• silly goose meekah
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    237 days ago

    My female colleague told me the other day I’d make a great dad because my tattoos are all black and white and that would be great for kids because they could color them.

  • djsoren19
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    217 days ago

    As I was sitting at my desk with some tea and a stroopwaffel, one of my coworkers commented that I “really knew how to live.”

  • serenDPT
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    36 days ago

    “You have a beautiful brain” while looking at MRI pictures of my head.

  • @ilinamorato@lemmy.world
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    838 days ago

    Just last week, someone left a note for me saying I’m a “goddess among mortals” for making a carrot cake without raisins.

    I’m an overweight 40-year-old man with a beard. She hadn’t seen who made the cake, so she was just making a guess that the baker was a woman, but still. Funny experience.

    • @SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee
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      178 days ago

      I’m 38, male, chubby, can’t grow a beard for shit.

      Raisins are wank. You’re “a goddess among mortals”.

    • dustycups
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      167 days ago

      Who the fuck puts raisins in a carrot cake?
      I have honestly never experienced an abomination. Not that there is anything wrong with raisins, but in carrot cake?

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        Most carrot cakes I’ve had contained raisins. I don’t think it’s chiefly an American thing but it definitely seems common enough.

        I hate it. Anything that dramatically breaks up the texture of a food like that is a culinary mistake.

      • @ilinamorato@lemmy.world
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        27 days ago

        The recipe I used actually suggested raisins in the cake and walnuts in the frosting. While I don’t mind either on their own or in other things, carrot cake is supposed to be creamy and smooth. If I wanted crunch or chew, I’d choose…I dunno, german chocolate or something.

        • dustycups
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          16 days ago

          Walnuts on the frosting is fine with me but a lot of the ones from the shops used to put them in the cake - not so good.

          • @ilinamorato@lemmy.world
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            16 days ago

            I did also leave the walnuts out because my son is allergic, so there’s that. But left to my own devices, I’d rather have the walnuts on the side.

    • @AA5B@lemmy.world
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      88 days ago

      Oh shit, you are a goddess among mortals! Carrot cake is one of my all time favorites so I keep trying it despite being disappointed every time that someone put raisins in it. It’s just mean.

    • @corroded@lemmy.world
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      I’m not even sure what that could mean. Maybe using chopsticks instead of a fork? I’ve always just eaten food with whatever utensil is typically used for that type of cuisine. I think most people, Chinese or otherwise, eat Chinese food with chopsticks, don’t they?

      • I think it was that I had picked up the takeout container close to my face and was using the chopsticks to shovel rice into my maw as I watched some video.

        • @ahornsirup@feddit.org
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          68 days ago

          That’s just how you eat rice with chopsticks? How else are you supposed to do it without making a giant mess?

            • @Stovetop@lemmy.world
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              27 days ago

              Yeah, I’ve definitely gotten looks for picking up bowls close to my face in the west. Normal for my household, but not normal elsewhere.

              Even for not-chopstick dishes like soup or pasta or something, I just find it easier to hold the bowl close to my face, rather than having to lean forward so much over a table just to not make a mess. That shit is how people learn bad posture.

      • snooggums
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        38 days ago

        Based on the post context it probably came across either as a backhanded or possibly with a racist sounding context. Like a woman being told she can use a wrench like a man comes across as sexist.

        A ton of people in the US eat nearly every type of food with a fork, spoon, or knife. I have to go out of my way to ask for chopsticks most of the time, and most of the people I see eating at other tables are using forks.

    • @AA5B@lemmy.world
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      28 days ago

      I keep meaning to make sticky rice at some point. I also tend to eat rice with chopsticks at Chinese restaurants, but anywhere else the rice is too loose

  • Iapar
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    358 days ago

    “If your humor was a person I would fuck it”

  • The Giant Korean
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    238 days ago

    Several nurses have commented on my veins. Like to the point where I felt like I was getting hit on.

    • @Schlemmy@lemmy.ml
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      57 days ago

      I had a teacher once that got turned on by veins. I found out after graduating because I met her at a bar and she was horny as hell from seeing my forearms. I use to climb a lot so veiny arms are part of the deal. So, a compliment about my veiny forearms was… special.

  • @Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world
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    208 days ago

    “You like like a modern interpretation of some Greek god of spice” I had a spig of rosemary tucked behind my ear and a shirt that reads “why so salty”

    • @Gerudo@lemm.ee
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      98 days ago

      Oh I get this one. It’s usually along the lines of “the blood bank would love to have you” or even “I could find your veins blindfolded”

      • @RBWells@lemmy.world
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        57 days ago

        Yeah I got “wow, I could hit that by throwing a dart from across the room!” I am a favorite of phlebotomists, and I guess could be a successful junkie.