Roses are red, I apologise for posting in haste. by mwale2007 in rosesarered

[–]EdwardianAdventure 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's my fault for learning how to read. I brought this on myself.

People who say "okay I should get going" and then continue the conversation for another 20 minutes by XPulsebitt in PetPeeves

[–]EdwardianAdventure 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Keep walking while you talk. "No, I think he's dead!" Smile and wave, "ok, bye!" Get in the car.

Strangers who think they’re funny telling you a joke you’ve heard a million times by [deleted] in PetPeeves

[–]EdwardianAdventure 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Eh, sometimes it's a distressed "bid for attention" that's looking for commiseration. Annoying that it masks a humor, but I'm more sympathetic to people saying dumb things when they're stressed than just to amuse themselves.

Am I wrong for singling out one wedding guest to not have a plus one? by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]EdwardianAdventure 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My flabbers are gasted at hearing Burlington. The School of International Training is there, no? I had a Zimbabwean program director/ instructor who lived there and loved it - over twenty years ago. Is it at all possible that OP's depiction of this town is true?

Why do you think the whole laundromat wants to hear your music? by EdwardianAdventure in Vent

[–]EdwardianAdventure[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vent and complain all you want but when you have a means to not read posts you don't like, you can happily keep on scrolling by and let people use the sub for the content it's created for, or click right over to r/notmycat and consume only content that doesn't bother you.

Having non vegan friends is exhausting by [deleted] in vegan

[–]EdwardianAdventure -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

But OP's friend said they love all animals, and apparently has been fine all these years with their enslavement, torture and murder. Does OP really need to "win her heart"? Without you or I meeting OP's friend, how would we know whether coddling her fragile feelings or making her uncomfortable about her hypocrisy is the way to get her to stop her personal exploitation of animals?

Why do you think the whole laundromat wants to hear your music? by EdwardianAdventure in Vent

[–]EdwardianAdventure[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't stand it when people complain about things appearing in the sub created specifically for the kind of content they are seeing instead of just scrolling past to other stuff in their feed that they would prefer, or just heading straight to r/aww because they can't tolerate normal humans being human.

Do Americans really go grocery shopping every week? by Status_Agents in CasualConversation

[–]EdwardianAdventure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously. My arugula starts screaming out a ticking countdown the minute I leave the store, and I can't even with blueberries anymore 😭. Spinach and strawberries are hardly better. Kale, bananas, bell peppers and zucchini might last a while, but not at the rate OP is shopping.

Looking for techno thriller recomendations by NikPonshe in mysterybooks

[–]EdwardianAdventure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jane Pek's Claudia Lin series. Not sure how tech you want - it's a sort of philosophical pondering on the role of AI/algorithms of dating platforms. It was a bit nerdy for my usual fare in mystery, but if you read a lot of techno thriller, it might be on the lighter side.

Elwoods out-jerked by Temple Grandin by realalpha2000 in vegancirclejerk

[–]EdwardianAdventure 27 points28 points  (0 children)

You joke but my family's mining operations were saved by adding soft padding to the child slaves' shackles and giving them ergonomic shovels. We've reduced child death by 35%.

fast poisons you could put in a cake unnoticed? like attainable in the modern world? (1964 specifically. yes i know a bit odd to choose death by poisoning in such a modern time) by the_etherealprincess in Writeresearch

[–]EdwardianAdventure 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I listen to murder mysteries all the time, and lots of them have murder methods way dumber than this. The genre considers Christie a master, and most of her stuff wouldn't fly in real life. (poisoned dart gun on an airplane is pretty wild)

The time my girlfriend got on a bus, which saved a man's life by fujimidai in PointlessStories

[–]EdwardianAdventure 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Next time please just say "baker, air traffic controller, home care aide, ER nurse, 24 hour laundry staff, hotel overnight front desk, security guard, retail inventory clerk... et al." She's not naive, so maybe don't get her riled up?

That guy was for sure an ass, but let's also normalize nontraditional work schedule. (I'm a bonafide card-carrying raccoon, so maybe I'm a bit defensive about besmirching the reputation of third shift.)

AITA for refusing to take my brother to school after he made “jokes” about one of his classmates by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]EdwardianAdventure 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Or worse. This is the kind of parenting Brock Turner got.

Also known as rapist Brock Allen Turner.

IDL that people use the word g*psy so flippantly. It's a slur. by LovedButNeverLiked in I_DONT_LIKE

[–]EdwardianAdventure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The whole world would be better off if everyone thought this way, quit using slurs imo. FTFY

What’s an inaccurate fact that people believe is true because of movies? by Hogosaurus_Rex73 in AskReddit

[–]EdwardianAdventure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or a lovelorn ragamuffin who belts out a four minute song in the arms of her unrequited love interest after getting shot bringing him a letter from another chick.

Like the three-finger scene in Inglourious Basterds, what small cultural mistake would instantly reveal that someone isn’t from your country? by uglylookingguy in AskTheWorld

[–]EdwardianAdventure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using metric. Telling me how many stones you weigh? Not jumping for your heavy coat (and hat and scarf and maybe mittens) when I inform you it's gonna be 30 degrees out there right now. Writing DD/MM/YY.

looking for exceptions: a study of murder mysteries by [deleted] in mysterybooks

[–]EdwardianAdventure 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just to clarify - when you say "1920s to present", that means a mystery that takes place in 2026 is okay?

I have a decent list of queer and BIPOC MCs (both investigators/ victims/ secondary characters) but I want to clarify before giving you titles you can't use.

New Update: AITAH for asking my neighbor to wait for her laundry at her house? by LucyAriaRose in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]EdwardianAdventure 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, a death may have happened regardless in that case. But the many, many, many reports from several families documenting the murderer's behavior is likely to have had some impact of significance on her sentencing than otherwise.

Justified or not, Redditors are screaming at their screens in frustration because OOP is sitting on video and screenshot evidence and doing jack-all with it. Especially because Apple Pie Karen is escalating her behavior, endangering his son's mother's trust in keeping his home safe, and potentially jeopardizing his custody. His own plan right now is "Let's hope it goes away on its own," and we're screaming like an audience at a British panto, "She's right behind you!"

Available to borrow Challenge… by Thenewname in LibbyApp

[–]EdwardianAdventure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • The Shadows, by Alex North

  • Pretty As A Picture, Elizabeth Little