It’s a culture thing too. Americans tend to prefer an arms length between them. Its always a thing in travel guides for Asia. People are used to standing closer together, even if there’s a lot of space or not a line. I live in a community with a high population of Chinese immigrants and can confirm who’s relatively…

A friend’s husband was terribly afraid of the dentist and got a recommendation for a “chicken dentist” (specialist in nervous patients) and this guy’s whole approach is to use a laser as much as possible. Instead of scraping or poking tools, he has cold lasers that are much more precise so he can literally do a root…

When making boxed mac and cheese abandon the measurements. With butter, you measure that shit with your *heart* not some stupid instructions.

My fave: worked as a barista and lady wanted iced mocha with no coffee or espresso - says she hates coffee flavor. So I ring her up for a — wait for it — chocolate milk with ice & whipped cream. And she goes BALLISTIC because she was insulted. Even when I explained the ingredients of our iced mocha were milk +…

Does no one here follow Bill Oakley?! He revolutionized pizza rolls by using an air fryer. Get the deep fried crispness without dealing with hot oil.

All phones have settings where you can allow certain contacts or situations to override Do Not Disturb. If my mom texts or calls twice, it will ring/buzz. But if it’s just a “hey I saw a squirrel” text at 6am it’s silent. You can also selectively mute certain contacts who are most likely to disturb you without…

What has always struck me as interesting about this is that in the corporate world, writers are NEVER allowed to say “we” unless it’s something obviously flippant and unobjectionable from customers (“we love sunshine”) or else it has to be 100% endorsed from the company (“we support XYZ”) and not because of the fear…

Lived in a big apartment complex where people were constantly moving out so there was always furniture in the trash area. My roommates would collect ALL of it and put it in our place. We had so many ratty couches they filled the entire room, wall to wall. That’s when they decided to build “bunk couches” and started…

I just tried a breakfast pot pie for the first time recently. Was basically the same gravy they’d serve over biscuits or chicken fried steak, inside a pastry crust with extra sausage and bacon chopped up inside. Served with a fried egg on top. Sounds gross but was actually really good! The pastry crust works with the…

Prep tip! Don’t wait until the the day before to start it. Basically, start a low residue diet a day or two before hand (soft foods, soups, then switch to broths, etc.). Then the prep stuff doesn’t kick in so violently and you’re already, like, a pretty high percentage (70%? 80%?) there already. So you’ll spend a lot…

FWIW there’s a site called Run Pee that tells you when the opportune moments are to leave the theater and whether you have time for a popcorn refill or just a quick pee. It also will tell you whether the movie you’re watching has credits worth staying for — are there cute animations or photos or an actual…

I’ve known women in their 40's who are mothers (so presumably have *some* level of familiarity with their bodies) and question whether they still had a tampon inserted and actually call a doctor to make an appointment. If it’s been there a while, yes, you may need some antibiotic treatment. But also? Like it was said…

Tell them you’re coming in for an “annual checkup”. That’s a routine, normal thing that every doctor does so they’ll know what you mean. They spend a little extra time with you to really evaluate your health overall. Insurance will not charge you for this (unless there are additional tests needed) in most cases, or…

The element is missing is how we teach the next generation not to make the same mistakes. My tween is an active internet participant and as much as I try, I can’t monitor everything he says/does. I am aware of a few instances where he’s made rude comments and as a Grumpy Old Lady, I’ve forced him to retract and…

I was planning a corporate event once and we decided to do a movie thing and that’s when I found out about party rates. Basically, every theater in town has some sort of group package deal that is way better than you’d think (which is what I’d assumed Movie Pass was exploiting) and usually includes snacks. Our local…

Just wanted to add to this: barfing in the sink is better than the toilet.

This applies everywhere! The more that you use simple, concise language the easier it is for everyone so why not? Even when I have to write “fine print” kinds of details I still spell it out in super plain language. It never hurts! 

Women vs Men is a whole other story... lots of women don’t have the same libido and/or are fine to abstain for a long time. In general with men, the longer you go without, the more urgency there is to it (like having a full bladder) where with a lot of women, the longer you go without the less inclination you have at…

Okay, I read the question differently. That basically you ARE the president now — because that’s what it takes to save the world — and you can’t get out of it, so how do you spend your time? This would assume the campaigning was not needed. Everyone knew Magary was the guy for the job and just installed him to boot…

Are you my clone? Word for word, I have the same situation. Miniatures to bong tools...