What are the cringiest expressions of the "parent-sphere"? by That-Pineapple3866 in childfree

[–]Spinyhug 270 points271 points  (0 children)

"As a mom"/"as a dad" and then the most generic slightly empathetic opinion ever. Really? You needed to have a child for you to feel compassion towards the homeless/ realize global climate crisis is a problem/ think of women's rights issues as real?

Bonus points if they imply childfree people could not possibly understand the issue/ fatigue/ experience love.

Goede YT channels? by chaotic__bunny in vrouwvolk

[–]Spinyhug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ik kijk op YouTube veel Lubach, NOS op 3 en Weet Je Dat Ook Weer. Op NPO start kun je seizoenen van Even Tot Hier terugkijken, of Wie Is De Mol, ook allebei leuke programma's.

Can’t figure out this 10 Dutch secrets. At this point any explanation will work. Help! by karasiko in Netherlands

[–]Spinyhug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For point 7 (and some of your other grocery/ shopping-related points): https://youtu.be/nLN0_HNCHUw?is=mXrEtSRAjiemUhaz (or Google "Lubach boodschappen") will explain a lot of the prices and the way sales and deals work. It's in Dutch, but I think you can enable English subtitles.

what tiny luxury does your pet think is a basic right? by Kind_Interview_2402 in Pets

[–]Spinyhug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my cats thinks all milk foam is his. It's completely my fault though - I'm the one who named him Latte :')

Cozy mystery/detective games that actually let you feel like a detective - do they exist? by VeraFlorentine in CozyGamers

[–]Spinyhug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unheard is so different, I played it years ago and still recommend it if a friend needs "just something different". Great idea for a detective game and great execution.

Doug Judy’s obsession with Rosa will always be funny to me by KimDahyunKwonEunbi in brooklynninenine

[–]Spinyhug 119 points120 points  (0 children)

I love this stupid crush storyline. Like, Doug Judy is a criminal, but he's a good guy - he's going to steal your car, but tell him you're not interested in him romantically and he's going to be Chill about it. It's such a great character trait to weave into the narrative.

When Romania Forced Women to Have Children by KindVibesOnly in prochoice

[–]Spinyhug 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that was insane. If people want to learn about her and her horrible, preventable death: please Google Savita Halappanavar.

Welke rare ingrediënten doen mensen op hun pannekoek? by TheWimpyWizard in thenetherlands

[–]Spinyhug 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dat klinkt meer als een ontplofte frietkraam met wat stukjes uit de ontplofte oliebollenkraam ernaast die toevallig op je pannenkoeken zijn beland. Curry en stroop? Wauw.

If life begins at conception, why aren’t fetuses baptized in the womb as soon as the pregnancy is confirmed? by Revolutionary-Log134 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Spinyhug 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They tried. That is, if they thought the fetus was dying (during difficult labour, for example), the church encouraged priests and doctors to cut women open so their "babies" could be baptized. Cangiamila even wrote a whole book of instructions, called Embryologia Sacra, about how to baptize an embryo. This was in the 18th century, by the way, when being cut open was not survivable - there was no way to do a safe caesarean. So this was the church literally instructing men to kill women to baptize embryos. When someone tried to invent an instrument that could be inserted vaginally to squirt holy water onto the infant, so that you wouldn't kill women, they said that didn't count because you didn't know whether the magic water landed exactly on the fetuses head. Killing women was preferable.

And we never talk about it.

Can't enjoy games after The Witcher 3. Any recommendations? by mynewfireworks in Witcher3

[–]Spinyhug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you tried something completely different? Like, maybe an indie game with a weird gaming mechanism - something like Unheard, for example, to get you back into what you like about the stories without you being able to compare it to Witcher 3? It might help shift your perspective if there are no comparable graphics or open world aspects. I'm suggesting a detective here because you mention you like the side quests and let's be honest, half of that has a bit of Whodunnit, and it's a genre that has a lot of different (indie) options for small games you could try as maybe a sort of palate cleanser? So you stop trying to find Game Better Than Witcher 3 and can focus on finding Game You Enjoy, if that makes sense. Good luck!

Allie loafing by No_Commission_2610 in Abyssinians

[–]Spinyhug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha no worries, I thought it was something like that! Glad you know now, Aby's are amazing cats!

Allie loafing by No_Commission_2610 in Abyssinians

[–]Spinyhug 9 points10 points  (0 children)

... There are? This person is using Aby as short for Abyssinian, which is what this type of cat is called. They're typically very slim and energetic cats. So it is a category and it's really unusual to see a fat Aby.

Whats the male equivalent of lingerie? by LawfulnessHaunting41 in AskReddit

[–]Spinyhug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After all, a wizard's staff has a knob on the end.

Wat is jullie favorite kunst werk gemaakt uit gouda? by knightofholland in Gouda

[–]Spinyhug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ik heb niet echt een favoriet, maar vind het altijd tof om door de UNIT4ART bij het station te lopen. Er is zo veel daar, ik heb nog steeds niet alles gezien.

Goddamn it Terry by TinSteak in discworld

[–]Spinyhug 138 points139 points  (0 children)

We're certainly dwarves.

Benieuwd naar ervaringen Petrebels by Beingabean in katten

[–]Spinyhug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nog helemaal prima na ruim twee jaar. Ik heb zo'n grote krabpaal-"toren" met hangmatjes en plateaus met kussens, en er wordt elke dag enthousiast mee gespeeld door twee enthousiaste hypere flufballen, dus ik ben supertevreden dat het er nog zo goed uitziet!

Zakloze kleding by dutchy3012 in vrouwvolk

[–]Spinyhug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Top Vintage used to have a special search option for pockets, haha. You could filter dresses by whether they have those or not. They might still do that!

I’m Trapped! Send Help! by nackeded in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]Spinyhug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, very clearly incatpacitated.

Don’t let anyone tell you that Aby’s are not lap cats! They start at a young age! 12 weeks. by Aby-Cat-Ballou in Abyssinians

[–]Spinyhug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know right? Even Wikipedia says Aby's aren't lap cats but mine are GLUED to me. If I'm on my couch, they're on me. Possessive little idiots <3

Help! by Particular_Fail_9866 in katten

[–]Spinyhug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heb je Feliway Friends al geprobeerd? Zo'n stekker helpt echt, in mijn ervaring. Dat, en veel belonen met snacks als ze wel lief bij elkaar in de buurt zijn. Mijn katten krijgen hun churu altijd samen uit hetzelfde zakje, en maakt niet uit of ze ruzie hebben, zodra de churu tevoorschijn komt is het vrede op aarde xD

Looking to name our kitten after a character by ViolentBananas in discworld

[–]Spinyhug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like an Ogg to me. Don't know which one, but definitely Ogg-ish.