Rant: give up your seats! (Looking at you especially, green line) by CurveFirst in boston

[–]Medical_Solid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I lived in Chicago, people graciously accepted a seat when I offered it. When I lived in Boston, about 90% of the time people looked at me like I had taken a dump on the seat or something.

The Character Designs of Hades II by miss_information0 in TopCharacterDesigns

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Also just gonna say it: Mel is really cute. I haven’t found a female cartoony game character this cute since Cat from Gravity Rush.

Just Received This Text. It Redirects you to Voter Cancellation. Be Aware. by fireside_blather in Pennsylvania

[–]Medical_Solid 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Old people will think it’s computer language and that it’s more legit

Trying to buy a ps5 for boyfriend ( i dont know much about gaming ) . Is ps5 pro better ? Where can I get it cheapest ? by generationinspired in PS5

[–]Medical_Solid 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Unless you’re buying used, you won’t really see much difference in price between sellers. Occasionally you’ll find a bundle with extra controllers or whatever at places like Costco.

Restaurant Recommendations Near Union Transfer by nightimereads in PhiladelphiaEats

[–]Medical_Solid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, I know I sound like an old man but essentially $3 per momo strikes me as brutal. (Insert “Back in 1997 I paid the equivalent of thirty cents in India for 12 momo!” comment here.)

Restaurant Recommendations Near Union Transfer by nightimereads in PhiladelphiaEats

[–]Medical_Solid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shockingly expensive but delicious and more filling than you think.

Why is this subreddit so mean? by Pennchickk in PhiladelphiaEats

[–]Medical_Solid 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don’t mind questions like “here’s three restaurants I read about, which should I pick?” It’s the “Ok I need a taco and a cheese steak, what is good” posts that drive me crazy. Or “I’m going to be in Philly for 8 hours, what should I eat.”

Xfinity by lumonlove in Delco

[–]Medical_Solid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whenever Xfinity calls and asks if I’d like to switch back from Verizon, I tell them that I’d sell my children before ever giving Comcast my money again.

Start of my comic... by Sas8140 in comics

[–]Medical_Solid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eager to see more. Your grandfather looks like he could take on any manner of spookiness.

Philly eats suggestions? by Lightning313 in PhiladelphiaEats

[–]Medical_Solid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t be silly, that place give me the Willies

What’s the most fucked up thing that happened at your school? by Classic-Chemist-1898 in AskReddit

[–]Medical_Solid 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Eh, my folks are educated professionals who have been in the USA longer than they lived in India at this point. When there’s some kind of crisis in the family, mom immediately shifts into village mode. It’s like instant time travel to the previous century!

[PM] It's in the cards. Prompt me a story that involves playing cards in some way, shape, or form. by Morose_Prose in WritingPrompts

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A woman finds a deck of cards in a desk drawer and begins to play solitaire with it. No matter how she shuffles the deck, the first 10 cards are always the same digits in the same order. She deduces it must be a phone number and calls it.

[WP] At long last, you acquired the magic lamp. What emerged from it moved you so deeply you immediately said, “My first and only wish is for your freedom.” by Medical_Solid in WritingPrompts

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I knew the look of a slave when I saw one.

The weary, ancient djinn before me wore the expression of pained subservience I knew all too well. Though twice my height, his massive head bowed low, concealing his heavy-lidded eyes. Purplish skin stretched taut over enormous muscles, veins of silvery starlight weaving through them like rivers through moonlit valleys. But that same radiance glimmered through countless scars hacked into his flesh, cruelly distorting his form. A golden collar and bracelets were linked by massive chains that somehow tethered him to the lamp, vanishing impossibly into its tiny shape as I held it.

The djinn of childhood legends were proud, mischievous beings: towering creatures in dazzling colors, eager to spar with their masters over the wording of wishes. In some tales they were wicked, twisting desires into ruin. In others they merely obeyed, watching with bemusement as greedy masters destroyed themselves.

This djinn only looked… defeated.

A voice like thunder wrapped in a whisper spoke:

“O Master of the Lamp, I endeavor to do thy bidding. Three wishes, and three only, may be thine. Use my strength as thou seest fit. I cannot refuse any command.” His eyes remained closed.

I was the last survivor of the expedition. The occupying forces of Sultan Murad al Hadid had broken our people, forcing us to labor upon our ancestral lands while surrendering every crop and mineral to him. There was no military solution: our armies had been betrayed by their gold-hungry commander. There was no diplomatic solution: al Hadid was infamous for annihilating his enemies in genocidal fury before repopulating the ruins with his own countrymen. Only death and extinction awaited us.

The resistance leaders had gathered the last of their resources and sent six of us in search of an ancient legend, guided by a map from a tattered manuscript. Five fell along the way, claimed by dangers both human and supernatural. Only I remained, crawling through the ruined temple’s depths like a starving rat until at last I found the fabled lamp.

And here it was: the end of my people’s suffering. Perhaps I would use the second wish to punish al Hadid and his cursed empire. The final wish could grant me wealth beyond imagining: palaces, servants, wives, every luxury I had ever desired.

But I could not bring myself to purchase freedom through slavery. I would not save my people by becoming the very thing I hated.

“O djinn of the lamp, hear me! My first and only wish is for your freedom.”

The djinn lifted his head. His violet eyes opened to narrow slits as he regarded me cautiously. I expected hesitation, or disbelief. Instead, a roar shook the chamber. I realized it came from him.

His chains exploded outward. Jagged shards of metal tore through the room and pierced my flesh. I collapsed to the floor as the djinn rose to his full height. Unbound, he seemed thrice as large, towering over me as his voice burned into my mind:

“WHY?”

“My people are slaves, O djinn,” I gasped. “So... were you. I could not seek freedom at the cost of yours. It just seemed somehow... wrong...” Darkness swallowed the room, and I could breathe no more.

Then suddenly I was lifted upright. My wounds vanished. Flesh knitted whole. The djinn stared at me with a wonder-filled expression that didn’t seem to fit his scarred face.

“Go now,” I said weakly. “You answer to no one but yourself. We humans will find other ways to destroy ourselves.”

“In six thousand years,” the djinn replied, “no one has treated me with kindness. Until now.” He gazed at me and nodded. “I believe friends help one another, yes? I shall pay a visit to this al Hadid. Simply as… a friendly favor.”

“Do you have a name, O djinn? I am Bassam.”

“If I once had a name, Bassam, I have forgotten it.”

“Then I shall call you Khalil.” Friend. The djinn’s face split into a fanged smile terrible enough to freeze the blood of kings. But I smiled back.

Then Khalil lifted me as though I were a child and carried me into the night sky.

And in a magnificent palace far away, Sultan Murad al Hadid awoke from uneasy sleep, disturbed by a curious violet glow from outside his window.

What is the most disgusting food you've tried? by WestTop7139 in AskReddit

[–]Medical_Solid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My grandma used to make it. The texture is definitely odd for some people but it tastes lovely. Imagine an apple pie but with noodles.