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davtruss t1_je4c4vl wrote
I can definitely see Dad flying off the top rope at Wrestlemania....
But Mom is way too hot to be a wrestling groupie. More like a backup singer for Abba.
I hope you inherited some of those genes. :)
davtruss t1_je45u17 wrote
Reply to comment by Amsalon in Phoebe Cates 1980s by steroidamoeba
Probably the combo of leopard print and snarling raptor on the bikini. At least I think that's a raptor. Maybe it's a leopard.
All i can say with great certainty is that it is most assuredly snarling.
davtruss t1_je45ook wrote
Reply to comment by dr_wheel in Phoebe Cates 1980s by steroidamoeba
Kind of pissed you made me google Kevin Kline to find out he was 75. Then I realized he married Phoebe at 41 when she was 26 or so, and I was like, you go, dude.
Thanks for the valuable cultural trivia.
davtruss t1_je44slp wrote
Reply to Phoebe Cates 1980s by steroidamoeba
She gave new meaning to "coming to a theater (or drive-in) near you."
davtruss t1_jdkhnhw wrote
Reply to comment by AceBalistic in South Carolina's comptroller quits after a $3.5 billion accounting error by kangarooturd
Oh Jesus, forgot the sarcasm emoji. Good Lord.
davtruss t1_jdgzp2u wrote
OK, I stopped by just because you reminded me of p-diddy's "Uber One" commercials, which are playing everywhere unless you live in a cave.
When the foxes start barking, p-diddy says something like "never do that again!"
davtruss t1_jdgz8ma wrote
Reply to comment by pressabba in TIFU by showing my friend a picture of another friends baby when she's been having miscarriages. by [deleted]
You speak the truth. My older sister had a 13 year old son who was an usher in my wedding. My younger sister had a 4 year old daughter who was the flower girl, and she was pregnant again.
NOBODY knew (for years) that my older sister had just gotten pregnant and miscarried before the wedding, which explained why she sat in the car. If my younger sister had known, it may have avoided years of family discord.
My greatest hope is that people would be both sensitive and to the extent possible, forthcoming about the source of very private problems. And as for friends, well, even good friends suck from time to time.
The best a good friend can do is say I'm sorry in a sincere way and hope you can keep the friend.
davtruss t1_jdgytup wrote
Reply to comment by pressabba in TIFU by showing my friend a picture of another friends baby when she's been having miscarriages. by [deleted]
I'm not going to guess who is or isn't a woman on reddit, but if I could line up boys and men, I would teach them what one should and should not say to ANY girl or woman about reproduction.
And I would hope those boys and men would collaborate with the women in their lives to help girls and women know how to address reproductive blessings and challenges in a way that doesn't cause unnecessary pain to friends and family members.
There is no greater challenge in life than remembering somebody else's grief in the midst of one's joy.
davtruss t1_jdguht8 wrote
Reply to comment by MiraniaTLS in South Carolina's comptroller quits after a $3.5 billion accounting error by kangarooturd
I was gonna say, flashing "Accounting for Dummies" in a public place is the kind of thing that makes people unsympathetic when one screws up the accounting.
davtruss t1_jdgu9iz wrote
Reply to comment by Plusran in South Carolina's comptroller quits after a $3.5 billion accounting error by kangarooturd
Hold on, you meant million, right? Not BILLION with a B? :)
davtruss t1_jdgp9xy wrote
Reply to California man arrested 10 times in 31 days drove to police station in stolen car to pick up property: cops by GetOffMyGrassBrats
At least we can confirm he is not a "master of disguises...."
davtruss t1_jdgk89m wrote
Reply to comment by Saltine_Machine in Study has shown evidence of a specific pathway of cells and nerves linking the gut to the brain that may be responsible for irritable bowel syndrome and anxiety by giuliomagnifico
My dear, sweet, highly qualified legal assistant of over 30 years died at 78 due to a fall at home during the covid-19 stay at home era. I wish you could see her file about the Veteran husband she had lost 20 years ago as it related to the connection between his closed head injury received while firing an artillery shell and his Crohn's disease.
We never made the connection scientifically, but she always suspected there was one, at least in terms of aggravation of symptoms.
davtruss t1_jdgjs54 wrote
Reply to comment by Rickshmitt in Study has shown evidence of a specific pathway of cells and nerves linking the gut to the brain that may be responsible for irritable bowel syndrome and anxiety by giuliomagnifico
I was 40 before I understood the connection between a visceral response and a gut reaction. Pretty sure I was considering the term eviscerate when I figured it out.
davtruss t1_jazifl8 wrote
I enjoy medium rare leaning toward rare. But your presentation is so fabulous, I would eat that even if it turned out to be spray painted and thrown on a hot grill left in the summer sun for a couple of hours.
davtruss t1_j9owrtl wrote
Reply to comment by Sylvan_Skryer in The First Fossil Finders in North America Were Enslaved and Indigenous People by nemo_to_zero
Why do the Chinese revere dragon bones? I mean, after you've excavated enough dragons to bury the Emperor's wives, word gets around.
davtruss t1_j9e6fjp wrote
I'm so impressed with the comments so far from surgeons and folks who know what they are talking about, I would like to extend the inquiry. When an average citizen or family member comes upon somebody with a profound limb injury, say a teenage girl with a major shark bite below the knee, or a gunshot wound to the lower arm, would it be correct (after calling for help etcetera) to immediately apply a tourniquet of some sort as a life saving measure? As opposed to attempting to apply pressure for instance? I'm just wondering what average people should consider in the absence of immediate first responder care.
davtruss t1_j8sxcx3 wrote
Reply to comment by WalkerBRiley in TIL the phrase “you can’t handle the truth” was created/ improvised by Jack Nicholson. The movie's original screenplay boasted the line "You already have the truth," which Nicholson trimmed to "You can't handle the truth." by SixedSigma
But not in the mind of the dude who ordered the Code Red. What he considers a philosophy others might consider a sickness or an obsession. It's that belief that none of us are safe without the mean bastards. Of course he got what was coming to him.
davtruss t1_j8rhgiq wrote
Reply to comment by InterMando5555 in TIL the phrase “you can’t handle the truth” was created/ improvised by Jack Nicholson. The movie's original screenplay boasted the line "You already have the truth," which Nicholson trimmed to "You can't handle the truth." by SixedSigma
This. You know the truth, but you can't handle it, because you've never been on that wall. I ordered that boy beat half to death with soap wrapped up in towels because his departure would be bad for morale.
davtruss t1_j8qugou wrote
Reply to comment by Blank_bill in TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
Only if it included the term "bath salts."
davtruss t1_j6bzdca wrote
I'm guessing they were fun at parties. :)
davtruss t1_j64vokr wrote
Reply to My Opa and Oma on a plane in 1975 by dutchman21694
They look perfectly unposed and somewhat timeless. I am a little concerned for the person in the row behind them who's looking at your Opa like he/she wishes they could be that cool.
davtruss t1_j62vtsk wrote
Reply to comment by iamveryDerp in TIL to decide what measurement system America should use, John Quincy Adams took 3 1/2 years to produce a 268 page Report on Weights and Measures that ultimately concluded changing to the French metric system would be too difficult for the young nation. Congress took no action on the report. by iamveryDerp
If you consider how deplorably the great leaders we honor sometimes behaved (Adams vs. Jefferson for instance), maybe boring was a good thing at times.
davtruss t1_j62voed wrote
Reply to comment by TwihardTeamEdward in TIL to decide what measurement system America should use, John Quincy Adams took 3 1/2 years to produce a 268 page Report on Weights and Measures that ultimately concluded changing to the French metric system would be too difficult for the young nation. Congress took no action on the report. by iamveryDerp
It is a travesty that he and his father don't collectively merit an Adams Monument.
davtruss t1_j62vigj wrote
Reply to TIL to decide what measurement system America should use, John Quincy Adams took 3 1/2 years to produce a 268 page Report on Weights and Measures that ultimately concluded changing to the French metric system would be too difficult for the young nation. Congress took no action on the report. by iamveryDerp
Well this explains why the renewed push during the 1970s and 80s to adopt the metric system in the U.S. failed colossally. Somehow I became convinced as a child that understanding the metric system made me look clever, but that was before I realized most of the world had already adopted it.
davtruss t1_je4c9qm wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in My German parents 30 years ago today on vacation in the Netherlands by LonnieYo
Should have read your comment before posting. He doesn't just look like a pro wrestler. He looks like a top notch late 80s, early 90s pro wrestler.