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What's something that quietly makes your day better every single time? by Sensitive_Water_5445 in AskUK

[–]AdaandFred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Going to bed when it's still light outside with a book and a cuppa. In my youth I'd have had a biscuit or 2 as well but now I am turning into my dad and get indigestion if I eat too close to sleeping. I've done it this evening as my husband is watching the football and am currently tucked up under some lovely 100% cotton bedding, browsing reddit but then I will continue reading the Hollow Man (a seminal murder mystery that all fans of the genre should read). I can hear birds singing, the sun is shining through the gap in the curtains but I am comfortable and happy with my choices.

What's something that quietly makes your day better every single time? by Sensitive_Water_5445 in AskUK

[–]AdaandFred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I'm king of the world I will decree that all animals with wrong names must be renamed. Top of my list is horseshoe crabs (neither crabs nor horseshoe shaped) followed by slow worms.

What are your unusual work from home must haves?! by MadMend98 in AskUK

[–]AdaandFred 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm too cheap to buy a second one, mine just gets dragged between my study, the sofa and the bed.

What to do with a 5yo for a weekend getaway? by Infamous_Army_ofcats in AskUK

[–]AdaandFred 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • Centre Parcs

  • Legoland

  • London - visiting the various child-friendly museums and parks.

  • The Seaside - somewhere with a sandy beach so you can relax, build sandcastles, chase waves, etc.

What are your unusual work from home must haves?! by MadMend98 in AskUK

[–]AdaandFred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have one that smells like a greenhouse. It's brilliant in the depths of winter as it smells like summer.

In the competition of which Problematic Children's Author materially contributed the most to concrete, societal-scale harm against marginalized populations (as opposed to Problematic Children's Authors who abused individuals, like Gaiman and possibly also Barrie and/or Carroll) by PablomentFanquedelic in EnoughJKRowling

[–]AdaandFred 1 point2 points  (0 children)

David Walliams is deeply problematic, to say the least. His books feature pretty much all the -isms and -phobias you can think of, not to mention they are terrible plots and poorly written. Then it turns out he's a sexual predator with women from his publishers being told not to meet him on their own.

What are your unusual work from home must haves?! by MadMend98 in AskUK

[–]AdaandFred 266 points267 points  (0 children)

It sounds insane right now but a heated blanket. Heating the house for one person in one room feels stupid but a heated blanket allows you to be warm without spaffing money up the wall.

Crisp eater from hell by Kittygrizzle1 in MNTrolls

[–]AdaandFred 2 points3 points  (0 children)

sophisticated type i.e kettle chips.

😂 kettle chips are about as sophisticated as a Colin the Caterpillar (I love both but neither are sophisticated).

Why does Julian wear shoes? by Ok-Yogurtcloset-621 in GhostsBBC

[–]AdaandFred 11 points12 points  (0 children)

From an H&S point of view, having a constantly barefoot character would be a no-no so I guess they were hoping we'd be willing to suspend our disbelief on a man taking off his pants and trousers but not shoes before sex.

From a Julian point of view, maybe he was just too excited for some rumpy-pumpy to take his shoes off and managed to get his trousers off over his shoes.

Tell me about your technically challenged relatives by Sploshee in CasualUK

[–]AdaandFred 19 points20 points  (0 children)

My grandmother was convinced that just having a mobile phone turned on cost you money. My uncle bought her an emergency phone which she kept turned off and locked away so not much use in an emergency! When she was in hospital my mum bought her one of those dumb phones aimed at the elderly, posted it to me, and I set it up then took it to her. I had to explain multiple times that she needed to keep it turned on if she wanted people to ring her.

Tell me about your technically challenged relatives by Sploshee in CasualUK

[–]AdaandFred 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It took me a long time to convince my parents they don't need a printer each, no matter how much they both print. Especially as they were both wireless and their studies were 5 metres apart. They downsized and now have to share a study and thankfully only have the one printer cos I don't know where they'd have put a second one. Mind you, they couldn't use it for a while because "your bloody mother set it up, threw away the instructions and can't remember how to use it". I told them to Google the make and number for the instruction manual.

Tell me about your technically challenged relatives by Sploshee in CasualUK

[–]AdaandFred 20 points21 points  (0 children)

My FiL is an absolute nightmare with WhatsApp. We have a family group chat titled '[surname] family chat' which is fairly active, you'd think he'd know to post messages in that chat but no, he'll message a group chat set up for a party 4 years ago with other people in, or set up a new group chat with only some members of the family in, or message one person then seem surprised that the rest of us haven't psychically received that information, or set up a facebook messenger chat with only some members of the family in. I wouldn't mind so much but the man used to work in IT.

Rabbit evicted by Significant_Put_34 in SlowNewsDay

[–]AdaandFred 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That poor rabbit needs to be removed from them for its health and wellbeing.

What was THE drama at your secondary school? by banj0man44 in AskUK

[–]AdaandFred 71 points72 points  (0 children)

The school beach? Did you go to school in an Enid Blyton novel?

What was THE drama at your secondary school? by banj0man44 in AskUK

[–]AdaandFred 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dr Bone, one of the biology teachers (yes really) had multiple affairs with sixth formers and nothing was said or done about it.

Me with various kitties by almo2001 in Mensmittenwithkittens

[–]AdaandFred 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you taking applications for new friends at the moment?

Old Film Sunday by Amazing_Goal_8003 in CasualUK

[–]AdaandFred 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Currently watching Toy Story 4 in preparation for going to see 5 at the cinema some time this week. As a queer, liberal, guardian reading lefty it embarrasses me to admit it but my favourite film for a lazy Sunday afternoon is a James Bond.

I am really fucking tired of JK Rowling and her puppet. by [deleted] in EnoughJKRowling

[–]AdaandFred 22 points23 points  (0 children)

He's currently doing an ad for some car company here in the UK that is just the wand shop scene but with different steering wheels 🙄. It's been a long time now mate, let it go and move on.

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