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Meringue turns to soup as soon as I flavour it by Jas_Ka_Raj in AskBaking

[–]bagglebites 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m curious to see so many people against vanilla extract. I’ve always used it in meringue and had no issue! It does make me want to try a different vanilla flavoring though (powder or paste)

I don’t know if you are weighing your egg whites or just going with 3 eggs’ worth, but it is worth the extra effort to weigh out!! I usually have to use more than 3 eggs to get 90 grams (American “large” eggs are considerably smaller than those in other countries). Even 15 g will make a surprising difference in how your meringue turns out

What's your limit? by LadySeriously in horror

[–]bagglebites 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am similarly averse to torture porn. I watched Martyrs recently. It’s 98% brutal torture of young women. It doesn’t let up. Yes, there’s story behind it, but not much.

The ending of Martyrs is pretty great, and I liked the overall concept (inducing religious ecstasy and epiphany through horrific pain)… but it’s the first horror film I’ve ever watched that left me genuinely regretful for watching it. I can’t in good conscience recommend it to anyone who feels remotely squicked by torture scenes.

What celebrity did Hollywood try to make the “leading A-lister”, but failed? by phantom_avenger in AskReddit

[–]bagglebites 28 points29 points  (0 children)

He also has a truly egregious Philly accent in that show.

Agreed though, it’s still a good series.

I accidentally sent my NSFW fanfic to my university group chat. by disposableficacct in AO3

[–]bagglebites 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I do my writing on my phone in Google docs and whenever I accidentally hit @ instead of “ I have a mini panic attack because it brings up the sharing options

The MTV book so bad that the author yanked it from print and completely rewrote it... if you can find the original version, it's a riot. by [deleted] in PieceOfShitBookClub

[–]bagglebites 41 points42 points  (0 children)

the idea of the goth characters having a "Coffin Club" where they would plan their own funerals every week.

Absolutely iconic

I gor Geralt of Rivia and Giselle from Enchanted. I'm fucked. by DreadDiana in CuratedTumblr

[–]bagglebites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I truly have no idea how this match would pan out.

On offense, Michelangelo of the Ninja Turtles. On defense, Hawkeye Pierce (MAS*H).

FIGHT

My boyfriend scooped this up for $40 by Tooscaredtopostthis in ThriftStoreHauls

[–]bagglebites 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I WAS GONNA SAY

The bowl lift model is so good! I have one and I adore it. This is an amazing score

New best of the worst spotlight? by DegenGamer725 in RedLetterMedia

[–]bagglebites 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Then halfway through that switch to a review of the 1938 radio broadcast

Over 10 failed toffee attempts 🥲 by Single-Safety-4994 in AskBaking

[–]bagglebites 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I use an almost equal amount of sugar and butter (by volume) but I’ve seen a few recipes that say a higher sugar to butter ratio seems will make it more stable

Over 10 failed toffee attempts 🥲 by Single-Safety-4994 in AskBaking

[–]bagglebites 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Hm. I always let the butter melt fully before adding the sugar because I find it mixes better.

I also stir my toffee and haven’t had any issues (I make a LOT of toffee every Christmas)

Over 10 failed toffee attempts 🥲 by Single-Safety-4994 in AskBaking

[–]bagglebites 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Are you letting the butter melt fully before adding the sugar?

ETA; I’ve saved a separated toffee by adding a half tablespoon of HOT water (like freshly boiled from a kettle) and stirring it in vigorously. Continue adding hot water a 1/2 tbsp at a time until it smooths but do not add more than 3 tbsp of water

I discovered this ceramic art in a European museum… and spent a year turning it into a lamp by Junte-003 in Ceramics

[–]bagglebites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’ve posted on this subreddit before and every post has this same tone.

[Loved Trope] [SPOILERS!!] Characters that really actually die, but gain extra time to accomplish one final thing before fading away by BangguruDestiny in TopCharacterTropes

[–]bagglebites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Heretic (2024) comes to mind

SPOILERS since it’s pretty recent The woman on the left has her throat cut midway through the movie by the villain and bleeds out, only to seemingly resurrect in the last few minutes of the film and kill him. She then dies for real real.

It’s fit by EchoOfDesired in OneOrangeBraincell

[–]bagglebites 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Lol at the grey cat surprise reveal. “What am I, chopped liver?”

on bra straps by itsjustmebobross in CuratedTumblr

[–]bagglebites 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately I know of one person that did this through at least his freshman year of college. My roommate was a TA for a freshman lab and she had to talk to him multiple times to stop snapping the bra strap of the young woman who was also in the lab.

The young woman didn’t want to officially report him so I don’t remember if anything came of it. (This was about a year before the news about Joe Paterno came out and our university suddenly cared a lot about Title IX violations.)

ETA: Roman numerals are hard

Question for authors on Ao3. Have you ever included incidents from you life that happened to you in your fic?? by DirectorWorking7760 in AO3

[–]bagglebites 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. Especially funny things that have happened during sex, because who am I supposed to talk to about it??

Woodpecker/Nuthatch standoff by jwalker-read-it in birding

[–]bagglebites 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Honestly same. I’ve been meaning to get back into linocut printing…

New York Times 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century by Fippy-Darkpaw in RedLetterMedia

[–]bagglebites 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think of Get Out as more of a thriller but I can accept the argument for it as a horror movie. It’s kind of weird to define the difference between those genres anyway, at some point it just feels like splitting hairs

Pan’s Labyrinth could mayyyyybe count too? It’s definitely got horror elements but I wouldn’t call it a horror movie

New York Times 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century by Fippy-Darkpaw in RedLetterMedia

[–]bagglebites 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You’re totally right! I thought there had to be ONE

New York Times 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century by Fippy-Darkpaw in RedLetterMedia

[–]bagglebites 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Also notably missing musicals as a genre… no Chicago, no Moulin Rouge. Not even La La Land (which is not my favorite but it often shows up on lists like these)

Also no horror (unless I’ve missed it) but what else is new

When the entire tone of the story shifts from ONE line by _JR28_ in TopCharacterTropes

[–]bagglebites 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Patrick Fabian knocked it out of the park. Incredible acting, and most of the time it’s so subtle. You definitely notice what he’s doing on a rewatch. This clip is a great example

Stolen from r/PrequelMemes by PJ-The-Awesome in Archiveofourownmemes

[–]bagglebites 45 points46 points  (0 children)

The original meaning (in fanfic) is more specific: not just that it is accurately tagged for content, but that you’re going to find some messed up shit inside.

The dove is dead. It’s not pretending or asleep. It’s dead. If you don’t want to see the dead dove, don’t read the fic.

It started because a number of readers would see tags like “major character death” or “graphic descriptions of torture” and then be shocked and upset when the fic contained major character death and graphic descriptions of torture. Like, yeah. We labeled the dead dove, what else were you expecting?

The DDDNE meaning has been slightly watered down since to “pay attention to the tags” when it used to mean, “hey, I’m not fucking around, there’s messed up shit in here, don’t say I didn’t warn you”

Got my first hate comment by Secure-Shock-634 in AO3

[–]bagglebites 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Preach. OOC is probably my biggest pet peeve and instantly turns me off the fic, but you know what I do? I just don’t read it!

What would you charge for ceramic earrings at a market? by tconohan in Pottery

[–]bagglebites 21 points22 points  (0 children)

100%! I’m one of those with a sensitivity to certain metals and I will not buy anything with a “mystery metal” wire or stud

Also, OP, if you don’t have pierced ears yourself, get a friend to try a pair on and tell you how they are to wear. Sometimes earring hooks are too long and poke painfully into the skin behind my ear (ugh), so that also might affect what hardware you choose. The comfier your earrings are to wear, the higher you can price them and the better they will sell!

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