Cashing Out Vacation and Constructive Receipt

My understanding is an agreement can be signed to pay out leave in the following year after accrual and it's not considered constructive receipt. What can be done with already banked hours?

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Is this constructive receipt?

Schedule C individual invoices out $350k to a customer on 12/24. Payment is made by customer before year end and is in pending status at individuals bank on 12/30. The deposit clears on 1/4.

Is this constructive receipt?

Ps I’m sure customer wants to take a deduction for the payment and will probably have a 1099NEC issued to the Sole prop.

I’m inclined to have income picked up in 2020 in case of tax increase under new administration. Plus this will allow for SEP IRA contribution since this invoice is the only revenue of the sole prop (only had expenses).

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What counts as constructive receipt of lottery winnings?

Is it when the drawing is? When it's claimed? When the money is available in the account?

I'm just thinking of a scenario where you claim a jackbot in December but the money isn't available until January. What year would this be reported to the IRS for tax purposes?

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Constructive receipt

Has anyone ever heard of constructive reciept?

We are able to sell back Paid time off at work 2 times a year . However now my job has told me that in order to see back the paid time off they must take out 10% of the total to comply with IRS regulations?

This was the email i recieved. Any thoughts on this?

To all employees,

Changes to the PTO Sellback Process In order to be compliant with IRS regulations, LGH must redesign its PTO sellback policy. Any employee selling PTO will receive 90% of the cash value (current base rate x hours x .90). This change is for PTO sellback only. PTO that is used for any type of vacation/sick/leave/holiday, or upon separation from the organization, will continue to be reimbursed at 100% value.

Why the change? The IRS has specific rulings involving earned PTO called β€œconstructive receipt”. A 10% forfeiture of cash value is designed to make this plan compatible with IRS regulations regarding taxability. Many similar healthcare companies had already changed their PTO policies. To meet IRS guidelines, Lafayette General needed to change its PTO sellback process for two reasons: 1. To continue allowing employees to sell back PTO. 2. In order to avoid significant tax implications for all employees.

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taxdood’s Mailbag: Constructive Receipt of Online Poker Winnings taxdood.com/2011/04/29/ta…
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Closed on a new construction 3 months ago, should I be worried if I did not receive the receipts for Transfer(Welcome) Taxes/School Tax/Municipal tax? QC located

Title sums it up, How long does it take for the government to issue the receipts for all the different taxes? Situated in Montreal, bought a condo 3 months ago, still havent received anything yet.

Thanks!

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One of the receipts of Minar-e-Pakistan’s construction.
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Pre-construction deposit receipt

FTHB here so apologies if this is a silly question. I purchased a pre-construction condo and the first cheque was recently deposited by the lawyer in trust. Does the builder's lawyer usually send a receipt confirming the deposit? Thanks in advance!

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Client paid me at end of year but I didn’t get money in the bank until Jan. Can I report with 2022 self-employment taxes?

I used to be self employed as a contractor but haven’t in years, so I no longer have an LLC nor am I used to self-employment taxes anymore.

One client came back to me with a project and paid me in advance right at the end of Dec. I hadn’t invoiced them and wasn’t expecting payment yet. We didn’t even have a contract in place yet either. They didn’t notify me until Jan and I didn’t get money deposited in my account until Jan 3. I haven’t started the work yet.

They are planning to include this expense in their 2021 taxes. Am I good to consider this entirely part of 2022 taxes for me? I just got my W-2 and would really like to breeze through the usual tax process for now.

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This bird used a long receipt for nest construction imgur.com/MJjFW6o
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Multiple concerns: Entry under false pretenses, incorrect rent receipts, and construction during C19

Hello, I've had many issues with my LL this year and no longer trust them to do anything in good faith with the intention to follow the RTA. Cue today. Email at 10am that they needed to enter my unit because they had a contractor coming. I responded that they had not given me proper notice and I was in virtual meetings all day. LLs answer was to magically change the contractor to a prospective tenant who would be coming for a viewing and who would need access to the water valve in my room (I am moving on the 16th; LL issued N12 for personal use, so the room is already filled). LL arrived alone 2 hours after the supposed viewing time. I have audio recording of him admitting that it was not a viewing. I reminded him that he had not given proper notice. He came in anyways. He said I should just do him the favour since he did the "favour" of giving me one month compensation to move (ie. the legally required compensation for an N12 reason 1). Moreover, he needed entry to turn the water off for renos to the top floor which should not be going on during C19 - which I'm pretty sure is why they are doing it in a wkd when bylaw enforcement is closed. He told us in April that he would be changing the top floor of the house to a contained unit. Now he's started building a kitchen up there even though restrictions still forbid residential construction which did not begin before Apr 4. Any ideas on what I can do here? Can I file a T2 after I leave in a week? I'm so sick of this LL calling everything a favour, not following the RTA, and getting away with clear violations. Final issue of the moment - what should rent receipts looks like for Toronto? The LL gave me a receipt with one lump sum that does not match my calculations. It is missing 2 weeks of regular renting and the LMR which is applied to May. Sorry for the novella. Appreciate any clarifications/feedback/suggestions!

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UPDATE: lost all my furnitures installed in my house plus this "now i see.." thing won't go away. plus these construction guys is still lurking outside my house.i tried to contact EA and chatted with them two times. but they disconnects.i have all my receipts so they better find a solution for this. reddit.com/gallery/j0vxsw
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My girlfriend found this mysterious note when cleaning my really old chair - anybody who please can translate?
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Proof the train station was constructed from Sep. 2 1993 - Jan. 1994. The original blueprints and permit approvals. "Receipts" of more Safechuck LIES.
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Are Reggie's random items made out of cursed energy? Or does he just store the items from the contract to the receipts?

It's made out of cursed energy and isn't permanent right? Since how can he get an actual worker from Walmart to exchange real stuff with receipts? And how would the 5 star hotel work? Since it's not a material object, how would he store the experience inside the receipt?

He took the receipts from trash bins, scattered bags, cashier counters, etc right?

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Pre-construction Condo Deposit Cheques, receipt?

I am dropping off my cheques for a pre-construction condo deposit this week. Do I need a receipt? Any other documentation I should be asking for? As of right now all I have is an Agreement of Purchase and Sale signed by both parties.

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Got banned and Reddit admin is asking me to provide a proof of my diagnosis

Hi guys, I was wondering for some time if to post this and get your opinion on it. There is a discussion in Luxembourg about vaccines which is very censored. I left one small comment under one topic and I got permanently banned when I asked them why they banned me, they changed it to temporary (I think) and asked me to provide below:

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If you have a question regarding your ban, you can contact the moderator team for r/ Luxembourg by replying to this message.

Reminder from the Reddit staff: If you use another account to circumvent this subreddit ban, that will be considered a violation of the Content Policy and can result in your account being suspended from the site as a whole.

(me asking:)

[–]to /r/ Luxembourg sent 24 days ago

Dear Admins, can you please explain me as to why I was banned?

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[–]subreddit message via /r/ Luxembourg[ M ] sent 15 days ago

Hello.

In the spirit of the new year, and basing this response on the fact that you represent yourself elsewhere as a person on the spectrum, I take on board the fact that you may be less sensitive to what passes for acceptable discourse in this sub.

*I am taking this action as one-fifth of the moderation team. Which means I have only a 20% vote.

I will be happy to discuss this further upon receipt of proof that you are clinically diagnosed as such. This means sending an image of a medical record with your username. You can of course obscure your name IRL.

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I reported the admins before I got this response and reddit came with the answer that they let admins run their subreddit as they want but they monitor complaints. Before I submit the claim again I wish to pick your thoughts on this and if you can please advise me on how to approach this.

To me, first of all, the way they censor the information on the country's subreddit is just plain wrong and an issue in itself. But banning me from asking questions about day-to-day issues in my country is, for someone like me, equivalent to cutting the lifeline.

To assume that their incompetence and flat-out denial of basic freedom of speech (given one is not breaking the reddit rules) is a problem with my perception is not only rude but also borde

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Phase 3 Completed - How to start your own Phone Repair Business - Completed store construction, brand / logo and store design with fixtures. Receipts, invoices, pictures are all here for you to see.

Hello,

Updating after a while but it's better now than later. Here is the new post https://howtostartaphonerepairbusiness.com/2016/10/07/construction-logos-fixtures/

I have attached a ton of pictures along with invoices, receipts and drawings of the entire process. Didn't leave anything behind. The entire purpose of this is to make sure you can do the same thing on your own. For those that don't know about me, I am an experienced retailer in the wireless industry with a few locations around the nation. I'm also involved in other business ventures as well. My advice is rock solid with zero bull shit. No need to sign up for anything, share your information or pay for anything.

For those who missed the first post, here it is : https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/4p9nyv/50k_guy_here_as_promised_here_is_my_first_phase/

Any questions or comments go ahead and post it below and I'll try to reply to everyone. Also, if you're looking for advice on a business idea or venture just ask me, I'm heavily involved with online businesses, from amazon affiliates, tutoring business, phone unlock/buyback business, clothing niche and much more.

For twitter updates follow me on snipple215

Thanks!

EDIT Typo (had to repost again cause of mistake, sorry)

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Employee Retention Credit

I am reading various things on the ERC. If you qualify for 1st Quarter 2021 do you automatically qualify for 2nd quarter? If 2nd quarter would not qualify on it's own? Then in 3rd quarter, if you qualify, would you then be allowed it in 3rd quarter as well? Making all 3 quarters eligible?

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SERIOUS: This subreddit needs to understand what a "dad joke" really means.

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

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PSB and Murdaugh Transactions Recap, Part 2: A lot happens in 2004 and 2005

Continuing the timeline on the financial dealings. Apologies for the delay in creating Part 2! Went back a little into 2003 to pick up some stuff involving JMM and PSB.

Edit: For those newer to the sub, reading u/RustyBasement's definitive timeline (or at least the intro section) will be helpful as background, as would reading Part 1 of this post. This is a data dump timeline and there is analysis on specific deals that is a bit easier to follow in the "LLC & Property Deals" collection posted on the sub. Also added clarification on one point and corrected a couple of typos. Sadly, when I edited it the last few entries got deleted and I had not saved a copy. Have attempted to recreate but the end content is not the same as the original.

TL;DR - AM and BTB buy the little islands in Beaufort. PMPED takes out two construction Documents show PMPED took out two construction loans from PSB for their Hampton headquarters, but did they really? Crosby and Ball invest in Hampton County land, then end up turning it over to the County and the town. They also buy property from BTB on Browns Island. And RL serves as PR on a case presided over by Judge Mullen, but that case has not appeared in the press to date as being involved in AM's frauds. By the end of 2005, AM owes PSB on his Hampton residence, the Edisto beach house, the little islands in the Harbor River, and his share of the PMPED construction loans.

  • 7/23/2003 - JMM, RAMIII and Randy purchases about 300 acres in Hampton Co. from MeadWestvaco Forestry LLC. JMM needs a $77,195 mortgage from PSB for his share. AM not on the deed. (Note: have not yet traced through disposition of this.)
  • 11/18/2003 - PSB loan of $24K to JMM for his portion of a property in Hampton Co. that came from the estate of Gladys Murdaugh. RAMIII inherited half of the property; AM, Randy and JMM acquired their interest from RAMIII’s sister. Before Gladys, the property had previously been owned by RAMII and John Parker
  • 4/30/2004 - The Murdaugh men sell off five acres of the above-referenced property for a little over $30K. JMM gets a partial release on his PSB mortgage.
  • 7/30/2004 - BTB and AM start up their own little investment thing, purchasing three islands ("Islands A, B, C") in the Harbor River (Beaufort County) from William H. Gay, former owner of Port Royal Seafood for $150,000. There is whole other set of drama around the Port Royal shrimp docks, although it doesn't seem to directly involve the Murdaughs. For the curiou
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Flood Megathread

THREAD WILL NO LONGER BE UPDATED AS OF 30TH DECEMBER 2021. BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED!

Hi Nyets, we're putting up a megathread in order to pin important info such as hotline as well as a central place for discussion/news update/questions regarding the flood situation.

If you are SEEKING help (may add more upon suggestions):

Links to one-off government aid for flood victims:

List of banks offering assistance: Maybank/ Hong Leong / CIMB / Agro / AmBank / Tabung Haji / UOB / Bank Islam / Standard Chartered / Public Bank / BSN / Bank Muamalat / RHB

Free Mental health counselling/Medical check-up:

  • Free medical consultation by DoctorOnCall for flood
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A priest, a pastor, and a rabbit walk into a blood donation clinic.

The nurse asked the rabbit, β€œwhat is your blood type?”

β€œI am probably a type O” said the rabbit.

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Void Predators Chapter 9

First - Previous - Next

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REVERE RIDE (TWO LIGHTS)
UNEHIGHCOM//PEDESTRIAN ACTUAL//IMPERATIVE
IMMEDIATE ACTION ORDER

This is an ALL FORCES IMPERATIVE.

As of 0300 hours forces in SOL SYSTEM are to move to DEFCON 2, in response to confirmed PALE HORSE.

Officers are instructed to read and study attached dossier VERMIN TIDE and brief subordinates.

Effective on receipt, all commands are to implement contingency plan BLUE XENOCRUSADE, subvariant MIDNIGHT BLITZKRIEG.

CURRENT RoE:

  • POPULATION PROTECTION: Prioritize safeguarding allied populations. Incidental casualties of hostile civilian populations only, no extermination without verbal authorization from PEDESTRIAN ACTUAL.
  • BIOSPHERE PRESERVATION: Minimize ecological damage to occupied allied worlds. Incidental Ecocide of hostile worlds allowed.
  • TACTICAL MORALITY: Digital and cybernetic assets to reformat moral structures to SKYNET EXIGENT.
  • ALLOWED WEAPON CATEGORIES: Conventional, Incendiary, Chemical, Nuclear/AM, Gravitic, Exotic.
  • POW POLICY: Prioritize capture of hostile personnel whenever possible. All prisoners to be kept sedated and quarantined under BSL-4 protocols during initial intake, and checked for cyberware/bioware implants, suicide devices, and trojan horse bio/nano warfare vectors.

1st fleet to rally at the Earth Space Elevator to receive ground force contingent and prepare for interstellar transit.

CADMUS to launch all operational DRAGONS TEETH under PYTHON WALK protocol. Incomplete packages to be prioritized for completion and immediate launch.

β€”β€”NOTHING FOLLOWSβ€”β€”

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Admiral Steven Walker was not having a good evening. In fairness though, he had been abruptly woken at zero dark thirty to be given a fairly terrifying briefing about an imminent existential threat to the human race.

That kind of thing would make anyone grumpy.

The added bonus of suddenly being responsible for both planning and leading not just an emergency military intervention, but also the human race’s very first interstellar war, did not help any.

His one minor comfort was that the president had authorized the launch of DRAGONS TEETH.

Their construction had been ordered the day of First Contact

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Last Spire (Part 2)

[First]

The option was mine.

An unexpected turn of events. Contracts were never voluntary. Years of service were the tuition price, not a choice. The unorthodox turn of events bore consideration. Acceptance appeared to entail following a looming and mythological person to a fabled and dangerous location to engage in some form of ritualistic suicide by "pushing the veil." Not particularly appealing. The alternative was rejection.

The consequences for rejection? Unknown. Transferal of contract perhaps? The Lords of Cranbrook would be more than happy to regain their prize, I assumed. Particularly if I came at a discount. Then they could proceed to enlist me in a decade of butchery on their behalf, because what else would they need a Black Bearer for? That was a fate I had already resigned myself to, it being the expected outcome and all.

Rather than settle for a hypothetical, I resolved to gain more insight into my situation. A few questions were unlikely to place me at a disadvantage given how accommodating Dranok had appeared to be thus far.

"Runeknight Dranok, suppose I were to reject this...interesting proposal. What would transpire?" A bit wordy. Overly formal. But we were strangers and he did hold my contract. Regardless of what other horrors occurred during my time at the School, I had not forgotten the manners I had arrived with.

Dranok's massive arms swept behind him, and I heard the clank of metal on metal. Presumably he was twining his hands together by the way he arched his back and stretched his chest out, but I was disinclined to investigate. Instead, I stood before him, waiting on his response and hoping that I had not overstepped my bounds.

After his brief foray into calisthenics, he returned to looking at me. His eyes seemed much older than his body. I could almost feel the scars across his soul. "Then you would not come to Last Spire."

"Yes, I gathered that. But would become of me?"

"Do as ye wish. It'll last a half a breath, I'd say. Eventually one of them--" he gestured toward where the bidders had been sitting previously "--would hunt ye for the Book. If not them, then the Heartseekers will be along soon enough. The Veil with 'em."

I swallowed. "Yes, well, that does sound troubling." I accepted the reality of the Veil and the Heartseekers, but it had always been in a more theoretical sense. Not a practical reality. Certainly not one I would

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I’ve got this disease where I can’t stop making airport puns.

The doctor says it terminal.

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What's the opposite of lady fingers?

Mentos

(I will see myself out)

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Just because it's a joke, doesn't mean it's a dad joke

Alot of great jokes get posted here! However just because you have a joke, doesn't mean it's a dad joke.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT NSFW, THIS IS ABOUT LONG JOKES, BLONDE JOKES, SEXUAL JOKES, KNOCK KNOCK JOKES, POLITICAL JOKES, ETC BEING POSTED IN A DAD JOKE SUB

Try telling these sexual jokes that get posted here, to your kid and see how your spouse likes it.. if that goes well, Try telling one of your friends kid about your sex life being like Coca cola, first it was normal, than light and now zero , and see if the parents are OK with you telling their kid the "dad joke"

I'm not even referencing the NSFW, I'm saying Dad jokes are corny, and sometimes painful, not sexual

So check out r/jokes for all types of jokes

r/unclejokes for dirty jokes

r/3amjokes for real weird and alot of OC

r/cleandadjokes If your really sick of seeing not dad jokes in r/dadjokes

Punchline !

Edit: this is not a post about NSFW , This is about jokes, knock knock jokes, blonde jokes, political jokes etc being posted in a dad joke sub

Edit 2: don't touch the thermostat

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Blind Girl Here. Give Me Your Best Blind Jokes!

Do your worst!

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The crazy story of my Lego business

I thought you all might enjoy this story about a Lego based business that my wife and I ran 20 years ago.

It all started in the early days of the internet. I frequented a usenet group for Legos. At this point I still had my old collection from the 70s and 80s. But I had never bought a more modern set. I watched as other people were buying and selling discontinued Lego sets on usenet. Some of the prices seemed very high which made me take notice.

Now my wife is an extremely frugal capitalist. She saves nickels everywhere and does the extreme coupon thing. But she isn't afraid to invest money if she believes she'll make money. One day we were standing in a Service Merchandise. And I saw two old crushed sets. They were both from the Ice Planet theme. Because they were crushed, they were half price. But they were still sealed. I bought them both explaining to my wife that I was pretty sure I could sell them for almost twice MSRP on usenet. She thought I was nuts.

I went home and posted on usenet what I had, and started a manual usenet based auction like the other people were running. I was right. They sold for nearly twice MSRP. My wife instantly turned into a cartoon character with dollar signs in her eyes.

We got in the car and made a complete trip around Indianapolis (465) hitting every store we could think of that sold Lego sets. We bought any set we could find that looked like it was more than two years old, meaning it was likely discontinued. We spent around $300. When we got home, I put up the auction again with all of the sets. And again, we made 3x to 4x what we paid.

This began a months-long odyssey. On a weekend, we would pick another city, load up the kids, and spend the weekend visiting whatever that city had to offer while buying all the discontinued Lego sets we could find. We visited Cincinnati, Columbus, St Louis, Chicago, and many other cities... anything within about 600 to 700 miles of Indianapolis. Each time, we made more than enough to pay for the trip. And we were building our own collection as we went, things we didn't want to sell, things that the kids could open and play with, etc. We were running out of cities to visit.

Then it was time for a drive to Florida to see family for the holidays. So we loaded up the car and started down. It's a long trip. So we were trying to get there as quickly as we could. But we decided that we'd stop at stores along the way if it was convenient. This time, there wa

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I heard that by law you have to turn on your headlights when it’s raining in Sweden.

How the hell am I suppose to know when it’s raining in Sweden?

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Puns make me numb

Mathematical puns makes me number

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πŸ‘€︎ u/tadashi4
πŸ“…︎ Jan 26 2022
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So my mom is getting her foot cut off today.. (really)

We told her she can lean on us for support. Although, we are going to have to change her driver's license, her height is going down by a foot. I don't want to go too far out on a limb here but it better not be a hack job.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/Slimybirch
πŸ“…︎ Jan 27 2022
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Petition to ban rants from this sub

Ants don’t even have the concept fathers, let alone a good dad joke. Keep r/ants out of my r/dadjokes.

But no, seriously. I understand rule 7 is great to have intelligent discussion, but sometimes it feels like 1 in 10 posts here is someone getting upset about the jokes on this sub. Let the mods deal with it, they regulate the sub.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/drak0ni
πŸ“…︎ Jan 24 2022
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(California) Landlord is trying to not give our safety deposit back. He owns a construction company and made a receipt with damages with extreme pricing. Should we try to fight it?

Hey guys,

We are a few college students that just moved out of the house after a one year rental. It has been 21 days and the landlord had just sent us a receipt with extreme pricing on "damages" to the house that just happens to be the same amount that we gave him. He owns the construction company, so this is what he is "charging" for fixing everything. Should we attempt to fight it? Get a lawyer or is this something we can do ourselves?

Receipt in question: http://imgur.com/a/dhsxw

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πŸ‘€︎ u/TheExG
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πŸ‘€︎ u/SupremePalash
πŸ“…︎ Jan 29 2022
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A female gamer's take on G4TV, Frosk, etc. A bit of a rant myself. I am quite pissed off at her :(

As a female gamer, I just want to say that Frosk gives a bad reputation to women everywhere. She did such a horrible job representing female game reviewers and female gamers. It's obvious to me and to a lot of people that she is clearly incapable of accepting criticism, and many of her arguments are incredibly dishonest and it's a shame that people take her charges at face value.

Almost every single one of her points can be seriously questioned with some research and thoughtful reasoning - everything from her receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback on her reviews before this meltdown happened (which contradicts her claims), to the men getting the same share of criticism as her simply because Adam has been associated with this brand for the last 18 years while she has only been with them for 2 months. This is not sexism - people associate Adam with the brand and people are known to resist change. Frosk didn't even provide the audience with receipts for any of her accusations prior to her rant, which just makes her really difficult to follow.

We do know career trolls on the internet will find the one thing that will piss you off and they will use that knowledge as a bullying tactic to get reactions exactly like this. That's not sexism - that is just strategic bullying. It happens to literally everyone. It's definitely not a good thing, but it's also not sexist. The troll doesn't actually have to believe in what they are saying - only that they need to say it to trigger you.

When people do provide constructive criticism and demonstrate a point where she is wrong, she will not address your feedback, she will dishonestly change/evade the topic and address something else, and she might even end her reply with an attack. She has no desire to change her positions under any circumstances - she is very comfortable living in delusion. She is very indoctrinated with her politics, to the point where she has internalized talking points as truth even though they are demonstrably wrong and blends it in with her professional work.

It appears to me that Frosk really is filled and driven by hate - not rationality and a sound, valid philosophy that actually holds up to scrutiny and criticism. She is clearly intellectually dishonest, internally inconsistent and even hypocritical (such as objectifying men, or judging a group of people based solely on their skin color, or not being nice to people on twitter despite telling everyone else to be nicer, etc.)

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πŸ‘€︎ u/katie_elizabeth_2
πŸ“…︎ Jan 16 2022
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French fries weren’t cooked in France.

They were cooked in Greece.

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πŸ“…︎ Jan 20 2022
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This subreddit is 10 years old now.

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/frexyincdude
πŸ“…︎ Jan 14 2022
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Why does Spider-Man's calendar only have 11 months?

He lost May

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πŸ‘€︎ u/Toku-Nation
πŸ“…︎ Jan 26 2022
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Last Spire (Part 2)

[First]

The option was mine.

An unexpected turn of events. Contracts were never voluntary. Years of service were the tuition price, not a choice. The unorthodox turn of events bore consideration. Acceptance appeared to entail following a looming and mythological person to a fabled and dangerous location to engage in some form of ritualistic suicide by "pushing the veil." Not particularly appealing. The alternative was rejection.

The consequences for rejection? Unknown. Transferal of contract perhaps? The Lords of Cranbrook would be more than happy to regain their prize, I assumed. Particularly if I came at a discount. Then they could proceed to enlist me in a decade of butchery on their behalf, because what else would they need a Black Bearer for? That was a fate I had already resigned myself to, it being the expected outcome and all.

Rather than settle for a hypothetical, I resolved to gain more insight into my situation. A few questions were unlikely to place me at a disadvantage given how accommodating Dranok had appeared to be thus far.

"Runeknight Dranok, suppose I were to reject this...interesting proposal. What would transpire?" A bit wordy. Overly formal. But we were strangers and he did hold my contract. Regardless of what other horrors occurred during my time at the School, I had not forgotten the manners I had arrived with.

Dranok's massive arms swept behind him, and I heard the clank of metal on metal. Presumably he was twining his hands together by the way he arched his back and stretched his chest out, but I was disinclined to investigate. Instead, I stood before him, waiting on his response and hoping that I had not overstepped my bounds.

After his brief foray into calisthenics, he returned to looking at me. His eyes seemed much older than his body. I could almost feel the scars across his soul. "Then you would not come to Last Spire."

"Yes, I gathered that. But would become of me?"

"Do as ye wish. It'll last a half a breath, I'd say. Eventually one of them--" he gestured toward where the bidders had been sitting previously "--would hunt ye for the Book. If not them, then the Heartseekers will be along soon enough. The Veil with 'em."

I swallowed. "Yes, well, that does sound troubling." I accepted the reality of the Veil and the Heartseekers, but it had always been in a more theoretical sense. Not a practical re

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