I thought slop was what you feed pigs.

When my mom was pregnant with my eldest sister in Greece, she apparently once headed to the bathroom, only to find a scorpion waiting on the doorknob.

Stepping on a spider seems preferable.

Heh. I can’t tell if this is a deliberate misinterpretation (in which case, pretty funny) or not (seems unlikely).

I broke my ankle taking out some recycling. It was sleeting heavily at the time and I was wearing my wife’s flip-flops because I couldn’t find my shoes (edit: fun fact, it turned out I had set the recycling on my shoes while looking for them). I slipped and fell off the front porch and my ankle broke when I landed.

I’ve dislocated my shoulder fourteen times, so I thought the ankle was just dislocated. Based on my experience with my shoulder, I tried to reset the ankle and stand back up … Twice. I only stopped because my neighbor heard me and came over to investigate; in a twist I wouldn’t believe in a movie, he turned out to be a physical therapist who mostly worked with ankles. He was a tremendous comfort because he was able to answer most of my questions while we waited for the ambulance.

The EMTs made me hop down the stairs of my front porch on one foot before they put me on the stretcher. To this day I wonder what they would have done if I’d broken both ankles or been several floors up or something.

I have so many stories about that night. It has shaped my life in one way or another ever since.

I strongly dislike Windows - the only Windows device on my network is my wife’s work computer. However, my favorite desktop interface is the one Windows had in XP and 10. I even use Cinnamon because it’s the most similar experience (and shares a lot of the same key shortcuts I learned as a kid).

I broke my ankle a while back and it never healed properly. Since then I’ve appreciated the relief of sitting to pee.

Well, thank you for the information.

In that case, you sound like a good manager to have.

I like my current managers, but I think if I stopped showing I’d eventually just stop getting paid. There was a period where I wasn’t attending daily meetings because I hadn’t received the invitation to them. Eventually I made a comment to my manager that I was glad the current contract didn’t require a ridiculous number of meetings and he said something like “what are you talking about? There are daily meetings. We just thought you were out sick or something.”

I’ve always been skeptical of greentext (and most internet) stories, it’s just more fun to suspend one’s disbelief.

I’m just still confused about the concept of “implication arrows,” heh.

So you’re suggesting that people - especially those in power - seem to think that women are equals who have individual identities and worth?

I’m not a woman, so I’m probably not qualified to comment; and I’m not intending to attack you personally, only address what you say here; but it does seem like in many cases women get a bum rap.

What is a dot connection?

When I see a comment I like or a comment that makes me smile or a comment that I perceive as advancing the conversation - even if it doesn’t match the other two requirements - I upvote.

It’s pretty rare that I see a comment that gets a physical or vocal reaction out of me. This is only the second one I can remember on lemmy. Your comment made me literally guffaw. My opinion isn’t anything special, but it’s all I have to offer and I want to make sure you know you had an impact on me. Thank you.

Yesterday, I (sort of) learned the phrase “implication arrows,” from which I learned that I should assume that this story is not true, though the arrows… Imply that it’s true. I still don’t really get it.

Anyway, I’ve never held a job where the employer would do more than the bare minimum required by law if I disappeared. Certainly not so much as contacting my family unless there were extenuating circumstances like me verifiably disappearing mid shift. I suspect this is true for most people.

What do they imply?

I know that these stories are often accused of being fake, but I guess I don’t understand the context of the response. It seems like the responder is saying “go to the doctor regardless of whether you actually have a problem requiring a doctor.” Which I guess could be good advice in some circumstances, but … Maybe I’m just taking things too literally.

Thanks for the answer!

I … See.

Thank you.

What are “implication arrows”?

It looks like somebody’s got a case of the Mondays.

Oh, I had conflated the two! That makes sense.

Thanks for metaphorically having my back!

Nobody but you poops and that’s concentrated evil coming out the back of you.

(Trying to make an early Family Guy reference here, but all I can find on YouTube is Rick and Morty, so maybe I’m misremembering)

I was born with a deviated septum and, despite at least two surgeries attempting to repair this, have never recovered. I have almost no sense of smell.

For any food which has toppings durable enough to endure, I eat it upside down. Pizza and cake are prime examples. Why would you ever want the actual flavor hidden behind a thick layer of, in various forms, bread? The bread is the transportation medium, not the food. Don’t get me wrong, I love bread and carbs, but they’re not the appeal of most dishes.

That’s fair enough. Hope you’re enjoying your scrolling!

Did you go back a month in my history to comment on this or stumble upon it naturally?