Nieces quotes and sayings

My slimy niece (entitled, 40 year old brat) coerced my elderly father (diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease) to sign a piece of paper declaring he wants her to have his car “upon his death, at his discretion or anytime he wants.” It was notarized by my father’s slimy companion’s daughter. I don’t believe he knew or understood what he was signing. He is upset and distraught and tells me repeatedly his car has been stolen and he doesn’t know where it is. I asked him point blank as I recorded him on my phone “Do you want Slimy Niece to have your car?” and I was given an emphatic NO. I’ve had POA for my father well before this document was signed. He lives in a nursing home. Slimy niece can’t get the car titled in her name, because the title has gone missing. I was advised by counsel to report the car stolen, but police say since she has this phony baloney “legal document”, it’s a civil matter. I’ll have to sue her. In the meantime, she continues to drive the car my father pays the insurance on. If she gets into an accident and kills a family, I suppose my father will be held responsible. A lawsuit is going to be incredibly expensive, and I’ll have to use the money that was set aside for my father’s care to resolve everything. Mediation is out, because she refuses to respond to my phone calls or texts.
I guess my question is… how does her notarized piece of paper trump my legally binding POA? Is there any other recourse? I need to sell my father’s car to help pay for his care, which is very expensive. We are in the southern US.

I (29F) was having dinner with my mom, my kids and my grandma. We got to talking about how my son (5M) was built a lot like my father in law super tiny and small and my other son (also 5M) was built more like my husband. Stocky and broad shoulders…think football player. My grandma then said “oh well that’s not good he’s probably gonna have a weight problem then.” I looked at her confused and said what do you mean have a weight problem? She said oh well your husband is really over weight and is always trying to diet so I guess your son will probably be too. This kind of comment is fairly common of my grandmother (she’s doesn’t like my husband) but still I was shocked. I was so mad but decided to try and keep quiet and calm myself down before speaking. She could tell immediately that she shouldn’t have said that and tried to walk it back by adding “oh well you know we are all a little heavy and could use a diet” I still kept quiet. After a minute everyone else had left the room and it was just her and I. I calmly said “look I really don’t want to fight or argue with you but could you please try not to speak so disrespectfully about my husband and kid.” She immediately smacked her hand on the table and started yelling and pointing her finger at me about how she would never say anything disrespectful about my son and that I was being too sensitive. She says she has to walk on egg shells around me and can’t even talk to me anymore because I always have a problem with what she says. She said if what she said upset me I should just keep my mouth shut and let it go because she is quote “an old woman” she didn’t even give me a chance to tell her why the comment was upsetting or why I feel like it crossed a line. She just started yelling and telling me “she’s an old woman and will never be perfect. “ I just want her to think about what she says a little before saying hurtful things. I’m also the only one in the family that will stand up to her about it. The rest of the family just lets her do and say whatever she wants. So Reddit… am I the asshole for asking my grandmother to be more respectful?

I was driving down a 25mph street and saw a lady at the crosswalk sorta last minute, didn’t slam on the brakes but definitely got on them and sure enough this biker that I saw about a mile back comes out of the blue and folds on to the rear hatch of my car… it was kind of funny to witness not going to lie😂 Anyways hes on a home made contraption with no lights, signals.. I saw him a few miles back flying by traffic on a 45 so this thing is definitely not legal. My car has a couple sizeable dents and a couple paint chips+scratches.. he says to take his number, hell take care of the repair. I ask for his license and snap a pic before calling the police to make a report(station was a block away on the same street) police get there ask for his license.. he doesn’t even have a fucking drivers license and like I mentioned, the bike is definitely not legal. I hint towards a few things to the cops but they dont see anything wrong(great job boys)… Anyways, my plan is to get a quote from a few places in a few days and send him it, SO im wondering how long I should give him to pay it and also looking for some insight on small claims. How does the process work? I fill out a claim and they give us a court date? If he cant pay it outright is he put on a payment plan? If so does the state pay me out then make him responsible to pay them back or will I just have to collect $100 a month for the next 4 years? Should I/Could I also press charges of any type if he doesn’t pay? Thanks for any insight!

I know the title sounds strange but I need to vent a bit, also I’m Dyslexic So something’s are probably going to be spelt wrong and I’m sleep deprived but hear me out. I 20F and my friend 22F let’s call her J have been friends for about 2 1/2 years now we met at work,Let me just say that I was raised that ALL kids eat or get food first before the adults no matter what. Now that you have that in mind,J has invited me to her family Niece 5F birthday party where she has a lot of family where they all have kids under 18 and there’s a lot of food and I waited to get my food until the kids all had something on there plate to eat before I got something,but J’s future in-laws asked me why I wasn’t getting food yet, now I’m not really good when I get put on the spot or with confrontation so J (who knows about how I was raised) told them that I was waiting till the kids grab food before I grab myself some. To which Her FIL M told me that it was stupid and to grab something to eat where J told him that it was fine and for him to get something to eat. He huffed and walked away where J apologized and waited for me to get something to eat before she ate anything I told her that she didn’t have to wait to eat but she insisted which I appreciated but I could tell that her future in-laws were upset and all night I could feel his eyes on me as the night went on and J reassured me that I didn’t do anything and was just following how I was raised. I’m sorry for the word vomit but it’s been eating at me for a while now,while my friend J tells me I did nothing wrong I still feel like a jerk for having cause tension in her Future in-laws and her for her taking up for me. So AITA?

(I am SO sorry for the needed lengthy) Back Story & Context Leading To My Decision:
I (33F) have 1 sibling, “Sam” (36F). Although we share the same parents, our childhood & the way we were treated was incredibly different. Mainly because Sam had always been favored & treated far better than me. A fact that Sam refuses to acknowledge to this day.
Before & after my parents got married, it was agreed upon that they would not have children, until one day my mother “Susan” (66F) came up with the bright idea that if she gave her parents (“Norma & Gene”) a grand-baby they would finally love her. She went off the pill without telling my father, got pregnant, then had Sam. To no one’s surprise, Susan hated being a mom. So she would ship Sam across the country to Norma & Gene’s constantly, so much so, they saw her as THEIR child. And they showered her with love that Susan never even got a taste of. This led to Susan being aggressively jealous & resentful of her child.
Years later, my dad was tricked again into having me to “save their marriage.” They divorced when I was 3. All Sam ever knew from Susan was neglect, emotional & mental abuse from Susan, which only became worse when she could use “favoring” me as another way to hurt Sam. This was NOT a secret in my family, resulting in maltreatment towards me (either subconsciously or intentionally).
Abuse toward Sam turned physical. My father was given full custody of her when I was 8, and I was left with Susan for the next 2 years until she decided she wanted to move to San Francisco because she “deserved” a more glamorous life. I do not remember the years living with Susan, but recently one of my closest friends (of 25 years) said to me I practically lived at her house & she barely interacted with Susan throughout the entirety of our friendship.
To make up for Susan being an awful parent, Norma & Gene would dote on Sam & shell out a lot of $$$ to give her a very nice life (let me know if you want me to give a list of examples in an update), compare this to me when I barley received a kind word. They offered me money ONCE in my early 20’s to pay off my credit card debt I accrued in college as I had to pay all my own bills while working full time (I have been working since I was 15) and going to school full time. I am the only one in the family who worked in college, yet I am still the only one to graduate with honors. I accepted with the condition it would come out of my “inheritance.” I have never asked or been offered money since. I have paid for ALL my own bills since I left home @ 18 years old.
Despite the obvious disparities and constant hurt they put me through, I was an active member of the family who mainly kept her mouth shut. I attended family events unless I could not afford to go, I sent holiday gifts, called between 1-2x per month for an 1 hour+ phone call in which I most often bit my tongue unless it was to defend Sam as Norma did not agree with her parenting.
Something to note, in May 2021 my father had an accident that would lead to his passing in December 2021. The disagreements & Sam’s nastiness toward me after the accident and then his death further strained our relationship.
Fast forward to March 2023. An explosive incident at Susan’s home in front of me she screamed at my sister to the point of Sam sobbing in ear shot of her 3 young kids, husband, and my step father resulted in me cutting ties with Susan for good. To be fair, she screamed in my face “I don’t want a relationship with you” with Sam as a witness. I made the family aware of my decision, and everyone, including Norma agreed to respect my decision.
By August 2023, my physical health that had been on a rapid decline since 2019 including 18 out of 23 (78%) of my spinal discs deteriorating without a known cause had become unbearable to manage + time I had to take off because of migraines & doctor’s appointments, I had to quit my corporate desk job. I had enough money saved to tide me over for some time, but as any US adult in their 20’s & 30’s know, it’s been rough the past few years, add in physical disabilities & limited mobility + regular migraines, I was running low on money & needed help. So at the end of December, at the encouragement & insistence of my aunt Elizabeth (Susan’s sister) who I had become quite close with over the past few years, I went to Norma & Gene to ask for a LOAN. They had donated $25,000 to Sam’s place of worship on her behalf a few months prior, offered to buy Sam & her husband a house the year prior, paid for Elizabeth’s bills & expensive lifestyle for the last year when she was soul searching on what line of work she wanted to do next, this was after putting a down payment on Elizabeth’s new $470,000 condo + $70,000 of renovations it needed, not to mention the literal hundreds of thousands of dollars that they have given Susan over the years just to pay off her credit card debt (none of which is coming out of their inheritance might I add) she assured me they would absolutely loan their granddaughter with serious health issues money. Elizabeth would talk to them personally about it, just to seal the deal while Sam would help me find cheaper alternatives to my current necessities such as Medicaid.
I make the request, and to my surprise they are more than happy to help me with a loan. But one week later & their phone calls with Susan, they say by email they “love me but cannot continue to financially support my poor decisions.” I call Elizabeth who says, it was not in her best interest to talk to them about helping me as I am “worthless to this family and society while being disabled.” Then adds that she will not let her “mental health deteriorate just to emotionally support me.” I then immediately reach out to Sam who does not even have the guts to talk by phone only text, and says she called Susan to explain my circumstance but “wasn’t going to argue or pick a fight” to help me and that she is sorry that that she “can't show up for me the way I want her to because she needs to maintain her own mental health, relationships and boundaries.” She also threw in that I have “made up this narrative in my head” that they treat her & I different, that she is treated better.
That day I fully cut contact with Norma, Gene, and Elizabeth. I told them they will not be hearing from me again, and I will not be attending theirs or Susan’s funeral. And I stopped speaking with Sam for the time being. Ironically, what led us to speaking was last month (April 20224) I had begun working on an article about going No Contact with family members. I asked if I could discuss her childhood abuse in a few sentences as part of the article. She agreed and offered to give me quotes. I accepted then interviewed her. From there we began rebuilding our relationship.
Then last Wednesday, (May 8), Norma passes. I do not attend the funeral that happened on Friday, May 10. My two cousins who I have become very close with in the last 6 months understood why, and supported my decision. But even though I did not go, I continually checked in with them & Sam to ensure they were okay. Not once from Wednesday to yesterday (Tuesday) did Sam reply to a single message. As I am concerned about this, I reached out yesterday morning. She replied in the afternoon. I was incredibly hurt by her very lengthy message. Here are 2 excerpts that led me to full NC.

1. “Your perspective on the situation was clear, you werent coming to be with the family and you arent grieving [Norma’s] death at least in the conventional sense. I had to be the one to answer from most of the family why you werent there, it was incredibly awkward and uncomfortable for me.”
2. “Since late January/Early February things have already been really strained between us. I know that most that comes from my point of view and actions were really hurtful to you. I hate that I hurt you and Its been difficult for me to reconcile that I can't show up for you the way you want me to while also maintaining my own mental health, relationships and boundaries.”

She continually says that she cannot show up for me the way I need without affecting her mental health or crossing boundaries, and I am not someone that would ever want to hinder someone else’s life by my presence or cause inner turmoil by associating with me. I let her know this and said I will stop trying to cultivate a relationship and I will step away for good. I said it as kind as possible, taking an hour to craft a message that can only be seen as kind. I told her if she responds I will not be reading it.
I work very hard to stay positive as it’s just me to lean on. When there is something eating at me emotionally, it will drain my energy & have me spiral until it is resolved. I did not want to waste another week feeling hurt. But with that said, AITA for cutting ties at this time & not waiting?

I don’t remember a whole lot of the video the most that I remember is that there was a scene with a guy rolling past a girl and she said stranger danger, and there was moments where it would pause and say stop in a voice that sounds kind of like Matthew Patrick from game theory and there would be a girl with two curly pigtails on rollerskates, chewing gum going around and laughing really snarky like and i can’t ever figure out what it is. anyone know? 1990-2000 era
update: i remember the quote now! “just because you can’t see them, doesn’t mean they can’t see you”
i remember the girl being very rambunctious and kinda harley quinn like with a lot of those “stop” cuts between moments and a guy narrating between them and i remember the girl wearing a yellow shirt a red helmet and i think the skates maybe were green? if anyone has seen this let me know!

My brick and mortar repair shop is located in a prime location. A main road, across from other very active businesses. It's probably the most active spot in the entire town yet I still get this line above from most of my customers where they say "I didn't even know you were here."
Client acquisition has been incredibly slow, even with facebook ads, newspaper ads, posting the stuff in all the local facebook groups, etc.
I don't know how this quote is even possible at my location. I have a front door sign, I have a hanging sign above the side walk, i have posters in all the windows advertising my business and what we are, and we have been here for 4 years yet I still hear that exact same quote all the time.
What can I do to fix that? I am already advertising on Facebook & it cant be advertised on google because its a 3rd party tech support firm.

My partner (m41) and I (f29) have been together for 4 years. It wasn't an easy relationship to begin with. My family fell out with me for getting with him. They knew him very well but they just thought it was moving too fast. I moved in with him pretty quickly as my dad was physically quote aggressive with me and controlling. I planned on staying with my partner for a while until sorting out my own place but we just fell in love more every day. We had a "we wi prove them all wrong" attitude. I really truly and deeply love and care for him. He was patient, calm, funny, gentlemanly. He spent 2 years doing everything he could to make me happy. He would cook, washa and dry my hair, massages, running baths, picking me flowers etc.
Fast forward to last April. We fell pregnant and were ecstatic but unfortunately, it ended in an early miscarriage at 7 weeks. He has a pain condition which means every so often it flare up and his mood dips. He finds it difficult to cope with stress etc. The miscarriage put alot of strain on our relationship as he switched off and offered no emotional support whatsoever.
We had a few arguments and I decided I needed to leave for a break. I went home and my mum and dad were more than supportive. I spent 2 weeks at home until I met my partner and we reconciled. My dad was so cross and again got aggressive and told me to never step foot in his house again.
In August a few months later, we fell pregnant again. Although this time was different, he didn't seem overly happy. Maybe sometimes but basically he mostly stopped being affectionate with me or doing thoughtful things that he always had done. He began to sleep separately from me. The odd time he would maybe run me a bath or cook etc. If I was sick or sore, he would say "tru being sore for 10 years" I never got any sympathy. He nearly got frustrated if I went for naps or had a lie in
Christmas, he made dinner for us on Christmas day etc he didn't get me anything. I got him a few things. On boxing day, we had an arguement, I can't even remember about what. He left and stayed at his mums for 3 weeks. I spent 3 weeks on my own, sick and crying in bed basically the whole time. I didn't tell anyone. New years eve countdown, I cried in bed rubbing my growing bump. He eventually came back, we had 3 great weeks together before his mood shifted again. He made a comment about how he had wanted a son instead of a daughter.
He then began home decorating and nesting. He spent 2 solid months working most evenings to do up her nursery, and basically improve every room with new paint etc.
I then was admitted early with pre eclampsia just over 3 weeks ago. I spent 4 days in hospital before they inserted a pessary. I then was moved to delivery suite 36 hours after the pessary. I was labouring and contracting for 6 hours until I got to 9cm and they realised something was wrong. Baby was completely stuck, cord around neck etc and I was rushed for a category 1 c section.
When my partner was allowed into theatre, I was already opened and blood everywhere. I had the shakes etc and he seen everything. I really thought I was going to die. It was so traumatic. I was wheeled into recovery and he asked when he could go home. I was disgusted. As soo. As I was wheeled on to the ward just 3 hours post op, he left. He came back thay evening for 2 hours. That night, my baby girl was cluster feeding, it was very difficult. I text him at 5am to tell him all about it. At 8am I got a message calling me a "whine" and not to be texting in the middle of the night again. I stupidly apologised.
Eventually I was discharged and the first week, he was as he described "father of the year" and I even said to him, that this was the making od him. He was so soft, gentle, caring and involved with our daughter. I thought finally, my life is working out.
He then spent a few days not interacting with us AT ALL. I mean not one glance. There was one day I was standing at the sink sorting baby bottles and she cried. I asked him to loft her and he said no I'm busy, grabbed a bag of crisps, went upstairs and slammed the bedroom door. He also continued to smoke in that room where she sleeps at night. I asked him to stop and he gave off that he has nowhere for himself anymore.
He came out of this mood a couple of times. He took us for a walk and picked us flowers and lunch. The very next day, he went back into his low depressive mood. On the last particular day 2.5 weeks after birth, he was wanting to take us to the beach. This was the first day where I got myself ready and pretty, I was excited. He made me lunch and then refused to eat with me because the previous days, we argued over lunch (he would start arguements about nothing and it would lead to raised voices etc)
So anyway he ate in another room, our daughter was with me and she started crying so he slammed the door of the room he was in. I then went to the sink washed bottles for baby. He came in and said was I going to keep hogging the sink or was I going to get out of the way. I told him to not be so ignorant with me.
It led to a full blown row where he got quite aggressive. He came into my face and I pushed him away and he then said I assaulted him I told him to wise up and stop this shouting in front of our baby. He slammed the living room door. I went in and I said this had to stop. He told me to get the hell out of his house and that it was about time I leave and give him peace. He went upstairs and at the top of the stairs he called me a fat shapeless b###ard, fat ugly nose and feet etc. Now before birth I weighed over 13 stone. At this arguement, I was weighing 10stone 10 so definitely not fat.
I packed 2 bags, and left with our baby. Since then I have reached out to him and he has ignored me. He believes me to be staying in a bmb with a newborn and he thinks this is acceptable. He has not asked about her or me. He changed the locks also so I can't get into the home. My heart is broken. What happened to the man I love? He doesn't speak to anyone anymore, he has no friends, he stopped working. I can see his Google activity and he has been researching moving to India and leading a spiritual life. I feel like his brain is messed up.
A week later, I am now 9.5 stone, stopped breast feeding as I'm not producing enough, doing everything on my own with our perfect daughter. Basically, what would you do? What has happened him? Is this normal behaviour during pregnancy and post-partum?
He knows all I have ever dreamed of is having a baby and a family. Why did he do this? I feel so sorry for me. That was where I made home, I have so many belongings and stuff in there that ingot for my daughter. I helped with the decor and actually blame that for my pre eclampsia. The day before admission I was on my hands and knees painting skirting because I felt bad about him painting upstairs. I redone all the grouting in the bathroom etc too. For him to turn around and say "what kind of idiot stays in a house where they aren't wanted". One day picking flowers and declaring your love, the next telling me to leave.
How do I get through this
Tldr my fiance m41, put me f29 out of the home with our 2.5 week old daughter. I need advice on what has happened to him and what to do next.

I've heard many people ask why the people who complain about the game don't just leave. after some thinking I think I managed to explain it in a fairly easy to understand way.
I dropped the game for over a year once, but before that this was one of my favorite games period, people complain about things with how the game is now because they want the game to be better, because they don't hate the game, not actually, they may say that in a fit of anger, but they love the game, they just hate certain things about it or certain things that have changed. and everyone's different, you can't please everyone, so there will always be people unhappy with certain things, so the complaining will never truly end.
I would quote "I was never angry with you. I was sad, because I was afraid you'd lost you way." - Iroh
but people absolutely were/are angry,
I haven't played since I finished the battle pass with batman Billy in it, so I can't speak on the current state. but yeah, I don't get impassioned about how garbage Destiny 2 is because I don't care about that game, but I DO care about this game, so when I think something is bad I'm going to be vocal about it, and if enough people all agree about one thing and are vocal enough about it being bad, the devs should take note of that and consider doing something about it.
And hoping for that, is why people complain.

aaaaaaa. my prof was previously berating these two girls in front of me for laughing,, saying some stuff about how they don’t deserve to have a seat in the discussion for laughing about a sensitive topic (im pretty sure they werent laughing at the topic anyway) but it wasnt my business and im a pretty quiet student so i just went back to drawing on my paper. like five seconds later i went to burp like three times (i have hyperacidity and adhd, i impulsively just burped without thinking) then got told to get out. i apologized profusely and said it wouldnt happen again, it was just a spur of the moment thing, but he said, “i’m not giving you an option! get out!”
idk i think it was kind of unfair,, the prof took out his anger from the two girls onto me(?) even tho i was paying attention to the lesson. like i pay a crap ton to learn but just because of three burps hes gonna kick me out? would he also kick a student out if they coughed/sneezed three times in a row?
sigh,,, but i guess its also my fault for burping TT i just dont think i should have been kicked out for something that passed in like, five seconds. i literally would have taken a shouting match over getting kicked out. i even went back to apologize but then he, and i quote, told me to “just go, i dont need ur explanation”
my friends are telling me that i was just caught up in the crossfire of his wrath, that im innocent, and to not think aboit it much but i dont know.. i kinda wanna erite a letter that details how demeaning it is to get treated like that, only to get kicked out for an every day, human action. but st the same time, i literally only have to go to his class like two more times and im free 🫠🫠🫠

So many people I've worked with at many companies over the years, both in office and WFH are seemingly useless, always away on teams, log in late, finish 2 hours before 5 daily etc
I'm shocked.
In daily stand-ups lots of people ramble about the same items they said would take hours, and still say they are working on it days later with zero proof or progress and no one ever calls anyone out!
People take much longer lunch breaks and many short "coffee" or "walk" breaks without being questioned.
Both in gov and private I've experienced this.
Is this the norm in corporate ? It feels like corporate "9 to 5" jobs (in quotes because I've rarely seen someone do their hours) are like paid babysitting for adults.
Sometimes I wonder why I actually do my hours while everyone seemingly gets away with this and never gets in trouble.

Throughout my journey of manifesting I have had many moments of uncertainty, not knowing how to overcome limited beliefs, what technique was best for me, whether or not I was on the right track, what direction to go to.
Many that have succeeded took the same road, go within for all. But even they can’t exactly share with me how to work through my stuff or what is most ideal for me. I’ve found only I know in the core of my being.
One of my favorite quotes is by the founder of Apple, Steve Jobs. The quote is, “have the courage to follow your heart and intuition for they already know who you desire to be. Everything else is secondary.
You may have noticed this but, when you are over thinking, or wide awake and want to go to sleep, or feeling fearful and your inwardly saying your courageous you start responding in a manner in harmony with your inner suggestion. This is why Neville says to affirm I am sleepy I am so very sleepy before SATS. Your body and everything responds to what you affirm to yourself.
Taking this principle I started using this when I wasn’t sure if I was going in the right direction. When I was manifesting my wife back and wasn’t seeing movement. I knew there was resistance or limited beliefs blocking me but couldn’t figure out how to release them.
When I had these challenges I started saying to myself. Help me find the answer to this problem. Am I doing this right. Guide me on how to overcome this challenge. How do I manifest, x,y,z.
The crazy thing I realized very quickly is I would get answers, inspiration or ideas from the “still small voice” it has directed me in times of trouble, emotional or mental turmoil or uncertainty. And the thing I’ve found is it’s always been right. I’ve also found most of the time it gives me answers in contrast of my logical mind.
I have found the best way to get in contact with it is to sit in meditation when there is very little thought: you are just aware of being. This is the prime time to ask or get direction for whatever you need. It has helped me drastically to overcome me, heal pains from the past and give me direction.
Much love as always guys!

1. Islam is the only religion not named after a person or a tribe.
2. The literary irreproducible miracle is well supported.

Even scholars agree. That's the consensus.
Arthur John Arberry said "to produce something which might be accepted as echoing however faintly the sublime rhetoric of the Arabic Koran, I have been at pains to study the intricate and richly varied rhythms which constitute the Koran's undeniable claim to rank amongst the greatest literary masterpieces of mankind."
Karen Armstrong said "It is as though Muhammad had created an entirely new literary form that some people were not ready for but which thrilled others. Without this experience of the Koran, it is extremely unlikely that Islam would have taken root."
Oliver Leaman said "the verses of the Qur'an represent its uniqueness and beauty not to mention its novelty and originality. That is why it has succeeded in convincing so many people of its truth. it imitates nothing and no one nor can it be imitated. Its style does not pall even after long periods of study and the text does not lose its freshness over time."
E.H. Palmer said "That the best of Arab writers has never succeeded in producing anything equal in merit to the Qur’an itself is not surprising."
Also, another quote "Scholar and Professor of Islamic Studies M. A. Draz affirm how the 7th-century experts were absorbed in the discourse that left them incapacitated: “In the golden age of Arab eloquence, when language reached the apogee of purity and force, and titles of honour were bestowed with solemnity on poets and orators in annual festivals, the Qur’anic word swept away all enthusiasm for poetry or prose, and caused the Seven Golden Poems hung over the doors of the Ka’ba to be taken down. All ears lent themselves to this marvel of Arabic expression."
Also, "Professor of Qur’anic Studies Angelika Neuwrith argued that the Qur’an has never been successfully challenged by anyone, past or present: “…no one has succeeded, this is right… I really think that the Qur’an has even brought Western researchers embarrassment, who wasn’t able to clarify how suddenly in an environment where there were not any appreciable written text, appeared the Qur’an with its richness of ideas and its magnificent wordings.”
Not to mention Hussein Abdul-Raof. "Hussein Abdul-Raof continues “The Arabs, at the time, had reached their linguistic peak in terms of linguistic competence and sciences, rhetoric, oratory, and poetry. No one, however, has ever been able to provide a single chapter similar to that of the Qur’an.”"
Yes, all of them are experts in Quran and in Literature. Lots of credible scholars say that the quran is inimitable.
Laid Ibn Rabah, one of the poets of the seven odes, stopped writing poetry and converted to Islam because of it.
The Qur'an's rhyme scheme is very organized, some of the best out there. Not to mention that it came out spontaneously.
It uses ten rhetorical devices in 3 words at one point. Someone tried to use more. Even though it does, people still mocked it for how it didn't meet the challenge. He used punctuation. (https://www.reddit.com/exmuslim/comments/18o5y0w/the\_rationalizer\_had\_a\_version\_of\_the\_quran/)

1. The Qur'an predicted that the Byzantines will win the Byzantine-Sassanid war within 9 years, even though they lost the recent battle.

The Romans have been defeated in a nearby land. Yet following their defeat, they will triumph within three to nine years.

(https://quran.com/30?startingVerse=3)
Now this is massive because it is unthinkable that a defeated army would win a war.

1. The Qur'an knew that pain receptors are in the skin.

Surely those who reject Our signs, We will cast them into the Fire. Whenever their skin is burnt completely, We will replace it so they will ˹constantly˺ taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.

(https://quran.com/en/an-nisa/56 )

1. The Qur'an knew about the rose nebula.

˹How horrible will it be˺ when the heavens will split apart, becoming rose-red like ˹burnt˺ oil!

(https://quran.com/en/ar-rahman/37 )

1. The Qur'an knew that wind holds the clouds up.

And it is Allah Who sends the winds, which then stir up ˹vapour, forming˺ clouds, and then We drive them to a lifeless land, giving life to the earth after its death. Similar is the Resurrection.

(https://quran.com/en/fati9 )
The USGS say, "Even though a cloud weighs tons, it doesn't fall on you because the rising air responsible for its formation keeps the cloud floating in the air. The air below the cloud is denser than the cloud, thus the cloud floats on top of the denser air nearer the land surface". (https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/condensation-and-water-cycle?qt-science\_center\_objects=0#qt-science\_center\_objects)
The 'Scientific American' says, "Upward vertical motions, or updrafts, in the atmosphere also contribute to the floating appearance of clouds by offsetting the small fall velocities of their constituent particles. Clouds generally form, survive and grow in air that is moving upward". (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-clouds-float-when/).
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum says, "There are several reasons clouds float: first, the droplets in a cloud are small. Very small..................The second reason that clouds can float in the air is that there is a constant flow of warm air rising to meet the cloud: the warm air pushes up on the cloud and keeps it afloat". (https://www.naturemuseum.org/the-museum/blog/how-do-clouds-float#).
(https://www.reddit.com/DebateReligion/comments/eg25t7/the\_quran\_is\_a\_scientific\_gem\_quran\_miraculously/ )

1. The Qur'an knew that the atlantic and pacific ocean are different colors. They don't mix.

Q55:19-20

He merges the two bodies of ˹fresh and salt˺ water, yet between them is a barrier they never cross.

( https://quran.com/55?startingVerse=19)
If that's not true, how does one explain this photo. ( https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/do-the-pacific-ocean-and-the-atlantic-ocean-mix)

1. The odd-even miracle.

Add the verse count to the chapter number, we get 57 odd and 57 even sums.
All 57 odd sums add up to 6555. Not only is that odd, that is all numbers from 1-114 added up.
All even numbers add up to 6290. That is how many verses in total there are in the Qur'an .
(https://www.reddit.com/exmuslim/comments/ds6juf/yaa\_ayyuhal\_kafiroon\_the\_quran\_is\_mathmetically/ )
Muhammad was illiterate, so how could he even remember his own numbers?
Also, a verse in the Qur'an hints at it, 89:3.

By the dawn, and the ten nights, and the even and the odd, and the night when it passes! Is all this ˹not˺ a sufficient oath for those who have sense?

( https://quran.com/89?startingVerse=1)

1. The Qur'an gets embryology right in considering that it looks like a leech at one point, looks like a lump with a bite taken out of it at another. Also in that hearing is before sight.

You can see Keith Moore, an embryologist show his work with this document. ( https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1194/79036bd3704127bbb25378174bfcd5b9f088.pdf)
Don't say "Galen" because Galen and the Qur'an contradict on embryology. Also, how did Muhammad know about Galen's work?
This paper by Nadeem Arif Najmi explains it in more detail. (https://www.call-to-monotheism.com/a\_muslim\_answer\_to\_criticism\_of\_\_embryology\_in\_the\_qur\_an\_\_\_by\_nadeem\_arif\_najmi)

1. The Qur'an knew about altitude sickness.

Whoever Allah wills to guide, He opens their heart to Islam. But whoever He wills to leave astray, He makes their chest tight and constricted as if they were climbing up into the sky. This is how Allah dooms those who disbelieve.

(https://quran.com/6?startingVerse=125 )
The highest mountain is Saudi Arabia is Jabal Dakkah, at 2585 meters. (https://peakery.com/jabal-dakah-saudi-arabia/ ) Already, altitude sickness has begun at that height (https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/altitude-sickness ), but I don't think that Muhammad has even climbed that mountain.

1. The Qur'an knew that the ocean is darker as one goes in, and that there are internal waves in the ocean.

Or ˹their deeds are˺ like the darkness in a deep sea, covered by waves upon waves, topped by ˹dark˺ clouds. Darkness upon darkness! If one stretches out their hand, they can hardly see it. And whoever Allah does not bless with light will have no light!

(https://quran.com/24?startingVerse=40 )

1. The Qur'an knew about the water cycle.

Do you not see that Allah sends down rain from the sky—channelling it through streams in the earth—then produces with it crops of various colours, then they dry up and you see them wither, and then He reduces them to chaff? Surely in this is a reminder for people of reason.
(https://quran.com/en/az-zuma21)

We send down rain from the sky in perfect measure, causing it to soak into the earth. And We are surely able to take it away.

(https://quran.com/en/al-muminun/18 )
Infiltration and runoff mentioned.

We send fertilizing winds, and bring down rain from the sky for you to drink. It is not you who hold its reserves.

(https://quran.com/en/al-hij22 )
(https://www.thelastdialogue.org/article/water-cycle-mentioned-in-quran/#Miracle\_in\_the\_use\_of\_word\_%D9%85%D9%8E%D8%A7%D8%A1%D9%8B )
13/14. The Quran knew about the big bang. The Quran also knew that before the devonian age, life relied on water.

Do the disbelievers not realize that the heavens and earth were ˹once˺ one mass then We split them apart? And We created from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?
(https://quran.com/en/al-hij22 )
The second part could mean that even non-carbon life needs water.
Don't say Thales because Thales said that everything came from water, not life.
Bonus: The Sunnah knew that the Arab lands were once green.

The Last Hour will not come before wealth becomes abundant and overflowing, so much so that a man takes Zakat out of his property and cannot find anyone to accept it from him and till the land of Arabia reverts to meadows and rivers.

(https://sunnah.com/muslim:157c )
The Sunnah not only knew that arabia is turning green at the moment, it also knew that Arabia was once green. Ta'ood doesn't mean become, but it means revert. So, it does not mean that it will mean become.
There are lots more prophecies in the Quran and Hadith that have been fulfilled. You can see the yaqeen institute's list right here. (https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/papeed/the-prophecies-of-prophet-muhammad )

Just got a quote for some plumbing work that will start this Saturday afternoon. Squealing pipes for about a week now, and this morning my wife had the kitchen cold water tap loosen itself and open back up. Prior to this we have had a slow leak for about a week from the cold water line in the kitchen. Pipes were also squealing this morning after toilet was flushed (I think the refill line). Plumber found the water pressure was 80 PSI and he says the high pressure has likely damaged the cartridges in the sink faucet. He proposed:
1) install a pressure regulator on the main water line to down-regulate to 50-60 psi. $625
2) replace the old AF wall-mount kitchen faucet since it's old, unbranded, and the cartridges are likely damaged and would be tough to replace with like parts. $350 parts, $80 labor.
3) replace the fill on the toilet $165
4) Bonus service: we want to install a dishwasher. Pipes are in the walls though. Replace the galvanized risers in the wall with copper, and bring the pipes out into the cabinet under the sink with proper valves to T-in a dishwasher. $800. No patch work included. I've been meaning to learn how to properly patch drywall, and the dumb cupboard under the sink seems like the perfect practice ground.
$1435 total if done in a single appointment rather than piecemeal. So on paper, he offered me ~$600 discount to do all of this in one go.
I personally feel like this is fair, but I wanted to see what y'all thought before I'm a little more firmly committed. So far the plumber has been prompt, forthright, and has given reasonable explanations for each service. Also comes recommended by my realtor.

Full context:
My dog was diagnosed with diabetes. We had a Banfield account under my Dad’s name and the same day she was diagnosed, I told them to run all financial decisions through me (I’m the one paying for everything). They said okay.
Well, next visit, my dad goes to drop her off and they ask him to sign off on a treatment plan. He says ‘as long as this is what my daughter agreed to’ and signs it. Even though they quoted me twice over the phone at $270, this plan is over $400.
They’re saying they can’t do anything since his name was on the plan when he signed it and I’m saying it shouldn’t have been on the plan since I told them to take it off. Am I just screwed? Or is there anything I can do?

What is the likelihood that the roads open up August 31st as scheduled? I know for a fact that the locals (Iv talked to a couple that lives up on Los burros) kept the road closed after last winter despite the road being in fine condition. “Ya we just told the Forrest service to keep it closed til the end of the year (2023)”-direct quote not saying I blame them id probably do the same thing if I lived up there. But I guess my question is do you think they’re going to honor the august 31st date or are we gonna get hit with yet another continuation the day of? I have no problem continuing to hike up to the ridge road and getting the views I’m lookin for but damn I keep lookin at my pics from 2022 and it would be nice to car camp again lol. Anyways Big Sur on the brain as always hoping to get some answers.🤙

Can I just say I cannot get over the goblin - I literally cannot stop myself from laughing when he does this! I have started to do it randomly in my life too, like saying it when I grab a bottle to feed my niece. I can’t stop myself and I love it!! Anyone else?

Many Bollywood films depict people who have lived in a certain part of the world. This includes children or grown ups who are said to be of a certain place. Each place has an accent, but Bollywood actors never seem to have that accent.
Be it the whole gang of Naina and her siblings in Kal Ho Naa Ho who were born and raised in NY (but they never say which borough) or Salman’s son in Tiger movies who grows up in Austria.
One accuracy I found was Sridevi’s niece in English Vinglish who had the accent and mannerisms of a New Yorker.
Even the actor in Madgaon express I just watched doesn’t have it. If he lived and studied in US would have certain influence on his accent. The actors or dialect coach completely ignore this aspect making the actors less believable.

I recently started up my pressure washing business and things were going well I’ve had about 10-15 jobs so far (all residential) and I charge 30 cents a square foot because I know a lot of bigger companies charge 50. I thought this wouldn’t be too low but would give people a reason to choose me since my name isn’t out there yet but as of the last few weeks people have denied my quotes saying they got a far less expensive estimate from someone else. Are my prices too high or is someone in my area really under cutting the market? I’d like to keep getting jobs but it’s becoming increasingly difficult.