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The internet is full of folks who want to act like smarty-pants. Online, anyone can be a know-it-all with a simple visit to Google and even their opinions. Granted, there are times when others get humbled by someone better informed and versed in one topic or another.
There's a group that collects such interactions, titled r/Don'tYouKnowWhoIAm. Medical, science, and other experts lurk on the internet too, waiting for their chance to put jerks in their place. So, here we present to you the newest collection of cases when folks didn't quite know they were talking with a person they were talking about. Get ready to feel some mild second-hand embarrassment!
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#1
Facebook User Encounters A Genetics Expert
winterwidow87 7 months ago (edited)
Dümb people think doctors are omniscient and know everything about every branch of medicine, even the ones they didn't specialize in, and dishonest doctors make money out of their ignorance.
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Nell Wirnhier 7 months ago (edited)
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Load More Replies... Jaya 7 months ago
It's crazy how many people never learned anything beyond primary school information, which is oversimplified a lot to make it easy enough for little kids to understand, oversimplified to the point it's actually not even correct. Which is fine for little kids, but adults should learn the more complex reality, because there is a huge variety in s*x/gender characteristics, and that's just biology.
char 7 months ago
even in high school, we're still being taught that males have XY chromosomes and females have XX chromosomes, despite that being a blatantly lacking understanding of biology. it's disappointing.
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Just another idiot 7 months ago
Phillip does look like a nice guy though. That part was accurate.
Multa Nocte 7 months ago
Where are our usual rabid readers who claim that this information given by the President of the International Genetics Federation is just made-up hoo-ha and that males always born male and females are always born female? 😂
iseefractals 7 months ago
Sigh....no one is denying that abnormalities exist. Swyer syndrome for instance, which is likely what he's referencing, is when a female, with female genitalia and fully functional reproductive organs, and female hormone levels has a rate of 1 in 80,000....or 0.0000125%, the true prevalence of people with intersex characteristics is roughly 0.018%. However the 1.7% figure being quoted, and spread by a certain type of person today, was originally posited in 2000 by a paper published by Fausto-Sterling. And the majority of the scientific community labeled it as overblown, reiterating the 0.018% metric. The modern take on gender and s*x being different stems from all the way back in the 1960s, it was given little regard until "Trans" shifted into being a political ideology in which a laundry list of behaviors and issues are now being shoved under that single umbrella.
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Earonn - 7 months ago
Maybe it's me being old but that someone can have an Y chromosome and still present female isn't even something exotic to know. Even if one hasn't learned it - we do know that not everything in our genes gets expressed. We also know that genes can fail to work properly - lots of medical conditions are based on that. So of course it can work with male / female presentation, too.
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#2
A Comedian Gets Called Out For Stealing His Own Joke, But It Ends Nicely
mria alternativa 7 months ago
Admitting to having been wrong is a dying art.
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Lee Gilliland 7 months ago (edited)
If you want one, I wore a t onstage that read "Laugh Sl*t".
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Peter Bear 7 months ago
This is what we need to see. Someone who is strong enough and secure enough to admit a mistake. Maybe we all be so humble.
Midoribird Aoi 7 months ago
Admitting the mistake exonerates, as we are all capable of being stupid.
#3
American Academy Of Pediatrics, Where Are You Getting Your Information?!
Skogsrået 7 months ago (edited)
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." - Isaac Asimov -
winterwidow87 7 months ago (edited)
"But we used to have measles parties back in my day", yes key word USED to. Just because something was done in the past it doesn't mean it was the right thing to do. Back in Queen Victoria's times doctors used to tell pregnant women to drink alcohol to calm their nerves during pregnancy. They also used to prescribe smoking cigarettes for the same reason. Science and research evolve, something that was recommended in the past may turn out to be actually harmful. This is the main difference between science and religion, there are no fixed dogmas in science.
Child of the Stars 7 months ago
That argument absolutely baffles me. I'm old enough to have been at chicken pox parties, but there's just enough age difference between me and my youngest sister that she got the vaccine (I was b. 1982, she was b. 1994). My parents didn't send her to any pox parties and (this will be a shock!) she never had chicken pox!
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Tucker Cahooter 7 months ago
Yeah he is, because dingbats like him don't believe that experts are qualified, they only believe other dingbats like RFK Jr
Snazzy Smurf 7 months ago
I have such a hard time with an environmental lawyer being in charge of healthcare decisions for people in the US.
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Beth Wheeler 7 months ago
Anti-vaxers are so stupid and/or clueless. Vaccines DO NOT cause Autism! They have saved so many lives. The measles outbreaks around the country are because of people coming from other countries that don't have vaccines and it spreads to people who should have been vaccinated and their parents are idiots.
Glen Ellyn 7 months ago
True. If vaccines cause autism, why doesn't every vaccinated person have autism?? I should be autistic and so should all four of my brothers, all three of my children, all of my nine grandchildren, and my in-laws, and...on and on... Sheesh. 🙄
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Mari 7 months ago
I really don't get it. People are schooled more than ever in history but it seems they become more and more stupid ???
nottheactualphoto 7 months ago
People are not particularly schooled in history. Not in the US anyway.
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WindySwede 7 months ago
"I get my source from [x] and they say it's hood for the kid, also they recommended essential oi..." 🤦♂️
Embarrassment is a funny thing; some people would be mortified if they were on the receiving end of these interactions. Others, however, probably wouldn't even flinch even if they were as wrong as the people on this list.
Experts say that, in general, we humans are a pretty easy species to embarrass. True, it's an emotion most of us feel on an almost daily basis. But is there any point to embarrassment? We'd probably not feel it at all if we could, but there is a purpose that being embarrassed serves in our social interactions.
#4
Musk Challenges Yann Lecun
Emilu 7 months ago (edited)
Aww, c'mon. Musk has supported and licked the booty of the Big O, made Tesla the brand a laughing stock and generally acted like in a complete moron in that time, and all you've done is publish over 80 technical papers? /s
Alexander Gräf 7 months ago
Musk is obviously bonkers, but he had a successful vision for Tesla, and not just the car, but about the required infrastructure as well. He's just gone insane in recent years.
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Lucifer 7 months ago
Elon Musk is godd**n idiot. Like Trump, he plays the "genius" on TV and social media.
BeesEelsAndPups 7 months ago
What's odd is that Yann LeCun is quite famous in my field. I've read some of his papers, and been to conferences where he was a guest speaker. Elon should have known who he was.
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Highfalutin Heron 7 months ago
80 papers in a few years is "going soft"? Sure, and a four minute mile is "getting slow"
winterwidow87 7 months ago (edited)
Going soft? I wonder how many papers this "genius" has published in the exact same amount of time...let me do a quick Google research. The number is 0 if you don't count the Neuralink paper that was published under his name, because the team who actually worked on it wanted to leave him all the glory since he's notoriously such a nice person to work for /S.
Joe Bloe 7 months ago
I wouldn't trust someone feeling the need to falsely claim he is a top world player on Diablo. If you are ready to lie for such stupid thing, you aren't worth much. Especially when he bought every single company he own, and those he founded were sold because they were too bad...
WubiDubi 7 months ago
Musk is an engineer but he has invented nothing and bought everything. He is not Tony Stark. There is no genius. US gave him some power (sorry sold) and look what he did. He's a daddy's money startup boy, good at marketing (until recently) and now has gone full Lex Luthar. Judge a man by his relationship with kids.
#5
Candidate For Jersey City Mayor Just Embarrassed Some Dude 😭
Nils Skirnir 7 months ago
Given how our recent run of Ivy League presidents have gone, from Bush 1 to Trump, we would be better off with public university graduates.
BookFanatic 7 months ago
At this point, I'd take the grocery store employee...
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John Dilligaf 7 months ago
and Mr Ali can write a coherent sentence, which is another positive qualification to be a mayor.
Sarah Belt 7 months ago
US states considered grocery work "essential" during COVID lockdowns. I wonder whether green slashy had an essential job.
General Anaesthesia 7 months ago (edited)
So now none other than the presidunce itself is targeting you, aliforjc.
PiratePanda 1 month ago
Maybe "the dude" needs to go back to school himself, judging by the way he forms his sentences.
#6
Guy Talking About The Military Is Actually A Vet 🤯
Existing 7 months ago
Most of my husband’s family were in the military. They love shutting people down.
BeesEelsAndPups 7 months ago
I was in the military. Specifically Army Intelligence. I got real good at filling papers. I once got a paper cut that rocked my world. It was right under the fingernail. I'm only saying this to help people understand that it's a job. We're not that special and over glorifying service is a short hop from nationalism. Next time you see a teacher or a nurse, thank them for their service.
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R Dennis 7 months ago
Ol' James looks like the only battle he ever fought was against a toilet bowl...
Richienotsorich 7 months ago
"[Sign up] and go to the nation of your choice"...that there is the USA's foreign policy, shortly to be enacted in Greenland. Americans, read about the Munich Betrayal!
BlackCatWithWhiteSocks 7 months ago
Dear James, I hope you took the advise at the end of the response you had...idiot
We're social animals; we've lived in groups for as long as we've been around as a species. Embarrassment is nature's way to correct our course when we transgress in a social situation.
"Group living has been important to us for a long time, and even if you don't intentionally want to violate a social norm, you sometimes do. Embarrassment serves the function of immediately and strongly displaying, ‘Oops, I didn't mean to do that,'" psychologist Christine Harris, PhD explains.
#7
Gail Simone Could Be The Spokesperson Of This Sub
UKGrandad 7 months ago
My own rule of internet comments: when a comment begins with 'ummm', the commenter is an insufferable bore and the comment will be patronising, smug, and wrong.
RedMarbles 7 months ago
Obviously not the case all the time, but it's a pet peeve of mine as well. It really does seem like such comments are wrong a lot, although I concede my own bias may make it seem worse than it is. (Sorry JB - I suspect you're more judicious in its use.)
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mria alternativa 7 months ago
Imagine seeing the person you're arguing with on the internet (we all know the ancient meme; no, I don't condone the original language) is an author on the thing you're arguing about AND YOU DOUBLE DOWN?! We can only aspire to such confidence. Also not getting that the "smile more"-thing is a joke on things women are routinely told... this man is embarrassing.
MsPlants 7 months ago
OMG i was thinking the same thing. this guy totally miss the point of what she said. she was saying the same thing women get told all the time which is we would look better if we smiled more but this kid took her seriously then double downed when he found out she actuallu is a comic book writer and by then it was really no fun to have to explain the joke. he probably wouldnt get it anyways.
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ColdSteelRonin 7 months ago
She's not wrong either, Frank is portrayed as a handsome man and would be "prettier if he smiled more"
roepi 7 months ago
Yes but what reason does he have to smile? The dude lost everyone and everything he ever cared for.
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Amanda Reinstatler 4 months ago
UGH of COURSE his name is f*****g CHAD. I can smell the Axe body spray from here.
#8
He Practically Is The Spiderman
Existing 7 months ago
I could see that person respond with someone like, … But do you know Spiderman personally?
WindySwede 7 months ago
"Have you've seen spiderman and me in the same room?"
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Sam Trudeau 7 months ago
Also workers on Spider-Man comics: Steve Ditko (quit over debate on would Norman Osborn be Goblin, 1960s) or Don Heck
#9
Yakuta Not Kimono
Robert Millar 7 months ago
2) You ignorant nobody pretending to be put out over a cultural issue you know nothing about.
Scott Rackley 7 months ago
"look at how virtuous I am calling out something that's none of my business."
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Royal Stray 7 months ago
3) As long as you wear it properly and don't act like an a**e no Japanese person actually cares where you're from. It's only ever other people who get offended at behalf of the cultures they claim someone is appropriating. Never seen a Japanese person offended at a tourist wearing a kimono or yukata (have however seen an elderly Japanese lady stop a tourist to fix her obi which had gotten messy in the back.) Also never seen a Chinese person complain about someone wearing a hairpin, or hanfu. Just others who for some reason feel the need to feel offended on behalf of other people
Max Fox 7 months ago
True - Japanese have been trying to get he rest of the world to try kimonos for years. Calling wearing a kimono "cultural appropriation" is like telling a Chinese person in a business suit that he is "culturally appropriating" European culture. What next - these morons will claim the it is cultural appropriation for Northern Europeans to wear sandals? Or maybe it's cultural appropriation for Europeans to eat Maize.
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Bored Sailor 7 months ago
When I lived in Japan it was highly encouraged by the Japanese to wear and participate in local costumes, it shows respect for their heritage and creates unification.
David Morgan 7 months ago
Also, the word is 'chick' if you want to be dismissive of women, referring to the young of birds, for example Wrens and Blackbirds. 'Chic' means stylish and fashionable.
Peter Bear 7 months ago
Hi! Caucasian male here, owner of a yukata. My wife, also Caucasian, owns a kimono. We bought them from a Japanese-owned store, from native Japanese shopkeepers, who took a great deal of very pleasant time teaching us about the history and culture of kimono, and who were overjoyed to share that culture with us. We've worn them to multiple Japanese festivals, and the only people who have ever been upset about it are... white people. Cultural appreciation, not appropriation. Learn the difference.
Michał Osiecki 6 months ago
white people from America. I don't think Europeans have this appropriation craze going on
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Jenny Barnes 7 months ago
My mother in law, who is Japanese bought me my kimono and taught me how to put it on.
Trashy Panda 7 months ago
It's way more complicated than that. There's nothing wrong with showing appreciation for another culture but you cross a line when you claim ownership over it. e.g. white Americans claiming they invented Rock & Roll. It's also a problem when you suddenly start celebrating something that an oppressed group was previously not allowed to celebrate, and acting like there was never a problem, such as wearing Black hairstyles.
Load More Replies... WindySwede 7 months ago
Please stop with the aprop altogether? Either they like [the thing] and then it's a homage? Or they mock [the thing],still not aprop, but might be rude?
RS 7 months ago
I also find cultural appropriation to be an ok term when it comes to making money out of another culture. Like selling cheap dreamcatchers.
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Surprisingly, being more prone to embarrassment makes people like you more. In 2012, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley found that people who are more embarrassable tend to be more prosocial. What's more, they behaved more generously than those who didn't get embarrassed as easily.
#10
Simple Answer To A Simple Question
Faminerst Anstemal 7 months ago
Wouldn't actual antisemites be the ultimate experts on antisemitism? (JK!)
Al Padilla 6 months ago
Some of us tend to forget that Arabs are Semites.
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David 7 months ago
1) she and her work has been bashed by the ADL, the Brandeis Center, The Simon Wiesenthal Center and more for minimizing and even defending antisemitism and at times providing justification for it. 2) There is no such "antisemitism center" at Columbia University, and never has been. There is an anti-semitism task force, but they are non-academic and are to monitor hate on campus. 3) her PhD was from Stony Brook University, not Columbia like she implies, and it was on legal history. 4) Her only academic publication ever on antisemitism was about a 1876 court case in the US, all of her other works are in pop publications, like Teen Vogue, Medium, and Hey Alma with articles like "The Hypocrisy of Fatshaming Nazis"Dating during a pandemic: How to be single in the age of corona" (half her published works are on abortion, one of her 5 antisemitism pieces, defended a left-wing antisemitic conspiracy theorist). 6) No main stream anti-hate group like the ADL, NAACP, etc will work with her
MsPlants 7 months ago (edited)
while yes her doctorate is in history the rest is pure bull. IDK where you got your info about only writing for teen vogue or writing antisemitism but a quick search gave me her full list https://my.wlu.edu/Documents/directory/mbrett.pdf?v=638092127919125522
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#11
Martin Scorsese Is Not A Real Cinephile
Tucker Cahooter 7 months ago (edited)
The s**t-head probably doesn't know who Martin Scorsese is
Pyla 7 months ago
Scorsese is regarded as a latter day Peter Bogdan0vich wrt his appreciation of older films.
#12
Explain To The Author Of "The Handmaid's Tale" Her Inspiration For Her Own Book
Kat Alison 7 months ago
Islam: in extreme forms, very misogynistic. Christianity: in extreme forms, very misogynistic. Two things can be true at the same time.
the sixthgirl 7 months ago
I think you could remove both "in extreme forms" from that sentence and still have it be true.
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Lyone Fein 7 months ago
The ultra conservative/fundamentalist fringes in various religions have more in common with each other than they do with the rest of their coreligionists.
Rob D 7 months ago (edited)
Christianity is just as misogynistic as Islam. Christians just entitle themselves to ignore more of their religion. Just because Christians aren't stoning non-virgin brides to death, doesn't mean the mandate isn't there. They choose to ignore it, yet somehow expect credibility with other aspects. It is f*****g lunacy. It's peak hypocrisy. And I'm sick of it. Either practice faith the way it's written, thereby exposing it for being absolutely vile, OR admit it's nonsense and stop practicing it altogether.
Chris the Bobcat 7 months ago
I'd prefer my laws separate from all religion, but that's just me.
tee-lena 7 months ago
Any and all religions need to be seperate from statecraft.
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Virgil Blue 7 months ago
I'd say it's based on the dangers of all Theocratic dictatorships and the lesson that there is always a danger of them taking over. The Christian versions in ye older Euope were quite bad if you read your history
Trillian 7 months ago (edited)
I don't know the actual thought behind it (did Atwood base it on Islam?) but even without her actually being the post author the habits look a lot more like christian nuns to me.
UKGrandad 7 months ago
It was based on America becoming a Conservative Christian theocracy.
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Magenta Blu 7 months ago
Are you aware that America is a whole continent bigger than Europe? Trump is only one president among others in the American Continent America is not only USA, it goes from Tierra de Fuego up to Canada, saying USA is America is like saying Africa is only Egypt, or Europe only Italy
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Beak Hookage 7 months ago
Because Christianity never treats women like slaves good for nothing but domestic servitude and babies! Meanwhile I have this nice bridge to sell you.
It's hard to tell whether a person online gets embarrassed. In real life, a red face and avoiding eye contact are pretty telling signs that a person is feeling embarrassment. Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University Mark R. Leary explained to The BBC that blushing is how bodies show we're uncomfortable with unwanted attention.
#13
To Not Know Who Made Wurm
Dragons Exist 7 months ago
Lmao Wurm isn't even similar to Minecraft, Minecraft was based on Infiniminer
Grant McDermott 6 months ago
And that’s the least controversial thing Notch has done on the internet
Amanda Reinstatler 7 months ago
I LOVE it when the reply does not even need to include an overt "burn" because they made them look THAT effing stupid
Robert Beveridge 7 months ago
Weird, I always thought Minecraft was ganked from Dwarf Fortress. But then so many things are ganked from Dwarf Fortress that no one brings it up anymore.
David Morgan 7 months ago
He is. He helped make an absurdly successful game and spun it out into a global super-brand, but he has still acted like a total tool to a wide variety of people. He may be able to keep it more under control now, but he has historically been pretty disrespectful to others.
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Too Bad
BrunoVI 7 months ago (edited)
The entire Amanda Fox story makes this kinda hysterical though. UPDATE: I didn't mean the entire Amanda Fox story is funny. It's a tragedy (a murder) compounded by a horrifying indictment of the Italian justice system. But the entire, sordid mess was based upon the presumption that Knox was guilty because she was an American with a nickname playing on her given name that appeared to be saucy ("Foxy Knoxy"), but wasn't even.
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Lila Allen 7 months ago
Ouch- Also love that she now hosts the podcast Three which highlights other people who were wrongfully convicted.
Caffeinated Ape 7 months ago
Same, but it did turn out to be an interesting read.
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Dariusz M. D. 6 months ago
How did her name was ruined? She was falsely accused and convicted of crime she didn't commit. She and her family fought for her release at great cost. If anything, she is an example of resilience and determination. She won her freedom and rebuilt her life.
#15
Director Chimes In
Scott Rackley 7 months ago
True, hard to know that fedalvar is actually Fede Alvarez.
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The only gripe about Romulus I had was some very forced dialogue made to reference the first two movies. I get they wanted some fun callbacks but the way they were put in was too out of place. And I would watch Alien before this one because knowing more about certain artificial humans helps enjoy the plot.
Bored Seb 7 months ago
totally agree with you (even if you didn't make the film). Specially the "get away from her... you b*tch" was so much not call for!
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Zoe Vokes 7 months ago
Somebody else was calling them out. And it was a valid question. How could you comment about an upcoming movie that hasn’t been released? Maybe they had seen it early as a reviewer, seen an interview about it or read an article.
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Chris the Bobcat 7 months ago
I am for starting with Alien and Aliens, personally. The introduction of the Xenomorph alone is a scene that deserves to be seen first. The subtext of artificial intelligence in both movies is as relevant now as when they came out, perhaps even more so. Just my opinion though.
Robert Beveridge 7 months ago
I would think it would be hard to watch a film blind, but they really are doing wonderful things with assistive technology these days!
nuberiffic 7 months ago
Mmm. I dunno about this one. Obviously, the creator has a bias, and they are familiar with the franchise, so they can't experience it as someone going in blind
People's trust for easily embarrassed people translates into romantic relationships as well. Researcher Matthew Feinberg, the co-author of the Berkeley study, says that people find embarrassable people more attractive. "If they are looking for a long-term partner, it could show that you are prosocial, cooperative – someone who isn’t going to cheat."
#16
Telling Stephen King To Get A Job
Jack Smith 7 months ago
Funny that someone who I'm guessing is in the trump cult would call Biden "an embarrassment to humanity". Virtually every word that comes out of Trump's mouth is an embarrassment to humanity. Not to mention the ATTEMPTED COUP, r**e, sexual assaults, bragging about pusssey grabbing, trumpU, mail order bride, etc etc etc I could go on for a while ...
tw 72 7 months ago
And can't say with any certainty that he must follow the Constitution...
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Sarah Belt 7 months ago
Having read Misery, I can only imagine... No, no, no, I do NOT want to imagine... :)
Load More Replies... Tucker Cahooter 7 months ago
Currently the deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Good to see Donny Boy promotes only the classiest people
Tamra 7 months ago
Trump has filled his administration with clowns, buffoons, and ignoramuses. You know, people he can relate to on a personal level.
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mria alternativa 7 months ago
Really comes across as a nice, level-headed, and competent fellow. 🙄 Thick-skinned , you know? Perfect for a position of power. (I'll mop up the sarcasm later.)
Neb 7 months ago
Probably someone who don't read and get all information from shallow podcasts.
Load More Replies... veirdbuttrue 7 months ago
Ohhh Dan, Dan, Dan. What a f*****g idiot. Shocked to read that he is Deputy director of the FBI!!!
#17
Commenter Doesn’t Recognize Top Female Chess Talent
BeesEelsAndPups 7 months ago (edited)
To be that beautiful and that intelligent all at once. This guy was getting a little intimidated. Not that I blame him, I'd be intimidated too, I just wouldn't make an a*s out of myself... well okay, I'd probably make an a*s out of myself, but not by questioning their intelligence. Anyways, I recognized Anna Cramling right away. She's a famous Spanish chess player, and I'd probably ask for her autograph like a dip. EDIT: They're all young enough to be my daughters, I wasn't trying to imply I'd try to flirt with them. Second Edit: Anna Cramling is the one on the left. She's a grand master, and her mother Pia Cramling was one of the greatest Swedish Chess players in the world (if not the greatest), and still might be. Her father Juan Lopez is also a chess grand master from Spain.
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Orysha 7 months ago
Thanks to AskAuvry ; from left to right Anna Cramling, Nemo zhou, Jennnifer Yu, Andrea Botez, Julia Schulman, Alexandra Botez. I found a nice article about them : https://baohaiduong.vn/en/6-nu-ky-thu-trong-buc-anh-gay-sot-mang-xa-hoi-la-ai-402833.html
David Morgan 7 months ago
Ah, Anna Cramling! She has some pretty funny YT videos where she sharks chess-sharks. They always act so astonished when the 'amateur' crushes them.
Load More Replies... Tucker Cahooter 7 months ago
Gratuitous patronizing comment. Let's hope one of them put this incel in his place
Michael MacKinnon 7 months ago (edited)
Something tells me the poster would be too distracted to play chess with any of them.
Chris DiFonso 7 months ago
Well, at least he made it very clear that he is extremely misogynistic.
#18
Scolding A TV Anchor Talking About His Own Work
David Morgan 7 months ago
Good for Kyle to acknowledge the work of his colleagues and contemporaries. It's easy to accept unearned praise, harder to divert it to other worthy recipients.
Chris the Bobcat 7 months ago
The important thing to take away is that lauren boebert is a dumb cvnt who supports a traitor.
Still, many of us hate feeling embarrassed. So much so, that there's apparently even a case of lethal embarrassment. There's a case, published in the British Medical Journal of 1860, of a housemaid reportedly giving up the ghost after getting caught stealing food. However, today doctors think that it was a sudden rush of adrenaline that made her leave this mortal coil, not embarrassment per se.
#19
Regarding Oppenheimer
PataSata 7 months ago
Someone can get an award for a movie they make, some still will find that movie sh*te. Vice versa.
Royal Stray 7 months ago (edited)
Yeah, not everything that wins an award is incredible, but it was probably good for him to get an award
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I loved Oppenheimer, but opinions on movies are subjective. Having a degree or an Emmy doesn't make him "Right."
The Darkest Timeline 7 months ago
So studying an artistic subject doesn’t make you more knowledgeable? The layman’s opinion is worth exactly the same as the professional’s?
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R Dennis 7 months ago
Honestly, awards tend to be overrated popularity contests. They just changed it to where Academy voters actually have to SEE the movies they vote for... I looked at some winners and was like: "No f'n way they saw this movie and voted for it!"
ManuelQue 7 months ago
Yeah, that blew me away! What did they do before? View trailers and read reviews?
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Great movie. However, learning that people vote for films without even watching them kinda dulls the award.
Thee8thsense 7 months ago
There lies the variety of life in so many aspects, entertainment in this case. Really folks, there's likely something for just about everyone out there. Maybe lessen the bicker and become a discerning picker...
Robert Nolan 3 months ago
Actuallly the one done by PBS in the late 1980s was far better in my book. Much longer as well.
Bruce Mardle 7 months ago
I found "Oppenheimer" meh. Couldn't understand a lot of what some of the actors said. The bit where Oppenheimer imagines having s*x in front of a hostile committee is weird. I prefer the TV series with Sam Waterston playing him.
Bruce Mardle 7 months ago
I did enjoy trying to figure out who the characters were before the film said 🙂
Load More Replies... George Costanza 7 months ago
Oppenheimer was fine. One of the top movies ever made? No. I can't see it making any list of top movies ever made. I can't even see myself ever watching it a second time. Once was enough.
#20
Does This Go Here?
Lady Eowyn 7 months ago
It's a UK thing. I went to university, not to a university. I was in hospital, not in the hospital.
FranSinclair 7 months ago
Even in America it sounds better to say "i went to college/university." Than "i went to a college." Doesnt sound like you studied there. Just went to a party on the campus a time or two lol
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Royal Stray 7 months ago
In case someone wants to know the difference and isn't efl, or just curious: "Going to university" implies that you attend courses at a specific university and that you are a student at that specific university. "Going to a university" imply that you just decided to go out for a stroll and went to visit a random university because you felt like it.
SCamp 7 months ago
And the ‘correction’ is wrong anyway! It’s totally fine to use university without ‘a’ to speak of it as education rather than as an institution
Kabuki Kitsune 7 months ago
It depends on the context, and no, the correction isn't flat out wrong. It's a difference in syntax found in the "Queen's English" and "English". Queen's English, is spoken in places like the UK, NZ, Australia, and places that were part of the commonwealth, while "English" is more common in places tied to the US. The difference originates with the 1800's, around Queen Victoria, where the British started affecting a more 'posh" way of speaking. Whatever the case, in the US, it's more common to say "I went to XYZ university/college;" than just "I went to university". For example, "I went to Harvard" sounds better than "I went to University", or "I went to Law School".
Load More Replies... Chris the Bobcat 7 months ago
I try not to judge people by the things they say online, especially out of context, but Ms. Pierce doesn't come off as a very nice person.
Miki 7 months ago (edited)
Indeed. My first thought was that she is a b***h. It sounds like she is bashing ppl for what kind of job they do. But maybe it's out of context.
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David Morgan 7 months ago
What are you talking about? Alanah is adressing the rumours that the only reason she has any prescence in the industry is because she slept with people. She quite rightly points out that she got a job the same way tens of thousands of others have, by studying a related field and then applying for jobs.
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Twitter Never Stops Giving
Bill Swallow 7 months ago
Isaac Asimov told a story about how he once went to a lecture by a German Philosopher. During the lecture, the gentleman made reference to one of Asimov's stories, drawing inferences which differed from Asimov's own take on the matter. After the lecture, Asimov managed to get into a conversation with the speaker. They debated the point, but the philosopher held to his interpretation. Then Asimov played his 'ace card' - "Well, actually, I wrote that story". "Oh, so, you're Isaac Asimov? I'm delighted to meet you. But tell me something - just because you wrote the story, what makes you think you know anything about it?"
This all sounds great, you might think, but what should you do after experiencing an embarrassing moment? Leadership Rachel Beohm suggests developing a ritual to regain composure after embarrassing yourself in public. It can be an index finger miniature bow, flicking the embarrassment away as a piece of lint, or some other gesture. A physical act, according to her, acknowledges the mistake and makes it easier to move past it.
#22
Twitter User Tells Known Anthropologist To Study Anthropology
Chris the Bobcat 7 months ago
He shares a birthday with Karen Gillan. Nothing earth shattering there, just a fun trivia fact.
Amanda Reinstatler 4 months ago
You should try knowing stuff sometime. You might actually like it
Amanda Reinstatler 6 months ago
These dipsh!ts comment on posts they havent even READ. They are SO desperate to be a know-it-all, they will say anything. Its pathetic
#23
Might Want To Freshen Up On The Bible
Kat Alison 7 months ago
Maybe a badly-edited collection of fiction stories is not meant to be used as a non-fiction guide to everything forever and ever.
Nix 7 months ago
As an ex-christian, especially in the US, it's heartbreaking to watch the people who push the bible I grew up reading, studying, believing (even to the point of getting useless bachelor's and master's degree in the study of it) now scream "communist" at anyone who teaches the good parts of the bible while they exclusively focus on the horrible aspects of the bible. And these people wonder why their religion is shrinking every year.
Nils Skirnir 7 months ago
Very few Xtian or other Abrahamic religions seem to be stressing the kindness and love anymore.
Chris the Bobcat 7 months ago
Anyone who needs a book to determine right from wrong is either a fool or a coward.
Riley Quinn 7 months ago (edited)
I'm impressed with Emily's educational background, and I agree with her assessment of Jesus, up until a point. However, there's still a lot of hate and prejudice in the New Testament. Of all the things forbidden in the Old Testament that were not included in the NT, like eating shellfish, etc., the only "sin" that followed over was homosexuality. If Jesus was the perfect loving being everyone claims, he wouldn't have permitted homophobia. He would've had a few gay followers.
Margaret H 7 months ago
Are you sure the Disciples weren't? After all, they were 13 men travelling together...
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turk 7 months ago
Then this guy should know that Jesus wasn't always this benevolent preacher. He had his tantrums and times when he was a total dickbag. He forced demons into a herd of pigs and made them run into the sea to die, for instance. And did you ever wonder why there are no stories of Jesus as a little kid or teenager in the Bible? There's a reason those stories were purged from the current version of the Bible we have. He was more akin to Damien.
J.R. Cillian Green 1 month ago
Hey all you people...maybe stop saying Xian and start saying Evangelical when you are talking about hate filled "Christianity". Give it a shot...
#24
Guy Doesn't Realize He's Talking To Andy Weir, The Author Of The Book
Ejteh 7 months ago
They are talking about the book Project Hail Mary, written by Andy Weir. A very good sci-fi story (in my humble opinion), read it last month. 10/10 would recommend!
Bookworm 7 months ago
It's excellent. Almost time for my yearly re-read of it.
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Alex Martin 7 months ago
My only problem with Andy Weir is he doesn't write fast enough. I have enjoyed every book he has written.
Marie BellaDonna 6 months ago
As an aside, I think "Rocky and Ryland" would make good twin boy names, lol.
Epona 7 months ago
I think the screenshots are from a conversation in response to a joke that happened on April 1st.
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You might've heard about the starfish power pose that people recommend for public-speaking jitters. When you're recovering from an embarrassing faux pas, something similar works too.
- Take deep breaths;
- Lift your head up high;
- Straighten your posture;
- And speak in a loud and confident voice.
#25
I Wrote The Bug😄
Bookworm 7 months ago
I can confirm that Colby can confirm that Phil can confirm that Taylor wrote this bug.
Blackmoon The Dragon 7 months ago
I can confirm that Bookworm can confirm that Colby can confirm that Phil can confirm that Taylor wrote this bug.
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Gayngel SLResident 2 months ago
Can my body break the ability to download old too please? Write a bug for that.
#26
Rip
Morgen Stern 7 months ago
Well, she is the daughter of American screenwriter, novelist, and director Michael TOLKIN (yes, she knows how to spell her own surname) who wrote (amongst other things) screenplays for various TV series (Ray Donovan, Escape at Dannemora...) and films (Deep Impact, Changing Lanes...). Not to be confused with our old pal JRR who had a thing for bling and hairy feet f****h.
Beeps 7 months ago
Ah yes, Modern Tolkien, they had some great hits in the 80’s, such as “You're My Heart, You're My Shire” “Éowyn, Éowyn Lady” “Númenor Is Calling“ and “Geronimo’s Horse Shadofax” :D
Load More Replies... winterwidow87 7 months ago (edited)
Michael Tolkin is a director, novelist and screen writer, and this is his daughter tweeting about him. The person who retweeted this thought she was referring to JRR Tolkien.
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Tussilago 7 months ago
Does anyone know the word censored in "Bxxo Baggins"? Surely not Bilbo?
Parmeisan 7 months ago
I clicked into her profile for you. It's a very fancy D - 𝕯𝖎𝖑𝖉𝖔 𝕭𝖆𝖌𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖘
Load More Replies... BeesEelsAndPups 7 months ago
Dude, Bruno, Michael Tolkin (no "e") is a screenwriter and novelist and has no familial relationship with JRR Tolkien ("i" before "e"). Michael Tolkin's best movie IMHO was Gleaming the Cube, a late 80s skateboarding movie starring Christian Slater. I cannot guess why Emma Tolkin gave herself a Bilbo related username, perhaps she is a fan of JRR's works. But neither she, nor her father, are in any way responsible for the movies made by Peter Jackson. The person responsible for selling the rights to LOTR was none other than JRR Tolkien himself. In the 1960s he sold the movie rights to United Artists, who later sold them to Saul Zaentz in 1976. Zaentz's production company held them still when with Jackson made his movies, and they made a pretty penny off the movie, I'm sure. After Saul's death in 2014, his production company sold them to Embracer Group. As far as I know, they still own the rights. Love the confidence though big guy
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#27
Asking The Literal White House If They Read The Fema Fine Print
Kathy Brooke 7 months ago
These days I wouldn't count on the White House Account to know the law.
Robert Millar 7 months ago
I don't know how old this is, but I doubt that today's White House is reading anything at all.
Adam Zad 7 months ago
Well, in all fairness, the current white house would get the color of the sky wrong... then double down on their stupidity.
sfgothgirl 7 months ago
I'm with muttbutts on this one! I'm going to tend to not believe anything that's coming from White House official
Jacquie Carr 2 months ago
I would automatically assume the WH account is wrong on every subject these days. Sad when you have to fact check the White House
Cydney Golden 7 months ago
FEMA about to be abolished by trump bc why help people who need it after natural disasters?
nicholas nolan 7 months ago
All the dopes screaming about this being all the NC and SW VA hurricane victims were getting. Could not get them to understand it was an emergency payment while needs were assessed.
What if your embarrassing moment happens online? Then your best bet is trying to cope with self-compassion. Marissa Moore, MA, LPC, writes that it's better to confront the situation and admit your faux pas. You might even feel better if you're able to find the humor in it. It doesn't have to be self-deprecating, but it can be an exercise is taking yourself less seriously.
#28
But He’s Like 99.9% Sure!
Blue Bunny of Happiness 7 months ago (edited)
An accessory s*****m! Perfect considering the OP is a k******d. Edit: Translated from BP language An accessory s c r o t u m! Perfect considering the OP is a k n o b h e a d.
Alexander Gräf 7 months ago
Tbf someone on Reddit writing "I'm a whatever" holds very little truth. They're all experts on everything.
Gayngel SLResident 7 months ago
I'll be wearing my accessory s c r o t u m to the next wedding I go to.
Earonn - 7 months ago
Well, how is anyone supposed to know that / IF 5FootOh is a dermatologist? Why are they so pissed off about other people not blindly believing anything a stranger says on the internet? That person has a chip on the shoulder, and as much as they might know about skin, they should check why their own is so very thin.
#29
It Really Did Work Too Well
BrunoVI 7 months ago
And in the U.S., many states say you must require ID; merely knowing a person is over 21 doesn't cut it.
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ANGEL M 7 months ago
I asked this in a supermarket in Scotland when buying non alcoholic cider where i a 50 year old had to have the bottle approved r where it stated that it was zero alcohol . I was told that its was a moral responsibility clause that supermarkets have that states that they cannot be seen to be encouraging under age drinking even if the actual product is the non alcoholic equivalent. And what someone else said was that there is always a possibility of an error in the level of alcohol in a drink like this. The interesting thing in Scotland is that if the bottle or can is displayed within the aisles of beer,cider,wine and spirits it will ask for approval but is displayed with in the soft drinks aisles it will not. As a result the the assumption would be that case they can verify if with soft drinks it is non alcoholic
Load More Replies... BrunoVI 7 months ago
Like most things, this is controlled by state laws. I'm not shocked if some states legally see "NA beer" as "beer" without legally recognizing the alcohol has been removed, especially since it's not really "no-alcohol," but "reduced alcohol."
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Julie S 7 months ago
In the UK we accept any valid photo ID doesn't matter what country it is from.
Bobby 7 months ago
Maybe now? When I was there back in 2012 they wouldn't accept any US ID other than a passport. I was there while in the navy and neither my driver's license nor military ID were considered sufficient. Had the issue in portsmouth, London, and bath
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zerofoxgiven 6 months ago
29 year old me just got IDed yesterday walking into a tobacco store trying to buy a bus ticket... I did not have my ID on me (it was in the car a few blocks away) so they wouldn't sell me the bus ticket. In Hungary, btw.
#30
Women Can Only Be Of Models
michael Chock 7 months ago
The pretty ones are usually the best Engineers. It takes hard work and drive to get past all the as hole in the career.
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Earonn - 7 months ago
Username "cyber bully". If only social media websites would weed out the c***s, but hey, they bring money, so it's all good. I swear to god, our society will one day declare child r**e legal, as long as the rapists pay for it. Yes, I'm pessimistic about humanity today, how could you tell?
How many of these screenshots were satisfying moments where someone had to eat a nice portion of humble pie, Pandas? Let us know your favorites by upvoting them so they make it to the very top. And if you want to see more people embarrassing themselves by not knowing who they're talking to, check out these posts here and here!
#31
I Love AI ‘Artist’ Tears
#32
Do You Think A Founder Of Twitch Wants To Sell His Twitch Account For $500?
Chris the Bobcat 7 months ago
Jacob asked politely. In this time of division and unpleasantness, that alone should be recognized as a good thing.
Wild Cream 7 months ago
Yeah I wouldn’t be too mad at little Jacob here. I didn’t know the names of the Twitch founders either 😂 as long as he was cool when she told him, I couldn’t be mad.
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What A Joker
Orysha 7 months ago
I don't know for others but for me the old and not so good IT TV movie was the first I watched alone at home and it was terrifying. I must have been 13 at that time and I had to light every room in the house until my parents came back.
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BeesEelsAndPups 7 months ago
Edgar Allen Poe's "Hop-Frog" I believe predates Pagliacci by some 50 years. But stories of Evil Clowns predate even that, to basically around the time Jesters started to exist. You can go as far back as Loki for an example. I think the idea of the trickster is one that tends to terrify people.
Load More Replies... Robert Beveridge 7 months ago
I know it's personal taste, but for my money Bozo was terrifying when I was a kid.
nicholas nolan 7 months ago
Rooooobert. It's time for the Grand Prize Game, Roooobert.
Load More Replies... Damned_Cat 7 months ago
The clown from the Scoopy's Ice Cream Cones box used to scare me. He had x's over his eyes, which in the cartoon universe means he might be dead.
Roni Stone 7 months ago
All I can say is that my daughter, at 5 when I first took her to the circus, had never heard of Stephen King or any other horror writer, and she was scared into a Category 7 hurricane of a screaming fit when she saw the clowns.
#34
Same
Oerff On Tour 7 months ago
The problem is not the engineers, it's the top brass. They are NOT interested in the company but only in the money and power. They have no feelings, no commitment to the company. The costcuts means more short-term profits, therefore more bonuses for them. They would sell the company's fleet of BBJ's (Boeing Business Jet) in favor of the cheaper and better ACJ (Airbus Corporate Jet) in a heartbeat, just for them to take more bonuses
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Lady Eowyn 7 months ago
You have to click the link under the pic to get the full story. I wish BP wouldn't do this. Run the whole thing or nothing at all.
WindySwede 7 months ago
Was there anything more than this? Or Jim just showing off? (of/off, whichever is correct)n
Lady Eowyn 7 months ago
Click the link under the picture, the gray letters to the bottom left.
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#35
Twitter Doctor Tries To Argue About A Player's Injury With The Player's Dad
Natalia 7 months ago
No, it's the other way around, NFLHitman is the player's father and knows more about the player's injury than a Dr who didn't even treat him
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Ask Women Who Writes Superman Comics If She Knows He's Not Real
Abel 7 months ago
Superman is fiction, but Batman is real. Because I am Batman!
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Carla Phillips 7 months ago
I made a reference to the death eaters from Harry Potter on a video the other day and some person replied they were going to be laughing all day at how stupid I was for thinking death eaters were real. If I had rolled my eyes any harder, I'm not sure they wouldn't have gotten stuck
#37
This Guy Is Creator Of Buckshot Roulette Btw
Blackmoon The Dragon 7 months ago (edited)
Buckshot Roulette, a fun game :) although it is kinda violent... it is kinda funny that he got copyright blocked for his own game rofl
Toothless Feline 7 months ago
It’s because anyone can file a copyright takedown request. It almost always gets an immediate preliminary takedown before anyone verifies whether the person who filed it has any actual claim.
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Former Battlefield Dev Hasn’t Played Battlefield Apparently
Lady Eowyn 7 months ago
So many of these refer to people/ things I've never even heard of. I don't have the energy to google every unfamiliar person/thing.
Doug Moyer 7 months ago
Yet, you always have the energy to comment on every damned thing.
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“He’s Stealing Content!” It’s My Content
She who must not be named 7 months ago
@jesuswhatever is complaining about someone stealing someone else's content @angeleditz says it's okay @jesus says no @angeleditz says yes because it's my video, I've said he's allowed to use it That's what I got from it anyway
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He Played The Games So He Would Know Better Of Course
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Cherise/Bunny (She/they) 7 months ago
My brother tried to argue with me about whether there would be a train strike on the 29th of April or not. He said it was yet to be confirmed on the website. Dear reader, I work for the railway company
Jane Doe 7 months ago
OOOH, I have one of those! My brother told me that my assessment of our mom's book collection was wrong. I am a book dealer. He is a historian. Yes, when mom bought those encyclopedia in 1967, they were valuable. Not in 2015.
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QijianSanek 7 months ago
My best friend was doing a presentation on Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of here main talking points was how it was just barely landlocked. Me and my other best friend spent weeks trying to convince her otherwise, even showing google maps. She still never conceded that Neum (Bosnian sea town) existed
PandaPadi 7 months ago
When man who have nothing, no background or experience in women health, try to explain to you how womens' health work. I explained to a man that I have terrible pain mid cycle which is called Mittelschmerz and for me its worse than the discomfort I have during period. He said that women only get pain during their period and that I am lying to get sympathy.
Forrest Grump 7 months ago
The fact that a person works in a certain profession doesn't mean they will always be correct about that topic.
Gavin Johnson 7 months ago
My Dad worked in the nuclear industry for a while, he designed elements of Windscale / Sellafield then subsequently he became a project manager and then procurement manager in the nuclear industry. We, as a family, went on the BNFL tour of the Sellafield site and the guide had been waxing lyrical about design elements of the chimneys on site, my Dad respectfully tried to correct her at the end of the tour, he didn’t do it in front of the coach full of tourists, she queried his knowledge and told him he didn’t have the authority to say what he had. He gently told her that he’d designed the original chimneys and that he’d procured their replacements. But hey, what did he know?
Apatheist Account2 7 months ago
Closest I've come to this is when I argued with my brother as to where Tropic of Ruislip was set. He claimed it was Moor Park because someone who lived there told him it was; I knew it was Carpender's Park, because I read it in an interview with the author, Leslie Thomas. This was long before social media.
nottheactualphoto 7 months ago
I gather that these are fictional places ... ?
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Dan Flo 7 months ago
A coworker in saies had a bigshot customer visiting, and he was looking at one of our new products. I was in workshop clothes because I had just assembled one so we could let him try it. The client then started to explain to me what the different parts were, and how it works - untill my coworker tapped the guy on his shoulder and gently said "you are talking to the engineer who designed it". Wasnt a "put in place-moment" but it was kinda funny.
Marie BellaDonna 6 months ago (edited)
When I worked a drive-through, I had a situation like these. I had a long line. Nothing I could do about it, it was just one of those things that happens sometimes. And I had a customer pull up and complain about his wait. That happens too. I apologized politely, of course, because customer service. He asked me very snippily what was taking so long. As I took his money, and he continued with the rude attitude, I proceeded, still in my CS persona, to explain to him exactly what the holdup was, why it had happened, and what we were doing to rectify it. Usually this is enough, and most customers are understanding, and if not, they at least accept my explanation. Not this guy. He snapped. "That's not how it works!" I blinked, as my brain literally tried to process this ahole telling me he knew how MY job worked. That also happens, way too often. We get a lot of abuse, in the food-service industry. But I'd been in the industry for 20 years at that point (25 now), and I refuse to take it anymore. I have a great CS persona, and I can be sweet as pie. But the second someone treats me as less than, the switch flips. I've just got no fúcks left at this point, and no patience for people who disparage the job I bust my àss at, while still expecting me to bow down and serve them when they're hungry. Fúck that noise. So I dropped the CS smile, handed his change, and told him, "Actually, yes it is. I'm here 40 hours a week DOING it." And then I shut the window on him. I hope 1)his fries were cold, and 2) that he spilled his soda all over himself and his car. Jerk.
Cherise/Bunny (She/they) 7 months ago
My brother tried to argue with me about whether there would be a train strike on the 29th of April or not. He said it was yet to be confirmed on the website. Dear reader, I work for the railway company
Jane Doe 7 months ago
OOOH, I have one of those! My brother told me that my assessment of our mom's book collection was wrong. I am a book dealer. He is a historian. Yes, when mom bought those encyclopedia in 1967, they were valuable. Not in 2015.
Load More Replies... QijianSanek 7 months ago
My best friend was doing a presentation on Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of here main talking points was how it was just barely landlocked. Me and my other best friend spent weeks trying to convince her otherwise, even showing google maps. She still never conceded that Neum (Bosnian sea town) existed
PandaPadi 7 months ago
When man who have nothing, no background or experience in women health, try to explain to you how womens' health work. I explained to a man that I have terrible pain mid cycle which is called Mittelschmerz and for me its worse than the discomfort I have during period. He said that women only get pain during their period and that I am lying to get sympathy.
Forrest Grump 7 months ago
The fact that a person works in a certain profession doesn't mean they will always be correct about that topic.
Gavin Johnson 7 months ago
My Dad worked in the nuclear industry for a while, he designed elements of Windscale / Sellafield then subsequently he became a project manager and then procurement manager in the nuclear industry. We, as a family, went on the BNFL tour of the Sellafield site and the guide had been waxing lyrical about design elements of the chimneys on site, my Dad respectfully tried to correct her at the end of the tour, he didn’t do it in front of the coach full of tourists, she queried his knowledge and told him he didn’t have the authority to say what he had. He gently told her that he’d designed the original chimneys and that he’d procured their replacements. But hey, what did he know?
Apatheist Account2 7 months ago
Closest I've come to this is when I argued with my brother as to where Tropic of Ruislip was set. He claimed it was Moor Park because someone who lived there told him it was; I knew it was Carpender's Park, because I read it in an interview with the author, Leslie Thomas. This was long before social media.
nottheactualphoto 7 months ago
I gather that these are fictional places ... ?
Load More Replies... Dan Flo 7 months ago
A coworker in saies had a bigshot customer visiting, and he was looking at one of our new products. I was in workshop clothes because I had just assembled one so we could let him try it. The client then started to explain to me what the different parts were, and how it works - untill my coworker tapped the guy on his shoulder and gently said "you are talking to the engineer who designed it". Wasnt a "put in place-moment" but it was kinda funny.
Marie BellaDonna 6 months ago (edited)
When I worked a drive-through, I had a situation like these. I had a long line. Nothing I could do about it, it was just one of those things that happens sometimes. And I had a customer pull up and complain about his wait. That happens too. I apologized politely, of course, because customer service. He asked me very snippily what was taking so long. As I took his money, and he continued with the rude attitude, I proceeded, still in my CS persona, to explain to him exactly what the holdup was, why it had happened, and what we were doing to rectify it. Usually this is enough, and most customers are understanding, and if not, they at least accept my explanation. Not this guy. He snapped. "That's not how it works!" I blinked, as my brain literally tried to process this ahole telling me he knew how MY job worked. That also happens, way too often. We get a lot of abuse, in the food-service industry. But I'd been in the industry for 20 years at that point (25 now), and I refuse to take it anymore. I have a great CS persona, and I can be sweet as pie. But the second someone treats me as less than, the switch flips. I've just got no fúcks left at this point, and no patience for people who disparage the job I bust my àss at, while still expecting me to bow down and serve them when they're hungry. Fúck that noise. So I dropped the CS smile, handed his change, and told him, "Actually, yes it is. I'm here 40 hours a week DOING it." And then I shut the window on him. I hope 1)his fries were cold, and 2) that he spilled his soda all over himself and his car. Jerk.
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