May 11th, 2024
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Neighbor critiquing the way I’ve cooked clam chowder for 10 years…
May 11th, 2024
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loseunclecuntly
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chahud
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Such-Fee6176
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Happydivanerd
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Yoyo_Ma86
I wouldn’t want to be friends with anyone that can smell parsley
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krazyb2
I don't even want friends that can smell
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Woodpusherpro
I appreciate this response as a person with smell blindness. Thank you.
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bbfire
smell blindness.
Damn you guys don't even get your own word for it either. That's just fucked up.
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Woodpusherpro
Nah, it's cool. Or you could make one.
I just tell people the olfactory shut down(never started up for me).
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Proper-Horse-7313
“nolfactory”
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AardQuenIgni
Dumb Nose Disease.
There. Now you have a disease. And your nose is dumb.
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Protomau5
Anosmia
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Woodpusherpro
You know, you'reright. But it's different..than blind, or numb, or deaf. Give me a common name.
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ARTISTAI
I went smell blind for three years.. I feel for you! Ugh nothing worse than walking with a friend and they smell food "omg what is that!? It smells so good!". When my smell started coming back, everything smelled the same for about a year. From cigarettes, coffee, bacon, to roses.. it all smelled like stale ketchup and bitter dusty lavender? My food had that aftertaste too.
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RogInFC
All of my friends smell. Then again, they've been in my basement for months now. Will parsley help with the problem?
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[deleted]
Yes
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Miserable_Catch_202
Lye would be your best bet
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[deleted]
I don't want friends that smell.
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Happydivanerd
I don't want friends.
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[deleted]
I keep telling my therapist this.
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Happydivanerd
As a person who lives alone. Works remotely. And is a low-key recluse. I hear you.
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krazyb2
Real af though, same. Once a week I want social interaction, but I don’t want it to last more than 2 hours. Most people can’t understand that for some reason so I usually make excuses or avoid it altogether 😭
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ndpugs
what if it is a dog who wrote this note?
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Shoshawi
That would change my initial response entirely. Let’s be friends foodie dog! 🐕
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[removed]
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Yoyo_Ma86
That would be the best outcome and would make the most sense
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Sensitive_Regular_84
I'm thinking it might be Mr. Peabody
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Happydivanerd
True! That's a super-sniffer.
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tulipz10
I'm a super sniffer. Its no fun. You all smell gross.
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UpstairsFootball4402
Im so happy yo know im not the only supper sniffer 🤣🤣🤣
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Ok_Elderberry_1602
Agreed. Or anyone that nosey.
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[deleted]
I see what you did there.
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FishermanUnited3178
Hahahah you’re terrific. Thanks for the laugh ❤️
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nats13
I don’t want to be friends with any self proclaimed “foodie”.
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[deleted]
Ok wait, she did put it in quotes, though. Is she being ironic?
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Shoshawi
Honestly? I think they are just a foodie who hasn’t discovered Reddit lol
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DefVanJoviAero
Idk to me this is a level of too nosy. This would put me off as well.
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kkaavvbb
It can be weird. People are weird these days.
My child’s teacher asked me why my child had a different last name than me and her dad (I wanted her to have her “bio” last name and not her father’s adopted last name.
When I bought my condo last summer and I did my final walkthrough before closing… the neighbors all told me how excited they were for us to move in because they had “facebooked” me… yea, they actually said that.. out loud… to me.
I have more weirdo stuff but those 2 really had me at like … speechless. (Yes I still live in the condo & we are friendly with the neighbors, even if they are weird and googled me, lol
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jackedcarrot
I had someone I don’t even know ask me if I worked from home… because they “see me and my car home all the time”. They’re keeping tabs on me, were nosy enough to ask me, and they are not an immediate neighbor of mine. This was asked as I walked in front of their vehicle (crosswalk), while they sat in it waiting for me to walk across. How incredibly weird?
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SUW888
So what does 'the facebooked you' mean? They sent a friend request? Or looked at your fb and decided you're a good and or fun person so they're excited to be your neighbors?
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kkaavvbb
Yea, they basically just googled me and found my Facebook, or she looked on Facebook first, idk. Every social media I have is pretty private, so all she could have found were a few (public) photos of me and whatever posts I made public (which isn’t a lot).
They said that there was another person who looked at the unit but had 7 kids or something so the neighbors were concerned, I guess? They live below me so I can understand some concern with having 7+ people above you.
(Edit: I have a VERY specific name that basically no one else has, so googling me is pretty easy but comes up with not a lot)
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krazyb2
I don't think this is too weird? I haven't 'facebooked' my neighbors because i dont know their full names lol and I am not going to ask, but if i had access to it I'd probably look them up. I do this all the time if I'm curious about someone. If you don't want people looking you up, make your shit private? Idk
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blessthebabes
Dang, now I feel like I should care about my neighbors more. I haven't even cared to Facebook them. I don't generally look up basic strangers unless I need to contact them or something has happened lol. Maybe I'm the odd ball these days. I do look at acquaintances and friends pages.
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imgaybutnottoogay
I’m learning this lesson right now. Moved into our first house, and we share a cul de sac with one other neighbor who is nosey as hell. We were put off by it initially, but they’re very sweet and always let us know when someone is going on.
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Boubonic91
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letsgobrooksy
They could also just be using their cooking skills as an attempt to be funny and introduce themselves.
I would personally find it hilarious if one of my neighbors could smell I was using too much parsley and left me a note to give me a tip
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Perfect_Chicken7609
love that idea
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[deleted]
as a socially awkward person i thought this was a perfectly normal interaction. everyone in these comments saying they are awkward and obnoxious reminds me that i am also awkward and obnoxious
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nargi
Until this obvious psycho takes the gift of chowder as a sign that you’re now lifelong best friends and systematically kills your friends and your dog and ties you up so you can never leave them.
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Dumbbitchathon
When old people have autism
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AardQuenIgni
I'm not even sure about old. One of my friends is definitely on the spectrum and at 30 this is absolutely something I could see him doing.
He once wanted to write a letter to his upstairs neighbor to ask if he could piss quieter in the middle of the night.
Love the guy, and he absolutely means well, but he's gonna get my ass kicked eventually.
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1lilmornstar
Oh my goodness! Out of all the comments this one actually made me laugh!😆
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Wrong-Carpet-7562
this!
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sndyro
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SouthernNanny
“DUDE! CAN YOU LAY OFF THE FUXKING PARSLEY?!”
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Western-Smile-2342
THINK OF THE FUXKING CLAMS SUSAN
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SeaAttitude2832
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Existing_You7923
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Puzzleheaded_Win4380
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No_Wedding_2152
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Danfrumacownting
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SquareGrade448
People are commenting about the neighbor being able to smell parsley, but the neighbor ALSO said to get the mustard leaves from a different source based on how they smelled. That’s WILD!
I agree with other commenters this is a likely well-meaning person who lacks some social skills and wants a friend. But it’s also obnoxious so I wouldn’t blame OP for being annoyed and not reaching out.
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Yurathehairdemon
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PartlyCloudyKid
Giving new meaning to "Nosey Neighbor"
P.S.- Was that you that had cookies the other night? Might want to check your milk, it smelled a bit sour. Next time try sourcing locally from your personal dairy cows.
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TuxandFlipper4eva
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Okmy_Condition_2531
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SouthernNanny
Sounds like autism.
Sometimes I think it actually kills my husband to ignore and not comment on things he feels like he is an expert in
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dyke_face
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[deleted]
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Akishizuma
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Ok_Elderberry_1602
It's none of their business. And they should mind their own. Maybe theyvshould save their pennies and move.
Obviously they are demanding bullies.
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qixip
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Shoshawi
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yaboyACbreezy
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[deleted]
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as67726
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Capric0rpse-
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fraudulent_charge
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ShredderofPowPow
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[deleted]
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PhiloSufer
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EpicShadows8
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cellard00r18
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keeltheone
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SouthernNanny
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Specialist_Fig3838
I don’t know your stuff just might really have too much parsley 😂😂😂
This reminds me of a classmate inviting me over for dinner to try his mom’s famous fried chicken when I was like 9 or 10 at a new school. He talked about it all the time and I was elated to get invited over as a new kid and making a new friend. Got to the house and everyone was like you’re coming on the best dinner night, etc…
His mom didn’t season the chicken, the breading, the eggs they dreg the chicken in…NOTHING. The rice and green beans were also unseasoned. Just pats of unsalted butter. I couldn’t believe it! It was the first time had food that looked “pretty” but had no flavor before. She was so proud she walked me through her recipe which is how I noticed there was NO SEASONING ever mentioned or used just unsalted butter for the greens. My parents got a good laugh out of my earnest bewilderment when they came to pick me up.
He became one of my closest friends at school and when he got invited to my family’s summer BBQ…yeah he was mad at how he had been eating all that time.
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SultryDeer
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slothscanswim
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SomethingHasGotToGiv
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SewRuby
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plantsandpizza
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honeymangomoon
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Isawaracoon
The kind of neighbor that's been eyeball measuring you for a skinsuit.
Though them being a "foodie" might be worse
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kunicutie
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louielou8484
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jenea
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Tweetlefish25
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squishyg
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Emotional_Rock4208
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Irishqueenb
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SmileyRaeRaaae
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Try_It_Out_RPC
This old guy named Lenny would forget and tell me this joke at least once a month: Lenny-“what’s the difference between pu$$y and parsley??” Me*making sure nobody is close by-“what Lenny?” Lenny-“you don’t eat parsley !!” And now that’s a core memory……..
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twojsdad
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United-Ad-7224
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EnvironmentalArt3006
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Confusedsoul2292
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soccerguy721
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[deleted]
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Cautious_Evening_744
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sleepybastardd
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toomuchwaxx
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DontWanaReadiT
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MLXIII
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irishrose381
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Due-Ask-7418
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stayingsafeusa
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LemonadeParadeinDade
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Calgary_Calico
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shawn0r
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SuperUltraMegaNice
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Sisterinked
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Aggravating-Exit-660
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TheBioethicist87
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Janet-Weiss69
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ToastetteEgg
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muttons_1337
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morgz18
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Worried_Coat1941
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NotKanz
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phuktup3
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Exact_Analysis_2551
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Outside-Drag-3031
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Hating_life_69
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TheNewtOne
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jaymack950
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divine916
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studioGIMMICK27
Is your neighbour a bloodhound
I think they’re a bloodhound
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WalkingstickMountain
Haha that's actually kind of fun! A bit awkward on the technique of neighbor and mutual interest "introduction".
But who cares when the perfect clam chowder recipe war is still raging after a century!
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Kitty-Kat-65
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Dear_Clue
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[deleted]
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[deleted]
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The_Original_Gronkie
I read it that way at first, too: "I think you used too much parsley, how about letting me taste it to make sure?"
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Wonderful-Ad-7712
It’s pronounced “Chow-dah”
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CorgiMonsoon
Say it, Frenchie! Say “chow-dah”!
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[deleted]
“shao-dare!”
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[deleted]
Come back here! I'm not done demeaning you!
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Rifleman8611
I was reading like Kennedy from the simpson
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Far_Situation3472
Boston born and raised and we definitely say it like this 😂
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jenea
“What are you talking about? We say ah ahs!”
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infiniteblackberries
They should try opening with being polite, then. If our relationship begins with you complaining about my cooking, you won't be getting any of my cooking.
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purplepluppy
It's less complaining and more playful imo
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[deleted]
That was my take too. Maybe they are awkward (awkward always looks so awkward to me) and trying to make friends.
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The_Original_Gronkie
That guy could SMELL that you used too much parsley? If that's true, hes got a gift, or he's at least really well trained. He might be a chef. I'd definitely take a shot at making a cooking buddy out of him, he might be an interesting person, and you might really learn a useful life skill. Invite him over to dinner and constuctive criticism. It might be fun.
Or he's a creepy serial killer, but you never know until you try.
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ARTISTAI
i'm a chef. I can smell when oil is hot enough to cook in, when parm is perfectly browned in the oven, and more. Parsley is a distinct grassy smell, and easily contrasts against something like cream and minerally clam. I could imagine smelling it just by reading OP's post. I lost my sense of smell for three years after a head injury, and it came back with a vengeance. I feel like I smell better, and I appreciate scents and fragance so much more now.
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The_Original_Gronkie
A chef having a head injury which cause their sense of smell to bloom almost sounds like super-hero origin story.
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ARTISTAI
i'm no spectacular chef, but I have always had a great nose for things. While tempering chocolate once, a cook was breaking down a wheel of Stilton Bleu cheese on the board across from.. the smells together were insane, so i tasted some together. Super rich, creamy, tangy saltiness, chocolate sweetness balanced bitter cheesiness. I thought i'd discovered something unique, but it's not an uncommon dessert. I made choc/bleu truffles. Also found out Dr Pepper was incredible for BBQ after having a sip while eating a BBQ sandwich. I thought I was a genius until I looked 'my' idea up
After my injury I had no smell at all. I got off the road and took a job as a cook. I needed money and I didnt tell my chef I couldn't taste or smell. I think I was cooking faro, I wasn't paying attention and he says "you're scorching, you cant smell that?". I played dumb.
I never realized how important your sense of smell was until it was gone. You can't smell gas, smoke, etc, and it really throws your other senses off.
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DannyDef
Worth it.
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NowEndeavor
Reminds me of that episode of Hannibal the TV series where Hannibal can smell encephalitis
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KittyTB12
Oh, you could definitely smell parsley in abundance when it’s being chopped or added to something it’s pretty discernible and you don’t really need to be a chef. You just need to know what a lot of parsley smells like anything that smells like parsley you’ve already added too much you should not be able to smell parsley as the emanating odor off a plate.
However, if I got a note like that I’d def be intrigued about getting to know this person. Think of all the food porn that you guys can cook up 👍
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SomethingHasGotToGiv
I agree with you so much on this. I don’t understand all these people so eager to see ugliness from this. They must not know anything about community. It’s really sad.
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elephanttape
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LuciusDickusMaximus
Cape cod actually! But close enough.
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Crunchyundies
Hey fellow codder
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LuciusDickusMaximus
Am I lame for calling myself a coddite 😂
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[deleted]
Lamer than if you called yourself a cod piece, but I guess your thing works too…😆
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[deleted]
What's it like living on the Cape all year long? I am from the Worcester area.
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LuciusDickusMaximus
Lovely. Anyone who has anything to say about weather has not lived in Chicago (where I grew up)
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milkchugger69
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annieselkie
I feel that.
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qudunot
Takes one to know one. I have to keep tabs on myself sometimes because I'll talk in circles trying to explain something
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plantsandpizza
Would you sign your name if you wanted to be their friend?
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milkchugger69
I’d say yes, but who knows what the person who wrote the note was thinking.
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AardQuenIgni
Agreed it's not that far of a stretch to assume this person over-thought putting their name on the note.
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macandrita
Fuck.... this just clicked something inside me. Time to make a doctors appointment
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grammarly_err
Me. I found out a few years ago that my youngest sibbling was diagnosed ADD, and then found out it's genetic. That with the fact that my brothers are both obviously nuero-spicy, and we're all like our dad, I suddenly realized that we are ALL nuero-spicy, me included.
Now that I know all this, I finally understand why I always felt "different" from my peers, and I'm really embracing nuerodivergency.
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theCynicalChicken
To me this definitely reads as socially awkward, probably neurodivergent person with food as a special interest trying to reach out and be friendly. Even the handwriting screams ND.
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Beautiful-Report58
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LuciusDickusMaximus
Yes.
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Beautiful-Report58
So, either he can smell really well or he has a camera in your kitchen.
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AlmightyWitchstress
Yeahhh I found that comment a bit creepy and kinda stalkerish
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[deleted]
SNIFFFFFF. Mustard leaves are not right. SNIFFFFF. Yep.
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Status_History_874
Have you lived in a building? Been to one? It's not that hard to determine which unit the cooking is coming from.
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telepathic-gouda
This neighbor is a friend 🙂↔️. This is not obnoxious or annoying, he’s just trying to make sure you eat something good. Invite this person over and have them share more recipes with you 😋
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EspressoBooksCats
"Appreciate the feedback, but I was making flan."
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Federal-Commission87
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[deleted]
Right lol and if he wanted to be friends he’d sign his name
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Far_Lifeguard_5027
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Spiritual_Pound44
For real, I honestly think this is kind of frightening. I would feel like I’m being stalked.
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