People who are sensitive to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and radiation (EMR) from power lines, household appliances, wi-fi, cellphones, etc.
Like the canaries once used in coal-mines, these are the first people to suffer from electrosensitivity. They either become sick, or need to move as a result. Symptoms include anxiety, troubles sleeping, brain fog, and loss of coordination.
Like the canaries once used in coal-mines, these are the first people to suffer from electrosensitivity. They either become sick, or need to move as a result. Symptoms include anxiety, troubles sleeping, brain fog, and loss of coordination.
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Get the douche-canary mug.Taken from the times miners had a Canary down in the mine shafts to detect deadly gasses, this is a check of a toilet after destroying it with your bodily waste to make sure it's clear.
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Jessica suspected Michael was keeping a secret, so she invited Juan to be her canary and give her insight on whether he was gay or not.
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I. e. Hughie is Butcher's Canary.
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Person 1: Dude, did you see how Garret went from almost beating that guy up to laughing about it and hugging Emma in like thirty seconds?
Person 2: Yeah, she's his canary.
Person 2: Yeah, she's his canary.
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Get the Canary mug.A voluntary canary is someone who makes a sacrifice, often publicly, in support of a personal or professional value yet stays in the situation instead of leaving. Like a canary in a coal mine, s/he is exposed to whatever happens. Unlike the canary, s/he does it voluntarily. And, it happens to rhyme.
Berkeley's Earth & Atmospheric Science Department canceled a lecture because of the invited scientist's political views. David Romps resigned from his chairmanship in protest but stayed at the school. He became a voluntary canary! We need more profs like that. Let's see if he survives in Berkeley's woke academic coal mine.
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