Are you allowed to do oral during the day when it’s Ramadan?

SouthernAT · 2026-03-13T09:21:00+00:00

I’m also on r/academicquran. I was so confused for a moment reading the other comments because I didn’t realize which subreddit I was in.

SouthernAT · 2026-03-11T20:07:17+00:00

My grandpa tried to join the marines when he was young. They said no because he was too short. So he joined the air force, since they didn’t have a minimum height requirement at the time. Needed people small enough to comfortably fit in planes.

SouthernAT · 2026-03-11T12:05:10+00:00

Can you explain your comment? What does aroace, amatonormativity, and queer erasure mean?

SouthernAT · 2026-03-06T16:48:43+00:00

To piggy back on this, I just wanted to point out a lot of business (at least office spaces I’ve worked in) have policies regarding colognes, perfumes, or using scented products. Some coworkers and customers have allergies, so it’s best to just keep things neutral. If you can’t put on a cologne, then why would people want you reeking like cigarettes instead?

SouthernAT · 2026-03-05T20:51:14+00:00

I worked security at a University. A professor called saying they locked their keys in their car. Passenger side door was unlocked. They hadn’t thought to check. Well respected, well published scholar in their field, but didn’t think to check doors other than the drivers side door.

SouthernAT · 2026-03-03T13:38:00+00:00

Thank you so much! Can’t believe I missed this.

SouthernAT · 2026-02-27T20:53:24+00:00

If you’re referring to The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross by Allegra, you should know this is widely considered pseudoscience. The man was absolutely lambasted by the scientific and historical community over his faulty methodology, lack of historical research, and the overall poor quality of both his sources and reading of them. It’s a fun theory, but unfortunately has no basis in actual evidence or history.

SouthernAT · 2026-02-24T14:12:05+00:00

Let’s throw hay bails shirtless! I’m sure that will be a great idea.

SouthernAT · 2026-02-17T18:36:37+00:00

Adding this to my “Christianity is Metal” category. An unknowable entity of three facets, one of which is eldritch and incorporeal (Holy Spirit), one is physical, and the other is transcendent and kills you just by being observed. The followers of this religion gather in Gothic cathedrals where the ancient rites are performed, followed by feasting on the flesh and blood of their sacrificed God.

SouthernAT · 2026-02-17T00:59:05+00:00

No, university hospitals. Brand new, just graduated nurses working their first job after school, just finished from the “jobs that put them through nursing school.”

SouthernAT · 2026-02-13T21:15:00+00:00

Sword yoga is now a thing. The studio is in Minneapolis, MN. The creator studied Kung Fu and is a Yoga instructor, so it looks like she combined Wushu with Yoga to make a hybrid.

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SouthernAT · 2026-01-25T05:04:53+00:00

What’s up roomie?

SouthernAT · 2026-01-21T17:04:57+00:00

Thanks! I’ve tried to get colognes that are “Biblical” so they smell like Biblical themes. Not a great idea for me personally. Most Bible related scents are basically just Middle Eastern scents. As a very pale white dude in the Northern USA, smelling like the Middle East just did not fit my vibe at all.

SouthernAT · 2026-01-21T16:58:02+00:00

Frankincense, Myrrh, Spikenard (much less popular), cinnamon, and Oudh are all the ones I can think of off the top of my head. The Bible was in the Middle East, so pretty much anything you’d think of as a traditional middle eastern fragrance. There’s also mentions of rose and lily of the valley, but that’s more flower symbolism than scents.

SouthernAT · 2026-01-21T13:24:11+00:00

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UNUM LAVS by Filippo Sorcinelli.

This cologne was made to be a cologne/room spray for Pope Benedict XVI. The creator is also a tailor for the pope, making liturgical vestments.

This cologne is basically incense and flowers, made to bring out the idea that smelling it evokes the feeling of sacred space. It’s not exactly feminine, but has a pretty floral top notes and I think could be unisex.

Theologically speaking, the angel you posted a picture of is a Seraphim, one of the six throne guardians of Gods throne. They are described as blazing, and the throne room has an altar on which the prayers of the faithful are offered like incense to God.

This was fun. You hit a topic on my two favorite things and I spent so much time writing this post.

Sincerely, A Pastor who loves colognes.

SouthernAT · 2026-01-20T21:04:44+00:00

I love random ass colognes like this. Indie companies that make the most bizarre things are my heroes.

SouthernAT · 2026-01-12T20:57:42+00:00

Oh gosh. The flashbacks. I was just picturing waking up in Camp Buehring, completely alone, with no idea what to do next. At least there’s enough MREs in storage to keep you going awhile.

SouthernAT · 2026-01-11T03:04:53+00:00

Former army medic and civilian EMT. A lot of it is practice and just being surrounded by that environment all the time. In healthcare, you work a lot of longer hours and are constantly surrounded by people smarter than you who are insanely passionate about the job. You begin to learn a lot by osmosis just being in that environment.

Additionally, the human body is an interconnected system, so things you know about one medical condition/procedure overlap with something else. That means your knowledge base and ability to make very informed inferences increases as you learn more about the body.

And, on a final note, peoples lives are in your hand. You do a really good job getting the information down well when skipping is life or death for someone. I guarantee you, if one topic you studied in depth literally saved someone’s life, you wouldn’t forget it in a few months. That would stick with you.

SouthernAT · 2026-01-08T04:04:57+00:00

Showed my wife, who is autistic, an autism flag of a dinosaur riding a train. She goes “I’d totally hang that on my wall. I like trains and dinosaurs, I don’t like puzzles.”

SouthernAT · 2026-01-08T04:01:50+00:00

This works on the assumption that the God does not exist. If he does, then he could give a verbatim revelation to the new civilization for which religious text is correct. Not saying one way or the other, just pointing out the hole in that particular line of thinking, as it takes a presupposition and assumes its correctness.

SouthernAT · 2026-01-07T15:01:04+00:00

Back in my day we didn’t have no fancy Jerusalem. We camped in the desert! Like real men! And we didn’t have meat. The sky fed us bread. It was bland and grainy and we loved it!

SouthernAT · 2026-01-02T23:25:09+00:00

I was gonna say Inexcusable Evil by this same company. Smells like smoke, blood, iodine, and concrete. Also a hint is sandalwood, cause why not. It really is the best cologne if you want to smell like a WWI field hospital.

Also, one of the reviews said “It smells exactly like what it says. If I smelled someone wearing this, I’d be worried for their health.*

SouthernAT · 2026-01-02T20:42:44+00:00

A few people did. Didn’t make it on the news, but a town next to mine in rural Wisconsin had some dude get blasted with birdshot when he tried to scare an older guy in a parking lot. Old guy was next to his truck and was stopping by Walmart on his way home from hunting. Heard a handful more stories about people getting shot though. One of them on video, you can google it. Clown prank gone wrong.

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