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THRILLHO Baggins @drpepsi.bsky.social · 5h

The one post that made the internet worth inventing.

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bort @crushbort.bsky.social · 6h

happy tenth anniversary to the mother’s food must be hot story, which immediately gave me severe brain damage upon reading www.jezebel.com/restaurant-c...

I was working in an upscale restaurant that specialized in fresh seafood. Check averages pushed $200 for two, so the tips were good. Now, I get that some people can't eat seafood; either they're allergic or they just hate it. Which is cool, but why the fuck would you come to a seafood house, then?
One night, I have one of these tables. They first bitch about all the fish. I'm crying inside but don't say anything as I point out sub-10 dollar items on the back of the menu that are not fish or fish-like. Took them 20 minutes to decide on some horrific cheese-covered thing that was apparently French or something. Whatever. Within 20 seconds, their order was being assembled.
Every 20 seconds, the man stretches his neck and starts looking for his waiter (which is me). Before he can turn the other direction...I'm there.
"Mother likes her food very hot," he says. He's already told me 4 times, so the 5th should really make me remember.

"Yes sir. Absolutely," I say or, something equally as ass-kissingly sweet. "Right out the saute pan," (lol, it was all pre-made and largely microwaved).
It was served in a special dish that sat inside a broiler so the food would be extra hot. The cook tops the French Gloop with a fistful of cheese and I watch it melt. I grab the dish with tongs and chuck it on the tray. Ten seconds later, it's in front of mother.
"Oh no... this simply is not hot enough," says
Pa.
I make some remark about re-doubling my efficiency. I then serve it three more times with the same result. "Oh...mother likes her food hot.
Mother likes hot food. Food....hot food...mother must have it," I had to endure every permutation.
The cook (who is also my stoner buddy) is at this point genuinely confused. "Dude... that shit will not get any hotter unless we flambee the fucker and you serve it on fire. Lucifer doesn't eat food that hot."

$At this point, I come up with a plan: we'll heat the serving dish until it's on the verge of melting (or fracture). The radiant heat alone would cook a steak to well-done in under a minute. We leave this dish under the broiler until it glows dull red. Half of the gloop burns away instantly so we add another bag. The cheese is the temp of lava and literally boiling. We add another fistful just in case. My fear is that when I place this in front of mother, the tablecloth will burst into flames. She's got a can's worth of hairspray on her blue-haired head, so she'll likely blow up as well. This would cost me money. (Editor's Note: Oh my God that sentence is every server l've ever known in a nutshell.) Finally, I place the dish in front of her like it's radioactive. Fuck, it probably is. And for the 4th time, I mention that the outer dish is very hot... do not touch the very hot outer dish. Of course, she grabs the dish with both hands. I can hear the skin sizzling. She can't pick it up though. Know why? BECAUSE SHE BURNED THE SKIN FROM HER FINGERS AND THUMBS! She's essentially pan-seared her hands and fingerprints with it. I'm waiting for her to start screaming, or maybe pass out into a bubbling cheese magma in front of her.$

She sweetly tells me it's "perfect" and dishes out half to Pa (yes, they split the entree). They seemed to enjoy the whatever-it-was, and each other's company. And neither seemed to mind the odor of human flesh that perfumed my station. I did manage to up-sell them dessert, which brought the check total to $30.00.
They left a pair of 20 dollar bills and told the manager I was a very nice young man.

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THRILLHO Baggins @drpepsi.bsky.social · 8h

(He also had a device he was using to translate but I definitely shouldn’t have used a colloquial expression.)

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THRILLHO Baggins @drpepsi.bsky.social · 8h

I was at a little sushi shop and the very nice chef recommended a set and I had my phone say, “Yes. You’re the boss!” (ie, I trust your judgment, you are the expert). He got visibly offended and I had to apologize profusely!

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THRILLHO Baggins @drpepsi.bsky.social · 20h

Sometimes I’ll pull up a completely verified kid safe video and the pre ad will be “Hi, I’m Mark with Sandy Hook Promise. On December 14, 2012, a g-“ before I whip my phone across the room.

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THRILLHO Baggins @drpepsi.bsky.social · 20h

Flashback to when my son begged me to watch helicopter videos on YouTube.

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THRILLHO Baggins @drpepsi.bsky.social · 23h

A bunch of 89 year old Democrats have told me for years that we need a strong Republican Party, so this can only be good news.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

white reactionaries disenfranchising black voters to secure political power? that’s a jim crow. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

www.nytimes.com

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THRILLHO Baggins @drpepsi.bsky.social · 1d

He joined the Marines and they immediately labeled him an indoor kid and gave him an email job

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THRILLHO Baggins @drpepsi.bsky.social · 1d

lol

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 1d

It’s funny to see Olivia Reingold complain about her ex-friend who comes from “media royalty” when she herself is media royalty. Dad was NBC Asia top brass and then bought six local CBS stations. She’s a Columbia legacy, and Michael Barbaro interviewed her for a WaPo puff piece when she was 10.

By Michael Barbaro
Celia and Olivia Reingold, owners of a District-based toy company, registered for the world's biggest toy show this year, convinced they would make strong connections across the industry. With more than 80 products, their company, they reasoned, was ready to play ball with the toy business's biggest players.
The toy fair's organizers didn't see it that way.
It turns out Celia, 13, and Olivia, 10, are too young to attend. Citing a longstanding policy, organizers of American International Toy Fair said it does not allow anyone under 18 to enter the conference, which ended yesterday in New York.
The girls said they are baffled by the policy.
"I don't think it's very fair," Olivia said in an interview yesterday. "We are managing our own business."

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josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 1d

Caillou's dad: (texting) caillou is freaking the fuck out

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THRILLHO Baggins @drpepsi.bsky.social · 1d

If the jaw be square and bold
The Olivia be Reingold.
But if the jaw is round and huge
Olivia Nuzzi, my dude.

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-Boulet- @bouletcorp.bsky.social · 1d

Nouveau Rogatons - 26/04/2025 - "All Cops are Blagueurs"
Source: www.bouletcorp.com/rogatons/202...

LES LIVRES
Tome 01: www.exemplaire-editions.fr/exemplaire/l...
Tome 02: www.exemplaire-editions.fr/exemplaire/l...

Boulet marche dans la rue, casquette sur la tête, et Jean-Chad (objectivement le plus beau bébé du monde) qui dort en écharpe.

Boulet arrive devant une barrière, devant laquelle se tient une policière à l'expression blasée. Sur la barrière, un panneau indique "Trottoir interdit aux 2 roues".
La policière regarde Boulet et Jean-Chad. Puis le panneau qui dit "Trottoir interdit AUX 2 ROUES"

Gros plan sur Boulet et Jean-Chad, tous deux roux. Des petites bulles indiquent "1" et "2". La policière a un grand sourire.

La policière semble se retenir d'éclater de rire tandis que Boulet et Jean-Chad s'éloignent.
Boulet (en voix off): "J'ai littéralement ENTENDU la blague se former dans ta tête... Merci de ne pas l'avoir faite à voix haute."

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THRILLHO Baggins @drpepsi.bsky.social · 1d

Th ET y are shocking my genitals constally

THRILLHO Baggins @drpepsi.bsky.social · 1d

If the jaw be square and bold
The Olivia be Reingold.
But if the jaw is round and huge
Olivia Nuzzi, my dude.

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THRILLHO Baggins @drpepsi.bsky.social · 1d

If I don’t escape the cycle of samsara I’m going to fucking kill myself.

THRILLHO Baggins @drpepsi.bsky.social · 1d

How about you fucking make me, ConEd? I ain’t on your fucking payroll.

THRILLHO Baggins @drpepsi.bsky.social · 1d

THRILLHO Baggins @drpepsi.bsky.social · 2d

No wonder he thought the market had no ceiling lol

THRILLHO Baggins @drpepsi.bsky.social · 2d

77 years old? Little wet behind the ears to be a Democratic senator imo

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d

Breaking News: Janet Mills, the Democratic governor of Maine, is running for Senate, aiming to unseat Senator Susan Collins, a Republican.

Gov. Janet Mills of Maine to Run for Senate, Aiming at Senator Susan Collins

A two-term Democratic governor, Ms. Mills called herself “battle tested” in an interview. But she faces a Democratic primary before she can challenge the Republican incumbent.

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THRILLHO Baggins @drpepsi.bsky.social · 2d

Cuban recently got swindled out of the Mavs by some other billionaires and he’s still defending them.

Pablo Torre @pablo.show · 2d

Morning.

I’m sincerely thrilled that @mcuban.bsky.social agreed to drop by the @pablotorrefindsout.bsky.social studio, IRL.

Here’s what happened next: youtu.be/9xYerUv2ffY?...

Mark Cuban vs. Pablo Torre: The No-Holds-Barred Interview | PTFO

YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT

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THRILLHO Baggins @drpepsi.bsky.social · 2d

People have to remember that Mark Cuban is just a dumb guy who got rich by making a website where you could listen to the radio and then sold it one minute before the crash instead of one minute after.

Pablo Torre @pablo.show · 2d

Morning.

I’m sincerely thrilled that @mcuban.bsky.social agreed to drop by the @pablotorrefindsout.bsky.social studio, IRL.

Here’s what happened next: youtu.be/9xYerUv2ffY?...

Mark Cuban vs. Pablo Torre: The No-Holds-Barred Interview | PTFO

YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT

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THRILLHO Baggins @drpepsi.bsky.social · 2d

@murderxbryan.bsky.social spotted

Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 2d

r/AskDocs
u/help...ed6-7 • 23h • Layperson/not verified as hea...
Think I took heart pills by accident
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Okay in my house we have what we call the pill drawer which basically is just a bunch of loose meds