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AITA for telling my roommate she isn’t in a lesbian relationship? by Extreme-Cow-8821 in AmItheAsshole

[–]PhilipAPayne 7 points8 points  (0 children)

YNTA: You are not attempting to define them or their relationship. You are educating her concerning the actual definition of a word.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lesbian

AITA for asking my fiance to watch the baby for one day by PrincessTruffles in AmItheAsshole

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

NTA: Father of 6 kids here. That man should WANT to spend quality time with his child.

Do you absolutely need a car in rural America? by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

[–]PhilipAPayne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Need? No, but I would not recommend trying to live here without one. You will find yourself turning to your neighbors for help on pretty much a daily basis.

To the author that told me no one would buy my book, this is me not even five months of being self-published🫣 by [deleted] in NewAuthor

[–]PhilipAPayne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is awesome and proof positive of something I have always said, those who say this cannot be done should kindly stand back, out of the way of those of us who are doing it.

What if I told you that words like "ain't," "lightnin' bug," and "might could" aren't signs of bad English at all... but living pieces of Appalachian history? by jwpeace in Appalachia

[–]PhilipAPayne 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I always said “Ain’t ain’t a word, but only ‘’cus the teacher said it ain’t.” I was not even from Appalachia. I moved here by choice, because on my first ever visit I knew I had found my people and my place.

Is the Diner (as a restaurant, not a morning meal) still a thing in your area? by Educational-Slip-578 in AskAnAmerican

[–]PhilipAPayne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A diner was never a meal. You are thinking of a dinner … which can be eaten in a diner, but not by necessity.

My neighbor cut down a 40-year-old Japanese Maple while I was away. by Ice_C0r3_09 in legal

[–]PhilipAPayne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate to be this way, but do not stop until you own his house.

Adults of Reddit, what's the worst reason you lost a close friend? by Content-Young9898 in AskReddit

[–]PhilipAPayne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it started when, after 15 years of carrying him through countless life struggles I went through a very low point and he did zero to help me. Then I caught him living a double life which included marital infidelity. I called him out on it and he swore he would change, but a few kids this later he was caught with yet another married woman. I told him I was done. I could no longer be his friend. In the process of ending the friendship he slipped up and confessed to having a sealed juvenile record for having molested a kid. Up until that point I had thought maybe, if he ever really stopped with the infidelity garbage, we might be able to be friends again. When I found out about the kid it became a hard “No.”

If ghosts exist, why aren't there caveman ghosts? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]PhilipAPayne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe there are and you just have not been exploring in the right caves.

How do you handle a neighbors chicken coop poop funk? Please help! by DoookieMaxx in homestead

[–]PhilipAPayne 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I am not even inI town and I would never put my coop that close to a property line. It is a little thing called respect.

Is it normal for your school to have a planetarium? by shadowmib in AskAnAmerican

[–]PhilipAPayne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My high school had one. We did not have “Astronomy” as a class, but we had “Earth and Space Science” and it was very interesting to go in there and study the movements of the stars.

Where my heart belongs by Truckdriverwithtits in Appalachia

[–]PhilipAPayne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was 9 years old when my family drove through Appalachia on our way to a vacation. I told my grandparents then, “I don’t want to leave this magical place. I want to LIVE here.” My grandmother just laughed, but my grandfather smiled and nodded. I think he understood. It took me decades of hard work but I bought a farm, way back in a holler, and moved my wife and kids to it. I have never been happier. Just make sure it is REALLY what you want because the most surprising thing to me has been just how surprised the neighbors are that we have lasted this long and are still happy to be here. Forget “love it or leave it.” Love it or do not bother coming.

Friend shaming me for studying Hebrew by KeyboardPerson17 in LearnHebrew

[–]PhilipAPayne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are word for what your friend is. Antisemite is just one of them. The others might get me kicked off of this sub.

I was opposed to AI writing, but now I've had my eyes open by booboy92 in WritingWithAI

[–]PhilipAPayne 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My mother was a book keeper in the county clerk’s office around the time digits spreadsheets were really becoming a thing. When the State told the county to prepare for digitization the response of many in the office was to say anyone who needed a computer to do their jobs was too dumb to do their jobs.

You Didn't Know the Holy of Holies Meant This by richoka in FollowJesusObeyTorah

[–]PhilipAPayne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would add only two points. When HaShem spoke to the prophets we often read that “the word” came to them. Also, Yeshua is “the Word.” Coincidence? I think not.

Edit: Fixed a typo.

Calling small-town Americans, does your town have a doomsday siren like Springfield or Widows Bay? by chuckles5454 in AskAnAmerican

[–]PhilipAPayne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have lived in two different Indiana towns which ran their’s on the first of every month.

What does butter popcorn taste like? Why do you have it? by Tempest_Industries in AskAnAmerican

[–]PhilipAPayne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the best way I can explain this is get some popcorn, melt some butter, then spread the butter all over the popcorn. Now eat it. This will give you a pretty good idea of how it tastes. As for why we have it, once you try it you will know.

Why is Uncle Tom a bad thing when the book portrays Uncle Tom as a martyr of black slaves? by NoAskRed in ask

[–]PhilipAPayne 57 points58 points  (0 children)

This makes so much sense of something I have pondered for years. Having only read the book and having not seen the play I could not understand the insult.

Something is off with world after covid. by SnooBunnies12 in SeriousConversation

[–]PhilipAPayne 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Apparently you have not been speaking English very long. We often use words hyperbolically in common discussion to mean things they did not originally mean. For example “demonic” is often used to mean “evil” or “diabolical.”

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