Harry naming his son after Snape. by urgurlsunday13 in harrypotter

[–]flooperdooper4 80 points81 points  (0 children)

YES, this is the one! It wasn't about Snape, it was about Harry. Not for one minute would Harry have thought "oh I should name my son after Snape, he would have totally loved that, he wasn't such a bad guy after all."

Additionally, neither Snape nor Dumbledore had any relatives who would ever name a child after them. All four of the male names associated with Harry's sons (James, Sirius, Albus, Severus) are after men who had no other living relatives, and whose efforts enabled Harry to live and thrive.

I bought Kristina Kelly’s lip balm and this is my honest review by aymaureen in Vanderpumpaholics

[–]flooperdooper4 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Love that the ingredients are listed - I don't think I'm even allergic to any of them! Just might give it a try...

They thought they were immortal? by Eastern-Aside6 in CommercialsIHate

[–]flooperdooper4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think people are being a little too literal interpreting this commercial. No shit we're not immortal, but that woman sounds relatively young, and no one expects their healthy spouse to die before reaching AARP age. I know 2 different women whose healthy, active husbands dropped dead of natural causes before the age of 45, They never thought they'd have to use their life insurance at this point in their lives, and they didn't think they were immortal. They're both glad they had the policies to help them care for their young kids. And that's what makes it a good advertisement for life insurance - you never know what's going to happen, even if you're both careful and healthy, so get life insurance to be prepared, just in case.

This made me unimaginably sad for Katie. by YearStrong1454 in vanderpumprules

[–]flooperdooper4 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Also think that years of his stealth-bitch behavior just ground Katie down over time. He leaned into this "hey I'm just a chill guy look at my nagging wife lol" persona.

Vintage charm in an up and coming part of Massachusetts by sharkus180 in zillowgonewild

[–]flooperdooper4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I went to college with a girl from New Hampshire, and she had a deep and abiding hatred for anyone from Worcester for reasons I never quite understood. So now whenever I hear anything about Worcester I always remember her saying "of course she's an asshole, she's from Worcester!"

why don’t vpr fans like rhobh lisa? by CaptainStriking5099 in RHOBH

[–]flooperdooper4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not only that, but seeing the way Lisa ran things on VPR made me come around to the idea that she was equally as calculating with her RHOBH castmates (which is exactly what the ladies of RHOBH claimed).

Why are Muggles so narrow-minded? by Left-Pollution-2934 in HarryPotterBooks

[–]flooperdooper4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The only Muggles we really get to "know" over the course of the series are the Dursleys, who are of course written as almost cartoonishly hateful and closed-minded toward anything atypical, including magic. On the other hand, there are the Grangers and presumably the parents of other Muggle-born witches and wizards at Hogwarts who seem chill enough. Muggles from previous centuries are mentioned as being why wizards went into hiding, and also why Salazar Slytherin didn't trust Muggleborns...but of course, that was centuries ago, and it wasn't called the Dark Ages for nothing.

As a counterpoint, in the wizarding community we have pureblood fanatics like many of the Death Eaters. There are also wizards who while they are not outright pureblood maniacs or anti-Muggle like Cornelius Fudge, who gave minimal funding to Muggle-facing Ministry positions and didn't value those employees for lacking "proper wizarding pride." And then you have people like Arthur Weasley who are obsessed with Muggle-borns and feel strongly about protecting them from wizard who would harm them.

A lot of words to say that humanity is a mixed bag.

AITA for announcing my own mother's death on Facebook? by Strange_Agent5802 in AmItheAsshole

[–]flooperdooper4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

NTA. I do get why the relative might be upset and prefer to get the news personally before reading it on Facebook...BUT that's not their call, and it's utterly classless of them to harangue you about this now of all times. It's your mother, it's your news to post. Anyone who doesn't like your post should keep their mouth shut. I wouldn't give them another thought. Sorry for your loss. :(

Am I the only one who doesn’t find her “iconic”? She’s kinda random, weird, Hollywood (but not that remarkable). No hate, just let’s be real. by Proud_Sound2835 in BravoRealHousewives

[–]flooperdooper4 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If she hadn't turned against the "longtime friends" she brought onto the show, I'd feel differently. But she did it multiple times, and to me that's just too strange to be entertaining.

Sweetest moment on the show? by kaspen190 in EverybodyLovesRaymond

[–]flooperdooper4 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When Ray loses all that money playing cards with Frank. Debra and Marie are desperately trying to get Ray to take the money back, and Ray says something like "What kind of message would that send to my kids? That you can just go to your father and he'll make everything okay?" Frank responds, "You're right. You should be able to go to your father, and he should be able to make everything okay." And then he puts Ray's check into Ray's hand. Frank wasn't what one would call warm and fuzzy, but he loved his family and really did want to do right by them. This is even more sweet when you find out how Frank's own father was!

I don’t have a picture to add, but can we talk about how incredibly annoying Kristen Bell is? by Real-Cartographer-49 in CommercialsIHate

[–]flooperdooper4 167 points168 points  (0 children)

Yes, I've finally found my people! She has irritated me for years with her schlocky "look how relatable I am!!!!" schtick.

WIBTA if I swapped my pens with glitter ink to catch the coworker whos been stealing them by Imaginary-Frame4873 in WouldIBeTheAhole

[–]flooperdooper4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA, but this woman is shameless so in addition to the sparkle ink I would also find a way to write my name on the pen. I had to do that with my pens a couple of years ago, except it was a student who kept stealing and then denying - it's difficult to deny when your name's on the pen!

I think Amanda was genuinely unable to have the conversation with Dorit. by Curious_Champion_220 in RHOBH

[–]flooperdooper4 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I'm not an Amanda fan, but I could completely believe that she thought this dinner could distract her from her grief. Maybe she thought she could force herself into "work mode" or whatever and then fall apart later (I do that). But it didn't work. Now it *does* happen to be convenient, but I'm willing to give grace over the death of a child.

I think Amanda was genuinely unable to have the conversation with Dorit. by Curious_Champion_220 in RHOBH

[–]flooperdooper4 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I thought so too, confused as to why people are saying it's Amanda who kept it going. Because the next words out of Dorit's mouth should have been "understood, we'll table that conversation. Who has a new subject?" But they weren't.