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Das Boo
Jun 9, 2011

There was a GHOST here.
It's gone now.
I can't puke on command, I just gag a lot. But if I drink red wine I'll have the most quiet, polite vomit you can imagine. I managed to do it right in front of a friend and she had no idea. Sorta proud.

e: My snipes are consistently the dumbest thing.

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Dogmeat
Jun 20, 2003


Woof!

quantumwell posted:

I was on a small fishing boat in Monterey Bay and the crew told us to puke over the side if we had to but under
no circumstances were we use the head to puke as the smell would permeate the boat and set everyone off puking.

Puke is pretty good chum anyway.

I took a history class in college that was basically an excuse for the professor to rent a sailboat on the school’s dime. It was awesome but he was very clear with us that we should just puke as soon as we felt a little iffy. Fighting it just makes the sea sickness linger. My roommate was taking the course too and refused to puke in front of us (even though basically everyone else did) and he was miserable the entire time. So I tend to agree with the “better out than in” mantra.

haveblue
Aug 15, 2005



Toilet Rascal

Dogmeat posted:

Fighting it just makes the sea sickness linger.

VR is the same way. If you feel queasy take the headset off NOW or you'll just feel a lot queasier for a lot longer once you're finally forced to give up

WaywardWoodwose
May 19, 2008

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Huh, one from the Moneyist.

My contractor boyfriend of 2 years dumped me. He said I was using him to fix up my house.

I have been with my boyfriend for over two years and he recently dumped me, which caught me off guard, blindsided me and left me so confused. We spent every weekend together; he would call me at 8:30 p.m. every night and I would always wake up to a good-morning text.

When I met him, I was in the middle of a total house renovation. He is a contractor. Weekends consisted of doing projects around my house together. I felt like Chip and Joanna Gaines, exercising and enjoying my home-cooked meals and watching Netflix

Last weekend, he hung some blinds for my daughter. Then I asked him to take a look at my pond, as it was leaking. We worked on the pond for a few hours and, when we were done, he was angry and tired of doing things around my house. He said it wasn’t his house, even though he stays there 12 to 15 times a month.

He took me to dinner on rare occasions, but I prefer to cook and he does not contribute to the grocery bill, which is fine. Something snapped inside him. He told me that he loves me, but said this isn’t working out for him. He was tired of driving 45 minutes after work on Fridays to see me.

I told him that once he closed on his condo, I would drive to see him. He is living with his daughter and she has not been very friendly to me. He responded that he would not want to take me away from my paradise. I told him I would never ask him to do another thing around my house, and to leave his tools at home.

Although it was an amicable breakup, I am still in shock. I have not reached out to him, as he told me that I have to let him go. Any insight on your part would be greatly appreciated.

The Reluctant Ex

Malcolm Excellent
May 20, 2007

Buglord

WaywardWoodwose posted:


The Reluctant Ex

Bob the bang builder

Seth Pecksniff
May 27, 2004

can't believe shrek is fucking dead. rip to a real one.

Malcolm Excellent posted:

Bob the bang builder

"Bang Builder" is a lesser known genre of porn

Invisible Clergy
Sep 25, 2015

"Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces"

Malachi 2:3
"You came here to lay pipe? Great! Text me when you're done."

haveblue
Aug 15, 2005



Toilet Rascal
Hello, yeah, I'm here to lay some pipe

No, this pipe right here, what are you doing

Seth Pecksniff
May 27, 2004

can't believe shrek is fucking dead. rip to a real one.
"I got something you can nail" *hands you a board* "Can you measure this out and set it against that frame over there please?"

trickybiscuits
Jan 13, 2008

yospos

The Black Stones posted:

I’m starting teaching English this year and during my education classes all the English curriculum professors were all “Yes, Graphic Novels are great for kids. It can’t be EVERYTHING they read but it teaches kids a lot and poo poo, at least they’re reading.”

Teacher sounds like a right dick.
Graphic novels are interesting because the visuals and words often reinforce each other. If I were introducing kids to Shakespeare I'd try to use some of the multitude of graphic novels of his work available. There's a very cool one that's King Lear set in the Mohawk Valley during the French and Indian War. There's also a graphic novel about the battle of Gettysburg that has a wonderful two-page spread illustrating- I think it's Pickett's Charge?- that shows exactly where everyone was and how that effected the battle. The second half of the book is about the Gettysburg Address itself. I mean, there are some amazing educational graphic novels out there.

Quackles posted:

What college sent you a glitter bomb? :thunk:

Very believable.

Bubblyblubber
Nov 17, 2014
The little known contractor gangbang fetish, where you schedule a whole crew to tear your back walls and then just the drywall guy shows up 6 hours late and says he can't do anything until electric and plumbing have gone through. Next available date is 5 months from now, and they're keeping your deposit.

Farmer Crack-Ass
Jan 2, 2001

this is me posting irl

Absurd Alhazred posted:

Weird but also trustworthy enough to operate a nuclear reactor. :psyduck:

TRIGA research reactors are absurdly safe. The design is such that it's impossible to have a meltdown - even if you completely drained the pool of water the core sits in, the rate of reaction declines with heat, so it'd be more of a nuisance than a crisis.

Teenagers riding bikes and scooters are a greater threat to public health than operating the nuclear reactor at Reed.

Absurd Alhazred
Mar 27, 2010

by Athanatos

trickybiscuits posted:

There's a very cool one that's King Lear set in the Mohawk Valley during the French and Indian War.

I would like to know more!


Farmer Crack-rear end posted:

TRIGA research reactors are absurdly safe. The design is such that it's impossible to have a meltdown - even if you completely drained the pool of water the core sits in, the rate of reaction declines with heat, so it'd be more of a nuisance than a crisis.

Teenagers riding bikes and scooters are a greater threat to public health than operating the nuclear reactor at Reed.

I bet there are thermonuclear meltdowns around it, even if they're just metaphorical.

Foo Diddley
Oct 29, 2011

cat
AITA for telling my brother's fiancee that the reason she couldn't get a degree was because of her choice to be a mom?

quote:

My f24 brother 'Adam' m30, met a single mom f32 (from latin origins) 'Michelle" a year ago and they recently got engaged.

We only met her few times but he brought her and her son over for dinner on sunday. Tbqh, the family and I didn't know much about her so after dinner we started talking to her about her personal life. She told us she has only highschool education/degree. She said she always wanted to go to college and obtain a degree but said that "it was so hard to do". I found that a bit cliche. especially after she started complaining about lack of opportunities and resources. I told her I disagreed because colleges give all kinds of opportunities and scholarships and that the real reason she couldn't go to college was because of the fact that she was a mom and had to raise a kid. She stared at me silently looking offended then asked if I was implying that her decision to be a mom ruined her opportunities. I told her only she could answer this question once she takes a look at her life and see if she's really happy where she is .vs. where she could've been without the whole struggling mom thing. She got upset and told me that she's happy with her life and her job at the salon. and said that she did not appreciate how judgemental and condescending I was towards her and her child. Adam heard the comotion and asked what was going on. She told him and he decided it was time to leave. She couldn't even wait or say goodby she took her son and went to wait in the car.

Adam chewed me out saying it was non of my business how she's living her life, but I explained that I was stating an opinion, nothing more nothing less. Mom sided with them saying I was out of line rude and ridiculous but my younger sister said that Michelle was being too sensitive and she should get over herself already. Adam left and then mom called him in the evening next day then came into my room to yell at me saying I made Michelle cry with what I said.

(from latin origins)

Uncle Enzo
Apr 28, 2008

I always wanted to be a Wizard

Foo Diddley posted:

AITA for telling my brother's fiancee that the reason she couldn't get a degree was because of her choice to be a mom?

Look, I think only you can tell if you squandered your life. I'm not saying you did, just maybe you knocked up and that's why you don't have a degree. That's for you to say though, not me.

kdrudy
Sep 19, 2009

WaywardWoodwose posted:

Huh, one from the Moneyist.

My contractor boyfriend of 2 years dumped me. He said I was using him to fix up my house.



This was an old Kids in the Hall skit, as soon as each project finished Mark would break up with the girlfriend who did the work.

Baron von Eevl
Jan 24, 2005

WHITE NOISE
GENERATOR

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Foo Diddley posted:

AITA for telling my brother's fiancee that the reason she couldn't get a degree was because of her choice to be a mom?

(from latin origins)

I told her the reason she couldn't go to school is because of her son, who was also there. She asked me if I meant the exact thing I had just said when I said that and I replied I dunno.

Gin
Aug 29, 2004
Probation
Can't post for 13 days!

Baron von Eevl posted:

I told her the reason she couldn't go to school is because of her son, who was also there. She asked me if I meant the exact thing I had just said when I said that and I replied I dunno.

" I'm so glad you brought up the subject of people who should have been aborted. You see, this is an intervention."

Absurd Alhazred
Mar 27, 2010

by Athanatos

Foo Diddley posted:

AITA for telling my brother's fiancee that the reason she couldn't get a degree was because of her choice to be a mom?

(from latin origins)

Ab Latina

AreWeDrunkYet
Jul 8, 2006

Uncle Enzo posted:

Look, I think only you can tell if you squandered your life. I'm not saying you did, just maybe you knocked up and that's why you don't have a degree. That's for you to say though, not me.



About 10% of women who drop out of college do it because of an unplanned pregnancy. It's way, way harder to get into or finish school if you have a child, especially without a partner for additional support.

It doesn't mean her life is ruined or even that she made the wrong decision. But if she regrets not going to college, the unfortunate reality is that having a child at that age probably contributed.

And obviously this is not something you say to someone's face.

e: Some data/resources on the topic:
https://powertodecide.org/sites/default/files/resources/primary-download/briefly-unplanned-pregnancy-college.pdf

AreWeDrunkYet fucked around with this message at 23:56 on Aug 3, 2022

Pomme de Terror
Sep 30, 2021

Well, one of us must have killed him!
AITA for telling my BIL what happened?

quote:

Some time ago my middle son (6) told me that he really likes flowers. He then asked me to buy him some. I told my husband and now my son has a small collection. He treasures it a lot. We gave my other two kids flowers the first time as well but they threw them away immediately or gave them to their brother.

Anyways my sister and her family were over for dinner and her kids and mine ran off to play. Some time later my eldest comes to me saying that my middle son is sad.

He was. He wasn’t crying yet but he was holding back tears. I asked him what happened and he told me that his cousin went to his room and took his flowers. When I asked him why his cousin would do that he told me that she just thought they were pretty and wanted them so she took them.

I went to find her so I could get the flowers back and found her with her mom with the flowers around her. I explained to her what happened and my sister just stared at me in disbelief. “They’re just flowers.” Is what she said. I told her that yeah they are but they belong to my son and he wants them back. I told her that my son would definitely share if she just asked politely.

She rolled her eyes and said “but they’re literally just flowers, what’s a little boy doing with them anyway?” I told her that her saying that was a whole other issue but I just want the flowers back without causing a scene.

She told me that she’ll give them back after her daughter is done playing with them.

So I went to her husband and told him what happened after my niece began bending the stems and he looked really embarrassed and immediately told me he was sorry. He went to his daughter and got the flowers and gave them back to my son himself. He then talked to his daughter who also apologized. I thought that was it but my sister was fuming the whole time.

Before leaving she began whisper arguing with me calling me “real mature” for apparently snitching to her husband. She said that I’ve given them another reason to fight now and that she hopes I’m happy with my stupid flowers. AITA?

The flowers are fake by the way.

Captain Hygiene
Sep 17, 2007

You mess with the crabbo...



AreWeDrunkYet posted:



About 10% of women who drop out of college do it because of an unplanned pregnancy. It's way, way harder to get into or finish school if you have a child, especially without a partner for additional support.

It doesn't mean her life is ruined or even that she made the wrong decision. But if she regrets not going to college, the unfortunate reality is that having a child at that age probably contributed.

And obviously this is not something you say to someone's face.

What am I supposed to do, not tell it like it is?!

hawowanlawow
Jul 27, 2009

Pomme de Terror posted:

AITA for telling my BIL what happened?

Gotta like the BIL for TCOB

haveblue
Aug 15, 2005



Toilet Rascal

Captain Hygiene posted:

What am I supposed to do, not tell it like it is?!

Look, sorry, I’m just brutally honest. Sure, I’ll have a huge meltdown if anyone ever says anything like that back to me, but still, brutally honest

Foo Diddley
Oct 29, 2011

cat

Pomme de Terror posted:

AITA for telling my BIL what happened?

just teaching my kids that it's okay to steal from people and destroy their property if they don't conform to outdated gender norms

also lol @ "another reason to fight". i wonder what the others are, sis seems like such a great person

Baron von Eevl
Jan 24, 2005

WHITE NOISE
GENERATOR

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Pomme de Terror posted:

AITA for telling my BIL what happened?

She said that I’ve given them another reason to fight now

"I can't take any credit for that."

The Bandit
Aug 18, 2006

Westbound And Down

Dogmeat posted:

Puke is pretty good chum anyway.

When I got my open water certification, my dive instructor said have a light breakfast. So I had some fresh fruit…cue a short boat ride over the reef to the dive site. Turns out I get sea sick in small boats in choppy water. Dropped in and immediately felt better.

Dive was great, head to the sea floor about 40-50ft to do drills. As soon as we got to the bottom it all came rushing back. I spilled the contents of my stomach sitting on the bottom of the ocean. So I sat there in a confetti of partially digested fruit and all the tropical fish who decided it was an amazing feast. Got back to the beach and my girlfriend at the time was pissed because I had pretty confetti and fish all around me.

Mx.
Dec 16, 2006

I'm a great fan! When I watch TV I'm always saying "That's political correctness gone mad!"
Why thankyew!


i have a stomach disorder that makes me perpetually nauseous and the idea of not being able to puke on command is very funny to me. what a life


AITA for “snitching” on a teenager

quote:

Yesterday, I(41f) went grocery shopping with my DIL (20f), and while we were leaving the store we saw a teenage boy scrape down the ENTIRE side of another car as he was pulling out. I’m not talking a light scratch either, this was like thousands of dollars in damage.

Anyway, the kid started trying to pull away and my DIL yelled at him through his window to “grow a pair and atleast leave a drat note” the kid tried to argue with her about it, so while he was still sitting there I wrote down his license plate number and the one of the car he hit. After a bit of arguing back n forth he just took off, so I went inside, told the manager what happened, and gave him the license plate numbers.

Well, later that night we got back to the house (my son and DIL live with me because rent is insane), and I told my husband what happened. He got all mad at me, calling me a snitch and saying that I probably got that kid in a lot of trouble and the nicer car probably had insurance so there was no point in reporting it.

So my question to you reddit, AITA? I figured that reporting it would be the right thing, but my husband can’t believe that I would do something like that. Should I have just minded my own business and let the kid leave with no consequences?

gay frog chemicals
May 27, 2022

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
I mean honestly with a hit-and-run you just get an insurance payout but now the owner of that car has to deal with trying to get this teenager and his family to pay it.

Malcolm Excellent
May 20, 2007

Buglord

gay frog chemicals posted:

I mean honestly with a hit-and-run you just get an insurance payout but now the owner of that car has to deal with trying to get this teenager and his family to pay it.

This is true

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
ABSOLUTE FUCKING GUDGEON
Does your insurance go up after a hit-and-run tho?

quantumwell
Jun 22, 2013

gay frog chemicals posted:

I mean honestly with a hit-and-run you just get an insurance payout but now the owner of that car has to deal with trying to get this teenager and his family to pay it.

I've been rear-ended twice in my life, once by a girl with a car full of empty beer cans, the other by a woman just not paying attention who
had no license and no insurance. In both cases, I got paid for repairs and the insurance company went after them for damages. I actually
felt sorry for the second one, she was down on her luck to the max and badly damaged her own car.

toplitzin
Jun 13, 2003


gay frog chemicals posted:

I mean honestly with a hit-and-run you just get an insurance payout but now the owner of that car's insurance company has to deal with trying to recover their loss from this teenager and his family.

Invisible Clergy
Sep 25, 2015

"Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces"

Malachi 2:3
AITA for sending delivery guy back to get my garlic sauce?

quote:

I ordered pizza with garlic sauce. The pizza arrived and I checked the food. No garlic sauce. I told the pizza guy and he was like "do you want me to go back for it" "yes please because that's what I ordered" He looked annoyed and said "it will take 30-40 mins and your pizza will get cold" I told him not to worry about that as I have an oven. My wife then came to the door and said we're fine without sauce. Don't make him go all the way back for that. He then said he could just transfer me th money back for the sauce. But uh how is that going to help me?! I asked do I need to speak to management? He said "no I'll be on my way" and he got me my garlic sauce and it was delicious. Wife is embarrassed and said it's childish. Delivery guy looked like I'd peed on his cornflakes. But it's literally his job so what gives. Regardless... AITA Reddit?

Larry Parrish
Jul 9, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Invisible Clergy posted:

AITA for sending delivery guy back to get my garlic sauce?


yes you're an rear end in a top hat lol. assuming he means a condiment and not that the pizza was just straight up wrong.

Solkanar512
Dec 28, 2006

by the sex ghost

StrangersInTheNight posted:

Does your insurance go up after a hit-and-run tho?

Your insurance can go up anytime they need to pay out.

JetSetGo
Jan 1, 2011

to ride eternal, shiny and chrome

THUNDERDOME LOSER 2022

Invisible Clergy posted:

AITA for sending delivery guy back to get my garlic sauce?


This is "I'm going to spit on your food" territory if this was over a side of sauce.

Barudak
May 7, 2007

JetSetGo posted:

This is "I'm going to spit on your food" territory if this was over a side of sauce.

Hes gonna find out hes outside the delivery area next time for sure

RenegadeStyle1
Jun 7, 2005

Baby Come Back
Yeah I'd thank her for the info but I'm not gonna tell my insurance company there's someone they can try to find to pay it lmao.

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Foo Diddley
Oct 29, 2011

cat

Invisible Clergy posted:

AITA for sending delivery guy back to get my garlic sauce?


when i delivered pizzas, i just kept a few things of garlic sauce rolling around on the floor of the car in case anybody wanted one

don't worry, tho, it was totally safe; they are 100% artificial and cannot rot

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