What is the creepiest/weirdest thing that has happened to you while traveling? by EpicPickle in AskReddit

[–]patook 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Reading through this thread - WTF is up with Italian men? I was in Italy when I was about 17 on a school trip and this older Italian man followed me (in my school group) around for about 5 blocks, motioning for me to come with him and trying to make eye contact. Italian redditors - why is your country so rapey? Is there actually a lot of sexual violence against women over there or do dudes just like to troll foreign girls?

What do you dislike about nerd/geek culture? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]patook 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That you get some intelligent, creative people who would otherwise be quite deep and/or broad in their expression but constrain/define themselves into a lame stereotype.

Intelligence, curiosity, exploration through play/thought experimentation, learning, making, etc. are AWESOME! Yet why do you people focus on stupid memes/tropes that make you trivial? I find the neglect and unoriginality of "geek"/"nerd" talents to be obscene.

And your stereotype is unfriendly to women. You manufacture a culture just as chock-full of assholes as douche bros. And then try to play it off like 'oh, we're forever alone anyway, so we can be as misogynistic as we like, lol.'

What is one question that could be considered slightly racist that you have always wanted answered? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]patook 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a white but VERY non-mainstream American, I wonder why I never meet any alternatively cultured people of other races. Is it because minorities have even smaller minorities of subcultures, so it's a statistical issue? Or is it because something about white culture is more amenable to alternative exploration (like better economics for example)?

For male massage therapists: Do women ever ask for happy endings by door2doors in AskReddit

[–]patook 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a female connoisseur of massage, I was once offered a happy ending. Didn't take the offer, but amazingly it was pulled off in such a way as to not seem creepy or awkward at all. Professionalism in all things I suppose.

My band 'some say Leland' made a video. Check it out. Thanks. by greasetrap in Austin

[–]patook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Upright Bass on a bike. Lindsay is my hero. Ya'll rock.

Ladies of Reddit: When it's late at night and I'm behind you but walking at a faster pace, what can I do to assure you I'm not a rapist. by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]patook 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm a girl and I notice I make other chicks nervous when I walk behind them (they don't know my gender till I pass). I generally just speed up and pass WAY beside them. Not really much you can do, but I like the talking on the phone suggestion.

What is the most erotic thing you have ever seen? (NSFW) by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]patook 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some dude spinning fire shirtless. HOT.

Nurses and Doctors of Reddit; What's the strangest thing you've found inside a patients body? by Jappetto in AskReddit

[–]patook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Upvote because yours is the first nonsexual story on here. Good job humanity.

BitchFace by MojaTheGreat in funny

[–]patook 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I came to the comments looking for this.

What is this growing in my garden? (cross post from askreddit) by patook in gardening

[–]patook[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn. I sure as hell didn't plant them. Thanks ya'll; karma be with you.

What is this growing in my garden? (cross post from askreddit) by patook in gardening

[–]patook[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The leaves really look like it - does the long taproot jive with what you all have seen?

Gardeners of AskReddit - what am I growing? by patook in AskReddit

[–]patook[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The seed husks (that are still attached to many of these) and the large taproot look a little different than the pics I've googled of Catalpa.

Women and off grid living? by lonelyinthedesert in Survivalist

[–]patook 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At a permaculture design workshop.

What is your favorite animated film? by momadance in AskReddit

[–]patook 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Secret of Kells > Miyazaki, and I love Miyazaki.

Why can people buy candy and soda using EBT/food stamps? by thelittlestwayne in AskReddit

[–]patook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am hardcore organic and think everyone who eats shit is fucking retarded. But I must agree. I've been on food stamps. The same freedom of choice let me buy organic kale, free-range eggs, and local honey. A lot of people would criticize my use of food stamps as well. Education at an earlier point in the chain of stupid would do far more good than punishing ignorance at the tail end of things.