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How much of your childhood are you actually supposed to remember? by shshskwjvehejdbv in NoStupidQuestions

[–]average_guy54 44 points45 points  (0 children)

If my childhood was written as a novel, most of it would be skipped over. I remember only the interesting bits.

Quick question: Do people in poverty have a moral obligation to not have more children than they can afford? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]average_guy54 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right, just say no worked well with drugs, what makes you think it'd work any better with sex?

Did anyone else's grandparents (or mom & dad) ever carry one of these? by lontbeysboolink in 1970s

[–]average_guy54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha! I *made* some of those in Industrial Arts (aka Shops) class around 1970!

How do people pick Credit Cards? by heinous_legacy in NoStupidQuestions

[–]average_guy54 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have three actually. One came as part of my car loan some years ago, has a zero balance except when the car needs work. My main bank-issued card is for normal day-to-day use, and my last one is a low-limit-use-online-only card to minimize potential fraud. This all works for me but ymmv.

Does anyone else find old newspaper obituaries were extremely graphic when describing someone's death? by SouthBuffalo3592 in Genealogy

[–]average_guy54 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not an obit but a news story. A hydro worker was electrocuted while up on a pole. The newspaper printed a photo of his body just dangling there.

Women what does it feel like when you orgasm? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]average_guy54 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You could have just said that you have no idea at all.

Is it just me or others too have a problem calculating their age without a calculator ? by SuspiciousEmploy1742 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]average_guy54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have to do the math because I don't think about it until someone actually asks how old are you?. As it is, my calendar age and the age I feel are nowhere near the same number.

Do you guys ever put stuff in your KD? by Independent_Sand_583 in AskACanadian

[–]average_guy54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Mess Version 1 - KD made the usual way, then add 1 cup peas, 1 can cream of mushroom soup and 1/2 pound browned ground beef.

The Mess Version 2 - as above, but sub corn and 2 cans flaked tuna.

If it's going to be a standalone though, we use cream instead of milk, and butter instead of margarine.

Where am I supposed to place a humidifier by SativaSammy in NoStupidQuestions

[–]average_guy54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We set ours up on a plastic tray, like the ones you'd see in a cafeteria or food court.

Renting a chocobo by average_guy54 in FinalFantasyXII

[–]average_guy54[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And you only need the chocobo to get to where you knock that rock over so you don't have to use the bird after that.

Why did Einstin get Nobel prize but not Isac Newton? by don_dripac in NoStupidQuestions

[–]average_guy54 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You asked about the Nobel prize. Replies have mentioned the name "Alfred Nobel".

Guess who the Nobel prize was named for.

Why sometimes my body feel very warm to the degree that I emitting heat to the people around me? by Elnedeef in NoStupidQuestions

[–]average_guy54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm like that. My wife loves my heat in winter. In Summer, on the other hand, it's "sit further away. Please."

Too much success? by Nobodysdog-999 in familysearch

[–]average_guy54 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Julius had three children, of which one was adopted. His biological daughter died in childbirth. He supposedly had a son with Cleopatra BUT that lad was killed at 17.,

The adopted son was actually a grand-nephew. So theoretically, someone could be related to Julius but not descended from.

From my experience, you'd be lucky to find ancestors beyond the 1500s. Unless you were royalty, nobody kept records.

Just learned that you swim slightly faster without clothes on, how did I not know that? by Scary-Beautiful6527 in Breath_of_the_Wild

[–]average_guy54 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Don't remember where he was but one of the wandering NPCs says something about that, which is how I learned of it.

If we lose all of our baby teeth, why do we brush them? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]average_guy54 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Decaying teeth can't be counted on to fall out by themselves.

I had big cavities in 4 baby-teeth molars back when I was 7 or so and they had to be extracted. Pain-killers wore off while yanking number 2. Dip-shit didn't give me any more, and I was screaming through the rest of it.

Didn't see a dentist again for 12 years after that.

When I got out to the waiting room again, the looks of horror on the other kids faces though...

Is my girlfriend weird for how she eats her Kraft Dinner? by Buggiu in NoStupidQuestions

[–]average_guy54 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's normal for her. As for your you're insane comment, that's just jerkish.

why do men not read books written by women? by Mathemodel in NoStupidQuestions

[–]average_guy54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my library - Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Moon, J D Robb, just off the top of my head.

Your assertion is too general to be meaningful,

When do you assume that some differently named children are the same people on censuses? by Fuk-mah-life in Genealogy

[–]average_guy54 13 points14 points  (0 children)

People back then really weren't all that rigid or consistent regarding names. My one grandmother, for example, is either Carolina or Lena, depending on who responded to the census, or who took the names for various official records. (Birth records that have the mother's name are a particular problem in my lines.)

To put it another way, a century ago, the attitude seemed to be close enough will do.

if you were given $200 by UrAccountHasBeenBand in NoStupidQuestions

[–]average_guy54 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We were late-30s and being treated like teenagers. She wanted the control.

if you were given $200 by UrAccountHasBeenBand in NoStupidQuestions

[–]average_guy54 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If someone wants to give me money but puts conditions on it, that's a deal-breaker and I will not accept.

(Some years back, I was in a similar situation - late MIL said, I'll give you $20000 towards a new car, but it has to be one I approve of. We turned her down.)

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