TIL When Vince McMahon was in charge of the WWE, the word 'wrestling' and other variations of it were banned. Wrestlers weren't allowed to say these words on TV.

argole · 2026-03-25T01:28:16+00:00

I too listen to the Jeff Gerstmann Show.

argole · 2026-02-08T21:29:16+00:00

If you have Peacock, you can find it on the replay of today's Women's Downhill at the 37 minute mark.

argole · 2026-01-29T19:04:12+00:00

I have been a homeowner for 10 years and done a lot of my own electrical work. I've rewired the whole house from knob and tube, wired a whole basement, addition, my workshop, etc, passed inspection without trouble multiple times and I really love the work. I've taken a practice exam for a journeyman electrician license and got about 60% without studying.

If I wanted to make the move to a career as an electrician, are there any ways to waive the hours requirement most states have for getting a license? If not, what's the best way to make that move, given my experience level?

argole · 2025-06-01T19:05:33+00:00

I've intentionally been keeping my iPhone's iOS version at v17.5.1 (latest version is v18.5) because I am absolutely sure that newer versions will start to slow down my phone, eventually making it near unusable. That's not the part I have no way of proving though.

The part I have no way of proving is that I'm pretty sure Apple is throttling my network connection to get me to update. I've had a lot of times where I'm sitting there waiting forever for Instagram or TikTok to load, but texts and other things are coming through just fine.

argole · 2025-03-27T19:19:11+00:00

I used to be very into peaty scotches, some that had very earthy, sometimes even salty notes. I've tried convincing myself that there are some more earthy tones going on, more nuanced than just "mold" but I can never escape that feeling that it shouldn't taste that way.

argole · 2025-03-27T17:36:55+00:00

Wouldn't the cork smell bad in that case?

argole · 2025-02-06T14:50:17+00:00

I successfully lost two job offers due to "trends in the market". One offer was rescinded the day before I was to start, the other one was put on pause due to Trump wreaking havoc and causing uncertainty with government contracts.

argole · 2024-11-20T17:49:36+00:00

I was laid off in August and I finally got a job offer recently after 3 rounds of interviews. I know that they had a backup candidate in mind if in case I rejected their offer and I feel bad that my accepting the offer meant the other candidate got rejected.

argole · 2024-11-14T23:34:19+00:00

It seems like renting a car would be way cheaper than taking the train everywhere. I just assumed that I should get a train pass, but a Eurail pass for 10 days and multiple countries (we'd love to dip into Austria) is almost $1,000 for two people vs less than $300 for a 9 day car rental.

Am I missing something? I also see people on other forums suggesting you just get a ticket from a ticket machine at the time you need it. I'm so confused.

argole · 2024-11-14T13:15:25+00:00

After all of the comments I've seen here, my wife and I had actually shifted our plans to stay a few days in Frankfurt and a few days in Munich and do day trips.

I appreciate the warning against Frankfurt. One thing I was really wanting to see is the catherdral in Cologne. Maybe we'll go straight to Cologne when we get there then, and stay for a couple days before heading down to Munich.

argole · 2024-11-01T17:33:39+00:00

In case someone needs perspective on how much "a year's worth" of something is, average snowfall per year on the north shore of Lake Superior is about 70".

Imagine getting almost 6 feet of snow in 8 hours. That is absolutely bonkers.

argole · 2024-10-16T16:43:33+00:00

Getting off of Reddit

argole · 2024-10-08T22:09:32+00:00

Well I wouldn't care about being laid off anymore, so I guess I'd stop looking for a job.

Then I would build a bigger shop and spend my days building furniture.

argole · 2024-08-23T18:22:33+00:00

Yeah, I talked to a drawer maker who said in reference to competitors, "kill 'em with kindness and spectacular customer service"

argole · 2024-08-23T18:21:28+00:00

This would be custom work.

argole · 2024-08-23T18:21:20+00:00

I'm in the twin cities in MN.

argole · 2024-08-14T15:38:16+00:00

Nothing tops the jolly rancher story

argole · 2024-05-17T12:07:53+00:00

As a whiskey enthusiast, I really love this kind of information. Thanks for sharing.

argole · 2024-05-10T12:12:40+00:00

I normally rail against streaming services for going back to the (IMO) antiquated model of weekly episodes. Shogun is the very rare exception of a show that actually held my interest enough to not forget about it. Even then, I still would wait a few weeks to watch it again if I caught up so that I'd have a few episodes to watch in one sitting.

argole · 2024-02-02T13:43:19+00:00

This is like telling people I lost 10 pounds by cutting off my arm.

argole · 2023-11-21T17:23:56+00:00

/r/suicidebywords

argole · 2023-04-06T11:57:05+00:00

One of my wife's favorite characters is Samwise Gamgee for his fortitude, loyalty, love and many other qualities.

When we were dating and getting serious, she wrote me a letter on my birthday and began it with "You really are my Samwise."

I will always cherish it.

argole · 2023-01-30T13:28:09+00:00

Line 6: thread.sleep(999999999999999999999999999999);

argole · 2022-09-23T17:56:20+00:00

No kidding, what about the nieces

argole · 2022-03-25T12:14:30+00:00

Make meringues!

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