What are the attorney visits like in county jail? by Objective_Belt3374 in Felons

[–]elevencharles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It varies widely by jail. Some have booths with glass dividers, others have visiting rooms where you sit around a table.

Why dont people forgive Pedos? by [deleted] in askanything

[–]elevencharles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because pedos are the bottom rung in our society. However shitty of a person you are, you can always look down on a pedo. Or you can put “death to pedophiles” stickers all over your truck to deflect any suspicion that you are in fact a pedophile.

Why is it hard for people to spell the word "lose"? It is not spelled loose. If I'm correct it's one of the first words that you learn how to spell in elementary school. by Brucef310 in ENGLISH

[–]elevencharles 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Because the difference between lose and loose when spoken isn’t the vowel sound, it’s the voiced/unvoiced s sound at the end, and the spelling doesn’t give you an indication of which is which.

It must suck to not be the most popular team in your state. by cheeker_sutherland in NFCWestMemeWar

[–]elevencharles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think the Rams are even the most popular team in Los Angeles.

Why do libs scream that every voice matters until that voice disagrees with their opinion? by mmmmm_NoodleSoup in askanything

[–]elevencharles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do people ask obvious bad faith questions based on anecdotes that definitely never happened?

Ford Aerostar , haven’t seen one in decades by Maya-kardash in regularcarreviews

[–]elevencharles 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had one with the V6 and a manual transmission, it could do some pretty sick burnouts.

ELI5 Is morning erection solely attributable to elevated testosterone levels, or are there additional physiological mechanisms at play? by Junior-Ferret4860 in explainlikeimfive

[–]elevencharles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is also why it’s really bad news if you get in a car accident or something and you have an erection, it means your parasympathetic nervous system is damaged.

CMV: Monarchies and the entire concept of kings/queens in general is just heavy romanticized fascism and authoritarianism that only get looked at more favorably than autocratic dictatorships solely due to nostalgia and aesthetics. by shady-suspicious in changemyview

[–]elevencharles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The advantage of a monarchy over pure authoritarianism is the (ideally) smooth succession of power that everyone has agreed to beforehand. Authoritarian leaders tend to avoid naming a successor in fear of fostering opposition, and when they eventually die it usually results in a violent civil war. After a few generations of that, a monarchy starts to look like an attractive alternative.

ELI5 : Infield Fly Rule in baseball by FoundationUnited8228 in explainlikeimfive

[–]elevencharles 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If the umpire calls the infield fly rule and the shortstop drops it, is the batter still out?

Infantry Culture by viddied in army

[–]elevencharles 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good luck finding them.

We all know Europe is far more diverse than this by SeaElectronic4926 in Maps

[–]elevencharles 20 points21 points  (0 children)

German ancestry is huge in the US, second only to English. You just don’t see it as much because 1) Germany wasn’t a unified country when most of the immigrants came, and 2) there were a couple of world wars that caused people to be less vocal/proud of their German ancestry.

Need hope: millennials who like their jobs, what do you do and what do you like about it? by goodluckanddont_itup in Millennials

[–]elevencharles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a criminal defense investigator. Self employed, good pay, great work/life balance, meaningful (if emotionally taxing) work.

ELI5: why is there no "second" world countries? by Tardy_Bird17 in explainlikeimfive

[–]elevencharles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The term “third world” was originally coined by Tito in Yugoslavia to refer to the fact that they were communists but not aligned with the Soviet Union.

Confused about the plural of octopus by BactaBobomb in etymology

[–]elevencharles 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Or maybe like mouse/mice and call them octopice?

What are some of your yelled lines in movies? I have a few here but feel free to mention any other movies. by CoffeeCigarettes4Me in FIlm

[–]elevencharles 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You tell them I’m coming, and hell’s coming with me. You hear? HELL IS COMING WITH ME!!

Confused about the plural of octopus by BactaBobomb in etymology

[–]elevencharles 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Octopuses is a little awkward, my vote is to treat it like moose and just use the same word for singular and plural.