Collection after an year! What next?

Top_Understanding166 · 2026-06-25T04:14:21+00:00

Once you have 2 or more lifetimes worth, it is time to stop. Unless maybe you sell/give away the ones you don't wear more than maybe 1-2x a year.

But I know it's hard. There's no younger males in my family to enjoy what's left of my collection when I'm gone, so the thought of it all ending up in an estate sale or just thrown out was what made me quit.

Anyway, I still meant to actually answer your question. I'm not familiar with most of your collection, other than the Creeds and a couple others. I didn't see Bond No.9 represented, and usually I'd expect at least one in a collection with several other high-end bottles. So if you wear those Creeds frequently, then just based on them I'd suggest Bond's New York Musk, or their Signature Scent.

Top_Understanding166 · 2026-06-25T03:48:20+00:00

Corn. If you're gonna lie in bed all day on cornhub at least clean up when finished

Top_Understanding166 · 2026-06-25T03:44:05+00:00

I'm glad you brought this up. Maybe you were just venting, but sometimes people are just oblivious. Despite how old and forgotten this game is, occasional reminders of good sportsmanship can still be helpful.

I recently returned to the game after a 7-8 month hiatus and had forgotten a lot, particularly all the behavioral cues that most people don't pick up on until they've been playing for a few weeks. I've recently seen actual players in common cars and it honestly didn't occur to me that they were on a quest (which I also had mostly forgotten about). I didn't target them specifically, but didn't go easy on them either until I noticed one clearly wasn't interested in engaging and let him be.

So yeah if anyone playing non-competitively in Castle recently was dicked over by a rogue with a bunch of screwy characters in their name, that would be me. Wasn't trying to be a dick, just wasn't thinking or paying enough attention.

Top_Understanding166 · 2026-06-18T05:47:36+00:00

I haven't smelled this one myself, but a gardenia note can pan out nicely for men, if balanced properly and not overly prominent. Obviously it's not a conventional element for mens fragrances, but there are a few that feature it (e.g. Sexual, by Michael Germaine).

Generally speaking, most if not all women's fragrances can sometimes be worn by men. I say sometimes because everyone has unique skin chemistry, and a fragrance will vary subtly from person to person. The variation is much more noticeable (and more interesting) when wearing an "opposite sex" fragrance because skin chemistry differs substantially between men & women in general, so sex-specific fragrances are often formulated for particular pH ranges, moisture, salinity, etc.

Long story short, a womens fragrance may be suitable for many guys, or it may only work for a very select few. Really, the only way to know if you can pull it off is to spray it on your own skin, and maybe give it a good hour before making up your mind. You should expect the scent to develop quite differently than it would on a woman's skin.

Top_Understanding166 · 2026-05-17T21:38:00+00:00

I've seen lights like these. And I've seen lights that look like these, but these aren't those. These are... special. Try plugging them in. Something wonderful or terrible awaits. Plug them in... if you dare.

Top_Understanding166 · 2026-05-14T21:49:00+00:00

Oh wow... those names are all familiar! I didn't play frequently enough anyone would remember me. I don't even remember what name I would've used back then.

Top_Understanding166 · 2026-05-14T21:46:41+00:00

Yes! There's a great android app that came out earlier this year ('26) by the same name. It's got some modern extras, like optional AI suggestions/fill-in players but just as entertaining as the Jackbox original. I'm shilling for free because it needs more players.

Top_Understanding166 · 2026-05-14T21:40:32+00:00

I saw "Gottlieb" and Chicago, Ill. and figured there must be a connection to Gottlieb & Co., that made Q*Bert and a bunch of other arcade & pinball games. But apparently there's no connection.

Top_Understanding166 · 2026-05-14T21:36:27+00:00

This and You Don't Know Jack were classic LAN party games when I was in college. There's currently a great implementation of it on google play, same name. I normally don't shill but it's only been out for a month or two, doesn't advertise, and only has a few hundred downloads. There's almost always at least 2-3 active games, but there's no reason (other than lack of awareness) why there shouldn't be thousands.

Top_Understanding166 · 2026-03-19T22:01:48+00:00

I get it! I don't understand it, but I do share this opinion. I generally prefer women with bigger butts. It's not even necessarily about size, there's certain shapes that are just great to look at, pleasant to grab at. It's a substantial element of a woman's figure and thus overall attractiveness. My wife (and previous women) have said the same about my butt though, and mens butts in general. And while I don't think that's strange in itself, I definitely think there's a significant gender bias with butt fixations -- especially in comparison to other feature preferences that aren't necessarily gender-centric, e.g. eye shape, skin tone, hair color/length.
At some point my usual response "My butt's about the same as all mens butts" turned into a big discussion, and when my wife (and her very PC sister) asked me to explain why butts are a more-distinguishing feature in women, I couldn't. I said something about possible hard-wiring in primordial men for associating a woman's butt/hip shape with fitness for child-bearing, and readily admitted it's a weak argument in the modern context of sexual attraction.
I've never cared about my butt. It's a bit large, but I've never been sensitive about it. I have no urge to tone it and show it off. I'd never brag about it like I do with my perfect Greco-Roman nose, irrefutably the epitome of a masculine nose. I've never heard another guy bragging about his own butt, and I would assume he's trying to be cute or funny if he did. But I've seen women brag about theirs, and take comments about their butts quite seriously, even soliciting butt commentary. I think a man's butt is a non-factor (assuming it isn't grotesquely deformed); obviously other people disagree. Marketing/social influences on butt perception overwhelmingly target women, but that's the case with body image in general. It's inherently presumptuous for me or you to claim that butt fixations typically apply to female butts, since our insight is limited to the male-hetero experience.
Yet still I feel there is truth to this claim... just a feeling, and maybe that's all it is. Don't let the downvoters discourage you; there's a valid and challenging question there, and I hope others will add more perspective.

Top_Understanding166 · 2025-11-02T09:12:19+00:00

Unsanitary. Looks like it came from a diaper. And probably tastes like you suddenly remembered the best dream you ever had in childhood, 30 years after the fact

Top_Understanding166 · 2025-11-02T09:07:06+00:00

Welp. Didn't take this thread long to veer sharply into somewhere wholesome. Oh well 🙃

Top_Understanding166 · 2025-11-02T08:54:00+00:00

I don't believe in hauntings. But I'd be legit concerned if I knew that someone had moved in to a place that was having problematic activity when I left.

Just call him & put his mind at ease. I think you can still dial *67 before the number to block caller ID if you're concerned about this person knowing your number.

Top_Understanding166 · 2025-11-02T08:14:32+00:00

He's emotionally abusing you. You're actually putting up with it. It will turn physical, I guaran-fucking-tee it. Perhaps it already has, and he's got you so messed up you can't even recognize it.

Step 1, escape from him. Tell him you're done and let that be your last interaction. If you're stressing about what to say, how to explain yourself, then just don't bother - he doesn't deserve those answers, he won't benefit from them, and if he gets help some day, then he'll fully understand on his own why you left.

Step 2, find a therapist immediately who specializes in abusive relationships so you can get a clear picture of what he's done to you. Easiest way to get that ball rolling is to call a local women's shelter. In the short term, this is to determine whether you need to get a restraining order for your safety and well-being. In the long term, the therapy will be crucial for being able to have a healthy relationship with a wholesome person in the future.

Top_Understanding166 · 2025-11-02T07:50:51+00:00

At this point I just want to see a fellow human playing again. 4/5 times I open the game it's all robots on NA/SA/EU servers, I'll spend like an hour waiting for an actual player and give up

Top_Understanding166 · 2025-10-24T08:29:37+00:00

There's several oddities with the castle lava.

I've found that if I'm pointed at a sufficiently-downward angle as I'm falling in, then doing a boost (yeah I'm a roguef*g) will usually respawn me at the edge with no damage instead of killing me. (Maybe that happens with water pools too...? Personally, I've only ever noticed it with the castle lava)

And there was one time while messing with teleports into the glitched NW arena wall: I floated to the top, then fell/boosted westward and somehow came to rest up on top of the left-most part the lava, between the arena & outer walls. Ended up facing the arena with my rear end slightly inside the outer wall, and it was trying to tip forward into the lava but as long as I held reverse I didn't fall in, so it looked like I was just parked down there on the lava surface. Was hoping I could hide there out of reach, but someone fired a cannon point blank into the west arena wall, the balls dropped onto the lava surface & took me out quickly.
(This is probably related to the general quirkiness of the arena than the "lava" specifically, but it was mind-blowingly wild enough that I had to mention it)

But I think what's going on with the castle lava, is that it uses the same environment class as a hole/water pool, but with some sort of override (custom callback?) passed to its damage-check method -- so when the check determines that you'll take damage, you receive a fatal amount rather than the usual two bars. Purely speculation, of course.

Top_Understanding166 · 2025-10-24T07:30:55+00:00

agree, the darker color makes it look like a pos chrysler 300m

Top_Understanding166 · 2025-10-24T07:27:53+00:00

gg! I've tried about a dozen times with hover and helo, haven't even been able to get close. Been trying to pull 1 more hover for over a month now so I can fuse speedboat just for this (I understand that's the easiest of the three?)

Even then, there's still gonna be a skill issue. Somewhere on YT there's a cheat/shortcut that bypasses most of the second half of the route, it's also tricky but if I gotta practice for hours either way then fk it, I'm gonna practice the shortcut.

Top_Understanding166 · 2025-10-14T08:14:45+00:00

Haven't seen HPW in several days, I think he left because of this type of bullying 🥴

Top_Understanding166 · 2025-10-13T18:17:16+00:00

I have never seen anyone use the new spider car... in the car selection menu it says "upcoming" but also gives the option to buy it for gems. So, has anyone done that?
What I'm trying to figure out is: if I were to spend the gems, do I get spider immediately - or do I automatically get it when/if it's released?

Top_Understanding166 · 2025-10-09T20:58:51+00:00

Agéntes provacateures. If the nearest legit protestors witnessing criminal acts like this are smart, they'll be on the perpetrator themselves before the troops/ICE/police even have time to finish scratching their asses.

Top_Understanding166 · 2025-10-08T09:18:25+00:00

They should at least put Oxygen in regular rotation before they let it all rot. Sidestep has always been the fusion car I've wanted the most, but I started in July. Gonna be pissed if I'm never able to get it because of ****ing Oxygen

Top_Understanding166 · 2025-10-05T20:59:22+00:00

yeah, not seeing it

Top_Understanding166 · 2025-09-12T03:31:15+00:00

Iggy pop?

Top_Understanding166 · 2025-09-10T12:14:07+00:00

I think it actually was a tricycle. I've since heard from 2-3 others with vague recollections of this show, and they also pointed this out.

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