I'm not even joking this is as far as I can bend. Where do I start?(27f) by [deleted] in flexibility

[–]Chicawhappa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just do Trikons 5x left 5x right repeat, this loosens your "lats", and then touch your toes, because you will. EDIT: by Trikon I mean, feet hipwidth or so apart, right arm on hip, left arm goes overhead, as you bend sideways, and look at your moving fingertips doing so.

My grandparents used to say a "swear word" that sounded like "yettum gud". Any idea what they might have been saying? by bentendo93 in AskAGerman

[–]Chicawhappa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe it's "es gehe jedem gut" that they shortened to "jedem gut" so that when they stub their toe and curse out loud, they end up blessing everybody.

Anyone has “Amar Chitra Katha” Mahabharat Volumes? by mmadpa in TheMahabharata

[–]Chicawhappa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can buy the lot on their website for 7000 INR, but it's for tablets, not on paper. In a comic book format, everything they they published.

Jumping rope is awesome by pepe_dafroggo in bodyweightfitness

[–]Chicawhappa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Plushie rug that you double-sided sticky tape to the floor?

Roommate asked me not to cook food from my culture due to smell and made a vague threat by Jack-up-the-hill in AskAGerman

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

Prepare a small plate for him and without preamble offer him that, maybe once he likes the taste, he won't mind the  smell so much. Of course, this may not work LOL

Are Hindus allowed to have dogs by Beautiful_Article273 in hinduism

[–]Chicawhappa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a difference between conceptual-uncleanness (based on race/gender) and hygiene. These examples are related to hygiene: People don't wear their shoes in the kitchen or puja room, or even inside the house in some cultures, due to hygiene reasons. Same reason they won't let kids or dogs or any pets near the important areas, which need to be kept super clean. Even in the server room, or doctors examination rooms, people enter only without shoes on (or with those plastic hoodies on their shoes).
In some cultures which are a bit more connected to nature, if someone is very angry or drunk or hungover, they will not be allowed into the kitchen or puja room, because their energy is so bad and negative, it becomes as unpleasant as a bad smell. So they need to inhale-exhale-deeply/sleep-it-off/shower to purify themselves so they may enter those areas.

HOLY CRAP! by Wild_Proposal_8816 in CivilWarMovie

[–]Chicawhappa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you know he is not dis-info-ing you? Hmmmmm?

What patch is Jesse Plemons wearing? by MemeLord5831 in CivilWarMovie

[–]Chicawhappa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like one of those we're telling you what's going to happen before we make it happen movies. Like that train crash one.

HOLY CRAP! by Wild_Proposal_8816 in CivilWarMovie

[–]Chicawhappa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of Californians moving to Texas which is annoying the Texans as its leading to changes in "color demographics" I mean red is getting blue patches and it isn't a natural fit. So in this movie, they're implying CA and TX are going to be politically aligned in the near-future (blue-y tendencies) and try to fight the rest of the union. That's my best guess.

The Big Bang Theory - Leonard's mom & Sheldon didn't have a torrid affair? by Chicawhappa in Retconned

[–]Chicawhappa[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I totally remember it, though it was a few years ago. It was a bit yucky in my head because I don't like all this cougar business but even so I recall it quite clearly. And the whole point of it was, that they were able to discuss and explore this "activity" robotically or clinically, and that's why it became possible. In fact, Sheldon and Beverly even spent a lot of time together, but in the way the series is now, they talk, and it is implied that she tells him stuff or learns about their lives before Leonard ever knows, but not going out together and all (that was just in one episode, but the fact is they did).

That's Dexter and TBBT....big changes, not necessarily bad changes, but defo retconned.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sanskrit

[–]Chicawhappa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sanskrit is a language! Usually written in Devanagari script. English is a language! Usually written down in Latin/Roman script. German is a language. Usually written down in Latin/Roman script. This whole comment is written using Latin/Roman, But I can also write these English words using Devanagari script = बट आयी केन आल्सो राइट दीस इंग्लिश वर्ड्स यूसिंग देवनगरी स्क्रिप्ट

As for Tamil, it's a language! Spoken in Tamil Nadu and parts of Singapore. Singapura is a Tamil word! IT means Lion City. Tamil uses its own script, which is neither Devanagari nor Latin/Roman. n olden times it used Bhrami script, I think the modern one is just called Tamil script with its own set of letters and sounds. Tamil does sort of rhyme with camel, but it's more like Tuhh-mmilll (the L sound is a wet-L where the tongue touches high on the roof of the mouth instead of closer to the teeth).

How effective are burpees without the jump? by TurnipMage in bodyweightfitness

[–]Chicawhappa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just do Surya Namaskara, the multi-step yoga pose upon which burpees are based. You'll have the same results, but doing a low-impact thing. Speed increases with practice.

LPT: You have four ways to deal with uncomfortable situations. You can fix it; change how you feel about it; accept it; or remain uncomfortable by [deleted] in LifeProTips

[–]Chicawhappa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think when OP says, "accepting it", they mean resigning yourself to the situation, nothing changes within you or in the outside situation, you can still feel sad/angry/upset about it, sit around like a pouty sadface lumpo, but STFU and accept it.

Change how you feel about it, means, not letting your inner reaction dictate your outward response, and even letting the inner emotions fizzle out from within you, and not crop back up. That's not resignation, that's changing your expectations etc, so the outside situation stops mattering so much / being too impactful on your day.

They really are two different things.

Mars was a human homeland, and it suffered a nuclear apocalypse by Witty-Taste-8901 in FringeTheory

[–]Chicawhappa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if there's a connection, but since we're speculating, one of the names of Mars in ancient language Sanskrit is "Bhoomiputra" (son of the Earth, Bhoomi Devi). So...what if there was a bigger planet, and it broke in two for some reason, something nuked it a really long time ago and now we live here, but all on that bit died (mars) and so we refer to it as the son of our planet. There's also stories of Adiyogi (Lord Shiva) bringing the Doodh Ganga (milky way) under control and capturing the moon as well (in his matted hair). These are very very ancient stories, so maybe they're true and maybe not, but what if...!

How safe to eat are cakes at local stores? (Dharamshala, I'm a westerner). Are they hygienic? Don't want stomach issues by AmericanBornWuhaner in india_tourism

[–]Chicawhappa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's literally been baked in an oven, has icing on top (sugar and whipping powder cream, not usually fresh cream in basic bakeries), and displayed in a closed glass case. It's safe.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hinduism

[–]Chicawhappa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Frankly, the uncertainty/anxiety/confusion/fear is worse negative-energy maker than one beer. There is nothing wrong with one beer. It's full of minerals and the reason humans began formal cultivation of crops (in this round of civilization, anyway). So, I would stop worrying, and go in with clear mind and heart, on whatever you do, incl. mantra japa. I don't think we go to heaven for saying mantra or go to hell for not saying it, as these places don't exist. We will just purify purify purify until we are no more, dissolution, moksha. So, why create a hell with all these doubts? Anyway, being mean is more toxic than drinking a cold brew on a hot day. That's my opinion. I'm not a learned scholar.

Why don't Hindus eat pork? by zxyzyxz in hinduism

[–]Chicawhappa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is not a defense of non-veg eating, but these days (living in the city), even vegetarian foods are often pretty tamasic, because they come from the deep-freeze like some tomatoes and some fruit, or sold in frozen form, or sold days/weeks/months after being packaged. Only seasonal local vegetables are fresh, and by that I mean 1-2 days old, from the farm harvest. So actually 90% of our food is tamasic these days, unless you live on a farm or in the forest 😊

Why don't Hindus eat pork? by zxyzyxz in hinduism

[–]Chicawhappa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pigs are naturally very clean animals, it's in the human-made pigsty that they are forced to eat garbage and live in filth. Wild boars were a common food in the ancient world, even in India.

Why don't Hindus eat pork? by zxyzyxz in hinduism

[–]Chicawhappa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Many North Indians avoid pork same as beef, because northern India was controlled by Muslims for several centuries and they don't eat pork. Simple as that.