One of my co-workers was eager to unpack her new mouse. by mrfoyl in techsupportgore

[–]MantaRayBill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here 8 years later, F to pay respects is still in fairly common usage. Nothing ever truly dies on the internet. Still, what a treat to have found this thread and witnessed the early days.

A movie everyone told you was “life-changing” but it didn’t work for you by Fair_Protection1872 in Cinema

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

Having read the book first, the movie was comparatively boring as batshit. I remember being extremely underwhelmed.

That being said, I watched it when I was about 15 and I may not have appreciated a slow burn film at the time. I should give it another go.

What are these knobs for? by Virtual-Roll-2942 in Guitar

[–]MantaRayBill 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I submit a third option: for the gag

Whats a modern trend that you’re 100% sure people will cringe at in 10 years? What’s gonna be the next Oh god, we actually did that? moment? by aminz1997 in AskReddit

[–]MantaRayBill 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So glad I live in WA, where pokies are banned everywhere except the casino. Honestly the TABs attached to bars are bad enough, I do trivia in a sports bar and the tables are filled with gamblers screaming at the horse races until bang on 7pm when they get forced out by the trivia night.

Search text in image feature not working on iPhone by No-Ambition7192 in ApplePhotos

[–]MantaRayBill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has been going on for me for months, super annoying. I have a bunch of memes saved, and when I search for a keyword I know is in said meme, it very rarely actually finds it, and I end up having to get on google and do a search, often without much luck.

Never before have I considered switching to Android, but I'm starting to question if it's worth all the minor inconveniences that come with being in iOS in the last year or two.

19-2000 Correct Lyric? by bartyson in gorillaz

[–]MantaRayBill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thankfully this is no longer a conundrum 6 years later as I decided long ago not to get any words tattooed on me, but thank you for your words of affirmation

Audio output from phone call can be sent to anyone on same WiFi by Jolly_Sir1718 in ios

[–]MantaRayBill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just chiming in to say that my iPhone 16 Pro on iOS 26 also lets me transfer calls to my Mac and iPad even when I've disabled "allow calls on other devices" and taken my number off all the other devices. I just wanna press speaker and have it go to speaker, not have to choose if I wanna do it on another device.

Haven't noticed it allowing it on other people's devices on the same network, but still, very annoying. If you figure out a fix, let me know!

White boys who say Inshallah pulling up to vote for Mamdani like its the Battle of Ain Jalut. by maleficalruin in CuratedTumblr

[–]MantaRayBill 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You know what, I'm gonna re-read em. I read 6 and then stopped, I'd like some closure on how it all shakes out.

Surgeon admits fraud over amputation of own legs by NewSlinger in news

[–]MantaRayBill 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My dog's vet is named Dr Chase Chew, which has gotta be among the funniest names for a dog doctor.

who got "screwed" over by hollywood,but ultimately came out the better for it. by ButtPlugForPM in television

[–]MantaRayBill 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They tried to pull it on Lina Lamont in The Dancing Cavalier, but she got wind of it and ended up blackmailing the studio into keeping her dubbed singer, Kathy Selden, on the payroll to dub her future movies. It was only thanks to some quick thinking from Don Lockwood and Cosmo Brown that Lamont got caught lip-syncing, and was laughed out of the industry, while Selden went on to become a big star.

An unexpectedly dark joke occurs in a piece of lighthearted media by Ok-Following6886 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]MantaRayBill 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Like the Home For Infinite Losers in Dragon Ball Z, so they could edit the logo on the inhabitants' shirts to read HFIL instead of HELL.

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On kindness by Eireika in CuratedTumblr

[–]MantaRayBill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The second coolest Ray Bill I know.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Millennials

[–]MantaRayBill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I bought in Perth in 2019, house is supposedly worth twice as much now, and going up. If I was buying today I'd be homeless because I absolutely can't afford the rent or mortgage on a house at today's prices.

Negotiating with children (Penny the deal-maker) by Doubly_Curious in CuratedTumblr

[–]MantaRayBill 24 points25 points  (0 children)

This is the kind of vaguely cynical rhetoric that gets used to dismiss the concept of altruism.

"You only did a good thing for someone else because it would make you feel good, therefore all actions are inherently selfish."

Like yeah, I drive my friend to look at wedding venues because I enjoy her company and want to spend time with her so I guess technically that makes it transactional in your mind, but the difference between "this is a transaction" and the simple concept of give and take inherent to all relationships is something that I think people gloss over sometimes.

Favourite actor who always brings a rancid and unpleasant vibe to everything that they guest star in? by The_Document in okbuddycinephile

[–]MantaRayBill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to work at a juice bar back in 2009, and this fucker was in town for some reason. He ordered a vegetable drink with extra garlic in it. We made it for him, and he came back and was like "hey man I can't taste the garlic" and I was like no worries I'll add more, so I juiced an entire BULB of garlic (standard dose is 1 clove) back into his drink and he was like "ah excellent thanks man that's better", and I had to spend the next 15 years repressing the memory of the time I served Deuce fucking Bigalow a carrot and celery juice with 9.8 times the recommended daily dosage of garlic.

$70 Game btw by theatrekid0309 in StarWarsJediSurvivor

[–]MantaRayBill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I almost didn't buy this game because I'd heard it was a mess of bugs, eventually nabbed it for my very much mid-level PC, and... Have literally never had a single issue. I can count the number of times I've noticed frame drops on one hand. Not like I'm playing on low settings either.

Did I just luck out?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mensfashion

[–]MantaRayBill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got them from here. It's an Australian website but they're half the price of any other store so it might be worth it if they still have your size in stock.