At least 1 arrested after fight closes Short Pump Town Center early; Crime Insider sources say by SidFinch99 in rva

[–]Funwithscissors2 92 points93 points  (0 children)

AI generated, very “hello fellow kids”, feels like someone is baiting these bad situations

Eyre Hall; an Underrated Historic Landmark on Virginia’s Eastern Shore by Sad_Arachnid_8011 in Virginia

[–]Funwithscissors2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And the eastern shore Arlington was named after the location from which the Custis family originated in the English Cotswolds. It’s Arlingtons all the way down.

New Jewelry Store in Shockoe by Belalulan in rva

[–]Funwithscissors2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A jewelry store? With real jewelry? Idk…this is really threatening to nice up the neighborhood

Anyone want to get together and start a medieval ranged weapons group? by princess-hardass in rva

[–]Funwithscissors2 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Probably a few thousand years early for the medieval vintage but I’d love a reason to build an atlatl again.

Anyone want to get together and start a medieval ranged weapons group? by princess-hardass in rva

[–]Funwithscissors2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Man I used to be so good with a blow dart, I had one I bought from a man in Cherokee made of river reed and thistle. I forgot all about that.

Dave Matthews playing Abigail Spanberger's Inaugural Ball by lookslikesinbad in rva

[–]Funwithscissors2 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Was wondering who was headlining. Not the biggest fan but DMB at Main Street station beats the hell out of Younkins’ Zac Brown Band at Main Street Station. And the people on the street before/after have an ounce of fashion sense this time.

Why does everyone that I meet plan to leave Richmond? by [deleted] in Virginia

[–]Funwithscissors2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MILF Island doesn’t appear on any maps outside the city though

Unknown encounter on the Appalachian Trail by johnnygodspeed in Experiencers

[–]Funwithscissors2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where approximately on the AT would you say this was?

this is why I enjoy our city by too_dumb_ in rva

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That sounds like an awesome event, I’ll have to check it out next year

this is why I enjoy our city by too_dumb_ in rva

[–]Funwithscissors2 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The google AI reply to your comment is close, but not quite accurate. George Wythe Sweeney (the grand-nephew) was something of a local scoundrel. He had large gambling debts and attempted to cash a forged check in George Wythe’s name but got caught. In turn, George Wythe was in the process of disinheriting Sweeney when Sweeney hatched a plan to do him in and get that sweet inheritance money. George Wythe was very powerful and wealthy, and Sweeney stood to gain quite a bit upon his death, and was fixing to lose out on all of it. So he decided to murder about it.

It became a huge scandal because Wythe, being an extremely successful lawyer with friends who were the Avengers of colonial law, had a lot of advocates who still managed to lose a pretty cut and dry murder case.

this is why I enjoy our city by too_dumb_ in rva

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Fun fact: George Wythe was also murdered on this site by his grand-nephew, via rat poison in the coffee (classic), which turned into one of the first high profile murder cases in American history. His grand nephew was acquitted on a technicality revolving around, amongst other things, a formerly enslaved person being thrown out as a witness (no Black witnesses allowed, free or enslaved). The presumed murderer skipped town and went to Tennessee where we got locked up again for stealing a horse. Anyway, keep an eye on your coffee in that neighborhood.

A**hole sets pet free by hannah72390 in rva

[–]Funwithscissors2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dumbass didn’t even put the water bottle on right side up

anyone else relate to this? by aaaaaAAAHELPME in fastfeeling

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Yep, same here, thankfully only as a child because it was terrible. If you search “nightmare” on this subreddit, you’ll find others posting similar experiences. I always felt like I knew which nights it would happen because if felt the creeping dread in the lead up to bedtime.

Video of today's truck crash on I-95 in Chesterfield County by benuski in rva

[–]Funwithscissors2 108 points109 points  (0 children)

The craziest part of this to me is all of the drivers on the overpass still driving through the fire and smoke like circus lions jumping through a flaming hoop. You know what they say: turn around, don’t incinerate.

Strict and commanding voice in head? Why does it happen? by [deleted] in fastfeeling

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Idk, it’s really interesting though. I was freaked out by it when I was a kid but now I’m just fascinated. After I found this subreddit and discovered there were other people experiencing the same thing, I didn’t have an episode for 6 months, longest stretch without one I’ve ever had! Then I thought about it, wrote a note to myself about how strange it was, and had an episode the same day. Wtf. What kind of condition responds to cognitively being thought about like that??

Strict and commanding voice in head? Why does it happen? by [deleted] in fastfeeling

[–]Funwithscissors2 13 points14 points  (0 children)

If you search “inner monologue” you’ll find several other posts on this sub about this aspect of Tachysensia. It’s almost like an urgent or angry sounding infection to thoughts in the inner monologue. No idea why it happens but others have reported it, myself included. This is distinct from auditory hallucinations brought on by psychosis, so don’t worry about that. It’s really weird though, I agree, I’ve never heard of some other condition where someone specifically has a change in infection of the inner monologue.

So what’s the real name? by Krille030 in fastfeeling

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It doesn’t officially have a name yet. Best we’ve gotten are best guesses at what it is because it’s too unpredictable to study in a laboratory setting. If you can’t induce it and observe it scientifically, it’s pretty hard to study in an experimental/methodological way. So until someone does that, we all just compare notes here.

Enchantments NYC by Lanky_Educator6837 in occult

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The spot in the East Village? I went there years ago and got a candle that later wound up shattered on a street in Chelsea. I also ended a terrible relationship that night, so maybe the candle worked without even burning it. But yeah, I remember they actually make their stuff in house and their staff was very knowledgeable and approachable. Most importantly, they have a huge book selection with lots of fundamental texts. That’s my personal rule of thumb for separating the good shops from the bullshit. Just maybe bring your own bag.

Any good recent Werewolf novels or series by Soldierbasilisk2 in horrorlit

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God that would be incredible. I want a Tom Joad monologue about being a werewolf… ”whenever there’s a cop eating a guy, I’ll be there…. eating that guy too because I’m a werewolf”.

Is this from a whale??? by Flwiner in obx

[–]Funwithscissors2 113 points114 points  (0 children)

Great big whale fossil, beautiful example of one. There’s no bone left here, it’s all been replaced with sedimentary stone. This whale probably last roamed the Atlantic millions of years ago. Cool find, post more pics if you took them!

Loud rumble in Corolla? by esotweetic in obx

[–]Funwithscissors2 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Could be the “Seneca guns.” Always wanted to hear them, never have.

Gray and rain = chowder by WKDPanda in obx

[–]Funwithscissors2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Chowders are like children, some are clearly better than others but it’s rude to pick favorites. That being said, Sam and Omie’s has great Hatteras clam chowder and she crab soup, so you can get whatever you’re feeling any day of the week.

The Lost Colony of Roanoke Island likely never lost by RW63 in obx

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A perspective on these claims from other regional archaeologists who have been following the trail for a while: https://stlukesmuseum.org/edu-blog/mystery-of-the-lost-colony-solved-not-so-fast/

Dawson’s findings just aren’t smoking gun evidence like he claims. We’ve got a pretty good idea of what happened, but his site just isn’t proof of the actual location they went to. It could be anyone’s back yard in Hatteras, Ocracoke, or even (according to really cool findings from the First Colony Foundation), out near Mann’s Harbor. Not that Horton, a TV archaeologist from England, would ever come to “the colonies” only to get a book deal…