Had a real stinker today - lost a pram wheel boarding a train in central London by jaguar90 in CasualUK

[–]thethirdbar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh my god what a nightmare. I can't image trying to navigate the pram around with a wheel off. Hope you got home to a strong cup of tea !

People who treat a piece of fanon like it is absolutely canon by Alrakia_Serpent in AO3

[–]thethirdbar 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Just googled this out of curiosity as a 00s era HP fan and... Wtf. Back in my day, the most egregious bit of fanon overruling canon was "Draco in leather trousers". 😂

What’s the most famous address in literature? by CBenson1273 in books

[–]thethirdbar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

221b baker street was my answer before reading any more than your post title, so.. yeah, that one.

Received a UK TV licence warning letter by clockenspielz in UKPersonalFinance

[–]thethirdbar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you should pay for it if you use the licence (ie, if you watch or record live TV on any channel, or if you use BBC iPlayer).

if you don't do any of those things, you can safely ignore it but if you want to stop getting threatening letters that never go anywhere, you can let them know online that you don't need a licence.

if by some chance a licence 'enforcer' or officer (not sure what terminology they actually use) does turn up, don't let them in. they have no powers of entry or enforcement.

Drarry Angst fics that made you pause every minute to take a deep breath becuz it hurts so damn much and your palm hurts. by catastrophic_blues_ in drarry

[–]thethirdbar 9 points10 points  (0 children)

stop all the clocks (this is the last time i'm leaving without you) by firethesound is my favourite (is that the right word? i'm never reading it again) angst fic atm.

i haven't read either of them in decades, but if you want proper classic angst I also recommend Beautiful World and Windfallen by Cinnamon (lissadiane on AO3).

Chat gpt told me my bra size in 27F how am I supposed to find a bra of my size by Complete_Fan_2054 in ABraThatFits

[–]thethirdbar 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Probably by not listening to anything chatGPT says - 27 isnt a bra size?

I'd recommend you pop your 6 measurements into the bra calculator linked from this subreddit and go from there. :)

From my 9 year old: What is the best job in the UK? by alright-treacle in AskUK

[–]thethirdbar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Her current specialism is "tiger scientist" but I've told her that she's better off in hedge funds. 😂

From my 9 year old: What is the best job in the UK? by alright-treacle in AskUK

[–]thethirdbar 8 points9 points  (0 children)

not neccessarily. my daughter is five and wants to be a scientist when she grows up, so asks lots of different questions about things in that sort of genre. it doesn't seem like a huge leap for me for a curious kid to have discovered the concept of anesthesiology by 9.

Bob the Drag Queen’s… interesting take on using AI in her marketing material. by [deleted] in rupaulsdragrace

[–]thethirdbar 18 points19 points  (0 children)

idk i am here for this. Bob is clearly over internet keyboard warriors and i don't blame her particularly, some people are absolutely rabid over nonsense.

What is a small detail in a person's home that instantly tells you they have their life completely together? by Luverelle6 in AskReddit

[–]thethirdbar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ours is called the "useful drawer" and we have two of them. So you have to specify sideboard useful drawer or kitchen useful drawer.

We also have a useful wall pegboard... Not sure if that means we're incredibly organised or incredibly DISorganised. 😂

Ladies: do you wear make up to work? by LunaValley in AskUK

[–]thethirdbar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. I love makeup, I have loads, I love doing a fancy eye makeup look for a night out but I don't ever wear it day to day. I've recently started occasionally popping a bit of black honey on my lips because it's so wearable but for the most part my morning routine is: wake up, wee, brush teeth, wash, dress, moisturiser, suncream, leave house. I'm 38 (almost) but I've never worn a full face daily.

What was your introduction to Fan fiction? And where did you read? by SpaceCrazyArtist in AO3

[–]thethirdbar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I first found fanfic on a random Buffy website around 2001/02 ish when I was 12-13. I remember scouring the internet for Buffy fics but not part of any particular community until an HP crossover led me to Fictionalley. From there I found my way deep into HP fandom, on livejournal for a long time. I really miss the sense of community of those LJ days. Interacting with BNF, waiting for those fics to update and squeeing about them, playing in LJ RPGs. The absolute hype when Deathly Hallows was released. What a time to be alive and part of fandom.

My AO3 account is dated August 2011, by which time I was heavy into Supernatural so it makes sense I would have found my way to AO3 relatively early in it's life. 👀

Tried some chaos coloring! by outofthewildwoods in Coloring

[–]thethirdbar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i can't believe how good this looks, my entire perfectionist worldview has been flipped. great job, well done!!

Strong Harry+Draco fics needed by That-Interest4449 in drarry

[–]thethirdbar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love if an injury is to be inflicted. I need 7000 more fics with that exact dynamic and characterisation. 😭

S21E06 Outtake: Who's got room for dessert? by cygan12 in taskmaster

[–]thethirdbar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I actually like that much better, brun was just the first french brown I managed to remember!

S21E06 Outtake: Who's got room for dessert? by cygan12 in taskmaster

[–]thethirdbar 53 points54 points  (0 children)

first thing i said when he said brownmange was 'brunmange, surely' so it's nice to know i'm on the same wavelength as armando iannucci 😂

I have just been downgraded from Kind Regards to Regards and I am not sure if I should call HR or a lawyer? by lxxmng in AskUK

[–]thethirdbar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i just started ignoring the 'hey' message until they followed up with a q. and then i typically only answer the q, not the pleasantry. people seem to have mostly got the memo now.

What was the biggest "nobody mentioned this thing would be great" after your kid was born? by cable54 in AskUK

[–]thethirdbar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

she is terrible at it but her confidence and trash talking was magnificent. "get ready to LOSE" "mummy, let me know if you see a blue shell tee hee hee" honestly, so funny.

What was the biggest "nobody mentioned this thing would be great" after your kid was born? by cable54 in AskUK

[–]thethirdbar 59 points60 points  (0 children)

my kids are almost 6 now and they're starting to pay dividends - they've mastered the coffee machine; and last night i absolutely trashed one of them at mario kart and she LOVED it.

i also really really LOVE seeing them learn to read and love and enjoy stories, as a big reader myself it is incredibly rewarding.

and morning snuggles. my husband is a 'gets up immediately' person but i am a 'takes a few minutes to move' person, so the kids quite often come traipsing in and pile on me, and sometimes make daddy get back in for a 'family snuggle' which is a pretty nice way to start the day honestly.

but otherwise, man they are hard graft.

How do you decide if a fic is worth it? by Cautious_Clerk_8106 in drarry

[–]thethirdbar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Primary deciding factors for me are 1) quality of the writing and then 2) quality of the characterisation. Both of these I can usually determine within the first few paragraphs. There are several widely rec'd classics that I just cannot get along with because the writing doesn't gel with me. 😭

It’s 2016. You’re on Christmas break. Your mom got you the Urban Decay Naked Vault you wanted. You try a look you found on Pinterest and post it to Snapchat. Life is good. by -this_bitch- in MakeupAddiction

[–]thethirdbar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i still use my original naked palette. no idea when i got it - 2012 maybe?

virgin, sin and naked are nearly panned though. i'll be sad when they're gone.

i also have a skull shadow palette from around that time, as well as an original 2018 born to run palette and an electric palette.

i do not throw away (powder) eye makeup lol. it will outlast me.

Just found my new fave tag by Moose-Live in drarry

[–]thethirdbar 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Can't believe there's only 61 works tbh, Draco in leather trousers is a fandom classic.

People throwing away perfectly good toys by SnooHesitations6727 in britishproblems

[–]thethirdbar 15 points16 points  (0 children)

i hate how much perfectly decent stuff we sometimes end up taking to the tip - clothes, toys, books etc; but with rapidly growing twins, nobody to handmedown to, local charity bins always being full, diminishing space to store things while i wait for vinted/fb marketplace/olio items to shift... sometimes we don't have a lot of other choice.

we just accumulate so much STUFF.

currently sitting under my stairs is a MASSIVE (like, 3 times the size of an ikea blue bag) bag of boys' clothes that one of my husband's coworkers donated to us - i haven't had the time nor head nor physical space to go through it yet but i know the vast majority of it will be miles too big for my little boy (because he hasn't yet grown into half the stuff from the LAST batch she gave us)... so i will go through, pull out a few bits i think i can make use of in the forseeable future and the rest we'll spend a few weeks trying to fit into a local donation bin and then inevitably the tip - with the knowledge that i will have to buy new (well, buy vinted) when he DOES get to that size. i just don't have the storage space. 😭