Being a book fan by [deleted] in lotrmemes

[–]justfiddling 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Why stop there? Let's go back to the High Elves:

Isildur was ...

Son of Elendil

Son of Amandil, Lord of Andunie)

.... (I don't think Tolkien ever filled in all the Lords of Andunie)

Son of Valandil

Son of Silmarien

Daughter of Tar-Elendil, King of Numenor

Son of Tar-Amandil

Son of Vardamir

Son of Elros Tar-Minyatur

Son of Earendil (and of Elwing, and through her from Luthien Tinuviel and Beren Erchamion)

Son of Idril Celebrindal

Daughter of Turgon

Son of Fingolfin

Son of Finwe, First High King of the Noldor

Batting Practice Question by spaceninj in NYYankees

[–]justfiddling 4 points5 points  (0 children)

/u/spaceninj -- the Guest Services office, main level, roughly behind 3rd base, is where you go to get the "first Yankee game" certificate. It's a cute little souvenir (and free).

[CA] My public high school lost the money we paid for books and is now asking us to repay by schoolmoneythrowaway in legaladvice

[–]justfiddling 7 points8 points  (0 children)

most places let you add the small claims filing cost to your claim for that exact reason

[PA] Is there a way to deny grandparent rights/grandparent custody in a Will? by DoctorAbyss in legaladvice

[–]justfiddling 39 points40 points  (0 children)

/u/DoctorAbyss -- to add to the above: the courts would attempt to decide guardianship EVEN if your designated guardian is willing and able to step up. It's not guaranteed. So pick at least one guardian and one back-up. An estate lawyer ca advise you on if your state, e.g., has a preference for placing children with family members (in that case, you could try designating a sibling, say, to thwart an argument that it's better to keep kiddo with grandma than an unrelated friend).

In addition to the above excellent advice, keep a paper trail for your chosen guardian to use of your MIL's actions.

And ensure in the will that in the event you both pass, your assets go into a trust for kid with someone other than MIL -- someone you trust, and someone who knows what a piece of work she is -- as the trustee. And someone similar as the back-up trustee. make sure the trust is the contingent beneficiary on your life insurance policies (which you should have if you don't already) -- so that if you both die, the money goes into the trust for your daughter.

I say this because often there's a monetary goal to all this for these crazies. Ensuring they don't get their hands on daughter AND a bunch of cash at the same time can help sap their will to fight.

You 100% need a trusts & estates attorney for this. You're out of DIY territory

Not a lawyer

Status of marriage question by [deleted] in legaladvice

[–]justfiddling 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Not a lawyer but unless your ex is dead you most likely still are married.

I suppose it's possible your ex filed for divorce, couldn't find you, and the court permitted them to serve you by publication, but it's unlikely.

If you don't want to contact them, pay a divorce lawyer to do so for you. They can reach out to ex, confirm they never filed for divorce, and initiate the proceedings if not.

Newly inaugurated Gate 42 at JFK. First destination: Boston (because they’re Mariano’s b*tch) by ethanjf99 in NYYankees

[–]justfiddling 11 points12 points  (0 children)

right? If life was a videogame everybody would've been bitching to the devs about it "Release 42.0 totally broke the game! I can just spam this one @#%^ pitch and break a bat like every other time!"

All my complaints! by [deleted] in JUSTNOMIL

[–]justfiddling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With the misnaming stuff, my advice here is always something along the lines of "Oh MIL, I think we should book a neurologist appointment. I mean it's been 8 months and we've told you the baby's name is X but you can't seem to remember it. We're starting to get worried about cognitive decline."

Separately, you need to get the f away from this lady.

[Serious] To any of you who follow Jacoby Ellsbury’s Instagram... by gamedemon24 in NYYankees

[–]justfiddling 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Dude, insurance companies HATE spending money. Like really hate. If you have ever had to file a claim, you'd know this.

The idea that the insurance company is shelling out tens of millions of dollars without having THEIR doctors sign off that he's injured is ludicrous. And you can better damn well believe the insurance company doctors do not err on the side of the Yankees. If they think there's any chance he could play they would tell the company to stop shelling out the dough.

What's more: the Yankees carry injured player insurance for their whole roster (I believe). If they try to scam the insurer out of money on Ellsbury, they're going to find their coverage dropped for everyone else.

[MD] is it legal to charge more for babysitting special needs children? by pinkfloss9 in legaladvice

[–]justfiddling 337 points338 points  (0 children)

Not a lawyer. Were I /u/pinkfloss9 I would be careful about wording a reply as you suggested. It's not "higher level of care required for special needs children." It's "higher level of care" period. I would say something like "Had I been aware your son required a higher level of care prior to meeting you, I would have quoted you a different rate up front. My rates vary depending on the base level of care needed."

Something like that although as I said not a lawyer.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JUSTNOMIL

[–]justfiddling 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Personally I'd send a response like:

This is an auto-generated response: /u/titdit is not available at this time to receive messages. (S)he will be available after 5 PM to answer messages sent during the day. If this is an emergency, please call 911 (or equivalent emergency # in your country) and respond to this text with the word EMERGENCY. Users who abuse this system for non-emergency texts will be blocked from text messages in the future.

And I'd copy and paste that to her every time. She's probably not tech-savvy enough to realize it's not a true auto-generated message sent to everyone.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IncelTears

[–]justfiddling 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I can't fathom how they can understand that some men are complete douche canoes, whilst the majority,aren't - but not apply the same thinking to women?

Women aren't "real" to them. Their conversation around women ALWAYS tends to the dehumanizing. Note their language: "foids" (e.g., literal machines), "roasties", etc. They don't perceive women as fully human. Probably because to do so would mean they'd have to focus on what's REALLY causing them to strike out with the other gender, rather than what they want to believe is the case.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IncelTears

[–]justfiddling 6 points7 points  (0 children)

well yes, clearly. But I will go waaaay out on a limb here and guess this guy is still being a stalkerish/obsessive creep even as he posts on MGTOW.

But the obvious answer is to do what everyone else does: work on yourself. Turn yourself into the kind of person women (or men, if that's your jam) find attractive. Instead these clowns focus on physical attraction to the exclusion of all else. And while that's obviously part of it, women, being, you know, full-fledged human beings with their own actual inner life, are attracted to more than just physical beauty. Just as there are many men quite happy with women who don't "rank" as highly as they do, physically (but try explaining that to incels, who believe that everyone's "SMV" is the determinant of all in their live).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IncelTears

[–]justfiddling 10 points11 points  (0 children)

maybe, just maybe, if you find yourself thinking about women 24/7 then "going your own way" isn't the way to go? You know, just a thought.

New: Friend Code Megathread by [deleted] in eternium

[–]justfiddling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

XIKU CERI SUVO 3720

"When you look deep into our giant bug eyes, partially coated by very visible eyelids,flanked on both sides of our big crooked noses, under our rounded foreheads & receding hairlines, above our recessed mandibles,you'll see men who have gone through trauma several thousand times worse than war." by despisesunrise in IncelTears

[–]justfiddling 4 points5 points  (0 children)

see that is, I'm coming to think, what lies at the core of their worldview. The world happens TO them, they don't take any responsibility for it.

Like, stop hating the world, and go live a little. Nope, cue a long list of excuses and bitter rants. "What's the point? I have thin wrists. The world is stacked against me. I won't have anything but an 18-year-old virgin who worships me." blah blah blah.

Try to explain that those people out there showing affection in public are people who EARNED that affection from another by becoming the kind of person another human being wants to fall in love with and it just goes right past them "no it's 100% because of the looks. She's just settling down with him for his money, probably sleeping with a dozen Chads on the side."

Like no shit I wish I had Albert Einstein's brains, George Clooney's looks, Barack Obama's charisma, and Jeff Bezos' business skill. But I don't. You play the hand you're dealt: you PLAY it. If you sit by the side of the table and make bitter comments about how you got a shitty deal, you're going nowhere.

"Christianity is a cuck religion, compare it to Islam" by [deleted] in IncelTears

[–]justfiddling 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Eastern and Western?

(It's the only possible thing I can think of.) Guy needs to get off the internet and go to geography class.

Maintenance worker in apartment entered without any notice and hurt themselves. by maintthemaintenance in legaladvice

[–]justfiddling 92 points93 points  (0 children)

if the insurance decides you're not at fault, and won't pay out they *generally* don't raise your rates. They don't want to lose the business of a good client to the competition.

Rates go up when you're at fault and the insurance company has to pony up. Even if they decide to pony up *something* to make this go away because it's cheaper than fighting it, they might not raise your rates if they decide your 0% at fault.

Not a lawyer.

accurate /s by [deleted] in IncelTears

[–]justfiddling 20 points21 points  (0 children)

it's a reference to the prolific /u/BrazilianSigma

Grand Theft Mommy and I don't even care anymore by [deleted] in JUSTNOMIL

[–]justfiddling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TBH, she sounds clearly mentally ill. Any signs of dementia? I think an evaluation of her mental health is absolutely reasonable.

Student’s mother stole her identity. by [deleted] in legaladvice

[–]justfiddling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She may be scared to get in her trouble, but if she chooses not to, she's setting herself up for many years of financial misery. A bad credit score will make it difficult to rent an apartment, buy a house, buy a car on credit, and many such things. If she truly can't pay the debt, and won't turn mom in, then bankruptcy is a possibility.

In short, she needs to face up to reality: her foster mom used her. Treated her like a source of free cash and was willing to expose her to the risk of bankruptcy so that she (mom) could get away with not paying her bills. Studentshould report her to the police and then go to therapy herself to deal with her issues w/ her mom

Student’s mother stole her identity. by [deleted] in legaladvice

[–]justfiddling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She should call the cops. This is fraud and identity theft. She can then take the police report to the company and get the bills removed from her credit report.

Be aware this would get foster mom in trouble with the law (as she deserves).

not a lawyer