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Pomme de Terror posted:AITA for doing an Irish exit at a restaurant so I wasn't stuck with the bill? This doesn't sound like a group of friends having dinner together. Was this a playdate set up by their parents? This guy sounds nonconfrontational and a little fussy, and everyone else seems like a jackass. Hard to imagine their friendship is anything more than momentum at this point.
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Groundskeeper Silly posted:This doesn't sound like a group of friends having dinner together. Was this a playdate set up by their parents? This guy sounds nonconfrontational and a little fussy, and everyone else seems like a jackass. Hard to imagine their friendship is anything more than momentum at this point. What he did doesn't make him an rear end in a top hat but everything he wrote makes him sound completely insufferable. Oh I forgot it's from Reddit so that goes without saying 
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Feb 10, 2023 22:25
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3D Megadoodoo posted:What he did doesn't make him an rear end in a top hat but everything he wrote makes him sound completely insufferable. There's enough people involved, and enough details there that my only hope is someone recognizes themselves and posts.
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Feb 10, 2023 22:28
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3D Megadoodoo posted:What he did doesn't make him an rear end in a top hat but everything he wrote makes him sound completely insufferable. If he has to sneak out the bathroom window 45 minutes early rather than deal with it in-person at the table, he's probably not long for that friend group anyway. And maybe everybody is friends, they're just tactless and myopic about money the way lots of young people are. They'll get a little older and realize they don't really have anything in common anymore.
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Feb 10, 2023 22:39
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atomicdream posted:The Acid Cat also will leave these assholes on your front porch as a gift, just like a normal cat would gift you a dead pigeon. Can confirm, this is a service I provide.
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Feb 10, 2023 22:40
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Irish Exit is probably a jerk, but right there he did the right thing.Combo posted:My kid never got into dinosaurs but he loved the show Octonauts and drat near memorized every episode, so he loves sea creatures and knows a poo poo ton about them. Ok so are vegemals self aware? Are they slaves? Just what in the gently caress are they?
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Feb 10, 2023 22:48
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Doctor Butts posted:
They're half fish half vegetable! Where did they come from? Are they slaves/do they know they're slaves? I have no idea. The only two I even know the names of are Tunip (tuna/turnip) and Codish (cod/radish).
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Feb 10, 2023 22:53
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Yamchovy is real and my friend.
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Feb 10, 2023 23:03
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Pomme de Terror posted:AITA for doing an Irish exit at a restaurant so I wasn't stuck with the bill? Bigger picture, I will never understand why "just split the bill evenly" is a thing. It raises all sorts of potential landmines for basically zero benefit. Unless the restaurant specifically requires that they only do one check (obviously not in this case), it just seems like a bigger pain in the rear end and much more hassle than everybody just handing over their credit cards for their own seats.
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Feb 10, 2023 23:04
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MagusofStars posted:Of course this guy is salty, he had to actually pay for what him and his date ordered rather than suckering other people into paying for his fair share. Between friends who order roughly roughly the same price range of thing and where the bill is being rounded up to a reasonable service charge splitting the bill evenly is time and hassle saving and establishes a social bond of trust that over time minor variations in who over/underpaid will work themselves out. If someone abuses that then they're not a good friend (and probably never were).
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Feb 10, 2023 23:10
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MagusofStars posted:Of course this guy is salty, he had to actually pay for what him and his date ordered rather than suckering other people into paying for his fair share. The people that want to split the bill evenly are the people that order the most expensive thing on the menu and then have 5 or 6 cocktails. They just want everyone else to subsidize part of their night out.
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Feb 10, 2023 23:11
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teen witch posted:I don’t get why anyone would be upset. One of my best friend’s wedding was a few days before mine and a few days after Easter and it loving ruled. You mean I get to party more? And different types of parties? gently caress yeah, toss in a bat mizvah for good measure. My best friend and I share the same wedding anniversary day (13 May). I had no idea when we picked the day that it was because she basically didn't tell anyone she even GOT MARRIED. I was pissed but really because she didn't tell me until three years later, shortly before my wedding (she was MOH). Now I can send her anniversary messages without having to worry about remembering the date. Still hurts a bit that she didn't tell me. I understood her reasoning when she explained, but having known her since we were 6, it still hurt. All this is to say SIL is a twat and to get over herself.
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Feb 10, 2023 23:15
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The pro move is to do what me and my partner did. Our anniversary is the day before their birthday, which is the day before my birthday. Guaranteed 3 day of celebration/excuses to not have to do anything else. 
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Feb 10, 2023 23:28
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Pookah posted:My cousin's kid is a dinosaur boy. He will talk your drat ear off about megalodon, and it is always interesting. Pffft. Not enough of a dinosaur boy to realize a megalodon isn't a dinosaur.  (I had to fact check a course about dinosaurs. Turns out my favorite dino as a kid wasn't a dinosaur either...)
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Feb 10, 2023 23:30
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I’m not married but my anniversary with my partner is on ascension day which changes every year, but it’s always sometime in mid May AND a day off as a holiday. Ascension day here is called Kristi himmelsfärd - christs sky journey day. The partner and I call it flygsnde jesus dag - flyin Jesus day.
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Feb 10, 2023 23:34
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Nah the real pro move is to do a mass wedding, that way you have a big group of people to celebrate anniversaries with and also you work and live with them in the same compound, it's win win win!
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Feb 10, 2023 23:34
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AcidCat posted:Can confirm, this is a service I provide. Happy 17th Regiversary, AcidCat!  Edit: right, 17th Beachcomber fucked around with this message at 23:48 on Feb 10, 2023 |
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Feb 10, 2023 23:45
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Doctor Butts posted:Ok so are vegemals self aware? Are they slaves? Just what in the gently caress are they? There are multiple books and tv episodes covering this very topic. They were found attached as eggs to the outside of the Octopod by Shellington who once they hatched went on a mildly wacky quest to identify their habitat. After accidentally being separated in a kelp forest, the Vegemals realized their perfect habitat was the Octopod and asked to stay there permanently, and that was the end of Shellington's investigation into the greatest scientific discovery of his lifetime because he is a useless git.
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Feb 11, 2023 00:00
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The real easy option is getting you a partner who's birthday is Valentine's Day.
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Admiral Joeslop posted:The real easy option is getting you a partner who's birthday is Valentine's Day. Oh hey, I'm that partner  ...except for the whole chronically single thing, of course
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Feb 11, 2023 00:32
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Barudak posted:Shellington...is a useless git. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this. I wish Barnacle would tell him to shut up once in awhile.
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Feb 11, 2023 00:44
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Elissimpark posted:I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this. I wish Barnacle would tell him to shut up once in awhile. When a rich doddering failson who plays D&D all day is a more useful member of the crew, you should re-evaluate your life.
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Feb 11, 2023 00:53
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God I had a friend who always wanted to split the bill evenly because it's "just easier" and of course he was the guy who got like 3 cocktails and a 3 course dinner while everyone else had a single entree and maybe not even a single drink. We're in Canada though and servers split bills nearly instantly and easily for people so it wasn't even "just easier". It's always the person who wants everyone else to subsidize him who is the biggest even-split proponent.
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Feb 11, 2023 01:05
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I remember the time I went with a new friend tk a dinner with their friend group and a split bill and people abusing that led to an implosion of that group which was a great first impression.
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The Maroon Hawk posted:Oh hey, I'm that partner Mine's the 19th and I always felt bad for my partners in the past that it was so close together. This year I just asked my husband to give me a dollar limit and I'd buy my own birthday gifts and he could just focus on whatever he wanted for Valentine's Day. He got me some lovely books and hoodie for my birthday. It's so awesome he knows just what books I wanted!
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I'm mildly disappointed we didn't find anything 1984 related for yesterdays page. AITA for "stealing" my sisters baby? quote:My (F29) little sister (F21 we'll call her Jane) has a 14-month baby girl (we'll call her Sara) whom I have had custody of since late June of 2022. Jane was divorcing her husband, jobless, and homeless. I offered to take temporary guardianship of Sara so she would be safe and cared for while Jane got her life together. At first, she turned me down. However, after Sara was dropped off to our moms house in dirty clothes and an old diaper by a stranger, while she was supposed to be under the care of her father, Jane agreed to give her to me and my wife.
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AITA for “causing a scene” when my son’s teacher wouldn’t stay an extra 5-10 minutes this afternoon to help him format his assignment?quote:So before I even get into this I want to say I’m a huge advocate of unions, public workers and especially teachers. I appreciate how hard they work for very little pay. To me the world will be a just place when teachers make more than sports stars. the mama bear in me just started screaming at someone in the parking lot
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AITA for drawing dick graffiti around a pothole. quote:My mom lives in our old house and since my father passed away she expects me to help her take care of it. Not a problem. I have a great job and they paid for my education. If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be where I am. But I am not a handy person. What I have is a group of friends who include several useful trades. For example my best friend is an electrician and she is married to a plumber. This is the "Dick is Pothole and Cheap" you all keep talking about, right?
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Foo Diddley posted:AITA for “causing a scene” when my son’s teacher wouldn’t stay an extra 5-10 minutes this afternoon to help him format his assignment? how dare this teacher not be at my beck and call whenever I demand it. (seriously, not even a courtesy email of "hey can I come by with [kiddo]?"?!?!?) also, this person can use reddit but can't teach their kid to click around google docs, huh
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value-brand cereal posted:I'm mildly disappointed we didn't find anything 1984 related for yesterdays page. OP should stop bringing it up with their sister for another year or so. It’s not like she’s going to suddenly re-materialize. If she’s still living with and hanging out with junkies then she’s still using and probably isn’t going to stop long enough to get custody from the court. The kid can probably stay with them almost indefinitely. Foo Diddley posted:AITA for “causing a scene” when my son’s teacher wouldn’t stay an extra 5-10 minutes this afternoon to help him format his assignment? I hope this op gets run over by a school bus.
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Hawkperson posted:how dare this teacher not be at my beck and call whenever I demand it. (seriously, not even a courtesy email of "hey can I come by with [kiddo]?"?!?!?) quote:YTA This is after hours for them and if you actually had an ounce of understanding like you proclaimed you would understand why YTA. Also this is in your power to resolve, have you tried googling it so you could help your child? OP posted:He throws horrible tantrums when I try to help him with school work. quote:If you go and look in a mirror you will see who he gets it from OP posted:He gets it from his father
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value-brand cereal posted:I'm mildly disappointed we didn't find anything 1984 related for yesterdays page. What is a 'wasteful' amount to spend on food? People need food, right?
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The Lone Badger posted:What is a 'wasteful' amount to spend on food? People need food, right? "Why are you wasting money on uber eats and fast food and premade things? You should be going to the grocery store via bus or car, coming back, spending an hour or two making food, all while having an exhausting job that keeps you on your feet all day and jerks you around with sporadic hours!' Is what I'm guessing. Also holy hell she lost her kid, her husband, and her support system. No kidding she's self medicating with vapes, tobacco or otherwise. Also 30 bucks around here gets a large pizza and a liter of soda. Maybe it's more or less for her, depending.
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Quackles posted:AITA for drawing dick graffiti around a pothole. lol I absolutely love this, the performative anger (I assume the sister called from the mother's house so she would see) and the immediate "but for real thank you for doing that." text
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Foo Diddley posted:AITA for “causing a scene” when my son’s teacher wouldn’t stay an extra 5-10 minutes this afternoon to help him format his assignment?   probably fake tho lol
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Educators have a hard labour intensive and taxing job. Elementary school teachers especially. (Also assuming this is in America and a public school, then all of that work and stress is added to underfunding and weird arse political poo poo.) Showing up after school, after working hours with no warning, then demanding that the already overworked teacher do some extra remedial work, (work that you yourself could do in 10-15 minutes) is an arsehole move already. Let alone getting screaming mad and cause a big enough of a scene that I need to be dragged away. Also, sister has a great point. By yelling at the teacher "You send emails to other kids, why can't you help mine?" not only embarrassed her son, it modelled the "if things dont go your way chuck a tantrum" attitude that the mum is refusing to deal with, (why she can't/wont even bother to try and teach him), and it made sure that the teacher will remember the kid and possibly not in a good way.
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Isn't it a union thing to forbid workers from doing overtime? Because if you don't you end up with a culture of overextension throughout the system
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Pomme de Terror posted:AITA for doing an Irish exit at a restaurant so I wasn't stuck with the bill? or you could have just said something to the group like a normal adult
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Huggybear posted:or you could have just said something to the group like a normal adult for real idgi, why not say to the group "I'm leaving now and will be paying for my share at the front counter", why did this have to be done covertly
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haveblue posted:Isn't it a union thing to forbid workers from doing overtime? Because if you don't you end up with a culture of overextension throughout the system The teacher is quoted as saying "my contract hours", so presumably she stops getting paid at a specific point in time. I'd be out too.
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