Sagebrush posted:

tobacco: "i produce nicotine to stop bugs from eating me, but turns out to humans it's loving addictive so now they dry me out and smoke me and i'm worse off than when i started."

chili peppers: "i produce a compound that creates an intolerable burning sensation when i'm eaten, but the humans turned it some sort of contest and now they breed me to maximize that effect and show off how strong they are!"

mushrooms: "lol. you are like little babies. watch this"

The Lone Badger posted:

If someone is an antisemite who believes thst jews secretly control the world, and they were also a eugenicist who believes in 'improving' their genetic stock, wouldn't they want to maximise the amount of jewish ancestry their child has? Get as many of those 'rule-the-world' genes as possible

therobit posted:

AITA for not disclosing my “true genetics” to my fiancé?

Mx. posted:

He’s staying in the guest room and hasn’t come out since except to use the bathroom or get food. He has his video game setup in there, so who knows how long before he’ll actually make an effort to talk to me

The Lone Badger posted:

If someone is an antisemite who believes thst jews secretly control the world, and they were also a eugenicist who believes in 'improving' their genetic stock, wouldn't they want to maximise the amount of jewish ancestry their child has? Get as many of those 'rule-the-world' genes as possible

deoju posted:

There's an emote for this quote for some reason.

3D Megadoodoo posted:

Since every poster is their username, and usernames are to be taken literally, I do not, in fact, want to eat anything at your house.

therobit posted:

AITA for refusing to get rid of poison ivy at the edge of my yard?

“I’m not gonna have a noxious weed removed from my property even though I’m sensitive to it because I don’t like it when kids play in their own yard next door.”

Cowslips Warren posted:

AITA for installing a lock on the bathroom door after my BIL kept barging in?

On my way out I saw my BIL in the driveway smoking. He knew what the argument between me and my husband was about but instead of stepping up to fix it he offered to take me to my mom's house saying that my husband could use some space "from me".

quote:

Hi everyone.

For context I am 22 (f) and moved to this small island in 2020, it seemed like a good deal with a reasonable loan on a house.

The loan shark, let’s call him Mr. T (30?/M) sounded quite reasonable about the payments and no interest.

When moving we were informed the island was prepared for us and that we will have a nice life there, this was false. Upon moving in we quickly found out (me and 2 others moving in) that the town hall is a tent, the promised museum isn’t there and there isn’t even a store.

On top we were made to collect materials / funds to pay for all of this. This was not stated when moving in. The island was simply inhabitable. I ended up staying late at night collecting materials for this. I didn’t even have a house as I found out it was simply a tent.

Quite frankly at this point I’ve had enough but there was no way to get back home, somehow my mother can still keep writing to me but the DAL won’t fly me to see her. I don’t know what is happening here.

2 years later I paid off all the house work, bridges, museum, shop, etc.. after all this work I feel I shouldn’t have to pay for my house, after all I have funded the whole island and all facilities on it! Mr. T has done nothing! Mr. T says I still have to pay back my loan and quotes me in the millions!! He says it’s only fair but I don’t believe this considering everything I have done for this island.

Am I in the right here? I don’t think I should have to pay? What should I do?

Update: thank you everyone, I decided to take advice from everyone who agreed with me. I am finding a lawyer to speak to about this mistreatment and will keep everyone updated.

Goon Boots posted:

AITA for not wanting to pay my house loan when I funded everything on the island?

Goon Boots posted:

AITA for not wanting to pay my house loan when I funded everything on the island?

quote:

Update update: Wow a lot has happened since last time. First of all wow! I didn’t know this would blew up. Ever since this post so much has happened I don’t know where to begin so bear with me, apologies for bad formatting I’m on my mobile without access to a computer.

I contacted a lawyer per advice of the users, he seemed kind enough and informed me that indeed Mr. T’s contract does not specify when to pay the loan by - so I can continue living in the house for as long as I want.

I decided to let Mr. T know that I will not be paying any future payments, this is where things hit the fan. He looked at me and broke down crying, he said he poured every bell into this island. Honestly I felt quite bad for him, but I couldn’t keep paying for his island. I know he’s had a rough past but I can’t fix his whole investment. I decided to leave and go back home. He said “most of the island’s residents don’t even have opposable thumbs” and I’m the only one who can build this island - I feel very used. Couples therapy isn’t going to work as many suggested, unfortunately I have to divorce this island.

Currently I am packing and will be moving out with a fox who gave me a very good deal on a package ride, he seems to hate Mr. T a lot so it works well for both of us. Mr. T won’t use my labour anymore. I hope to be turning over a new leaf or heading for a wild world. Anywhere but this deserted island!

I will now go catch some bees and chop some trees 🍃

therobit posted:

AITA for refusing to get rid of poison ivy at the edge of my yard?

“I’m not gonna have a noxious weed removed from my property even though I’m sensitive to it because I don’t like it when kids play in their own yard next door.”

Hughlander posted:

Fortunately this had another update

So glad they're not getting hosed over by a loan shark. That fox Seems to be a good chap

haveblue posted:

D&D talks about fascism a lot. A lot

quote:

I (28f) and my boyfriend (35m) have been together for a year. Let me start by saying that I’m an insecure person. I am working very hard to get better and have made huge strides in doing so.

In the beginning of our relationship, I discovered he went on Reddit and Instagram and consumed a lot of pornographic pictures. It made me feel disgusted and I almost broke it off with him. I confronted him about it and said it made me feel uncomfortable and he got really upset and said he was ashamed of himself and that it’s been an addiction of his. I understood in that moment that nobody is perfect and I didn’t want to judge him based on an addiction. It really hurt my self esteem and trust for him though, because obviously I don’t look like those women.

I got pregnant about 5 months later. We weren’t actively trying to prevent it, so we were excited to start a family. We had already moved in together and were very serious. I didn’t really bring up or ask if he was still looking at all the Reddit girls because I figured that ignorance was bliss. I found out he was still looking when he was showing me something on Reddit one night and his search bar had porn pages on it. I don’t get angry at him when it happens; I get devastated. I remember crying and just feeling awful I wasn’t enough for him. He again told me he was ashamed and promised to stop.

Last night, he was showing me something again, and the porn page was in his search history at the top. He hasn’t been having sex with me almost at all anymore, and every time he tries he says he feels uncomfortable because there’s “a person inside of me.” I’m already feeling insecure over my body, but the fact he’s looking at that really hurts. Also, the thing that hurts the most is that he LIED to me about it. Several times. I would ask “are you still looking at that stuff?” And he would assure me he wasn’t. I feel completely let down and frankly disgusted with him. I feel like he’s shown me his priority in life is continuing to do and consume whatever he wants. I realize I can’t change anyone, and I’m wondering if this is something I should attempt to work on with him, or if I should let him find someone who would be fine with him doing that. Our relationship is great otherwise, but now I feel like the trust is gone. I feel broken.

TL;DR: My boyfriend lied to me about looking at porn until he got caught and doesn’t want to have sex with me while I’m pregnant.

elise the great posted:

Lmao gyromitra esculenta is common in the Pacific Northwest too and for some reason people frequently mistake them for morels. I don’t understand how— morchella sps have a really distinctive and elegant honeycombed appearance, while g. esculenta look like a stomped on ballsack— but g. esculenta contain literal jet fuel that can severely poison you if you consume OR INHALE it.

Supposedly you can boil them repeatedly, outdoors, while wearing a respirator, to remove the jet fuel to make them edible. But the boiling fumes can destroy your lungs and/or eyes. What the gently caress, Finland

Ghost Leviathan posted:

Wait, you're saying I can fuel a jet with mushrooms?

titty_baby_ posted:

Yeah you can get kits online/maybe locally to grows oysters, buttons, etc. Its pretty easy to do and the only way you'll gently caress it up is if you get mold

quote:

I just started a new job and became eligible for benefits. One of the benefits is a free 25k life insurance policy. I decided to sign up cause it’s free so why not? I put the primary beneficiary as my dad and the secondary as my fiancée, if it pays out it would pay out 50-50. They needed the beneficiaries info, name, date of birth, contact information, and it asked for social security number too. I called my dad, told him what I was doing, he gave me the info and that was that. I called my fiancée and asked him and he immediately got defensive.

“Why do you need that, what is this for?!” Valid question, but I had told him at the beginning it was so he could be a beneficiary to my life insurance policy. This isn’t some scam website, it’s through our HR health benefits. He refused to give it to me and was getting angrier and more upset the more I pushed for it until finally I gave up and just didn’t add him because it wouldn’t let me add him cause the SSN was a required field.

When we got home I asked him what the big deal was and he basically said that information is his information and he’s not giving it to me. I pointed out to him that since we’re getting married I will at some point likely need his social. I pointed out he wanted to be added to my insurance after we got married (his job doesnt offer any) and that I would definitely need his SSN for that, bank accounts, mortgages, credit cards?? I’m not posting it on the internet, it’s so he can get money in the event I die. Anyway long story short we argued, he’s adamant his information is his information and he doesn’t want to be in ‘the system’. I reminded him he was in the military ffs he is already in the system!! Finally I told him okay, then I won’t add you to my life insurance or health benefits because I can’t add you without that information. He responded saying that I was ‘extorting’ and ‘blackmailing’ him and then he left for his brother’s. AITA?

ETA: he does have mental health issues and sometimes gets in weird moods, I’m hoping this is one of those times but he did seem genuinely upset when he left thus I feel bad for throwing the health insurance thing in his face. I feel that may have been a low blow.

quote:

I (F28) started working at a new company about five months ago, and I am so passionate about the work that we do. This is my first proper job in the field of my degree, and I do not have much experience with this kind of corporate environment which is why I am asking Reddit if I am being overly sensitive.

Without giving away too many details, I spend a lot of time engaging with local communities and holding community forums. I am a very extraverted person, and have always enjoyed meeting new people, so this is really the perfect role for my personality. These events often include quite a bit of public speaking on my part, and answering questions from the community in a "town hall" kind of forum. I am confident doing this, and consider myself to be a good speaker.

Last week, my manager (M50s?) attended one of my community outreach events as I am reaching the end of my probationary period soon and he wanted to see how I have progressed/improved in the role. Afterwards, he pulled me aside and compared me to Hitler. I am paraphrasing here, but his wording was along the lines of, "You should be proud. You are a good orator, just like Hitler."

It is important to note that we live in New Zealand, but my parents are both German and I have quite a German-sounding name. Of course, this was offensive and I was at a loss for words. My manager saw my reaction and told me that it was a compliment and that he is sorry if he caused any offence. I did not know what to say so I just bid him goodbye and went home (it was time for me to leave anyway, I did not just walk out of work).

The incident has been playing on my mind quite a bit, so I went to HR on Friday and told them that I had been compared to Hitler. They said that they would make a note of it, and I felt like it had been handled. This morning, my manager asked me into his office and sounded very serious. He said that I had put his promotion in jeopardy and that his family was relying on the extra money. He told me that I had taken his compliment too seriously, he had already apologised for causing offense, and I should not be so sensitive if I want to make a career in this line of work. He said that I should have thicker skin and not act like a milennial snowflake when someone says something that I don't like.

Reddit, I am kind of at a loss about whether I went too far by going to HR about my manager's "compliment." He did apologise in the moment and I do not want to jeopordise the money his family is relying on. Should I have just moved on? Was I too sensitive? Was I the AH?

Mx. posted:

AITA for going to HR about a manager's "compliment"?

there's only one type of person who thinks being told you're just like hitler is a compliment

so i can only assume one of the multiple redditors calling OP an rear end in a top hat is the manager

teen witch posted:

AITA for ‘extorting’ my fiancé for his social security number?

reignonyourparade posted:

Chili is like that specifically because the compound doesn't effect birds, it still "wants" to be eaten just by the right targets so getting spread around by humans is kinda mission accomplished just in an unintended way.

Runcible Cat posted:

Turns out humans liking you is a really effective solution to spreading yourself

reignonyourparade posted:

Chili is like that specifically because the compound doesn't effect birds, it still "wants" to be eaten just by the right targets so getting spread around by humans is kinda mission accomplished just in an unintended way.

Bruceski posted:

People can be antisemitic without thinking there's a conspiracy. They just think we don't count as real people.

And to be fair (though I do not, in fact, gotta hand it to him) he might just be a eugenicist.

CommissarMega posted:

It's been a while since I've played nu_Wolfenstein, but IIRC it wasn't really a world-spanning conspiracy, just a bunch of Jewish super-geniuses got together a few thousand years ago and decided to gently caress around with inventing superscience, before deciding to lock all that stuff away, both to prevent lunatics from getting a hold of them, but also just in case they needed that stuff to stop any of said lunatics (so you know, 50/50).

Mx. posted:

AITA for going to HR about a manager's "compliment"?

there's only one type of person who thinks being told you're just like hitler is a compliment

so i can only assume one of the multiple redditors calling OP an rear end in a top hat is the manager

quote:

My mom is visiting for the week, and she’s already been banned from my house. I (29F) have been with my husband since we were both 16. We now have 4 kids together. My sister basically told me today earlier that I should keep an eye on Mom. When I asked why she said “can you keep a secret?” And I said yeah and she said “Mom has a little crush on ______” (my husband)

I was sick to my stomach but she’s said not to tell anyone because it isn’t a big deal and it’s just a compliment. My mom came over earlier tonight. I was weirded out. i sat next to him and casually kept my arms around him.(I’m a cuddler) I had to get up to change a diaper but when I got back she took my spot and said she “didn’t see my name on it.”

I told her ever seat next to my husband “has my name on it”. She gave it back to me. One of the kids had a tantrum so I left to go deal with that and I come back to see her rubbing his shoulders, and him very clearly uncomfortable with this. I said “get your hands off of him” and she said she was only “doing him a favor” Yeah… my youngest wanted to be held so I picked him up and walked outside with my mom and talked to her, woman to woman.

I told her what my sister said and asked if it’s true. She stuttered and fumbled her word and just said “he is very pretty” I told her respectfully to back off because it’s weird and she said it’s not weird to her. She said I probably “got my taste” from her.

That was it. I texted my sister to come get her and asked her to leave. she was gone. I asked my husband if he was ok, he said yes. I asked if she made him feel uncomfortable, he said a little bit.

I don’t feel comfortable with my mother back here, but can I ever allow her to co-exist with this crush of hers? It makes me sick to my stomach. I’m really not sure how to move forward. She’s my own mother.

Tldr: my mother touched my husband inappropriately, admitted she has a crush on him. Wtf do I do?

Electric Wrigglies posted:

ahh that's why the cooks on my parents farm were able to eat so much chili from the chili paddock that the egg yolks were blood red. I can eat sheep brains, cows tongue sandwiches, pigs trotters, tripe, pet calf called "killer" that I helped slaughter, weird mushrooms and sea urchin penne but no one in my family could begin to eat a sunny side up blood red egg. My old man was very tight with money, very proud of his vege patch and self sufficiency food wise and he was the one to drive into town to go buy store bought eggs rather than eat or see on the table these "devil eggs".

VVV Not a hint of spicy flavor or anything other than egg, just the look of them made your throat constrict up VVV

Mx. posted:

AITA for going to HR about a manager's "compliment"?

there's only one type of person who thinks being told you're just like hitler is a compliment

so i can only assume one of the multiple redditors calling OP an rear end in a top hat is the manager

teen witch posted:

LonesomeCrowdedWest posted:

and is overweight (the last bit is not her fault, but my sisters and I hound her for it)

Silly Newbie posted:

They might not even both with the "Jews killed Jesus" justification.

Lottery of Babylon posted:

My mother has a crush on my husband

Sounds like mom needs to convince OP that her crush is just a compliment by comparing her husband to hitler