• Schlemmy@lemmy.ml
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      2 months 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.

  • steeznson@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Irish people ask me what part of Ireland I’m from. I must do an amazing Irish accent despite being Scottish and have never visited there. I blame the fact that central Edinburgh doesn’t have a strong Scottish accent and lots of Londoners/Americans study here.

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    First girl I ever kissed complimented me on my nice looking hands at the teenybopper bar. Weird at the time, took me a couple of decades to realize women look at our hands, think of us touching them.

  • ilinamorato@lemmy.world
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    2 months 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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      2 months ago

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

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

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
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      2 months 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.

    • dustycups@aussie.zone
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      2 months 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?

      • ilinamorato@lemmy.world
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        2 months 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@aussie.zone
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          2 months 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.

      • Stovetop@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        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.

    • corroded@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I’m not even sure what that could mean. Maybe using chopsticks instead of a fork? I’ve always just eaten food either 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?

        • ahornsirup@feddit.org
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          2 months 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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              2 months 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@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months 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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      2 months 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

  • M137@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I’ve had several people throughout my life tell me they like my earlobes. Had a friend as a kid, and her adoptive dad was obsessed with them. He was a very quirky and funny person, it was never creepy but still weird.

  • silly goose meekah@lemmy.world
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    2 months 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.