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This definitely isn't like a cool one, but I started a new job over an hour from home, and I started adding people ad friends on facebook, trying to like make an effort to get to know people. My husband saw my scrolling though my feed, and goes "wait a minute, I know that baby," he pulls up the same pic on his fb from a different person, turns out my mentor at my new job was married to my husband's old boss from high school, from a town that's over an hour in another direction (think equilateral triangle). | 8fe5d802978c4bc587ede4555c2e1bb7 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-08-06 07:30:20 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 0 |
I have two and one I'm not sure if it counts.
1. I was maybe 7 and my uncle calls my great grandmother confused and asking if I was there. He was in Atlanta at the mall and saw a bunch of kids geeking so he pushes threw the crowd to find Selena Gomez. He didn't know who she was so he just bluntly asked her and she was nice about it, o he called my great grandmother to put me on the phone and say hi. It was...odd to say the least lol
2. I was a huge skydoesminecraft lover when I was 9 or 10 and one day I was playing on a server and yelling at a player with a sky skin that wasnt him when I see SkytheKidRS in chat say my player name, I look over and see him jumping in a crowd of people throwing cookies, and he leaves the server. Happiest day of my elementary life | 5dc7d31a0f00484692688c5026553bbb | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-04-29 15:51:01 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 1 |
There was a great short story I read years ago about a scientist who induced rapid evolution in a species of creatures he created in a lab, and it was extremely fascinating to me at the time I read it (probably 10ish years ago). Unfortunately I can't remember the name and a quick google isn't giving me any results. If anyone else has read this story, please remind me what it's called! I'd love to give it another read.
EDIT: AH! I remembered! It's called Microcosmic God, by Theodore Sturgeon. Published in 1941. More of a novelette, apparently, but still a very quick and easy read. Look it up, I'm pretty sure it's available to read online. | 089f84a9d6b645bc829f189dba8ee5f8 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2014-09-11 17:15:57 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 2 |
These are all me:
1.) I was a pathological liar when I was young, I told my cousins girlfriend in explicit detail about the farm in Milwaukee my family lived on and how we'd flown to North Carolina for the first time. I live in Boston Massachusetts and absolutely didn't fly. I was 3 years old, and they still have no idea how I had everything in such detail
2.) Driving to North Carolina with my cousins and older brother, I was 4, brother was 8 and cousins were 15-18ish. My brother hated exaggeration and lies and misunderstandings so I told him I was going to grow a penis. I am a girl. When I was 2, my mother dressed me for Easter and sat me infront of the TV downstairs, before going upstairs to help my father and brother get ready. When she came down, I had peeled all the eggs in the house. There were 36.
TL:DR 1.) I was a fantastic liar 2.) I peeled eggs for some reason.
There are probably more but whatever. | 734b8d0bd55547d8a18213228c01f2c1 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-12-09 02:16:57 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 3 |
This doesn't classify as a restaurant in my terms but fast food...had a cold creep up on me suddenly when I was at my boyfriends hockey game. On the way home we stopped at Tim Horton's to grab a tea. I'm a bad Canadian and never really go to Tim's so when I ordered I wasn't really sure what types of tea they had but I knew I wanted something without caffeine so I said in a foggy state 'whatever tea you've got but decaf' or something along those lines. It was too hot for me to drink right away so I didn't realize until I drove by about 6 other Tim's on the way home that they put a random teabag in a cup of decaf coffee. My boyfriend parked at the next Tims and I went in and explained. They thought it was so bizarre and happily gave me a free tea to replace the nasty beverage. | f6c77258a5494209aa24984986fa6a8f | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-11-19 21:30:41 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 4 |
Things are going in the right direction on that front though. One of the largest lumber companies on the west coast hired me, an obvious stoner, as their sales manager. Progress! I do benefit from having a decade experience already at only 31, and thus another 25-30 years to give to the job, so it's more like they're willing to overlook it to get me on board, but still progress for stoners. | fc3efc20c64846609d31a3c60b9f1964 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2022-01-15 03:27:19 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 5 |
I'm sure downvotes are awaiting this... but I emailed McDonalds and complained about getting a cold burger, stale fries, etc. at a location near us (I had actually worked at previously). A friend and I were drunk wanting food: friend wanted to drive, I knew that was bad but thought free food and a distraction sounded good. Anyways. Distraction worked, "Still haven't answered bro, lets just make a sandwich and wait, man we're funny". Got a call two weeks later and the manager is apologizing profusely, offers me a free order of anything I want, however much I want, and I just felt awful. I order a kids meal and a shake then tipped the next time I drove through. | cc714113b8284bf880a909ead089be97 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2015-07-16 07:27:46 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 6 |
*Empire* was good in a number of ways but
1. The main characters spilt into two separate groups early on, and follow unrelated plot-lines.
2. One plot-line is a sort of picaresque road-trip as Han and Leia fly around having unconnected adventures (Space worms! Floating cities!); the other is a murky coming-of-age thing I never understood (what is it supposed to mean that Dream-Vader has Luke’s face? Why did Yoda say Luke “failed” in the cave? If Luke can lift little rocks with his mind, why is he surprised Yoda can lift a space-ship? And if he can lift things telepathically, why can’t he stop himself from falling?)
3. The plot is never resolved. What happens to Lando once Vader finds out he helped Leia? What happens to Han? (We find out in the next installment but it’s stupid.)
4. Given that the producers obviously already decided that Luke and Leia are sisters, have them make out is sort of creepy. | ae8e31d7feb040588105e90582086819 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2022-05-21 03:01:46 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 7 |
Dragon Ball Super a pretty much says outright that Goku and Vegeta, as characters from a battle manga, have a hard time beating gag manga characters since gag manga characters don’t follow the laws of physics. In that case they were fighting Arale from Dr. Slump, but the same principle could apply to Saitama.
In the end, Arale and Goku never fought to the death because they were interrupted. I think that’s the inevitable result when there’s a crossover battle like that. It would be impossible for Goku and Saitama to ever fight it out fully because they both have plot armor. The only possible result is either a draw or some kind of joke finish, where one of them wins but in a really stupid way that doesn’t answer the question of who is stronger. | 00b4a68f43454c6f8b2646f2d5290b25 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2021-04-29 07:47:37 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 8 |
So there was a guy in a wheel chair that would hangout in front of the 7-11 down the street from my house. I came out the store and I gave him the change i got back and he asked if i wanted a burrito or candy. I said its cool and gave him the rest of the change in my cup holder. He said "no im giving you something for being a kind person" and gave me 3 burritos and at least a couple bucks worth of candy. I honestly only gave him around 80 cents or so and he gave me all that for free. Really nice guy havent seen him around tho hope hes doing good | 3c5dd3e57a104ae7b45ef41db3513f9c | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2019-12-02 17:40:53 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 9 |
Unfortunately (at least this is how I was raised), children don’t get to decide how much food they put on their plates; their parents decide how much food the kids get. Then, the parents make the kids eat all of it. (“I don’t care if you’re full, you can’t possibly be full, eat all of the food on your plate that I gave you!”) I always took issue with this; a kid needs to learn the proper amount of food to give themselves, and they should also learn to stop eating when they’re full, not when they clean their plate of a certain amount of food that they didn’t even get to decide themselves. (Guess what, Mom and Dad, I just don’t need/like to eat that much! I don’t want to stuff myself silly!) I can’t wait until I go to college and can actually decide for myself how much food I consume. | 2fb56ec23f5c4e6d9050ae1effd2ffa1 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-08-12 04:33:02 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 10 |
genuine question: do you really need that many more at one time?
personally i never use the ports (except for power) since everything else i do is done wirelessly majority of the time. internet browsing, personal file transfers between devices, printing... ive never had to physically connect a wire to do so recently.
there are the random times that i absolutely *NEED* to do so (sd card reader, or ethernet connection), but all at the same time? no more than two ports are being used. there are a myriad of breakout adapters that you can use that have usb-c passthrough so you can charge and connect ethernet/USB-A/HDMI all over that one port. there are thunderbolt docks as well that have a lot more port selections and can also daisy chain to other thunderbolt devices. | 8552cc8be6264a21bdb338a57ed60208 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2018-04-30 20:54:02 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 11 |
In my first year of medical school when it came time to dissect the feet, one table had a cadaver whose toes were still painted bright pink. Like, you were literally dissecting her brain a week ago.
Maybe it was the fact that it humanized this cut up corpse suddenly after several weeks. Hard to tell. | 734e2722c7544bf19a4694f853df5bf8 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-03-04 22:25:06 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 12 |
That's not as irritating as it could be.
Steps 1 to 7: See above.
Step 8: Pour contents of cereal bag into cereal box.
Step 9: Close cereal box.
Step 10: Open milk container.
Step 11: Take a swig. Make sure the amount of milk that spills is approximately twice the amount that makes it into your mouth.
Step 12. DO NOT close the milk container.
Step 13. Eat cereal.
Step 14. Pour remaining milk from bowl back into milk container, and close it.
Step 15. Profit.
Step 16. Wallow in the shame of what you have done. | b95d4e52dfb340e58bf30432adc1d656 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-10-08 03:15:41 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 13 |
So about that 10% return. Do you know anyone whose portfolio has a 10+% internal rate of return net of taxes and fees over a period of decades? Because I don't. My "speculative" portfolio has about a 14% return right now, but that's only because it's in a retirement account so I don't pay any taxes on the gains. My regular "buy the market" portfolio is at about 7% and my actively-managed portfolio is at about 6%, net of fees.
For fun, I looked at the SPY ETF's annualized compound rate of return before taxes and fees since 1993 (which was the easiest to look up on Yahoo) and it's 7.34%. Not too shabby, of course, but it's far short of that 10% number that everyone kicks around. In reality, nobody gets that 7.34% because:
1. Taxes. Unless you're in a Roth, the tax man is going to get his cut. And if you do any type of selling over the decades, the taxes over the years will be a drag.
2. Bad timing. Availability of investable assets and market performance have correlation. When the market is higher, people are doing better and have more money to buy stocks with. And when the market is lower, people tend to have financial emergencies and need to sell off investments to meet those needs. Investor "enthusiasm" has the same effect. When the market is going gangbusters, everyone wants to jump on board! And when it inevitably tanks, people "reevaluate" their investment choices. Human nature, and all. The above are pressure to "buy high, sell low", which is obviously going to be a drag on peoples' returns.
> If you have any questions I will be happy to answer :)
OK, I'll bite. What good is $117,390.85 (before inflation and taxes) in 50 years to me, even if I could make 10%, which I can't? Why can't I have that money *next* year so that I can enjoy it while I still have my (relative) youth? Why not work harder now so I can have that money now and enjoy it now? Why would you want to wait until you're all but dead to have made your "one motherfucking million whatever dollars"? | 1c7bb2fa39a947eea6bf54dc00ced3f9 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2014-11-20 14:32:30 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 14 |
Nah. Dude needs to recognize the grave seriousness of his actions, and it's pretty clear he does not fathom the magnitude of his transgressions, here.
He needs to have it impressed upon him that for something this grave, "to lose you" is not NEARLY punishment enough (considering he was never entitled to have her in the first place...). In fact, that was probably his thinking to begin with, and what helped him to justify hiding a potentially deadly secret in order to *not* lose her.
Everything about the way this person handled themselves suggests they do not appreciate the seriousness of their actions, and are not unlikely to do so again over something as little as the pain of a breakup. | 0111edcf62a34e9f9e031c8c62cabb8a | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-05-30 15:28:18 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 15 |
Pretty much the entirety of [The Mariner's Revenge Song](http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t0CR1IJKMPo) by The Decemberists. It just tells a great story.
If I had to pick lyrics from it I enjoy, I'd say the last verse is my favorite:
*Don't know how I survived
The crew all was chewed alive
I must have slipped between his teeth
But, oh, what providence
What divine intelligence
That you should survive
As well as me
It gives my heart great joy
To see your eyes fill with fear
So lean in close
And I will whisper
The last words you'll hear* | 3f8999a2c39945d884b492a437b66eb8 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2015-02-06 22:58:27 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 16 |
What would you like me to write a story about?
I've had writer's block for a while now, and can't seem to get over it. I figure churning out some stories for some internet people could help :)
So, what would you like me to write about? Give me your idea and I'll give you a short story.
EDIT: All the stories I do are just first drafts, editing would take too long, so there may be a few spelling or punctuation errors I don't catch, or parts of the story that need expanding or trimming down etc. Also, I'm only looking at doing about a page for each story, so keep that in mind when you make your suggestions :)
EDIT 2: Okay guys, I have an essay to write and you've given me the kickstart I needed to do it. I'll write some more on the morrow! | xxks6 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-08-09 09:46:57 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 17 |
I love that! My ex husband loved it too, had a fortune in costumes and masks. I was good at coming up with haunted attraction ideas and I liked diy things like homemade animatronics and touch pads so we made a good team. We did a haunted house in our garage every year, he was always a clown. People would show up all antsy asking where the clown was only for him to creep up behind them and whack a trashcan with a bat. Someone got a video of him chasing their van down the street while they creeped along laughing and their kid was screaming "GOOOOO!" | 59c5c0752a434d1e8483a3010857b1cb | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-06-18 00:44:47 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 18 |
I can't hardly wrap my head around this, you knowing it is pretty amazing. I have a huge family, my grams is alive at 93, I have 4 kids and 6 grandkids, I knew my great grandma well and my great great grandma I visited every year until I was 6-7. I have family trees for both sides but my great aunt just told me that my Nanny, she and my two uncle's were not really Pollard's, my great grandma jumped off the wagon along the way and had 4 kids before she ended up back with her husband years later, he raised them as his own. Boy that just blows my mind and ruins everything I've been learning about that side haha | 85e98cd84c20425ab035cc3e7c3c9265 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-11-03 05:23:21 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 19 |
Wow this ones a long story. But a summary : my neighbor killed a total of 8 people. Only got caught because another local women, her son (an adult at the time) went missing and she started posting flyers everywhere and posting on the local Facebook group. Someone told her the last place she saw his car go was to my neighbors house. The cops check it out, turns out this guy had everyone’s car at his place (everyone being the 8 people who went missing) they started searching his property. Found a massive grave with 7 of the people. Turns out several years back he was using his tractor to bury them faster, he fell in the hole, tractor fell ontop of him, broke his back. The community came together to go shopping for him and did everything he needed help with, we had no idea until recently WHY he was digging the hole and hurt himself | 367993fe8e7040aa98f5d797279edc8b | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2021-01-16 02:40:00 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 20 |
I'm not batman. I don't plan for everything. I know my condolences will mean nothing to you. My daughter does know all that is to avoid rape. My son doesn't go to martial simply because I can only afford to send one of them. My daughter is statistically more likely to have an incident. So I send her. I know my way of thinking us out dated. At least it's better than what I was taught as a young man. Back when people just told women to not entice men. But I also know, and my original point, is that after a night if inebriated fun between consenting adults one doesn't get to call rape when they're sober. | 6ae5669b9a444c47b35ae28459fe36d9 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2018-10-11 08:03:41 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 21 |
SOME degrees are worth it, other's aren't. I know for my specific field (programming) I'm better off learning on my own and joining projects that pay me nothing but look awesome on my resume rather than paying a university for a silly degree.
At the same time, if you want to pursue medicine, law or education then there's no choice but to attend a university.
Some careers require you to commit the time and money.. some others just require time and far less money.
MAYBE 20 minutes researching your career online will make it very clear which path you should take, and also make it obvious whether it's worth it or not. You're young and you have plenty of time.. make sure you research before you commit. | e1e1b2e1f8454f8bb461b0be2ac689b6 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2013-06-01 09:58:49 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 22 |
During middle school our campus was basically a dump for any young adults and weird creepy old men. I could go on and on about weird things happening there, from a 40 yr old man selling ice cream in that one notorious white van to the students on school grounds. To literally being incapable of walking 5 feet without stepping on, or finding some dusty crusty used condom.
But I’ll get to the point, so I was in 7th grade and with the motto among the young adults that our school grounds were their dump for adult toys and all that, eventually a particularly interesting toy got on our school grounds. Eventually one of the school clowns caught wind of the situation and barreled to the tree, climbed up it, and grabbed the huge half broken dong. He surprisingly was never caught by staff, our whole school thought it was funny and kept our mouths shut and didn’t say a word.
And to be honest it is still pretty funny, salutes to you ya madlad, wherever you may be today. | bce5a1d36b3e4eb78012bdeb8ee5eb9e | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2021-08-18 03:28:12 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 23 |
The explanation being that they expected better from me. | 6c90807030a94d029e3497105df8d6c4 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2016-02-07 18:28:16 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 24 |
The planet earth will be fine until the sun goes nova, it's humans and our currently unsustainable way of life that's gonna be gone. Thing is if humanity is gone wouldn't that loss of what we know is the only example of higher intelligence in our galaxy atleast be a disaster for the universe? If we are the only intelligent species about then we may be the only chance to stop entropy and the heat death of the universe. Whatever you think of global warming it's an easily fixable minor blip compared to a universe shredded where atoms and fundamental particals are so far apart the distance now between stars look like close neighbors. | b239b48b5ce247719d14896d3ccff191 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-10-15 15:40:53 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 25 |
I'm better now. Thanks for asking.
What was in my mind? Hhmmm....
A failure as a son, as a brother, as a student, as a friend. Just a total failure of human being.
All I could feel was deeply dark feelings, all i could think was deeply dark thoughts. And I wanted out
When I held the gun all I could think was that it was finally time to end the suffering. It was my choice to do it. Mine and mine alone.
What stopped me? Nothing....I brought the gun to my head and pulled the trigger but the gun did not fire.
What stopped me later? IDK.... I lost my nerve to do it I guess. Later I've become a dad, now my love and dedication to my son keeps me around | afca176614144c859fa18aad8f8f138c | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2014-09-24 11:55:03 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 26 |
I think you’re getting a term confused here.
Sin was not introduced when Eve ate the fruit. We know it already existed in some plane of existence because Satan and his angels had already committed treason and been thrown from heaven.
*Original* Sin was introduced to the world when Eve ate the fruit. That meant that Adam and Eve’s descendants also sinned and were natural sinners. They did not have the ability to not sin like Adam and Eve did before they ate the fruit.
Original Sin is the state of being in which humanity can not be perfect, it does not refer to the actual original sin. | cbc30994ffaf4530b1b770a7cc9f0268 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2018-09-14 15:19:15 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 27 |
If they are anything like the laborers here in the Mid-South, they live like 6 or 8 dudes to a 1 bedroom apartment in a crappy part of town. They own almost no furniture and beater cars (tho in NYC probably no cars). They cook cheap, easy to make in mass quantities food. Somehow they manage to send a fair amount of money home if they are migrant laborers and still have enough money to get drunk on the weekends. I used to live in the crappy part of town and had several apartments like this for neighbors. Other than the occasional too loud party or drunken shouting phone call, they are pretty chill neighbors. | 8d88ecaae93d45279b7f4b4b8af3c587 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2019-09-17 13:01:46 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 28 |
I'm a teen who has lived in belgium (the French part) for 7 years now. I've just graduated high school, and for me, I would say the school system. It's a lot more intense than in America. Though I think the teachers here are better, they're a lot more involved in their corse. I'm going into STEM, and our school was known for their STEM program. Most of my teachers were doctors in their field and really treated us like adults.
Also, clothing status. People care about what brands you wear, not about how you look. | 99be37fccd2047658487fcdb34a875ca | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2022-08-07 15:26:24 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 29 |
Relevant Picard quote: https://i.imgur.com/Me58iCm.gifv
A man in and of itself cannot be evil, only his thoughts, intentions and actions. A man is merely a vessel for good and evil.
A man who has done good does not preclude the fact that he has done evil and vice versa.
To frame it in the context of arithmetic is to completely pivot the discussion and does not change the fact that you’ve asked the wrong questions:
Is the act of saving lives good? Yes
Is the act of mutilating a child evil? Yes
Is the act of mutilating a child so he can continue saving other lives good or evil? Absolutely evil.
Why? To say he “must” brutally murder a child in order save thousands is to accept that as a requirement when It is merely that man’s twisted justification for a wantonly immoral and evil act. It is not a requirement, it is his CHOICE. Not being able to murder a child does NOT preclude you from doing humanitarian work and saving 10 others.
It was not your “choice” that the last person did not survive.
In the scenario of the murdered child, it was clearly the murderer’s choice that the child died. A choice that never belongs to any man. No being is so important that you can usurp the rights of another.
Arithmetic has no bearing on the answer, only choice, intent and action. | 95a9ed74907d403489a3052052c99281 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2018-03-07 14:17:06 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 30 |
For those of you in the Northern Hemisphere, what do you enjoy most about Summer time?
Sorry to all those in the southern hemi, just figured it was more applicable seeing how it's almost the beginning of Summer here.
Being an outdoor enthusiast, Summer offers a plethora of options to be entertained by - fishing, kayaking, going to the lake/beach/pool, bike riding, hiking, outdoor concerts etc. Although these activities aren't exclusive to Summer, I enjoy them moreso during said time.
So what do you enjoy doing during this hot, temperate season? | tw1p7 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-05-20 15:28:44 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 31 |
Oh I see, the leave makes a lot more sense now. I thought they just went home for a year. As for the welfare, I get some of it. I support the government providing things that are not feasible for the individual to provide, like roads, some level of education, Law enforcement, military, etc. As for the health insurance, I am still on the fence. Everyone paying into it is still the same system that we have in our private one, just run by not the government. I do have health insurance through work though and the most I can be required to pay is only $3000 for the year so its a pretty good policy. I shudder to think about paying 25% of my paycheck in taxes. That's quite a bit. | a5c7867889fc4114b68f0a43961e1bcf | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2015-02-09 23:40:22 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 32 |
I got my girlfriend to do and it turns me on incredibly. Especially when she would tell me how much bigger the previous men where then me. I get quite hot when I think about her being satisfied by larger endowed men. | bf87c7eaab88418684284145ba08c4a8 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2011-02-24 06:07:02 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 33 |
I would think the motherboard is more like the spinal cord, or just your nervous system outside of your brain.
The structure of a computer is really nothing like a brain, though. You could think of a brain as being a massively parallel computer, but there's not really a central "processor" in a brain that gets passed instructions by the other parts and carries out the logical operations. Calculation takes place everywhere in a brain as far as I know.
also, the video card is the opposite of the visual cortex, it creates images to project outwards, it doesn't analyse incoming visual information. | 2d3836de6c1e46b59228fd31298e3a8b | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2015-05-05 14:11:15 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 34 |
"you need to find a source of water first"
(And also that you should drink your own urine).
Water is not your first priority - shelter is. If you are in a desert, find yourself some shade and stay there until the sun goes down, don't go looking for water as you'll dehydrate yourself in the search. You can last a few days without water, and shelter, warmth, protection from the elements will help extend that timeline. Endlessly searching for water without some form of shelter and some source of warmth or shade to go back to is going to reduce your clock faster.
And don't drink your own piss. That stuff is what your body has removed from your system, for good reason. It doesn't need it back. Despite what Bear Grylls says. | 6d149cb6b23d4c988c1f25584ce249cf | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2022-04-14 09:39:56 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 35 |
Depends on if you want in ear (ear buds) or over the ear headphones. I would recommend in ear headphones for several reasons, such as there portability and ability to be worn under helmets and during exercise. Good in ear headphones will also be just as comfortable as over the ear headphones, and can achieve the same sound quality. However, for the same quality, in ear headphones will generally cost more than over the ear. Good quality in ear's have one more attractive feature, which is passive noise cancellation. Over the ears rarely offer this, and when they do it is active noise cancellation, like the Bose Quiet Comfort. Active noise cancellation is inferior to passive as it 1) requires a power source, 2) increases fatigue, and 3) is simply not as effective.
With all that said, as for an actual recommendation, Shure makes excellent in ear headphones in their SE line. So does Etymotic and Ultimate Ears. For over the ear, most brands make some good ones to be honest. Surprisingly, www.ilounge.com has a large amount of excellent headphone reviews that will not steer you wrong.
Finally, I would urge you to spend more than 30 dollars, as it is well worth it, and if you try a pair of good quality headphones in a higher price range you will understand why. Good in ear headphones have a soft foam (they come with many different size/material interchangeable tips) that molds to the inside of your ear with each use, ensuring a perfect fit and whatever your desired level of sound cancellation is (you will appreciate this while traveling, studying, etc)
I would suggest perhaps the Jays d-JAYS. The MSRP is $99, but I'm sure some checking on ebay will net you them for 80 or below. It is worth the extra money.
Here is the iLounge review: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/entry/jays-d-jays-earphones/ | 48df5ae78fa74fa4b23224dde5a81084 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2009-05-15 01:48:38 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 36 |
That knockoff San Andreas movie that had the same title and somehow had the same poster as the San Andreas with the Rock in it. Family and I watched it for about 40 minutes waiting for when the Rock would pop up. We forgave the shitty graphics, horrible dialogue, and awful acting all the while wondering why people would watch this in theaters.
They fucked the over arching plot of all five books before the first movie even finished. Such a waste. 0/10. | 059ec87617d04c4caa9e84e6165a77dd | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-11-01 20:33:22 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 37 |
Actually; Jerry's request was the worst one of them. Summer and Beth both requested very broad wishes that are able to be completed in a lot of ways. Whilst Jerry asked a very focused, specific question with only one approach.
Summer wanted to be popular at school which mostly included pandering to the right people and saying the right stuff.
Beth wanted to be a more complete woman which can be completed in various ways. Amongst others giving them back their confidence and drive to follow their own passion.
Jerry wanted to take 2 strokes off his golf game. The solution of...well...just getting better at golf is literally the only solution available for this kind of problem.
I believe that if Jerry asked something in line of Summer and Beth, like being a more successful employer, it would've played out much better. | 47612cf9db6d48ca9ca7ef06787db7d5 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-07-21 11:08:33 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 38 |
Giving children the illusion of free choice. Example:
"You can either do the dishes or you're not allowed to go out with your friends anymore." This is just plain manipulation, because there is no choice here. The negative consequence of not doing the dishes is way to extreme. This will result in feelings of hatred and anxiety in the child because they have no control over the situation, which will result in more resistance.
A better alternative would be: "You can either do the dishes or vacuum." That way the child can choose which chore they prefer, and the chores get done. | 672231d2f7da4dfe9dcbfc0da83ab131 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2021-05-25 08:07:44 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 39 |
Probably not, nor vice versa. That level of day-to-day care is something neither of us is physically or mentally capable of promising each other. I barely ever get out of the house and am generally not a well bunny. We did vow to 'do right' by one another, but that did not include martyring ourselves to the detriment of the other merely to look good to outsiders.
Most likely we'd end up apart, with me struggling to visit him at a nursing home every few months or so, and while we'd still have *a* relationship, it wouldn't be the strong co-supportive partnership that is our current marriage. Realistically, I think we'd drift apart and only know each other online or by phone. We'd still be friends, we'd still even love one another, but it wouldn't really be us being 'together' in any meaningful sense. | 48fcc9b9c5084859ad0dd7c560ce097b | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2011-11-01 10:33:08 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 40 |
I appreciate this post. Hopefully it gets upvoted so people can see an actual explanation for the "No" argument. I had to scroll down past about 9 other posts all along the lines of "I don't know why anyone would make the 'no' argument. I think it's because Americans are indoctrinated into capitalism." before I could actually find someone answering the question. Interesting that they feel the need to "answer" the question despite not being the people being asked the question, and even more interesting how on Reddit those posts will be upvoted instead of the posts that actually address it. | d0cb495f1d9a4585805468d2b1355249 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-03-13 08:36:53 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 41 |
My path to how I got here was a little odd. I was working in the dish pit for about a year. I was getting really fed up with it and getting ready to quit when our HR rep asked me if I would like to take a position in the Receiving Department. I said hell yes and got the job immediately. While I am grateful to not have to wash dishes anymore I realized within the first year that there isn't really anywhere for me to go here. I've been in this position for a little over 3 years now and I can't find a way for me to move up anywhere. | 707ccf5cc1f946b2890fb8ded8f33a62 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-02-07 18:24:54 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 42 |
Easily California. Take a beyond gorgeous state and ruin the experience with massive overcrowding due to a myriad of factors both economic and governmental, huge amounts of drug addicts and homeless everywhere, crime, degraded infrastructure and schools, a musical chairs scheme of state financial mismanagement, blatant racism , environmental destruction, and huge numbers of people that wear their asses for hats on almost every issue. I’ve been traveling to California for over 30 years and it’s never been as bad as it is now. but for the ports, agriculture and especially the fortune of Silicon Valley being there, the state would be third world. There is a reason people are fleeing in droves.
Having to literally hurdle homeless people, their needles and feces is emblematic of the total failure of California. There are still nice people and areas but the state as a whole is an embarrassment | 9a2c8142e37c47b5bae4b7737591d82c | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2022-01-30 00:48:33 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 43 |
thank you for the comment and i appreciate it, but i think that the situation for a girl and guy on the dating scene and on apps like tindr are very different.
i have a few distant uni friends who use tindr, they all look like adonis's and subsequently meet some lovely people through it.
i have as some girls have told me or my friends about me, a lovely face and soulful, deep and sad eyes, but my health is a work in progress.
i'm fitter than i have ever been [healthy eater, gym hard and heavy] but my body confidence is low, because my confidence is low.
i think if i went on tindr, it would just open me up to all sorts of judgements that i dont think i'm particularly confident to deal with atm | 1e33937e754c47f1ba686d37af24e0d8 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2014-01-19 15:55:19 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 44 |
>In general actually violence, drug use abd ither such things are far lower now than they were 30 to 60 years ago
I see these stats listed all the time, but I feel there are a lot of BS handling of those stats. Back in the 90s my hometown was pretty chill for the most part; it wasnt perfect, was low class with a lot of gruff people, but it was mostly safe.
Now it's one of the opioid overdose leaders in the country, the New Yorker actually did an extremely long piece on the opioid epidemic in my town; and the crime has definitely increased with it.
Maybe my hometown is an exception, but my theory is crime nationwide is down because inner cities aren't being swamped with crack, and their crime has decreased, but I think a lot of suburban and rural areas have seen a massive increase in drugs and drug related crime; so, crime is lower nationally, but higher in some regions that didnt previously have tons of drugs. At least that's my opinion. | 6cc154f1df74471ab339f88ad50a2a0d | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2022-11-27 02:02:56 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 45 |
Oh my god yes this x10000 . Nobody else here seems to understand that going that long isn't that fun.. probably because they don't go that long consistently. It is a real problem for allot of guys including myself and it takes just as much correction as premature ejaculation.. its just the opposite. Atleast half of my sexual experiences have lasted way too long and although I stayed hard I just couldn't cum and it made the girls very self conscious. Not fun.. more fun just to cum in 15-20 min | 8dd9394c8a62458385bbf4998f4defdf | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2016-02-15 03:21:57 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46 |
But how narrow is the definition of me? If it's exact, or near exact, then the fact that your ever-evolving consciousness is a ship of thesius means I am not me from fine minutes ago.
But if you relax the borders enough, then a near-exact clone of me with the sole difference that he believes the earth is flat is me. He's a person, but he's not me enough for me to consider him me. What if instead the difference is that he thinks rock is the devil's music? Getting closer, but I don't think a me can hold a belief that silly for long, so I'll call him me when he catches up with the exact me.
But wait, a few weeks ago I didn't know swans can be gay! Is that difference slight enough for him to be me? What about all the other things I've learned since then? Do all those add up to more than thinking rock is evil? Do the things I've learned in the past year surpass that difference.
So I go with an exact definition, or close to. | c6f4488c26024177a937590e3283938c | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-08-08 00:19:34 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 47 |
Number 2 is the big one there. This is an issue of you setting boundaries and those boundaries being disregarded, disrespected, and trampled on. I find that the only way to combat that is by just straight-up being a disagreeable asshole, because people who won't respect personal boundaries don't listen to calm and rational conversations.
I don't envy your position. Being outnumbered by the whole family. Honestly, in your place, I'd feel strongly enough about this to move out. I would feel *deeply* unsafe, insecure, and uncomfortable in that environment. That's not a terribly rational option, but I don't think I'd be able to act rationally in your position. | f249e037f6b84effa86d034bc6040848 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2022-10-07 12:39:16 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 48 |
I am a bit of a story teller regarding the non publicized part of SA's sketchy history. I have heard some first hand accounts and I have been in the labs at Raslouw. It is widely publicised that Project Coast was run out of Roodeplaat. This is partly true, but the Raslouw stuff isnt in the history books.
When I was 17, I was working for a company that ran custom network/signal cables. We were assigned to an "air force" bunker in Raslouw. When we walked in we were searched very thoroughly. Thereafter they took the cables we were bringing after a senior officer accused us of bringing in "CordTex" (I later learnt this was an explosive cord).
We were allowed to walk into the first room with a steel vault door which was incredibly thick. (Think 1meter thick). The room was ligned with decontamination showers. Thereafter we were blindfolded and guided for what felt like forever... Down elevators, around corners, up stairs etc etc. I estimate we walked at least 1km. Blindfolds were removed and we were in a fairly boring computer room where we installed our cabling. We got shouted at ("kakked out" as we say in SA) if we even tried looking outside the room.
We were told we were working on the airforce navigational system computers. However, the chalk boards in the room (which had been erased) look to have old leftover drawings of molecules and formulas.
None the wiser, I continued on with my life for at least 10 years, until I met an old science teacher in a bar in a remote town in the Free State. He had had a few and we were chatting general chemistry ( I was doing first year engineering at the time) when it somehow turned to that day. He had a chuckle and said, "You really thought you were in an airforce bunker? You were in the labs boet." Im assuming he was a scientist there when he was younger, and had decided to move out of the spotlight.
Since then I have pieced together little scraps of knowledge here after I realised how lucky I had been. Its been hard, and the boomers in SA dont talk for fear of persecution about what they did in the apartheid era.
I have some interesting stories to tell about the nuclear nonproliferation treaty and Mandela as well, if anyone is interested. | e454744188e44941a4ab5feeaf140ff8 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2022-04-06 21:29:44 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 49 |
My father worked his way up through management and purchased his own Waffle House. He started off as a waiter. When he had that job, we lived in a tiny apartment next to an Exxon mobile refinery. It was nasty with acid rain. Then he started working his way up. Little by little we would transition to a better apartment. Finally my dad was offered the opportunity to open his own Waffle House. For a year and a half we lived in a nice, modest, 3 bedroom house, in a community with a pool! It was AWESOME. But my dad proceeded to have sex with every one of this waitresses. When he got one pregnant three of the other waitresses decided to have a sexual harassment lawsuit. My college fund and all of our savings went into litigation. He lost the restaurant, we lost our house, we had to move far away because you know... shame. Eventually my mom left him because he wouldn’t stop having affairs. We moved into a small one bedroom cabin on my grandpas property that had not been used since the 70s. My mother, my brother, and I all slept in the bedroom together. My grandfather was very standoffish since he did not know us nor really cared to be bothered. The floor of the cabin was rotten, my foot went through it one night. We ate baked beans out of the can. My mom started to lose her mind. The stress was so much she would hit me on a regular basis. My dad was still doing his thing but, he just seemed to think out of sight, out of mind, when it came to me. I moved there when I was 14, and my grandpa started to come around to me when I was about 16. We started growing weed together and I would sell it at school. I got a after school job at a hotel and as a dishwasher. On the weekends I did paperwork for a funeral home. I bought good clothes for myself, grandpa let me move into his spare room, I would buy food, and pay for our beer. Mom is getting better, the trauma from her divorce, and the crazy abuse from my dad had her down and heartbroken for 10 years. My grandpa is long past, so my mom has taken over his trailer. It was all a far cry from our lifestyle briefly when we had the Waffle House. But, we made it work. | e6d4cd174b4a4b46b9be714c17ce3ccd | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-03-24 17:19:52 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 50 |
Using ADHD medication. I was medicated as a child up until high school but stopped because I didn’t like how they made me felt. After becoming an adult and struggling with everything that comes along with ADHD, I started taking medication about 2 years ago. The feeling I got when I was a child was just being calm enough to be able to focus and I didn’t realize it would have been helpful because I just wanted to be my crazy self lol. I get so much shit done now and have just really appreciated being able to have a clear focused mind. | 6871e013b484496da4faf3dc4da7cbfb | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2019-03-20 19:57:24 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 51 |
Lavern (Aloma Wright) from Scrubs was killed off in season 6 due to the need for extra drama in the show.
That's not the interesting part. Turns out Bill Lawrence (the creator) was so sure that Scrubs wouldn't be renewed for a seventh season, he told Aloma that she could come back in the seventh season as a laugh.
Cut to a few months later and Scrubs is renewed for a seventh season. And that is why there is a character in the seventh season of Scrubs named "Lavernagain". Or, as she prefers, Shirley. | ee23b4920a1b4dce8aeba6775c54ce70 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2015-03-08 09:22:13 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 52 |
We chatted a bit over childhood crushes. Told me his name which was kind of an unusual name which made it stick out in my memory like a dog-eared page in a book.
A few months later we were going through each other's yearbooks and pointing at the silly things written in them and looking each other up when I spotted the guy by the name.
He was my splitting image at that age. Practically a doppelganger.
Put two and two together and realized that I was merely a stand-in for who she really wanted. And if he had a regular name it would have been completely overlooked. | e9e091826ef04d3d81ee66dfa1f05cda | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2018-06-29 20:07:57 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 53 |
Size-wise it's closer to a straw than a glass, though. It just boggles my mind how that's "easier". Maybe my ethnic lips are to blame.
Backwash is one of those things I rag on a particular friend about. Not because he gargles his beverage and spits it back in the bottle, but because I have never seen him drink the last half of a drink, ever, because he's all Howie Mandel over his own saliva.
For the sake of discussion, care to elaborate on the desperate part? | df667c404329467796e5fbd910d353b1 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2011-06-13 11:33:41 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 54 |
Yes! My old company required finance (salaried) to work every Saturday in January, but would only give you a PTO day in return if you worked until like 3pm or something. Of course the director would force everyone out a bit after 2:00 claiming we all made such amazing progress. Then she told me the same line- you work an average of 45 hours a week but you don’t have to take PTO if you’re leaving early.
Nope. Left at noon for an appointment and the next day was emailed asking where my PTO request was for the previous day. I had still pulled over 40 hours that week. | a2023fe1460b4c7b830fc06dba1aaa63 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2022-01-24 18:47:46 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 55 |
1. I’m asexual so I don’t ever really feel the desire to go through the process of making a child.
2. I really don’t ever want to be pregnant.
3. Honestly I’m not sure if I want to raise a child at all but if I did I would adopt. There’s so many wonderful children in need of good homes, why bring more into the world when the ones we have aren’t cared for?
That’s just my view though, I know for many people it’s important to have a kid that’s their dna/a product of their relationship etc and it’s valid, I just don’t feel that need. | 5139777454e7410787542f0bcd0e93ef | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-04-04 19:26:24 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 56 |
Not a funeral worker, but had an lol about the funeral workers. My grandfather was a dirty old man, always talking about the ladies and actively trying to 'get some'. He never had success though. So when he finally passed and hospice came over and took care of things they informed us that the funeral home was going to send over 2 morticians-in-training to pick up gramps. So finally they arrived and it was these 2 drop dead gorgeous women in their late 20s. After they left, we laughed to ourselves that after it was too late gramps got picked up by some hot women. | 01578b25a4954133b8428432f9c0c74d | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-04-17 02:10:23 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 57 |
My girlfriend and I would hang out with my best friend, Matt. We were 3 pees in a pod, he didn't find it weird he was hanging out with me and my girlfriend, it was an odd dynamic. This went on for about a year, everyday after school, go out to eat, sit by the lake, maybe smoke, maybe drink, laugh a lot, watch a movie, go back to school, do it all over. At the time, I was just getting a new pool and I noticed more and more that my girlfriend wasn't interested in this pool as much as wanting to constantly go swim in his. It didn't make any sense. One day, I was riding around with a friend and drove by his house, her car was there. My heart sank. I called her and him, no answer. I rang the door bell multiple times, no answer. Eventually I just walk in and see them both hiding in different spots, I didn't know whether to cry or be angry - it was a mix of both. I had to return to school the next week and watch them date, it lasted about a year - but we had but together about 5 before this. It really hurt, I will never truly knew if they both regret doing it to me. It's one of those things at this point I can talk about it and smile and laugh, but it took a very long time to get to that point and i'm not sure if there wasn't permanent trust issues from it.
I want to thank you for asking about it, and allowing me to tell this. I don't talk much about it and felt goosebumps that you were interested to hear from me, thanks =] | 6aa93260dde44aea8999e4352ecba2aa | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2013-11-30 00:00:45 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 58 |
I developed it about 18 years ago and it was so bizarre. It started with stone fruit (peaches, plums, cherries), then apples, carrots, and just kept going and going and going. Only fresh fruits and veggies, not cooked ones. At one point it was all stone fruit, apples, carrots, blueberries, strawberries, white potatoes, green beans, black eyed peas, kiwi, soy and probably more but that's all I ate and could tell. White potatoes and carrots were bad because I would break out and itch like mad if I had to peel them raw. The frustrating thing is that it comes and goes, I'll be able to eat apples for a few years before becoming allergic again, or potatoes...the only consistent one is carrots, I've never been able to eat them raw since being diagnosed.
Edit: I only learned about raw green beans because we went to a Chinese buffet and they had AMAZING garlic green beans that were still a little crunchy and yep..allergic. | 1eadf4164c2e4cfd843d21b908a16dab | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2018-05-30 02:07:38 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 59 |
I got pissed, the gym teacher defended the douche and made us all run laps (except for the kid that got spit on, he had to sit in the corner of the gym) as a punishment.
I ran the half lap until I got to the kid, and I asked him if he was OK, and told him that the teacher was as big an asshole as the kid who spit on him.
Teacher yelled, "get away from him!"
I got suspended for a few days. | 24a786aa1db743e5a4dfacdb5efcfd95 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2013-03-18 04:40:54 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 60 |
I think it's because the decade just ended and we haven't had sufficient time to reflect on it and really assign nostalgic sentiment to things yet. I came of age in the nineties and, at the time, the overarching feeling was that of boredom and complacency; there were no wars or real crises that were affecting us--no cause to rally against, etc. Heck, when I graduated college if you could type you could get a $60k a year job at a start-up straight out of school.
I think it's like growing: you look at yourself in the mirror everyday but don't notice any changes until you reflect on significant te passed. After a few years we'll think differently about the aughts. | 459600f1c5cd4023a324bca73fb82774 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-04-23 05:02:21 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 61 |
I would probably be in the middle of space, but if you mean appearing where I am on the Earth, I'm actually much better off than others on this thread. I'm in Hawaii, and polynesians didn't appear until around 300 ad, so I would be alone on an island with no natural predators and plenty of fresh water. My only problems would be 1. No medicine at all. 2. No medical training, so breaking anything would be a death sentence, good thing I'm on a highly mountainous island full of rocks. 3. I don't know much about outdoor survival anyway, the only thing I could do is eat the unprotected fauna until I either die from sickness or a heart attack from eating only meat, or from having no fire. 4. I might be in a spot where a tree was at the time, that would be painful. | 758b6cbfa9e145389fc5962dd5f22e8b | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-10-05 07:32:59 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 62 |
What local customs do you have that non-locals consider to be strange?
A while ago, me and some friends encountered a random guy in our city who studied there as an exchange student. We got talking and we clicked pretty good. We exchanged numbers and later that night we hit the bars. Here in Belgium, no matter where you are, in every bar, no exception, if you want a beer, you hold up your pinky. It's a national sign language that everyone understands. He didn't believe us until we actually showed him, and even then, he was skeptic. It's especially handy when you're at a loud place, and communication is limited to shouting.
For those interested, the custom comes from the fact that a beer, called a "pint", often called "pintje" in most dialects is pronounced "pinke" and the word for pinky is "pink".
Another weird custom he not only liked, but loved, was that we (this mostly refers to students and young people) rarely open our beer bottles (or anything with a cap really) with a bottle opener. We use whatever object is closest to us. I've opened beer bottles with pretty much any object imaginable. Forks, knives, hammers, frisbees, my teeth, other beerbottles (empty or full), sharpies, cellphones, tables, chairs, lighters... He loved it so much we taught him how to do it, because he wanted to show his friends.
**TL;DR: what other weird customs do you people have?**
EDIT: for people aspiring to visit Belgium: don't use the pinky thing when you're in a fancy restaurant though, not that they won't understand you, they'll just give you a weird look. If you are at a restaurant with a bar, feel free to use it to signal the bartender, when you're at the bar, but using it to signal waiters is kind of weird. At 'normal' restaurants, you can use it, but don't just hold up your pinky, first you signal the waiter, when you see he/she has your attention and is moving over to your table, you can use it, saving both of you some time. | 14prsf | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-12-12 07:27:07 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 63 |
Are we living in the Golden Age of the internet?
I was wondering today about the history of the internet and what makes the internet so captivating and useful. I came to the conclusion that at the present moment the "online world" has the perfect balance of technological capability, openness, mass popularity and diversity. I feel like the internet has reached a critical mass of awesomeness the last few years and we are living in the Golden Age of the Internet. I think in the past this was not true, remember what the internet was like when you used Netscape?Things may also change in the future to degrade the internet's usefulness, openness etc. What are your thoughts? Is the internet in a Golden Age that may soon pass? Has the age already passed? Will it come in the future? | xw8cz | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-08-08 18:53:14 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 64 |
To what extent was Theresa May responsible for isolationism in Britain 2008-2050?
How far do you agree that it was US Foreign Policy that led to global trade collapse 2001-2031?
How accurate is it to say that Putin's Regime mirrored that of The USSR?
How far do you agree that austerity was the main reason for Britain's economic issues 2010-2075?
To what extent was the reunification of Korea inevitable?
How far was militarisation responsible for the elevation of the European Union to superpower status 2030-2085?
Why did the Global Refugee Crisis reach a point of no return in 2043?
To what extent was the UN's treatment of Brazilian and Greenlandic peoples ethical during the Great Floods?
Why was the Chinese annexation of Mongolia and Indo-China in the 2060s such a success?
How far was the UN responsible for the Water Wars 2064-81?
To what extent did the failure of Nuclear Disarmament lead to the Syria-Iraq Exclusion Zone? | 634ec46bd69a4928950917577733afbd | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2019-06-03 19:15:03 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 65 |
I was around 15 years old. I was being wing-man for my guy friend by hooking up with his girlfriend's friend. Her and I went into the bedroom, it got pretty good. I won't go into details over the build-up but it definitely turned horrible. As I was fingering her, something just felt... off... So before inserting I told her I needed to turn the lights on (was incredibly dark). Once I turned the light on, I turned around at my once white bed sheets that were now covered in red. I looked at my hand and it too was covered in red. The realization about what was going on was a lot to take in at that age. I immediately ran to the basement where my friend, ruining any chance he may have had. Both girls left and I was known as "Hot Wing" for a year. | 5dd15d8d5b374834bd9cb2b25e93c25e | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2019-12-10 18:12:28 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 66 |
lol small world, i actually just moved out here after \~10 years of living around NoHo / Burbank
The cheap houses are pretty old, outdated looking, but usually in good living conditions, and unless you live on a Main Street / downtown area, usually come on plots of land around 0.5 - 1.5 acres. If you want a real big nice luxurious looking house with updated everything, it's about $300,000. Here's a description of a $310,000 house in a nice neighborhood here;
>2,800 square foot, fully remodeled 4 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, off-street parking, & large backyard. Upon entrance, you are greeted with an original antique staircase, original hardwood floors & an open concept. At the heart of this home is the kitchen with a 42-inch cabinet & 6 ft center island with granite countertops. The kitchen boasts a gas stove & pantry room that overlooks a large backyard perfect for entertaining and gardening. The 1st-floor bathroom includes a 70-inch double vanity, custom shower, and clawfoot tub. On the 2nd floor, you'll discover a Master Bedroom with an attached sunroom, two additional bedrooms, and one bathroom. The 3rd has endless possibilities. Inspection report available. | aca5cb6380064ab282292d9837fc5693 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2022-12-28 18:13:47 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 67 |
Check his comment history. He's one of those "Reddit is infested with Stalin worshiping SJW's because they call out [my fascist dogwhistles!](https://old.reddit.com/r/virginvschad/comments/bb1es2/the_virgin_holocaust_vs_the_chad_kalergi_plan/ekgnxq2/?context=1) also, [vaccines are bad.](https://old.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/bd06ga/conspiracy_theorists_will_believe_low_quality/ekvbz5u/?context=1)" people.
So he's probably talking about the [white genocide conspiracy theory](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o3pkoZyYRA) that fascists like to echo. | 326d090a787a480fabcab0c62cc55ce5 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2019-04-21 13:11:33 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 68 |
> knowing that every good day I have is more than likely not going to last.
So enjoy it while it does. Make the best of it and go to bed just telling yourself and hoping, that an even better day will emerge. If you don't believe it yourself then lie, convince yourself that it is true. You have no idea how effective it is when you truly convince yourself of something and act it out as a daily routine. You're alive right now, so that lives to show that you have a strong willpower. Just use that strong willpower to convince yourself that life will get better eventually. | bacebe0d2aeb4d11ae0c7936cc3978b4 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2015-05-08 14:42:45 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 69 |
Yes, those five were transcendent talents, but we have a longer list of hyper athletic and, more importantly, endlessly entertaining PGs right now. It's the Golden Age of PGs from an entertainment product standpoint, because we have a flock of YOUNG, COMPETITIVE, AGGRESSIVE PGs, from the pure scorer types of Kyrie to an otherworldly shooter in Curry and the balls to the Wall hustling. While CP3 holds down the #1 spot, we've seen two PGs win MVP over the last 5 years. It's a good time to watch PGs play. | d0b7b2c02e9e426fb114f5ef844032de | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2015-05-28 00:09:41 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 70 |
How to "be interesting"?
This is going to be my first post in reddit, basically I'd like some opinion on why/how you find someone else interesting? Is it what they do? What they say? etc.
Currently I'm some self reflection and I find that I'd need improvement for my life, badly. So any opinion or comments will help!!
Edit: thanks for all the comments and inputs.
Wondering if any of you can give any idea of a head start? I feel so disinterested and socially broken for the past few months... so any idea would be nice
A little background of myself: I have to support my family with 1 elderly and 1 Alzheimer patient.... so therefore going to see the world and travel to places are unfortunately out of reach for me :( | uo8hx | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-06-06 17:28:17 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 71 |
This is kind of turning into an IAMA, sorry, but I have a question as well if you would be so kind as to help..?
My hair is always oily. Always, unless it was *just* washed. I don't use any products at all. I think I've tried everything to stop it from being oily:
* "no poo" method, which is baking soda wash then vinegar rinse. I've tried all kinds of combinations of this and it just left me feeling dirty.
* not washing for a while. I've read that when you wash your hair, it strips it's oils, so it over-produces those oils. Apparently, if you don't wash for like a week, it helps. It didn't. Felt extra gross.
* no conditioner. I don't use conditioner at all, as my hair is very fine anyway and it doesn't seem like I need it. I have, but there's no difference if I do; so it's not like I'm using too much conditioner and that's making it oily.
* all different kinds of shampoo.
I have no idea what to do. I'm lost. I'd like to go more than half a day and my hair not be oily as hell. Any suggestions would be much appreciated! Brands? Techniques? ANYTHING! I'm desperate here! Thank you! | d82686ce266a4000b3641422fa6248d5 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2013-08-11 08:14:14 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 72 |
My wife is horrible with money, as are her friends. I know a ton of other women that are just as bad due to maxed out credit cards, buying too much clothing, neglecting bills over other things, etc. On the flip side, I know that I'm great with money and so are all the guys I know.
While two lesbians probably meet each other, fall in love and immediately plunge into financial ruin. | eff5daa90fc74769840fdbc9aa12653f | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-04-16 18:46:38 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 73 |
Veterans of Reddit, have any of you ever received money from any of these charities that are supposedly collecting money for deployed troops and their families?
When I was in Iraq McDonalds and Miller High Life had campaigns going saying they were giving 'x' amount of every sale to deployed soldiers and families. In my 10 years of service no one I know was ever contacted or offered money.
Now I see these little collection cans everywhere. Some lady today in fact shoved one in my face and told me to give my change to people that gave so much.
I tried to tell her that I think it's all a scam and that I am in fact a vet but she wasn't hearing it | 25r6sh | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2014-05-17 00:01:29 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 74 |
I will never not be angry about this generalization, though. I'm sure it's true for some families. But....
I only have a 5 year old son. I've been bitten, kicked, scratched, punched, etc... and dealt with several-hours-long tantrums. It has been anything but easy.
It's getting significantly better now that he's in school. But I can't say the same for myself; dealing with a tough child for the past 5 years has really taken its toll. I'll probably end up in a mental hospital or dead. | da052b171a5244268d2f5be794c5ad37 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-12-12 07:01:00 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 75 |
So the whole world is broken into two groups, prokaryotes and eukaryotes (bacteria and everything else). Bacteria are really cool, but they are limited by their lack of complexity. At some point, one bacteria swallowed another bacteria and the two worked together from that point on. The difference between these two is like the difference between a Vespa and the space shuttle. Vespas are versitile and useful at the small scale, but a space shuttle can go far and fast. If that one event did not happen, there would be no plants, no fungi, no animals, no fish, etc... . The world would be like the surface of maybe Mars, but with water and bacteria. | d80406f9c2c84e97933e64e1943afcdd | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2013-01-16 04:58:32 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 76 |
My husband is uncircumcised and has never had any problems with it you mentioned (being made fun of, girls thinking it's weird, w/e). You just have to get some extra training in cleaning it right. It's not like when he goes pee the guy in the next stall has to say something like "hey dude. You aren't cut? That's so weird. How do you ever get laid?" Nobody cares, really, and it shouldn't so much be OP's choice as it is the son's. Sure circumcision hurts worse later in life, but your friend should have appreciated the fact that his parents loved him enough to make the decision himself. Good luck sewing it back on! | 6a4951a613f44bb48b1ddad3173b5317 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-08-09 22:11:39 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 77 |
I recently went on vacation to Cancun and my girlfriend wanted to explore cenotes. Cenotes are like natural springs where you can swim. Well I had my go pro strapped on my chest and we were swimming with the fish when out of the water comes a kid and his aunt. They told us we could swim under the rocks into a small area. Thinking we could actually hold our breathe for long enough we swam down. About 3 seconds after we dove down we came up in the first area which was nice but there was one a little further down. We go down again and as soon as I get under the rock I start squirming and let all my air out. I was freaking out and started teaching for anything that I could. I finally was able to see the top and I swam towards it. I felt like I was a second from dying when I emerged. Then I was scrambling to find my girlfriend which had the same problem. I pulled her up and we both agreed never to do that again because there was an even longer one to do. Luckily there was a small exit that led to the big swimming area. Later on we saw that we had cuts from squirming through the rocks. | 15d10c3f3b2242b08e11bf29faf3dad3 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-01-29 03:43:33 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 78 |
Is Romney's plan to transfer all of the Fed's "bad debt" to the states the same way he did at Bain Capital?
I was watching Romney on 60 minutes and it sounded like his plan if elected is to make the individual states responsible for the finacial responsibilites the federal goverment doesn't want. That sounds a lot like what he did as head of Bain Capital by buying companies, loading them with bad debt of other companies that Bain owned and then letting the newly bought company go bankrupt so the other companies looked profitable. Am I wrong? | 10gy4s | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-09-25 21:01:41 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 79 |
What scene/event from a movie, TV show, anime etc has made you cry tears of joy?
Scene: For me it'd have to be in Naruto Shippuden when he defeats Pain and saves the village.
**tl;dr** [Watch the scene](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8ahBJs2Jfc) *Yes, all of it*
Backstory: If you don't follow the Naruto/Naruto Shippuden series here's a brief synopsis (Skip on down to reason if you already follow the story). It follows a young hard headed but strong hearted and ambitious ninja who lives in a village. His overall goal in life is to become Hokage(leader of the Village Hidden in the Leaves) and lead the village.
However, he overcomes times of hardship because of a powerful beast that was sealed inside of him at birth. Because of what the beast has done to the village in the past, other villagers looked down on him, scolded him and treated him like garbage.
The naruto series follows him as he grows up in the village, gaining new friends, learning from teachers that have accepted him, character development, ninja missions, CONSTANTLY proving any nonbelievers wrong etc. While the shippuden series follows him through his teen years.
Reason: Why this scene is important is not because of that tough battle, but because of the ending to it. Where he is brought back from the tough battle and the villagers cheer him on for saving them (And helping the bad guy realize how wrong he was and getting him to revive any killed villagers). The ending also forces fans to remember the past where Naruto never strayed from his goals, went through so much adversity and yet he continued to train and become stronger. | 1jc56s | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2013-07-30 08:12:51 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 80 |
There are significantly more people not in prison than there are in prison, so the money would be spread quite thin. Also, say we give all that money to the people not in prison. Cool, now people have some guaranteed income, right? Even though it may be like $1.50 per month, but whatever. So now, what do we do about all of the people in prison? What happens to them? How do we feed them? House them? Do we just kill them off? That sounds not so good.
Also I just looked it up, and there are approximately 2.3 million people in prison in the US. 2.3M * $39k = $89,700,000,000. That’s a lot of money. But, there are about 245,000,000 adults in the US, who, let’s say are all eligible for this stipend. Dividing those big numbers we get $366 per person per year, or a whopping 30.5 dollars per month. So that wouldn’t really help a lot of people in a very significant way. | f626b848012a436abd8cabf1b77515e2 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2018-07-03 07:40:02 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 81 |
My thought process was as follows: Well, I'm not trying to do anything with ear wax, I'm trying to get the cotton on the q-tip to absorb some of the water to break the surface tension so the rest flows out. So it's fine to stick a q-tip in my ear. Yeah, I thought since my intention wasn't to get earwax out, that somehow made it fine to stick a q-tip in my ear.
Anyway, the point is, I ended up having to go to the doctor later that day. He said I scratched my ear canal up with the q-tip (makes sense, since there was blood on the q-tip), so he couldn't irrigate my ear until the scratches healed up. He told me to put a few drops of hydrogen peroxide in my ear every night for a week and then go back in. It worked in the sense that all the wax came out immediately when he irrigated my ear.
It was an awesome feeling, because my ear had started hurting super bad, to the point where I was positive I'd somehow developed an ear infection as well. But no, as soon as he finished irrigating my ear, the pain instantly went away. My only guess is the earwax was so jammed in there that it was putting pressure on my ear canal? The doctor didn't say much when I mentioned it to him, other than looking in my ear with an otoscope to make sure I didn't have an ear infection, which I didn't.
But it did feel really super nice. But my head felt "off balance" for about an hour after because I'd adjusted to not being able to hear out one ear for the past week and suddenly I could hear. So everything sounded super loud in my newly cleaned ear and all muffled in my other ear. After about an hour it was back to normal, though. | 4d455144e61446949140c4c34b142902 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-02-22 00:41:31 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 82 |
Reddit, what should I eat for lunch today? ;/
I had pb toast and an apple for breakfast this morning.. so im not really feeling pb anything for lunch. I'm not time constricted today.. so pretty much anything goes. Idk if I should make something, or go and pick something up.. ohhh decisions..
I'm not a picky eater, I will eat anything.
I'm lactose intolerant, so I'd prefer nothing with too much of that stuff in it.. although, who can say no to cheese ;D
EDIT: I can be creative at times, so random ideas are welcome. If it's really interesting I'll post an after picture | jesdg | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2011-08-10 17:46:03 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 83 |
Bro-friends are not exactly the kind of people to pass compliments back and forth without it being heavily laden in sarcasm. But just recently, a good friend of mine found out about a humorous website business I created and he texted me saying the website is the funniest, stupidest, and yet most brilliant thing he's ever seen and that he's looking forward to seeing me on Shark Tank one day.
It doesn't sound like much, but I've known this guy for years and he's never given me a compliment. To hear him say that really made me feel good. | c62f7145e9b84b5aaa9da93d3ee9a8c1 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2015-06-17 01:04:24 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 84 |
When do I give up on a dream/career?
I am at a crossroads in my life. I spent my entire high school and college life using my dream job as my motivation for working hard. I took classes that weren't required by my major, spent time doing extracurricular activities, and spent would-be leisure time studying hard with the hopes that good grades would help me along the path to what I perceive to be my ideal career.
I graduated this year, and the culmination of all my hard work thus far is mediocrity. My grades are average, my extracurricular activities are nothing special, and I have a two years worth of job experience in the food services industry. In order to have the job that I want to I need to continue my education with graduate school, but with middle of the road grades, getting in is not likely.
I am pretty much your standard, early-twenties, raised in suburbia, Caucasian male. I would even go as far as to say that up until a year or two ago I had an inflated sense of self worth - specifically I was smarter and worked harder than most people.
My question is: When do I give up? When do I accept that what I want just won't happen? Statistics (admission criteria) seem to say that the time is now. I don't want to give up, but I don't know if I can afford wasting these valuable years I have now chasing a pipe-dream, when I could be investing my time other ways, such as gaining work-experience in a more common field/career.
If the time to accept the reality of my life is now, how do I deal with the disappointment of, frankly, not being good enough (or perhaps not working hard enough)? Furthermore, what do I use to motivate myself now?
**tl;dr** I am for the first time realizing that I am just a normal guy. What do I do now? | mu8vu | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2011-11-30 03:25:28 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 85 |
Hey Reddit. I have a little extra cash to spend and am trying to find a few worthy organizations to help out. I have found that sometimes organizations don't necessarily use donations for their proposed goal and would like to know my money is actually making a difference somewhere. It doesn't matter if the organization helps out the environment, animals, people, etc... All the matters is that the organization uses the funds right. So what'ya got? | o6ceh | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-01-07 03:49:13 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 86 |
I really really want to not hate travellers and combat prejudice against them....... but at every turn they seem to be the bgggest bunch of cunts. | c84847317dd24f79a5ff6f5609635281 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-09-04 13:48:08 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 87 |
Mop up with paper towels, moving gently TOWARDS the centre of the spill. Do not wipe round and round in big circles, just absorb, mop and push gently towards centre. Once all the liquid is absorbed, wait 5 minutes or so and then squirt on a good quality dish washing liquid. Follow up with a bucket of hot water with another squirt of dishwashing liquid to dunk more paper towels in. Always wipe towards the centre of a spill, not big circular motions as you want to contain it, not spread it out further. | 3cb1d36219294e3fa002a761eb6472c1 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2018-08-24 15:34:09 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 88 |
I was never terribly informed on Gamergate, I just align myself with Totalbiscuit's position because he was talking about games journalism *long* before many people involved with GG even knew that it was a thing, and he's the probably the smartest and definitely the most experienced person in the entire discussion. And he's proGG, so I suppose if I was forced to take a side it would be that, although I'm certainly not sympathetic to Anti-GG at all, for this reason:
> Gamergate might just be the worst organized harassment group ever
This is all they *ever* talk about. Nobody in the general political sphere with which anti-GG is associated will ever shut up about "harassment" and every discussion surrounding the REAL issues at hand inevitably turn into accusations of misogyny and whatnot. | c483c5a048e84811b2d7ef1ef753157c | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2015-02-22 21:50:03 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 89 |
My friend is a PSW in a nursing home and gets pooped on on a regular basis. She has got it in her mouth, too and usually works the Alzheimer floor. One time she was using a lift to get a patient to use the toilet before showering. Patient freaked out over the toilet and wouldn't go. After waiting a little while, she moves the patient (still in the lift) to the shower. As soon as the warm water hits the patient, she starts pooping. My friend had to hold her hands under (thankfully with gloves on) the patient to get as much bulk as she could. She said it was like soft serve from Dairy Queen. I feel so bad for my friend, but she is such an angel and really tries to do as much as she can for her patients. | 0f831647ed02403daf93eba0788bc0e7 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2014-01-31 06:48:49 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 90 |
Reddit, I'm flying out to hike 92 miles at Philmont Scout Ranch tomorrow. Does anyone have last minute tips or experiences they can share with me?
The trek my crew (10 scouts + 3 adults) will be hiking totals up to around 92 miles. We're also going to being doing the Tooth of Time and Baldy side hikes. I'm going to be gone until July 8th.
We're flying out tomorrow to Denver, Colorado and renting two vans to drive down to Philmont. We will acclimating for 3 days prior to hiking Philmont.
Does anyone have any tips, comments, stories and experiences, or anything else they can share with me?
Also, does anyone know a good way to carry water while hiking? I currently have a 1 Liter Nalgene, a 2 Liter Hydration Bladder/Camelbak, and an empty 2 Liter Soda bottle. I feel like I won't have enough water, especially in the Philmont heat and altitude, as the above only adds up to 5 Liters of water and we have a few dry camps.
I've hiked in the Shenandoah National Park and I have done High Knoll last year. I've been reasonably in shape (running 3-5 miles a day and swimming 30 minutes a day).
**EDIT:** I'm going to take a journal and camera to Philmont. I'll type it the journal and post the pictures to Reddit as soon as I get back.
**EDIT 2:** I'm also bringing a spice wheel to flavor the bland meals we get. I'll also look into the salt deficiency problem. | chrdg | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2010-06-22 15:07:59 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 91 |
Huh. Are you losing weight rapidly? If not then something doesn't seem right here. Someone your size would generally need a lot more than that to maintain. Assuming you're working out moderately hard for about an hour three times a week, most of the formulas would put your maintenance at around 2500. Are you weighing/measuring everything, and if you have days with higher intake, are you looking at the averages? I use cronometer, which gives averages over a specified time period. It keeps me from falling into the trap of thinking I can splurge massively on the weekends and still somehow lose/maintain the way I want to. | 0e84bdb03dfd43088c62eb5fde2d258c | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-10-10 17:27:35 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 92 |
What's an intrusive thought that you have regularly?
An intrusive thought is when you think about something without trying to. Just a random thought that pops into your head. I want to know what kind of intrusive thoughts there are. Obviously I'll start.
Whenever I see a couple together I always picture then sleeping together and guessing what they do in bed before I catch myself and kinda shake the thought off.
As for non-sexual. I'm not suicidal or anything and never act on it and never would (love life too much).
So Reddit, what do you intrusively think? | rw75q | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-04-06 12:57:44 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 93 |
I would quit working and do the following:
I would create a character in a bunch of MMO's and get them to the biggest city. Each character would have a schedule and do something weird. For instance my WoW character might walk through Ironforge completely naked, sit on a bench, and have the same conversation with an invisible character while eating an apple. Every weekday at the same time. My FFXI character might walk to a shop, craft some lowly item, and walk back. Each character would always log in and out from the same spot, hidden to preserve "realness." They would not be associated with any other characters, and ignore all attempts from other players to converse. | 6836116bd4d0499fa1ca0b3ba22f05fb | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-09-17 19:32:07 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 94 |
I had a pretty rough childhood, so I hung out with other kids in similar situations. You're just kind of drawn to each other, I guess.
My best friend lived in a trailer that was always filled with smoke. But his family always seemed nice and gave me food because we didn't have any at home.
He had a really bad temper though and would hit people when he was frustrated. I got sick of this and found other friends. That was when I was about 7 or 8. He transferred schools shortly after and I didn't hear anything about him until 10 years later.
It turns out he'd been taken away from his parents after his mom killed his baby sister by dropping her in boiling oil. A meth lab was found on the property as well.
He went to foster care where he continued the cycle by killing one of the other kids. Beat him to death with a brick.
As for warning signs, I'd say yes, but they're the kind of thing that could be nothing. We played violent games, drew gruesome art, talked about death. We both lied a lot and really liked fire. I had every one of those red flag too. Except for the temper. | ec3717aa89fd4bdb9c6a2824afaa6e04 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2018-09-20 17:48:53 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 95 |
We dated for 6 months in HS, mostly a sexual relationship but I fell hard for her. Later on (years later) she added me on fb and the inevitable "why did you do that bullshit"? Came up. She told me she was affraid I would hurt her.
I have beaten down some women abusers in my day purely for the fact that they abuse women. Why would she believe in her right mind I would have tried to hurt her for not wanting to date me? Guess I come off as a little bit psycho to some people. | d4e705aac59546938940209d3604e0d9 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2013-10-22 19:55:18 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 96 |
When I was about 11 I went Paintballing in the country with a friend. On the way home his mother, who drove us there, stopped by to see an old girl-friend who lived out that way. Whilst she was inside catching up with her me and my friend went across the road from her stand alone country home to interact with some cows that had gathered by a fence out of curiosity. It was by a little river with an old-fashioned stone bridge.
As we are stroking and generally interacting with the cows we can hear a car engine in the distance, over the other side of the bridge. It was going kinda fast and getting louder as it made its way down the road closer to where we were. Anyway, we are standing about 5-10 feet off the road by the fence with these cows and this car keeps its speed and gets air going over the little stone bridge. The driver loses control as the car goes off the road, skids on the grass and misses us by about half a foot. We were both looking the other way scared out of our minds as we felt it rush past us and sprayed us with mud. At the same time my friend's mum was coming out the house with her friend and was just standing there screaming as the car sped off and we were just left standing there on the other side of the road. I guess to her we must have vanished behind the car for that split second.
Nobody had the time to look at the driver's plate as he/she (definitely he) sped off. Afterwards my friend's mum bought us Burger King and asked I never told my mum.
TL;DR - was nearly run over by a Sunday driver as a kid. Got a Burger King out of it. | aea99c707a394496b62a571b172d2fd7 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2013-11-18 22:06:12 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 97 |
I apologize for not not explaining thoroughly.
A comic is a broader way of describing the medium of art, and particularly sequential art, as a means of storytelling. A comic can consist of a single illustrated art panel, or any number thereafter of illustrated panels telling a story using the concept of sequential art to move the narrative forward.
A comic strip is a story told using sequential art that consists of a small series of illustrated panels, generally numbering no more than between three and six. Comic strips also tend to be published as supplemental material within periodical publications such as newspapers or magazines.
Categorically speaking, all comic strips are comics, but not all comics are comic strips. | 092cbd87eef4497ebcbc0b9c91497740 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-09-11 23:09:43 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 98 |
What's your most amazing lost pet reuniting story?
This might not be super epic but still an awesome memory: When I was little our family dog ran away (he got really good at jumping our fence). He was missing for about 24 hours and we couldn't find him.
That night we had the news on TV, which was doing a light story about a yearly local fair (ferris wheel, etc) maybe 2 miles from us. About 30 seconds into the reporter's dialogue, a dog comes trolling into frame looking for attention from her. She laughs, pets the dog, the camera man kneels down and the dog bumps his nose into the camera -- IT'S OUR DOG!!! We raced over to the lot and picked him up!
What are some other awesome pet reuniting stories? | p291g | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-01-30 00:00:30 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 99 |
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