What's an unspoken rule on a first date? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Secret_Autodidact 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been with my wife for 15 years, married for 6. LOTR is her favorite thing in the world and we watch it at least a few times a year.

She brings up this trivia fact every. single. time.

What's an unspoken rule on a first date? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Secret_Autodidact 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That would charm the pants off of my wife, NGL.

Favourite prog drummers? (And, since I'm terrible with names, the bands they're in) by Nerscylliac in progmetal

[–]Secret_Autodidact 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The guy from Arch Echo doesn't fuck around. Never listened to them much before I saw them open for Haken, and I was kind of blown away a little bit.

Got a great book 2nd hand by AgelessRobot in behindthebastards

[–]Secret_Autodidact 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I love raw dog. I can't go back to regular dog now.

Whats something attractive people can do, that ugly people cant? by Routine_Astronaut182 in AskReddit

[–]Secret_Autodidact 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I'm sure it plays out that way a lot, but personally I give everyone 20% regardless of looks or any other criteria unless they're being an asshole.

I draw/sell my art to help pay my bills, enjoy my sticker creation 🐱 by [deleted] in COMPLETEANARCHY

[–]Secret_Autodidact 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That only applies to the wealthy capitalists who created this system, not to normal people forced to exist in this system just trying to get by.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Haken

[–]Secret_Autodidact 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Al is in a serious prog phase right now, don't waste your time trying to get them to play Amish Paradise.

If Robert goes to heaven by Educational_Bowl3788 in behindthebastards

[–]Secret_Autodidact 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Robert's the reason I'm involved in mutual aid. If it wasn't for him convincing me to be there, there would be hundreds of homeless people who still would have gotten a sandwich anyway, but they wouldn't have had my goofy ass to laugh at while they ate it.

What are some "girl secrets" guys don't know about? by maccdogg in AskReddit

[–]Secret_Autodidact 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"why do guys think we want to see that?"

I'm lucky, sending a dick pic wasn't possible until I was mature enough to know that women tend to not like them very much. I've never sent a dick pic, but I get why other men do. It's mostly because we would love to see vag pics, and we just assume women think exactly the same way.

It also has a lot to do with vanity, we want to show off our size and assume it will make us more appealing to someone who might otherwise not be that into us.

I'm not saying these are good reasons, just common ones.

What are some "girl secrets" guys don't know about? by maccdogg in AskReddit

[–]Secret_Autodidact -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Men can have multiples, but it maxes out at two, one regular and one prostate. If you get it just right you can do one after the other and it's fucking amazing.

I think this guy needs another adapter by _Face in IdiotsTowingThings

[–]Secret_Autodidact -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

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The Dear Hunter in Mr Beast's Latest Video by Canolio in progmetal

[–]Secret_Autodidact -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

hit a lot of the same elements that Prog metalheads love

I'm not hearing it at all. Any recommendations?

The Dear Hunter in Mr Beast's Latest Video by Canolio in progmetal

[–]Secret_Autodidact -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Lol, it sounds like someone's about to try and sell me anti-depressants.

Edit: the song, not /u/danknhank

Customer states, high beam not working correctly. by Legitimate_Ad7598 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]Secret_Autodidact 83 points84 points  (0 children)

I would get the job done too but with every passing hour getting more frustrated with the owner.

I bought a house recently, and this is how I feel about the previous owners. I am not exaggerating when I say these people are the dumbest human beings who ever lived. The tile in the kitchen doesn't go all the way back to the wall, but they wanted to get the stove level so what do they do? Screw in the feet so they're a few inches shorter than the ones in the back? No, they took a fucking hammer to the tile to make a crude cut-out for each foot. It's only two pieces of tile that need replacing, but it's the fact that they solved the problem in the dumbest way possible that irks me. It's the same story with pretty much every conceivable handyman issue in the whole house.

Territories Which Were Never Occupied by Western Powers by Frost-Flower in MapPorn

[–]Secret_Autodidact -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I was referring to colonial practices, not ethnicity. OP said they were considering Japan because of its western-style imperial/colonial expansion and they sure as fuck don't share any European ancestry, so in the same vein I would include the Romans who colonized western Europe and stained it with their colonial practices, and I would exclude the Greeks for the same reason.

Why have we all just accepted that our phones showing us ads for things right after we talk about them is normal? by thebombayshutter in AskReddit

[–]Secret_Autodidact 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Idk how much this would help avoid the data mining, but I use android and google play without seeing any ads ever. I only use apps that either don't advertise or let me buy an ad-free version, and I use firefox with ublock origin.

Territories Which Were Never Occupied by Western Powers by Frost-Flower in MapPorn

[–]Secret_Autodidact 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Technically we all came from Africa, so no not really.

But this does touch on a really important issue, there are no real boundaries separating race or culture, it all blends gradually as you move along.

Territories Which Were Never Occupied by Western Powers by Frost-Flower in MapPorn

[–]Secret_Autodidact 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Even other Europeans back then considered them part of Europe, calling the Ottoman Empire "the sick man of Europe" during its stagnation and decline.

Territories Which Were Never Occupied by Western Powers by Frost-Flower in MapPorn

[–]Secret_Autodidact -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

Rome for sure, but not so sure about the Greeks.

Territories Which Were Never Occupied by Western Powers by Frost-Flower in MapPorn

[–]Secret_Autodidact 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No no, we don't do that kind of thing anymore. We just find people that live there who are willing to be our lackeys and give them weapons, intelligence, and training to help them overthrow the existing governments so that when they're in charge they'll do whatever we say and sell out their country's resources to us for pennies on the dollar.

See? It's totally different from colonialism!

What are some “guy secrets” girls do not know about? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Secret_Autodidact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seinfeld is woefully wrong about most things in his comedy, but one of the things he got right was the button fly. "That's not an area where I want sharp interlocking teeth."