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[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"You've got to love him -- he's your brother, after all."

Yeah, he's my brother who would get angry and destroy all my things when we were young, my brother who sexually abused my youngest sibling, my brother who launched into a homophobic rant against my mom during a time when she had cancer, a brother who cheated on and verbally and physically abused his first wife, a brother who probably drove my nephew to suicide.

No, fuck him. I don't love him, and I never will.

[–] Bakachu@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I'd say that's got to be triggering to hear. How do you respond to "advice" like that normally? Assuming it's from someone who actually knows your brother.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I never have any response that's likely to be edifying or helpful, so I typically respond with, "Well, I don't," and try to disengage. That's usually enough.

[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

If you take a level of rogue you can disengage as a bonus action

[–] Bakachu@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like a good strategy. Less is more.

Some conversations are just not worth having, and I need to pick my battles

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 48 points 1 year ago (2 children)

“Walk it off”

— coach

No, my torn ligaments need to rest and heal, asshole, not to endure further trauma. Get me some ice!

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Puttin' it on ice, bitches

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Take a salt tablet.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 36 points 1 year ago

Anything regarding loyalty to an employer or insurance company

[–] just_change_it@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hard work always pays off.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

smart work always pays off

;) ftfy

[–] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Being born wealthy always pays off.

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I knew there was something I forgot to do

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[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

"Undercover Cops have to tell you if they're a cop," or other variations I remember hearing all throughout high school.

Somehow though, organized crime hasn't figured out this one simple trick to ferreting out undercover cops in their midst, just ask them.

Also: "Don't trust anything that bleeds for 5 days and doesn't die."

[–] Caboose12000@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

that second one seems way outta left field to me, what kinda contexts is that used in?

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A one word answer that covers so many questions.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] ilmagico@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

One thing that's sure to make things worse is to tell an angry person to "calm down"...

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
  • 4/7/8 breathing is better advice :)
  • also Physiological sigh
[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's that like "in, hold, out"?

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[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

And the silly stepsister of this saying: Calm your tits!

Very useful when you want the opposite reaction.

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[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

YOLO

It's like a mantra for bad decision making. But it should really be used the opposite way. Like... I better put my seat belt on because YOLO.

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[–] PrimarilyPrimate@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (6 children)

If I pick up something that is too heavy my uterus will fall out.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Burn your garbage. Burning garbage makes smoke that goes up into the sky and becomes stars.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I wanna say its wrong but I don't know enough about star formation to dispute it?!

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Really, EVERYTHING originated from star dust, so you're just returning it to the source!

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[–] Fluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Smoking cigarettes will suffocate the toxins in the apple skins sitting in your stomach.

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[–] nikosey@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

if you ask a police officer for a piece of candy then legally they have to give you one

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[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Snitches get stitches."

How do you expect conflict resolution to work?

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago

With stitches..

[–] WashedOver@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't try to bullshit me, I'm a bullshit artist.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If I ever told my dad, "are you shitting me?", he'd reply with, "I'd never shit you, you're my favorite turd."

[–] WashedOver@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Lol love that one. My uncle was the one that used the Bullshit line on me

[–] TechyDad@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My company switched up retirement plans and they held a seminar to explain them. The person running the seminar said that we should be putting 15% of our salaries into retirement.

Nice idea, but if I put 15% of my salary into retirement, then I wouldn't be able to pay my bills. I'm not living extravagantly or anything (buying something for $20 for my enjoyment seems like a splurge to me). Still, whenever I seem to be getting on a better financial footing, life throws me a curve ball. Need new hearing aids ($3,600). New a new dryer ($750). Might need a new car soon.

So either I need to be paid a lot more, I will be working until I'm 90, or I put away the money and go deep into debt but can retire. (Just kidding. I'm nearing 50. I likely won't have enough to retire. Maybe when I'm 80.)

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[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago

I think a lot of people here misread 'favorite' as 'least favorite'

[–] Spider89@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

No cop, no stop.

[–] Inucune@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you cut the ground prong off and flip the plug upside down, it runs backwards.

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[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Your ____ hurts? Stub your toe then you won't notice it as much."

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