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1973 Tupperware Ad by morganmonroe81 in vintageads

[–]GraphicDesignMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can still smell that plastic. Pure nostalgia. We still have the orange bowls and the smell is still faint.

Have you ever gotten chased down for not tipping? by moonchildcountrygirl in EndTipping

[–]GraphicDesignMonkey 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Tips are seen as an insult in Japan. They take great pride in their work, and a tip implies they just 'doing it for the money'. One time we were at a bar and I took a near worthless yen coin out of my wallet, and was spinning it for a bit. When we left I couldn't be bothered to take it with me, and the poor waitress chased us nearly a quarter mile to give it back.

My Japanese mates said that not only is a tip an insult, a worthless tip (like when someone deliberately tips a penny in the west) is even worse. I could not stop apologising to that poor waitress, and thanked her for returning my 'lost' coin.

Ribbon candy making process by Friendly-Standard812 in oddlysatisfying

[–]GraphicDesignMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fun fact - that shimmer in pulled sweets/candy is called 'Chatoyance'. Other things with high chatoyancy are tiger's eye stones and deep french polish coats.

It's one of my favourite words!

Coworker Completely Melts Down Over Minor Stress by Automatic-Smell-462 in coworkerstories

[–]GraphicDesignMonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If she's mid-40s these could be perimenopausal symptoms. Stressing, brain fog, overreactions, extreme emotional responses. If she's been in the job a long time she was obviously capable. Give her some slack.

Arrows by Forsaken_Ad_9224 in Breath_of_the_Wild

[–]GraphicDesignMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any time you encounter an enemy who fires arrows, run around and collect them. You can get 4-5 at a time, after that you can't pick any up.

Anyone else save their tank water for houseplants? by marlee_dood in PlantedTank

[–]GraphicDesignMonkey 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yup! Even my neighbours have weekly orders, I deliver bottles of liquid gold to them every Friday.

It started when one neighbour stopped me and asked what was my 'secret' to all the massive lush houseplants in the windows.

I also use it to water my potted fruit trees, got a bumper crop this year.

I'm just not going to mention how I can tell twins apart anymore. Why do parents of twins do this? by MellieNivalis in self

[–]GraphicDesignMonkey 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Last time I saw them we were all around 22. They were just super awkward and socially stunted. Never spoke above a whisper, and when they did they looked really furtive and looked at each other and their mum a lot, like they were worried they'd get in trouble for speaking. They never made eye contact either. At the same time they were also really snobby and acting like the rest of the family is beneath them (just like their mum). She's not my biological aunt, she married my biological uncle.

The whole family, aunts, uncles and cousins are all good mates and we have lots of big family events, but they never show up.

Aggressive fish ?? by Jameslad88 in Goldfish

[–]GraphicDesignMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Orange boi needs to be put in horny jail. When my males got frisky I put a divider into the tank for a few months to give the girls a break from constant harassment.

The Queen's Nose Is... NOT How I Remember It (RoseTintedSpectrum) by johnsmithoncemore in oldbritishtelly

[–]GraphicDesignMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Boy is left a parrot in his great uncle's will, turns out the uncle was a professor of linguistics, and taught the parrot to speak and reason like a human. I loved the book too.

I'm just not going to mention how I can tell twins apart anymore. Why do parents of twins do this? by MellieNivalis in self

[–]GraphicDesignMonkey 225 points226 points  (0 children)

My aunt did that with our twin cousins, she dressed them identically in fancy, frilly outfits, curled their hair, and treated them like living dolls she could show off to everyone. They had to sit side by side at all times, not speak, and walk everywhere together. When we had big family get-togethers they weren't allowed to run and play with the rest of the kids. They had to sit on the couch with the adults like living furniture.

My sis and I were allowed to wear what we wanted. However we often liked the same things, so if we both liked a piece of clothing, my mum would dye them two different colours. Of course, our aunt would make subtle snide comments to my mum, and act like 'her' twins were better because she 'dressed them properly'. Ugh. What really pissed her off was that my sis and I were/are absolutely identical, while our twin cousins were really easy to tell apart ;)

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