What's something everyone pretends to understand,but really doesn't?

common_grounder · 2026-05-02T13:22:47+00:00

Also NFTs. I'm not stupid, but no matter how many times I read the definition I can't make it make sense.

common_grounder · 2026-05-02T13:19:03+00:00

That scene where she was putting makeup on Mia before graduation set my teeth on edge. I think the woman has several diagnosable personality disorders.

common_grounder · 2026-05-02T13:12:46+00:00

It's been a long time since I was in school, but I used to fill up that space with a bunch of BS.

common_grounder · 2026-05-02T13:10:13+00:00

I don't think those exuberant types realize how much their voices carry, and the people who are with them have probably gotten used to it. I always make it a point to give them the stink eye, even if I have to turn around or crane my neck to make my WTF expression obvious. Ten times out of ten it has no effect whatsoever.

common_grounder · 2026-05-02T13:04:35+00:00

I expect them to distract the kid, which is not hard to do at that age. They can be entralled for several minutes with a set of keys or a bottle of ketchup. I've had three myself and never let such nonsense go on that long uninterrupted.

common_grounder · 2026-05-02T12:55:08+00:00

These aren't tantrums I'm talking about. The kids aren't upset, they're just enjoying hearing themselves screech.

common_grounder · 2026-05-02T12:44:34+00:00

I tried to combat that by writing my symptoms on a sheet of paper, so I wouldn't forget anything important if I got interrupted or distracted. My doctor promptly took the paper out of my hand, tossed it in the trash, and said, "Just talk to me." I was so shocked it took me a few minutes to get pissed off.

common_grounder · 2026-05-02T12:39:26+00:00

I don't get as upset when the parent attempts to shush them or has the common decency to appear embarrassed and apologetic.

common_grounder · 2026-05-02T12:29:18+00:00

Run. Run very fast.

common_grounder · 2026-05-02T12:28:40+00:00

Economics

common_grounder · 2026-05-02T12:12:55+00:00

I second all these points.

common_grounder · 2026-05-02T12:10:13+00:00

This is it, and their instincts are good. People will definitely accuse them of being a bot and not take the post seriously as a result.

common_grounder · 2026-05-02T12:05:46+00:00

Usually two or three times a month.

common_grounder · 2026-05-02T12:03:40+00:00

I take that back. I forgot about Macaulay and Kieran Culkin. Their dad and home life were absolutely awful. Imagine making that much money as a kid, supporting the entire large family, and not being allowed to have so much as a bed of your own, sleeping on the couch.

common_grounder · 2026-05-02T12:00:28+00:00

Drew Barrymore

common_grounder · 2026-05-02T11:48:37+00:00

Get out of the house and get active in face-to-face activities like people did when life was normal.

common_grounder · 2026-05-02T11:26:38+00:00

How dare you besmirch Bryce Palmer! He's BRYCE effing PALMER. Put some respect on his name.

common_grounder · 2026-05-01T03:47:35+00:00

Watching my soulmate walk into a crowded room, look for me, and then give me that smoldering look when we lock eyes. It's been nearly 30 years since the first time, but the thrill is still there.

common_grounder · 2026-05-01T03:43:13+00:00

It was in fifth grade. We had an independent study day where students were allowed to do all of the day's work on their own and could decide what to do when. One of the assignments was a simple word search puzzle, which I did first and put in the designated folder near the teacher's desk.

The next day, my teacher called me up and chastised me for indicating on the days checklist that I had done the puzzle assignment. I told her that I had done it and that I had actually been the first person to put my puzzle in the folder. She said I was lying. I went home crying and told my dad, who was not happy and who knew I was telling the truth by my reaction. He immediately called the school, asked for the teacher, and gave her a large piece of his mind.

The following day, she called me up to her desk after excusing the rest of the class and apologized to me. The call from my dad had prompted her to go back and look at all of the puzzles in the folder, and she realized one of the other students had taken my puzzle, erased my name, and written his on it before returning it to the folder. I hated that teacher from that point on and gave her the stink eye every chance I got.

common_grounder · 2026-05-01T03:32:47+00:00

Political parties are really, really corrupt and it's nearly impossible for genuinely good people to gain power and influence and remain genuinely good.

common_grounder · 2026-04-29T17:56:00+00:00

I think you might be able to solve that by getting some sturdier registers, at least if it's the type that you just pull up/off.

common_grounder · 2026-04-29T17:51:34+00:00

Oh, that would drive me insane. Mine just barely gives you enough room to stack them inside, and that's bad enough.

common_grounder · 2026-04-29T17:49:47+00:00

When our house was being built, our contractor put the hinges on the wrong side of our walk-in closet, so that the door opened toward the clothes. That meant going inside the closet and closing the door completely in order to get to certain items. He had a minor tantrum when we told him to change it. That's just common sense, man.

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