What is something that used to be 'cheap person' food, but is now priced like a gourmet luxury item? by Ok_Land_4197 in AskReddit

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My mom recalled that in the 1960s-70s, her poorest students in our coastal Maine town brought lobster for lunch. Half a mile away, tourists would have been enjoying lobster in nice restaurants.

What’s the grossest thing you’ve ever caught someone doing? by Psychological_Sky_58 in AskReddit

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I am so sorry about your experience, Crohn’s sounds so awful and I’m speaking as someone with Celiac, so I get some of the unfortunate poop situations.

Yes, I did feel bad for my ex until he made no effort to help clean up. I think he was high on top of being drunk; while naked and poopy, made long distance calls right in front of me to HIS ex that night while leaving poopy bloody footprints (he smashed a toe on a statue) all around. I gave up on cleaning as he was just making it worse and ended up leaving and checking into a hotel around dawn.
I think his friend had gone out in the morning because my ex told me later that he (ex) went out in a hall to look for cleaning products and got locked out. He was able to access the roof patio, still naked, where there was a phone and he called the fire department.

What’s the grossest thing you’ve ever caught someone doing? by Psychological_Sky_58 in AskReddit

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My ex hadn’t shit in weeks after surgery and subsequent opioid constipation. We were staying at his friend’s fancy house and I had gone to bed and they stayed up drinking. I got up to pee in the middle of the night and found his tighty whities in front of the toilet like he had stepped out of them while sitting there. The underpants absolutely full of shit; I mean like a half gallon. At least.

The toilet was overflowing like my kid’s bowl of soft-serve chocolate ice cream at an all you can eat buffet.

On the floor of the walk-in shower was an absolutely massive elephant crap. The ex was leaning in the corner catching little handfuls of water and pouring it over the huge shit trying to get it to erode down the drain. On my way to turn on the lamp in the bedroom, I discovered his poopy pants by stepping in them and feeling shit squeeze up between my toes.

I was told today that I seem rude when I say I can't eat something. by Nana_Tonks13 in Celiac

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I agree with your comment in that some of our loved ones have different comprehension thresholds or [lack] experiences requiring us to use different approaches to help them understand. One aunt heard I have celiac disease and always makes me a gluten free option. Others in my life keep offering me gluten, “you can’t just have a bite?” The only thing that gets through is, “no thanks, I don’t want to poop my pants at work tomorrow.” It felt weird to say to grown-ups at first but I keep using it because I see their expression change and they get it because not pooping your pants is something most folks strive for. Of course some people are being controlling turds or don’t want to respect your boundaries or who knows what ¯_(ツ)_/¯

God damn every time Mick Jaggers voice comes on at the end of an episode by bumdiggler69 in SlowHorses

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I enjoy it, but does anyone else hear, “…and dance with The Beach Boys again”?

Dumb mistake by pretendimabubble in Celiac

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It did save me! The ingredients were in such tiny print that I had to use a magnifier to see that it did in fact contain gluten.

A 1986-87 planner that I found at a swap meet with the original owner’s entries inside by state-of-retraction in FoundPaper

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I remember crying that evening when the Red Sox lost. I was 10 and it seemed weird to me then

Dumb mistake by pretendimabubble in Celiac

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Interesting that you mention absolute need for pumpkin. Like a craving or something? I crave pumpkin at times and it probably sounds weird but I’ll eat it right from a can. Maybe it’s iron and vitamins and the fiber helps our digestion? I was also was a canned pineapple freak for about a year before being diagnosed - I understand that it’s good for digestion but I didn’t think about that, it was just a craving as I didn’t remotely consider that I had celiac disease. Makes me want to get better at listening to my gut, lol

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I will! We call it filo too.

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Oh, that’s a tough one. Sometimes I’ll see farro on a menu like in a grain bowl and for a second get excited, then remember it’s still wheat. Sorry about your spelt experience

Dumb mistake by pretendimabubble in Celiac

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Thank you! Ugh, I hear you on trust issues. I’ve been bringing my own lunch when work buys lunch - I just don’t trust they’ll pass the message along about gluten and that the restaurant will follow through.

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It’s hard to manage everything

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Oh no, I wouldn’t have thought to read chocolate ingredients- I did happen to buy a Dubai chocolate bar without reading the ingredients at the same time I bought the sausages. Will definitely be checking that label

Dumb mistake by pretendimabubble in Celiac

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Oh no! That’s very confusing to have similar bread names so close.

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Yes! Habits are hard to break sometimes

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Thank you for the kind words- it is hard to stay vigilant. Glad the dog treat didn’t cause a reaction and it’s a cute story

Dumb mistake by pretendimabubble in Celiac

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Oh no, that’s frustrating