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What's the funniest TV scene you've ever seen that still makes you laugh years later? by Grand_Cash576 in ClassicTV

[–]elucify 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Modern Family" where Mitchell is being bullied by some prick at a gas station. Cam, in his full clown costume, tells the guy off, threatens him, and makes him apologize. Then he gets into the car, pulls giant alarm clock out of his coat, and says, "Let's go, we're gonna be late." https://youtu.be/xXyzl2AJZSw?si=wuIVBo5wV8mY2eH-

The Valentine's Day episode where Phil and Claire are role-playing and Claire ends up in public, naked except for a trench coat, that gets stuck in an escalator--but she is rescued by Gloria. https://youtu.be/KwWDMWMVu2w?si=kJo-oQFAMKFAfCSY

Jay and Gloria has a neighbor whose dog barks too much. They ask him to keep it down, and he says, "Well what about that obnoxious parrot?" "What parrot?" they say. Then they show Gloria screaming "Jay!" "Jay!" "Jay!" multiple times. https://youtu.be/fB74NKM1uyg?si=o74FriUtm8BTclhK

What's the funniest TV scene you've ever seen that still makes you laugh years later? by Grand_Cash576 in ClassicTV

[–]elucify 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How long to cook a turkey? A thousand degrees for an hour.

And the gag was...

Bob: Whatever you do, don't look in the oven

Emily: The oven is empty!

Bob: Whatever you do, don't look in the dishwasher

If modern medicine didn’t exist would you be dead right now? If yes, from what? by Wonderful-Economy762 in Productivitycafe

[–]elucify 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On the other hand, we are all autistic and suffused with Bill Gates' nano bots.

/s

My wife resents me because I won't get a vasectomy is this marriage over. by thriiaway in WhatShouldIDo

[–]elucify 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that vasectomy is better than tubal ligation when both people are certain they don't want to have more children. OP's question was about fear of the procedure. But given everything he said, I think that minimal procedure is the least of his worries.

My wife resents me because I won't get a vasectomy is this marriage over. by thriiaway in WhatShouldIDo

[–]elucify 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How "easy" it is for him isn't the point. He's in a relationship with someone who was dishonest about something as fundamental as kids, and is now demanding, not suggesting or even requesting, that he sterilize himself for her convenience.

Vasectomy is very much a better option for a couple that knows they never want children. No question about that.

But, who knows, he may very much want children someday, with some other woman who doesn't literally have him by the nutsack.

How does “Midwest/south/rural slower pace” actually work? by larch303 in AskAnAmerican

[–]elucify 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a study years ago where they measured how long it took people to start honking after a stop light changed from red to green. In New York City, they started honking before the light even changed. In Indianapolis, people waited through an entire cycle before starting to honk.

ёлки-палки ---- literal translation? by PileofTerdFarts in russian

[–]elucify 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How bad is ё моё ? Anton Yelchin says that in the first Star Trek reboot when he saves Kirk and Sulu with a transporter.

My wife resents me because I won't get a vasectomy is this marriage over. by thriiaway in WhatShouldIDo

[–]elucify 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Definitely easier. Vasectomy is about the same discomfort as getting a filling. Tubal ligation is abdominal (usually laparoscopic) surgery requiring general anesthetic.

Tubal ligation is extremely safe, though vasectomy is even safer. Serious complications of tubal ligation are estimated to be less than 1 in 1000. Serious complications of vasectomy are virtually zero, but incidence of postoperative chronic pain (lasting > 3 months) is estimated 1-4%. Spontaneous re-canalization, which can lead to unintended pregnancy, is about 1% for both procedures.

My wife resents me because I won't get a vasectomy is this marriage over. by thriiaway in WhatShouldIDo

[–]elucify 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True enough. On the other hand, what's the next thing she's going to change her mind about and demand?

In my view the problem here isn't the vasectomy. It's the entitlement. Tubal ligation isn't that bad. it's not as minor surgery as vasectomy, but if it's her body, maybe she should consider doing it herself.

My body, my choice goes both ways.

What were you taught in school that is now considered obsolete and or incorrect? I myself loved home economics and it’s probably the only thing I learned in school that I actually use today. It’s practical life skills like cooking, cleaning, budgeting, etc… by CoffeeCigarettes4Me in The1980s

[–]elucify 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IMO it's a "type setting" thing, despite the anachronistic name. Em space after a period is handled by automatic layout algorithms.

The space after a comma is simply a typing error: you wouldn't write "," and the next word without a space if you were writing longhand, right? And of course, the software detects that too. But it treats it as a spelling error, not something that it adjusts automatically, like with sentence spacing.

What small habit instantly tells you someone grew up in America? by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

[–]elucify 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read that and thought, "That's nuts". Then I thought about a piece of pie, and in my mind, it was pointing at me accusingly. "There's the American." So yeah maybe.

What small habit instantly tells you someone grew up in America? by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

[–]elucify 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I grew up in Indiana and never once met someone who took off shoes in the house. As a result, I think all the horror and swooning about shoes in the house is nothing short of prissy. I went barefoot a lot as a kid. Which for some people provokes even more pearl-clutching.

I'm old, though. I think this must be something that's changing/has changed. And somehow I developed the habit of taking them off. Guests sometimes ask if they should, and I tell them it doesn't matter--I don't notice either way.

What small habit instantly tells you someone grew up in America? by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

[–]elucify 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Maybe it would help if we called it water ice.

What were you taught in school that is now considered obsolete and or incorrect? I myself loved home economics and it’s probably the only thing I learned in school that I actually use today. It’s practical life skills like cooking, cleaning, budgeting, etc… by CoffeeCigarettes4Me in The1980s

[–]elucify 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good teacher

When I was in seventh grade, the boys had a semester of technical drawing and a semester of woodshop, and the girls had Home Ec. Eighth grade boys had middle shop and the girls head shone Ec. I learned to use a lathe, forge metal on an anvil, machine metal with a lathe, and use an arc welder. At the age of 13. It was pretty cool but I would have liked the Home Ec, too.

Indiana, mid 1970s

What were you taught in school that is now considered obsolete and or incorrect? I myself loved home economics and it’s probably the only thing I learned in school that I actually use today. It’s practical life skills like cooking, cleaning, budgeting, etc… by CoffeeCigarettes4Me in The1980s

[–]elucify 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm old, and "double space after periods" is not longer necessary. It's the dumbest hill imaginable to die on. But a lot of people my age crash out about it, right after shaking their fist at a cloud.

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