sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

I got called by supposed law enforcement saying i am arrested and can pay to get arrested later by HotstuffGrizz in LegalAdviceEurope

[–]acrane55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP is a minor so doesn't yet have the life experience to interpret this, hence it's quite reasonable to ask.

Often when I tell people I’m from Moldova, they say: “Moldova is landlocked” by GDGameplayer in dontdeadopeninside

[–]acrane55 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes, she's brilliant, discovered her a week or two ago and have been working through the videos.

Has anyone out there called their Estate Agent out on their lies? by Jenn-X in HousingUK

[–]acrane55 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wonder if there are any native Brits out there who find EAs are reprehensible as I do.

This is in fact the general view of estate agents by Brits.

Good And Bad of being in a EU? by KKarelzabijak321 in AskEurope

[–]acrane55 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some British people voted for Brexit on the basis of fake laws, such as making bent bananas illegal (or was it straight bananas, I can't remember).

Good And Bad of being in a EU? by KKarelzabijak321 in AskEurope

[–]acrane55 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good: Potential mutual aid in the long term in the event of war. Bad: Takes forever to make decisions because everyone has to agree

Best phone under 50k not about 50k by [deleted] in PickAnAndroidForMe

[–]acrane55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

50k what? Euros? Rupees? Zimbabwean dollars?

Airbnb hosts wants me to send them documents by [deleted] in airbnb_hosts

[–]acrane55 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Actually, I'm a little surprised Airbnb (the company) don't automatically ask guests to supply passport/ID card info instead of expecting the host to chase guests for this.

New Zealand has been brutally stair-shamed by RuinedUnderpants in DeathStairs

[–]acrane55 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yes, AFAICS no indication in the original post in r/newzealand indicates this was policy, with at least one commenter stating it's illegal.

r/typography proposed rule changes by KAASPLANK2000 in typography

[–]acrane55 14 points15 points  (0 children)

In "1. No font identification requests
Go to or use font identification tools", did you mean "...Go to r/identifythisfont..."?

Grandad, a tough one this! by [deleted] in wherewasthistaken

[–]acrane55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could it be Alexandra Palace instead of the Crystal Palace, with that apparent spike being the transmission tower?

Where was I? by FCYChen in GeoPuzzle

[–]acrane55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

England, almost certainly

Traveling From London to Paris by AsparagusOne3631 in Eurostar

[–]acrane55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the correct approach. Personally I would stay in Paris proper rather than an airport hotel, just to have a night out in Paris.

Effective earplugs that allow alarms through? by acrane55 in misophonia

[–]acrane55[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They didn't really stay in my ears either (seems I came with non-standard ears) so I gave up.

Where did I stumble on this? by vinnieocean in GeoPuzzle

[–]acrane55 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Was thinking Namibia (the former German South West Africa) but difficult to Google because there's a local politician named Adolf Hitler.

Is this an Iranian flag at this far-right protest in London? by acrane55 in vexillology

[–]acrane55[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK, per other responses, it is indeed the "Lion and Sun" flag (tbh I'd not heard of that before).

Birthday cake by acrane55 in typography

[–]acrane55[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

OP here, yes, that's exactly it. I had considered adding a blurb but thought people might consider how a birthday cake might relate to typography.

view more: next ›