[ SECRET POST #3651 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3651 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 52 secrets from Secret Submission Post #522.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

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Official advertise your fandom-related event thread.

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Official clickables thread.

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General comments:

(If the thread contains spoilery/triggery content please post as 2nd comment so it collapses!)

Penny worth your thoughts?

[(Anonymous)]

post things you want opinions on

Re: Penny worth your thoughts?

[(Anonymous)]

"Racism is simply an ugly form of collectivism, the mindset that views humans strictly as members of groups rather than individuals. Racists believe that all individuals who share superficial physical characteristics are alike: as collectivists, racists think only in terms of groups. By encouraging Americans to adopt a group mentality, the advocates of so-called "diversity" actually perpetuate racism. Their obsession with racial group identity is inherently racist."

How to cry less

[(Anonymous)]

I wilt stupidly easily. I mean, not at sad movies or whatever, but whenever I feel anxious or put on the spot, or during confrontation, or when criticized. I don't know why I do, I mean, I have had diagnosed anxiety/depression in the past, but I can more or less deal with my inner thoughts. It's just like my body physically reacts to feeling suddenly insecure or confronted.

This is how bad it is. During job evaluations, when I'm getting the "things to work on in the future", unless they are really nice and supportive about it I feel my eyes start to burn up and my throat clench. If I'm asking for a favor, like time off of work (even if I'm entitled to it), and my boss rejects the request, I get the same sensation. If I'm snapped at, yelled at, whatever.

I really hate that I do this. I try to swallow it down but I look so stupid and obvious when my eyes go red and my voice gets high and shaky. I don't know how to be less sensitive, or more to the point, just stop the physical reaction of going into crying mode.

Anyone else have this, and how can I stop it? Not joking, but would anti-anxiety medicine or some other kind of drug do it?

Re: Penny worth your thoughts?

[(Anonymous)]

Book/movie reviews that basically summarize the plot (but don't comment on it): Annoying and lazy, or a legitimate form of reviewing?

Did I miss being scammed?

[skeletal_history]

TL;DR ahoy

A couple of evenings ago (6:30 pm?), there was a knock on my apartment door. The only person who ever knocks on my door is my building manager, so I opened it without checking the peephole, only to find a stranger in a nondescript brown uniform holding a clipboard.

I can't remember now how he introduced himself but I think he said he was from [my electricity provider] and that the company had noticed a huge surge of electricity usage coming from this building recently and that it was due to a change in the sub-contracted energy provider we were all getting our electricity from. He said he was sent to get our energy bill account numbers so that [provider] could switch us over to a new sub-contract.

Because my brain likes to take a backseat in situations like this, I was like, "Oh, okay! Let's see, let me check my email to find my account number on the latest bill!"

Luckily(?), although I had my tablet right there with me, my email took forever to load. While I was waiting for it, the guy said, "Don't you have a printed bill you could look at?" I said, "No, sorry, all my bills are online."

More waiting. The guy said, "That's a nice sweater you have on." I was wearing a plain old white cardigan from Target, not worth remarking on in the slightest, so I kind of snorted a laugh and said thanks. More waiting for my email to load, and when it did, I saw the account number only showed the last four digits, which meant I'd have to login to the company's website to get it, only I couldn't remember my ID or password.

The guy was getting impatient (though remained polite), and he said, "I'll come back in a few minutes after I finish with this floor. I'll knock again...let me take down your apartment number." I think I could hear another guy like him knocking on a door down my hallway and talking to the tenant.

I said okay and shut the door, and he never came back.

After an hour or so, I started thinking that this seemed kind of shady, and maybe the two guys were looking to steal people's identities or something, via their energy bill account numbers? I don't remember seeing the energy company's logo on his uniform, and after my email finally loaded, I didn't find any message from the company saying they were sending service people out to my location or anything. Also, the comment about my sweater was puzzling, until later that night I realized that the v-neck blouse under my sweater had a tendency to poof out, and from the guy's view he could probably see down my shirt, at which point the comment became gross.

OTOH, entrance into my apartment building requires either a key or someone to buzz you in, so they would have needed the building manager to let them in, meaning they were legit (unless they slipped in behind someone or someone had propped the outer door open, like people often do). And I am routinely getting emails from my electricity provider saying my energy usage is much higher than anyone else in the area, which doesn't make sense given how careful I am about conserving energy.

I don't know, what do you think about this situation? Was it shady or do these kinds of door-to-door visits from your energy provider happen legitimately?

Re: Penny worth your thoughts?

[feotakahari]

I think a major factor in Donald Trump's election was people who believe it is divinely ordained for men to rule over women. It's true that some of these people explicitly argue against Trump on the grounds that he doesn't "protect and cherish" women. However, I think a lot of them consider Trump a man who dominates women and does whatever he wants to them, and they consider a vote for Trump a vote for a world in which they can dominate (if male) or be dominated (if female.)

Actually, I'll go a step farther. A massive amount of American politics is built on the fear that people who aren't like you may have penises and use them to "steal" women you consider your property. Alex Jones has built a substantial amount of his career on this, but it goes beyond the fringe. It's a big part of anti-immigrant rhetoric, it's why pre-op transwomen get so much hate, and it's why there's always, always a backlash whenever a commercial shows a black man and a white woman who are married to each other.

First World Problems

[(Anonymous)]

What are some of yours?

Re: First World Problems

[(Anonymous)]

These roasted almonds with sea salt are so delicious, I have to watch myself carefully so I don't eat the whole bag in one sitting.

Re: First World Problems

[herpymcderp]

Having finally found shoes that fit, now I have the task of breaking said shoes in and having to suffer while that happens.

It's a pretty fucking first world problem.

Re: First World Problems

[nonnymouscawitz]

Our huge wall-mounted flat screen TV is positioned so that the only good light in the room causes a huge glare on the middle of the screen if I sit in my favorite chair.

Re: First World Problems

[kaijinscendre]

I can't find a place to buy this kind of tub I need for baking. And the ones I can find on amazon have the tub being mostly reasonably priced but the lid is sold separately for like $40???

So now I am trawling the internet trying to find a trustworthy site.

Re: First World Problems

[(Anonymous)]

Tesco has stopped selling the snowmen gingerbread that I loved so much last year and it makes me sad every time I pass by the shop. I can't find icing-covered gingerbread anywhere else :(

Re: First World Problems

[bur]

My candied bacon has too much pepper. :(

Questions!

[(Anonymous)]

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Recs thread

[(Anonymous)]

The usual

Inspired by #3

[(Anonymous)]

Most anticipated movie(s) of 2017?

Let's just assume Guardians 2 and Star Wars 8 are a given.

Sandwiches!

[(Anonymous)]

What is your favorite sandwich?

What are the worst compliments you've been given?

[(Anonymous)]

Whether unintentional insults, passive aggressive "compliments", or just weird ones.

No nononononononono no, Marcus please

[thewakokid]

Please don't graffiti the golden gate bridge. Please don't make me have to do that. I love that thing.

Can these characters please stop ruining this fucking game for me?!

ARGH.

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Games thread!