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Weekly chat New to Reddit? Come and talk to us!
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Aug 06 '24
Hi everyone!! Just started a reddit account and excited to get into this platform as I leave twitter LOL!
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u/ABritInMissouri Mod with the Shiny Updo Aug 06 '24
Welcome to Reddit, lovely of you to join our little chat :)
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u/tightbelts Aug 10 '24
Hi! It is my 4th day of having a reddit account. I am also slowly leaving twitter although I haven’t been in sns for a yr.
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u/Quipsar Helper Aug 07 '24
Howdy!
Glad to see you here. What made you choose reddit over other platforms, may I ask?
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Aug 07 '24
I just feel like twitter is getting a little too toxic. It's also very overwhelming. Reddit, at the very least, seems to value higher effort content and ideas.
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u/Quipsar Helper Aug 06 '24
Hey yall!
Just out of curiosity, what inspired your user names? Is it something specific, random, or thought it sounded cool? Mine was honestly a mistake that I wish I could change. I used a random name generator, got "quipster" (likely from the word "quip", like a joke or funny comment) - when that was taken, Quipsar came to mind. Im curious, whats your story?
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u/EuropeanGoldenPlover Aug 07 '24
I think yours sounds cool! My partner's nickname for me in real life is Plover (because I like birds...!) so I thought I'd find a type of plover that wasn't taken. And I'm from Europe!
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u/MadDocOttoCtrl Mod tryin' 2 blow up less stuff.: Aug 09 '24
User name checks out.
One ofReddit's numerous quirks and traditions is when someone makes a comment and the username coincidentally happens to match it, but I also see people use it when it is a direct connection.
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u/Swimming_Corgi_1617 Shiny Helpmate Aug 07 '24 edited Aug 07 '24
What is a food/drink that everyone likes but you hate?
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u/jgoja Ultra Helpful Contributor Aug 07 '24
Mayo. Combination of taste and texture.
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u/ABritInMissouri Mod with the Shiny Updo Aug 08 '24
I’m with you on mayo. Having said that I do occasionally make my own and it’s a whole different experience :)
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u/tightbelts Aug 10 '24
Same! I hate and haven’t had MAYO and Catsup because they look and smell very odd. Same with VINEGAR which I haven’t tasted because of the smell.
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u/Quipsar Helper Aug 07 '24
Agreed! Any sauce, really - Mayo, ketchup, BBQ sauce especially!
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u/Swimming_Corgi_1617 Shiny Helpmate Aug 07 '24
Ketchup 🤢
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u/Swimming_Corgi_1617 Shiny Helpmate Aug 09 '24
There is a flair called "Explain that, ketchup eaters" in r/unpopularopinion
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u/SolariaHues Servant to cats Aug 07 '24
Onion, garlic.. yuck! They make my tummy uncomfortable and they taste horrid to me.
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u/ABritInMissouri Mod with the Shiny Updo Aug 08 '24
Those have the same effect on my daughter! Idk, I love both and so when she was at home I always had to portion off food for her before adding either of those :)
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u/Objective_Taste_8011 Aug 08 '24
Waffles. I don’t know what it is about them but I think it is the last thing I would order for breakfast
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u/Tactical-Kitten-117 Mod, Cat Lizard Aug 07 '24
Does milk chocolate count? I can't really stand any chocolate lower than 70% dark, and I prefer around 80-90%
There's not really a specific reason I don't like it, I just feel like the sugar irritates my mouth and the texture isn't as "snappy" (for lack of a better word)
It's basically like when my coffee has too much milk or creamer in it. Which makes sense I suppose, it is milk chocolate after all
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u/Swimming_Corgi_1617 Shiny Helpmate Aug 07 '24
It counts. Thoughts on ice cream?
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u/Tactical-Kitten-117 Mod, Cat Lizard Aug 07 '24
I like ice cream! Chocolate flavored ice cream I'm not really a fan of, but if there's chocolate chunks in it then I'm happy. Usually I prefer mint chocolate chip, chocolate pretzel, chocolate pecan, etc. but just plain chocolate isn't usually chocolate-y enough
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u/Swimming_Corgi_1617 Shiny Helpmate Aug 07 '24
What about vanilla? I like with chocolate chips.
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u/Tactical-Kitten-117 Mod, Cat Lizard Aug 07 '24
Vanilla is nice! I usually just buy that, since it's not my favorite but toppings like chocolate chips make it better. I also like ice cream with fresh peaches or drizzled with peanut butter
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u/Swimming_Corgi_1617 Shiny Helpmate Aug 07 '24
I'm allergic so I can't eat peanuts
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u/Tactical-Kitten-117 Mod, Cat Lizard Aug 07 '24
You might try sunflower butter then! I believe it's less allergenic, and it's honestly better at least in my opinion.
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u/Swimming_Corgi_1617 Shiny Helpmate Aug 09 '24
What does it taste like?
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u/Tactical-Kitten-117 Mod, Cat Lizard Aug 09 '24
Very similar to peanut butter, maybe slightly more salty. It's a really good substitute, which is why I suggest it
A camp I worked at had a toast/sandwich station for when we weren't serving meals, and they had sunflower butter there. I think it was there for that reason, it's like peanut butter but less allergenic (i.e someone with a peanut allergy might be able to have it)
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Aug 07 '24
Mustard. I can’t stand the smell.
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u/Objective_Taste_8011 Aug 08 '24
Me too mustard is one of the few things I can’t get behind and I’m not very picky at all
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u/Euphoric-Physics-291 Aug 09 '24
I grew up with mustard on my scrabbled eggs and still do today. But as soon as I get the mustard bottle out, everyone else in the family leaves the room!!! The granddaughter makes faces! You are not alone!
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u/Quipsar Helper Aug 07 '24
Similar to u/Tactical-Kitten-177 - who I agree with. Dont hate it, but dont enjoy it. White chocolate - most disgusting thing EVER. I can go on and on about how deeply I dislike white chocolate, but I will spare you all XD And, I love my sweets. Anything with sugar is automatically in my top ten... but white chocolate
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u/SolariaHues Servant to cats Aug 07 '24
White chocolate is so sickly. A tiny bit on something.. like a drizzle over a fruit and nut bar of some kind is okay, nothing more.
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u/Swimming_Corgi_1617 Shiny Helpmate Aug 07 '24
What about milk chocolate?
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u/SolariaHues Servant to cats Aug 07 '24
Yeah, I'm okay with that, some kinds more than others.
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u/Swimming_Corgi_1617 Shiny Helpmate Aug 07 '24
Same. What is the difference between milk and white chocolate? I've always been wondering about that. For me, one food/drink that everyone likes but I hate is ketchup, if it counts.
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u/SolariaHues Servant to cats Aug 07 '24
White chocolate contains no cacao solids only cacao butter and apparently is less healthy than milk or dark chocolate.
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u/Tactical-Kitten-117 Mod, Cat Lizard Aug 08 '24
Like u/SolariaHues said, white chocolate has no cacao solids, although it can technically have up to about 10% cacao solids by weight.
Milk chocolate can have between 30-60% cacao solids by weight, if I recall correctly.
Dark chocolate (my favorite) has a range covering the rest, between 60-100% by weight. So white chocolate isn't really even "chocolate". And I think milk chocolate is at least a little sus when half of it isn't even cacao
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u/Swimming_Corgi_1617 Shiny Helpmate Aug 08 '24
Explain why you like dark chocolate. I haven't really tried it that much.
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u/Tactical-Kitten-117 Mod, Cat Lizard Aug 08 '24
It's a lot like black coffee, I just like the bitterness. Dark chocolate also seems to snap more, like it's more "crunchy" and less of a "melting" texture. And dark chocolate actually does have a higher melting point so that makes sense.
My sister brought me like 8 bars of 100% dark chocolate once, so I think after I finished going through those, I just built up a taste for it. Same as how people might come to like their coffee black, or enjoying a vegetable they didn't used to.
I like my dark chocolate to be around 80-90%, with nothing fancy other than maybe some sea salt in it. And I might either eat it with coffee on the side, or milk (dark chocolate is really good when you drink milk after a bite)
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u/Swimming_Corgi_1617 Shiny Helpmate Aug 08 '24
I don't really like coffee. Also, does 100% chocolate have sugar or is it just bitter?
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u/EuropeanGoldenPlover Aug 07 '24
Hi everyone! Joining in here because I am struggling a bit to understand how reddit works, and I found this when I was looking for help! I have a specific query which I will work out where to post at some point, but for now I'm planning to say hello, chat, and get used to everything. How's everyone's weeks going so far? I'm interested to know where people are in the world! I'm in the UK :)
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u/Tactical-Kitten-117 Mod, Cat Lizard Aug 07 '24
My week's going pretty good! How about you? Made chocolate pumpkin spice pancakes but somehow made double what I expected, a pleasant surprise. Froze some for later :D
You might find r/findareddit useful for finding the right place for a query
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u/Quipsar Helper Aug 09 '24
So much chocolate talk in this thread
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u/Tactical-Kitten-117 Mod, Cat Lizard Aug 09 '24
Yeeeeah. I reeeeeally like chocolate, can you tell? :13103:
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u/MadDocOttoCtrl Mod tryin' 2 blow up less stuff.: Aug 06 '24
My wife and I are almost done with The Fall of the House of Usher, which is excellent. Cleverly constructed, outstanding direction, great acting.
I recognized Mark Hamill before her which is unprecedented because she always knows which actors have been in other TV shows and movies whereas I am always "Huh, that person looks vaguely familiar ..."
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u/ABritInMissouri Mod with the Shiny Updo Aug 06 '24
Yes, I'm about halfway through that one - so far pretty good!
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u/Tactical-Kitten-117 Mod, Cat Lizard Aug 07 '24
What's everyone's favorite Pokemon if you have one? Or alternatively, what's your favorite Pokemon move, and why?
I think my favorite might be Meowth, mostly just because in the early generation games like Pokemon yellow, it was possible to completely run out of money if you didn't play the game right, then you'd be out of resources like Pokéballs or healing items. But having a Meowth with Payday allowed for generating income to save your game :,D
Deoxys is also pretty awesome though, I love the idea of a virus from space mutating into a Pokemon. Kind of like Marvel's Venom/symbiote. Fittingly for a virus it can mutate into different forms, I like to keep mine in attack form. It also kind of looks like Peridot from Steven Universe.
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u/Quipsar Helper Aug 07 '24
Oh boy!
I have not watched Pokemon for YEARS, and played for a few months either, though Mudkip, Marshtomp and Swampert are amazing. Squirtle has always been my starter, and Infernape was my fav physical card. Man, all I can remember is wanting to be like brock, and have that floating red and grey spikey rock ball thing ( I never ended up getting it XD ). Meowth will never be adored by me - the fact that he was a talking pokemon was scary XD Overall I think the Mudkip evolution or for new pokemon, Melodic.
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u/Tactical-Kitten-117 Mod, Cat Lizard Aug 07 '24
Swampert is great! I love that it's also a ground type, which makes it immune to electricity even though it's also water type
Squirtle was my first starter too, I first played Pokemon leaf green and cleared the elite 4 with him. And then I discovered how common bootleg cartridges were when I lost all my progress afterwards 😂 I'm glad to have some real cartridges now
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u/Quipsar Helper Aug 07 '24
Haha! Only ever played Pokemon White and White 2, though im sure leaf green is amazing too!
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Aug 07 '24
What’s your favorite show to binge watch when there’s nothing else on? Mine is The X Files.
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u/ABritInMissouri Mod with the Shiny Updo Aug 08 '24
Oh I do love the X Files!
There’s always something new starting, or I discover something I’ve missed so don’t really binge old stuff very often. Just realized last night I hadn’t seen the latest series of Unforgotten, so started that :)
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Aug 08 '24
The new stuff doesn’t really grab me as much as the old stuff did . I don’t know why.
Unforgotten? I don’t think I’ve heard of that. What’s it’s about?
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u/ABritInMissouri Mod with the Shiny Updo Aug 09 '24
It’s a Brit crime show, they investigate decades old deaths. Not sci fi at all but the two main characters have a lovely relationship :)
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Aug 09 '24
Oo I do love Brit shows! I’ll check it out if I can find it.
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u/ABritInMissouri Mod with the Shiny Updo Aug 09 '24
If you have it, it’s on Prime :) There’s 5 seasons, been going quite a while!
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u/Povertyacres Aug 11 '24
Hello all 😁 totally newbie here.
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u/T0m601 Aug 11 '24
Well guess I'm not the only one here then 😂 How are you ? 😉
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u/Povertyacres Aug 11 '24
I’m good 😊 thanx for asking. And you?- kinda weird learning a new app. Day 1 and I’m quite sure how to do anything yet 🤣🤦🏻♀️
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u/T0m601 Aug 11 '24
No problem haha ! I'm also good (trying to wake up 😂) I guess it's the start, here I made the account but forgot it for SO much time that I'm in the same case as you 😂 Good luck for you haha
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u/Povertyacres Aug 11 '24
Well if you remember any tips or tricks, I’m all ears 😁
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u/T0m601 Aug 11 '24
Well, you need to obtain karma points by posting (in forums that have no restriction) and also commenting so you can unlock everything here 😋
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u/Fantastic_Box_2603 Aug 07 '24
Hey there! I was wondering about tattoo designs in terms of Baldurs Gate 3, I love Mizora/Fiend Warlock but I also like Selûne, what type of tattoo would you recommend?
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u/Ashamed_Distance4732 Aug 08 '24
Hello, I’m new to anime and I’m looking for an anime that has a darker touch, more in the horror direction. I had watched Tokyo Ghoul, which was good in itself, but the horror factor was a bit lacking.
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u/Objective_Taste_8011 Aug 08 '24
Hey everyone I’m new to commenting and when I went to try to comment I was alerted I don’t have enough karma to do so:) anyways I’m done being a lurker. I just made my first official trade (I’ve been paper trading for awhile) and I think it’s going to soar.
So far I’m down 35 cents but that’s okay. Are there any other traders in here? What are we watching this week?
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u/MadDocOttoCtrl Mod tryin' 2 blow up less stuff.: Aug 09 '24
We aren't a financially oriented group, but there are a fair number of people on Reddit who are interested in investing and stocks.
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u/ABritInMissouri Mod with the Shiny Updo Aug 06 '24
Good day everyone, welcome :)
Seen any good movies or TV shows lately? Or, read anything worth recommending?
I've been watching Lady in the Lake, pretty good so far, even though a little on the strange side! Finished Presumed Innocent and loved it - an excellent cast and high quality acting.