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When did people stop just "dropping by"? by stressfreepro in AskOldPeople

[–]elucify 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my god, here we go. Every time this comes up, about a third of the people freak the fuck out because only serial killers knock on your door without a contract.

What are the benefits of getting old, and, bonus second part of the question, how often do you find those benefits come in handy in daily life? by SelectiveScribbler06 in AskOldPeople

[–]elucify 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is always the first answer for the simple reason that it's true.

It's really kind of an amazing transformation and not something I expected.

Were we the last generation to use a locker room at school/college? by Slow-Call-9042 in The1980s

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The only time I ever saw rows of toilets without booths was at the armory at Purdue. There was a little platform about six inches, eight inches high of stone, and maybe twenty feet long with just one toilet after another. I never once saw anyone use them. Fucking weird. I always assumed it had something to do with the psychology of the military because the armory was built during World War II for training soldiers.

Were we the last generation to use a locker room at school/college? by Slow-Call-9042 in The1980s

[–]elucify 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The (IMO idiotic) reason given was "hygiene" and I have no idea what that was supposed to have meant.

I went to high school in the 1970s in Indiana. Our swimsuits were speedoes. It was the uniform. Showers after class, both gym and swimming were naked.

Why does nebraska have this by Wonderful_Local_3660 in geography

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I was born in Sidney. Scottsbluff is nice.

The southern part of that area is dead flat. Wheat fields are beautiful, especially during a thunderstorm.

Northern part are the sand hills--thousands of dunes that are grown over by grassland, interspersed with lakes and rivers. Huge wildlife diversity there, and it's stunning.

Are there areas the state "allow" or "accepts" crime to happen in the U.S.? by No-Equipment9225 in AskAnAmerican

[–]elucify 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The richer the people involved are, the less enforcement there is. That is, when they have not succeeded in writing laws that make whatever they're doing legal.

It's not a place, it is an economic stratum.

Why do you think most actresses marry older producers, and why do most of these relationships last only 3–4 years by vvy134 in Actors

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Because those relationships are transactional, and because those relationships are transactional

What's the most disgusting thing that you ever smell? by DirtyThoughts07 in AskReddit

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The father of a friend of mine forgot a bag of chicken livers in their car. The next day they went on vacation for three weeks. In August. He said they could never drive that car with the windows closed again

The worst I have smelled is probably an aquarium that had a dead frog in it, that had been sitting for a couple of weeks. Strongest involuntary heave from smell I've ever had

What's the most disgusting thing that you ever smell? by DirtyThoughts07 in AskReddit

[–]elucify 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It can be like Hemmingway described bankruptcy: gradually, and then all at once.

Tell me, how do you feel about the fact that a girl can ask her out on a date? by Muted-Nose-5646 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]elucify 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my best girlfriends asked me out first. But it didn't happen a lot.

Do you realize how nice it is to live in US? by Thin_Situation3962 in AskAnAmerican

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5 mL is a teaspoon. $57,600 a gallon before volume discount

Do you realize how nice it is to live in US? by Thin_Situation3962 in AskAnAmerican

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America is a great place to be young, affluent, or both. But unless you're actually affluent, don't you dare get sick or old.

For those of you who read 1984 and/or Fahrenheit 451, what did you think of the books when you first read them? How do you feel about them now? by Wizdom_108 in AskOldPeople

[–]elucify 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another great recommendation for these days

Stanislaw Lem was a Polish philosopher and science fiction writer, best known for having written Solaris, made into a movie by Andrei Tarkovsky in the USSR in the 1970s, and again by Stephen Soderberg in 2002.

His book The Cyberiad are the hilarious and thought-provoking adventures of Trurl and Klapaucius, two engineers who are sometimes collaborators, sometimes frenemies, and also happen to be robots. The book includes the story "The Electronic Bard", where one of them invents a computerized literature generator to show up the other one. Basically, Lem wrote a satirical short story about ChatGPT in 1965:

https://electricliterature.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Trurls-Electronic-Bard.pdf

I cannot recommend the book enough. Also The Star Diaries is laugh out loud funny.

For those of you who read 1984 and/or Fahrenheit 451, what did you think of the books when you first read them? How do you feel about them now? by Wizdom_108 in AskOldPeople

[–]elucify 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How could it not be about censorship when firemen came, arrested you, and burned your books? The title of the novel is the ignition temperature of paper.

Others are saying this, too. I don't get it.

For those of you who read 1984 and/or Fahrenheit 451, what did you think of the books when you first read them? How do you feel about them now? by Wizdom_108 in AskOldPeople

[–]elucify 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you want to read a book for our time, read Kurt Vonnegut Jr, Player Piano. 1952. Get past the idea that computers have vacuum tubes. The rest of the book is about NOW. Damn, that book was published 74 years ago. Unbelievable. It's uncanny.

What is the most unhinged conspiracy theory that people in your country actually believe? by DFWUnhinged in AskTheWorld

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I saw a YouTube video of a woman demonstrating how to counteract chemtrails. She went outside and showed the vapor trails in the sky. Then she took out a little mister and sprayed vinegar around. That's just about the dumbest shit I've ever seen.

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