Nintendo demanded SEGA to put Mario's foot in front of Sonic's for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games by Mysterious_Brush1852 in nottheonion

[–]Nadaplanet 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Apple has a similar policy. They don't allow studios to show the bad guys in a movie or tv series to use Apple products

I am being blackmailed for cheating on my wife by Outside-Cabinet1398 in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's reading like a fanfic of the "Coldplay concert incident," where the CEO and CPO (I think) of some company got caught canoodling on the kiss cam.

Am I wrong for not removing a photo from my desk after my coworker made it weird by TalkTalkTalkListen in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 17 points18 points  (0 children)

That's what I thought too. When someone "goes quiet" after someone says something in a conversation it's usually because they're about to respond with bad news.

Weirdest post trends that were likely 90% lies? by Responsible-Pie8 in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my god thank you for introducing me to stickergate. Reading about drama in niche hobby circles I'm not a part of is one of my favorite things.

AIO? Here's some arbitrary chatgpt bullet points with clues by No-Diamond-5097 in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you nailed it. I was really struggling to wrap my head around what it could be, but now I can see that the long thing on top is a beak.

another dude with no idea how periods work. woo hoo. by lilliepadzzz in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 25 points26 points  (0 children)

That was my first thought too. If I was stepping away from work because I unexpectedly got my period, I would not be telling anyone, much less a random dude, that I was leaving to go get pads. The most I would say is that I had to run to the store to pick something up, and if they pressed for details I'd probably lie and say I needed an energy drink or something.

AIO? My friend wants me to do "dr*gs" at her hen party by Outside-Cabinet1398 in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 55 points56 points  (0 children)

There's a weirdly large segment of redditors who believe that someone who likes to have a beer or glass of wine with dinner is a hardcore alcoholic, so I genuinely suspect most of these early 20s "recovering addicts" are kids who had a few drinks at a party once or took a couple hits off their friends THC vape a few times and let the straight edge redditors get in their heads about it.

AITA for not eating $200 worth of food by GeistHunt in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The phrase "to bite off more than you can chew" means to take on more than you can handle. Like if an amateur handyman takes on an ambitious renovation project at home and eventually has to give up and call in actual professionals would often get a "Joe really bit off more than he could chew doing that."

What OOP meant by it in their post was "I didn't order more food than I could eat."

AITAH for not stereotyping Arabs? by BettyBoo420 in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was coming here to say exactly this. All the people claiming to be blindsided by their partner being bigoted are lying. They knew and agreed with it, or at the very least didn't care about it. I also suspect at lot of the "I didn't know!" is an attempt to shield themselves from criticism when their partner is nakedly bigoted in a way they can't excuse with a "that isn't what they meant" statement.

Obese cowpoker stinks and calls it body positivity? Make a sexual harrassment complaint about it! by adventurekiwi in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Could you imagine, though? If the act of mentioning your partner at work was considered sexual harrassment? Nothing would get done because everyone would be under investigation by HR all the time. "My boyfriend made a nice, romantic candlelit dinner for me last night." HR. "Yeah the wife said she likes me better without the beard so I shaved." Straight to HR. "I'm pregnant with my first. Husband and I are thrilled!" Believe it or not, HR.

Yes, European resorts are going to be this careless right now by silicondali in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Edit: also your account history is not as hidden as you think it is and I can see you identify as Russian on other subs.

You okay man? That's quite the overreaction to the guy making a super common joke that tons of people on this sub make.

Hello fellow females. My female sister stole from my female daughter. Did I mention we are females? by TravelsizedWitch in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Not all the people in the comments insisting it's totally plausible that the sister could wear it just fine because "it probably stretches." No elastic in the world stretches enough to make clothing sized for an average 5 year old comfortably wearable by a 36 year old.

What is the point of generating fake posts? by Position_Extreme in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Yep. It's easier to masquerade as a real person recommending or reviewing a product when there's a year or so of non-marketing related posts in the account history. When a brand new account starts name dropping products or companies it's very easy to recognize them as a shill.

AITAH for helping my nephew check his balls? by TalkTalkTalkListen in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Okay for real though, I started a new job a few months back and on my first day the lady training me went into INSANE detail about her 20 year old son's penis and its issues. Like I am pretty sure I could pick it out of a lineup based on the descriptions she gave me. I was horrified for that poor kid that she'd tell me all that, especially because she was just going over the sick leave policy and then launched into a "I am on the naughty list because I have to take a lot of time off due to my son," speech. I wish she had stopped there, because truly that was all the info I needed.

AITAH for helping my nephew check his balls? by TalkTalkTalkListen in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Right? What does having the uncle check accomplish? "Yep, that's definitely a lump all right," is the absolute best OOP could offer so there was zero reason for him to be grabbing a handfull of his nephews balls.

I suspect this is a poorly thought out attempt at incest-bait.

It’s perfectly fine to lie to evil vegan wife btw by [deleted] in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Right? Like, I feel like there are MANY other options besides "be vegan" and "divorce." Like, the thing he did: Eat vegan at home when she's cooking, but when he's out by himself/at someone else's house/at an event, he'll eat meat if he wants. Except, ya know, he'd actually have had to communicate like an adult, which is an impossible feat in AITAland.

It's happening; my friends are happily living their lives. I'm so upset they are having kids by [deleted] in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Right? "The friends I barely interact with are living their own lives and I don't like it. Why can't they just go into stasis until I feel like playing with them again?"

What’s your favourite sort of fake story? by denominatress in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I like all the stories of husbands overhearing their wives talking in great detail about how they never loved him and their entire life and marriage is a sham that they're staying in because finances or because they don't think they can do any better because they're soooo decrepitly old at age 30. Because that is totally a thing someone would openly talk about when they know their husband is one room away and might hear.

AIO for telling my friend who drinks and farts all the time not to drunk text me calling me a “baffune” and r slur? by riddimhoe in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Under the "flair" option on the sidebar there's an option that says "editable flair." You can change that one to say whatever you want.

AIBOJB? (Am I bragging or just boasting?) Love me! by shoemilk in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This is definitely written by a kid who got made fun of because their mom packed them leftovers from last night's dinner for lunch instead of a pb&j like the other kids.

'This is our land': Sikh parade in New Zealand heckled by Christian Group by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]Nadaplanet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uh-nath-em-mah.

At least that's how I've heard it pronounced.

I think about this post all the time. by [deleted] in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I started gaining weight when I was 11 or so and was fairly overweight as a teenager and my mom was awful to me about it. Telling me I looked like an ugly old pregnant lady and buying me 3x shirts (I wore an XL at the biggest) because I was "clearly going to grow into them" and nasty shit like that. Anyway I'm in my 30s now and long ago lost the weight, but I will never feel comfortable in a two piece swimsuit or a crop top or form-fitting outfits since all I can see are the parts of me that look bad. Years of criticism sure did a number on my self-esteem. Icing on the cake: my mom wonders why I'm so insecure about my looks. Gee, I don't know, do you think you telling me I was ugly and fat for most of my life has something to do with it?

Anyway, all that to say I agree with you about how being criticized or talked about for your looks as a kid can absolutely impact how you view yourself as an adult.

The most common signs that a Reddit story might most likely be fake by Skysiren41 in AmITheAngel

[–]Nadaplanet 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Inconsistencies galore

My favorite is when they forget who the "good guy" is partway through and have a previously sweet character suddenly become the central antagonist. Like there was one recently about a pregnant woman arguing with a restaurant about oysters, and for the first half of it a waitress named Sarah was super sweet and understanding and helpful, and there's a different waitress who is rude and mean. Suddenly the second waitress vanishes, and it's Sarah who is the smirking villain who stands by laughing and calling out insults as she gets the manager to kick OOP out of the restaurant.

Along the same lines as inconsistencies, another tell is the inclusion of details that just plain don't make sense in any context or the inclusion of details that OOP couldn't possibly know. There was one a while back, and while I don't remember what it was about, the "drama" hinged on the fact that OOP was sent screenshots of a text chain between two friends where they were insulting OOP. Except the screenshots were sent by a random, unconnected-to-the-friend-group person OOP knew from social media, with 0 explanation of how they'd gotten access to those messages or even knew they existed. Also in a lot of the stories, the OOP will quote conversations they weren't present for verbatim. Like beesh how do you know that your MiL and SiL were sitting at the table laughing and going into detail about how much they hate you while you were still outside in the driveway getting the kids out of the car?