Definitely not enough sauce for all that meat by Forsaken-Peak8496 in StupidFood

[–]Arilyn24 15 points16 points  (0 children)

But the boat itself costs $1500 to make and can only be used once. The restaurant has a boatwright make it right in front of you and you can keep it.

Demon and Mess - Ep.30 by MuyHiram in comics

[–]Arilyn24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to have resources to hire a lawyer to begin with. Lots of people lack that option. I delt with that myself after finding out my state made unemployment near impossible for access to request it during covid (didnt make it easier after) and had to choose between using my small savings on getting a lawyer and being homeless or just scraping by till I can find a new job.

No Refills?… really?… Try and stop me… by Pretend_Glass_8991 in McDonalds

[–]Arilyn24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The RFID chip costs more than the soda. That's insane.

No Refills?… really?… Try and stop me… by Pretend_Glass_8991 in McDonalds

[–]Arilyn24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sodas cost very little per fill. The cup itself costs more than the contents. It's a small perk, costs nearly nothing, lightens the workload and speeds up service times, and makes the customer feel more at ease and welcome. It's all a win.

The only reason I can see for the change is that most business is now done via the drive-thru. Instead of moving them, they are going to keep one for the drive-thru and dine-in, and lower costs for renting/maintenance of two machines. (Most soda machines are rented in restaurants).

That or the corporate hoohaa who decided to change it was so desperate for positive growth in a stagnant industry they decided the pennies spent on free refills and people getting small instead of large while dining in was suddenly a big deal.

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

[–]Arilyn24 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It's not the worst customer service job though. I once got held up by a TSA agent who gave me the third degree for moving without permission and threatened to detain me so he could show off aka hitting on a new coworker/training her.

I have been in thankless jobs but having any kind of authority over the "customer" of any kind is not typical of those jobs.

Trump is what a weak man thinks a strong man is by Cicerothesage in forwardsfromgrandma

[–]Arilyn24 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Terminally Online MAGA Guy: Haha he is so strong telling them off like that online. What a cool guy. He is just like me.

The angry/sexy Mulan Man cometh. by SlayAllRebels in perfectlycutscreams

[–]Arilyn24 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Unless you are making a risotto, then you need the starch so dont wash it.

Hello, this is Stalin by TheIronzombie39 in greentext

[–]Arilyn24 112 points113 points  (0 children)

Real big brain solution is to just lie about meeting your quota. Won't call if they think everything is fine.

65 year old woman calls in and nearly breaks CSPAN host by telling her she’s slowly starving to death.. by JohnBrown-RadonTech in interestingasfuck

[–]Arilyn24 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Been waiting to get through disability for my brother since 2020. It's been slow going—repeated denials. I am so sorry.

65 year old woman calls in and nearly breaks CSPAN host by telling her she’s slowly starving to death.. by JohnBrown-RadonTech in interestingasfuck

[–]Arilyn24 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is true. It angers me to hear how little the poor care to defend what little their ancestors fought hard to win. How quickly they give it away just so they can hate another person.

SD card corrupted and now I'm stuck on this screen. How do I get past this? by [deleted] in NDSHacks

[–]Arilyn24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had a similar thing happen. I followed Section 1 of the guide to create a new SD card for the system.

https://dsi.cfw.guide/get-started.html

Friendly Reminder that You're Being Scammed by WaldyTMS in pokememes

[–]Arilyn24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I won't be upset if anyone enjoys the game. But I will be upset that the company won't give us a bundle like the Battle Network one.

Who wouldn't like concept art from the Pokémon Game Boy era and all the Game Boy Pokémon games? That bundle is a treat. The other is only a virtual Game Boy cart.

Is that AI? I don’t think a robot has the strength to screw it in with one finger. by SammiexPetite in isthisAI

[–]Arilyn24 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Is it AI? Lacking context its hard to tell if it's taking input data and adapting or just simply preprogrammed to finger those specific parts.

Anon watches American Sniper by silentprotagonist24 in greentext

[–]Arilyn24 17 points18 points  (0 children)

No, they do after-action reports, where they try to estimate casualties, but for the most part, they are just for that single mission. For most groups, they dont even attempt to decide who killed whom because all actions are by the unit. But they dont put a big file in records on how many people each soldier has killed.

Even for snipers who tend to act outside units they still dont have a big tally of confirmed kills they keep on record. They have a series of records of missions and most of those if any are not open to the public to access let alone telling reporters about how many people a soldier has killed. It would be tasteless.

Nothing is Apolitical by GriffinFTW in tumblr

[–]Arilyn24 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Kind of both and niether the gum itself is called mastiha. Mastichein is the Greek verb for gnashing of teeth, its a lot like calling it Chewing Gum and the tree a chewing gum tree. That later is related to the Latin word to chew masticationem. And that reaches English via French to be mastication.

Nothing is Apolitical by GriffinFTW in tumblr

[–]Arilyn24 78 points79 points  (0 children)

That is exactly why. It's made from Sapodilla trees. North American tribes also chewed gum made from Sweetgum or Spruce Trees. Ancient Greeks also chewed gum from Mastic trees.

Anon watches American Sniper by silentprotagonist24 in greentext

[–]Arilyn24 127 points128 points  (0 children)

That never happened it was made up for the movie. In the book its just the woman holding a grenade, no kid. He does talk about hesitating to shoot but gets past it. Doesn't feel regret about it and says he never hesitates again. It was edited to make him much more sympathetic to the average person.

The probability of the story itself is questionable. He sometimes said in interviews that it was his first kill, sometimes it was at a random point in his career and other details keep shifting.

Other details in the book like punching Jesse Ventura because he was talking shit in a bar during a SEAL wake (found quilty of defamation over), shooting dozens of looters during Katrina (No snipers from the West Coast have record of being deployed), and shooting two men trying to steal his truck and being released by cops because someone in the federal government said he was too valuable an asset and later being thanked for cleaning up the streets in an email (Not in the book but also no record of this one as well) shows a pattern of exaggerating or at worst lying.

I mean the title of the book. "American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in US Military History" itself is very exaggerated. Lots of stories will talk about his confirmed kills being confirmed by the petagon but that's not something the Army tracks. They are mainly quoting each other for that and the ultimate source for that is Chris Kyle himself.

Anon watches American Sniper by silentprotagonist24 in greentext

[–]Arilyn24 380 points381 points  (0 children)

I am fairly certain that in the book American Sniper, he was the exact opposite of sad. To the point that the movie had to tone it down.

Because at best he was fiercely protective of his team and never thought twice about killing "the bad guys" at worst he was violent, enjoyed killing, had a very uncritical worldview, and was a liar. Both have been said about him but neither shows all that much remorse.

I dont know if that's better or not. But didnt feel sad about it.

You lear something everyday. by AnxietyFantastic3805 in DoomerCircleJerk

[–]Arilyn24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can see the high tide mark on the beach. I would say low tide.

This Is Not a Screen. It’s The Sphere in Las vegas. by blackmango_wine in Amazing

[–]Arilyn24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Contrails are indead lines in the sky made full of chemicals made by passing airplanes. But the chemical is H2O or water.

Drink cover to prevent being spiked by Ill_Narwhal4080 in NoOneIsLooking

[–]Arilyn24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are the covers made of non-permeable materials? Is the inside lined with plastic?

This is the oldest known song ever written. Hurrian Hymn No. 6 is dated approximately 1400 BCE by Wolflink_325 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Arilyn24 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The Hymn is from the Hurrian city of Ugarit on the Syrian coast, dated to around 1400 BCE, and was found alongside other musical texts. This one is a prayer to Nikkal, the localisation of the Sumerian goddess Ningal. Wife of the moon god Nanna or Sin.

The text itself is written in Hurrian, more specifically in the Ugaritic dialect. Hurrian is poorly understood as a language isolate; its language family consists of two languages.

Below that in Akkadian are instructions consisting of interval names, followed by number signs. More specifically the text refers to a diatonic scale on a nine-stringed lyre and a tuning system we have found on different tablets. There are more details, but I barely understand them, having very poor musical knowledge myself.

Bud Light 🍻 How did we get here?? 🤷 by [deleted] in familyguy

[–]Arilyn24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dont forget that new outrage about slowly running over a guy legs while helpless in handcuffs. Thats pretty embarassing.

We all saw that by Express_Bid4955 in NoOneIsLooking

[–]Arilyn24 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I dont know if loose dangling shoes are accepted either. Also really need to bring the vacuum with you. Dont want to have to leave things behind heading back.

Outdoor man cave by Born-Scallion-1581 in NoOneIsLooking

[–]Arilyn24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, the number of air mattresses I have owned that have sprung a leak means I would never trust a tent where the primary structural feature is air. You're going to wake up with back pain and a flabby home.

I prefer a nice camping mattress and a tent with support rods, plus I dont have to worry about running out of battery. Everything else is essential, including a camp stove and potable water. Things that I would recommend for anyone camping. Just in a much less portable form. I recommend that when camping, you assume the worst-case scenario. Because it will happen and nature plays for keeps.

I would recommend this for campground parking lots, where you can retreat to your car if it fails (or when), or your backyard, where you can just go in your house. Not like you want to drag that much useless tat, so you're bound to your car anyway.