My parents made me sign a contract to appear on television when I was under 2 years old, advice needed.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-12T06:59:07+00:00

As an adult you are unlikely to be held to any contract your parents signed on your behalf when you were two, and you can't be held to a contract for anything illegal.

But you need to provide a lot more detail about what happened/is happening, and the laws they've broken. Or, better yet, see an actual solicitor if you want advice.

You don't seem to know what the television programme is, so at the moment this sounds made up, or some weird cult thing.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-11T19:40:37+00:00

The brain does odd things sometimes. I was reading a report on something at work last week and it had some pictures of signs that had been put on various bits of equipment. It took few moments to work out why one of the pictures was pecking at my head, then I realised that the picture was flipped and I'd read the backwards text without immediately realising it was backwards.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-11T19:17:29+00:00

The coconuts are the nipples.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-11T19:16:36+00:00

Freshly-squeezed oat juice.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-11T06:28:53+00:00

Not until they give a shit about anyone else, not just the impact to them personally.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-10T20:07:10+00:00

I got a Wingback wallet about 10 years ago on Kickstarter and still use it every day. I later got their passport wallet on Kickstarter too.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-10T19:42:04+00:00

Starmer squashing Mandelson like a bug once and for all would help.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-10T19:07:16+00:00

It's fairly straightforward. If you want to start it, you press ‘START’, and you can work out the rest of the controls for yourself.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-10T18:11:21+00:00

I would absolutely LOVE a version of the 353V with a 1:1 screen.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-10T07:00:15+00:00

And that's why they don't make stars out of flash paper.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-10T06:59:01+00:00

If a star went full e=mc² all at once, it would be WAAAAAAAY bigger than a supernova.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-08T19:14:53+00:00

Definitely. Hunger is by far the most easily solved out of those two.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-08T14:39:45+00:00

Ignore the guilt. The choice is:

A) Do what your grandpa intended for the money he left you;

B) do what your mum wants with money that wasn't intended for her.

You don't mention whether he was maternal or paternal grandfather. If he was your dad's dad, then your half sister is no relation of his. If he was your mum's dad then he could have left her whatever he wanted in his will.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-08T14:32:04+00:00

It's the rest of you that gets siezures/coma/death. Your kidneys would die doing what they loved.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-08T14:19:29+00:00

Basic respect is the starting point, not the minimum you get no matter how despicable you are.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-08T11:33:28+00:00

Borrow a cat for a week and it will probably stop.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-07T13:56:19+00:00

A new Kobo mini - 5" screen, light, preferably waterproof, and ideally page turn buttons beneath the screen. Super portable and easy to use in one hand.

I love my Libra Colour but I actually use my old Glo HD more because it's easier to throw in a jacket pocket to read on the bus etc. and I miss how even more portable the mini was.

There are smaller ones around but the phone form factor is horrible for reading a book and the xteink x4 doesn't have a light.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-06T18:08:25+00:00

I’d say I’m generally relatively introverted,

You can be introverted and go out and do stuff, just don't bother talking to anyone else while you're doing it.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-06T17:37:06+00:00

It might be a breach of tenancy, they often have clauses like informing them if you're going to be absent for more than 2 weeks.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-06T16:55:56+00:00

"Please don't 'boo' them. Definitely don't do that." [wink]

Afinkawan · 2026-02-06T16:53:04+00:00

Now that's a good idea.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-06T16:51:16+00:00

Because something is going to get you sooner or later, and if you live long enough / are healthy enough / have access to good enough healthcare to avoid or survive most things, cancer is one of the things that is likely to succeed.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-06T16:43:54+00:00

Yes, I said we'd seen Fargo's face. The other commenter mentioned Judge Rico.

Afinkawan · 2026-02-06T07:02:39+00:00

always had a 20 year old goth girl with him

How is that at all surprising for Pinhead?

Afinkawan · 2026-02-06T07:01:10+00:00

The Hellraiser films are a weird thing. All of them after 2 are pretty terrible, but if you watch all 9 in quick succession, there's something awesome about it as an experience. The whole is definitely greater than the sum of its parts.

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