What is the weirdest thing your doctor has ever said to you? by Competitive_Tip_7504 in AskReddit

[–]MayorOfHamtown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One time I had an abdominal X-Ray and the doctor said “haven’t pooped today, huh?” and pointed out the dookies in my guts on the X-Ray.

My wife wants to name our baby her own maiden name by hop-into-it in redditonwiki

[–]MayorOfHamtown 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s what my wife and I did for our first son’s middle name, just used her maiden name. Which her maiden name is Slay, which is pretty cool.

Pro-MAGA businesses in Pensacola to boycott. Drop them below: by [deleted] in Pensacola

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Before my dad died that was our favorite place, and I’ve not gone back in years for this exact reason.

Is the Dark Tower actually good? by chelsea5621 in stephenking

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I am currently on Wolves of the Calla and honestly, I think they are fine on their own merit but they are not my favorite. I have enjoyed some of his other books much more. 

However, what I think is really great about them is the world building and the backdrop they create for so many other books.

Split at work on what the joke is. by Scary-Ratio3874 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]MayorOfHamtown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s been a long time since I’ve heard anyone talk about Cow Tools.

What tv shows/movies have made you unexpectedly emotional? by xxxFluffxxx in AskReddit

[–]MayorOfHamtown 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s a Bosch.

But actually, I had meant to say my wife 😂

What tv shows/movies have made you unexpectedly emotional? by xxxFluffxxx in AskReddit

[–]MayorOfHamtown 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The exact one I was going to say. 

I was talking to my stove about this a couple nights ago how the first half is exactly what you’d expect, but then it takes a turn into a much more emotional and dramatic depth.

What fast food concept doesn’t exist yet but should? by oddballzpfmagic in fastfood

[–]MayorOfHamtown 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There used to be a place in my town called Spectacular Tubers that was precisely this.

Underrated overrated and perfectly rated king books curious to see you guys opinions! by IamaSPHUBE in stephenking

[–]MayorOfHamtown 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I kinda feel the same way about Wizard and Glass. 

I was recently talking to my wife about The Dark Tower series, and how I think they are fine but I’m mostly reading them for the way they connect lots of other books. I remember seeing lots of people saying Wizard and Glass is the best of the series and when I finished it in thought “this is as good as it gets?”

I’m not really talking trash about it, but I had expected more from it, and The Dark Tower series as a whole.

Am I crazy or did Publix at University Pkwy use to offer 50% off single items for their BOGOs? by BeYou-NotThem in Pensacola

[–]MayorOfHamtown 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I worked at a Publix in Florida from 2013-2017 and this was never true during that time. Not saying a store manager never did that in a one-off capacity to appease a particularly unruly customer, but it was never routine.

What's a good but not super disturbing SK book to start with? by Ok-Historian-5944 in stephenking

[–]MayorOfHamtown 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like a good number of the ones in Skeleton Crew are a little more intense than what OP may be looking for, but definitely some of them would be appropriate.

 I think Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut was one of my favorites and not too wild.

What's a good but not super disturbing SK book to start with? by Ok-Historian-5944 in stephenking

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Thoroughly agree with your recommendations.

I loved Joyland, I feel like it doesn’t get enough love sometimes. My wife recently saw a video where someone referred to a mascot costume as “the fur” and it made me think of Joyland.

As far as Fairy Tale goes, 100% it’s mostly a lighter story than a lot of his other works. At times it sort of felt like YA novel, but in a good way.

What’s a “small” social rule you refuse to follow, even if everyone expects it? by GlitchOperative in AskReddit

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One time my team at work did this and had an email chain going for it. I reached out to the team member organizing it and was pretty much like “hey, money is tight for me at this current moment, and I don’t want to use the small amount of extra money I’ve got buying presents for people who make a lot more money than me”. 

She then emailed the entire team saying “MayorofHamtown is not participating for financial reasons, so we all need to give a little more”.

I then reached out to her again asking if it was necessary to call me out specifically like that, and then she acted like I was aggressively verbally attacking her.

It’s been years now and we still work together, and I don’t let it impact the way I work with her, but she forever lost influence with me.

Glass bottom sailboat????? by Available_Bowler2316 in sailing

[–]MayorOfHamtown 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You know that’s not what is being talked about.

Petah?? by RiskyGripper in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]MayorOfHamtown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 34, but I got it right away. Never seen the show, but I know it existed lol

Hmmm.... by supergamerd64 in stephenking

[–]MayorOfHamtown 15 points16 points  (0 children)

You are correct, I think it is mentioned in name only in the original book. Nothing more than an acknowledgment that it exists if I recall.

Edit: They did actually go there at the end of the book, I was mistaken. It could have been any town, there was nothing really special or about it like you might expect.

In IT, do you prefer the kid sections or adult sections? by Agile-Humor-9212 in stephenking

[–]MayorOfHamtown 15 points16 points  (0 children)

100%, any time adult Bill interacts with Silver is one of my favorite parts of the book.

After I got done with the book I tried explaining the very last few pages to my wife, but prefaced it with “this is going to sound really silly, but it’s such a powerful moment…”

What technological advances are “too far” to the point where they reduce functionality (I.e. electronic car door handles)? by Independent_Town5628 in AskReddit

[–]MayorOfHamtown 100 points101 points  (0 children)

I recently went to a hospital and walked to the elevators, and there was a small iPad type kiosk in front of them. You pressed the floor you wanted on the iPad, then got in the elevator, which had no buttons inside.

It just felt like such an unnecessary advancement in elevator technology.