PetraCore posted:

Uh, do people think it's normal to spend 55 hours a week binging a single hobby? Because that's the thing about the 'gaming is a legitimate hobby' brigade, even if it is it's still unhealthy to spend that much time gaming. Life is about doing more than a single thing when you're not working, right?

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My neighbor is hurling dead baby squirrels in my yard.

Circa 2 weeks ago:

Just bought a house. New the the neighborhood.
Hear a horrified scream from the wife.
Run downstairs to see her yelling at our dog.
I ask what happened.
Apparently or dog was chewing on something in the yard and she grabbed whatever it was out of his mouth.
Turned out to be a dead baby squirrel.
I laugh as I start thinking of scenarios that would lead to a dead squirrel falling out of a tree.

Circa 1 week ago

Let dogs out.
Dogs immediately go to corner of yard and start circling something like a tribe of Indians trying to summon the god of doggy treats.
Throw dead squirrel away.
I am panicking because I am wondering if there is something in our yard that is toxic to dogs.
I'm taking pictures of all the plants and foliage in my yard to see if anything is toxic to animals.
Start watching dogs like a hawk until I can figure out what is killing squirrels.

This weekend:

Doing housework.
Out of window see neighbor in her lawn trying to pick up something with a shovel.
Finally gets it. Walks over to my side of the fence. loving SPEARS IT IN MY YARD.
That bitch. But still, why dead squirrels?

Pvt.Scott posted:

What I'm saying is, rats are better than humans.

Koyaanisgoatse posted:

this one is from r/casualconversation, but uh

PetraCore posted:

Uh, do people think it's normal to spend 55 hours a week binging a single hobby? Because that's the thing about the 'gaming is a legitimate hobby' brigade, even if it is it's still unhealthy to spend that much time gaming. Life is about doing more than a single thing when you're not working, right?

Pvt.Scott posted:

Apparently, even rats raised in the Skinner box will stop hitting the heroin button in short order when introduced to a healthy rat population. Mating, socializing and playing with the other rats wins out. The big bottle of heroin water will just gather dust in the corner as the rats ignore it. What I'm saying is, rats are better than humans.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Park

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I got into a car wreck a couple of days ago and was in the hospital for two days. It's been tough on me. I was rear ended by someone in a moving-type truck and my car got pinned beneath the bed of the pickup truck in front of me.

I don't have any family and I do have a few friends, but no one close by. So, I did not have anyone to help me.

There was a police officer close by who got there before the EMTs and fire truck. I was stunned for a while and he helped me through it. I remember the few seconds during the accident so clearly. After that it's just a blur.

The cop who helped me stopped by the hospital I was at. I guess at some point while the EMTs were checking me out, I had everyone cracking up. I do make people laugh a lot. Usually. I guess especially doped up from shock. He made me laugh for the first time in days and he stayed and talked for a while. He was off duty so he was in street clothes.

When he left he gave me his card with his phone number written on it and told me to text him if I needed anything. I said I would and made him laugh again before he left.

My nurse came in to ask who it was and I told her it was the cop who stopped to help. I showed her the card and she said that doesn't happen and I should text him because he's fine (he is).

Now I'm home and can't stop thinking about it. Is this like a normal thing or did he go out of his way to find where I was so he could ask me out? I do remember when he asked if there was anyone they should call, I only cried and shook my head. So I don't know.

If I'm not like creeped out by this should I text him?

TL;DR: cop who helped me post accident came to the hospital after his shift and gave me his number. Does that happen or did I woo him with some quality post-accident jokes I don't even remember making?

Haifisch posted:

?

I was in a car accident and the cop who helped (20/30sM) came to the hospital to visit me (29F).

Pac-Manioc Root posted:

Don't talk to cops.

Absurd Alhazred posted:

Old me would say "aww", but read hundreds of pages of this thread me is going ""

Pac-Manioc Root posted:

Don't talk to cops.

A Wizard of Goatse posted:

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Everyone tells me that I walk strangely. An ex once told me that I walk like I'm better than everyone else. My current SO tells me that I walk like I'm fabulous, and when she first met me she thought I was gay.

The thing is, I'm not trying to walk a certain way, I just walk. People tell me all the time that I walk funny, but when I ask them 'How so?' They dont have an answer, just that its weird.

I honestly don't know what I do thats so different from everyone else. Like I said, I just walk. But all these comments have me seriously self conscious about my gait, and I can't even walk around my own house without thinking that I'm doing something wrong.

tl;dr: Took a visit to the Ministry of Silly Walks as a child, never recovered.

Haifisch posted:

I [24 M] walk weird

Haifisch posted:

I [24 M] walk weird

Ride The Gravitron posted:

Dude just has presence. I imagine he walks like he's on a runway

Absurd Alhazred posted:

Old me would say "aww", but read hundreds of pages of this thread me is going ""

Admiral Ray posted:

This is a common dominance display performed in residential neighborhoods. What they need to do is collect the squirrels over a period of a few months so there are multiple stages of decay going on, then nail them to the neighbors side of the fence and call vector control saying there is a loving crazy person spreading disease over there. Boom, she gets a warning and you get some ridiculously petty satisfaction and the neighborhood will know to not gently caress with the crazy death squirrels over at the new people's house.

The sourcing for this idea are due to my neighbors hanging rotting fish heads on their fence to ward off something, I have no idea. It was gross, though. They stopped once we called vector control.

ArbitraryC posted:

HIV can take a while but I believe there's modern medicine they can give you if you have reason to believe you've had contact with the virus that can protect you from it before it becomes an issue.

Haifisch posted:

I [24 M] walk weird

Haifisch posted:

I [24 M] walk weird

Lonely Virgil posted:

Why deal with Amazon when you can order your fantasy dildo from artisan dildosmiths, I'm sure they make sure your mailman knows nothing about your fascination with buttplay.

Liquid Communism posted:

PREP. It ain't cheap, but given that we haven't figured out a cure for HIV or AIDS, it may be a 'your money or your life' moment.

Haifisch posted:

Counterpoint: gently caress the police.

Pvt.Scott posted:

Good thinking. You don't have to talk to gently caress.

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u/Momprobs3456
This is a doozy. I've had short meetings with my bfs mom and we were always cordial but I sensed some coldness. She didnt seem eager to talk to me.I didn't take it to heart since people take time to warm up.

So, prior info. I'm 5'10" and bf is 6'2". We're both extremely active which results in us eating A LOT. To stress that point, on pizza nights we order two pies and we each have one to ourselves. We eat like nobody's business.

So i experienced my first family dinner with bfs folks and it was a mess. We get there and I realize they don't do the whole dishes full of food in the center of the table thing. In their house mom places your full plate in front of you.

So she serves bfs dad, then bf. Cool. Their plates are PILED with food. A mountain of peas and carrots, a load of mashed potatoes, and two bbq chicken breasts along with two or three drumsticks/flats. Then, mom brings out her own plate and goes back for mine. Mom is only 5'0" and I notice she has only 1 breast along with smaller servings of the sides. Makes sense. Then she brings out my plate.

2 chicken wing flats, what amounted to 3 forkfuls of peas and 3 forkfuls of potatoes. Normal sized fork/bites and i am completely serious.

So obviously I'm not about to cause a scene over not getting more food. At first I was like is she calling me fat?! But I'm 143 pounds!

So i keep quiet. Bf is across from me but there's a flower vase in between us so he can't see me. I waited all day for this meal so while i want to suck everything down I eat slowly like a civilized person. I still finish first while the rest of them are maybe halfway done. Bf notices I'm done and slides the flower vase over to look at me and notices my sad tiny chicken bones.

Que the real drama. He looks confused and asks where the rest of my chicken/food is. Mom is staring daggers at me. I try to calm the situation down by saying it's fine, I'm full. My stomach growls. They now know I'm not full. Perfect timing. Bf kinda makes a face and tells me he's going to get me more food.

Mom says no and asks what she's supposed to eat for lunch tomorrow. Her husband is confused and mentions that he thought she said she bought extra packs of chicken. Mom starts turning red and says that Mariah (bfs most recent ex) never had an issue with how much she was served. I believe this because Mariah was about 4'11". I've met her, she's a nice person.

So bf says that I'm not Mariah and asks what she's trying to prove by being so rude to me. Then mom starts arguing about how bf is being disrespectful to her. Dad is still eating chicken. I'm about to have a panic attack.

Then mom's yells "I don't see why you had to break up with Mariah, she was great for you." Bf then says (I'm) even better for him and we're leaving. We did not leave until he invaded the kitchen and took the entire platter of bbq chicken and wrapped it in foil. (5 chicken breasts!!) We left with the somewhat stolen chicken. They argued the entire way to the car until we drove away.

The moment we got to his place bf and his mom continued arguing on the phone. I heard Mariahs name multiple times.

Honestly, reading this over, this sounds like a terrible sitcom or something. But I'm actually super disturbed by this and I have no idea what to do. I feel absolutely helpless. Bf and his mom are obviously on bad terms now and I feel so guilty. He loves his mom so much. It hurts knowing this is my fault.

So if like advice on situations where the last gf was much preferred over the current and how I can manage to navigate this stuff. I love bf, I don't want this to "scare" me off but Jesus. This is honestly one of the most dramatic things that have ever happened to me.

Tl;dr: mom made it known that she misses my bfs ex. What the hell do we do now?

Milotic posted:

It's been a poor few days on the sub recently, but this poo poo is my jam.

Bfs [22M] mom [50sF] dislikes me [22F] and expressed her disdain for me through the use of bbq chicken. What do you do when your partners parents prefer their ex?

Milotic posted:

It's been a poor few days on the sub recently, but this poo poo is my jam.

Bfs [22M] mom [50sF] dislikes me [22F] and expressed her disdain for me through the use of bbq chicken. What do you do when your partners parents prefer their ex?

Milotic posted:

It's been a poor few days on the sub recently, but this poo poo is my jam.

Bfs [22M] mom [50sF] dislikes me [22F] and expressed her disdain for me through the use of bbq chicken. What do you do when your partners parents prefer their ex?