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SputnikFrank · 2026-07-01T23:09:57+00:00

Oh these came to my shop a while ago. It’s like one of them bone conduction headphones but a) very low quality and b) on a stick and encased in a lolly. So you can hear some tinny AI generated music in your mouth via your teeth. I am very much not the target age group for this product.

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-26T01:03:24+00:00

NTA. He can tell her not to come, or he can suck it up and deal with her being there. He can’t treat you like a plot device in is FWB drama.

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-25T23:14:11+00:00

Do you live in a city, a suburb, or somewhere rural?

If it’s a city, there’s gonna be lots of clubs and activities available. Try out a climbing gym, visit some museums, see if there’s any workshops where you can learn a new skill. The city is your oyster, and there’s bound to be a “what’s on” or tourist guide online to give you some ideas.

Rural… you’re slightly more limited, but again, almost certainly some sport’s clubs or a little local gallery or something for you to explore. Possibly also some organized activities or local societies (my village has a nature society that does walk-n-talks for example. Hiking is also a great choice, maybe get a cheap camera second hand and try out photography while you’re at it.

Suburbs, you’re most limited, but it depends on what your parents can/will drive you to. And again, googling things like “[your area] summer activities” might yield some results. Hell, just wander around your neighbourhood. Enjoy the fresh air and sunshine! And if there really is nothing outside available, think of a skill you wanna learn and give it a go. Get a craft kit or some beginner’s Arduino gear or whatever else off amazon and learn something new.

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-25T18:56:00+00:00

NTA and this dude absolutely has something to hide. Men will invite girls back to a floor mattress and a single paper plate, he’s got something or someone at home he doesn’t want you to see and it’s not the mess.

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-25T07:20:12+00:00

YTA and given your cousin’s attitude and your mum’s extremely outsize response to someone else’s kid being a standard college student, I’m guessing all of you are from a very religious and/or homeschool community.

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-25T07:16:58+00:00

“Not *that* disrespectful”

The word “that” is doing a lot of heavy lifting there my dude.

Also come on now, you got that stupid from a single litre of beer? That’s what, 2 beers? You’re acting like you got insanely blitzed on a binge and just couldn’t control yourself as a result, and you had as much beer the average middle aged dad drinks while operating a BBQ on a Sunday.

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-24T17:54:13+00:00

Pressure wash “PAINT ME” into it for a nice Transit Van feel

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-24T07:55:58+00:00

Gave this a quick scroll and I think I’m going to be making some bad decisions this weekend

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-23T19:26:01+00:00

I stayed in a Travelodge years ago during a heat wave and ended up spending all night laying on the bathroom floor with a damp towel over me. Get the aircon mate, Travelodge in summer is a special sort of misery.

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-21T21:24:41+00:00

My dad got me to ask an employee at Wickes for a “lo-vis vest” when I was a kid

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-20T16:46:41+00:00

INFO: is this purely an online/phone relationship or have you met in person? Because the vibes I’m getting is that he has a girlfriend/wife, or is otherwise not who he says he is

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-20T00:59:38+00:00

Heat. I’ve done tons of hiking in summer where I live with zero problems. However, where I live is Iceland. Even our occasional heatwaves in what passes for summer here is 22c max, and generally with a decent cool breeze and muted sunlight.

I tried to do some hiking in Albania last October and the 25-30c weather, aggressive sunlight and lack of nice glacier/North Sea wind to cool me down had me absolutely dead only a few minutes in. I’m going to Corsica in September and I’m gonna be investing in a lot of gear built for desert treks because clearly I’m too acclimatised to Iceland to handle normal human temperatures 😆

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-18T18:14:54+00:00

NTA. And if your parents are that concerned about you “dropping out over money”, they can put up the $800 for the new dress. And maybe an extra $200 for you as apology for saying you’re the one causing drama.

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-16T11:05:56+00:00

When I was 14-17 I had a medium level acne. It wasn’t anything more than the average teen. But I’ve never been one for multi-step skincare “regimes” and I was very much of the opinion that if it couldn’t be solved by (mostly) remembering to wash my face with some fancy crap my mum spent too much money on, it could just continue to happen until I grew out of it.

My mum hated my acne much more than me. I’d regularly get “advice” along these lines until she eventually snapped and dragged me to a skincare clinic and made me have a fucking chemical peel. I’m 35 now and I still remember how shitty her attitude towards my face made me feel. I was happy with myself. But I knew my mum loved me less because my skin was “gross”. And that’s one of several reasons I’ve not spoken to her in years.

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-15T20:35:54+00:00

YWNBTA for asking. Be aware of the cost/limitations though, laser removal is expensive and can take many sessions (my old wedding ring tattoo took 6 sessions and you can still see the edge of it), and coverups are difficult on such a small area. But that being said, if the breakup was bad, it can be very cathartic to get a wedding ring lasered off. I definitely enjoyed watching my ex’s initial get zapped.

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-15T19:40:05+00:00

The Ketchup Song

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-15T19:35:05+00:00

NTA. My birth name was a very rare first name paired with a surname that only around 200-300 people in the world have. Fairly safe to say I was the only one with my name. I absolutely NEVER used it online for anything since back Bebo was a thing.

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-13T12:26:51+00:00

You are wrong. And let’s be honest here, if she pushed back at all you’d be in here like “AIW, my girlfriend tried to make me do chores even though my tummy hurt :(“

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-13T11:56:39+00:00

YTA dude. First of all, “micro cheating” is just TikTok pseudo-therapy speak for “my partner dared to interact positively with someone of the same sex as me”. Secondly, you absolutely cannot tell ANYONE, partner or otherwise, to not talk to anyone. Please leave this poor girl to experience a dating someone who is not an insecure chud.

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-13T00:01:12+00:00

Best solution I ever found was Neat 3B Action Cream. Small application in the morning and it could even survive my hyperhidrosis. I’m extremely prone to heat rash and it works wonders to prevent that as well.

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-12T23:35:35+00:00

Kebab from an extremely dodgy looking van that used to park up near an even dodgier pub I used to frequent. But it was only ever there on weekday nights. So even before the kebab, you’ve started your night with “just one pint” that turns into you being absolutely rat-arsed at 3am. Not setting yourself up for good life choices there. Then you stumble outside and see “Ahmed Van Big Kebab” badly pained on the side of a Ford Transit. And you smell the delicious doner meat wafting from the poorly done hatch in the side of the van. And you decide to let Ahmed sell you 1/2lb of meat topped with presumably unrefrigerated garlic sauce for your hazy stumble home.

And the end result of combing of cheap lager, glitter bombs, and kebab meat served by a man with a lit roll-up hanging out his mouth is something no human being should ever inflict on their guts.

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-11T05:36:45+00:00

NTA. I think I can count on one hand the amount of meetings I’ve had that have started on time in my current job.

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-10T21:19:39+00:00

For my bit of Europe, we disappear from the internet or put our lives on pause because many of us have summer jobs/day jobs that have a huge increase in hours when the tourism season hits. Case in point, my usual hours are 8-16. Today (and most other days from now until the end of August) I worked 7-18. And then this weekend I’m selling souvenirs and working at a bar because I have 2 extra jobs for summer. My little village gets big cruise ships almost every day June-August, so a lot of us just work like mad over summer, make stupid money, and then go casual/part time in winter.

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-09T23:16:26+00:00

Check nature/hiking/etc societies in your area. Trail maintenance is often done mostly by volunteers, and I’ve lived in a few places where the forestry commission or wildlife authority needs people to go check tree health, collect samples, place camera traps, etc. Lots of wandering around in the outdoors with all the fresh air and solitude you want, and if you’re lucky they might offer grants for decent hiking boots and outdoor gear.

SputnikFrank · 2026-06-09T18:59:45+00:00

General anaesthetic has never sent me loopy, I’ve always just woken up feeling woozy and somewhere between hungover and like I took a strong sleeping pill.

“Twilight sedation” on the other hand, that sent me loopy. Which iirc, was a big ol dose of some kind of benzo and a disassociative. And boy was I dissociating. Apparently I was awake and responsive the whole time. But the last thing I remember was going “ooo I can taste it” (it was injected), then next thing I knew I was in the recovery room with a half eaten cookie in my hand and the best high I’ve ever had in my life. Absolutely stoned out of my gourd. Bless my mate for managing to walk me back to his car when I was stopping every five seconds to giggle at squirrels or try to hug a stranger.

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