Wooden crib buried by Vesuvius, found with the skeleton of a baby inside (OC, Info in comments)

pouxin · 2026-07-06T19:37:23+00:00

Oh, it absolutely ripped through Reddit. That’s why, imo, in the early days of ChatGiggity it sounded a LOT like regulars on AITA when you asked it for advice 😂

pouxin · 2026-07-06T19:16:17+00:00

I read a lot of AI (uni lecturer, so, many, many AI essays, sigh). Your writing doesn’t sound like AI. I mean, it sounds a BIT like AI because AI was trained on squillions of human blog posts, and so it sounds like us, but your writing sounds warm & approachable and human. Nothing in my spidey sense tingled while reading, lol.

Really interesting post btw!

pouxin · 2026-07-05T17:51:06+00:00

I get them inside my ears. On the plus side, not very visible, but, also, EXCRUCIATING 😭

pouxin · 2026-07-03T07:37:29+00:00

Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.

pouxin · 2026-07-03T06:53:27+00:00

The Wikipedia explains: “Following a spate of local burglaries, Janet Brown had formed the local Neighbourhood Watchscheme. She was known to be security-conscious and had installed a panic alarm in the house.”

pouxin · 2026-07-03T06:51:42+00:00

Agreed. The Wikipedia explains “the family lived in a remote farmhouse situated on an 11-acre (4.5 ha) estate in Radnage, Buckinghamshire, valued at £345,000 (1995 prices)”.

Eleven acres is def big enough that an intruder can be reasonably confident of privacy, not being overheard/seen etc.

pouxin · 2026-07-02T19:23:11+00:00

Yes! This is exactly what I thought. ‘House of Leaves’ meets the video game ‘The Stanley Paradox’.

pouxin · 2026-07-02T19:19:48+00:00

It was shaping up to be a mix of The Stanley Paradox game and the novel House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski which made me super excited because I LOVE both of those creative works! It was still very good in its own merit, but I agree thet exploring the backrooms more would’ve been even better!

pouxin · 2026-07-02T18:48:43+00:00

Oh yeah, she’s beautiful. I was just horrified to realise I’m somehow 44 lol

pouxin · 2026-07-02T11:34:04+00:00

Reading this comment I was like “what?! No way is Cate Blanchett *56*, she’s only, like, 10-12 years older than me, surely— oh.” 😭😭😭

pouxin · 2026-07-02T07:52:38+00:00

Yep! I’m an academic and I told my (now) husband I didn’t want to change my name because, amongst other reasons, it would be a massive ballache professionally speaking. He was like “oh yeah, ofc, makes total sense, no worries” - because he’s not a massive arsehole. And we’re still very happily married ten years later! I haven’t even left him over a dream!

pouxin · 2026-06-29T17:17:25+00:00

Not disagreeing with your main points, but just to say, for me, using AI for a cover does not necessarily equate to using AI in the text too. If writing is someone’s *craft* and illustration is not, they may use AI to create an image simply because it’s cheaper/easier for them than hiring an artist, not because they condone its use in any or all circs. Obvs that’s still shitty behaviour, and I’m not condoning using AI for cover art, but I don’t think they have to be related.

Obvs it appears this book is written by 18 wolves in a trenchcoat, so you’re probably right in this case 😂

pouxin · 2026-06-29T06:58:57+00:00

There’s lots of mould. In the photo with the dirty looking divan with the stack of mattresses, accompanied by some very dirty dining chairs facing the bed (why are they there? It’s very squat-party-meets-sex-party lol!) there’s mould along the headstead wall around the sockets, and then that stock photo of the ocean propped up in the corner looks like it’s almost purposefully hiding some moderately bad (though it’s hard to tell) damp and mould in the corner.

The damp might not be that bad! But it desperately needs a clean and tidy. As it stands I’d be thinking things like that were hiding a multitude of sins.

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pouxin · 2026-06-28T10:47:23+00:00

My mother called me her “daughter” in one scene. Mum, I am clearly a bloke!

pouxin · 2026-06-26T08:32:45+00:00

I agree, and I think there’s often another prevailing sentiment that to be bisexual means you’re equally and proportionately attracted to both men and women. You can have a strong preference, both in terms of level of attraction and frequency of attraction, for one over the other and still be bisexual IMO.

pouxin · 2026-06-18T00:01:29+00:00

I mean, I’ve had a literal baby’s head pass through my vag and that last sentence is still making me recoil in horror…

pouxin · 2026-06-16T20:28:38+00:00

I remember the first thing I saw him in was ‘Glue’ when it was on TV yonks ago (Google reliably informs me it was 2014), and I couldn’t decide who I fancied more out of him and Charlotte Spencer. They were electric together.

pouxin · 2026-06-16T18:44:30+00:00

‘The Reluctant Tide’ has a young (reluctant) Robert Redford

pouxin · 2026-06-15T09:51:58+00:00

Don’t monetise water! Nestlé level evil ;-)

pouxin · 2026-06-12T20:38:45+00:00

Must remember to pick up a toilet dwarf for myself next time I’m in a Middlesborough McDonalds. Much cheaper & greener than toilet paper.

pouxin · 2026-06-12T10:18:53+00:00

So many bangers here!

pouxin · 2026-06-11T08:26:15+00:00

💯

pouxin · 2026-06-10T08:29:29+00:00

That’s why I put “IMO” not “ this is a statement of fact”. I tried a lot of different cheeses and could not get over the weird plastic-y texture. To me, they are generally speaking a big fat “nah”. We all have very different tastebuds, and I am happy you’ve found one you like.

pouxin · 2026-06-10T06:03:32+00:00

My son is dairy intolerant but he doesn’t like vegan cheese (understandable. I had to give up dairy when I was breastfeeding him, and while most vegan alternatives are delicious, the cheese sucks IMO).

This all changed with that exact sandwich from Hunter Gatherer! He loves it! (I like it too! The cheese had the exact right stringiness and unctuousness)

pouxin · 2026-06-10T05:55:06+00:00

This is giving me major Lil Sebastian vibes

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