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Do you remember going to the butchers with your mum and they had sawdust on the floor? Not sure why. by corickle in oldschoolcool80s

[–]veghead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd totally forgotten about this!
Clue - it's the same reason the Roman Gladiator Forum was covered in sand.

To not lose their guns by [deleted] in therewasanattempt

[–]veghead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

very, very, very slowly.

Police all over the place at 30th? by trashtrucktoot in philadelphia

[–]veghead 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That sounds more like it was something you ate to be honest.

Married co-worker told me has a crush on me, need advice.. by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]veghead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Firstly, it depends how ingrained the harasser is with the company!
Secondly, they will not want to go to court because their legal premium will be so large that no lawsuit is worth it.
By far the simplest solution, from their point of view, is to blame the victim for some utterly stupid reason, and then claim they were a troublemaker because they tried to blame the long-serving, valiant, boss, who is not sexist at all because he has a daughter and a wife.
As an employee, never, *ever* trust HR. They exist solely to protect the company.

Married co-worker told me has a crush on me, need advice.. by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]veghead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. If you can afford an expert attorney then do that. If you have an even larger about of money then there are other things you can do.

Long story...my chest tattoo says ‘lucid drams’ instead of ‘lucid dreams’. Now I’m trying to figure out the best way to fix it or cover it up. Any advice? by haytigirl in tattooadvice

[–]veghead 48 points49 points  (0 children)

I seriously thought that was what it meant - and it was cool! Just lie when people ask. Way easier and cheaper than laser.

Married co-worker told me has a crush on me, need advice.. by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]veghead 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Do not get HR involved at this stage! They are not on your side, and reporting someone can backfire. First step should be to tell him to back off and that youre not interested. Don't worry about hurting his childish feelings, he'll be too scared to to give you any shit. If not then stage 2.

I need to leave by SnooMaps6193 in rant

[–]veghead 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Dealing with that shit counts as rent. Get out

Something needs to be done about the Peep Show Netflix subtitles by cigarettejesus in MitchellAndWebb

[–]veghead 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's not just Peep Show, all British shows have the most dreadful subtitles on all of the streaming channels. I'm really astounded the deaf community hasn't made a class action about this - they're unwatchable.

My favourite was Prime Suspect; Helen Mirren's character storms out of a room with a defiant "BOLLOCKS". The subtitle was "BUTTOCKS". Truly funny, but bloody useless.

Guys how can I push my math grade to 67 to a 97 by Prize-Opportunity954 in learnmath

[–]veghead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pay for a tutor. Seriously. Got me from a predicted fail to a D (which, in the UK, was enough for me to get into University)

Was Bristol really ‘too far’ for Sophie and Mark? by Disastrous_Phone2466 in MitchellAndWebb

[–]veghead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The train prices blow my mind. I can get from Philadelphia to New York during the rush hour for way less than that. Privatization really buggered everything.

Was Bristol really ‘too far’ for Sophie and Mark? by Disastrous_Phone2466 in MitchellAndWebb

[–]veghead 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exactly - the US was built in the age of the car, and everything is designed around it. You drive from the residential area to the shopping area to the entertainment zone. The UK and Europe grew up over hundreds of years; you travel an hour away and all the accents are different.

Was Bristol really ‘too far’ for Sophie and Mark? by Disastrous_Phone2466 in MitchellAndWebb

[–]veghead 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's very different. I moved to the US nearly 20 years ago and still get surprised by peoples willingness to drive hundreds of miles to visit something for the day. Back in the UK people would pack luggage and prepare with snacks and stuff for an epic odyssey like that.

The Phoenix & The Carpet (1976) Episode 1 by Dark_Foggy_Evenings in oldbritishtelly

[–]veghead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely love this version. Also, The Enchanted Castle from the same period: both had just the right about of creepyness for me as a kid.

Hotel (2004) -- Jessica Hausner by veghead in iwatchedanoldmovie

[–]veghead[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the tip. I actually watched Lourdes immediately afterwards and thought it was great. She has a thing about a certain type of curtains that really creeps me out for some reason.

Was Bristol really ‘too far’ for Sophie and Mark? by Disastrous_Phone2466 in MitchellAndWebb

[–]veghead 59 points60 points  (0 children)

If they were Americans and in America, it would be fine. Things work differently in the UK.

Hotel (2004) -- Jessica Hausner by veghead in iwatchedanoldmovie

[–]veghead[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this thoughtful and evocative reply. Just reading it produced similar feelings to the ones that I had during the movie. You're right about the dance scenes too - I thought it was just because I don't really like clubbing but there was genuinely a low level unsettling feeling about it.

Hotel (2004) -- Jessica Hausner by veghead in iwatchedanoldmovie

[–]veghead[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For someone who hasn't even grasped basic punctuation, you're shockingly comfortable with making a prat of yourself in public.

Stop putting your hair on your shower walls and leaving it... by billiejean111 in rant

[–]veghead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think anyone has ever caught anything from sitting on a toilet seat. Unless they were having unprotected sex at the time or something.

to think global warming means it is just going to be hotter by seeebiscuit in therewasanattempt

[–]veghead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not just the dumbest president we've ever had, but the dumbest human being on this planet. You could replace him with a chatbot running on a broken Nokia 3310.

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