crank0271
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- Comment on How are Americans so outgoing and extroverted and how can I become the same? 1 week ago:
We’re also stupid beyond belief. Have you considered removing your sense of shame and any semblance of introspection?
But on a more pragmatic note, I think a lot of comfort in (anything, but especially in) social situations requires putting in the repetitions and trying to model certain people or traits. Who do you aspire to resemble? I’ve always appreciated media with fast-paced, witty dialog. Sitcoms from the 90s (for example, Seinfeld or Friends, to name a couple); movies by, for example, Kevin Smith or Guy Ritchie, and just becoming more comfortable with the language. Read more, watch more, expand your vocabulary, learn and master figures of speech. Then find people to hang out with and practice. Go for coffee, or a walk, or a beer, and be candid with your companions about your desires to speak captivatingly and confidently.
- Comment on There it is, that funny feeling. 3 weeks ago:
Snake oil futures 🚀
- Comment on How do I decrease acne after shaving my face? 4 weeks ago:
I’ve always had pretty sensitive skin and trouble with razor burn and then ingrown hairs and acne after shaving. I’ve used everything from cheap single- and dual- blade generic, disposable razors to Mach 3 (and four- and five-blade razors with handles that you replace the cartridges on) to electric shavers (Norelco-style with the three round foils as well as the Braun-style straight foil) to eventually safety razors. I’ve actually had the best luck with safety razors and trying to find a routine and style of shaving that keeps my skin less angry, as well as using a blade that works for me.
A friend told me about Henson razors. They’re manufactured to really tight tolerances to keep the blade from slipping around while you’re pulling it across your face and I think the angle of the blade is different than most safety razors. It has been a night and day difference for me. I can actually shave faster and more haphazardly than before and I no longer cut myself shaving. And the best part is I no longer get razor burn, even when shaving against the grain. (Depending on the texture of your hair you may need the AL13-M model. I find that shaving pubic or body hair takes forever with their standard AL-13, but also it keeps you from cutting your balls off.)
- Comment on Auto sorting trash can 5 weeks ago:
So we all agree that it’s peak Silicon Valley.
- Comment on The pre burn 5 weeks ago:
He’s driving, of course.
- Comment on Even his doctors are full of it 1 month ago:
May I ask what condition you’re treating with that therapy?
- Comment on That's normal, right? 1 month ago:
That’s intermittent fasting, right?
- Comment on Just this! But also more... 1 month ago:
I used to pass by a store that was a “Dollar and Up Store.” Which simply tells you that nothing in that store costs less than $1.
- Comment on Clothes company cannot "cancel" an order that hasn't shipped, must ship it and do a return. 1 month ago:
I’m so sorry for both of your losses. I wish I could tell you that it gets easier but so far, one year on, it hasn’t. I suppose the corollary of them being your best friend is that one day, all too soon, you’re saying goodbye to your best friend. I hope you have nice memories together to cherish. (Also I adopted another little guy in need before I was emotionally ready, and that ended up being the best decision.)
- Comment on Great web site AXS 1 month ago:
It’s all the more (mildly) infuriating that it’s happening while trying to buy tickets for a local punk band and not a big act like The Sellouts.
- Comment on What's the community for stuff like this? 1 month ago:
I don’t think we’d stand a chance fighting someone who’s basically pure testosterone.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
If you’re “making friends for this purpose,” they aren’t friends. The way you accomplish someone doing this for you is by paying them.
- Comment on You guys have to end it 2 months ago:
What if we’re too American to draw an appropriate conclusion from that?
- Comment on Saw this somewhere with Canada, fixed it 2 months ago:
Not just their old jobs. The jobs we don’t want and never had any desire to do.
- Comment on Sun God 2 months ago:
Wool socks are the best and I won’t be entertaining assertions to the contrary. Wool is temperature regulating, not just super thick and hot, so there are wool socks you can wear in the summer. They also don’t hold odor (bacteria) as much.
- Comment on How to effectively protest outside my House representative's office 2 months ago:
This is good advice. Each of us is a small force alone, but that force can be multiplied when we join forces with our comrades. In NY specifically, you may want to check out the Working Families Party: workingfamilies.org
They are represented on the ballot and typically endorse the more progressive Democratic candidates. They could have local resources to aid you with your protest and you may be able to gather additional protesters. You may also want to connect with your local mutual aid group as there are often politically progressive people involved with those.
- Comment on Horror Driven: A Story For The Road 2 months ago:
I don’t game much so I had never heard of this game but I really enjoyed your video and actually watched the whole thing. You’ve also got a great voice for streaming / recording, and I enjoyed your production. Thanks for posting.
- Comment on Looked out the glass front door to see if my package had arrived. Just a dog turd. 3 months ago:
Kaleidoscopic
- Comment on What keeps Americans from being mad about the state of their country? 3 months ago:
For some reason your rhetorical question about fighting everyone reminded me of this very important quiz. Know thyself or something.
- Comment on Scanning the archives 3 months ago:
I don’t understand. Could you maybe put this all into picture format?
- Comment on Romantic 3 months ago:
Squid Game: Slumdog Millionaire Edition
- Comment on Jeep Introduces Pop-Up Ads That Appear Every Time You Stop 3 months ago:
All right, these are some pretty cool Jeeps.
- Comment on Jeep Introduces Pop-Up Ads That Appear Every Time You Stop 3 months ago:
The horror I felt at reading this, and not in a sci-fi horror way. In a “watching Black Mirror from three seasons ago and realizing this will happen next year” kind of way.
- Comment on Jeep Introduces Pop-Up Ads That Appear Every Time You Stop 3 months ago:
I hate to make such a sweeping generalization (but here goes!), but many of the Jeep drivers I’ve encountered on the road have already brought me to the same conclusion.
- Comment on Americans witnessing an ongoing klepto-fascist takeover of their federal government [Day 68] 3 months ago:
Whoa, hey, calm down there. Are you running for Senator or something?
- Comment on If Walmart operates in Canada and takes all the profit back to the US, is that reflected in the trade balance? 3 months ago:
Thank you for the clear and consise. Perhaps I should have been more specific in my intended question to the initial poster: Walmart is and has always been problematic. Why now?
- Comment on If Walmart operates in Canada and takes all the profit back to the US, is that reflected in the trade balance? 3 months ago:
Why? Is this some moral stance?
- Comment on Sometimes I wish she wouldn't talk about stuff 3 months ago:
Which is which?
- Comment on Plane crashes in Philadelphia, igniting inferno near homes and mall 3 months ago:
Love me a good conspiracy. Could you post a source that isn’t MSN?
- Comment on If we are going to rename the Gulf wouldn't this be more appropriate 3 months ago:
Kcum but the K is silent