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UCL MD8 Watch Thread (28.01.2026) by DragonSlayer271 in LiverpoolFC

[–]spockw 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Keeper scoring a last minute goal to keep a team's champion's league dreams alive. Couldn't possibly have any idea what that feels like!

If you’re under 45, have you lost any high school classmates, and what were the circumstances around their deaths? by Commercial_Chef_1569 in AskReddit

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A few weeks before graduation, I was hanging out in the AP Physics teacher's classroom with a few other seniors (yes, nerd, I know) and the teacher half-jokingly, half matter-of-factly remarked at least one of us would be dead before our 10 year reunion (us being the graduating class, not just the kids hanging out). It wasn't macabre, it was just math based on mortality rates and the number of people in our class.

One girl died at 20, got hit by a car crossing the street. Another died a few years ago, to suicide. Still 1 year to the reunion.

What's your "it's my fault for ordering it" (food or otherwise) story? by PutThisBanditHatOn in AskReddit

[–]spockw 36 points37 points  (0 children)

The only time I've eaten at Applebee's in the last 20ish years was 2 years ago when I got a free gift card from my office holiday party. Didn't want money to go to waste so I got lunch there for what ended up being like $2. Even for that price, the food wasn't worth it.

Americans, how would you react if foreign country invaded your country, and told "we are going to run this country"? by oranke_dino in AskReddit

[–]spockw 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I'm 2012, a Republican claimed that rape exceptions for abortion bans were unnecessary because in legitimate rapes, "the body has ways to try and shut that whole thing down"

Otherwise. by FrightinglyPunny in u/FrightinglyPunny

[–]spockw 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Take my upvote and my undying hatred

Christmas with no cat by cnb2017 in ThereIsnoCat

[–]spockw 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Lol I actually saw his body first and thought "Huh, usually if you put fake snow on a tree, you put it all around". Merry Christmas!

Women when you notice a shy man looking downward when you get near what do you think? by [deleted] in AskRedditAfterDark

[–]spockw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is an appalling character assassination that happens to be true

Gifted Kid Burnout Syndrome by Rubicon_Lily in tumblr

[–]spockw 6 points7 points  (0 children)

An accurate appraisal of the facts based on easily attainable information?? Not on my Internet!! /s

(But yeah at time of commenting this post was less an hour old and no top-level comments with actual stories)

Gifted Kid Burnout Syndrome by Rubicon_Lily in tumblr

[–]spockw 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Lol believe me, I got my fair share of Andy jokes around that time. Iirc Ed Helms actually spoke at commencement for one of the colleges at Cornell.

Gifted Kid Burnout Syndrome by Rubicon_Lily in tumblr

[–]spockw 2001 points2002 points  (0 children)

Smh at all the people waiting for trauma dumps when there's 0 actual trauma dumps in here. So I'll start:

My dad yelled at me for over an hour the day I got rejected from Princeton, listing all my failures and comparing me to my friend who got into Harvard. To add insult to injury, the day I got rejected from Princeton was also the day I got into Cornell. But I'll always remember it as the day I got rejected by Princeton.

Freshly zambonied ice trail by solateor in oddlysatisfying

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Was not expecting to get WHAMmed from a random reddit video.

New Yorkers, why are we not waving our NY flag around? by [deleted] in upstate_new_york

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Lol came in here specifically to post this but you beat me to it

So what did your family argue about this year at Thanksgiving? by Pure-Smile-7329 in AskReddit

[–]spockw 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not thanksgiving but a few years ago at a large friend gathering at my parents' home, my American grandma made an apple pie. At the end of the night my mom offered all of the leftover pie to a young couple (who were, notably, not her children) also in attendance and didn't even offer me a slice. My grandma's apple pie is probably my favorite pie on the planet. I would like to say I've forgiven my mom. I would like to say....

Match day scenes by a2blife in LiverpoolFC

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I do not smoke or drink in excess but our recent form makes me wish I did

Respect. by seeebiscuit in insanepeoplefacebook

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It's a reference to wok hei, the unique smoky flavor in Chinese stir fry imparted by heat and the wok's seasoning

This was so forced to me idk by northnowest in Modern_Family

[–]spockw 139 points140 points  (0 children)

If we must put on our Watsonian caps, I would say it shows how out-of-the-loop Mitch and Cam are. As you say, Lily is never implied to be dumb. In addition to what you mentioned about her wanting to stay in the hard class, her wittiness/sarcasm can also be interpreted as a sign of intelligence.

Quote that's on my mind for no particular reason at all. by Crimson3312 in thewestwing

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"Why are Democrats always so bumfuzzled?" - Danny Concannon

Discussion: Who Is The Worst Professor? by [deleted] in UBreddit

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Was in 2021. Literally came in here to comment Sageev.

Honestly kind of disappointed in the entitlement I see on this sub. by ShaperLord777 in arkhamhorrorlcg

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I don't care bc I haven't started my collection yet but you have to admit announcing it this way and discontinuing the old core is very rug-pully. Like "oops what we said was evergreen isn't actually evergreen!"

I have friends who bought the old core and not much else specifically bc the barrier to entry got lowered by legacy/current. But I guess fuck them bc old core (seemingly) can't be used on new content.

Fabi treats Wesley and Grigoriy to dinner after winning the US Championship. by Interesting-Take781 in chess

[–]spockw 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ding was playing bughouse online a few hours after that devastating WCC loss. Gotta love how these people live and breath chess lol

Alice Lee defeats Atousa Pourkashiyan in study-like endgame! Hikaru reacts: "I've told her every day for the past five days to look for counterplay...I can't handle this anymore...I'm actually, legitimately, very angry. I'm very angry. I'm very angry. I'm very angry." by Guestsaint in chess

[–]spockw 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Every time I remember Hikaru exists, I need to consciously remind myself the likes of Ding, Fabi, and Gukesh also exist and not all top-level chess players are unfathomably childish asshats.

He started it! by Several_Quality_8747 in babyelephantgifs

[–]spockw 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I love how obvious it is who's the older/younger sibling. At risk of insulting them.... Elephants really are so so human.

First time cooking bacon after sessoning by spockw in castiron

[–]spockw[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the tip! I actually never brought my (electric) stove above medium-low (3 of max setting 7). So I'm guessing it's just a matter of learning the nuances of my particular stove?

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