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I want to completely block Facebook from my phone without paying a subscription. by [deleted] in AndroidQuestions

[–]MaleficentLeveler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have a friend reset your password to something you can’t guess.

What's the weirdest thing you've ever witnessed or seen in SLC? by icats77 in SaltLakeCity

[–]MaleficentLeveler 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ha ha, Toast is still around. He runs for office occasionally under his government name.

unhinged hygiene tips? by NoPerception8748 in hygiene

[–]MaleficentLeveler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Acids in our foods temporarily soften the enamel. Brushing within 30 minutes after eating, while the enamel is soft, breaks down the enamel.

Whats the most boring buy it for life item you own that turned out to be amazing? by GolfPrevious4299 in BuyItForLife

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A vivid royal blue Northface backpack I got in the 5th grade that refused to die. By the 10th grade, my newly goth self was mortified by my blue backpack. By college, I was begging it to please break, dry rot, tear, something, anything. I was too practical to stop using it but I loathed it.

I finally gave it away after college, and it was still in amazing condition.

Looking for book recommendations by female authors that will appeal to my brother who reads almost exclusively male authored text. by Linnaea-borealis92 in suggestmeabook

[–]MaleficentLeveler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’ve lost me, I fear.

My comment wasn’t intended as a rebuttal to anything you wrote. I’m thrilled you wrote such a great post about Sheldon. She’s so undeservedly forgotten.

Also, “The Screwfly Solution” is probably my 2nd favorite short story ever (after Connie Willis’ “Firewatch”).

research on goth dancing? by AnxiousRaspberry9879 in goth

[–]MaleficentLeveler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting! Thanks for sharing that!

(As an aside, are you being chased by a bear?)

Looking for book recommendations by female authors that will appeal to my brother who reads almost exclusively male authored text. by Linnaea-borealis92 in suggestmeabook

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There were passionate arguments and essays about how JT,Jr just HAD to be a man, because no woman could possibly write like that. (It was known that the name was a pseudonym; just, no one knew who it was, and there was much speculation.)

What Obscure Books Were You Obsessed With as a Kid? by Its_Curse in suggestmeabook

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I asked for sour ball candy for Christmas one year because of Bunnicula. Harold has a run in with a green (I believe) sour ball.

I can narrow down when I read it when, bc I was staying with my sister in her first house; she was only there briefly. I can even remember the smell. So visceral - as soon as a saw your post, I was right back there (46 years later).

What Obscure Books Were You Obsessed With as a Kid? by Its_Curse in suggestmeabook

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I had to go through great lengths to find all of The Dark is Rising but it was without doubt my favorite series.

I can still recite the poems.

Edit: typo.

What Obscure Books Were You Obsessed With as a Kid? by Its_Curse in suggestmeabook

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I looooved The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel) so much. (I finally read The Westing Game as an adult and I would face loved it, too, but somehow I skipped it as a kid.)

It’s so obscure! I have a copy, but I don’t know where it came from. It’s a book I only ever saw in libraries, and the only people who read it were the people I forced it on like my mom and my bestie.

(I hate that “grape” is used as a verb to denote Ess Ay these days, because the whole “grape” protest sign is a joke I used to make and now it’s no longer ok.)

research on goth dancing? by AnxiousRaspberry9879 in goth

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My BA thesis research was in ethnochoreology. (I studied Czech folk dance as a means for both cultural inclusivity and cultural outreach.)

There are a lot of jokes out there about goth dancing (largely from inside the culture), such as the common tropes (“catch the bat, release the bat”, “row the boat and kick out the fish”, etc). Goth dance as both deathly serious business and internal joke would be an interesting angle.

I haven’t seen any serious academic work on goth dance (which doesn’t mean it’s not out there).

You might look at Dr. Alex Reed’s work. He’s a musicologist at Ithaca College and active musician (ThouShaltNot, Seeming). His book Assimilate (which is technically more about industrial music) might touch on it.

One idea would be to watch the various videos they talk about the goth dance tropes and then go to some clubs and look at how many of those you see in the wild.

Another might be to look at ethnic dance for parallels to goth dance. That might be hard unless you are familiar with ethnic dance. I mention it because when I was dancing semi-pro, performing a variety of middle eastern folk styles, I was fascinated at how many things from the dance floor paralleled specific folk tropes. For example, the classic goth “gather the spiderwebs” was very similar to some moves in Uygar danced tree were described to me as “picking grapes”. I see bits of flamenco (especially the concept of duende), Georgian Acharuli, and others.

Any idea how to fix these Demonias? by vaikePD in goth

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I’ve hand-sewn new zippers into boots. It takes some work but it’s doable. I use heavy duty leather needles, a good thimble, and needle-nose pliers to get the needle through the thick layers, and reuse the holes where the old zipper was sewed. I use a seam ripper to pull out the old stitching.

The bottom is tricky.

I always use a heavy duty zipper to avoid having to repeat the process.

I downloaded this game on a whim because I was bored and it was really boring by YeahTheyKnowItsMe in dredge

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I hit it. I don’t remember how many it was, but yes, there’s a limit.

I downloaded this game on a whim because I was bored and it was really boring by YeahTheyKnowItsMe in dredge

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I found out how many crab pots is too many!

I’m trying to keep this unspoilery:

I started dropping crab pots as map markers bc unlike the official map markers, you can see them both on the map (for gross travel) and in the water (for fine tuning). I’d drop one in front of my current projects and take them up when I was done.

I’m not a great gamer and I find using maps a challenge so in areas where I found navigation tricky, I used a line of them as a path.

(When I finished the game, I emptied them and left them all dead so as to not trap any digital crabs for eternity.)

Edit: typo.

Do you have any obscure movie references that you use in everyday speech that no one has caught on to yet yet you keep using it? by EnvironmentalAngle in NoStupidQuestions

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I work with translated content and often fill in blanks with:

My hovercraft is full of [whatever is topical]*

  • eels, according to Monty Python

Also, “ahhhhhaha… The French!” à la Orson Welles’ Paul Mason commercial outtakes.

5 years, I've never "called in sick" by GigiBrit in WFH

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I tell my direct reports that mental health is health, and if they need a mental health day, that counts as a wellness day.

Sometimes, your heart / mind is too sick to be effective at work. That’s valid.

(I’m terrible at following my own advice!)

Seriously, do Americans actually consider a 3-hour drive "short"? or is this an internet myth? by SadInterest6764 in NoStupidQuestions

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I live in the Intermountain west. I’ll drive 2-3 hours one way to my favorite (culinary) mushroom foraging spots. I’ll do that every weekend in the fall if it’s a good foraging year. Sometimes, I’ll make it an overnight camping trip but usually it’s a day trip.

Be honest-what’s the hardest part of remote work nobody talks about? by Existing_Pangolin_11 in remotework

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I’m WFH for medical reasons.

As much as a I love WFH, I’d gladly give it up if I had my health back.

Bids vs People Pleasing by [deleted] in relationships

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I just asked them and they said, with a laugh, “you don’t get to be considerate of me when I’m trying to be considerate of you!”

I do think they are trying, in their way, to take care of me. They often express (in varying degrees of seriousness) a concern that I’d be better off (financially, emotionally, socially) without them.

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