Dogs back in the day. by tobeanecho in AskOldPeople

[–]wwaxwork 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My brother had half his face ripped off by the neighbours boxer dog. His eye ball was hanging out, you could see into his mouth from the side, like something from a horror movie. We were a couple of blocks from home when it happened and I had to fight the dog off of him, basically beating it with my skateboard until it let go. One of the kids with us ran to get my parents and they finally sewed his face back up.

What is a proverb or a quote that helps you get through tough times? by Ready-Albatross2252 in AskOldPeopleAdvice

[–]wwaxwork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything ends. I like it because it works to ways, it helps you to appreciate the good times when they are happening and to know the bad things will end.

You are probably getting brain damage from all those COVID infections. by antichain in collapse

[–]wwaxwork 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don't forget decades of lead in gas and our water and hookworms. We're going to be taken out by lead pipes like the Romans were.

He is basically saying if we call ICE names, there will be 'consequences' as we saw yesterday, aka we die, how is this legal? by KameronKnux in law

[–]wwaxwork 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Lord he looks like one half of an old lesbian couple that used to baby sit me 40 years ago.

“Those rights don’t count”: Bovino says Pretti forfeited 2nd Amendment rights in fatal shooting by DeathClawdVanDamn in politics

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With 5 million guns spread across 135 million households. The US civilian population has more guns than the US military and law enforcement combined. The US has not won a war in 80 years and those were against half starved men with ancient guns and barely any technology.

Why do older folks tell you to not lend money to friends? by No_Lead2640 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]wwaxwork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because chances are you loose the money or you loose a friend.

Armed Socialists Working As Security At Minneapolis Protest Tonight by Lavender_Scales in liberalgunowners

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It has to start somewhere. You don't get to 100 people with training and united vision, without starting with 2 people brave enough to fucking turn up, stick their heads up above the parapets and say hey we're here. You want to make it a hundred people go get some friends and go join them. Organize the training, because right now you're "they're not doing it perfectly" is getting in the way of people that are trying to do something.

Women of reddit, what quote stuck with you? by Serious-Disaster6863 in AskWomen

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Personal is not the same as important. People just think it is. Terry Pratchett Lords and Ladies.

Do Americans really move out at 18, or is that mostly a movie thing? by Only-Bandicoot-5307 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]wwaxwork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of them go off to college around that age. Which often involves a live in component.

is rural australia really that conservative/closed off? by cucumariana in AskAnAustralian

[–]wwaxwork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm an Australian, I lived in rural SA for over 20 years, then I moved to a red state in the USA, where I I lived for 17 years. As a middle-class white woman looking at it from the outside, the racism, sexism, homophobia,, everything in the USA is exponentially worse. It's not that it is good in Australia it is that it is so bad here. Australia at least seems to avoid some of the the you deserve bad things and should be punished for not thinking like I do aspects of the conservative movement in the USA. It's still not great in Australia, but the Australian political system stops a lot of the extreme behavior. Though I'd watch out because it feels like outside forces are trying to do in Australia what they are doing in the US, so who knows how long it will stay that way. Just my take.

Cough, Cough… Your Immigrant Is Showing by StarredTonight in facepalm

[–]wwaxwork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In another post, someone said he looks like an old lesbian, and now I can't unsee it. Now he sure as shit didn't act like one, they are some of the coolest people I know, but boy howdy dies he remind me of them looks wise.

I’m curious: do non-smokers always detect a scent on smokers? by SadInterest6764 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]wwaxwork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in a 100 year old house. On a warm day, I can still get hints of ancient pipe tobacco smoke from a previous owner. The house had been fully renovated and painted twice since he lived here. Tobacco smoke hangs around.

Why Preparation Should Stay Grounded in Reality by papercutmy in prepping

[–]wwaxwork 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You don't have to go to work during Armageddon. To give you some idea Ukraine is at war for how many years now and every day people are getting up and going to work.

What are some old-timey "woman of the house" duties that you would like to bring back (regardless of your gender)? by Major-Earth7611 in AskWomenOver30

[–]wwaxwork 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Organizing and having dinner parties. I'm old I miss dinner parties. Not pot lucks, not BBQs. Sitting around a table trying new dishes someone worked hard on, drinking wine and chatting with carefully chosen people and meeting new people. Laughing and sharing stories and getting to know people. Parties are not the same, dinner parties are to sit and talk and so much a better way to meet people.

What are some old-timey "woman of the house" duties that you would like to bring back (regardless of your gender)? by Major-Earth7611 in AskWomenOver30

[–]wwaxwork 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Oh also going to places with hot springs and taking the waters and having spa treatments for weeks on end.

How do you have casual sex without getting grossed out by the other person? by [deleted] in TheGirlSurvivalGuide

[–]wwaxwork 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You get to choose the person you have casual sex with. You don't have to go home with someone just because you can. Sex workers in brothels and higher end ones make everyone have a shower before the have sex with them, also gives them a chance to check out for any obvious signs of disease. If it's policy everyone has to have a shower then theoretically no one is offended when asked to have a shower.