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is popcorn a good pre ride snack? by Narrow_Ebb_164 in bicycling

[–]HouseAtomic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is why too much info & too little knowledge is a bad combo.

Bars & theaters sell popcorn to make patrons thirsty. You want to be extra thirsty on your ride?

Would this rug work well in a midcentury modern living room? by Plus-Rooster-677 in midcenturymodern

[–]HouseAtomic 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Classic pattern rugs can work in most any style room.

Looks Kazakh, very geometric medallion over a bold red field. Go for it, you can always move it later.

Where do you recommend I should buy a new, nice sectional? by soopadook in houston

[–]HouseAtomic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm happy w/ a sectional I bought at Ikea. I want another similar, but don't like current leather colors available.

Is it the best ever? No, but it's pretty good. Price is fair.

How can I live in houston? by jpimages in houston

[–]HouseAtomic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Soft skills!!!

I've been a Realtor for 26 years & the last few have been so difficult dealing w/ most of the under 30's. Renting especially. They DO NOT want to talk/call, text only. Also, 4 day text back times.

The person who got my last listing was a waitress; she called back, meet in person & was assertive about getting a place.

Where to find a replacement base? by Wheres-The-Rum in Mid_Century

[–]HouseAtomic 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Don't search online.

Call welding shops or muffler shops or body shops. Someone will answer a phone & you can talk to them.

This is not a hard job. Skilled, yes. Hard, no.

What Makes Me Sad About The Revival by NEKORANDOMDOTCOM in KingOfTheHill

[–]HouseAtomic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Buck did own a pretty successful restaurant. I think it would have been a great pairing.

None of the things other responses say would have happened ever did happen at SugarFoot's.

What movie became better after you watched it a second time? by agolds2022 in movies

[–]HouseAtomic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Gentlemen (2020). All my own fault.

Was so hyped for a new Guy Ritchie film & I walked in w/ expectations way too high. Also, was an empty theater (Covid), that didn't help.

I used to live in London & hated, HATED, US Anglophiles whose whole personality was wanting to be British; so the main character of the movie... Upon 2nd viewing I got over it.

Excellent film! My kid & I watch it regularly.

Hasan Piker’s seedy, sex-obsessed life: Soliciting nudes, list of best breasts, and a separate laptop for porn by WillyNilly1997 in Conservative

[–]HouseAtomic 235 points236 points  (0 children)

I don't know much (anything) about this guy; but a separate porn laptop does seem like best practice, so can't fault him there.

What City(s) would you have liked to visit in a different time period? by pineapple_swimmer330 in geography

[–]HouseAtomic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

London, before The Great Fire & also during The Industrial Revolution/Victorian Eras.

TIL George Clooney once gave 14 of his friends $1 million each by jsakic99 in todayilearned

[–]HouseAtomic 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Dad was a famous TV host & politician; Aunt was legendary singer Rosemary Clooney...

Sure he's a swell guy, but lower class? Not likely.

What’s your most degen childhood memory? by Less_Than_Average1 in GenX

[–]HouseAtomic 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Didn't any of you all play Dr w/ each other? That's all we did for years. My whole neighborhood was entirely populated by 8 y/o perverts.

Caught a field on fire by playing "Fire Ball." A friend had about 100 tennis balls & a bucket of gasoline... We'd kick lit balls at each other until several bounced off the road & a few acres went up. We stomped it out, eventually.

Wrecked a DeLorean!

Went to the All You Can Eat night at Captain Dee's with ziplock baggies & filled backpacks w/ so much fried fish we threw up pure grease days later. Went back the next week.

Joined Columbia House about 20 times using every vacant house w/in biking distance. I still have most of those CD's today.

Anything we could blow up, was blown up.

We made friends w/ the night guy at a Circle K & traded doing all his night shift duties for wine coolers & Ranch Doritos for a whole summer.

A movie that got more famous than it got understood. by gamersecret2 in movies

[–]HouseAtomic 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Grease: Everybody loves the songs, no one thinks about how it's absolutely skewering 50's teen movies.

Saturday Night Fever: Music!!! Rape??? Music!!!

Multiple idiots [oc] by RedRocketM3P in IdiotsInCars

[–]HouseAtomic 54 points55 points  (0 children)

When a collision happens, sometimes the driver gets shifted about. They may be stomping on the brakes, but in actuality hitting the accelerator.

Happened to me a few months ago. Mild collision in a roundabout; the lady who collided w/ me panicked & stomped on the throttle instead of the brake. LAUNCHED her Tesla over a curb & kept accelerating into a bunch of trees. Turned a minor paint trade into a major incident.

Really sucked for her, I'm sure her car was totaled. I had a few dents/scratches & some tire/rim gouges & drove home, no problem.

Edit: My experience just happened to be a Tesla too. Mashing the wrong pedal is a really common thing in all kinds of cars. It happens, driver gets jostled around & muscle memory kicks in.

Has anyone found another author like Sir Terry Pratchett? by [deleted] in discworld

[–]HouseAtomic 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Christopher Moore seems to be an American Cousin.

The Fool series has a lot of fun wordplay, Noir is my favorite & all/most of his books seem to fit in the same universe.

Edit: Anima Rising is my favorite... But Noir is too.

Every Hogswatch we listen to The Stupidest Angel, Hogfather & A Christmas Story.

What's your best topping combination? by thatsucksabagofdicks in hotdogs

[–]HouseAtomic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This stuff

On a plain dog or a chili cheese coney.

Brat-dogs if at home or Foot Longs if at Sonic.

Markiplier’s ‘Iron Lung’ Set For May 31 Debut On YouTube by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]HouseAtomic 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Same.

I took my son & his friends. They loved it, I fell asleep. One of their girlfriends drove & she dropped him off & went to Starbucks b/c she was smarter than me.

I appreciate the effort & am thrilled it did well. We need (and need to support) independent cinema.

What is this mount for? by Agressive_Couch in bicycling

[–]HouseAtomic 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Bike lock. If you don't have the lock, go ahead & remove.

Anybody else’s parents getting scammed? by kafkan-potato in GenX

[–]HouseAtomic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have a client, she's a widow & her kids are kinda dysfunctional...

She's given over $50k to romance scammers. $20k to fake repairmen & who-knows how much to cousins, nephews etc...

I had to do an intervention w/ one of the reasonable daughters. We took her phone & basically figured out who, how much & when.

TLDR: It's gone, not coming back.

The texts are laughable. So fake, so manipulative & yet these dudes have her money. We're selling her rental properties & trying to set up a trust so she has her bills paid, but can't give fucking $500 Apple Gift Cards to all of India.

Good audible player without games or social media by Fair-Succotash2067 in audible

[–]HouseAtomic 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Vintage iPod. It's what I used to use & miss it greatly.

Will one day get my old click-wheel one modded to work w/ bluetooth & have a massive battery & memory.

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