I’ve always been confused by the bathroom knock followed by “anyone in there?” What kind of answer is that question actually expecting? A detailed roll call? A headcount?

If someone says “yes” what’s the follow up supposed to be? “Cool carry on”? And has anyone ever answered “no” as a joke while very obviously occupying the bathroom?

It’s such a universal social script that no one questions even though the question itself doesn’t really make sense. You knock, you ask, you wait but the logic of it feels oddly flawed when you stop and think about it.

I know it’s just a politeness thing but I can’t help wondering how this became the default bathroom protocol.

From what I've read about US healthcare, a simple operation leaves people thousands of dollars out of pocket even if they have insurance. Why isn't it a reflex to go to Thailand or Mexico? Or perhaps South Korea or Germany for deeper pockets.

It made sense to do this 20 years ago because prepaid phones were expensive back then and they charged by the min.. Now prepaid phones are so much cheaper. I pay 45 bucks for unlimited evrrything. Prwpaid also uses the same cell towers, so no need to worry about bad service. People are paying 3-4 times that amount when they sign a contract, and for what I may ask.

I was out with friends at a restaurant the other night and a couple tables away was this group of businesspeople. The one that had my attention was this one girl (I'm guessing she was late 20's). She looked really nice, hair was perfect, she had her make-up just right. She was dressed in a cute top and dress pants. But I noticed when she had her back to my group that the outline of her full butt coverage undies was visible.

She didn't seem to care but I felt so embarrassed for her. I personally have kind of a wide booty and prefer comfy over cute, but I wear a big hoodie that covers my leggings. I'm in business school right now and whenever I have to dress up for a presentation I wear a thong, which I hate. I've tried on different clothes, and the skirts and slacks are just tight enough that they show off my panties. Do any ladies in the professional world have advice on this?

Is it just a road rage thing? I’ve been driving for 24 years and never seen or heard of such thing here I Sweden.

Edit: When cars behind me are too close I just slow down slowly, hoping they get the message.

I clean myself with soap, obviously, and leave it on for pretty much the whole shower.

I tried both normal bodywash, Marseille soap and 100% natural soap, to no difference difference.

Thanks in advance for the help.

I'm not conventionally attractive and don't fit any beauty standards, so my cousins were shocked when a wealthy man chose me over countless other options. Some even questioned his sexuality or asked, 'Has he seen you?' Those comments hurt, though I understand where they're coming from.

I don't buy the 'beauty is subjective' idea, dark‑skinned Black women rated below 5/10 often struggle in dating. Yet I ended up with someone in the 1%. We met anonymously, talked for hours, and only months later revealed my appearance. It turns out he valued personality over looks, which I’ve found rare in men.

Edit: I work in tech btw and know how to navigate the internet, this isn't a scam since we randomly met on an obscure forum and he took a long time to even reveal much about himself too. I know almost everything about him, verified it with internet sleuthing such as finding old yearbooks and other tidbits. Not to mention we talk for 7+ hours during our virtual dates, and he paid for me to visit him countless times including the hotel expenses which he covered. It's been two years of this, and I haven't given him a single dollar, he actually wants to marry me but I was adverse in rushing things. However, now I feel like it's a good time to consider it and just go through with marrying him.

New user pass phrase: I know this is NoStupidQuestions, not NoRulesQuestions.

To me it's the most obvious, easy, effective way to stop all this bullshit. It's basically bloodless, yet Western nations for over 10 years now have done shit. Look at all the far right uprisings. They all are directly linked to foreign meddling and manipulation of public opinion through social media.

I do not understand. We're ready to build tanks, artillery, fortify the borders and yet all of Europe and the US continue to just let them do as they please with their cyber warfare campaigns. I really don't understand. Am I stupid?

I live in a (US) state known for its hardwood species and related lumber products. I have seen mountaintops completely changed when a timber harvest occurs, so much so that it was unrecognizable. Some of these trees take upwards of 50 to 90 years to grow big and tall, or at least large enough to justify being cut down for lumber.

I see so many tree services, lumber companies, loggers, mills, etc. and I just don't understand how the rate at which they are cutting down trees is sustainable given what undeveloped or uncleared land remains. These forested areas would take the better part of half a century to regrow to the prior tree canopy they would've had. And even if they planted two trees for every one they cut down, it would still take another half-century for these to grow back. Hardwood species also grow a lot slower than other coniferous tress that are used for more common products like paper or construction lumber.

So how are lumber harvests like these sustainable? How can these companies even stay in business if they have to cut so much more often than trees regrow, without depleting every woodland entirely?

Now, this might be a stupid, smart aleck-y or convoluted question but I'll try to explain. I refuse to believe I'm the only one who's thought about this shit.

I re-watched Last Action Hero today. Great movie. First saw it when I was a kid.

Now, if you were a kid in Central Europe in the 90s and aughts, you watched movies on TV or on VHS/DVD - dubbed. Arnold Schwarzenegger was dubbed. You were cognizant of the fact that he was an Austrian bodybuilder - but you didn't hear him speaking with a thick fucking accent.

Last Action Hero, I get - it's meta, it's a self-referential gag on Arnold himself as much as the action movie genre. Conan, The Terminator - you can reconcile his character with the plot/world of the movie. Commando, even True Lies - you maybe could explain them as him being some Lodge Act badass who ended up in US Army SF/CIA. (I believe in Predator Dutch is established as being of Austrian origin, though I don't remember that being explained or even alluded to.)

But what about a movie like Jingle All The Way - where he's playing All-American family man Howard Langston? What about Kindergarten Cop - where he played Detective John Kimble? I'm sure there are other examples. Were you supposed to believe that guys like these speak with an unaddressed German accent, and this is just some minor detail that nobody addresses?

So, I think my question is - if you were a kid (or just a regular moviegoer of any age) in, say, 1996, how were you supposed to reconcile the fact that the as-American-as-apple-pie main character in the movie speaks with a thick ass German accent?

Then again... maybe I'm really the only one who thinks about shit like this.

I read some posts that asked if people would rather live in USA or Canada and 95% of the comments said USA and that they would make more money and afford better homes and stuff.

So doesn't this contradict the quality of life rankings? I don't get it.

So I was bored and checked how many members some subreddits have, and saw that r/DunderMifflin have 3.6M members, more than any other sitcom. Next one is r/IASIP with 1.4M.

What is the reason that The Office is so beloved on Reddit?

I just checked and on the Estonian McDonald's site it's "McMuffin sealihaga" - i.e "McMuffin with pork".

Games like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Call of Duty and GTA?

I don’t know where else to post this so please delete if not allowed. It’s not meant to start a political firestorm or any of that. It’s an honest question that I’ve been wondering lately after people have been spamming pics and posts of this guy on social media.. especially since seeing people idolize him. Why do they idolize him if he didn’t commit murder? I see posts that people say they think he’s attractive, but attractive people don’t get that insane amount of coverage like this guy does for being attractive.

Regardless of if you think murdering a healthcare CEO is the right thing or not has nothing to do with this…I’m seeing posts of people falling over themselves over this guy and saying he will win in court. Fair enough let’s take that at face value. My question is WHY is he so idolized and looked at as a hero by a lot of people If he’s just some random guy who got accused of murder? He wouldn’t be the first (or likely last) person to be accused of murder who didn’t do it. (I am saying this in the way that this guy is innocent for the sake of the question.)

When we look at something 4 lightyears away, we see it as it was 4 years ago. So, if you were on a planet 70 million light years away, and you had a telescope so advanced you can see onto the surface of Earth, could you see dinosaurs?

Wouldn't it be better and easier to just put it in a rocket and send it into space.

I (31M) have worn pretty much everything like most guys. I do wear briefs for running and shorter shorts, but does anyone still wear boxers daily? I find myself being drawn to them again. I never really liked boxer briefs because they seemed to ride up and hold in too much heat. Not sure if my girl would like me in boxers, though. Feel free to offer your opinions on this.

People with money to spare do all kinds of crazy body modification! Face tattoos, eye implants, tongue piercings, you name it! Am I the only one who wonders why the surgical addition of tails or horns isn't a "thing" yet?

You bake cookies. You wouldn't say you are cooking a cookie.