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The weird thing is that it’s super commonplace over here, so lots of people do enjoy it. There are a lot of different kinds of potato salad and I’m betting the mega-Karen in the OP is referring to the kind that is pretty much just potatoes in mayo (which, for the record, is disgusting).

Maybe I’m lucky because I live near Pennsylvania Dutch country, but there’s an abundance of good potato salad here.

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Did he speaka your language?

What's was your favourite fast food product that unfortunately got retired and never came back?

Here, for a while at McDonald’s there was a 🍔 called “the 1955” and it was the best, big pieces of onion, an special sauce, buns and big piece of beef with bacon (for Europe standards anyways) it disappeared once and came back for an encore only to be removed again and never return.

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Yeah the Arch Deluxe was seriously amazing

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All I can offer is sympathy. You’re not alone - we all make this mistake exactly once in life. Never again!

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I’m 42 and have known since I was 4 years old that I never wanted to be a mother. It’s seriously one of my earliest memories - I didn’t want to make my bed, my mother was exasperated with me and said “you’ll be sad you treated me so badly when you have kids of your own”… and I remember being just appalled at the thought of being a parent.

I just don’t enjoy children. I like peace, quiet, and order, and the freedom to do what I want without having to factor in children. Plus it looks super stressful to be a parent. I have 2 nephews and a niece, and while they’re good kids, their parents always look so utterly exhausted and overwhelmed. And I’m definitely not good at being an aunt - interacting with children just doesn’t come naturally to me.

Everyone told me I’d grow out of it. I had to fight to get my tubes tied in my mid-twenties (for real, I had to see so many doctors and had a botched Essure procedure at Planned Parenthood before I finally found an OBGYN who would take me seriously!).

No regrets rugrats!

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I hear ya, but I don’t mind - it’s a discussion thread, after all! - and it’s interesting to see a different perspective than my own.

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I’m glad it worked out well for you! :)

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Understood, that used to bother me too. After a while people realized I was firm and laid off. Other than a few occasional passive-aggressive comments from my mom about how she doesn’t have grandchildren, nobody really says anything anymore.

Edit: whoops, that posted 3 times!

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You got it, I’m a very firm believer in ‘different strokes for different folks’!

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I see we hew to the Dan Quayle philosophy of spelling.

‘Will I ever retire?’: millennials wonder what’s on the other side of middle age (www.theguardian.com)

Claire*, 42, was always told: “Follow your dreams and the money will follow.” So that’s what she did. At 24, she opened a retail store with a friend in downtown Ottawa, Canada. She’d managed to save enough from a part-time government job during university to start the business without taking out a loan....

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On the plus side, your son will likely have an amazing pension. His retirement is probably more guaranteed than yours!

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That’s the spirit!

What does the world think of India?

I am an Indian and I have noticed that Indians are way too proud of their country for some reason and at the same time lack any civic sense towards it, they are extremely loud and extremely proud. We feel like the world revolves around India and our culture is superior to that of others. Also, a considerable chunk of the...

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Like any place, there are pros and cons, and since I’ve never visited, I haven’t been exposed to enough to form a proper opinion. However, here are some of my thoughts:

  • The culture seems to appreciate intricacy and beauty, with rich colors, complex spicing of food, and gorgeously detailed textiles. Minimalism seems anathema on an aesthetic level.
  • The Indians I’ve known have mostly been very warm, kind, patient, pragmatic people.
  • There is a worrying divide between the sexes, which IMO is unhealthy and contributes to sexism, sexual assault, and loneliness. I don’t get it because you guys invented the kama sutra!
  • I’m not sure why this is, but there seems to be a huge tolerance of unsanitary conditions. We’ve all seen footage of people wading in horribly polluted rivers, or beachfronts covered in trash and human poop, or filthy public bathrooms covered in feces or period blood. Same goes for unsafe conditions - massively overloaded trains, deadly chaotic traffic, etc.
  • It seems to me that it must be hard to get ahead in a country with so many people because there’s a massive amount of competition, plus limited opportunities. I think this is why Indians are some of the hardest working people I’ve ever met, and also why some of the Indians I’ve known are willing to undercut the next guy to get ahead.
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He’s not a New Jerseyan. He’s from Staten Island. They’re all fucking bennies.

Signed - New Jerseyans who hate our state being associated with those people.

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We could call it the Trenton Makes. Or name it after the Raritan. Or call it the Chris Christie Calorie Bomb Special. Or we could call it The Great Adventure. Or call it something like The 6 and 7 (growing up in Trenton, you get both NYC and Philly channels on TV - for example, Philly 6ABC was on 6 and NYC’s ABC was on 7).

I stink at naming things.

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She was perfect the way she was. I hate that she let Claire give her a makeover.

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Wow…I’m not sure anyone could beat Dana Scully in my book.

Charisma Carpenter could come close though!

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TV, not a movie, but Spike from BTVS. I mean, come on!

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Spring, because everything is coming to life after the dreary gray winter. I can work in my garden, it’s not humid or too hot, and the mosquitos aren’t out yet.

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I was on oxycodone after surgery for 5 days, and I took senna (a stool softener) just like my surgeon told me to. Oh my god the constipation was insane. Like, I had to poop and just nothing would come out. I could not move my bowels. I ended up taking Miralax twice a day for 4 days and that solved the problem…a little too well. It went from completely stopped up to faucet anus with no stop in between.

Do not fucking recommend.

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Aw, I hope mizu is doing well 💛

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Stahp, every time you say that, an Xer develops arthritis in their knees!

Now where’s my aleve…

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Low key, it’s classy stoner music

Also a great soundtrack for schtupping.

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Let’s be real though. If 3 million women a year encountered men and only 2 got raped, we’d never have come up with the man-vs.-bear scenario in the first place.

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Damn… that sounds amazing, you guys need a fifth sister? I’m into gardening, nail art, fitness, kayaking, and cooking healthy meals.

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Wait, what? I’m late Gen X, was raised by boomers as a free range, ride my bike everywhere latchkey kid, never got helicoptered. All my friends were the same.

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Of course, but I know no Gen Xers who were raised how you describe. Maybe it’s regional?

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I disagree. A theoretical exact middle is a single point within the n-dimensional space that describes mindset. In reality, there’s a pretty wide swath of what’s considered “normal”; it occupies a volume in that n-dimensional space.

Is there any significance to people using emojis that match their skin tone?

I’m asking because as a light-skinned male, I always use the standard Simpsons yellow. I don’t really see other light-skinned people using an emoji that matches their skin tone, but often do see people of color use them. Maybe white people don’t naturally realize a need to be explicit with emoji skin-tone or perhaps it’s...

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Didn’t doug have a green dude too? And he was supposed to be white?

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I’m on Android and that shirt is definitely blue 🤷🏻‍♀️

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What the fuck is in some people’s hearts? This is absolutely inhumane and disgraceful.

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The funny thing is I’m sure you swallow larger pieces of food all the time with no trouble!

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Oh man, the bowl is there for a reason, just use it Jeff!

(I’ve decided your name is Jeff for reasons not even clear to myself.)

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You’re not waiting long enough for the bottom to set, and/or the nonstick on your pan is crap.

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Smart idea, piratoes are dangerous.

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Tell a joke or story in a linear fashion. I’m always fucking up, or realizing halfway through that I’ve left out an important detail. It’s how my mind works but I’m sure it’s frustrating to others. Plus I just get flop sweat sometimes.

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Bowie lookin’ slick per usual.

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She is super adorable, old dogs are the best 🩶

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I see two capital letter Is that have unnecessary serifs.

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All doggos belong here, especially yours!!

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The Sound of Her Voice was heartbreaking!

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Trainspotting

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Lemmy and beans

Also lemmy and jeans

Me at age six, at Star Trek: The Experience (startrek.website)

Here is me at Star Trek: The Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Hilton. This was 1997 (spring or summer). I got to go on The Klingon Encounter (which may have been the only ride-type attraction at the time). The line to enter was lined with status of Borg (First Contact had just come out the previous November)....

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God I wish I could’ve seen this!

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I get it, but if homie was 150 lbs overweight then he was probably eating wayyyy more than maintenance and would’ve continued to gain if he didn’t change his eating habits.

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This is exactly the kind of mood I’m in today

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Are you OK?

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