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SulfurMonoxideCute: Feb 9, 2008; I was under direct orders not to die
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Blue Moonlight posted:

Per Tuvok, Janeway is “the female, obviously.”

I mean, there’s plenty of places where you could get a $175000 house with $35000 as a 20% down payment. PMI would let your down payment percentage go even lower - it certainly might qualify as BWM, but IIRC we got a mortgage at ~10% down with PMI in CA.

Times were certainly different when we bought ours in 2005, we only had to put 9K down on a 178K house.

# ? Sep 11, 2023 05:44

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# ? May 28, 2024 19:10

DemoneeHo: Nov 9, 2017; Come on hee-ho, just give us 300 more macca

AITA for adding on to my wife's lies to make them so stupid she will stop?

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I love my wife very much, however she has one massive problem. She loves to top people and has no problem lying to do it. And they are ridiculous lies.

He sister was over with our nephews and I mentioned that the kids were getting so tall. My wife immediately pops in to say that it is because her grandfather was 6'7" and that our son is already 6'4". I'm 6'1" the kid is a little taller than me. Maybe 1/4". So I pipe up and say that he is actually 6'10.

A friend of ours just had emergency surgery for her son because of testicular torsion. One of his balls was twisted up. My wife talks about how we went through the same thing. No our son has an undescended testical and had routine surgery to bring it down. So I added that our son was actually born with three testicles and it was the extra one that was twisted.

Our daughter did very well in her final year of high school but she was not I repeat not valedictorian. But my wife tells people that she was. So I add that she did so well that the school actually made her valedictorian and salutorian.

My wife has finally figured out that if she tells these dumb lies around me I will make up even stupider lies. If I'm going to look dumb for not saying anything when she lies I may as well make the lies as stupid as possible.

She has stopped around me but she still does it. She called me an rear end in a top hat for adding on to her harmless white lies.

# ? Sep 11, 2023 05:47

Pope Corky the IX: Dec 18, 2006; What are you looking at?

I guess the �Don�t talk about your son�s junk at all� option is off the table.

# ? Sep 11, 2023 05:51

Agents are GO!: Dec 29, 2004

NTA,

# ? Sep 11, 2023 05:52

AreWeDrunkYet: Jul 8, 2006

DemoneeHo posted:

AITA for adding on to my wife's lies to make them so stupid she will stop?

Keeping different realities consistent for multiple audiences just sounds so exhausting, especially when it�s such low stakes.

# ? Sep 11, 2023 05:55

Captain Hygiene: Sep 17, 2007; You mess with the crabbo...

Pope Corky the IX posted:

I guess the “Don’t talk about your son’s junk at all” option is off the table.

Factions within the United States government once attempted to assassinate me for talking about my son's junk, so I get where you're coming from

# ? Sep 11, 2023 05:58

Quackles: Aug 11, 2018; Pixels of Light.

Captain Hygiene posted:

Factions within the United States government once attempted to assassinate me for talking about my son's junk, so I get where you're coming from

Character assassination, right? :padme:

# ? Sep 11, 2023 06:05

Virigoth: Apr 28, 2009; Corona rules everything around me
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Pope Corky the IX posted:

I guess the �Don�t talk about your son�s junk at all� option is off the table.

gently caress. I thought cumshitter was back for a terrifying moment.

# ? Sep 11, 2023 06:05

Bored: Jul 26, 2007; Dude, ix-nay on the oice-vay.

DemoneeHo posted:

AITA for adding on to my wife's lies to make them so stupid she will stop?

I like this guy.

# ? Sep 11, 2023 06:13

JosephSkunk: Dec 16, 2003; Yes, evidently you had misperceived it as rain.

Has to be so tiresome to try and tell the wife any story, if you'll always get one upped.

NTA give everybody extra testicles

# ? Sep 11, 2023 06:18

Elviscat: Jan 1, 2008; Well don't you know I'm caught in a trap?

Pope Corky the IX posted:

I guess the “Don’t talk about your son’s junk at all” option is off the table.

My dad had a testicular torsion as a kid (true) and he would tell me that's why he only had sons (not true).

I didn't bother to fact check that one until I was, like, 16.

# ? Sep 11, 2023 06:30

BrigadierSensible: Feb 16, 2012; I've got a pocket full of cheese🧀, and a garden full of trees🌴.

Elviscat posted:

My dad had a testicular torsion as a kid (true) and he would tell me that's why he only had sons (not true).

I didn't bother to fact check that one until I was, like, 16.

My father never EVER talked to me about his testicles. No matter how many times I tried to engage him on the subject.

# ? Sep 11, 2023 06:31

Yoshi Wins: Jul 14, 2013

Huh. Your father talked to ME about them. :shrug:

# ? Sep 11, 2023 06:36

Peyote Panda: Mar 10, 2019

BrigadierSensible posted:

My father never EVER talked to me about his testicles. No matter how many times I tried to engage him on the subject.

I'd say there's no need to get teste about it, but tbf those conversations can make a vas deferens in a young man's life.

# ? Sep 11, 2023 07:24

kimbo305: Jun 9, 2007; actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Agents are GO! posted:

NTT,

# ? Sep 11, 2023 07:38

Midnight Voyager: Jul 2, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

BrigadierSensible posted:

The last line of this does not ring true to me at all.

Because the kind of person that "has no filter, and just calls it as they see it" etc. most certainly does not "agree to disagree" on anything.

If anything they will start raging fights about the smallest things, and blame you for the fight because "you just can't handle my truth"

gently caress this OP.

Oh there's definitely a flavor of them who's like that. At least, who'll SAY that. Agree to disagree but *three hours of argument.* Or everyone gets mad and they think "Well let's agree to disagree" means they have to stop being mad now.

# ? Sep 11, 2023 07:40

Evil Willow: Apr 26, 2007; Bored now...

Here's your daily dose of Main Character Syndrome!!

AITA for wearing a different colored bridesmaid dress after the bride tried to purposely make us look unflattering?

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Hi, for privacy reasons this post will be a throwaway, and all names are fake.

Recently, I (28F) was a bridesmaid in my friend Tara (28F) and Tony's (30M) wedding, along with bridesmaids Amy (27F), Jane (29F) and her sister Lily (32F).

Tara was one of those brides where everything had to be perfect, so early on, Tara placed her priority on the logistics. Because of this, Tara had left the details about the bridesmaid dresses for last.

Tara had organized a lunch for us in April to talk over the details of the dresses. She handed out swatches and said that the dresses must be in that color and floor length. I asked Tara if she was being serious to which Tara asked what the problem was. Simply put, the color was ugly and unflattering. Jane also spoke up and said that this color is going to make everyone in the party look bad. Amy also agreed. Tara rolled her eyes at us and said that she was sure and she expected us as bridesmaids to go along with what she wanted. Lily decided to chime and say that she thought the color was fine. I think that she said this to prevent her younger sister from going full bridezilla.

For months, Amy, Jane and I BEGGED Tara to consider a different color, but she wouldn't budge. We asked Lily to ask her sister to reconsider, but she said that she was the bride, and that we should "respect her choices." Yeah, no poo poo she was the bride, but that doesn't mean that we have to sacrifice the way we look, and look unattractive. Amy pointed out that Tara was probably making us look bad on purpose, so that she could look better, and that made me furious.

And here's where I may be in the wrong. Amy, Jane and I decided that enough was enough and that Tara was being really unreasonable about this whole thing, and so was Lily. So we decided to lie to Tara and say that we were going to order dresses in the color she wanted and sent her screenshots of dresses in that color. Meanwhile, the three of us created a separate group chat and decided to order dresses that would actually make us look good. We agreed on baby blue and bought the dresses online. Tara didn't ask any more questions about the dresses and essentially just took our word that everything was okay.

Flash forward to wedding day. The moment we put on our dresses, Tara lost her poo poo. She started yelling at us and crying, and Lily had to escort her out of the room. Apparently she must have gotten ready elsewhere, because we didn't see her up until we were called to go to the venue for the ceremony. The wedding was great, but Tara was upset.

Since the wedding, none of us have heard from Tara. However, Lily and Tony have been texting me, calling us horrible people and claiming we ruined the wedding. Tony even said that Tara almost cancelled the whole thing, and he had to force her to go through with it. Maybe Tara was upset that we didn't get the color that she asked for, but I don't think it was right for her to make us look unattractive. AITA?

# ? Sep 11, 2023 09:44

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!

what colour ? ?

# ? Sep 11, 2023 09:47

Megillah Gorilla: Sep 22, 2003; If only all of life's problems could be solved by smoking a professor of ancient evil texts.; Bread Liar

Bored posted:

Seriously. I keep wondering, with the disconnect between pay and cost of living, how many people are trapped in abusive, or just super stressful relationships where they would like to be on their own, relationships due to not being able to afford a safe-ish home on their income alone.

It's what being a married woman was like for a lot of history.

# ? Sep 11, 2023 10:10

SulfurMonoxideCute: Feb 9, 2008; I was under direct orders not to die
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OP said terracotta, so a reddish-brown.

# ? Sep 11, 2023 10:12

Chewbecca: Feb 13, 2005; Just chillin' : )

Terracotta and baby blue aren't even complementary, so it's completely arseholish to choose a random colour which likely doesn't match any of the decorations, centrepieces or groomsmen

# ? Sep 11, 2023 10:13

Biplane: Jul 18, 2005

Megillah Gorilla posted:

It's what being a married woman was like for a lot of history.

Why would the females not simply kill and eat the male :confused:

# ? Sep 11, 2023 10:14

keep punching joe: Jan 22, 2006; Die Satan!

If the bridesmaids dresses were to be red does that mean they all hosed the groom?

# ? Sep 11, 2023 12:18

Old Woman Island: Feb 21, 2011

Malachite_Dragon posted:

"Why is our monthly water bill in the thousands"
"gently caress YOU, MY SALAMANDER TIME IS IMPORTANT"

Where do you pay for water as a renter? America I guess?

# ? Sep 11, 2023 12:35

Saint Isaias Boner: Jan 17, 2007; hi how are you ♥

Old Woman Island posted:

Where do you pay for water as a renter? America I guess?

It's usual to pay for it in Britain too. Also it's kinda uncool to waste water even if you're not paying for it.

# ? Sep 11, 2023 12:36

Old Woman Island: Feb 21, 2011

Saint Isaias Boner posted:

It's usual to pay for it in Britain too. Also it's kinda uncool to waste water even if you're not paying for it.

That much is true at least.

Was there a comment update or anything on how long the showers were?

Old Woman Island fucked around with this message at 12:43 on Sep 11, 2023

# ? Sep 11, 2023 12:41

Johnny Truant: Jul 22, 2008

Salamander dude did nothing wrong, party on

# ? Sep 11, 2023 12:47

AreWeDrunkYet: Jul 8, 2006

Old Woman Island posted:

Where do you pay for water as a renter? America I guess?

At least in the US it varies widely. If the renter is in a house with a separate meter, chances are the utilities will be set up in the tenant�s name and paid for by the tenant. But this isn�t universal, some house rentals �include� that in the rent. Apartments are more varied. Older buildings often don�t have utilities metered for individual units, and even in newer buildings that varies by utility. And same as houses, some buildings that could divide out utilities don�t and include it in rent since some people prefer a consistent monthly bill and not dealing with multiple vendors and will pay a premium for it.

AreWeDrunkYet fucked around with this message at 13:00 on Sep 11, 2023

# ? Sep 11, 2023 12:53

Pirate Radar: Apr 18, 2008; You're not my Ruthie!
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Old Woman Island posted:

Where do you pay for water as a renter? America I guess?

In every country I�ve lived there have been some rentals where it�s included and some where it isn�t.

# ? Sep 11, 2023 12:54

Electric Wrigglies: Feb 6, 2015

Yeah, chipping in that from Africa to Asia, Australia and Europe where I have been at least, it has been normal to pay for water. In Australia, the price you pay per unit goes up with use. So, if you go over a threshold of use in a certain timeframe, your total water bill will jump at certain tipping points (the opposite of how Progressive Taxation works).

That's on top of fines if you are caught using water improperly and ads since I was a kid to minimise water use. The reckless shower usage is what jumped off the page for me out of that story as well, collage students being high as poo poo and inconsiderate to fellow flat mates is routine to the point of banal.

# ? Sep 11, 2023 13:06

Foo Diddley: Oct 29, 2011; cat

AITA for allowing my teenage son to go to a party that my daughters weren't allowed to go to?

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My husband and I have four kids -- 21F, 19F, 17M, 14M.

We live in the same suburb that we grew up in. My husband and I both graduated from the high school that our girls graduated from and boys are currently attending.

A long-standing tradition at the high school is a beach bonfire party for the juniors & seniors after Homecoming. The party is synonymous with drunken shenanigans and all that stuff. I attended this party both my junior and senior year of high school. They were always wild. Dark night + outdoors + drinks + being on a secluded beach + all your friends + older guys = lots of fun as a teenager, terrifying as a mom.

I'm 44 and I realize now that some of the things that happened at those parties were wrong. Older graduates from the high school attended, there was a lot of coercion/peer pressure to do things we weren't always ready to do, and plus just being in the dark in a secluded place.

My husband and I both agreed that we didn't feel comfortable with our older daughter going. A few years later, our younger daughter too. Our girls have always been trustworthy but we attended those parties and knew how intense they got. My older daughter was fine with it while my younger daughter was unhappy with our choice at the time but hasn't brought it up in years.

This year our son is a junior and wants to attend the party with his friends. My husband and I discussed it and...honestly the concerns when raising daughters is just so different to raising sons. We agreed it was fine for him to go as long as he went with a group of friends and promised that he wouldn't get in the car if there was a drunk driver. He's always been trustworthy so we have no concerns about him attending.

The problem is now that he's mentioned to his sisters that he is going and they are upset with us because they weren't allowed to go. I don't want to outright say the very difficult reasons why we were scared to let them go, but now they feel that we're unfair/sexist. Just wanted to add one thing to the post: this is the ONLY instance we've ever set different rules for the kids based on gender. Even my daughters acknowledged this. This is definitely a one-off situation.

another thing that's different about raising daughters is dealing with all the resentment and anger they have for you

# ? Sep 11, 2023 14:47

Cowslips Warren: Oct 29, 2005; What use had they for tricks and cunning, living in the enemy's warren and paying his price?; Grimey Drawer

Foo Diddley posted:

AITA for allowing my teenage son to go to a party that my daughters weren't allowed to go to?

another thing that's different about raising daughters is dealing with all the resentment and anger they have for you

of course sons also can't be pressured into sex or anything like that.

. And it's okay if their son is in a position to pressure someone into sex, if that's the main reason their daughters couldn't go, that they would be.

Cowslips Warren fucked around with this message at 15:10 on Sep 11, 2023

# ? Sep 11, 2023 15:00

BAGS FLY AT NOON: Apr 6, 2011; A Soft Nylon Bag

keep punching joe posted:

If the bridesmaids dresses were to be red does that mean they all hosed the groom?

In America this is very common

# ? Sep 11, 2023 15:00

dervival: Apr 23, 2014

if the venue the wedding is hosted in is painted red, does that mean the groom is hosed

# ? Sep 11, 2023 15:11

Yoshi Wins: Jul 14, 2013

Captain Hygiene posted:

r/relationships: I just pretend I’m a little cave dwelling salamander while high as poo poo

# ? Sep 11, 2023 15:15

haveblue: Aug 15, 2005; Toilet Rascal

dervival posted:

if the venue the wedding is hosted in is painted red, does that mean the groom is hosed

It means the whole wedding is one big orgy

# ? Sep 11, 2023 15:18

Modal Auxiliary: Jan 14, 2005

Expensive weddings are simultaneously the dumbest tradition humanity has ever glommed onto and the absolute best bellwether for assessing the volume of late-stage capitalist brainworms in a given person's head.

Extreme props to the dad a couple pages back who offered to help with housing down-payments as an alternative to a wasteful weddings, and additional props to all his kids for taking the smart deal.

# ? Sep 11, 2023 15:19

StrangersInTheNight: Dec 31, 2007; ABSOLUTE FUCKING GUDGEON

I kinda understand party parents. yes dudes can get assaulted in those circumstances, absolutely, but let's be honest big parties like that were a bunch of dude graduates come to prey on teen girls are set up primarly for that - creeping on the girls. high school girls are sexualized for just existing. it's a Whole Thing bc of how obsessed gross some dudes are about fresh young 'fertile' women

That said, maybe they shouldn't let their son go to a party designed to teach him how to coerce girls and ply them with alcohol. So even though they're not as worried about him getting assaulted, they should be worried about what he learns from this party and from watching older peers engage in coercion.

# ? Sep 11, 2023 15:21

Grey Cat: Jun 3, 2023; Doing stuff and things

Biplane posted:

Why would the females not simply kill and eat the male

Life would be so much simpler if we were just giant sentient mantises.

# ? Sep 11, 2023 15:21

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SulfurMonoxideCute: Feb 9, 2008; I was under direct orders not to die
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My city made water meters mandatory after we bought our house, so the first few years we were paying a flat fee regardless of usage. It was in an older neighbourhood, and it was kind of funny to see all the neighbour's lawns go from immaculate green to dead brown after the meters were installed on their properties because the popular grass species for lawns don't do all that well in our semi-arid climate.

# ? Sep 11, 2023 15:25

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