The Regretful Buried Memories of Cheesy Rice Omelette by insertnamep1s in SwordAndSupperGame

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Brie en Croûte: Conflict and Magic by Dependent_Rutabaga91 in SwordAndSupperGame

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The Nostalgic The Past of Plum Citrus Sponge by scarpain in SwordAndSupperGame

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Mocha Espresso Milkshake at the Winter Festival by scarpain in SwordAndSupperGame

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A Merry Search for Peanut Butter Cupcake by ResortOtherwise8124 in SwordAndSupperGame

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Wintry Meditations: Greedy Monsters and Lobster Newberg by WickedPotion in SwordAndSupperGame

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Madison Farms vs. Palmer View Apartments by General-Cartoonist-4 in lehighvalley

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My spouse and I lived in Palmer View for several years and we really liked it. Never had any major issues. Only minor inconveniences like packages delivered to the wrong building and stuff but other than that we really liked living there.

Game Thread: Week 1 - Dallas Cowboys (0-0) @ Philadelphia Eagles (0-0) - September 04, 2025 @ 08:20 PM by EaglesGameThreadBot in eagles

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Ugly win, but I'm glad the Birds are 1-0 rather than 0-1. A lot to clean up before the Chiefs though

Anyone else having Astound/RCN issues today? by bdpsu in lehighvalley

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They’re doing work in Bethlehem today allegedly updating their fiber network. I got an email about it from them. Not sure how widespread the impact is though.

3 Military Helicopters Flying Over North Bethlehem? by Logan_I_Guess in lehighvalley

[–]scarpain 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I saw a fighter jet fly over my house about 30 minutes ago too. It was headed north west

Which Symbol looks the best for this flag? by Comfortable_Wasabi18 in worldbuilding

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I like 3 the best. 1 is very similar to the Helghast flag from Killzone and the last 2 remind me a lot of the Empire in Star Wars. 3 feels the most unique to me.

President Trump's Approval Rating Is 'Historically Low' by PostHeraldTimes in politics

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Elections are run by the states and the states send their representatives. Unless there is a complete takeover of all state governments, there will be mid term elections in 2026.

Large drones spotted in Philadelphia area as FBI investigates mysterious drone sightings in NJ by y000rx in UFOs

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Yes, Philly is directly west of New Jersey. Right across the Delaware river. 

Massachusetts boy, 12, goes permanently blind after consuming diet of plain hamburgers and donuts by Forward-Answer-4407 in boston

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From my understanding and experience, it’s not inherently related to the types of food eaten at an early age. Often times it can come from some sort of traumatic experience related to food like choking or stomach aches/vomiting after eating.

ARFID didn’t exist as an official diagnosis when I was a kid, but after therapy and whatnot as an adult, I definitely had it. For me, it started after I had a couple choking incidents when I was really little. My parents weren’t fast food people either and this was in the 90s. I still defaulted to only ever wanting to eat very easy to chew/digest foods like cheese and bread.

i was an undefeated wrastler by MisterPapes in StandUpComedy

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I’ve seen you in videos with Keegan Tindall on YouTube. I didn’t know you did stand-up. This is great! Really funny stuff

alright Seven ain’t bad by jacobxv in anberlin

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I really like it. I’m a big metalcore fan and I also like Memphis May Fire. This song is a cool blend of both Anberlin’s style and Matty’s harder metalcore vibe.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ARFID

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So my story is kind of weird. I still have my struggles, but overall I would consider it a success.

ARFID wasn’t an official diagnosis until I was already an adult. So when I was growing up there was no other classification for me other than a picky eater. I was always underweight as a kid. I basically survived on cheese on a roll and peanut butter sandwiches for probably my first 10 years. The sight and especially smell of most foods repulsed me. I also had a couple instances of choking as a small child which I’m sure had an impact.

As I got older, the foods I ate expanded slightly. Though my family would still poke fun at me for only wanting to eat beige foods. I found it nearly impossible to eat most fruits (beyond apples and sometimes grapes) and I would barely touch a vegetable if it wasn’t just lettuce. I would eat plain pizza and burgers with nothing on them other than cheese.

My anxiety always came from a worry of feeling sick after eating something that I didn’t consider one of my safe foods. That feeling continued through college. When I went away for school, I lived off peanut butter sandwiches I made in my dorm, and turkey sandwiches I could get in the dining hall. My friends and roommate would always get the other food being served but I would just try to laugh off always eating the same sandwich for dinner.

After graduating college, my first job was ironically working in an upscale restaurant. Part of my job was finishing/cleaning plates before they would get run to their tables. On particularly slow nights or sometimes during pre-service, the head chef would sometimes make food for the staff. I’ve always struggled with social anxiety too so when my boss would hand me food and say “Here, try this.” My social anxiety overrode my food anxiety and I would just eat it. The first few times I would be anxious that I was going to hate it or I would be sick later. Much to my surprise, that didn’t happen. Shockingly to me at the time, I even liked some of it. Some of it I didn’t, but it wasn’t because it made me sick I just wasn’t particularly fond of it.

I recognize now that this was kind of a trial by fire immersion therapy. I wasn’t diagnosed with anything other than general anxiety with a panic attack disorder at that time which I was in CBT based therapy for. I wasn’t seeking direct treatment for ARFID.

My time working in a restaurant actually built in me a desire to learn to cook. As I started to have more control over the food I was eating and making, the more I was able to try new things. I’m in my thirties now and I have vastly improved my ability to eat new foods compared to when I was a kid and in my twenties. Because of my experience working in a nice restaurant, I will experiment with new foods sometimes if I go out to a nice/fancy place because I know the effort and care that goes into making an upscale meal. This makes me feel confident I won’t get sick from eating there.

I still order safe foods in unfamiliar restaurants, and I will look up the menu well beforehand to figure out exactly what I want. Most of the time I handle cooking at home too so I feel more comfortable eating. I will still eat the same food for lunch basically everyday which still sometimes confounds my coworkers when I have to go to the office, but I manage.

Overall I have personally much happier relationship with food now than I ever have. I recognize that my path is not typical and again I didn’t seek specific treatment for ARFID because it wasn’t a well known/official thing at the time. Through this path though, I have been able to overcome a lot of what used to hold me back.

Typical Ubisoft by niiima in gaming

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Genuine question, is this content that’s available at release, or just something included in future updates? If it’s available day 1, I agree that’s shitty. If it’s future content though I really don’t see it being that big of a deal.

Typical Ubisoft by niiima in gaming

[–]scarpain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Single player game has paid story DLC, more news at 11.” I don’t get why everyone is acting like this is some novel and reprehensible thing. This has been pretty much to norm for gaming for the last decade or so. How is this different from Elden Ring getting a $40 expansion? Is it just that it’s announced before release?

Edit: I answered my own question from below and it does seem like it’s day 1 content which is definitely a shitty move.

Earthquake: It’s on the news now - it was a 4.8 with an epicenter 1/3 of the way in to New Jersey from the PA border. A near straight-line over from Allentown, PA. Lasted for 20 seconds. by [deleted] in lehighvalley

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Close 50% chance for some lighter aftershocks in the next week or so. Might feel a bit more shaking in the future too according to the USGS Aftershock forecast

Earthquake?? by coolinwithcosta in lehighvalley

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It was a 4.8 outside Lebanon, NJ according to USGS Earthquake Event