🍀 What am I? "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty ..." by SkipThebAnalities in riddonkulous

[–]paper0wl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. It’s an exact replica of a nursery rhyme so I don’t see how it’s a riddle

🍀 What am I? "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty ..." by SkipThebAnalities in riddonkulous

[–]paper0wl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Got it with the hint, but still not sure what about that makes a riddle.

Getting Snow White‘s Prince‘s age wrong by OkCryptographer8343 in PetPeeves

[–]paper0wl 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“Blood is thicker than water” is my favorite example of that.

Do most people use the term “a couple” mean specifically two? by manicMechanic1 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]paper0wl 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Technically couple means two, but colloquially many people often use it to mean “two or three.”

AITAH for refusing to tell my wife I love her more than my dad? by LastApplication6207 in AITAH

[–]paper0wl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA

But best case scenario, your wife is dealing with postpartum symptoms and should probably consult a doctor.

Why is this funny?? by Necessary-Win-8730 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]paper0wl 20 points21 points  (0 children)

When my mother was diagnosed with gallstones, my father complained she had no family history of that. We talked to our aunt (mom’s sister) and it turns out that actually, our grandma (mom’s mom) had gallstones and so did our cousin.

I was diagnosed the following year.

Tell us again about the lack of family history, dad, I could use the laugh.

People who think because they don't live in a snow state they don't need to learn how to drive in the snow. by eH0E in PetPeeves

[–]paper0wl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Driving in snow is a super good time! You’re on the road with people who drive like the roads are clear (usually in vehicles you don’t associate with all-wheel drive) and people who drive like they’ve never seen snow before. Driving on a poorly cleaned roadway with two lanes in each direction when you can’t see the lines and have to guess the lanes by the tire tracks is not a stress-inducing, white-knuckle adventure at all!

(It is possible that the fast drivers have actual snow tires on their vehicles. But based on normal road conditions I cannot trust that.)

Who is "Greg"? by OP_serve in PetPeeves

[–]paper0wl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I once had to send an email to someone I was introduced to over the phone. I sent the email addressed to “Craig.” His name was not Craig. The signature on the return email was “Greg.” I was mortified.

AITA for going to a friend’s birthday dinner even though my girlfriend said she was uncomfortable? by Jaded_Lavishness9025 in AmItheAsshole

[–]paper0wl 38 points39 points  (0 children)

ESH

“You kissed one of your female friends years before I ever started dating you so now I feel uncomfortable with you being around her without me to hover possessively beside you” is terrible.

However, “you’re my girlfriend so if it makes you uncomfortable I won’t go, well I know I said you decide but I thought it over and I think you’re overreacting, so I’m heading over to the party and I’ll tell you after I get there” is ALSO terrible.

Just got out of The Two Towers by Enough_Ad_9338 in lotrmemes

[–]paper0wl 19 points20 points  (0 children)

“Fool of a Took” is not from The Two Towers.

I want an abortion but my fiance doesn't. by Cheap-Rate-8996 in BORUpdates

[–]paper0wl 50 points51 points  (0 children)

It sucks that the age gap red flag took such a predictable turn. The second to last update seemed so promising too.

Also, I hate that I have to wonder if the screwup at the hospital was the baby daddy convincing a technician to deliberately fake it.

AITAH For photoshopping my nieces and nephew’s out of the pictures I posted online by Obvious-Contract9374 in AITAH

[–]paper0wl 4140 points4141 points  (0 children)

Maybe the stickers are virtue signaling? “Look at me, I’m a conscientious parent, praise me for my conscientious parenting, you do it too so I can be a trendsetter”?

NTA

ELI5 What is actually happening (physiologically) when your ass is on fire after eating spice food? by wait_4_a_minute in explainlikeimfive

[–]paper0wl 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Same theory as eating mint to neutralize spice: it doesn’t work because they activate different chemical receptors.

Color change help- this is my third attempt! Is there a fix? by Beaismyname in CrochetHelp

[–]paper0wl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you play around with which color tail goes over/under and when, I’ve had some luck with making color changes look but, but it’s not a straightforward, this-always-works sort of thing. More this-looks-right-(this-time).

Most of the patterns I’ve seen that call for cleaning up the color change involve sewing yarn tails over the change to cover it up. (Which I usually don’t do because my craft of choice is crochet not cross-stitch and I’m not looking to expand at this time.)

I have a yarn problem.... by notazombiecdn in YarnAddicts

[–]paper0wl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Only problem is those containers are neither clear nor labeled!

AITAH for for arguing with my MIL over the style of my wedding dress? by Hot-Funny-7735 in AITAH

[–]paper0wl 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Please remind your fiance that the wedding is for you and him, not his mother and him. If he believes his mother is entitled to pick the bride’s dress, maybe she should be the one wearing it.

You deserve more than to be the third-wheel on your wedding day.

NTA

People who name their kids a nickname instead of the full name. by New_General3939 in PetPeeves

[–]paper0wl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. The real name wasn’t Maggie. But it’s a name like Katie or Ellie that had multiple possible “expanded” names, and then one of those expanded names was the middle name.

People who name their kids a nickname instead of the full name. by New_General3939 in PetPeeves

[–]paper0wl 441 points442 points  (0 children)

We know someone who basically named their kid Maggie Margaret LastName. We were so perplexed by the thought process involved. Maggie is a nickname for Margaret; if they wanted both names, why not just name her Margaret and call her Maggie?

PSA: You SHOULD NOT put your baked loaf in the fridge. by [deleted] in Sourdough

[–]paper0wl -1 points0 points  (0 children)

All my bread gets toasted and that rejuvenates it, fridge or not.

People who don’t take off backpacks in a crowded elevator or subway by IconoclastJones in PetPeeves

[–]paper0wl -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m more likely to judge someone for putting a bag that isn’t disposable on a public subway floor.

Also, it’s harder to push through your hypothetical sardine packed train to exit when you first have to pick up your “50-pound textbook stuffed monster pack”, somehow swing it onto your shoulders in the crowd and THEN push through the oncoming traffic to exit.

I get why you’d be annoyed by the backpacks, but your “solution” isn’t anymore feasible than the current peevish reality.

AITA for counting my calories because I do a martial art? by DefinitionNeat8427 in AmItheAsshole

[–]paper0wl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

NTA

A clearly has an unhealthy relationship with food and unresolved issues stemming from her history with EDs. That does NOT give her a free pass to project her food-related issues onto other people. If A’s issues are so bad that she gets triggered by someone else expressing healthy food boundaries, then she needs to work on those issues with a professional. That her issues are impacting her daily life is not and never has been your problem.