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Avenging_Mikon posted:I used to post there. The mods are absolutely ruthless on anyone casting doubt on a story and everything in the "War Stories" subforum is highly suspect. The culture there is also really cliquish and hug boxy. I got that feeling, especially as the story I linked is posting by one of the mods and is so abjectly self-aggrandizing that, given the laws of physics, by now his head should have swollen to the point it would permanently block the sun to the point of Earth dying of starvation and/or rickets. As I am posting this, I am obviously alive and therefore that story is false! QED!
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#IHaveNoFuckingIdeaHowHashtagsWorkAndThinkThisIsAmusingAndNotIrritatingAsFuck
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Jul 30, 2017 10:47
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Crossposting from the Chapo thread. Pepe gets told he'll never get laid, responds with proof that he's already done the nasty. https://twitter.com/wifedivorcer666/status/891439542418513921
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Jonas Albrecht posted:Crossposting from the Chapo thread. Pepe gets told he'll never get laid, responds with proof that he's already done the nasty. Jesus Christ, why did I click that. The racist Pepe idiot is kind of obvious, but the people on the other side of this particular internet slapfight are insane communists who send him dick picks of their hosed up knobs on a book of Mao's quotes to prove how hardcore they are. This is political discourse today.
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What's that theory that says humans have come so close to annihilating ourselves so many times, against staggering odds, which means we now live in an incredibly unlikely and therefore bizarre and ridiculous version of the universe
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Because that's what I think of when I see communists fighting racist Jack-o'-lanterns with cartoon frogs and dick pics and somehow this is just what 2017 is now.
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Trebek posted:haha that stuck out to me too. Her 700 dollar iphone in currently down. But it's cool her and god were on the same page about it. #MyHusbandIsCasuallyMisogynisticTowardsMeButIAmFlatteredByItBecauseItsFramedInTermsOfHowCuteIAm
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Jul 30, 2017 17:11
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Why is she hiding cookies in her bathroom? That doesn't sound sanitary.
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RoboRodent posted:Why is she hiding cookies in her bathroom? That doesn't sound sanitary. Because she has nine kids!
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Jul 30, 2017 17:18
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RoboRodent posted:Why is she hiding cookies in her bathroom? That doesn't sound sanitary. My guess is she likes to eat cookies, but has internalized such intense shame about eating unhealthy food that she feels like she has to "hide" her addiction by eating them in secret. (Hiding alcohol around the house is one of the textbook signs of alcoholism.) She broadcasts this "secret" all across the Internet because admitting to foibles makes her relatable to her followers.
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Pththya-lyi posted:My guess is she likes to eat cookies, but has internalized such intense shame about eating unhealthy food that she feels like she has to "hide" her addiction by eating them in secret. (Hiding alcohol around the house is one of the textbook signs of alcoholism.) She broadcasts this "secret" all across the Internet because admitting to foibles makes her relatable to her followers. I know quite a few young moms who just do it so kids can't raid their snacks  Hard to keep cookies in the house if you have little kids that will just take poo poo. But then I hear jokes from the same moms about just hiding in the bathroom to get five minutes of peace away from their children, which is just depressing 
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oldpainless posted:Why is that depressing? I dunno, most of them have spouses who I know do not loving help them whatsoever. The idea of a young mom having to legit hide within her own home just to get five minutes of peace while her husband sits around doing nothing just bums me out, I guess. I've literally seen jokes about them taking naps on the bathroom floor for 20 minutes just to get some quiet. Why can't your husband just take them out for an hour so you can have a break? I just think that's sad.
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Yeah, I do that at work. The best part of my day. Not depressing at all.
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:What's that theory that says humans have come so close to annihilating ourselves so many times, against staggering odds, which means we now live in an incredibly unlikely and therefore bizarre and ridiculous version of the universe We actually went to nuclear war back in the 70s. All this is some hosed up Vault-Tec experiment.
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hyperhazard posted:I like how her idea of extravagance is $50 jeans. Has she been shopping, ever? Even Walmart charges like $30 for a pair. Source: The older members of my family.
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Byzantine posted:We actually went to nuclear war back in the 70s. All this is some hosed up Vault-Tec experiment. Remember this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident It actually happened.
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My mother is flabbergasted by the price of milk every time she buys it every few days, like a painful expression crosses her face every time without fail.
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Sometimes, though, you just need a break from the kids. My little one is about a year old and if I dare to have a bowl of ice cream and she sees it, I'll be howled at until I give up the goods. I've gotta hide to have ice cream. I try and do equal parts with my wife, giving her time for a bath or whatever wind down she needs, but I'm not always home. Depending on how the kid's acting that day (being super ornery or just crabby and refusing to take a nap), you just gotta find a way to get a few minutes of peace and quiet.
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Haifisch posted:Some people are constantly surprised at how expensive things are, even though stuff's been that expensive for years. They just have an outdated idea of how much something 'should' cost and can't seem to update it no matter how often they encounter the reality. oldpainless posted:My mother is flabbergasted by the price of milk every time she buys it every few days, like a painful expression crosses her face every time without fail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txPcLOtbG3s
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Leavemywife posted:My little one is about a year old and if I dare to have a bowl of ice cream and she sees it, I'll be howled at until I give up the goods. I've gotta hide to have ice cream. "Gee, Byzantine, why don't you wanna have kids?" 
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oldpainless posted:My mother is flabbergasted by the price of milk every time she buys it every few days, like a painful expression crosses her face every time without fail. 
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Byzantine posted:"Gee, Byzantine, why don't you wanna have kids?" Had my daily reminder today when I saw a kid clutching a pillar inside a supermarket while laying on the ground. Using his legs to "run" while laying on his side he made sideways laps around the pillar while howling his lungs out because his mom wouldn't let him have something he wanted. Like this but while clutching a pillar.  How we got to 6 billion people will never cease to amaze me.
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Catberry posted:Had my daily reminder today when I saw a kid clutching a pillar inside a supermarket while laying on the ground. Using his legs to "run" while laying on his side he made sideways laps around the pillar while howling his lungs out because his mom wouldn't let him have something he wanted. Right because you are so above everybody.
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Trebek posted:Right because you are so above everybody. No because I really don't want kids and any interaction with kids just reaffirms it. Morality has nothing to do with it.
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Byzantine posted:"Gee, Byzantine, why don't you wanna have kids?" Catberry posted:No because I really don't want kids and any interaction with kids just reaffirms it. Morality has nothing to do with it. I like the cut of your jib. I feel like every time I get on the train, another of my eggs shrivels up.
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Now that I have a niece I'm a little more understanding of children. Babies especially just cry out and yell for no reason, it might not even be that anything is wrong. I think if I ever have kids I'll be always carrying earplugs or something, though.
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TheMostFrench posted:Now that I have a niece I'm a little more understanding of children. Babies especially just cry out and yell for no reason, it might not even be that anything is wrong. I think if I ever have kids I'll be always carrying earplugs or something, though. I suspect, for a lot of kids, it is because they can. They're learning about the universe and their place in it. Yelling makes a sound THEY made, and people RESPOND! MUST YELL AGAIN! (Or they are just having a good time. Other people yell, why not them?)
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The best is when a baby scares/annoys/amuses itself with the sound of its own crying/screaming, which makes it cry/scream more and sets off an infinite feedback loop. This may also happen with dogs or birbs. E: but yeah a lot of it is "holy poo poo I can affect the world around me??? I need to try this out some more!" It gets much more exciting when they discover they have hands and can propel themselves around somewhat. CROWS EVERYWHERE has a new favorite as of 10:00 on Jul 31, 2017 |
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Toddlers are tiny, drunk adults who are trying to quit smoking but having a really hard time with it, and coming off a bad breakup.
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I realized a while back that when a 3yo sobs because they dropped their ice cream, that's genuinely the worst thing they can remember ever happening to them. The concept of disappointment is too nuanced so they skip straight to tragedy.
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The reality of it is babies don't have object permanence and so a lot of the shouting and crying is because they're alone and the action gets someone to pay attention to them. Studies show that the first 18 months are abso-loving-lutely critical to development, and the first 3 years total are super important so the kid doesn't turn in to a sociopath or psychopath.
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Avenging_Mikon posted:The reality of it is babies don't have object permanence and so a lot of the shouting and crying is because they're alone and the action gets someone to pay attention to them. Studies show that the first 18 months are abso-loving-lutely critical to development, and the first 3 years total are super important so the kid doesn't turn in to a sociopath or psychopath. Aw man now you tell me. Now I've already hosed up two kids. Third time's the charm i guess.
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Samizdata posted:I suspect, for a lot of kids, it is because they can. They're learning about the universe and their place in it. Yelling makes a sound THEY made, and people RESPOND! It seems likely that they're also just exercising their vocal cords a lot of the time. Still annoying as gently caress, whether or not it makes logical/evolutionary sense.
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