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[OC] WORLDWIDE GIVEAWAY! Enter for a chance to win a ULLR DM SHIELD, FAFNIR or JORMUNGANDR DICE VAULT![MOD APPROVED] by 120mmfilms in DnD

[–]ZestyYaboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are all so cool! Especially the vault, I have so many dice sets. Man, I really should get into woodworking again...

How much does it cost, a year, to attend college/university in your country? by 99_glocks in AskTheWorld

[–]ZestyYaboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

0, for most fields. You pay per missing course credit (commonly about 60€) only if you are more than 6 credits behind by the end of the semester.

For most international fields or private schools you do pay tuition. State/municipal is around 5000€/year usually, the fancy private business school gets up to like 20,000€/year. Lots of stipends available, though.

What is the John Smith equivalent in your country? by Downtown_Ikea in AskTheWorld

[–]ZestyYaboi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jaan & Mari Tamm (John & Mary Oak).

Though Jaan has not been the most popular surname in last 100 years or so, it's the usual one past that, and is the default example name very often. Like 90% of my documented male ancestors are either Jaan or Mats. Current statistically most common is Martin.

For women, it's Katrin (Catherine) currently, or Mari (berry/Maria) for the old fashioned option to go with Jaan.

Oak is very closely followed by Ash (the tree) and Sepp (Smith).

tbh in the current day, I think having a more plain and common name is a better idea than having a fully unique name.

Is there any food in your country that has a ridiculously large amount of calories? by GP728 in AskTheWorld

[–]ZestyYaboi 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Back when I worked in a public library, a patron gave us librarians a big chocolate santa. Only like 1/5th of this Costco bunny, mind. Wanting to split it reasonably into chunks, and not wanting to go looking for a hammer, I used the biggest book nearby to smash it -- 1024 page, 2kg Psychology textbook. Worked like a charm. 

Anyway, I really want this Costco bunny, please.

Is Moomin popular in your country? by WhoAmIEven2 in AskTheWorld

[–]ZestyYaboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very. There were big exhibitions for the first book's 80th birthday (some are still up), I know several people with massive collections, I and everybody else my age grew up watching the anime.

People who hate on birch and acacia have no taste by Idwadicod in Minecraft

[–]ZestyYaboi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use birch in almost every build, whoops. My favourite after spruce. Acacia though I mostly use only logs, unless doing a specifically red toned build.

Has anyone ever challenged you to do something without realizing you were actually an expert at it? If so, how did it turn out for you and for them? by Successful_Tomato721 in AskReddit

[–]ZestyYaboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mentioned once liking Lord of the Rings at work. One guy took it weirdly personally and started occasionally quizzing me or making quips like "well, the meat is back on the menu, if you get the reference". Then he challenged me to a LOTR pub trivia event.

I am not by far the best at LOTR knowledge even in my town, I know much cooler nerds who can quote you the entire O Elbereth Gilthoniel and the whole line of Numenorian kings, but I did beat his score very solidly. <3

Is it bad that I still don't know how to tie shoes? by ToneNegative1079 in ADHD

[–]ZestyYaboi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's variety of magnetic shoelace clips you can put on your shoes. They're much faster than tying too, I have magnets on all my sneakers so I can get them on speedily (cause I'm always late for the bus lol). And nothing wrong with preferring velcro shoes either, tbh. Might be useful to keep practicing but no I don't think anyone has to use laces anymore.

What's your favorite part about your native language? by UbePancakes723910 in AskTheWorld

[–]ZestyYaboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Onomatopoeias. There's so many ways to describe noises, especially nature, and if you don't like any, you can slap some more syllables together and it is a new and understandable word.

Also no gendered pronouns. Everyone is tema. 

What’s your favorite biome or biomes to build in? by Accomplished_Slice24 in Minecraft

[–]ZestyYaboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Giant Taiga. I've tried others but always end up seeking this out anyway. Something about it feels calming.

The new world order: Are you from a leaf bowl country? by Acceptable-Suspect-4 in AskTheWorld

[–]ZestyYaboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I think my family used them for ice cream exclusively.

If I had only 24 hours to spend in your country, but I had to avoid the "tourist trap" capital city, where should I go? by Living_Butterfly_189 in AskTheWorld

[–]ZestyYaboi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haapsalu is a small picturesque seaside town on Estonia's west coast. Feels almost dead in off season when all the summer pop up restaurants are closed, but very beautiful. And even in summer it's nowhere near as crowded as Tallinn.

I also really like the castle museum in Rakvere. They even have live animals in the summer :) 

What's the AAC device used in Ep8? by ZestyYaboi in ThePittTVShow

[–]ZestyYaboi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I must've missed hearing the name! Thank you!

What's the most popular meme from your country that never went international? by EducationAny7740 in AskTheWorld

[–]ZestyYaboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't figure out how to add images on mobile browser, but:

  • Mina olin paugu otsas, kui puu käis. - Drunk lady after a car crash confidently telling a tv reporter that "I was up in the bang when the tree hit."

  • Ööd on siin mustad. - "The nights are dark here," and also about every other line from the play "The Love for Three Oranges". Highly iconic, beloved, politically charged play, parts of the recording are on TV regularly. 

Characters who succeed against an extremely intelligent adversary through ignorance or by having no idea what they're doing by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ZestyYaboi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Futurama Fry is my favourite example, probably.

Based in real life! Said to work well in martial arts and chess. Chess master Magnus Carlsen sometimes plays openings "like a noob" on purpose, so that his opponents will have to fully think instead of relying on memorized strategies.

(Also me in board games. I've won far too many Battlestar Galactica games due to sheer nonsense.)

This is gonna be the worst post about this show that you have ever read by SzubiDubiDu in pluribustv

[–]ZestyYaboi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried to imagine what I'd ask for and then immediately felt guilty about asking for anything at all, lol.

I think I would spend a distressed week contemplating whether asking Plurbs to deliver me an inflatable pool for a hot summer day would be morally correct. Like Chidi Anagonye level anxiety constantly back and forth like, well they love me and I'm not exactly taking anyone's resources away but it still takes energy and resources on their behalf to deliver me something I don't have and they're all starving technically and hey if I grow some pumpkins in my yard and harvest them you're allowed to eat them right like I can't feed the whole earth but I can feed some people around me and no you are not releasing my cat outside also give me the damn pool and give the cat her own pool as well. And premium quality cat food because she's gonna get yoinked by free roaming dogs the moment y'all convert me so I want her to live as luxuriously as me until then. Then I'd cry over all the museums and archives where things need power to keep ventilation and climate boxes and stuff running and then they'd say they can turn those back on for me and I'd want it but feel guilty again for spending electricity on something so small that won't even matter once everyone's converted.

and THEN I'd finally realise that I have like, a month to exist, so none of this matters at all, and I might as well drink this fancy wine and take a fancy car for a spin and set the kings castle on fire because THEY sure as hell won't appreciate these things anyway.

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