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Mezzanon posted:What country has Uber but you also have to boil your water before you drink it? How some of you morons misinterpret such simple things and jump to the most ridiculous conclusions continually astounds me.
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Mezzanon posted:What country has Uber but you also have to boil your water before you drink it? The USA. For reals, I live in NOLA and there are pretty frequent boil advisories down here, it's pretty ridiculous tbh. Like the pumping station loses power for something like 20 mins pretty regularly.
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Oct 8, 2017 22:53
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ArbitraryC posted:Not to say the obvious problem isn't the friend weirdly intruding because he clearly has a thing for her but the whole story reads like she's on the spectrum and doesn't understand how to handle simple emotions. It actually reads more like he's on the spectrum, speaking as a dude who is, in fact, on the spectrum. He's completely oblivious to how normal social interactions between platonic friends are supposed to work and has a really inappropriate sense of personal boundaries. Obviously has a thing for her but if he is on the spectrum he probably has trouble processing his feelings appropriately in a way that doesn't overwhelm him, and he clearly values her as a friend and he's probably petrified of risking the status quo by mentioning anything that would change the way she thinks of him.
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Oct 8, 2017 23:13
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Yeah that guy is a weirdo and has serious boundary/personal space issues. Seems like he's carrying a torch for her. On the other hand, what is this 'girl toilet and boy toilet' stuff about? Fair enough splitting public toilets by gender, but when you're living in a house with someone a bathroom is just a bathroom...right??
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Oct 8, 2017 23:30
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OP sounds like she's ESL, so maybe it's just a thing in some cultures.
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Oct 8, 2017 23:37
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Bertrand Hustle posted:It actually reads more like he's on the spectrum, speaking as a dude who is, in fact, on the spectrum. He's completely oblivious to how normal social interactions between platonic friends are supposed to work and has a really inappropriate sense of personal boundaries. Obviously has a thing for her but if he is on the spectrum he probably has trouble processing his feelings appropriately in a way that doesn't overwhelm him, and he clearly values her as a friend and he's probably petrified of risking the status quo by mentioning anything that would change the way she thinks of him. Yeah I have no qualms with saying he doesn't understand boundaries I just think her writing and the things she focuses on are oddly specific and not really the problem at hand. Their schedule, the bathrooms, the water, the whole reiterating they're not a couple constantly. Like a normal person writing that story would be "an old friend came for a visit and it got awkward cause he had feelings for me", a page of text about his bathroom and water infractions just comes across weird.
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Me [F32] with my overly generous co-worker [F34] making me fatquote:So this is literally the most first world problem ever but it's kind of escalating and I'm not sure what to do. My coworker is very generous. We often run errands in our business park, and sometimes we go for coffee on the way back. Even if she's not having coffee, it becomes a battle to see who can get their money in first. Take today as an example. When she went to get lunch, she bought me a brownie, even though I said I didn't want/need one.
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Oct 9, 2017 00:21
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Haifisch posted:Me [F32] with my overly generous co-worker [F34] making me fat This is gonna turn into one of these things were someone ends up on my 600 pound life, isn't it?
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Oct 9, 2017 00:23
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Haifisch posted:Me [F32] with my overly generous co-worker [F34] making me fat Hahahahahahahaha How The gently caress Is Force Feeding Real Hahahaha Just Walk Away From The Brownie Like Close Your Mouth Haha.
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Oct 9, 2017 00:30
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How about, "Oh, no thank you, I'm on a diet." No? Impossible to form those words with your mouth? Ok, then I guess it's not your fault you're still fat.
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Oct 9, 2017 00:39
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Refusing to eat the drat treat just once will either make her understand or she'll get in a huff. Either way problem solved.
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Oct 9, 2017 00:52
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Outrail posted:Refusing to eat the drat treat just once will either make her understand or she'll get in a huff. Either way problem solved. she keeps hiding them after politely accepting, just say no and if she insist on leaving it leave it where she left it. next time she comes by with a "treat" she'll see the leftover untouched one and should get the message p fast.
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Oct 9, 2017 01:07
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Haifisch posted:I (28F) am annoyed by my high school friend (28M) who is visiting me. He expected to be drove around, wanted me to treat him like he is my bf but he made it clear we are not.
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Oct 9, 2017 01:18
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Mezzanon posted:What country has Uber but you also have to boil your water before you drink it? epsilon posted:How some of you morons misinterpret such simple things and jump to the most ridiculous conclusions continually astounds me. What did he misinterpret here? The post says "Uber and Grab". Grab is a taxi app in Southeast Asian cities only, so very likely that drinking tap water might be iffy.
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Me [30F] with my husband [31M] is convinced my father [60sM] is meddling with my ducks My parents live a few hours away so it makes sense that when they visit they stay in the guest room, right? My husband and I have noticed (and find it very odd) that whenever my father is staying there is a duck issue (I foster injured ducklings/orphaned ducklings until they are well enough to be released/rehomed. Only wild ducks are released into the wild, I am not one of those people who just dump a duck off at a pond etc) but anyway, my mother has stayed alone and there have been no problems so that rules her out of the picture. Whats been happening: About a year ago a duckling mysteriously managed to escape (keep in mind this had NEVER happened before) and he was the only one who knew about it. I wasn't suspicious, I caught the duckling again, checked its enclosure, I couldn't see a way it could have gotten out so I popped it back in. It didn't get out again. Six months ago another duckling escaped while he was staying (keep in mind there had been no escapees since his last visit). It was the same situation, he was the one who found it running loose and when I put it back in there was no obvious way it could have gotten out. It didn't get out again. He is always making negative comments about them, saying they are too 'loud' etc. We also clash a lot (our personalities are very different). Anyway, the latest incident. The other night it was quite stormy, I had four decent sized ducklings outside for the night so I put them in their crate so they'd be safe. They were all perfectly fine the day before, no signs anything may be wrong. I let them out in the morning and one of them has died. I am seriously confused, it also looked like it had happened within the past hour or so. It had no blood on it either but another one had somehow had a piece taken out of its beak, it was bleeding. I was very upset and took the live ones inside to see what else I could find and to tend to its beak (which will be fine, thankfully). He was not surprised when he heard the news one had died, didn't say anything, only let out a loud sigh when I took the remaining three inside. Keep in mind when he is not here there are NO problems at all with the ducks! Absolutely no issues. My husband has noticed this and he is convinced that my father is behind the issues, thinks he heard them chirping when the sun came up and shook the crate so wildly he killed one and how one got an injured beak (there was a small pottery cat bowl in there and he thinks that is how it was injured). I thought maybe they had gotten spooked by something (it was stormy) and it had gotten trampled, it was the second smallest though but perhaps a bigger one somehow stood on its neck causing it to suffocate? I have had them (and 50+ other ducks over the years) spend a night in there before and had no issues. I asked my mother about it, doesn't she think it is odd etc and she said I was 'bringing up the past' when I mentioned how the ducklings escaped only when my father is here, never any other time. She was angry that my husband thinks he has something to do with the death of the duckling, said she didn't want a fight but became crazily defensive of him. and she became very upset, on the verge of tears. It was not a confrontational conversation, just a "Do you think he may have had something to do with it? We think he may have shaken the crate." TL;DR: Husband thinks my father is endangering my ducks and caused one to be killed. Edit: Will also add that when I was living at home he would run outside and chase them off the property, one time a small duckling became trapped in the property and before I could even do anything he had cornered it and threw it over the fence, the poor thing had tiny wings and would have landed quite hard. Edit #2: Have come to the conclusion that yes, it is him who has been doing all this. It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that someone, especially my own father is capable of doing such things. It makes me feel sick. He will not be staying over again, or spend any time in my home where he may have a moment to himself. Thanks to everyone for providing your opinion from an outsiders perspective.
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Serial duck murder.
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What the duck
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Outrail posted:Refusing to eat the drat treat just once will either make her understand or she'll get in a huff. Either way problem solved. She refuses them all the time. In fact: quote:Like, no joke as I was typing this out she came in with two Ferraro rochers to say thank you for doing a rush job on something for her - but she already offered me some earlier in the day and I said no!
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Oct 9, 2017 02:46
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blarzgh posted:How about, "Oh, no thank you, I'm on a diet." No? Impossible to form those words with your mouth? Ok, then I guess it's not your fault you're still fat. She tried that: quote:So this is literally the most first world problem ever but it's kind of escalating and I'm not sure what to do. My coworker is very generous. We often run errands in our business park, and sometimes we go for coffee on the way back. Even if she's not having coffee, it becomes a battle to see who can get their money in first. Take today as an example. When she went to get lunch, she bought me a brownie, even though I said I didn't want/need one.
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HoAssHo posted:She tried that: yeah I really think she just needs to say no and not take them, even out of politeness. If the fatty friend just refuses to take no for an answer and leaves them on her desk just let the treats pile up as some sort of awkward monument to her pushyness.
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Smirking_Serpent posted:I asked my mother about it, doesn't she think it is odd etc and she said I was 'bringing up the past' when I mentioned how the ducklings escaped only when my father is here, never any other time. She was angry that my husband thinks he has something to do with the death of the duckling, said she didn't want a fight but became crazily defensive of him. and she became very upset, on the verge of tears. It was not a confrontational conversation, just a "Do you think he may have had something to do with it? We think he may have shaken the crate." This is obvious, but I'll go ahead and say it: not only did the dad 100% kill those ducks, he has clearly done similar things in the past that his wife has tried to turn a blind eye to. Other animals? Maybe he abused her or other people in a similar way? A reaction like that could be powered by shame; maybe she feels complicit in some way.
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Oct 9, 2017 02:57
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'No thanks... Oh all right." - A person who's really, really good at standing up for themselves. She needs to learn that no means no (and stop crumbling under pressure). Also duck couple need to put up a camera. An obvious one. "Yeah there's a camera now Dad. We think someone's been having a go at the ducks. Maybe a fox or fox-like parental figure."
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Smirking_Serpent posted:Me [30F] with my husband [31M] is convinced my father [60sM] is meddling with my ducks  him before he murders more ducks.
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Fiance[24M] went to great lengths to hide spilled ash at my parent's house. In the process, he ruined a mattress and got an Uber without telling anyone been together 4 years My fiance and I were staying at my parents' house. They don't really approve of us sleeping together in their house so we stayed in separate bedrooms. We went to bed and I guess my fiance decided it would be a great idea to smoke in my parent's house (it's not legal here) This itself isn't a huge deal as it's something I used to do. Probably not something I'd do when staying at his parent's house but whatever. From what I gather, this is what happened: Fiance vaped a lot of weed and watched netflix. I could hear him giggling through the wall at this point and he wasn't checking his phone. Fiance was collecting abv for later use. He didn't have anything to put it in so he decided to hollow out my mom's display soap bar, put the abv in there, and cover it with foil he found in the closet. Obviously, this was a dumb idea. The abv spilled all over the bed after he laughed particularly hard. This is a rough estimate of what he did from what he's managed to tell me. He poured a bottle of water on the ash, and when that made it worse he began to scrub the spot with the bar of hollowed soap. He forgot there was more abv in there, making it worse yet again. In the end, there was a concoction of dish soap, vinegar, window cleaner and drain cleaner that soaked up into the mattress. The tiny spot of ash now led to a giant, soapy sopping wet area that covered 1/4 of a king bed. Fiance decided, high out of his mind, that his only coarse of action was to get an uber and leave. He didn't tell me he was leaving and we discovered this massive mess in the morning. He didn't answer his phone until an hour ago and he sent me a text apologizing and saying that he panicked and would refund the mattress. He hasn't sent me anything else I don't know what to do. He isn't replying to any of my texts or calls now. My parents are furious and telling me that I'm making a huge mistake to marry someone who would abandon me like that tl;dr: fiance left a huge mess at parents and gtfo. Not responding to texts/calls anymore
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Oct 9, 2017 05:17
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I'm not allowed to pet puppies or kittens for the same reason that dad shouldn't be around ducklings. I'm just too ripped and strong. I keep accidentally crushing them into diamonds.
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Oct 9, 2017 05:22
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cumshitter posted:I'm not allowed to pet puppies or kittens for the same reason that dad shouldn't be around ducklings. I'm just too ripped and strong. I keep accidentally crushing them into diamonds. I could use a guy like you on my farm, alfalfa season is coming up.
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Outrail posted:I could use a guy like you on my farm, alfalfa season is coming up.
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Smirking_Serpent posted:Fiance[24M] went to great lengths to hide spilled ash at my parent's house. In the process, he ruined a mattress and got an Uber without telling anyone I want some of whatever this guy's smoking
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Oct 9, 2017 05:49
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noooooooooooo the mattress time to ruuuuuuuuun
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Oct 9, 2017 05:56
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no mattress brigand will marry my daughter!
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Oct 9, 2017 05:57
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I've done a lot of drugs and never ruined a mattress before. That must be some good poo poo.
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blarzgh posted:How about, "Oh, no thank you, I'm on a diet." No? Impossible to form those words with your mouth? Ok, then I guess it's not your fault you're still fat. "I know you're trying to be nice but if you buy me that brownie I'm throwing it straight in the garbage"
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SeriousEmergency pooped in public (possibly private) parking lot near spouse's work u/notsophantomshitter quote:First off a few notes: Edit from SA: someone link to a mad pooper gif from Bob's burgers. I can't do it from here. Anil Dikshit fucked around with this message at 10:43 on Oct 9, 2017 |
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Oct 9, 2017 10:33
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That's probably not the kind of illegal dumping they expected to catch with that camera
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Oct 9, 2017 10:38
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OP is going to a lot of trouble to hide the fact that Jamie is a woman. Slipped up and said "wife" once, but other than that it's all really weirdly awkward use of "spouse" and avoiding pronouns at all costs. What the poo poo is this? 
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Oct 9, 2017 10:40
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Trying to hide personally identifiable information and sucking at it?
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Oct 9, 2017 10:44
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Might be a woman trying to hide that they're married to a woman to avoid lesbian poop jokes/perving
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Bertrand Hustle posted:OP is going to a lot of trouble to hide the fact that Jamie is a woman. Slipped up and said "wife" once, but other than that it's all really weirdly awkward use of "spouse" and avoiding pronouns at all costs. Inescapable Duck posted:Trying to hide personally identifiable information and sucking at it? Yeah, I was going to say, I assumed they were just trying to hide specifics, but then given how many times they wrote SPOUSE I don't understand why they bothered to include a name for them. I think they might just be panicky and confused because they just dropped a deuce outside their SPOUSE's office.
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Smirking_Serpent posted:Fiance[24M] went to great lengths to hide spilled ash at my parent's house. In the process, he ruined a mattress and got an Uber without telling anyone
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dog nougat posted:The USA. For reals, I live in NOLA and there are pretty frequent boil advisories down here, it's pretty ridiculous tbh. Like the pumping station loses power for something like 20 mins pretty regularly. And, y'know, Flint, Michigan is still a thing.
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