Sunday, December 20, 2020

Times Tech Support Faced Waking Nightmares


There's no question that tech support people need heroic levels of patience. If you're working tech support you can pretty much rest assured that you're about to encounter some hopelessly lost soul at some point that really never should've bought a computer in the first place. Some of these moments of tech support gore are straight up heinous. Not to mention the cringeworthy levels of imminent danger that are evident in these gnarly tech fails. Check out some more tech support gore with this story about an employee being stalled for four hours over a "broken mouse."

1. Holding things together by a thread.

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2. When the teacher needs a lesson in screen protectors.

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3. Aw, bless Nan's heart.

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4. When you put the PC next to a literal heater

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5. When you spill water on the laptop and try to dry it off with a heat gun.

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6. They shipped thousands of dollars worth of computers with no packaging material.

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7. Computer wouldn't boot, but it was also glued to the desk.

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8. No. Just no.

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9. Apparently the GF's Xbox 360 hard drive was rattling.

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10. "The PC won't turn on."

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11. Maple Syrup and Laptops shouldn't be packaged together.

Text - Samantha Ruddy @samlymatters Apparently putting maple syrup and a laptop in the same moving box is a bad idea. Tradueix el tuit ThinkPad 2:20 · 14 de jul. 20 · Twitter for iPhone

12. The Mac wouldn't turn on, but what else is going on here?

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13. Go home adapters, you're drunk.

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14. So that explains the spotty internet.

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15. Those "refurbished" controllers are tricky.

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16. Brilliant solution to a broken clip.

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17. When you upgrade the phone but are loyal to the old screen protector.

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Dad Pulls Innocent Prank On Kid, Police Misinterpret Prank, Fail Ensues


This is definitely one of those situations where everything just added up in a way that made the surface level appearance of the situation look way more sketchy than it actually was. Actually, it wasn't sketchy at all. Dad was just playing around, and the police ended up mistaking him for some kind of evil kidnapper. Certainly anything but the typical day of dropping your kid off at school. 

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Blue - r/tifu + Join u/battlerazzle01 • 15h 20 17 3 25 E 20 TIFU by embarrassing my kid and involving the police L An actual TIFU, this happened this morning. Key preliminary backstory: on thanksgiving, my youngest played smashy smash with my phone, damaging the sound chip connected to the microphone, rendering phone calls impossible on my phone. Can't hear people, people can't hear me, just doesn't work unless connected to Bluetooth. Does LITERALLY EVERYTHING ELSE except phone calls.

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Text - Key secondary backstory: my fiancees van has a Bluetooth stereo, that doesn't like syncing to phones occasionally and will just not respond to the call option, so even if the phone was working properly, it still MIGHT not work when connected to Bluetooth if the van was feeling moody My 9 year old stepdaughter, who will henceforth be referred to as Squid, had an eye appointment this morning. So she was to go to school late, once the appointment was over. Squid specifically requested that I

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Text - So come 9:45, were moseying our way to her appointment. The stereo is connected to my playlist, and we're just flipping through songs. Now sometimes, I like to play older music, or just weird music that the kids don't like. And then I like to over dramatically sing along in the most embarrassing way possible because it's funny. And on comes The Sign by Ace Of Base. Her distaste for the song is almost immediate, and my need to rub it in (in good fun) was strong. So I cranked it up and star

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Text - Well the police officer in the parking lot at the light who say this, did not think it was fun, and deemed it as a threat. So as we proceed through the intersection, he lights me up and pulls me over. I at first thought maybe I blew a red light, so I turn down the music, tell Squid to chill out and pulled over in the nearest parking lot. When he used the PA to tell me to turn off the vehicle and step out of the vehicle, I quickly realize that this is not about rolling a red light. Hands o

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Text - Myself, my fiancée and Squid all have different last names. Remember how my phone doesn't make phone calls? Can't call my fiancée. Explain the phone issue to the cop, he doesn't understand because I already said it was connected playing music. Remember how the van stereo gets moody? Yeah, it's in a mood now so the cop thinks I'm lying. Other officer tries to call my fiancée from his phone, she isn't answering. Even more suspicious. But the initial officer and the officer questioning me ar

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Text - Then, Squid said the smartest and dumbest thing imaginable. "No you listen! Call my dad!" So they get my phone for dads cell number. Dad answers the phone. Officer starts explaining the situation and obviously dad is worried but as the explanation unfolds, I can hear him laughing and he says "was the stereo blasting too?" The police has now gotten his confirmation that all is well in the land of oz, this was not a kidnapping, and everything is fine. We're free to go, now 20 minutes late f

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Man's Fiancée's Parents Accuse Him Of Buying Cheap Ring


There's a lot of ungrateful and toxic behavior on display in this lover's quarrel. The poor guy claims he's been supporting his family, while hard at work through this historically difficult time, and then when he buys his love a nice ($3K) engagement ring he gets chewed out by her family for not spending enough. Insane. Now above any other time it's incomprehensible that someone would go and pitch a fit about something like that, when so many folks are just struggling to hold onto some sliver of financial security. 

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Text - 1 3 4 AITA for not buying a 10% engagement ring? Not the A-hole My partner and I have been talking about getting engaged for the last year or so. I have quite a good job so could easily afford an expensive engagement ring and if I was following the 10% rule then I should spend around 10-15k on the ring. However, my parents, sister and nephew have all had covid this year so I was financially supporting all of them for a while, my sister has lost her job so l'm still supporting her a bit an

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Text - So long story short I spent about 3k on a nice little white gold ring with diamonds and a sapphire(her birthstone). Initially she was very happy with it until her mother(a jeweller) called it cheap. She has since given it back to me and accused me of undervaluing her and what she does for me(she's a SAHM to our 18 month old, and does the majority of the cooking/cleaning because i work long hours). I feel like shit tbh, she's refusing to talk to my, her parents are accusing me of using her

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Text - Edited to add that why her mum is a jeweller by trade/ training, she no longer works in the industry due to an issue with her wrists, carpel tunnel or something, I'm not 100% sure. So she wasn't in a position to help with the ring. EDIT: I've answered this several times in the comments so might as well put it here too: their concerns aren't based on any form of concern about financial insecurity as I pay her to be a SAHM. She gets $450/week to spend however she likes or save, I happen to

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Text - I did discuss ring styles with my partner before buying the ring. She wanted a sapphire surrounded by diamonds like princess Diana's ring. I also noticed that she preferred pear cut stones so I had a sapphire custom cut into a pear shape and placed into a diamond halo on a white gold band. There is little to no chance that I was over charged because it was done in conjunction with 2 jewelers and I had it independently appraised for insurance reasons afterwards. 4 7.2k 3 2.4k ↑, Share

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Text - andyblu • 19h NTA: The 10% rule was created by the JEWELRY INDUSTRY. The two of you need to decide what is appropriate for you and your situation. If you are guilty about it or she feels slighted, then the two of you should agree to re-evaluate your circumstances at your 5th anniversary and upgrade her ring then. Reply 5.3k ...

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Text - someawfulbitch • 19h Whoa. Wtf? People really expect that shit?? NTA. Nah. 3k is a NICE ring. That's some.... Nah, I don't wanna trash talk someone I never met, but nah. NTA at all. She was happy til she knew the value. Enough said. Reply 1.6k •..

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Text - HemlockAndStone • 18h 1 Award NTA Her parents are out of line for sure, but you need to be talking to your partner, not them. From her perspective, she's got her parents in her ear telling her that a "cheap" ring is indicative of your feelings towards her, and as a SAHM, she's pretty dependent on you for money (which I would imagine is a scary position to be in). You should make it clear that you are thinking about the future and making sure that you both are financially secure, at a time

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Text - danimal-crossing • 19h • Partassipant [3] 3 1 Award NTA. this some rich people shit. she's entitled and should appreciate what she got, 3k is a lot. E Q Reply 4 1.0k ...

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Text - emrose138 • 19h 1 Award NTA and run. If her parents can sway her opinion that much, that's a huge red flag. And if she also believes that she's being de-valued because she was given a 3k ring, then she clearly has issues. I'm sorry, no matter what your income is, it's a pandemic, and you've clearly been financially affected by it. Her refusing to acknowledge that is ridiculous. O Reply 1 2.9k 3 + •..

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Text - wildwest74 • 19h • Partassipant [2] NTA. If she gave the ring back because she or her mother think $3K is cheap, that tells you everything you need to know. I say this as someone who spent over $12K on an engagement/custom wedding set. I could afford it. If I couldn't, my wife would have been more upset that I spent that much. And she would have been equally thrilled with any smaller ring l could have given her. She is marrying you, not the jewelry, and not your paycheck. If this is to be

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Text - PayrollPrince • 19h • Pooperintendant [52] NTA We're in a global crisis.. you're literally supporting your entire family and your partner is also aware of this. She should be a little more understanding... this is giving me red flags. Money isn't everything and it's clear that you care about her. Her mother needs to mind her own business Reply 295 ...

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Text - IGotOverGreta • 18h • Partassipant [3] NTA. The 10% "rule" was invented by diamond sellers and jewelers. Have a conversation with your fiancee and ask her how she feels about the ring, and how she felt about it before someone gave her an outside judgement. Tell her why your budget was smaller than she expected. Helping your family keep a roof over their heads and food in the stomachs during a global pandemic is not a heartless thing. If she's still upset about it, try to find a compromise

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Text - MsBaseball34 • 19h • Certified Proctologist [23] NTA ... a divorce would have been way more expensive. Don't marry someone who obviously only values monetary things. Reply 1 172 ...

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Text - anonoldman2020 • 19h NTA. It is a scam fostered by jewelers. Tell her you will try to find someone else who will accept it. EDIT - That is probably a little harsh. Tell her you will hold it for her until she feels like she wants to be engaged more than she wants a more expensive ring. Q Reply 1 116 ...

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Text - DreadGrrl • 18h • Certified Proctologist [24] NTA The "10% Rule" is marketing BS spouted by the industry. Don't feel bad about not falling for their crap. Reply 12 ...

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Text - Wallflowerheart • 19h • Pooperintendant [54] NTA A TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR RING IS RIDICULOUS. If she doesn't accept your ring that you thoughtfully picked out, then she doesn't accept you. E Q Reply 115 3 ...

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Text - electric29 • 19h NTA. This makes me so sad for you. She doesn't appreciate that you thoughtfully picked one you knew she would like. She then got her mind changed (VERY easily) by people who are not in your relationship, so she cares more what they think than about you and your life together. She doesn't appreciate that you have other responsibilities and are meeting those. If she was a decent person, she would have told her mom to butt out and even if she didn't absolutely love the ring,

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Text - tallulahmoon • 11h NTA 1. She's marrying you because she loves you (supposedly) not for a ring. 2. The 10% rule is sexist and ridiculous on both sides. 3. Her parents aren't marrying you, frankly l'd tell them to stop getting involved. You can always upgrade in the future if you want to, but also l'd seriously reconsider marrying someone that materialistic. I know if the man I loved said he wanted to marry me l'd just be delighted and excited regardless. Reply 1 7 ...

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Woman Woken Up At 4AM To Raccoon Chillin In Christmas Tree


Oh good old Florida, you are ever full of surprises. In this case, we have a poor woman who was awoken by a raccoon straight up posted up in her Christmas tree. Like, are you kidding me? So many questions. We're just glad it all worked out, and that she was able to safely remove the raccoon from the premises. 

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People's Funniest Holiday Decoration Disasters


If there's one way that we can go about keeping that holiday spirit alive amidst a historically difficult holiday season, it's to celebrate people's most memorable holiday decoration disasters. All kinds of fails can occur when you're trying to get the house all tidied up and sorted out for the holiday. Maybe the tree ends up looking like it's right out of the iconic Charlie Brown's Christmas Tree scene. Or, maybe you bring a seemingly promising tree home only to realize that it's been infested by an army of nightmarish spiders. 

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Text - Barbara Fischkelta @barbarafisch Replying to @jimmyfallon I had two deer on my front lawn. Someone rearranged them so that one was mounting the other from behind #Decoration Disaster

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Text - AtlanticFlow 000 @atlantic_flow Replying to @FallonTonight One year we were putting the Christmas lights on the tree and they would't come on. We went through the whole string to find out which light was a dud. Ends up the lights weren't plugged in! #DecorationDisaster

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Text - Property - mermadi 000 @madimclemonz and you thought the Rockefeller tree was bad.... @jimmyfallon #DecorationDisaster HAPPY HOL

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Text - Steph Veerman @stephyj725 my dad took over my hamster once i went back to college and ended up getting really attached and today he escaped and this goes to prove how truly pure my father is

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Text - Black-and-white - Steph Veerman @stephyj725 follow up: He did find him!!!

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Text - Text - Wehttam Mi, ih @kayakingsmith 00 Replying to @jimmyfallon One year, we made an actual popcorn garland for the tree. After a week-long trip to see family, we came back to shredded stockings, chewed up light strands, a toppled tree, and a family of squirrels feasting on popcorn. #MerryChristmasYaFilthyAnimals #DecorationDisaster

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Text - Text - honofhons 00 @patriciaoak Replying to @jimmyfallon Oh, the year we decorated our tree so beautifully - best ever. And a couple of days later, something was moving on the branches. And we realized that our beautiful tree was infested with tiny spiders. Tree went in the trash and we found spiders for weeks. #DecorationsDisaster

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Text - Text - Jamez 00 @JamezMagic Replying to @jimmyfallon #Decoration Disaster When my family brought home our Christmas tree, we put it up and it turns out that there was a spider's nest in it. Hundred of spiders crawled out from it, we have had an artificial tree ever since.

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Text - Event - Desh the Halls 000 @iandoescher Replying to @jimmyfallon When my parents bought a new tree topper in the mid-90s, my brother and I instantly started calling it the Golden Boner of Christmas. When I had my own kids, my parents passed it down to me. #DecorationDisaster

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Text - Event - Samantha Davidson 000 @Sallyjo25 Replying to @jimmyfallon One year, the star broke, do instead of replacing it, the tree topper became a Peewee Hermin Doll in a Betty Boop dress... We still use it 10 years later. #DecorationDisaster

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Text - Text - Kelsey Klemm @krklemm 00 Replying to @jimmyfallon A friend was sent a commemorative 2020 ornament, and it was broken. So they had a new one ordered, and it was also broken. I think it took 4 or 5 tries before they received an unbroken ornament. How very 2020 of them. #DecorationDisaster

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Text - Blue - Nick G @The_Real_Nick_G Replying to @jimmyfallon My wife poured water into her parents tree stand.... only to find out it's a fake tree #DecorationDisaster

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Text - Text - Ryan Guard @ryanguard 00 Replying to @jimmyfallon In 1993 my cat ate all the tinsel off the lower half of our tree. The next day she had the prettiest litter box in town, and an additional festive "tail". #DecorationDisaster

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Text - Text - jane, not plain @SoPlainlyJane 0o0 Replying to @jimmyfallon I made ornaments with my kids and they had to be "melted" in the oven. I over melted them. Santa looked demonic. The holly looked like weed. There were a lot of tears. #DecorationDisaster

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Text - Text - Lindsay Nixon @LindsayPounders 00 Replying to @jimmyfallon My dad forgot the Christmas tree was on top of the van and pulled into the garage, effectively ripping the pine needles off of half the tree. Two years in a row #DecorationDisaster

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Text - Text - Tyler Hughs @TylerHughs Replying to @jimmyfallon If society isn't ready to see a tampon in my kid's "Twas the Night Before Christmas" diorama, they shouldn't make a tampon the perfect "Not even a mouse." #DecorationDisaster

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Text - Text - Kyle Shamorian @KyleShamorian Replying to @jimmyfallon My parents had a manger scene outside and during the night someone arranged it into a human pyramid. #DecorationDisaster

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Text - A Zingle BelI Raq28 @raflocruz99 000 Replying to @jimmyfallon We wanted to buy an LED light up star for our tree. Every store near us & out of town we went to didn't have them in stock at the time, so we just bought a glitter covered star & put Christmas lights around it to make it "light up", making it our own LED star #DecorationDisaster

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Children Of Horrible Cooks Share Their Pain


Many of us grew up with less than stellar cooks at the helms of our households, and we bear the scars of the past. Cooking isn't intuitive, and more often than not a rushed parent just needs to get something on the table, even if it will become a negative memory. Some of us still don't eat certain things because we lived in a world of bone-dry chicken and boiled broccoli for years. For some other garbage tasting experiences, here are the worst things people tasted.

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Text - Posted by u/KnowNothingOfJavert 14 hours ago 5 3 e S What is the most horrifying thing your parents did to food? Every time my dad grills hamburgers, he doesn't season the patties at all, squeezes all the juice out of them, and then wayyyyyy overcooks them. The end result is a weird, dry, falling apart, dark gray hockey puck. I love him but his burgers are something else!

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Text - morningzombie777 94 points · 14 hours ago My mom would slice up spam, and cook it on a griddle pan covered in brown sugar. Sugary meat was almost impossible to eat.

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Text - androidbear04 1.5k points · 14 hours ago Let's see, take your pick... Buying the leanest cut of ground beef to make hamburger patties and broiling them until they were about 50 moos past well done. Even she called them hockey pucks. I don't really care for hamburgers to this day. Pressure-cooking unseasoned chicken 3 times as long as it's supposed to be cooked, which leaches the bulk of the flavor into the broth. The broth must have been saved for posterity, because we never saw it again;

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Text - JohnnyC908 1.3k points · 14 hours ago My grandma was, bar none, the worst cook ever. We would try to sneak the food to the dogs and they wouldn't eat it. Have you ever had peas, jello, mayo, and spaghetti...salad? Casserole? Well I have. And it was hell. My grandpa made one hell of a donut and his beef pasties were awesome though.

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Text - TwitchyPantsMcGee 1.0k points · 13 hours ago I grew up during the '80's self- improvement craze when fat-free was blasted on everything. This was when they invented fat-free ""cheese", a substance that is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike cheese. Imagine melting yellow fisher price plastic over your steamed broccoli and you get the idea.

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Text - writinginwater 947 points · 13 hours ago Because of the Great Trichinosis Scare of 70s, you could hammer a nail into oak with her pork chops. Just the blandness and repetition of meals was disheartening.

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Text - Mistaken_Shadows 870 points · 14 hours ago My father tried to make sticky rice by replacing the water with Allen's Apple juice. That was. ...

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Text - spade_andarcher 811 points · 12 hours ago · edited 12 hours ago One time I "helped“ my mom cook lamb chops. By "helped" I mean that I seasoned and grilled all of them to a nice medium. My mom then "finished" the lamb chops. By "finished"I mean my mom dumped a bunch of Chardonnay on them and put them in a 400° oven for exactly as long as it takes to ensure lamb chops are well- done but also that no alcohol cooks out of the wine.

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Text - gfvddds 796 points · 14 hours ago I didn't think I liked steak until I was in my 20's on a date. Turns out steak can be delicious when it's not a brown rubber puck.

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Text - purplesunshine7 695 points · 13 hours ago Boiled ribs and potatoes. That's it. No seasoning. Just boiled. Ribs. And. potatoes.

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Text - deekochana 643 points · 13 hours ago Veggies were boiled to mush or 'roasted' to black. Not the nice charred-black, but actually burnt-black. No seasoning other than water or oil. If they were making a recipe that needed seasoning (herbs/spices/good stuff), they'd half it. Being teased with hints of flavour was worse than eating bland food. Eggs weren't allowed to be runny, so I experienced a runny egg for the first time at 17. It was glorious and I've not looked back since. And finally,

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Text - RememberTunnel17 640 points · 12 hours ago My dad thinks all spices are interchangeable. I was teaching him a rice dish I had learned with Mediterranean inspired flavors. Parmesan cheese, rosemary, thyme, garlic, lemon juice, maybe throw in some basil. Very simple, easy to do in a rice cooker without even getting another pot dirty. He said he was going to try to make it right away. Call back a week later, ask him if he tried it and how it went. He says he did and that it--and he said this

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Text - not_cinderella 511 points · 14 hours ago Overcook every single meat. 165 degree? No AT LEAST 180. Never added salt. To anything. Not even vegetable recipes.

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Text - TemperatureDizzy3257 499 points · 14 hours ago My mom used to boil asparagus. It would be so tough and chewy you couldn't swallow it. I taught her how to roast it in the oven a few years ago. She hasn't gone back.

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Text - chrisolucky 420 points · 13 hours ago Mom would sometimes pour too much milk while making Kraft Dinner, and so it ended up being like a cheesy, watery macaroni soup.

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Text - Catezero 284 points · 13 hours ago My dad has a few food crimes which is made even worse by the fact he worked in kitchens for 30 years and is actually a pretty good cook otherwise. Making lasagna and ran out of mozza? Cheez whiz is a decent substitute. He once put bananas in a stir fry. Once made meatloaf and didn't chop the onions small enough so they were like finger sized chunks and the whole thing tasted like biting into a raw onion mixed with BBQ sauce. I love onion esp raw white on

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Text - NotMyHersheyBar 275 points · 14 hours ago boil the canned vegetables in the water they were canned in chicken on the stove with the lightest touch of oil, no salt, no seasoning, cooked to rubber idk what she did to burgers, but they were semi-flattened charcoal golf balls

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Text - Partingoways 228 points · 11 hours ago This isn't the worst case scenario or anything, but just this thanksgiving I had been boiling down some homemade stock for gravy. Had everything timed perfectly, I was literally measuring out the flower and grabbing butter (which is why I wasn't at the stove). My dad walks up, pulls a gallon of water out the pantry and starts pouring it in without saying a thing. I notice, yell "STOP" and he gets all confused, having already added 1/4 gallon with ful

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Text - Kyrazane 212 points · 13 hours ago Haha my great-grandmother was a terrible cook, so my grandma grew up thinking that burgers were supposed to be black crisps. She liked it that way, so my poor mother grew up being forced to eat charcoal briquettes. No one dared tell my grandma that they were burned until she found my mom's stash of old burgers stowed in the closet, covered in ants.

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Text - boastshot 183 points · 13 hours ago Gilled "barbecue"chicken on the bone. Burned black on the outside blood raw on the inside. Every single time my dad made it.

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Text - LallybrochSassenach 178 points · 14 hours ago My mother just adores adding wine to whatever application she can. She doesn't drink it, it gives her migraines. But if there's even a hint of a reason to maybe add it..

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Text - sfshecat 177 points · 12 hours ago Take a banana , slice it vertically so 2 banana half's, slather on mayonnaise. Call it a salad. A banana and mayo salad.

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Text - nickygirl19 149 points · 12 hours ago "Grilled cheese" twice pieces of white bread with a piece of American cheese in the microwave.

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