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One of the dudes from Ben & Jerry's can't taste that well, which is why all their flavors have big chunks. He gets his food enjoyment almost entirely from texture, so he made his ice cream fit his desires.

grimhilde00 posted...

Gotta say the thing I miss most about smoking cigarettes is all the people who would bum off you and have interesting conversations with

I had a friend who didn't smoke but would carry around a pack so that when someone would ask to bum one he'd have one and could get a conversation going. It worked very well!

Dmess85 posted...

The crowening 3

The scene of Moira as the crow woman had me laughing so fucking hard. It might be my favorite humorous scene in the show lol

The final Ted/Alexis break up scene really fucked me up. It's partly me projecting my own circumstances onto theirs (I've been in/am in a very similar dilemma), but it's also such a powerful moment that's both sad and uplifting. This is a scene I will have to skip on most my repeat viewings because I know it will leave me in a funk for days.

I don't like using spoiler tags so I preemptively put the tag in the title so we can discuss freely. I will refrain from spoilers in my OP, but they're fair game after that!

I just finished it the other day and I've been ruminating on it quite a bit. It's a very wholesome show that models healthy relationships and break-ups while still being very funny and entertaining. It's rare to find a show founded on such positivity, and even more so one that's able to elicit a lot of emotion from the viewer.

Anyone else here seen it? If not, I definitely recommend it!

Get into hard drugs. You will meet a lot of people. Some may eventually become friends.

Alternatively, find a group meet-up or convention for an activity or thing you enjoy. There's always opportunities to socialize at events.

Welcome back NinjaGhosts!

Fierce_Deity_08 posted...

If I ever had group therapy, I would need therapy afterwards because I am not comfortable around people.

Every group therapy I've ever heard of comes with an individual portion as well.

I had a little stuffed kitty that I named Balls because he had jingle bells in him that I referred to as balls. The jingles stopped working after a while, but I had that stuffed animal forever. It's probably still in some old storage box somewhere at my mom's.

Yellow posted...

Therapists don't work for everyone.

I never claimed they did. My post was very specifically in response to the OP, not whatever your situation is that you're trying to project onto this. That all sounds like a bummer for you and I hope you find the help you need, whatever that ends up being.

thedeerzord posted...

You would think that people with mental health problems would at least be a bit for compassionate towards people with mental health problems.

Generalizations can only get you so far. I've met plenty of compassionate people who have gone through or are going through mental health struggles. I've met plenty of assholes who have gone through or are going through mental health struggles. For many it's hard to have compassion or consideration when their own struggles are taking front and focus. It's why you can't rely on Internet randos when you need a professional.

Based on what you've written, your refusal to seek some sort of therapeutic help will only hinder you in the end. Trust me, I get it. I was resistant to getting mental health treatment for the longest time. I figured I could just power through and it'd get easier in time. But it only gets easier if you have the right tool set and support network. Therapy is one of the first steps to creating that.

It might be worth looking into a remote service (BetterHelp, LemonAid, Cerebral), because you can choose to do it through mostly textual means which I imagine will be a good transition for you since you say you're comfortable here and PotD is a textual medium. They work with your schedule and are mostly affordable, even without insurance.

I really wouldn't recommend coming to PotD for serious help. Sure, there's a handful of nice people here, but overall this place is toxic and not conducive to positive growth.

Not to brag and say I'm better than you, but I have both HBO Max and Disney+ so I am better than you.

IronBornCorps posted...

Legal is more expensive than black market here tho. I got a dude.

Yeah, legal prices tend to be more in my experience. At least in California. I miss having a connection that could supply $100 ounces. With the pandemic I haven't been able to build connections in my new place of residence.

If you're looking for a true gripping chess story, I recommend the Tale of Deep Blue:

https://youtu.be/HwF229U2ba8

Joe_Biden posted...

yeah

my wife can't, though. when we met she could burn water, but slowly she's been getting better and can now do pretty simple things, mostly baking things though

It is the opposite for me. I am not bad a cooking necessarily. I can follow most recipes and have it come out fairly on point and I'm good at seasoning things to my tastes. But my fiancee went to culinary school and has a way more sophisticated palate than me lol. Her cooking is on a totally different level than mine.

Ape Escape was one of my first loves on the original PlayStation. I absolutely adored that game. Played and completed the sequels as well, but I personally felt tonally they went in a more cartoony direction. The first game was this great balance of comedy, surrealism, and seriousness. The later two games dropped most the "serious" aspects, which still fits in with a game about netting mischievous monkeys, but it didn't hit me in quite the same way. Regardless, I always hope they'll make a new Ape Escape game. The series is very unique, as you said, and there's a lot of potential for it to grow.

life

Blightzkrieg posted...

Wow this is exactly what I predicted based on my flowchart outlining Jen's mental decline

This is conclusive proof that the women, specifically women I find attractive, need a form of support that can only be offered by fat nerdy dudes on GameFAQs, specifically myself. Jen is truly the Lindsay Lohan of PotD.

Im going to mail these findings to Bethany McParland, a girl I sat next to in algebra 12 years ago who decided we should be "just friends". Nice to know I've been proven right, yet again.

lmao

Jen0125 posted...

I will give them to you and then you can gift them as you please

That's very generous! Thanks!

LuciferSage posted...

An old roommate that is currently the head chef at a 4 star steak house

Four stars from where? Michelin only goes up to three stars and James Beard doesn't rate by star. I'm not aware of any other ranking system that would actually matter to anyone else.

What would you make if you were asked to make your "signature dish"?

Greenfox111 posted...

the entirety of potd would never be able to reach a consensus on anything other than its disdain for certain users

Maybe he meant census! Context seems to imply as such to me at least.

SunWuKung420 posted...

TC thinks birds are fake?

LOL i'm surprised an oil pulling zen master actually buys into birds being real. Keep it up SHEEPLE

Just following up on some rumors I've heard and figured I'd check in with the local folk heroes for any info.

My thoughts don't really align with any of the poll options.

why is Whiskey simpin' for a teenage boy

Jen0125 posted...

Yes. I am just removing all my breast tissue so as not to offend any men

Can you at least preserve them in a jar and give them to Sunny so he can keep them on a shelf in his pizza bar and glare menacingly at them from time to time as he piles pizzas in his stone brick oven.

My sister just got Botox

Mostly indifferent!

I'm probably the most stylish person I know.

Mead posted...

is it made with actual tea leaves? I didnt realize you could just eat those

Yeah! As kriem's link says they're fermented. I've only ever had it in this specific dish, I believe. But I have had this kind of salad at a few different Burmese/South East Asian restaurants. Burma Love definitely has one of the best ones I've tried. I've seen prepacked versions of this salad at Whole Foods in the Bay Area when I worked there too, so that might be worth looking into if you're curious to try it out and can't find any local Burmese restaurants. They weren't as good as what I've gotten from restaurants, but they were still passable.

Yeah, I thought it was pretty incredible storytelling. The gameplay got a bit stale, but it wasn't a long game and the story more than engages enough. I primarily play for story anyway. Next to the movie Clean, Shaven it's also one of the most well-done portrayals of a schizophrenia I've seen in any media. They did a great job. Those constant whispers are hella creepy.

My only disappointment is I haven't had an Xbox since the original and the sequel is going to be exclusive to it.

Oh Burma Love is fantastic! I like their tea leaf salad a lot.

Wow! Who knew we had such a thriving community of chip eaters here!!! I never expected this sort of enthusiastic feedback. Thanks everyone! It's good to know I'm not alone in the world

I voted for the mohinga but I was too late for my vote to count. It's the only thing on there I haven't tried and I need someone to let me know how it is. Do you know which place in SF did the catering?

9 million Scovilles? They'll probably just throw up and have stomach pain for a couple days.

Not surprised at all that Zeus comes right out the gate with a with a racist comment lol. At least the mods got that one quick.

I got into eating chips at a pretty young age. How young I can't say though. Started with tortilla chips, steadily progressed to Doritos and Cheetos. I'm now at the point where I'd consider myself a professional chip eater.

Anyone else here into the chip eating subculture??

Any reasonable person would choose a Popeye's biscuit over a KFC biscuit.

I'm surprised you beat duckbear to this one. He has been loving the Rittenhouse saga.

Yes.

If I said the same thing I'd be lying, but I'll never admit to having any alts (there's only two of them anyway).

Dolphins sometimes fuck family members to increase pod bonding.

wwinterj25 posted...

It's a popular breakfast dish in the U.S., particularly in the South and Midwest. I grew up believing I was allergic to eggs, so biscuits and gravy became one of my go-to breakfast choices at diners and such. But he best I've ever had was still on that farm. There's a place I tried in Chicago that came close though.

wwinterj25 posted...

Nothing wrong with my jeans. I see you have a problem with my hat, jeans and probably anything I post though. Save yourself the bother and don't post.

So you ask our opinions, but you only actually want it if it agrees with your preconceived notions?

I used to live on a farm in South with a big family. We'd have a small breakfast that the lady of the house made, usually biscuits and gravy, bacon, eggs, fruit, etc. and pack a light lunch of fresh bread and cheese for while we worked the fields. After working the fields all day we'd come back to a communal feast of Southern comfort food that the women of the house prepared. One of my favorites was the Grandma's fried chicken. I ate like this every day for over six years and I'm built like an ox.