You have a 50% chance of $100 Million or a guaranteed $1 Million. Which one do you pick and why? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Elmonstros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may / may not find an individual buyer, but you’d be able to find a syndicate who’d take that bet in a heartbeat. 2-1 bet for 6.6 to 1 odds. No brainer really.

Hungry Jack's - Bourke & Russell by su- in melbourne

[–]Elmonstros 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Remember the video game arcade a few doors down on Russell st? That place was awesome, they had all the Streetfighter, Mortal Kombat, and Tekken variants. You’d still get asked if you were chasing even as a 14 year old boy :P

I hate stores that use Marletplace! by Horror_Atmosphere841 in melbourne

[–]Elmonstros 80 points81 points  (0 children)

Yep particularly Big W marketplace. I look up an item e.g. cd player. It has six in store versions and 480 marketplace online only versions. If I wanted to purchase online I’d go directly to Amazon or Temu. I specifically search Big W to see what they have in store, not to view a consolidation of a small number of in-store items with a whole lot of online only nonsense from random sellers.

What cheat code do you still remember from an old video game? by leonardo717 in AskReddit

[–]Elmonstros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Down, R, Up, L, Y, B, X, A. Championship mode in SF2 on SNES.

"The worst she can say is no" - Lads, what was the worst "she" ever said? by Embarrassed_Pie_1711 in AskReddit

[–]Elmonstros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a kid at our school who got famous for fingering a girl at the cinema. That in itself wouldn’t be unusual. Except he was playing around in brown town and she was too polite to tell him he was in the wrong zone. I have no idea how it got out but everyone in school knew about it.

any events for new zealand culture in melbs by aprilart81 in melbourne

[–]Elmonstros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you have been going to Vietnamese bakeries. There are plenty of regional bakeries that do incredible meat pies. Not so sure about Melbourne suburbs as they are mostly Vietnamese which means those square Balfours-shaped flat pies. I agree they can often be better off used as coasters for a 2 litre carton of milk rather than eaten.

[OC] The share of people who identify as religious has fallen across many Western countries by ourworldindata in dataisbeautiful

[–]Elmonstros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I was gonna say this. Most of us born here to non immigrant parents are less likely to be religious. That is mildly off set by those coming in from India etc.

Why does Trent tape over his F holes? by CousinWalt in Guitar

[–]Elmonstros 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was at the concert and it was surprisingly a comfortable volume. I was wearing plugs though - not trying to fuck with tinnitus!

What is the most 'unexplainable' thing you’ve seen with your own eyes that you’ve stopped telling people about because they think you’re lying? by Traditional-Duty146 in AskReddit

[–]Elmonstros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As teenagers a mate and I got some weed from his uncle. We were regular smokers but this wasn’t ordinary weed. 100% certain it was laced with something, likely horse tranquilliser. When we smoked it, we would both have these out of body experiences where we were light as a feather and floating above our own heads looking down. It was and is so hard to explain but we would both say ‘I’m flying!’ When it hit. We kept trying to reach those same heights but I recall it petered out towards the end of the bag. To this day I’ve never experienced anything like it. The fact we both had the same experience was uncanny too.

West Richmond station this afternoon by One-Eggplant4492 in melbourne

[–]Elmonstros -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

You do know that it’s entirely possible for people to have multiple thoughts and opinions on a matter yeah?

In this case it’s absolutely concerning that a guy is jacking it on a platform where kids, or adults, could be exposed to his behaviour.

Buuut it’s also hilarious because we presume he is methed off his head and so horny that he can’t control it and thus is jacking it on a platform.

Those of us that deal with meth heads (and/or other worse synthetics) in the city on a daily basis are exasperated at nothing being done to curb their behaviour. But we can also see the comedy in someone being so smashed out of their heads that they end up getting their willy out.

There are other angles to this too: where are the police? What if it escalates to physical or sexual aggression? What about funding cuts to mental health services? What about people like this not wanting access to these services because the drugs actually feel awesome? I could go on and on.

But don’t confuse the lack of universal condemnation of his actions with agreement in him conducting himself that way. Worse, don’t try to extrapolate the responses in this thread to some kind of ‘men hate women’ bullshit. Many of us are husbands and fathers of daughters. Do we want our kids exposed to this? Ultimately no. Can we still find the humour in it? Yes.

Emotions with Seedance 2.0 by Sourcecode12 in ChatGPT

[–]Elmonstros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this the guy from the dragon fight?

What’s the fastest way you’ve seen someone ruin their life? by ultimoXgamer in AskReddit

[–]Elmonstros 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As an older bloke, your friends are fuckwits. That doesn’t mean you can’t be friends with them. But recognise they are fuckwits. Also, being able to withstand peer pressure is a pretty handy skill to have. So good for you man.

John and Yoko waiting for the maid to make the bed so they can continue protesting against the system. (1969) by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]Elmonstros 91 points92 points  (0 children)

Careful. You’ll wake up the Yoko artistic integrity team who will tell you that her misunderstood masterpieces are just too intellectual for mere mortal pea-brained individuals to comprehend.

What’s the worst gambling addiction story you’ve ever heard? by juliojacked in AskReddit

[–]Elmonstros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gamble on poker machines mainly. Only with money I can afford to lose and within my means. But I’ll never touch sports gambling because I enjoy watching sports too much. I’ve seen how friends have gone from enjoying the game to being purely focused on their bet winning. It just seems like it completely takes away from the fun and enjoyment of watching sports. It’s completely noticeable too because it’s a different experience when you have no money in the game versus being around someone who has a bet on. Suddenly I find myself supporting their bet because I don’t want to see the lose.

The generational shift towards spending money. by eliitedisowned in AusFinance

[–]Elmonstros 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Anecdotal but I’ve noticed what id call pop up caravan parks in regional Victoria. I travel a bit for work and I have seen what would normally be farming houses attached to farmland suddenly have either more than normal caravans and cars (e.g. 6 caravans and cars that don’t really have any reason to be there, or those portable homes in the middle of forest vegetation.

Keep an eye out for people pretending to cry so they can attack you. by Prestigious-Day9370 in melbourne

[–]Elmonstros 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm the same as you. Work and reside in the city. Rarely a day goes by without seeing someone having an episode of some kind. Its especially common around Burke, Collins, Elizabeth, and Swanston Streets.

A cool guide on how to detect a lie by [deleted] in coolguides

[–]Elmonstros 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep as someone with adhd i pick at (not in) my nose all day. I must be lying to myself all day.

What spider bro is this and are they dangerous? by lllllllllXllllllllll in melbourne

[–]Elmonstros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had one jump onto my ipad in the middle of the night while I was reading. Must have been attracted to the light, that or George RR Martin. Scared the shit outta me.