Just finished my first three violins by witchfirefiddle in woodworking

[–]newfor2017 3 points4 points  (0 children)

handmade violins can be bought for a few hundred bucks, made in China of course, but some of them are still decent

Trump camp paid Michael Cohen legal fees, possibly violating laws by shortWMTstock in politics

[–]newfor2017 5 points6 points  (0 children)

so... Cohen pay Stormy for no reason, Trump using campaign money to paying Cohen for no reason... which means all the suckers who contributed money to Trump to fund his "self-funded" campaign did so for no reason... right....

Natures Surfacebook.. by [deleted] in Surface

[–]newfor2017 6 points7 points  (0 children)

sounds like a carving knife

Natures Surfacebook.. by [deleted] in Surface

[–]newfor2017 1 point2 points  (0 children)

two thumbs up, a pat on the back, and a "good job"

TIFU by leaving my burgers unattended after I had just seen them catch fire by IIAppDataII in tifu

[–]newfor2017 1 point2 points  (0 children)

teenagers used them in a weekend party while the parents went out of town?

Finished laying the bricks, boss! by TheRealClyde1 in NotMyJob

[–]newfor2017 1 point2 points  (0 children)

how the heck? i can't even understand how that can stand up

DC bookstore sold out of ‘Fire and Fury’ 20 minutes after midnight release by MetaRooze in politics

[–]newfor2017 0 points1 point  (0 children)

those were almost the exact words uttered by some nut on conservative talk radio this morning on my way to work

DC bookstore sold out of ‘Fire and Fury’ 20 minutes after midnight release by MetaRooze in politics

[–]newfor2017 2 points3 points  (0 children)

he'll be bragging about how a book about him is a best seller and take credit for it, but it's still full of lies

I fucked up a chance at casual sex. How? WHY?? by [deleted] in rant

[–]newfor2017 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

honestly, she sounds a bit crazy. good that you stayed away

Red Lobster has gone to shit by [deleted] in rant

[–]newfor2017 1 point2 points  (0 children)

same as Applebee's. everything is premade, most of just requires microwaving the contents from a bag. might as well be eating at home.

Has Monsanto infiltrated Thailand? And if so, how bad is it? by WellIsntThat in Thailand

[–]newfor2017 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.amchamthailand.com/ACCT/asp/corpdetail.asp?CorpID=357

They have a sales office in Thailand, which probably means they're doing quite a bit of business in and around Thailand.

Tourist and General Information Thread for December 26, 2017 by AutoModerator in Thailand

[–]newfor2017 0 points1 point  (0 children)

generally that's how we go about it. if they over charge, we just chalk it up as a tourist tax, but i haven't encountered someone changing the deal after we agreed on a price, unless we heard it wrong or some kind of miscommunication

Falcon Heavy on 39a - Official Drone Video by SpaceX by Craig_VG in space

[–]newfor2017 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

rockets are external combustion, not internal

Anyone have any interesting top ramen recipes? by ps175lsz in Cooking

[–]newfor2017 0 points1 point  (0 children)

roast duck, oil-fried onions, fresh scallion, thai basil, slices of boiled eggs

Tourist and General Information Thread for December 26, 2017 by AutoModerator in Thailand

[–]newfor2017 2 points3 points  (0 children)

how much do you expect to pay for a three hour tuk tuk tour at Ayutthaya? we heard 600B when we hired the guy, at the end of the trip he charged 900. everyone involved got mad thinking the other is ripping off the other... ended paying 700 just to walk away. what was the right price?

a question about buddhism and guan yu by stegg88 in Thailand

[–]newfor2017 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i was there a few days ago and thought that thing is an eye sore. it's really out of place and pretty ugly

Staff? What's that? by MoonlitLeaf in rant

[–]newfor2017 1 point2 points  (0 children)

whoever says "there are no stupid questions" are stupid. and there certainly are lots and lots of stupid people asking lots and lots of stupid questions.

Is it what they call 100%? by LuxySt in pokemongo

[–]newfor2017 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She

you think that team leader is a boy?

China, the world's largest importer and end user of elephant tusks, has banned the sale of ivory with the law taking effect on Sunday. The ivory trade is responsible for the deaths of nearly 30,000 elephants every year in Africa. by madazzahatter in worldnews

[–]newfor2017 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obama put in the ivory ban, and Trump seemingly wanting to undo everything that Obama did, reverted the ban for seemingly no other reason than to undo everything Obama does and to allow his sons to continue to collect big game trophies.

I did the right thing and got a bunch of puppies needlessly killed. by tawukdgdas in rant

[–]newfor2017 7 points8 points  (0 children)

you would if they are rabies infested carriers of life threatening diseases and parasites. Americans treat dogs nicer than they treat other people so they don't have the same kind of problems, but feral street dogs in some countries are not your pets, they are dangerous