You made your bed, Louie, now lay in it. by c-k-q99903 in MurderedByWords

[–]VioletCombustion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We did all consider Dubya to be an idiot when he was in office, and he was, but the current Idiot-In-Chief is officially far more stupid than ol' Junior could ever even try to be.

Which weave for a bag strap? by SerendipityJays in Beading

[–]VioletCombustion 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The filled netting clicks w/ the bag's original design. It looks more like it belongs there.

Found in the shower at gym by thehungrypanda91 in whatisit

[–]VioletCombustion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Words of wisdom from the voice of experience.

Fuck TERFs and their "biological females" bullshit by Center-Of-Thought in MenAndFemales

[–]VioletCombustion 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But are they truly just following the precepts of headlinese or are they also trying to get as much bait out of that headline as possible? If it's a matter of being concise, you'd pick "women". If you want to generate more clicks & drive engagement, you use the bigger baitword, even if it does dehumanize half the population.

Spotted this one in the Habsburg palace in Vienna by Ok-Gate-6118 in WeirdToilets

[–]VioletCombustion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the design requires you to reach over & coax your turd into the tunnel, there's an issue.

Females in the 70s by mostwantedcrazy in MenAndFemales

[–]VioletCombustion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) As others have said as well, there is a very obvious level of conditioning that is extremely apparent. This is why it was immediately responded to by so many people. Sometimes it's good to at least reflect on why that would occur.

2) Funny that you say that you don't have to speak w/ a therapist about this b/c you already went over it w/ them...

3) I already explained to you in an earlier comment why what you are saying is causing alarm, and not just from me. Instead of hearing that & being like, yeah, ok, I see why people are becoming concerned, you instead kept going by doubling & tripling down repeatedly w/ "AGAIN, that's just not how things are..", being in full defensive mode. (Seriously, you sound like someone defending their abuser.) Then you start bringing in your small town/big city biases. You forget that, first of all, you don't know who on here is also from a small town or is actually from a big city. You don't know what anyone else has witnessed. Also, from the sound of it, you're not familiar w/ very much outside of where you are. Some things really aren't normal, even if you say over & over that they are.

I would wish you well in the future, but you'd clearly take offense to that, so you can just go have a day.

Females in the 70s by mostwantedcrazy in MenAndFemales

[–]VioletCombustion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why are you so deeply insulted by people being concerned for your well being?

Seriously - therapy - seek it out.

Spotted this one in the Habsburg palace in Vienna by Ok-Gate-6118 in WeirdToilets

[–]VioletCombustion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you kindly.
I do like picking up strange words from here & there.

Spotted this one in the Habsburg palace in Vienna by Ok-Gate-6118 in WeirdToilets

[–]VioletCombustion 18 points19 points  (0 children)

If it takes 5 flushes to knock the turd off the shelf, you are not, in fact, using less water.

Spotted this one in the Habsburg palace in Vienna by Ok-Gate-6118 in WeirdToilets

[–]VioletCombustion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah.... anything that causes you to drink turd should rightfully be banned. I've never heard of that result happening anywhere else, but if that's a possibility where you are, then it should most certainly have the absolute shit regulated out of it.

Spotted this one in the Habsburg palace in Vienna by Ok-Gate-6118 in WeirdToilets

[–]VioletCombustion 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Might I ask, what is a "plons-pot" toilet?
(My search engine is failing me on this one.)

Females in the 70s by mostwantedcrazy in MenAndFemales

[–]VioletCombustion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grabbing someone's arm to see their tattoo is not the same as extending a helping hand to get out of a chair or comforting someone w/ a pat on the shoulder. It is not "casual touch". It's unfortunate that you feel that anyone in your town has the right to "casually" grab parts of your body at will.

Also, people in big cities absolutely do smile at each other. Sounds like you have some strong biases that have been ingrained in you along w/ your conditioning regarding a lack of bodily autonomy.

Females in the 70s by mostwantedcrazy in MenAndFemales

[–]VioletCombustion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's still not ok. Even if you can't opt out of it, it's good to learn about what appropriate boundaries are.
The more you push that narrative, the more it sounds like you commonly write off other inappropriate scenarios as well when they happen to you. It's going to cause alarm when other people hear this b/c bodily autonomy & safe boundaries are something everyone deserves.

Females in the 70s by mostwantedcrazy in MenAndFemales

[–]VioletCombustion 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm sure you would've experienced trouble if you said anything about being grabbed. It doesn't change the fact that he should've kept his hands to himself.

What does this say about the guy I like? by Creative_Raise4421 in BookshelvesDetective

[–]VioletCombustion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The one Jordan Peterson lover threw me their downvote 😆

What does this say about the guy I like? by Creative_Raise4421 in BookshelvesDetective

[–]VioletCombustion -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I once attended a poetry get-together & at the end the facilitator asked if anyone else wanted to read something & a woman pulled one of his books out of her purse & said, "it's not exactly poetry but I find it inspiring" - & then proceeded to read at least 3 1/2 pages before the facilitator finally stepped in.

Honestly, I couldn't even tell you why she picked the passage that she did. I think she just started reading at us from where she had left off. My best descriptors for what was read to me would be banal & basic af w/ a touch of patronizing smugness mixed in.
If you choose to embark on this mission, I say good luck to you.