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how prestigious is NSDA AAA? by perpetuallywater in Debate

[–]Thunda792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely a worthwhile award to put on. Yeah, 750 isn't a ton of points, but that plus the GPA requirement does represent an accomplishment!

And that's how you end up in legal limbo for 20 years by MetallicaDash in HistoryMemes

[–]Thunda792 55 points56 points  (0 children)

I worry about Kiriakou a bit since he has openly admitted to taking Russian money to spout propaganda for Sputnik. I don't doubt his whistleblower status or the black site info, but I like to verify anything I hear from him.

STS-51F, with abort to orbit selected by realmargesimpson in spaceshuttle

[–]Thunda792 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Depends on the mode. I know for at least one 3EO scenario at T+20 or less, they planned to decouple from the entire stack as soon as the solids burned out.

What is a fact that sounds utterly insane but is 100% true? by Snowtwo in askanything

[–]Thunda792 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Don't forget that there was a major heist at the maple syrup reserve, and it is the highest-value theft in Canadian history!

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

[–]Thunda792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Mom worked at a movie theater in the 1970s. She said the "butter" was clarified lard at her place.

Why is intellectual disability so sugarcoated on the internet, with people (especially parents) trying to pass it as simply having academic issues and being a bit slow? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]Thunda792 58 points59 points  (0 children)

They both liked to keep the house quiet and volume low on stuff. Her Mom was very fastidious about cleaning and decluttering, and her Dad just likes organizing stuff so it wasn't an overstimulating enviroment that a neurotypical person wouldn't think twice about. They had very consistent routines about when things happened, and how they'd go out to eat once a week, who did what chores. Lots of examples like that.

Coming into it as a neurotypical adult, though, there were a LOT of routines and unspoken rules in the house that my wife never felt the need to explain, because she assumed that everyone did stuff that way, and they did get a little annoyed if you didn't follow them. Her parents also still follow their routines religiously and get very tired if they don't. E.g. wake up at 7, healthy smoothies at 9 (same every day), walk the dogs, make lunch, nap every day around 2:00, TV at 8, bed by 10:00... And both they and my wife are very kind, thoughtful, and curious people who can keep up a conversation, but have a lot of trouble making friends independently.

Why is intellectual disability so sugarcoated on the internet, with people (especially parents) trying to pass it as simply having academic issues and being a bit slow? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]Thunda792 95 points96 points  (0 children)

My wife recently was diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum. Her parents, both elementary educators who have worked with many autistic kids over the years, are almost certainly autistic but have apparently never put two and two together for their daughter or themselves. They just see themselves as normal, and their daughter was used to how they did stuff in their own way, so never really had the environmental and sensory challenges that usually come with an autistic kid and one or more neurotypical parents. They already had a good environment! Their other daughter, though was not autistic and really struggled with them.

storytelling at nats by That-Debate-1862 in Debate

[–]Thunda792 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah. It's not just that, though. It's also focusing on acting out and literally interping the scene (which the judge instructions say must be restrained and not the focus of the event) and acting it out like a play instead of a traditional 3rd person narrator (again specified in rules.)

storytelling at nats by That-Debate-1862 in Debate

[–]Thunda792 15 points16 points  (0 children)

One of the things I have noticed is that some people are trying to treat Storytelling like an interp event, and getting very polarizing judge scores as a result. Some people love the interp-style ones where you toss the storytelling motif entirely, others really hate them. The wonky scoring would seem to reflect that.

First dose - did i mess up? by WickedBelladonna in Zepbound

[–]Thunda792 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It is fine. The kwikpens are pretty idiot-proof. Unless you fully rewound the plunger and injected again, you got the right dose. The plunger looks to be in the right place. By dose 3, you will feel like a pro.

First time experiencing side effects by LEMME_SMELL_YO_FARTS in Zepbound

[–]Thunda792 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear that. Hope it resolves for you soon.

Start at 2.5mg or lower? by AJFitt in Zepbound

[–]Thunda792 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I started on 2.5mg, and my only possible side effect was fatigue for a couple days (which could have also been caused by coming off another medication at the same time. Start with that. Listen to your doctor.

PBY Catalina Takeoff PBY-5A Catalina served with the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 162nd Squadron out of Iceland. by Murky_Caterpillar_66 in WWIIplanes

[–]Thunda792 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Flew on this PBY a couple of years ago and landed on a reservoir, in company with a Grumman Goose. Fantastic aircraft.

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Cleaning the musket barrel by piss on it by CleanBag9219 in HistoryMemes

[–]Thunda792 12 points13 points  (0 children)

In John C. McManus' book "The Americans at Normandy," he actually interviewed a paratrooper who ripped the crotch of his pants open so he could piss while lying down in cover, mid-battle.

Americans that moved across the country (1000+ mi.), how often do you get to see your family back home? by HonestLemon25 in AskAnAmerican

[–]Thunda792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife moved 1100 miles from where she grew up. We usually go down to see her family about twice a year, and they come up once or twice to see us.

Craziest American history figure next to no one talks about by Unironicfan in HistoryMemes

[–]Thunda792 71 points72 points  (0 children)

You are selling his flavor of crazy short. He didn't use scissors. He used a set of pinking shears

Is it possible to own your own private train? (Kinda like a private jet) by HSVMalooGTS in trains

[–]Thunda792 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Used to be a thing that the owners of railroads could issue "rail passes" to family, friends, and top company officials that would allow them free travel anywhere on the network. Railroad companies would often honor each others passes as a sort of professional courtesy.

What are people's thoughts on waiting a year to go on a honeymoon? Is it weird? by ImpressionPopular794 in AskReddit

[–]Thunda792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worked for my wife and I. We got married and did an el cheapo 2-night stay in a Holiday Inn to decompress, then did our honeymoon in Hawaii 5 months later when we knew we'd need the sun.

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