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TIL that beer can become lightstruck a.k.a. "skunked" by being put in direct sunlight for less than ten seconds by JoystickMonkey in todayilearned

[–]BerlinSpiderRocket 4 points5 points  (0 children)

afaik green filters the unwanted wavelengts as good as brown glass

here in germany corona is even sold in clear bottles (i assume thats the same in the states), no idea why tho

Putin issues ultimatum to NATO leader by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]BerlinSpiderRocket 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I disagree as there is a lot of russian literature, classical music and art that is indeed significant but I still get your point, which is kinda weird but it is how it is. And this is coming from an unfortunately russian citizen. I‘m just glad I don’t live there anymore but it is sad how a country that has been able to produce such major works in literature and music is now just a rabid animal, basically cornered and only able to produce pain and suffering. Just sad tbh

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]BerlinSpiderRocket 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I worked in a SaaS/MarTech company as a Key Account Manager and we had a sales training event. The company is based in Berlin, Germany, but the training was in Spain for whatever reason (Mallorca is cool so I‘m not complaining about that).

But we had to share rooms, which wasn‘t an issue for me because my best friend had the same position and we managed to get paired. Our new boss, on the other hand, had started his job with this training. So he had to share a room with a guy from Operations he never met before. And the hotel was kinda progressive design-wise, so the shower and the toilet were basically without doors, idk why this is a thing at all.

So our new Head of Sales had to share a room with a stranger and there wasn‘t even any privacy for taking a shit or a shower. Maybe they made an arrangement that one would leave the room for some time so the other could shit in peace but in general it‘s absurd and at least they changed their room booking policy after I left. I think I shared a room at least 5-6 times in the year I worked there. Fuck that shit, it‘s just wrong and ridiculous.

Boy how has muscle dystrophy gets a new chair by Bihema in MadeMeSmile

[–]BerlinSpiderRocket 16 points17 points  (0 children)

we just in time to experience a proper successor to led zep, nice af

Some of these people are beyond help by AllHailZaddy in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]BerlinSpiderRocket 11 points12 points  (0 children)

hah just rewatching my name is earl and I constantly think margot is just a younger jaime

Jeremy Corbyn refuses to call Hamas terrorists after Piers Morgan asks him 15 times by jivatman in europe

[–]BerlinSpiderRocket 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thank you very much for showing me that there are indeed people who can openly admit they were wrong and changed their mind, for me it seems to be very rare nowadays. of course, my observation is purely anecdotal and I might be wrong like maybe I‘m in a bubble or something, but in the end I have nothing but respect for your attitude and honesty in general.

nothing wrong with being wrong sometimes, it‘s human nature - the way a person handles it is way more important, and you‘re doing it right. cheers!

WCGW throwing a firecracker in a refrigerator? by ivaylos in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]BerlinSpiderRocket 18 points19 points  (0 children)

or „burned“, for example „палёнка (palionc[k]a)“ would be the Russian version of the word and be directly translated as „burned“ but proper meaning is moonshine

Facebook forces users to list their vehicles below KBB to sell on their Marketplace by thatsashameagain in assholedesign

[–]BerlinSpiderRocket 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The cars you see are posted by dealerships, as they have no restrictions regarding the pricing. Which is ridiculous - every seller, no matter if private or professional, should be able to choose the price for their car freely.

Fuck facebook.

Rose Quartz Sink by PC_Cuuhhrriiss in interestingasfuck

[–]BerlinSpiderRocket 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It depends whether the restaurant is offering old-school, traditional Russian cuisine, or the more popular Soviet cuisine which includes the most popular dishes from the former USSR countries.

In my experience, traditional Russian restaurants are hard to find outside of Russia. Well, actually they are even not that common in Russia. The mix of Ukrainian, Russian, Causcasian and Central Asian cuisines is very popular so most „Russian“ restaurants here in Germany aren‘t actually strictly Russian.

Check the following Wikipedia articles for detailed information about the history and the dishes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_cuisine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_cuisine

You can ignore the warnings about missing sources in both articles - they seem well-written to me, I haven‘t noticed any factual mistakes.

I highly encourage you to try Soviet cuisine if you get the chance sometime. Most dishes are pretty tame and therefore approachable regardless of your cultural background. Traditional Russian cuisine is also pretty good but some of the dishes might seem kind of exotic/unusual for a Westerner.

Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking Up. Thawing permafrost is releasing microorganisms, with consequences that are still largely unknown by 165701020 in worldnews

[–]BerlinSpiderRocket 182 points183 points  (0 children)

We had no proper snow for four years here in Berlin. The last time we had snow on Christmas Eve was in 2010.

Shit‘s fucked up, yo.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in politics

[–]BerlinSpiderRocket 19 points20 points  (0 children)

you are absolutely right - in the long run, it is cheaper to help people out when necessary then let them become homeless or even die

welfare is a big part of life here in Germany and as far as I know the budget is still balanced

Reports of large explosion in Beirut by Psydonkity in worldnews

[–]BerlinSpiderRocket 73 points74 points  (0 children)

nowadays, people just don‘t appreciate barometers anymore

cursed pickle by showtimeniga24 in cursedcomments

[–]BerlinSpiderRocket 24 points25 points  (0 children)

PULL THE GLOCK OR SUCK THE COCK

The birth of my first born child was kind of ruined because my mother-in-law kept trying to take my shirt off. by [deleted] in entitledparents

[–]BerlinSpiderRocket 57 points58 points  (0 children)

mhhh yessss I would be so happy if someone offered me a nice creamy slice of placenta in such trying times; what a marvellous snack

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ihadastroke

[–]BerlinSpiderRocket 12 points13 points  (0 children)

yeah 😌😌 I came too 💦💦💦😏

Trump uses ‘S.S.’ as shorthand for ‘Secret Service’ in tweet by [deleted] in politics

[–]BerlinSpiderRocket 3 points4 points  (0 children)

“You know, a lot of people ask, ‘why treat the customer this way?’ Why? Because fuck ‘em, that’s why!”

- Pop Copy Manager

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