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AskReddit/dm9ca1g | 6wn0e6 | What's a sure-fire way to tell the difference between a bee and an adult human who is merely wearing a bee costume? | Have a firm handshake (leg-shake?) with all six arms/legs. A human in a bee costume will have a limper handshake with 2-4 (depending on the costume) of the limbs. | 3 |
AskReddit/cj8r0yi | 2btknf | How do you deal with idiots on Reddit? | For trolls: Vote them up or down towards 1 point, so they get absolutely no attention whatsoever, and ignore them. For people spreading disinfo: Post sources going against the false claims. Ignore troll responses from OP. Answer clarifying questions from others. For people just being idiots: Ignore them. | 2 |
AskReddit/eqmh6hy | byw5n3 | What is the best way to stop smoking? | The hardest thing for me was dealing with people smoking around me, taking smoke breaks at work etc. I found that whenever I had a craving, using nicotine gum/ nicotine mints, while fiddling with a toothpick in my mouth worked for me. It took me about 2 months to cutting down to just chewing regular gum. | 2 |
AskReddit/c5j8cb8 | x4x8d | If you could only listen to two Music Artists for the rest of your life, which two do you pick? | Definitely Marilyn Manson. I've never heard a Marilyn Manson album I didn't like, and I listen to him constantly even with the benefit of a loaded iPod with way more than two artists to choose from. As for my second I guess it would have to be HIM, cause I've been a fan of their music since high school. | 2 |
AskReddit/cjetj7i | 2cf1g5 | What recent trend is looking like it will take hold permanently (for better or worse)? | Well, the trend of the recent design of smartphones. They all look the same now. A big touch screen, a lock and volume button on the side, and shaped like a poptart. I miss the innovative designs of smartphones back in 2006 when they were all gimmicky and stuff. The screen would rotate and open. The phone would open up... | 276 |
AskReddit/db4tciu | 5i27ne | What is a useful gift to give a family member, something they can use everyday? | A picture frame of you and that family member(s). Me and my sister gave my dad a picture of all 3 of us on Fathers Day. 2 weeks ago when he moved out of the house, he said that the picture frame means a lot to him. He doesn't get to see us everyday now so I know the gift is close to his heart. | 2 |
AskReddit/eu2p42w | cehy9i | What’s the stupidest thing you remember doing as a kid? | Singing the birthday song in Spanish to the music teacher in front of the whole class. It was just me. No music, no help just my voice. And the thing is no one asked me to do it. I just volunteered because i thought I would do amazing. I mean i didn’t do horrible since I wasn’t nervous about it but at the end when I fi... | 2 |
Ask_Politics/cubjle6 | 3hxc4x | Why has South Korea really started playing their propaganda loudspeakers for the first time in a decade? | Nk planted a landmine in sk border patrol path, 2 people got injured and now sk is reactivating their loudspeakers after they stopped in 2004 as a revenge | 8 |
AskReddit/c0o9ljk | brx52 | What do I need to do if I didn't file my tax return last year. and late this year? | I filed 2001 and 2002 around 2006. It's really not that big of a deal. Just download the appropriate forms from IRS.gov, and submit them now as if they weren't late at all. If you would have been entitled to a return for those years, you probably won't even have to pay anything. If you did owe taxes, the fees and inter... | 4 |
explainlikeimfive/efz623z | ao98q0 | How come when your nose is stopped up, it seems like the snot gets dissolved when you stand? | I hope I understood your question properly. There’s this life hack saying if you do 5-10 quick push-ups you’ll end up “unstuffing” your nose. This happens because doing such a thing requires a lot of oxygen intake, and your body tries to make it easier to breathe it in through your nose. Basically, your sinuses stop tr... | 3 |
AskReddit/c540yzi | vfiar | How far do you think the freedom of religion should extend? | Freedom of religion was never intended to give people the right to follow any and all practices of any and all religions they want. It is meant to protect people from being persecuted for their beliefs. The federal government is not allowed to throw people in prison for not following a certain religion. The federal gov... | 6 |
AskReddit/di1mf03 | 6dcopo | What are the benefits of living in the USA? | Low taxation in comparison to the majority of first world nations. This means you earn your keep and you can build a life for yourself with regards to your own resources. Our rights tend to be rights rather than "rights.but". An example of this would be how we have freedom of speech in the United States. This includes ... | 13 |
AskReddit/eb04psm | a2o3ul | What has someone done that single handedly destroyed your relationship with them? | Found out a friend had died when I was commuting to work one day, told my boss when i got in, he just handed me a jobs list and told me to crack on, his lack of empathy destroyed any respect I had for him in that instant. | 3 |
AskReddit/d02hn3a | 464uvm | Which cancelled TV-show, actually had 'a couple of more seasons in it'? | Star Wars: Clone Wars was supposed to last for 8 seasons, but when Disney bought out Lucasfilm it was canceled in the middle of season 6 because Disney wanted to do their own animated show on their own network (Star Wars: Rebels). | 7 |
AskReddit/cupney6 | 3jj0bb | How do you whistle with your fingers in your mouth? | Curl your tongue back and get your pointy and middle finger from each hand and stick it in your mouth. Push the under side of your curled tongue in and just blow air out of your mouth. That's how | 3 |
AskReddit/drx9tvv | 7mwqrt | What is a detail you notice in a well known movie that no one else seems to notice? | I'm sure enough people know about this now, but the kid that points to his crotch at the end of Back to the Future 3. I can't believe the director, actors, editors or anyone working on that movie never noticed it. | 2 |
AskHistorians/cvu9i66 | 3o5n9k | Has carbon dating of The Dead Sea Scrolls ever been performed? | Yes. Material that was found with them were one of the first things ever dated by Willard Libby, the inventor of carbon dating. He dated some linen found in the caves with the scrolls. At the time the amount of material needed to properly date something was quite large so he initially didn't date any of the scrolls dir... | 18 |
AskReddit/cjighxm | 2cs886 | What is the most interesting useful analogy someone made for you , to explain complex scientific ideas ? | When explaining why it is that the universe is expanding, yet the Andromeda galaxy is going to collide with us eventually: It's like a balloon with magnets all over it. As we inflate the balloon, the magnets drift away from each other like the expanding galaxies. However, if two magnets happen to be close enough, they ... | 2 |
AskReddit/d7try5u | 53k65y | Who's your favorite artist or band, and what are three songs you'd recommend to someone who hasn't heard said the artist/band before? | Electric light orchestra: Diary of Horace wimp Mr. Blue sky Last train to London These are their most popular songs, but check them out, and if you like them, then you'll love the band | 37 |
AskReddit/c2qpzir | l8tls | What is the best episode of the Simpsons? | The flying hellfish episode is my favourite. There's a genuine element of excitement and intrigue in the plot, like a thriller mixed in with the top notch Simpsons humour. Second favourite is probably whacking day. I love all the little skits, like the whacking day choral song, Apu's kwik-e-mart promotion, the Itchy an... | 38 |
AskReddit/ex2fz9n | cr76bd | What are some misconceptions about hacking & hackers? | One thing is the idea that hackers 'break into' systems like they're cracking safes or breaking some virtual perimeter. Sure, there's methods to guess passwords and scan servers for vulnerabilities, but often hackers overcome security measures simply by fooling people into giving them access. Social hacking has been fa... | 3 |
explainlikeimfive/cmxlze4 | 2pkmhm | How is a currency's "value" determined? | In much the same way as the price of anything is determined, by buyers and sellers. Let's say you have a load of Sterling, and want to buy something in the USA. You need to buy Dollars from someone to do so. You ask around for dollars, and since any dollar is as good as another, you'll buy from the person who offers yo... | 8 |
explainlikeimfive/dn89roi | 715jxt | Why do words spelled correctly sometimes seem to look like they are spelled wrong or "weird" after I focus on the word or multiple repetitions of the word for a long time? | It's a phenomenon called "semantic satiation". You can look it up on Wikipedia. The basic idea is that a specific group of cells in your brain is involved in recognising each particular familiar word. If you repeatedly read a particular word that is familiar, the cells associated with that word get tired and your brain... | 10 |
AskReddit/c2b2q3z | jcx02 | What's your worst first day on a job? | My first day in my newest retail opportunity began at 10 am on September 11, 2001. The boss called me at 8 am and stated "We're still opening." I got there and the mall announced they were closing in 15 minutes and locking the doors, so everyone should leave immediately. Had to deal with a group of rednecks who just co... | 30 |
AskReddit/cww1tyl | 3scs9a | What is honey good with besides tea? | Peanut butter, fried chicken, toast, yogurt, oatmeal, pancakes. It also makes a good face mask, assuming you have real honey. | 3 |
AskReddit/c1t7b31 | h7mvh | What do people find so appealing about sports? | I like basketball. That's about the only sport I like because in school it was the one sport I was good at. I'm short. But I had good accuracy and could knock down a shot most couldn't pull off. For me it's always about rooting for the player or team that is the underdog, because, for years people underestimated my abi... | 3 |
AskReddit/c0m9xlx | bduxo | What is the worst task that you've had to complete at work? | I used to work at a SCUBA Dive shop. People would return wetsuits without washing them out or drying them. That doesn't sound like a big deal, but remember that many people just urinate in them (cold water makes you need to wee). Then they throw them in the back of the trunk for a few days, in the heat, before returnin... | 13 |
explainlikeimfive/c2h4a9e | k2xiq | What exactly does Hess's Law mean? | Hess' law states that enthalpy change is a state function - it doesn't matter what path you take to get from reactant to product, the enthalpy change remains identical. So if you want to find the enthalpy change for a particular reaction, you can add up the enthalpy change of different reactions if these equations add ... | 2 |
askscience/c9ndvgu | 1d6jx8 | What happens physically and/or psychologically when you have a "bad trip" on acid and what causes long term damage? | there's very little 'long term damage' associated with acid, beyond that which might be attributed to psychological impact. Bad trips are unpleasant, but any lasting effect is more about memory and shattered perception than anything else. | 2 |
AskReddit/cqhk2m4 | 334vcu | Why do people hate America? | We don't hate you (the "average" American) or much of your culture/ideals but your security organizations (in particular the CIA) and politicians have a nasty habit of attempted global manipulation that we find annoying. For instance, most of the world is still angry about the whole "weapons of mass destruction" pretex... | 3 |
AskReddit/di4gzp1 | 6dnw3h | What are some of the funniest conversations you've overheard in public? | My husband and I were the funny conversation for someone else. We're at a diner type restaurant, close tables, and he'd just finished his shift volunteering with the penguins at the Boston Aquarium and was telling me stuff about it. He was telling me about how because of conservation and population/breeding control, so... | 34 |
AskReddit/c7vznst | 16gzhw | How do you get friends all over the world because of internet? | Back when Facebook's groups had a different format (Description, pictures, wall) around 2007 I joined a group for fans of a movie I liked. There were maybe about 50+ members but there was a core group of me and about seven other girls from different countries that posted on the wall every day talking about everything B... | 3 |
AskReddit/c3gi8fo | oe34f | What are some accidentally racist things you've done to people? | Not me, but someone I know thought that answering the phone by saying "Herro!" was cute. She had no idea she was being horribly racist. Also, I was in Panama with my wife and her co-workers (on a Presidents Club vacation thingy). We had taken a day trip to another part of the country, and in the town we went to, there ... | 16 |
AskReddit/cjopvq9 | 2dee81 | Is there a movie you watch over and over? | Well can't say I have any one movie, but the main one I've seen easily over ten times is Master and Commander: Far Side of the World. It's an amazing movie and the soundtrack is great, too. If you have some spare time and want to watch a French Man O' War and a British Ship of the Line go at it in a gunpowder fueled fr... | 2 |
AskReddit/efsflul | and32x | What does your family do that you’ve found out is not normal for others? | I know my friends family eats their cereal with a slice of kraft singles. He was shocked to find out that most families don’t eat their cereal with kraft singles. He was well into his early 20s when he found out | 4 |
AskReddit/elesckh | bfmj99 | What's the shortest time you have lasted at a job before quitting? | 1 Day and it’s a bullshit story I was hired for a retail job but wasn’t told that not only was the shop closing but that they were having major sales going on throughout the store. First day was 70-90% discounts on everything and our customers were teachers (as the store sold teaching supplies for teachers) and ALL of ... | 2 |
AskReddit/dz5cmzs | 8k75ok | What little things do people do that make you lose respect for them? | Anything to do with distracting an entire movie theater. Pulling out a phone, talking, fake laughing at scenes , not stopping a kid from mucking about. I see this it's an instant 'respect lost' moment. | 2 |
AskReddit/c117h7r | dlzi4 | What is the most mind-blowing thing you saw with your own eyes? | I was working at Kennedy Space Center -- must've been about 1992 -- and had seen my share of shuttle (and rocket) launches. Landings, however, had always been done out in California at Edwards Air Force Base. They had built a landing strip at KSC, but had yet to use it, except for landing the special airliner that carr... | 140 |
explainlikeimfive/cfmps59 | 1ypwwi | Why does aluminum foil hurt your teeth and head (when touching it) when you have fillings? | The human body has a small amount of electrical current running through it; it what keeps the heart beating, the nerves operating and was the basis for the reason the Machines enslaved humanity in the Matrix. When you bite on aluminum foil with a metal filling, you're basically creating an electric circuit (the metal m... | 2 |
AskReddit/c24uwvi | im1dc | What happens if you start your car while pumping gas into it? | I have been a gas station attendant for the last eight years, and I have had extensive training on safety-related issues. Having an engine running while pumping gas is a violation of federal law here in the USA. There are many ignition points on the underside of every vehicle, which is understandable when you realize t... | 23 |
AskReddit/c2gp0c7 | k107h | Where is the weirdest/coolest place you've found money? | I was taking the enclosure off of my PC to clean it out a bit, and found $150 Inside along with my favorite money clip. I forgot I had put it there three years prior. | 2 |
AskReddit/cqrdnxd | 345cs1 | How do you feel about the Bali 9 ring leaders imminent execution? | I strongly oppose the death penalty, but I don't think this warrants front page news every other day for several months. I also don't think our leaders should be trying to violate Indonesia's sovereignty on the issue. It's a whole lot of diplomatic tension for two convicted drug smugglers (which, interestingly, we woul... | 3 |
AskReddit/c6jznv0 | 11748r | What is something that 50 years from now our grandchildren will think is commonplace that you refuse to use? | 50 years, it is here now. Cell phones. Hate those bastards with fiery burning passion. No, you don't need to be able to get a hold of me 24/7 and for fraks sake put the thing down when we are eating out. | 2 |
AskReddit/dl4590e | 6rdcmv | Why do a lot of comments on Reddit say "score hidden"? | Some people vote based on how upvoted or downvoted something is; hiding the score for a limited time helps properly foster discussion and prevents "Hivemind Voting". | 2 |
AskHistorians/c5hd6ti | wv47u | What was urban life like during the late Qing dynasty? | These are all great question and I am sorry a period specialist didn't answer this. My specialization in Chinese history--insofar as I have one, which I don't--is much earlier, so I can't answer these questions for the big cities like Beijing and Nanjing. I know more about rural areas, but will answer as best I can. Th... | 6 |
AskReddit/deswess | 5ytoki | What do you respond to faster and why- phone, text, or social media? | Text. I'll answer a phone call if I'm expecting one, but otherwise I wait for it to go to voice mail. If it's a friend calling and I can't answer I'll text to see if it's important. I don't really like talking on the phone with some people because I hate the long pauses in conversation and knowing they're distracted. I... | 2 |
AskReddit/c2i7m9u | k853d | How do I get people to come to an acoustic show at a local coffeehouse when the town shows apathy towards most music? | Do you have a website or something where people can hear your music before the show. Almost nothing would get me to come to see an accoustic performance at a local coffee house [no offense -- I've been to many, of which 1 was worth seeing], but if there was someplace people could check out your music before hand, it mi... | 2 |
AskReddit/dxogsby | 8dnhv8 | What was that one situation where you never expected that the people around you helped you (for something), and it made your heart melt? | I work at a shoe store and an extremely annoying family with 7 young kids were running around the store unsupervised. The kids ended up knocking over a hug pile of about 50+ shoes, parents did nothing, and almost every other customer in the store helped me pick the pile up. | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/e8ahker | 9qo2eo | Why did Sears fall behind companies like Amazon when they pretty much wrote the book on mail order shopping? | Because amazon room advantage of a disruptive technology, the internet. Sears was making a lot of money and they had a steady revenue. They wanted to protect thier stable profit and make sure they built the core business. Moving towards online would have been at the sacrifice of a stable and growing business. Large cor... | 16 |
AskReddit/dl5rd0r | 6rkndn | What is something you realized you have been doing wrong your whole life? | High school girlfriend broke up with me and her friend told me it was because I was too clingy. Spent the next 10 years of my dating life actively being more alof and distant with girls I was dating. Recently ran into that ex and found out that that wasn't the reason she broke up with me. I feel like I have been dating... | 20 |
AskReddit/d0m6efr | 48ryif | What are the craziest under-reported world events to take place since the year 2000? | International Workers Day (May 1) has mass demonstrations every year throughout the world. The day was founded in solidarity after some workers were killed in Chicago. In general, the US population doesn't even know about it. | 9 |
AskReddit/c0cq5mv | 9gtp4 | How, in the future, might we enhance our bodies and minds? | Brain Implants - This has already been researched and been successful. Basically we will be able to connect to the Internet and conduct similar activity within our brain, although I am not sure how we would visualize the World Wide Web? Would there be a position in our vision for the web browsers? We could also enhance... | 4 |
AskReddit/ca8d3ns | 1faihw | What are the most dangerous jobs known to man? | Alaskan Crab Fishing. Have you not seen deadliest catch? Rouge waves, unpredictable weather, Freezing rain, slippery deck, tons of equipment unstably swinging around, tough repair jobs, and of course, the possibility of poor morale and little sleep. Only the toughest of tough can make it through half a season. The rest... | 5 |
AskReddit/cc6ffim | 1m78h0 | What is your biggest pet peeve on a first date? | Shrimp breath. Oh yeah it happened. I was on a date and we were talking about what we liked to eat and I had just told her I was allergic to shrimp. Well we went to order or dinner and she orders a huge shrimp plate thing. It wasn't a big deal. So we head over to my house and then she tried to kiss me. I was like ummm ... | 2 |
AskReddit/cacusz1 | 1fqqd9 | What is the best way to handle tip money? | It depends on how tips are collected. If they are in a jar, your boss will pool them, then dispurse. if this is done, you will get a 1099g, which is reported a income to the IRS and therefore taxable, so do what you want with it. If the tips are pocketed, you are 'supposed' to report it to the IRS, most don't, but don'... | 3 |
AskReddit/dl6exmr | 6rnq1b | What are instances of actual cultural appropriation? | I think people confuse culture with fad a little too much. Culture is something that is a heritage with a deep meaning. That could be a hairstyle or a language or something that is unique to your close knit group of people. A fad is something that is new and popular. For example, we use culture appropriation when some ... | 2 |
AskReddit/dlh6dl0 | 6t1irs | What's the worst episode of your favorite show and why? | The Sopranos: Final Episode Yes, I understand the director wanted to make the ending so that the viewer could end the show how they wanted in their mind, but that ending was really unsatisfying. Worst ending in history IMHO | 2 |
AskReddit/eerxrb9 | aj1d8g | What was a red flag you ignored and are happy with that decision now? | My girlfriend and I share different political views, which was a red flag because it's very rare for two opposing views to not get in a disagreement about everything, but I decided to stick through and to this day were happy, and when discussing politics it's more about how we would run things, and this led to both of ... | 5 |
explainlikeimfive/eputk0d | bw30nj | Why do scabs disintegrate after prolonged exposure to water? | Scabs are principally clumps of clotted platelets (one type of cell in blood) the air-exposed part of which dries out and hardens. Rehydration can restore the "wet" version of scab in part and make it less structurally stable. Add movement (such as the flow of water in a shower) and the sloughing away of the clot is re... | 7 |
AskReddit/d92h2r0 | 58qgsv | In your opinion, what did your parents do wrong when raising you, which bothered you? | My parents monitored and limited my every move. Instilled fear and distrust in me, ill prepared me for life. I have a neutral emotional disconnect from them. Its pretty unfortunate | 3 |
AskHistorians/eomysw2 | bs91yh | How common was it for German immigrants to hide their cultural heritage in the 1920-30s? | I can't speak to your question about the role of radio and as frustrating as it might be to hear, the best answer to your question is likely going to be, "it depends." In effect, a German immigrant answer to the question of showing public pride in their origins or working to hide any vestiges of the old country would d... | 6 |
AskReddit/cwyzwpq | 3sncq3 | What do you do after you knew that your world just fell apart? | OP, just looked at your post history. I'm sorry for your loss and I know you must be going through an incredible amount of grief at the moment. There are moments in life where it does feel like it's fallen apart. I've had a few myself. For me it was the time I lost all hope and wanted to kill myself. I had faced major ... | 33 |
AskReddit/cpg5kf2 | 2z6j3n | What do you envy from the opposite gender? | The only time I ever found myself envious of the opposite gender (female) was when my wife was pregnant. There was morning sickness, aches and pains, hot flashes, etc. I did not envy that. What I did envy was that she got to feel every kick. She got to spend nine months bonding with our kids in a way that I could not. ... | 34 |
askscience/dnwb8x6 | 7488gn | Why doesn't the glass inside optic fibers break? | The individual optical glass fibers used in cables are very strong and very flexible because they have a large tensile strength and small diameter. This is the same material used fiberglass boats, ladders, etc. When bundled together inside a coating, along with strengthening components such as Kevlar, and then wrapped ... | 57 |
explainlikeimfive/ej6fygq | b4en6m | What is the goal of all the "sexy girl" fake profiles? | There are (or used to be) dating sites that would pay you a smell amount of you got someone to subscribe. I had a friend who did those fake profiles to get guys to subscribe. He made a couple thousand bucks a year from what seemed like a lot of time to me | 307 |
AskHistorians/czn0bas | 4400e8 | Can someone give me an insight or a summary on the emergence of papacy during the dark ages? | The really short and quick answer is that the Papacy begins as bishop who claims special connection to St. Peter but keeps mostly to the affairs of Rome. In the 11th century, popes begin to assert themselves and what they see as their rights and authority over other bishops and ecclesiastical affairs at the expense of ... | 7 |
askscience/c5rxrox | y2scm | What would happen to an astronaut stranded on the moon? | There was a thread on here a few months ago that linked to some documents the suggested (but it wasn't outright) that if it were clear that an astronaut was going to die, NASA would shut off all communication permanently. I think the thought was that NASA should not be forced to listen to the ravings of a stranded, del... | 7 |
AskReddit/ctj01l3 | 3ewh4p | What is the reasoning behind staying together "for the kids" when a marriage no longer seems beneficial to either person? | Personally, I think staying together "for the kids" is the wrong thing to do. My parents were divorced before I could remember, and while I didn't have a great childhood, it was certainly better than it would've been had I grown up in a household with constant screaming and physical altercations. I realize not every fa... | 3 |
AskReddit/eanh4jt | a182tz | What was the most gratifying bridge you've burned? | I burned a literal bridge when I turned 16. I built a tiny wood bridge in the woods by my house when I was a kid. The figurative burning was to decide not to go back to the woods to get high ever again. Haven't crossed that bridge since. So that one! | 5 |
AskReddit/deut7sm | 5z2owk | What are the best card games not a lot of people know about? | Netrunner is super good. Everyone I know, even those that are hard into MtG, have never heard of it. I even tried looking around my local game stores and card stores for places that have Netrunner events and couldn't find even one in my entire city + neighboring city. | 3 |
AskReddit/dqbkled | 7fg7mr | What's the worst thing you've seen someone do and NOT get fired for? | Somebody jumped off of the 3rd shelf (about 21ft up) into a pile of boxes. The manager yelled "WTF were you thinking? Are you okay?" when the guy said "Yeah, I'm fine" the manager said that was awesome and if he did anything like that again he would be fired. The manager laughed and walked away shaking his head. | 37 |
AskReddit/e4nk1ew | 99gtkh | What weird/supernatural/paranormal thing has happened to you or someone you know? | An ex of mine told me that when he was young, he used to live in a very old house in a historic part of town. The house was so old that the closet in his room had a pulley system that he used to bring his dirty clothes down to the laundry room. He also told me a bunch of eerie things that happened when he lived there. ... | 2 |
AskReddit/c85r2ay | 17ici0 | What is your nickname and how did you get it? | My parents call me Pickle. Apparently when I was a little nugget I had this stuffed animal type thing, only it was a pickle. Said pickle was also a superhero. It had a cape and everything. I was so attached to Super Pickle that my parents just started calling me that. I always wonder what happened to that thing. Oh wel... | 2 |
AskReddit/d7gghjv | 520t1c | What song makes you rethink life in a deeper way when listen to it? | Time - Pink Floyd It is a very true song as well as being bipolar, on the one hand it's depressive since it depicts the "short" duration of life, on the other hand its soothing since time is inevitable and therefore it is useless to panic over it.It's one of the few songs that the lyrics drew me to such an extent. | 2 |
AskReddit/d1gfjt2 | 4caomc | What is the difference between being poor and broke? | In my mind, poor means low income while broke means that at that particular moment, you have no money. Like I get paid once a month which sucks. By the end of the month, right before my next paycheck comes in, I'm usually broke and pinching pennies for a few days. But I am not poor. I make good money. | 4 |
AskHistorians/d8wzuh0 | 577sqb | How accurate is the Netflix movie, The Siege of Jadotville? | The battle is somewhat accurate. But that's about it. The movie implies De Gaulle was directly involved in sending troops to counter the UN. That's just speculation. It makes out the fighters to be former (that's unclear) French legionnaires, when they were mostly Belgian mercenaries. The character of general McEntee i... | 6 |
AskReddit/erb3m32 | c16amg | What are good paying jobs to get without a degree? | Dental assistant I worked as one for about four years and received free dental work. I only had to pay lab fees. I got all my neglected cavities filled, Invisalign, and a night guard for under $500. Made a good hourly wage plus health insurance. | 2 |
AskReddit/drazlrn | 7k25sy | What made you smile today? | My boyfriend competing with me over who loves who more (insert CHEESE HERE) and going to the effort of yelling it out a window to me as he drove away . lol. (PS: Craig, I feel horrible about this, but I look at Facebook pictures of high school friends who were string beans and are now ballooning up -- and as someone wh... | 11 |
AskReddit/ci84cr5 | 287ejj | When and how did you get into playing video games? | My first gaming experiences were the Castle of Illusions (a mickey mouse game) on Sega Genesis, and Kings Quest 4 and DOOM on PC when I was 6 or so. My mom got really angry with my brothers for letting me play DOOM. | 2 |
AskReddit/dg5cr7j | 64vafc | Which moment in a TV show hit you the hardest? | When the 10th Doctor and Rose got separated forever at the portal. I don't think i've ever been so shocked while watching a TV show. Like by that point you're so used to the Doctor fixing everything so when he finally can't, it's like.whoa | 2 |
AskReddit/cjfdty7 | 2cgsat | What are some things we are in the golden age of? | The USA. We don't know for certain what will happen in the future, but it's likely that historians will view the period from 1945 to whatever point in the future America economically and militarily falls behind a rival as the golden age of the US. | 88 |
AskReddit/dizsg0g | 6ho0an | What old school arcade games did you dump the most coin into? | The original Space Wars. Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington had one. It was 1973 or so. There were no similar games anywhere else. My buddy and I ended up spending hours playing it. Edit: also the sit down version of Night Driver in black and white. I had just gotten my driver's license and hadn't driven highways much. ... | 2 |
AskReddit/cuos6kj | 3jfh48 | What is your most unfortunate coincidence? | One time I was walking out of Costco and was clicking the unlock button on my keys as I walked. I noticed a car that looked exactly like mine with its lights flashing. I got to it and opened the door, half got in, but noticed that it absolutely wasn't my car. I stepped back and turned around in confusion.just in time t... | 2 |
AskReddit/c1yev3z | hu8w1 | What is your absolute best and absolute worst quality? | Best - Sense of humor. I can make anyone laugh, but only once I get comfortable around them by getting to know them well enough. Or drunk. And this leads to my worst quality Worst - Social anxiety. I have a hard time getting to know people because I always feel like they are judging me, so I usually keep my mouth shut ... | 8 |
AskReddit/cauc6qn | 1hhcn3 | What is the craziest/strangest/most unorthodox animal you've ever owned? | Once I owned a mouse that crawled out of my shower drain. I named him Godzilla. Another time, there was a squirrel in my back yard. My dog saw the squirrel and bit down on it and then began to shake it rapidly. The squirrel ended up a bit retarted, but we kept him. He was cute. | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/cjlnek1 | 2d3det | Why do kids need to take naps? | Kids need more sleep in general (and eat more) to sustain the rapid growth they are undergoing. Same reason teenagers sleep in, just a different time of growth. Small kids are unable/unwilling to operate tired so will commonly take naps during the day. | 2 |
explainlikeimfive/dt4t523 | 7shofy | How do pressing charges work? | IANAL, but my understanding is that all criminal charges are brought by the state, not an individual person. It is the decision of the government (by way of the prosecutor) whether or not your case will be brought to a grand jury, where charges will be decided, and then to a court, where a verdict will be issued. If th... | 13 |
explainlikeimfive/c65s5km | zlyll | Why has the national debt gone up by so much since 2008? | The deficit (the different between government spending and government income from taxation) was already very high in 2008. The economic downturn caused unemployment, which decreases the amount of tax revenue the government was taking in. It also necessitated emergency spending by the government to decrease the effect o... | 2 |
AskReddit/db1z43j | 5hpoek | What do you hear way too often? | After bouncing for around four years, I got real sick of the phrase, "We're just trying to have a good time." Seriously, I heard that EVERY night when I worked the door, and at least half of the people I kicked out when I worked the floor would say it. Guess what. I'm just trying to do my job, and your "good time" is r... | 12 |
AskReddit/d9lmy3s | 5b4aar | What slang word is too overused? | Jawn. We get it. You're from Philly (More likely Delco) and you saw the Buzzfeed article about slang words. You say jawn to fit in. If you have to force it to appear "Philadelphia" then you're pretty obvious about it and it feels stale coming from you. If you do use that jawn sparingly and naturally, it just feels righ... | 3 |
AskReddit/du48khc | 7wyv69 | What's something that people think is really dangerous but is actually totally safe? | Traveling by air. I know 9/11 scared a lot of people. Heck, I know being suspended thousands of feet in the air scares a lot of people. But so many precautions are taken for plane travel that it's one of the safest modes of transport. Plane crashes become big news stories when they do happen, but they happen rarely. Th... | 15 |
AskReddit/ca9mctn | 1fepkc | What's the smoothest thing you've ever said or done with someone you've been attracted to? | I was standing outside a bookshop talking to a guy acquaintance who I was very much attracted to. I pointed to an artbook displayed in the window, on the cover was Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss". I told him it was one of my favorite paintings and he asked what it was called. I leaned towards him, kissed his cheek and whispe... | 4 |
AskReddit/d0ngouk | 48xqs7 | Do you think that cavemen had hobbies? | Before the Agrarian Revolution, hunter gatherers had abundant leisure time. Hunter gatherers had no property, therefore they didn't accumulate property. They kept the birth rate low because they were often on the move and again, because they had no reason to produce lots of children. We think of hunter gatherers as poo... | 2 |
AskHistorians/c8quc0d | 19rvzc | How much warning did the peasantry typically have before an army sacked a town in medieval times? | I don't have the expertise to give an authoritative answer, but I'd recommend looking at Jonathan Sumption's The Hundred Years War II: Trial By Fire, especially the section about Edward III's 1359 chevauchee. Chevauchee was a tactic used often by the English in the Hundred Years War and involved intentionally destroyin... | 40 |
AskReddit/c96rt53 | 1bhres | What is one conspiracy theory that if proven to be true would drastically change our world? | Some conspiracy theorists say that "virtual money" (credit and debit cards) was created by a secret group that plans to dominate the world: According to these theorists, the plan is to completely eliminate paper and coin currency so that everyone relies solely on electronic banking. Once this goal is achieved, that sec... | 18 |
AskReddit/c3j1588 | opmax | Is it legal to shut off electric for non payment in a home that needs it for medical purposes? | I'm sorry that your mom has medical issues that would kill her without having electricity, but that's all the more reason to pay the electric bill. > life happens some times. Yeah, it does. But that doesn't change what you already acknowledge. | 7 |
AskReddit/eq57bj2 | bxc7z8 | What are some historical equivalents of someone using the reverse UNO card? | The second and third punic wars. In the second Hannibal of Carthage led his army of men and war elephants across the French Alps to attack Rome from the north. He failed miserably and was killed in the battle. The third consisted of the Romans sailing South to Carthage, killing every man woman and child in the city-sta... | 2 |
AskReddit/eg8on26 | apj35k | Where you work, what are ways for customers or clients to get the best deals or highest quality services? | I don't know about highest quality service but where I used to work if clients threw a big enough fit and demanded to talk to a manager enough about getting a discount they would eventually get one. which was a great way to ensure that behavior became a regular occurrence. | 2 |
AskReddit/dck77iu | 5okvyz | What's the most bizarre text message you've gotten that wasn't meant for you? | The woman I babysat for in college was in the middle of a divorce and accidentally sent me a strings of texts meant for her friend about all the horrible things her husband had done and how badly she wanted to get back at him. Sure made it awkward seeing both her and the husband those next few times i babysat. | 2 |
AskReddit/e6x1ns3 | 9k5r1v | What are your tips, techniques & recipes for making the perfect grilled cheese sandwich? | Today, I told my wife I wasn't feeling well. I've picked up a cold or sinus infection from one of the sick kids (we're passing it around) and she asked me to stay in bed. She made me a grilled cheese sandwich - basically heavily buttered white bread toasted with american cheese and bacon. The sandwich is delicious but ... | 6 |
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