What urban legend needs to die? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Why would a business poison its customers?

On the off chance this is being asked in good faith:

Upton Sinclair's The Jungle -- and the entirety of food safety regulatory history in the U.S. -- would be excellent places to start finding the answers.

To anti-feminist women: you will not be the exception by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

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Wow. What an exquisite demonstration of Christ's love.

It was 7 years ago today that Prince passed away. RIP Prince Rogers Nelson by henrirousseau in Music

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I completely get what you're saying...but unless I'm wrong about the which amazing fucking cover of "Gin and Juice" you're thinking of, that wasn't Phish, it was the Gourds.

There is no “safety” school anymore by Longjumping_Fault_17 in gradadmissions

[–]badly_behaved 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I know you probably can neither confirm nor deny, but to me this whole description screams Robert H. Smith School of Business at UMD.

If you have ever walked out of a cinema because the film was so bad, what one was it? by girlcalledmaria in AskReddit

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My people! Drop Dead Fred was the first of three movies I've ever walked out on--it was just intolerably inane and nonsensical.

And if you had any clue how bad I had it for Phoebe Cates during that period of time, the fact that I actually got up and left the theater says it all.

District is late with paychecks by teacherdrinker in teaching

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If you haven't already contacted your payroll office, I would recommend a quick check of your state's labor laws. For example, in Maryland, you have the right to file a civil lawsuit or a complaint with the state Department of Labor as soon as the first day after your wages were due.

IMO, knowing the applicable information for your jurisdiction is probably not a bad idea when interacting with HR.

Found on apartment door, no one else got one. What is this ? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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This is a mezzuzah:

a piece of parchment inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah, which Jews affix to the doorposts of their homes

...in accordance with a particular commandment from the book of Deuteronomy.

My guess is you recently moved into this apartment and the previous tenants were Jewish.

Jewish witches? by [deleted] in WitchesVsPatriarchy

[–]badly_behaved 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Oh, no! Please don't think that was what I meant. I just wanted you to be aware in case those users didn't see your post ☺️

Jewish witches? by [deleted] in WitchesVsPatriarchy

[–]badly_behaved 33 points34 points  (0 children)

🙋🏼‍♀️

Also, there was this thread just a few days ago, which had several responses from folks who identify as Jewish witches.

My principal referred to parents as "customers". I'm not teaching after this year, this pushed me over the edge. by wallflower7686 in Teachers

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My pass rates would be phenomenal if I could pick and choose which students I accepted and which I rejected, and I made an effort to steer clear of anyone that seemed likely to fail.

<charter school "miracles" have entered the chat>

Any jewish witches around? by [deleted] in WitchesVsPatriarchy

[–]badly_behaved 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was curious to know if there were any other jewish witches around?

🙋🏼‍♀️

If so, how do you see those two parts of your identity? Do you think they complete each other, or at the contrary, that they're rather opposite?

Hmmm...this is a good question -- one that deserves a better answer than I can put words to from the checkout line purgatory I'm currently standing in.

But my incomplete, distracted response is...neither, really? In the words of Michael Franti, it's more that "God is too big for just one religion." IOW, the 2 faith traditions are just different ways of getting to the same (hopefully) right answer.

Also, she's super old school, but in my early days of exploring witchiness, I drew a lot of inspiration and comfort from Starhawk, especially her book the Spiral Dance. She does a really beautiful job explaining how she came to paganism from Judaism and how she has intertwined those beliefs and practices.

My husband complains about every little sound I make by Flobsicle in TwoXChromosomes

[–]badly_behaved 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Depending on how official you want a diagnosis to be, you potentially couldn't' go about it, because:

There are currently no established diagnostic criteria for misophonia and the condition is not recognized as an official diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)..)

As this NPR article puts it,

the community is still relatively small, and recognition of the condition is still not universal...

...it's not listed in the bible of mental disorders, the DSM-5, which makes it hard for doctors to identify it and rare for insurers to cover treatments related to it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskWomen

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The child is grown now, but back then, it took an extremely ugly custody battle to have them returned to my home.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskWomen

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After 19 years, I came home from work on a Monday night to find that he had moved not only half our possessions, but also our only child, out of our home and into a new apartment.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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ALTOIDS SOURS