Look up cognitive dissonance. It’s basically how people justify saying one thing and doing another. We’re all prone to it, everyone has their price

That’s happens to you guys too? Because it usually feels like I’m the only one who doesn’t get the joke.

Long time American beer drinker here. The craft breweries here brew some strange stuff these days. There are sooo many breweries now it’s hard to stand out brewing something as simple as a porter. Now it has to be chocolate pecan graham cracker infused porter.

If you have a pet, casually mention it. People like to talk about their pets. Any bumper stickers on her car? Social media pics?

Yeah but the elite are a very tiny fraction of the population. I’m talking about the general population.

I’m not for it but if mandatory service were a thing the population would be more hesitant to go to war knowing their flesh and blood might be included

Ask a doctor. Don’t ask for medical advice from strangers on the internet

One bourbon, one scotch, one beeeeaahhh George Thorogood in case you didn’t know

Like everyone here in have stories but instead of adding to the pile may I offer a simple solution. I tell people who fall this stuff to make a list and post it on their fridge. If just one of them turns out to be true they can call me up and rub it in my face. There are two reasons I suggest this. First, the people in the media who push this stuff keep a steady flow of BS incoming. They put out a new one to distract from the last one. Second, back in 2011 I realized it’s like a cult and I did a little looking into what it takes to get people to snap out of it. The expert I found said there is nothing you can do, folks have to reach their own conclusions. Should any of your friends come around just let it go, don’t make a big deal about it.

Got a new snowblower also thinking the same thing would happen to me but I’ve gotten quite a bit of use out of it already.

I live in Cleveland and began backpacking in Pennsylvania thirty years ago during the coldest, snowiest winter since the 70’s. My buddy and I rented cheap snowshoes that were awful, that summer i mail ordered a pair of Atlas snowshoes when they first became available. I think I’ve used them twice since. That’s why every time I hear someone griping about the winter, my suggestion is to buy skis or snowshoes because it’ll never snow enough. Or to put it another way; buy these and you’ll realize how infrequently we have snow on the ground. This winter has been an exception though, same thing with three years ago.

I too wanted to be a mountaineer! My friends and I even took a class on Mount Baker. It’s a lot like being on a chain gang. You are tied into a rope with a few others and if you don’t move in unison it can be frustrating. I settled on doing some pretty heavy duty backpacking, way more chill. Now I fly fish and just like backpacking, Ohio isn’t the best place for it but I’ve learned to get over what I call "the grass is greener syndrome ".

Pick up a winter hobby. I look forward to winter now that I started steelhead fishing (it’s a cold weather thing). Buy cross country skis or snowshoes and it’ll never snow enough.

Pretty sure the washer goes on the bottom

Just as much as I blame people that didn’t vote

Thanks for being a good person. It feels good doing something nice for someone, don’t deny her that same good feeling. My suggestion is take the money and spend it on rock salt. I try to help people from time to time, my parents are 80. I can’t be there for them all the time so my hope is that if I help others maybe fate/god/cthulhu will send someone to help them

58 and without kids, no regrets so far

Not me but a coworker. Worked for a food importer and distributor back in the early 90’s and had never heard of needing any kind of certification to operate a forklift. Coworker who gave me a ride and got me stoned on the way to work every morning has a minor accident while on the tow motor. He is embarrassed and panics. Rather than stopping and taking a deep breath he tries to straighten out the error before the boss finds out and ends up puncturing the drywall above the office with the forks. It was 35 years ago, I still remember thinking how easily those forks could go through me

There are plenty of videos out there on body language or “non verbal communication”. A common one which i picked up on long ago and to myself referred to as “the uppy/downy” look is what you want. It’s a clue someone MIGHT be into you when they make eye contact, look away (usually down), then make eye contact again. Allegedly they are checking you out, looking away, then looking to see if you’re still looking. It’s fair to say it works both ways.

Once the Viagra kicks in

I’m sorry to hear that