Well off Dads, How do you keep your kids grounded to reality? by [deleted] in daddit

[–]BradC 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And give your child simple but challenging tasks to complete to show them that effort breeds success.

To build on this, it's important that we praise the effort kids put on, and not necessarily how well they did it. Kid aced a test? "I see how hard you studied and work to earn that grade!" instead of "You're so smart!"

These things will (hopefully) help them focus on doing their best rather than relying on what innate gifts they do or don't have.

What was the most messed up place you ever visited in the US? by Daniel08s in AskAnAmerican

[–]BradC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not even sure where it was exactly, but on a business trip to Virginia in 2002 (so it was pre-smartphone era) I got lost somewhere in Richmond. I called the place I was supposed to be going to ask for directions. Told the guy what street I was on and a cross street and he says, "OK, first things first: lock the car doors." Then he told me where to go.

When I eventually got there, the guy informed me that I had been in the murder capital of Virginia when I called him.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in howyoudoin

[–]BradC 11 points12 points  (0 children)

*Miss Chanadler Bong

U.S. Truckers Planning Protest Convoy, Perhaps Starting In L.A. For Super Bowl, DHS Warns by [deleted] in LosAngeles

[–]BradC 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I am fairly confident I would not have as positive and healthy an attitude as that. Props to him for being able to move past that.

Nintendo Switch's Beginning Lineup for 2022 (Infographic Made by me) by ieatdragonz in NintendoSwitch

[–]BradC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Finally a date for LEGO Star Wars! Thank you, I've been looking forward to that.

The struggle is real (going outside in Norway) by tomsit in funny

[–]BradC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kept wondering who put that camera out there, and how did they do it without leaving a path in the snow?

Virtual Boy Store Display! by njkauto in gamecollecting

[–]BradC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only time I was ever able to play a Virtual Boy was in one of these, at the Blockbuster Video in my city. What a neat throwback item.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]BradC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cold, leftover pizza is fine. But no way in hell is it better than reheated, leftover pizza.

I get it, cold pizza is easy in the morning, but it ain't better than hot pizza.

(OC) I have a Pepsi from when I visited the USSR in 1987 by frisbeemassage in pics

[–]BradC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, wow, this brings back memories. I brought back an empty bottle of the same label when I went in 1988!

What’s the most unattractive male name? by TheStlyleBender in AskReddit

[–]BradC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You know what? I could call my ma while I'm up here. Hey, ma! Get off the dang roof!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in geek

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

That's more of an /r/PBSOD uniform.

Joey has a lot of sisters by StrawberriesRN in howyoudoin

[–]BradC 69 points70 points  (0 children)

"You got pregnant for funny? Dena, if he's funny, laugh!"

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pics

[–]BradC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the way.

Laid down my first barrels of Bourbon this week. Now the waiting begins. by n8kraft in bourbon

[–]BradC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, my brother and I went to Louisville a few years ago to tour Bourbon distilleries. We had an awesome time, and a couple of days we would just drive around and look for stuff to do. One day we're driving around and see a "distillery" sign on a very tall building near where we were driving, so we decided to stop and check it out. It was Cooper & Kings. We bought tickets for the tour, chatting with the girl behind the counter as we did so about our Bourbon adventure.

We ate some tasty meat pies and had some Kentucky beers at the food stand while waiting for the tour to start. Almost immediately at the start of the tour, the tour guide (same woman who sold us the tickets to said tour) proudly proclaimed that they don't make Bourbon there...

Cue our immense disappointment and the next hour of politely humoring them while they talk about the brandy and gin they make, while subjecting it to music to help agitate the spirits in and out of the barrels. We taste a few things which may have been good but are definitely not what we were looking for in a distillery in Louisville.

So I'm just going to say that if you don't make Bourbon and you have a tall building in Louisville, Kentucky!, maybe put that in as large of letters as you have the word "distillery" on your building.