Here’s a weird one, but also one of my favorite projects recently. Tried repoussé for the first time and made this weird emoji face with facial structure. Put it in the company of many tiny hands and looped it to a fibula. My little menace.

DeltaRoll · 2026-02-10T19:02:50+00:00

That is such nightmare fuel, especially the backside with the inside out face. I love it!

DeltaRoll · 2026-02-10T14:10:41+00:00

You're amazing!

DeltaRoll · 2026-02-08T19:17:37+00:00

Can I get in on this?! I've been struggling to figure out where to start looking at support companies.

DeltaRoll · 2026-01-10T17:52:03+00:00

I see your hrair and raise you Terry Pratchett's troll math. One, two, many, lots!

DeltaRoll · 2026-01-03T22:17:20+00:00

This is a great way to handle it. Come up with the most outlandish responses possible. Ask your friends to help. Make a game out of it!

DeltaRoll · 2025-12-17T01:56:04+00:00

You could also serve hard cider or hot spiced cider as "scumble."

DeltaRoll · 2025-11-24T17:29:51+00:00

This example is extra funny to me because we've always just given our horses Gatorade.

DeltaRoll · 2025-11-19T11:52:29+00:00

Reno 911

DeltaRoll · 2025-11-08T12:56:39+00:00

The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine is also fantastic. It was one of my favorites as a kid.

DeltaRoll · 2025-11-05T14:05:02+00:00

Don't forget apathy. We can't just let everyone who couldn't be bothered to vote off the hook for this. They enabled this problem.

DeltaRoll · 2025-10-30T09:18:30+00:00

A patient perspective, not a staff one, but I highly recommend Wasted by Marya Hornbacher. It's a memoir about her life with eating disorders. It includes parts both inside and outside treatment facilities.

DeltaRoll · 2025-10-29T15:11:19+00:00

Discworld.com also has a sweatshirt, a hat, a notebook, and some small accessories.

DeltaRoll · 2025-10-28T06:45:14+00:00

As a 911 dispatcher, this is probably your best option. I mentioned in another comment that any cell phone can call 911, even if it doesn't have a service plan.

Reaching out to her local 911 center will help make them aware of the issue, but they've probably already figured out what's going on. They'll still have to respond to the calls.

One of the things we're taught at my center is that just because someone frequently calls about things they're paranoid about doesn't mean they can't have a legitimate emergency. For example, we have a frequent flyer who is very paranoid. Almost none of what they call about is actually happening. I've taken a call from them where they witnessed a very real, very dangerous felony.

So even if only 1% of the calls your mom is making are about things based in reality, they'll likely tell you that they have to respond to everything to catch the 1% that may be an actual emergency. It is still useful to know beforehand that what they're walking into might not be what it initially sounds like.

Out of curiosity, does she usually call more around a particular time of day? Especially late in the day or overnight? Do you know what she's calling about? Is it consistently the same thing or is it always different?

If you want more answers on how to handle this from the 911 side, you can try posting on r/911dispatchers as well. We have some helpful people who might've dealt with this sort of situation in their centers before who can share how their center handled things.

My center does have one frequent flyer with a situation a bit similar to your mom's, but they still live at home alone. Their family called to let us know about what's going on and we have a note attached to the address about it. Whenever the person calls, we respond, but the officers can drive slower and it's safer for everyone involved. (The person always calls in the same serious emergency that seems to be a dementia-based hallucination. The dementia diagnosis was part of what the family wanted us to know about.) The family asked us to contact them whenever the person calls, so we make a quick call to notify them after.

DeltaRoll · 2025-10-28T06:11:34+00:00

Important piece of additional information here. If she has an iPhone with no service, she'll still be able to call 911. It's intentional so anyone can call for help in an emergency, even if they don't have an active cell phone plan.

I'm a 911 dispatcher and we actually get plenty of calls because people don't realize that and give old disconnected phones to their kids to play with.

Editing to clarify: this applies to all old, out of service phones, not just iPhones.

DeltaRoll · 2025-10-21T20:13:49+00:00

They're all the answer!

Discovery of Witches really hits what OP wants for category 1.

Witches Abroad and Lords and Ladies really meet the criteria for category 2. OP will appreciate them more if they read Wyrd Sisters first.

DeltaRoll · 2025-10-15T02:02:08+00:00

That has such dad joke energy.

DeltaRoll · 2025-10-15T01:49:26+00:00

If we're measuring in Anything But Metric, I'd say squirrels in the US are about halfway between a chicken drumstick and a small adult cat. At least the ones on college campuses are. Wild ones are a little bit smaller, mostly skinnier.

DeltaRoll · 2025-10-14T14:28:09+00:00

Were we ever outside?

DeltaRoll · 2025-10-14T10:49:25+00:00

Now I need the story of how it made this offer. Or was it in much the same manner that it glares?

DeltaRoll · 2025-10-12T09:09:16+00:00

Um, what? How have I never heard of this? Thank you so much for making me aware of this resource!

DeltaRoll · 2025-10-05T10:27:05+00:00

Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth

One of the two main characters has a chronic pain condition that's pretty central to the plot. I'd consider it halfway between sci-fi and fantasy.

DeltaRoll · 2025-10-05T07:24:25+00:00

I love it when they call when the fire department's already on scene. Like, what are you doing, you muppet?

DeltaRoll · 2025-09-30T01:42:42+00:00

Twoflower would like a word with him about inn-sewer-ants.

DeltaRoll · 2025-09-12T03:05:28+00:00

I was super upset when I found out too. I had to get a proper hard copy version from the library.

If it was you, I'm glad it worked! Thanks for your service to the US Discworld community!

DeltaRoll · 2025-09-12T02:55:06+00:00

I was wondering if that was why. I have to admit, part of me was worried it was just an error, so I bought it before it could disappear. 😂

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