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thesecondfire t1_j8ss0xq wrote

Vermont Man sounds like a better hang than Florida Man.

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OrsoMalleus t1_j8svpes wrote

Vermont Man is a cold-weather badass that rivals the Canadians in wholesomeness.

I've met lots of good folks in and from Vermont.

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cruel_delusion t1_j8t010x wrote

Commonly referred to as "Woodchucks", they subsist mainly on maple syrup and pancakes.

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pattymacman1 t1_j8xlx2e wrote

They love Subarus there.

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scary_truth t1_j90bh76 wrote

Yes because after living there for 8 years I learned that it makes sense to be practical in Vermont, and Subarus are very practical cars for many reasons. You have the changing conditions, winter, mud season, dust, and Subarus are relatively affordable and affordable to fix, lots of parts available even in small towns since there are already a lot of Subarus around, and the cars are pretty easy to work on. When you are cruising through rural areas there aren’t too many people trying to show off their new expensive car that is going to get demolished by salt and mud in just a few seasons, I suppose you start to value the car that will get you to the mountain and back and not cost an arm and a leg to maintain. That and Subarus are just fine cars, not too many people I know who owns one necessarily loves it, but it gets the job done, even if the power steering sounds like the car is trying to chirp/cough up a lung when you try to parallel park or turn all the way to one direction (looking at you early and mid 2000s Imprezas and outbacks) or your break lines keep rusting because a gap near the fuel tank let them get soaked and salty when the road is slushy so you have to keep getting them replaced or scraped and coated in oil, still a good option because everyone at the local mechanics already know about these issues and the best cheapest way to get you back out there or steal a part from the scrap outback sitting on the lot to get that belt replaced on the cheap etc.

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Simple_Opossum t1_j8t0kku wrote

800 reviews and it has a 4.8 on Amazon. Also sounds right up my alley. Purchased!

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japalig t1_j8rvjpu wrote

Stone Maidens - Author Lloyd Devereux Richards

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Iwasrightdamnit t1_j8u6dtu wrote

>The police have never seen anything like it - but FBI forensic anthropologist Christine Prusik has. In fact, it’s a ritual she knows all too well. Years ago she was a naive young researcher doing fieldwork in Papua New Guinea when she was attacked by tribesmen who placed carved stones inside the bodies of their dead. Prusik barely escaped with her life - and a nasty scar from the wound intended to house her own death charm. Is it a grisly coincidence? Or is someone sending her a message? Now she must find the killer before he finds her - and finally completes the deadly ritual begun in a distant jungle so long ago.

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undisclosed-alias t1_j8tmmdr wrote

Apparently it's on Kindle Unlimited. Gonna have to download it when I get home!

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CmdNewJ t1_j8uu5c0 wrote

I'm down for anything that gets people reading books.

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ProfessorGluttony t1_j8sx9m3 wrote

Not to detract from the feel good story, but sadly best seller doesn't mean much when you dive into it. All you need is to be the best seller for any niche of the book in a week period. Mind you, you can forever claim that "new York times best seller" sticker for that book, but that is why you see so many books with it.

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yeswithaz t1_j8syj4h wrote

It’s currently the #1 selling book on Amazon.

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ProfessorGluttony t1_j8szj11 wrote

Cool, but the same thing happens with that. And that is not to detract from it, it is still impressive and uplifting, I'm just trying to quell what people think of when a book is a best seller. I used to think it was hundreds of thousands of books, when it might be a thousand in a short period. I'm really glad this happened and it took off the way it did, because he is likely to get more success as the social media train charges forward with it giving more eyes. I would love that to happen when I publish, but doubt it will.

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yeswithaz t1_j8t820k wrote

Oh I have author friends so I know how little authors make. Just wanted to make it clear that this is a legit best-seller.

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TheDovahofSkyrim t1_j8wyzal wrote

Hundreds of books if not more are released everyday. Just because because 2,000 different books might get that distinction in a year, does not mean that it’s not an absolutely amazing milestone for someone to hit.

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chiefchoke-ahoe t1_j8wotdy wrote

This man planted a tree, thought it died only to see it come to life as something so much more then he could ever have expected. I can only imagine how proud he is.

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Mysticyde t1_j8v91hh wrote

Well that’s just neat. Good for them.

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tmadik t1_j8ta267 wrote

How does a 40 year old woman get 43 million views on TikTok? That's the real story.

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Falkuria t1_j8td75e wrote

Dumbest comment ive seen all week. Straight up boomer humor.

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tmadik t1_j8teust wrote

It's a legit question. All the article says it's that the daughter made a TikTok post and BOOM it got 43 million views. The 1st post. How? Did the daughter already have a huge following? Is she a marketing genius. I'm genuinely curious, especially since TikTok users doesn't seem like the appropriate demographic.

Also, who the fuck even says "boomer humor" any more? 😄

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ShitPostGuy t1_j8tywct wrote

Make the video 19-45 seconds long with two-part text. Add the right hashtag/description to get it categorized as Crime and Book related. Then have your main account and 10-15 friends like the video, comment on it, and reshare it.

That’ll be enough to put it on several strangers people’s for-you page who have an interest in Crime and Book categories.

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tmadik t1_j8u5ib3 wrote

You make it sound very easy.

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ShitPostGuy t1_j8u6y69 wrote

That’s all it takes to get the first ~50 views which is the first and only hurdle you can control. Where it goes from there depends entirely on the engagement of those first organic viewers.

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kiwimiew t1_j8tww0q wrote

It's pretty obvious here that you don't understand how tik tok works..

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tmadik t1_j8u5c58 wrote

This is true. The only thing I know about TikTok is that my teenage daughter avoids it because, in her own words, "it's just a bunch of teenage girls posting dance videos and the pedophiles that follow them." Thus my surprise at a 40 year old woman getting 43 million views posting about literature.

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kiwimiew t1_j8udz9u wrote

Sure, a valid perspective as that totally IS one of the many facets of the app just like Facebook, or Reddit. Personally I enjoy gardening and farmsteading accounts on tik tok. The algorithm will do its thing. If you don't actively watch or like videos of underage children, you won't see it! Wild stuff.

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kiwimiew t1_j8ue8nv wrote

As for the random viral video from the 43yr old, that's also what tik tok does. It'll push posts onto the 'for you page' and it's really hit or miss what launches, she got lucky. It totally happens like, a lot. *edit: missed a word

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