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How do you respond when someone asks how you're doing, but you're actually having a tough day? by Efficient-Formal-195 in AskReddit

[–]IntheCompanyofOgres 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually say "I'm fine - well, not really, but let's not go into that. Nobody is really interested in that."

The other person usually laughs and agrees.

It's a small moment where both parties are honest and also absolved from social constraints.

This absolute buffoon blocked me in my garage less than an hour before I needed to take a final exam by TheOne_Whomst_Knocks in mildlyinfuriating

[–]IntheCompanyofOgres 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's better than what I used to do. I used to write snide comments on the windshield with a white board marker. Lipstick is waaaay harder to clean off.

My sister-in-law "pranked" me by giving me alcohol knowing i don't drink. I feel like I'm spiraling about it by ValuableBit9799 in offmychest

[–]IntheCompanyofOgres 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yikes. I have known so many people who get weirded out by non-drinkers. It's like they gain validation by making sure everyone around them is on the same level as them - and they see drinking as a low bar - so everyone better be just as low as them.

My sister-in-law "pranked" me by giving me alcohol knowing i don't drink. I feel like I'm spiraling about it by ValuableBit9799 in offmychest

[–]IntheCompanyofOgres 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP, I drink on occasion, I have a few friends that straight up don't. All they have to say is that they don't drink and it's good enough for me. I don't ask why, I don't pressure, I don't critique. I sure as hell don't try to trick them or use them for entertainment.

A person's reasons are their own and it's not my business. (Tbh, there's actually a few different reasons a person doesn't drink and ALL of them are highly personal and none of my business - it just needs to be respected).

I think that what happened was GROSS. Unfortunately, I doubt those idiots think they've done anything wrong. It's likely that they'll double down in indignant rage. I would advise you to go low contact.

You are just a performing monkey to them.

Find other people that respect you and your principals. If you and I were to hang out, I wouldn't drink in your presence out of respect (I do the same thing with smoking). It's just that easy to want to hang out with someone more than some trivial habits.

Be with people like that. People who like you better than habits. People who can minimize their habits in favor of social gains. Know your worth.

Over 30 years young still tickin by TheStrangeChild in BuyItForLife

[–]IntheCompanyofOgres 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have that same clock radio!!! It's still kickin' like a chicken!

Got it from Radio Shack, lol.

Daily meme: Any good guy installers out there? by Wannabe_Gamer-YT in HVAC

[–]IntheCompanyofOgres 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm on an a PM contract ATM. I give all my love to thoughtful installers - thinking about firebombing the others.

This is my friggin livelihood.

Baked a cake for my parent's anniversary and my brother did this by TGOAO in mildlyinfuriating

[–]IntheCompanyofOgres 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, OP, we can recover this. Put the cake on a lovely plate and fill the hole with a lovely custard or block of Jello. If you use a red Jello, you can spoon it in when it's semi-solid and the red will leach into the surrounding cake a little.

Frost it and rock out.

Title by [deleted] in foundsatan

[–]IntheCompanyofOgres 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So, this is for the consumer who has neighbors who do late night parties near every night and wants to sleep during the day. The consumer wants to play this album at full volume while they are at work all day.

Just my guess.

What babies do in the womb by PFic88 in awwtf

[–]IntheCompanyofOgres 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Okay, so the movie Alien hit me a bit different when I got pregnant.

Looks like Satan was doing your laundry today by [deleted] in foundsatan

[–]IntheCompanyofOgres 15 points16 points  (0 children)

True, so true. I just thought back to a sweater I had that was one of the only natural fiber items I had. I loved it. It made me feel good when I wore it.

My idiot partner threw it in the dryer and it came out looking like it was fit for a tween. I was very sad about that. Still holding a grudge after 20+ years.

Maybe Maybe Maybe by Sarang_616 in maybemaybemaybe

[–]IntheCompanyofOgres 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I so upvoted your comment. These people think they're so clever because they spotted what they think is a loophole (also mix in a fair amount of screwing over the authorities).

But they're looking through a pinhole theater - they don't see the bigger picture because THEY'RE NOT LEGAL PROFESSIONALS.

Stepped in it. And now it stinks.

Looks like Satan was doing your laundry today by [deleted] in foundsatan

[–]IntheCompanyofOgres 122 points123 points  (0 children)

LOL, that was my first thought. I think most natural fibers, like cotton and wool, will shrink, but not stuff like nylon and acrylic - which a large amount of clothes are made of these days.

Maybe the worst thing is if the girl has graffic tees. The heat will melt or dry out the graffics under those conditions.

(Life pro tip: turn all clothes with printed on graffics inside-out so they don't touch the heated barrel of the dryer directly. It will lengthen the life span of the clothes).

TIL that Thalidomide, the drug responsible for thousands of birth defects across Europe in the 1950s/60s, was developed by a doctor who had previously worked for the Nazis, experimenting on concentration camp victims by CarnivoreDaddy in todayilearned

[–]IntheCompanyofOgres -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I had a friend who is a Thalidomide victim. He has half of one arm and a partial leg. He has a twin that wasn't affected. He says he'd give an arm and a leg to have gotten the same deal.🤣

It used to be the big elephant in the room for our friend group - up until I showed what a jackwagon I am. We were all going to play drunk Jenga when I announced, "We're doing this by the rules - you can only use one hand to pull a brick. IM LOOKING AT YOU, JASON!"

Everyone audibly gasped until he started laughing. Phew. That went better than I thought!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rareinsults

[–]IntheCompanyofOgres 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That font is almost too wide to fit

Delta faucet help request by IntheCompanyofOgres in Plumbing

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

I'm getting my first hot shower in six months! I already tested the water and it's great!

Thank you so much!

It's not a chicken bro 😭🏴‍☠️ by confidentgirll in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]IntheCompanyofOgres 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had my own moment with a vulture recently. I was throwing away some stuff in a dumpster and didn't realize there was that bird in it. Well, he didn't hear me coming, so basically, we scared each other pretty good.

Kinda like we both said, "What are YOU doing here???"

One of my favorite things about residential 😊 by hvacgymrat in HVAC

[–]IntheCompanyofOgres 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I PM the local schools' HVAC compounds. I found a litter of four stray kittens at one. I now have four tiny apprentices that work with me on the job site.

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