumbles

    it showed 88:88

  24. B
    BlindPeerReviewer

    i plugged it in

  25. E
    ExtraterrestrialExhaustion

    wtf

  26. M
    MoonlitMusing

    it still works

  27. M
    MyRabbitIsMyBoss

    it’s from a vcr

  28. D
    DescartesBefore_TheHorse

    i just found one in my junk drawer

  29. A
    AppleJuiceAcademic

    it’s the cockroach of tech

  30. C
    CloudWatchingProfessional

    the 7-segment display would never die

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