Random Question Thread.

[Abandon]

termite. say goodbye to your furniture

[Souj]

My God. The corporations have finally gone too far.
Why the hell have they started putting in an extra step into opening bluray cases?
DVD, video game, and bluray cases have forever just had the crevice on the side of the case opposite the spine that let you put your two thumbs in there and split open the case. But now they've started putting little doors over the crevices that you now have to swing open before you can open the case. What is this shit god damnit! This is an outrage of the highest degree.

[Silenka]

Those have been on cases for a long time... I have cases from like 5-10 years ago with those on it... I assume you're trying to be funny, but it isn't new XD

[Kerberoz]

The only containers my blurays come in are .mkv

[Silenka]

think I'm still gonna be laughing at that one tomorrow

[hey]

Those have been on cases for a long time... I have cases from like 5-10 years ago with those on it... I assume you're trying to be funny, but it isn't new XD

I've never seen them before. Possibly for the same reason as Kerb.

[Salodin]

The only containers my blurays come in are .mkv

Best joke I'll read all week I'm sure.

[Orden]

Short question:

I think I'm slightly allergic to (black) beans. I get hives on my faces when I eat them. Drinking green tea makes these symptoms abate, allowing me to eat a commensurate amount of beans to the amount of tea I drink, i.e. 1-2 cups a day usually in the morning and the evening keep my face clear and healthy. I recently re-discovered beans as a source of protein and carbs so I'm eating tons of them.

1. What kind of longterm damage am I doing to my body, if any, by munching on these suckers? I'm eating probably 4-6 bowls a day.

2. Is green tea a suitable substitute for nixing beans out of my diet? I'm making good gains (muscle) and I like the taste of them.

I just realized this today, after running out of green tea, that the tea was keeping my skin clear. I'm drinking black tea as a substitute until I can get more green.

Thanks, BG. :X

[Orden]

The tea seems to have an anti-histamine effect. Stopping any kind of reaction from occurring in the first place.

[BaneTheBrawler]

well first you could take an actual antihistamine. or you could, yknow, stop eating foods you're allergic to.

as for long term damage, no one can answer that completely. the immune system is one of the least understood portions of our bodies. it's been speculated that Crohn's (as well as several other autoimmune diseases) may be a result of allergen exposure, although it's generally accepted that there's a genetic susceptibility involved first. so, you know, if you've got the genes for it, you could be risking developing that. Which is no fun. And, as is the case whenever allergies are involved, you're also risking going into anaphylactic shock, which is also no fun and can kill you. So there's that.

if they didn't cause a reaction it would be one thing, but obviously they cause a large enough reaction to be noticeable. stop eating them.

Edit: I suppose I should be a little more clear. I'm not saying either of those things is likely, only that they are possible. Generally, unless you are SEVERELY allergic (which you are clearly not, at this point), the occasional allergen exposure isn't really going to hurt you. I'm allergic to peanuts, but I still eat snickers now and then, because there aren't enough to trigger a reaction and i like snickers. But obviously you're eating them regularly, and in large enough quantity to provoke a reaction. Find another bean. There are enough varieties you should be able to maintain your general diet without shoveling allergens into the thinnest membrane you've got.

edit: oh, almost forgot. go ask a real doctor if you want a real medical opinion.

[Aristio]

Anyway I can legally kick my wife out during our divorce? She was forced to move back in because I legally can't kick her out. Any work around for this as we are at each other's throat at time. We live in CA.

[archibaldcrane]

Rent or own?

[Abandon]

pics will help me provide proper advice

[Salodin]

Who sleeps in the master bedroom? Cause her ass better be on the sofa or you need to gtfo and man up.

[Orden]

Thanks a lot. Very informative. I'll keep that in mind and when my insurance kicks back in (because college) I'll defintitely see a doctor.

[Ksandra]

Anyway I can legally kick my wife out during our divorce? She was forced to move back in because I legally can't kick her out. Any work around for this as we are at each other's throat at time. We live in CA.

You honestly should talk with your divorce lawyer about this (if you have one, and you should especially for custody reasons). They are going to know everything.

[BaneTheBrawler]

incorporate and have your home listed as your place of business then deny her service? idk.

[Aristio]

Rent or own?

We rent from my mom.

pics will help me provide proper advice

Pics of what?

Who sleeps in the master bedroom? Cause her ass better be on the sofa or you need to gtfo and man up.

I sleep on the master bed. We live in a studio and she used to sleep on the couch but she got herself a full sized bed.

You honestly should talk with your divorce lawyer about this (if you have one, and you should especially for custody reasons). They are going to know everything.

We have no divorce lawyer. She agreed just to default on the divorce and we agreed on everything. She's just pulling the whole, "I can do anything I want because I don't have any ties with you and fuck you," so I'm just really agitated like 70% of my day.

[Abandon]

Pics of what?

future ex-wife, of course

[archibaldcrane]

We rent from my mom.

Sounds like a marriage built on a firm foundation.

Do you have a written lease or is it a casual agreement with your mom?

Tell her to evict both of you and then start renting it yourself.