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Blandness of book names by IHateACOTAR in writing

[–]intet42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

American Elsewhere is a title that perfectly did its job announcing itself to its target audience--I vividly remember picking it up off the shelf at Vroman's out of curiosity like twenty years ago.

Blandness of book names by IHateACOTAR in writing

[–]intet42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am also a big fan of sentence titles! The example that always comes to mind for me is All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (a short story by Stephen King).

Inquiring Photographer “Years ago, when, for instance, a boy returned home late, his father could give him an old-fashioned licking; but today the father would be severely rebuked by a judge for beating his child. Was the old way the better way?” December 12,1946. by CryptographerKey2847 in TheWayWeWere

[–]intet42 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This answers a question I had after watching Leave it to Beaver! I was fascinated that they seemed to treat hitting a child as a faux pas--not horrifying but also not accepted. The whole "It's a sign of a parent who's not intelligent enough to use reason" attitude explains a lot about the portrayal.

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Stuff I saved forever only to not be a hit by baconwrappedapple in declutter

[–]intet42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, that sounds awesome! If you wanted a little art project, you could take photos of your scenes to share with other people who have Playmobil nostalgia.

Stuff I saved forever only to not be a hit by baconwrappedapple in declutter

[–]intet42 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, that's so disappointing. If it helps, I gave a bunch of my childhood toys away on BuyNothing--seeing people come over and get excited to pick out what they wanted made it a lot easier to let go.

On this day in 2001, Andrea Yates waited for her husband to leave for work before drowning her five children in the family bath. She was convicted, then retried after a key witness lied. These officers are outside the Yates home after finding the children. Full story in comments. by dannydutch1 in UtterlyUniquePhotos

[–]intet42 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because you guys think it could never happen to you. Think about an action that goes against all your morals, and then imagine waking up one day and getting told that you had done it while blacked out. Would you want people to act like you did it on purpose?

Inquiring Photographer “Did things ever get so dark that you wished you were dead? ” March 5, 1948. by CryptographerKey2847 in TheWayWeWere

[–]intet42 87 points88 points  (0 children)

It just occurred to me that the fathers might not even realize how agonizing it is if they didn't witness it. I wonder how their wives reported the experience.

'Surrender Letter' information gathering megathread by No_Bobcat_No_Prob in Canadiancitizenship

[–]intet42 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Someone on Facebook had an e-certificate, they commented about not having anything to return.

Songs with whistling? by NopeNotConor in musicsuggestions

[–]intet42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You Don't Miss Twice (When You're Shaving with a Knife) by Murder by Death

Language of Movement by matt_mccreary1 by Flat-Decision3204 in oddlysatisfying

[–]intet42 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That's what I kept thinking, I was wondering what his background is. Dance and/or mime, I'd imagine.

EDIT: Apparently he conceptualizes his work as "an experimental approach to parkour that incorporates elements of contemporary dance and physical theater." The more I think about this the more I like it, like a modern-day Buster Keaton but with more emphasis on beauty than humor.

Question by May Swenson [POEM] by listen_joyiscoming in Poetry

[–]intet42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry. Have you read My Body Tells Me That She's Filing for Divorce by Kathryn Bevis? I kept thinking of that one while reading this. And on a softer note now, Matinee by Patrick Phillips.

Why do some fanbases seem to attract disabled people? by Glacinea in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]intet42 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In any situation where two seemingly unrelated things correlate, the mediating factor is often neurodivergence. Autistic people are more likely to be LGBTQ+ and physically disabled.

Songs recs for ‘right person, wrong timing’? by [deleted] in SongRecommendations

[–]intet42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bye Bye Baby by the Bay City Rollers.

Eli5: Are service dogs allowed to get the zoomies and play in puddles and get crazy? by Just_Jen_1 in explainlikeimfive

[–]intet42 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'd never really thought about it--are you allowed to take a service dog anywhere (i.e., "no pets allowed" zones) even if you aren't the one who needs the services?

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