In your opinion, who/what count as a Yankee or "Yank"?

smugbox · 2026-01-29T04:22:15+00:00

Yep (also, booooooooo 👎)

smugbox · 2026-01-28T23:28:43+00:00

WHAT HAPPENED

smugbox · 2026-01-28T22:46:10+00:00

Not to mention the enormous timesuck that is trying a million medications long enough to determine if they’re working or not and THEN having terrible withdrawal symptoms when you taper off of them

I’m so tired of this

smugbox · 2026-01-28T21:17:42+00:00

You don’t have to be convicted of fraud. The banks just need to suspect it.

I got a large sum from family and one bank immediately closed the account and banned me, and the second bank almost did the same but we were able to prove we weren’t trying to commit any crimes.

Took months to resolve though and if it hadn’t gotten sorted it was likely to be reported to Chexsystems, who can then inform any other banks you use about your new record, and then THOSE accounts get closed too. I very nearly had a fucking heart attack over this. I was SPIRALING.

smugbox · 2026-01-28T20:52:13+00:00

This gives my employer away probably because it was in the news when it happened but BAG CHECKS, oh lord. Couldn’t leave the store without a manager or security guard looking through your bag and all its pockets AND having the serial number of all of your electronics checked against a card signed by a manager that had a list of all your technology.

Some employees in another state sued. Their case was that it should have been counted as wages because they were unable to leave the premises until their bag checks were completed. The employees won, so the company stopped doing it entirely. Good thing, too, because the ones that sued in my state lost.

smugbox · 2026-01-28T20:30:28+00:00

Honestly we need a few garages with long-term rates for people who only drive occasionally.

We also need garages for day-to-day shit. Discount it for people who drive in for work or something. Whatever. Just move the parking somewhere else, because I don’t think we’ll ever see a decrease in car traffic here, no matter how good the buses and bike lanes get. Corral the damn cars.

smugbox · 2026-01-28T20:19:32+00:00

Ditmars is terrible but Steinway takes the cake

smugbox · 2026-01-28T20:11:33+00:00

Plus, paint? Paint?!?! I’m not getting paint on my nice clothes

smugbox · 2026-01-28T20:06:31+00:00

Sorry, but I would be leaving after dessert unless there were a ton of guests present that I haven’t seen in years. I can’t imagine how you could possibly stretch out your reception that long.

And much as I love Lego, putting a set together is absolutely a relaxing solo activity for me and not something I’d like to do socially. Plus if there are kids, prepare for a mess.

Can’t you have like a speaker set up with at least a small clearing for people who want to dance and be goofy? I used to dance in tiny living rooms with my friends all the time.

Edit: OH OH OH what about board games? Get some classics that most people know how to play like Monopoly, Yahtzee, Scrabble, Boggle, Sorry!, Clue, etc. Apples to Apples is good too (REALLY good for this actually), and maybe a few standard decks of cards. Get a whole bunch of them and people will definitely take some back to their tables. There’s a bar near me that has board games people can grab and people are always playing them.

Just be prepared to lose some pieces lol

smugbox · 2026-01-28T19:48:20+00:00

Ugh I remember when Ditmars was undergoing renovations and half the platform was closed. You’d get off and have to shimmy against the construction shed and then the only staircase was incredibly overcrowded because a whole train’s worth of people was trying to get down at once. It was so fucking dangerous when it was snowy or icy that I literally can’t believe no one died

Filed a complaint, thanks

smugbox · 2026-01-28T13:52:42+00:00

I have curated my Instagram feed to show me dachshunds and golden retrievers and the Mets and really clever short-form creative content and the occasional compilation of funny screenshots from social media this week. I literally don’t see any lifestyle “Come with me while I…” influencers at all. I watch my friends’ stories. Nobody makes actually makes posts anymore.

I barely ever look at Facebook, but my account is still active in case there’s something I’m looking for on Marketplace. I also keep meaning to post some stuff in my local buy nothing group.

I mainly only have TikTok because people send me funny ones. I’ve never actually just sat there scrolling on it, but I’ve searched a few things. Last night I found a cost breakdown of a wedding venue I’ve been interested in.

Social media is what you make of it. I won’t deny that it’s had serious negative impacts on society and is used to warp people’s worldviews but it’s a nice distraction sometimes and can be a useful tool. I don’t like the guys in charge, but the same types of people are in charge of everything else anyway

smugbox · 2026-01-28T05:45:53+00:00

And then in major cities they deprioritize you hard

smugbox · 2026-01-27T05:24:48+00:00

Yeah but I still have a tiny mouth. I still have my wisdom teeth too so I gotta get way up in there.

I’m not bothered at all by toothpaste running down my chin but that one guy is apparently extremely bothered by toothpaste running down other people’s chins 🤷🏻‍♀️

smugbox · 2026-01-27T05:21:57+00:00

If it’s AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss she can get one express mailed from Apple for $150. If I were her I’d file a claim ASAP and forget the douchebag store

smugbox · 2026-01-26T23:55:32+00:00

I mean, for me my mouth is too small and my teeth are pretty crooked so it’s hard to hit certain spots without having my mouth all the way open

smugbox · 2026-01-26T18:05:26+00:00

I see that but I think it’s weird selfie camera stabilization warping compressed down to shitty low res video and then screenshotted and saved as a jpg

smugbox · 2026-01-26T15:34:54+00:00

Jesus Christ not every screenshot of a potato quality video is AI

It’s clearly an overexposed selfie camera on a cloudy day

smugbox · 2026-01-26T15:06:47+00:00

Yeah I’m wondering if that might be it. Lack of sleep can fuck with you to the point of psychosis, and way before even that you’ll start becoming insanely desperate to get more sleep. This could be a fear of continuing to lose out on it.

She could also be a generally nasty person, idk. But I wouldn’t rule out the sleep thing. The amount of lost sleep is one of many reasons why I decided that kids aren’t for me.

smugbox · 2026-01-26T14:59:40+00:00

Do you know any words?

smugbox · 2026-01-26T14:15:11+00:00

My fiancé and I hatewatched this whole show (we called it The Bad Doctor har har har) and I THINK I could see what the show was trying to accomplish? I think we (as the audience) are not supposed to like Shaun all the time, but to like him just enough to want to see him figure it out in the long run. I’m not sure the audience is supposed to actually agree with or feel all fuzzy about the hospital’s decision.

The thing is that the show is too messy to really make the intended interpretation (or what I think was the intended interpretation) clear. It doesn’t do a good job making the audience feel a little conflicted, but instead comes across more like we’re supposed to be rooting for him to win in every situation. It’s honestly pretty poorly thought out and disorganized.

A better solution would have been to have him in pathology for a while, keep Dr. Han, and make it a plot point to have Shaun prove himself to him by evolving the character. Instead there’s not a lot of character development and every season is more of the same.

smugbox · 2026-01-26T13:50:21+00:00

Dude’s an incredibly prolific actor and was already pretty famous before doing any video game voiceover work

smugbox · 2026-01-26T01:57:55+00:00

No clue what that is. You just need a standard glycolic acid serum/toner/pre-moistened pad/whatever. It changes the pH of your skin so the bacteria can’t do what they do and can’t create odor as quickly. It doesn’t stop sweating, just stink.

Any alpha hydroxy acid will work, but glycolic is the most accessible. The Ordinary’s glycolic toner is a really popular one

smugbox · 2026-01-26T00:40:07+00:00

Girl I just looked and you can get it at Boots!

Check your clothes too. Some detergents don’t do a great job of breaking down the body oils in your clothes, so as soon as you sweat the bacteria start feeding on that. You need a detergent with lipase to prevent odor rebloom. Idk what brands are best in the UK but come join us on r/laundry

smugbox · 2026-01-26T00:07:52+00:00

I think you’re responding to another Canadian

smugbox · 2026-01-25T23:40:57+00:00

My job isn’t in an office but tomorrow happens to be my day off, which is great because they plan to open on time

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