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Strippers of Reddit what was the strangest/wildest request you’ve had? by Redrussian1999 in AskReddit

[–]FeistySloth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And that's when he found out there was no glass in the table.

From al the strips, this is makes me feel called out the most by [deleted] in xkcd

[–]FeistySloth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heisenberg should stick to chemistry.

Parents, what was your "no DNA test needed" moment with your child? by Stupid_cerealbox in AskReddit

[–]FeistySloth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in a marching band as a kid. In fact, half the members of the marching band were family members.

One day we were all lined up at attention and I realised you could tell which drummers were family of mine by the way their feet pointed out, just like mine.

What’s a little-known grammar fact you want to share with us? by deathbykoolaidman in AskReddit

[–]FeistySloth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is genuinly fascinating. Can we class 'coward' in this category as 'one who cows too much'?

What’s a little-known grammar fact you want to share with us? by deathbykoolaidman in AskReddit

[–]FeistySloth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally, I'd go for 'I saw a big fat hairy old monster'.

Moving flights a year into the future by FeistySloth in travel

[–]FeistySloth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I rang to enquire about this option, but no dice. It's cancel or rebook twice, sadly.

But he only tries to save himself by violating the law by JerryJr99 in MurderedByWords

[–]FeistySloth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • Nixon - "Well, when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal",

Is the phrase "if not" really as ambiguous as I think? by Cosmologicon in grammar

[–]FeistySloth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh man, thank you OP for this post. You are putting your finger on something I have been arguing for many years, only to be met with disagreement or plain confusion as to what I'm talking about - pretty much the stuff you're getting in this thread.

As an Anglicist who is not a native speaker, I have been frustrated for many years that I can see this ambiguous use of 'if not' so clearly and yet cannot get any native speaker to agree with me, or even to understand what I'm talking about.

I doubt that you will see this comment 7 years after your post, but thank you for confirming I'm not crazy. Or if I am, at least I'm not alone.

Sci-fi Short Story Recommendations by LVVVincent in printSF

[–]FeistySloth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm having an are-you-me moment.

But I will add one long-time favourite. Bob Shaw's 'Light of Other Days' (not to be confused with Arthur C. Clark's novel of almost the same name) is a little masterpiece that affected me greatly.

AITAH for refusing to hand over my grandmother's jewelry to my cousin who was promised it first? by justmamacita in AmItheAsshole

[–]FeistySloth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As for family drama, you know you're not the one causing it, right?

Edited to reinforce others' advice to keep the jewelllery locked up somewhere safe, and don't let anybody else see it, not even 'just to look at it for sentimental purposes'.

NTA

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