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I might have called it "Random questions not worth their own thread" but that's not as catchy.
PlutonianEmpire
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Yared
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Question: Tom Petty says he lifted the lyrics for one of his songs from a "racing form." What is that?
PlutonianEmpire
King of the Plutonian Empire
Three or four missing teeth.
That's a lot. But I wouldn't know the answer to your question.
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
Whats with power line power surges (when a tree falls on it or anything that causes it to arc) make it sound like a metalic Chewbacca?
Mad Man
Your lord and master
Two cats, Chloe and Maddy.
A racing form has to do with gambling on horse races.
The gums are still there. The lips are still there. I don't think there'd be an impact on drooling.
Same reason sparks make a snapping sound. Probably to do with heating the air where it ionises, causing expansion and sound.
And maybe at 50Hz that's Chewy pitch.
ParadigmShifter
Random Nonsense Generator
Try the "Whatcha cooking tonight" thread?
West 36
Can count up to 4
Ok, so a problem once again arises with the girl I'm pretty involved with. But this time, it's different.
So we were hanging out last night, had a good time at a coffee shop listening to live music, then went to my car to leave, listened for a little bit there, and this song came on, Modest Mouse's "Workin on Leavin the Living" and this got me talking about death, because I get morbid thoughts quite frequently, annoyingly, and sadly. Anyway, as I do this, I notice she's looked away, hand to her face... problem. I stop the music to ask what's wrong and for a minute or so she insists shes ok-
First help, when a girl says shes ok but is clearly crying, what do you do?
finally she told me what was up, but first, background: she moved out of her mom's place about 3 months ago, who was being that sort of overbearing and controlling mother, but left behind a young brother and sister. She's living with her grandparents now, who are pretty cool, has her own room, and her uncle is there too now as he's just gotten divorced, his kids come over quite a bit, he's awesome, went to a bar with him a few weeks back. Anyway, back to the situation: she told me she had this dream, her family was there as she was about to depart for a war and she wasn't sure she'd ever see them again. Then she goes on to say that she feels like the worst person in the world, that she's a horrible sister because she doesn't see her siblings much anymore, feels like a big chunk of her is missing, and that no matter what good she does it leads to nothing.
Ok, intense feelings, devastating to me as well. I try and grasp the right words to say, try and make her feel better, but also be realistic. It was tough. I guess I suck at this, so naturally I turn to friends and the internet. What can I do? What can I say? Or better yet, what can she do? I mean, this isn't something that will just go away and I want to help her.. so advice here, if you can give any, would be so greatly appreciated, that once again I can't find the words of gratitude but thanks in advance.
So we were hanging out last night, had a good time at a coffee shop listening to live music, then went to my car to leave, listened for a little bit there, and this song came on, Modest Mouse's "Workin on Leavin the Living" and this got me talking about death, because I get morbid thoughts quite frequently, annoyingly, and sadly. Anyway, as I do this, I notice she's looked away, hand to her face... problem. I stop the music to ask what's wrong and for a minute or so she insists shes ok-
First help, when a girl says shes ok but is clearly crying, what do you do?
finally she told me what was up, but first, background: she moved out of her mom's place about 3 months ago, who was being that sort of overbearing and controlling mother, but left behind a young brother and sister. She's living with her grandparents now, who are pretty cool, has her own room, and her uncle is there too now as he's just gotten divorced, his kids come over quite a bit, he's awesome, went to a bar with him a few weeks back. Anyway, back to the situation: she told me she had this dream, her family was there as she was about to depart for a war and she wasn't sure she'd ever see them again. Then she goes on to say that she feels like the worst person in the world, that she's a horrible sister because she doesn't see her siblings much anymore, feels like a big chunk of her is missing, and that no matter what good she does it leads to nothing.
Ok, intense feelings, devastating to me as well. I try and grasp the right words to say, try and make her feel better, but also be realistic. It was tough. I guess I suck at this, so naturally I turn to friends and the internet. What can I do? What can I say? Or better yet, what can she do? I mean, this isn't something that will just go away and I want to help her.. so advice here, if you can give any, would be so greatly appreciated, that once again I can't find the words of gratitude but thanks in advance.
Virote_Considon
The Great Dictator
How much younger are her siblings? If they're very young, maybe she could offer to look after them once or twice a week?
She needs comfort that her decision to care for herself was right. She's feeling guilty about leaving her siblings behind.
You need to tell her that the right thing to do is save at least someone from that situation, and that when her siblings are old enough to do what she's done is the time for her to start paying back all this guilt by making every effort to help them.
My girlfriend was raped and abused by her father, and unsurprisingly fled that country to escape. There was no point staying to join in with her two younger sisters. She's now managed to get both of them out the country too. She would have loved to have been with her sisters, but pointless suffering is pointless. She believes, as do I, that it was quite right to take the first opportunity to escape. How much she cared for her sisters shouldn't change that. What it does is determine how much help she gives them now.
She didn't spend her life campaigning either. She trained and got a job, had a bit of a life here in the UK and now has some financial resources (and, as a lawyer, some know-how) to help her family back home. You can't let your life be dominated by guilt towards a suffering or distant family. That's no life.
As for you, don't let her feelings dominate your relationship. That's no life either.
You need to tell her that the right thing to do is save at least someone from that situation, and that when her siblings are old enough to do what she's done is the time for her to start paying back all this guilt by making every effort to help them.
My girlfriend was raped and abused by her father, and unsurprisingly fled that country to escape. There was no point staying to join in with her two younger sisters. She's now managed to get both of them out the country too. She would have loved to have been with her sisters, but pointless suffering is pointless. She believes, as do I, that it was quite right to take the first opportunity to escape. How much she cared for her sisters shouldn't change that. What it does is determine how much help she gives them now.
She didn't spend her life campaigning either. She trained and got a job, had a bit of a life here in the UK and now has some financial resources (and, as a lawyer, some know-how) to help her family back home. You can't let your life be dominated by guilt towards a suffering or distant family. That's no life.
As for you, don't let her feelings dominate your relationship. That's no life either.
Yared
That Guy
Hug her. TIGHT. Rub her back while you're at it. When you have her in your arms, do what Brighteye said.
West 36
Can count up to 4
3 ages are popping in my mind, confusing them with my friends. So they're either 7, 9, or 13. That's not a bad idea though.
Well her mom isn't nearly as bad as the father described, she was just... not compatible with a girl who's becoming a woman, if that makes sense. She said she still loves her, and while I don't know how the kids are with her I don't think it's anything desperate.
I've done all but the last part. Now intrestingly, being the next day, she hasn't responded to anything. so I'm giving her space.
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