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Puppies Smiling

2014.10.23 15:00 Puppies Smiling

A great collection of puppies smiling to brighten your day!
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2014.04.07 21:50 rWoahDude ID my dog

Post pictures of your dog, and we'll try to determine its breed.
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2008.01.25 05:07 A subreddit for cute and cuddly pictures

Things that make you go AWW! -- like puppies, bunnies, babies, and so on... Feel free to post original pictures and videos of cute things.
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2024.05.15 19:50 karmxchameleon 28F, HCOL, Should I sell my second car?

Hello! I'm 28 (F) years old, living in South Florida. I work with my father - we run an architecture & construction company together. I usually decide how much my salary is (due to taxes), last year was gross 100k. From my actual income I save up around 40%-50% of my net income. I have no CC or student loan debt. Only debt is a new car I purchased and a mortgage for a 3BR apartment I purchased last year, but I rent the property out, paying off mortgage and HOA and receiving extra $300 net a month. I live with my partner, and pay half the mortgage, which is only $750. We dont have kids nor intend to in the near future.
Last year I paid off my Volkswagen Tiguan 2016. I was very excited about it, because I've been with this car for almost 6 years now and was happy to not pay any more monthly payments. The monthly payments were pretty low, they were $290 a month. The Tiguan has 110,000 miles currently, but drives pretty well EXCEPT, it is burning oil like crazy. I changed the turbo (which was about $800) mechanic suggested the Turbo was leaking and also changed the tires (came out to about $800) for brand new Pirelli tires. This was all around last year in October. All in all, I think I've spent around $2,000 (including almost monthly oil changes) to maintain it. Someone suggested to change a valve which is pretty inexpensive and that will be the next step. Other than that, the car is in GREAT condition and honestly looks brand new on the exterior.
See link for pictures (https://imgur.com/a/0eD7PSi)
This year I got kind of tired of using the same car and purchased a used 2020 Miata. I always wanted this car and was really looking forward to it. I don't really sit in traffic at all, in fact most days I work from home. I'm loving this new car. The monthly payments are $460. So a bit more than my last car but still within the range I was looking to stay in AND insurance is even lower than the Tiguan at around $102 p/month.
My question IS..... If you were in my position what would you do? I intended the Miata to be a second car, but now I'm not really seeing the point of it. Yes I put away my Miata when Im not using it during the week, but I want to drive the damn car every day now. I could perhaps spend about $300 more to fix up the Tiguan and sell it myself or to CarMax, which I got quoted in person for $9,000. I could maybe get a bit more if I sell myself on Marketplace or something. Saw some on Facebook selling at around $12,000. What I'm worried about is the car depreciating even more and I have no other need for it other than "I paid for it."
What would I do with that money? I would put it in my savings account to buy a second property later this year or the next. The first property I bought last year I remodeled it myself and rented it within 2 months. I want to do the same this year or early next year. I will have the money regardless of me selling the car or not, but maybe I would be able to get it sooner than I planned.
Sorry for long post, I wanted to share my thoughts and circumstances.
Thanks!
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2024.05.15 19:47 NefariousnessNo4935 Bonding Advice, Please!

Hi all!
I recently got another bunny (Snoop) this last Saturday to bond with my current bunny (Bixby).
Snoop is an 8 month old neutered lop (neutered 4 weeks ago)
Bixby is an 8 month old spayed dwarf/lop (spayed 2 months ago)
Their initial speed date went amazing. They got along great. Bixby let Snoop groom her a little. They didn't fight in the car ride home.
When we got back, I placed them in side by side enclosures about 8 inches apart where they can still see each other but can't fight.
I let Snoop rest for a few days before trying to initiate their next date. When I placed them in the area (Small boxed in, neutral area of the house, puppy pad underneath), Bixby immediately tried to attack Snoop. I broke up the fight before any injuries and took some time, calmed them down, tried again to the same thing.
I've been swapping toys/blankets every day between their enclosures, and entire enclosures every few days so they get used to sharing things and scents.
Whenever I place Snoop's blanket in the pen that Bixby is in, she growls and lunges at it.
All in all, Bixby is being quite territorial. I don't think Snoop has an aggressive bone in his body, he tries to run away when Bixby attacks. I am hesitant to try placing them in a neutral area again. I was hesitant to put them in the same carrier when I took them to the vet.
Is there anything else I should be doing? Does it just take more time before Bixby calms down and gets used to Snoop's scent?
Any and all advice welcome. Please and thank you!
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2024.05.15 19:47 Skylarkman Salvage my old combo deck

Salvage my old combo deck
First time posting and an out of date player Save my old faithful and tell me what I should replace! (I have no knowledge of new series 4/5 help)
Ideal game with this puppy gets some great cubes: early sun spot, magik, moon girl the combo pieces (she hulk, ant man, its nice to have infinaut in hand) pass turn 6, drop 50 power!
Quicksilver is a budget chavez replacement since she isnt a 6 drop guaranteed draw anymore (when did that even happen?) maybe nico there instead?
Deck gets completely countered by: mob cost reduction guy, red hulk, blob, and destroy gets a lot of value from the junk cards, just to name a few
It aint great but it used to be nuts and i just breached 80 with it, only pride and hubris will push me to infinity šŸ˜Ž
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2024.05.15 19:47 momoneyyyyy Ndad has been in denial about younger brother needing behavioral help for years

Not sure where to begin but I've always suspected my younger step brother has undiagnosed autism with sociopathic behavior (speculation, based off his behaviors). Whenever someone SUGGESTS to my stepdad that he's a little bit off he gets very upset as if you are attacking him directly. For context, my brother does not really interact with ANYONE not even family, he never initiates conversation, if he does speak to you it's always 1 worded answers, he's always had trouble in school failing every year but is constantly getting moved up to the next grade (he is now in 10th grade, I've been noticing him failing since about 4th grade), he curses at my parents whenever they get him mad (he doesn't get disciplined in any way for being disrespectful, this is not true for my other siblings), he is not great with social cues and has inappropriate reactions to minor things. He spends most of his free time on his electronics, yes he is an iPad kid and my parents have never monitored his activity. He is the youngest of 5 kids.
The first time my nDad actually realized something might be wrong was the summer before he went to high school. My parents threw him a graduation party for finishing middle school. In hindsight, this party was for my parents and not for him because he was in his room the whole time and he would have never wanted a party anyway. Anyways the next day they see that he splattered black paint all over his room and wrote random things all over his walls (since then he does this whenever something gets him upset). My parents then ask me to find a therapist, which I was very glad to do because this should've been done years ago. I set everything up and took him to all his appointments (my parents were very hands off), his therapist at the time suggested getting him tested for autism and my dad did not receive it well. He then had a conversation with my brother where he "promised" to get out of his shell and be more outgoing within a years time. Again my nDad was STILL in denial, I couldn't believe it. Eventually the therapist ghosted us.
Fast forward to now, he is at risk of getting kicked out of school due to constantly cyberbullying his peers at school. He even got beat up at school because of it. The school reported him to the school board because he continued the cyberbullying after getting suspended for it a bunch of times. I simply suggested to my dad that he take away his electronics away because he is repeating the same behaviors, and he blew up on me telling me I don't pay the phone bill & that I need to get my life in order before telling him what to do. I then said I see why my enabler mom just stopped mentioning anything to him about this particular sibling and he lost it, threatening to kick me out the house.
I just feel bad because I feel like everyone is failing my younger brother and he is unable to get the help he needs and I am seriously worried about his future. I don't see him being able to be a fully independent adult, I cannot picture him having a job or going to college but my dad is always telling him he needs to be able to do these things, but where are the tools to help him get there?
TL;DR: OP suspects their stepbrother has undiagnosed autism with sociopathic tendencies. Stepdad denies issue, gets defensive when confronted. Brother shows signs like social isolation, school struggles, and inappropriate reactions. Despite therapist's suggestion for testing, stepdad insists on denial. Brother's behavior escalates, facing school expulsion for cyberbullying. Stepdad reacts defensively to suggestions for discipline. OP feels family is failing brother, worried about his future independence and lack of support.
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2024.05.15 19:44 Psexxy [Request] Recommend me with some Magisk modules for Android 6

I have this really old tablet of mine, it's the only one I have and I study from it, it is Lenovo tb3-x70l, it only has latest Android as Android 6, and there are no custom roms for this tablet, so if y'all could provide me with some modules for customisation, like dark mode for settings, freeform window/picture in picture for every app, that would be great, Thank you for reading!
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2024.05.15 19:42 Big-Boysenberry-636 31[M4F] UK/online -Looking for something special

Hey all hope you're having a great day :)
So like most people i'm missing that special person in my life and it would be really nice to find someone that i can relate to, be 100% honest and open with and generally find my best friend.
Hopefully this would start out as friendship and if we click then we click, open to anyone from anywhere :)
Some stuff about me/hobbies
Video games, this is my biggest hobby by far, i play have an pretty big library of games i play so if you game, there is a high chance we would share stuff we could play, a few games i play often, League(i question it too don't worry) soulsbourne games (unga bunga builds) fallout's, i mainly play pc but have a switch and ps4 too.
TV/Film, if not doing the above, you can find me binge watching shows or films, such as B99, the office HIMYM, GoT (we can discuss how shit the last season was forever), Star Wars, Marvel stuff, SAW.
Animals, i have 2 dogs (yes i'll show you lots of pictures) and in general i love animals so much, so i'll probably spam you with pictures of random animals i think are cute or funny :)
Music, i listen to a wide variety of stuff, from rock and metal to dance/pop some electro swing, rap and other stuff, in general if i like a song i'll listen to it on repeat till i hate it but still listen to it anyway.
I try and be witty and funny most the time, I have a stupid sense of humour but will try and make you laugh most of the time, I can be shy to start with but i open up pretty quickly when i get comfortable with you :)
Don't be shy and hit me up if you think we would get on :)
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2024.05.15 19:41 MischievousHex I normally don't post about politics but here we are...

Crosspost from Vent subreddit so if you see it twice I'm sorry but I wanna make sure all of Gen Z is aware of this and also, sorry if you don't care about American politics because you don't live here but at the same time, the stuff proposed could have Internetational consequences so it might be worth at least looking at.
Have you guys seen Project 2025?? I just need to vent about how we DO NOT pay enough attention to what is happening behind the scenes in politics. We just don't. So for the love of everything, please research and inform yourself about what Project 2025 is because it can and should heavily impact your vote for president at the end of this year.
Imma be blunt so nobody has to wonder where I lean. I lean democrat, but I love seeing moderate politics in action and we have seen some of that with Biden and I know it's upset many Democrats but moderate is compromise and compromise is healthy!! I'm so done with playing extremes! Let's calm down! Let's compromise! Let's be peaceful! We're all Americans and we should want what is best for ALL OF US together as a country.
These extremes we are playing with are dangerous. Like, looking at Project 2025 there's stuff they want to prioritize like centralizing things around stable families and combating the porn industry to defund and end sexual exploitation and attack human trafficking. That is GREAT. I LOVE THOSE IDEAS!
However, even with how much I love those ideas, they're taking it WAY TO FAR. It's incredibly extreme. We can stabilize families without annihilating terms that help people understand themselves and their sexuality. We can demolish the porn industry and recognize that porn is addictive without further victimizing the people impacted by porn by suddenly outlawing and banning it and metaphorically pulling the rug out from underneath people's feet. I mean, people work for a living in the porn industry and addicts will either experience severe withdrawal or find themselves on the wrong side of the law because they can't stop themselves from looking at something that is suddenly illegal.
What I'm getting at, is I like some of the things they want to do! I just look at this group that's organized itself into what is now called Project 2025 and I terrifies me! They want to make drastic and extreme changes very rapidly, things that society is not capable of withstanding, and even the governmental and legislative changes they want make push us more towards autocracy and away from democracy and being a republic. I can't stress this enough, this next election has the potential to bring about EXTREME, permanent, chaotic, or reforming change. This could be good or it could be VERY VERY BAD.
I'm not here to tell you how to vote or what to do, I'm just here to show you that this is a thing. I want everyone to know there's organizations that are pre-meditating to gain power and control and bring gigantic change to the government and society at large. Sure, we say this every election, but this is different. I'm 27 and I haven't had decades of voting under my belt but I've never seen or heard of anything like this Project 2025 and my parents and grandparents have never spoken to me about seeing anything like this either. The fact that there's a gigantic slew of politicians organizing themselves to basically overrun government offices and implement immediate, drastic change is something we as Americans should consider carefully! If you want these changes and you believe they can pull it off, then vote that way! But I urge you to consider how much dysfunction and choas they can cause in a short amount of time if they defund the DOJ, dismantle the FBI and DHS, completely turn away from the climate crisis, eliminate the department of commerce, and look at ending things like the department of Education, the Federal Communications Division, and the Federal Trade Commission.
They're also talking about getting rid of all abortions, even medically necessary ones, country wide. They want to ban contraceptives. They want to, and I quote from Project 2025s own mandate "delete the use of terms like sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, inclusion, gender equality, gender equity, gender awareness, abortion, reproductive health, and reproduction rights"
All I'm asking is for us all to pay attention, to see what this is, and see if you WANT to support this or not. You WON'T find this plan on Trump's website or as an official part of his campaign but even Project 2025 itself admits they believe Trump will win the presidency and then they and Trump will be able to accomplish all of Project 2025s goals.
Again, I'm not telling you what to prioritize or how to vote, but I want you to know a vote for Trump is a vote for Project 2025 as well. If that's what you want, then vote Trump in. If not, vote for someone else. And, for those of you who find that you too, like me, genuinely agree with some of what they want to do, consider the big picture, NOT just the part you agree with. Also consider how this impacts your friends and families. No gender equality and no reproductive rights greatly impacts ALL women. Think about your daughters, sisters, wives, and mothers. They may not ever want an abortion or a hysterectomy or birth control but what if something happens to their health and they suddenly NEED one of those things to save their life or improve their quality of life? If you have any friends or family that are trans or identify as anything other than heterosexual, they are trying to DELETE their identifiers. They're trying to ERASE entire parts of people.
To end my vent, again, I'm not telling you what to do, I'm just telling you to be aware. Don't think "Oh we always say the other party is going to destroy American, it doesn't really matter as it always works out fine anyways" because Project 2025 is the evidence that CHANGE WILL HAPPEN. I can't foresee if it will destroy us or not, but I can say that trying to do THIS MUCH DRASTIC CHANGE will alter our country permanently.
If ever there was a time to take an election seriously, NOW IS THE TIME! VOTE YOUR CONCIENCE!! Don't vote by party lines, don't vote with your wallet, don't vote based upon who you hear about more... Do your do diligence and vote carefully and with purpose!
To wrap this up, here's some sources for people to read for themselves:
This is from project 2025s website and if you find the "read the mandate" button under the picture of their book it goes in depth on what they want to do and why.
https://www.project2025.org/policy/
Scrutinize me for using Wikipedia all you want but it's a good way to get a brief summary that discusses concerns and narratives as seen by the people pushing this agenda and the people worried about if this agenda is seen to fruition.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025
Please feel free to add other sources in the comments. Feel free to discuss as well, but don't turn this into Trump vs Biden or Democrats vs Republicans. This is meant to put a spotlight on Project 2025 and whether or not it's goals would be good for us! For our country! That's it!
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2024.05.15 19:39 quadalot Looking for information about X670 Auros Elite Ax temperature sensors

Looking for information about X670 Auros Elite Ax temperature sensors
Hey, so the X670 Auros Elite Ax has a number of sensors. I'm trying to 1) identify which sensors is where and 2) to find out which sensor is which using lm_sensors. The BIOS lists CPU, System 1, PCH, PCIEX16 and VRM MOS.
https://preview.redd.it/5czyoko4km0d1.png?width=2084&format=png&auto=webp&s=3273dada6637c1a000474ce3d7741f825c8cecd8
Looking at the image below, CPU is the internal AMD sensor, VRM MOS is directly next to it. PCIEX16 is likely next to the PCIEX16 port. This leaves three possible sensors left in the picture and two shown in BIOS. PCH should be on the right below the heatsink? And System 1 is in that case one of the sensors on the bottom left. Can anyone confirm this so far?
https://preview.redd.it/hmedr960km0d1.png?width=600&format=png&auto=webp&s=cf12dafe9e1da6afb5da785ee20de8186417180e
Next part is a bit more complicated. I'm running a Linux based system, using the great (and also terrible, guess I'll not buy a Gigabyte with that chipset again) it87 kernel module. It provides me with 6 sensors as displayed on the image, of which 5 deliver a value as shown in BIOS. The question now is: Which is which? temp3 is obviously the CPU sensor. Otherwise I have basically no idea. I tested some different stress tests on different parts (CPU, GPU), but was unable to come to a conclusion. Maybe anyone here has an idea? My only guess is that temp1 is System 1, as it is always quite low, which would fit the position on the board with no heat source nearby. Sadly the order is definitely not the same as in BIOS.
temp1: +34.0Ā°C (low = +127.0Ā°C, high = +127.0Ā°C) sensor = thermistor temp2: +48.0Ā°C (low = +127.0Ā°C, high = +127.0Ā°C) sensor = thermistor temp3: +52.0Ā°C (low = +127.0Ā°C, high = +127.0Ā°C) sensor = AMD AMDSI temp4: +38.0Ā°C (low = +127.0Ā°C, high = +127.0Ā°C) sensor = thermistor temp5: +40.0Ā°C (low = +127.0Ā°C, high = +127.0Ā°C) sensor = thermistor temp6: +0.0Ā°C (low = +0.0Ā°C, high = +127.0Ā°C) sensor = thermistor
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2024.05.15 19:37 harinedzumi_art Gwah-chugyoh [newts]

Gwah-chugyoh [newts]
Newts [Gwah-chugyoh in the Swamp Language] are a fairly numerous nation living in the East of the Small World. The natural areola of their habitat was 3 Great Swamps, but the historical areola includes forests, mountains and valleys adjacent to the Swamps.
It is not known when exactly newts appeared as a species. The first mention of them appears in the annals of the Mao dynasty [12th century aTwbW], but their sufficiently high level of development at that time indicates a long existence. Referring to the development of cultures of other nations, historians suggest that the first real newts appeared in the 4th-2nd centuries bTwbW. A curious phenomenon is the physiology of newts was probably fully formed in the 1st millennium aTwbW and has not changed until now. Thus, the newts are one of the few nations [others are gerbils and rats] that has a completely natural origin, which does not include evolutionary changes that occur as a result of the development of civilization.
This is explained by the place of newts in the evolutionary chain. Biologically, the newt is a swamp alpha predator. Solid physical performance, the highest intelligence, pack lifestyle, using of primitive tools and a strong hunting instinct allowed newts to dominate their habitat without the development of technologies. In fact, advanced technologies have only complemented this picture, without changing it in any way.
The average life expectancy of a newt is 60-75 years (one of the longest in the Small World). At the same time, newts mature early, a 4yo newt is already fully grown. Females rarely give birth to only one cub, and the average pair of newts usually has 8-12 cubs. A huge birth rate is balanced by a high rating of premature mortality. The real average life expectancy of a newt does not exceed 40 years. 50yo newts are considered old, 60yo and more considered venerable elders.
Newts have a light muscular body with a long neck and tail, but short paws. There is an obvious evolutionary bias towards the trunk, tail and hind paws. The front paws are weak, but at the same time they are very agile and have developed fine motor skills. Thus, newts are great runners, but bad arm wrestlers.
The spine, neck and tail of the newt are extremely strong. With a blow of the tail, a newt can seriously injur a relative or an adult frog. Starting from the ground with the tail and hind paws, an average newt can jump 10-15 steps in length and from 2 to 3 of its own height. The muscles and bones allow the newt to fly headfirst into the wall with a run without breaking his/her neck. At the same time, the tail and neck of a newt contains many vital arteries and nerve endings and are therefore vulnerable for deep cuts.
The skull of the newt is very tough and easily withstands the blows of a stone or a club. Jaws and teeth allow the newt to tear the meat from the bodies and gnaw the bones. In a fight with an opponent of equal size, the newt can use the skull and teeth as weapons [for example, a strong blow of the head can break a frog's front paw, and a ramming blow from a running start is guaranteed to break the ribs]
The fine motor skills of the front paws allow the newt to easily perform card tricks, juggle small objects or throw small stones very accurately. At the same time, the grip of the front paws is quite weak, and the newt may not have enough strength to lift either heavy stones or logs.
Gender demorphism in newts is rather weakly expressed. Females are, on average, somewhat lighter and weaker than males, but also somewhat more agile and hardier. Psychological differences are also insignificant, and female soldiers or hunters are not inferior to males in any way [this allows newts to mobilize a huge number of recruits if necessary]
The digestive system of the newt is ideally adapted for digesting a huge amount of animal food. Newts can eat meat, offal, bones, etc. Algae and roots, consumed by newts constantly in huge quantities, serve as a natural aid to digestion. Newts can eat rotten meat, their liver supplies the blood with a huge amount of antitoxins. For the same reason, newts rarely get sick. The more newt eats meat, the stronger his/her health. And vice versa.
Of all the senses, newts have the best developed eyesight and hearing. Newt sees small objects on the ground at a distance of up to 5-6 li. Newt's eyes see perfectly in the dark and are able to accurately estimate the distance to an object. Thanks to their vision and fine motor skills, newts are excellent shooters. The distance of hearing is comparable to the distance of vision. By the sound of footsteps, the newt is able to determine the size of an object. And nowadays newts are able to determine the type of projectile by the sound in the air. The sense of smell is poorly developed, most likely this is a consequence of a partially scavenger lifestyle [in addition to hunting, newts took prey from other swamp predators]
But an additional feeling that makes newts really dangerous opponents is their intuition. Newt is able to sense danger without any obvious signs of it. In ancient times, it helped newts to hunt swamp predators. And nowadays it helps the newts to leave the place of arrival of enemy shells in advance, act in a smoke screen, to shoot blind and hide from return fire... In fact, on the battlefield, newt relies on the instincts, not the mind.
However, it was newt's intelligence that made them the pinnacle of the evolution of swamp life forms. Newts are incredibly intelligent, curious and constantly learning. And newts are never afraid of the new or the unknown, in the swamps, the unknown is a common thing. Having met something unfamiliar, newt will try to understand it. Having understood, he/she will try to remember it and will definitely tell others about it. After discussing the find, the newts will try to find a use for it. Therefore, newts are open-minded and often act unpredictably. For a newt, any plan is just a sketch, and he/she will never follow it exactly. The more new information will appear, the more the plan will change, up to complete unrecognizability. Because of this, hunting turns into research, research into a treasure hunt, treasure discovery turns into a fight, and a fight turns into a cover-up of a crime.
Yes, being predators, newts are naturally cruel. Killing another newt is as easy for them as killing prey on the hunt. And crimes such as robbery or theft are not considered by them as something serious at all. In fact, due to the long tribal lifestyle, there is a clear separation between the "family" and everyone else for the newts. Violence within the "family" is condemned, outside the family is not prohibited in any way, and sometimes even encouraged. Therefore, a newt can adore his/her own nephews, and without any probs finish off exactly the same age cubs, meeting them in the swamp. Nothing, not a developed judicial system, not even the Teaching of Great Humility, has helped to completely get rid of this "feature" of the newt's psychology.
It is important to understand that for newts, the concept of "family" doesn't mean family by itself. Newt "family" is something between a commonwealth, a brotherhood and a clan. The "family" can include both real relatives and newts who are not related by blood, but have declared themselves relatives. In both cases, they are considered equivalent family members. Conversely, a blood relative who shows disrespect to the family will be permanently expelled... or just killed. Family sizes can be anything from 15-20 newts for small peasant families to hundreds of newts in Military Families or criminal gangs. Sometimes all the members of the "family" live together, sometimes not [for example, members of trading families see each other infrequently] But generally it doesn't matter, family members are obliged to support and help each other. They send money to each other, help solve problems, do business together, etc. And of course, helping a family member is the most important thing. Even if the newt ate the cubs alive and dismembered their parents, his/her family will help him/her escape justice by any possible means. Elders enjoy special respect in the family, as they accumulate experience and knowledge and pass it on to the young.
Having a family is essential for newts. A lonely newt is considered inferior, since there is no one to protect him/her, and someone else's family will easily do whatever they want with him/her. Therefore, newts declare themselves brothers/sisters at any opportunity. This feature is especially important during the warfare, since newt can hardly rely on help of his/her comrades in critical moments if they are not his/her brothers/sisters.
In general, the nature of newts makes them almost ideal soldiers and ensures the relative safety of the Swampland as a state. On the other hand, the society of newts is naturally unstable, and maintaining relative peace within the state costs the government enormous efforts.
"Newts? [scratching the skin on his neck] No, I wouldn't want to face them on the battlefield. I'd rather they were on my side like she is [nods to the armed bodyguard newt, dozing, leaning against a column] In the current conditions, I simply don't see an optimal way to win this war. And I have no right or power to throw my soldiers into the meat grinder along with those who were born to get there [points at the bodyguard, who opens one eye and grins in a smile] Therefore, with all due and respect, I have to decline your request... What? [listens] Oh, I understand, but this is barely my problem. Someone has miscalculated very badly, so let this someone, not me, fight against the newts. You might as well have climbed into Yun-maa hell and started a war against the imps there [bodyguard laughs soundlessly and barely nods] So who is to blame for the fact that the imps are now grinding your troops into bloody mincemeat?? No, I better stand on my ground [smiles] But I wish a best luck to the Pacification Army."
Ā© Wong-ma Tao-zhu, Tai-Tung commander of the Shinhuo province. From his response to the official envoys of the Unity Council to the request to join the war against the Swampland.
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2024.05.15 19:37 Old-Mushroom5189 Traveling abroad soon and was thinking of getting a new phone and esim before the trip

I have a Moto G Stylus from 2021-ish. It's moving a bit slow and I wanted to be able to take nice pictures/not be slowed down by my phone on an upcoming trip abroad. I was considering getting the 2024 Samsung Galaxy a35 or the 2024 Moto G Power. However, after reading some posts here, I have multiple questions.
I'm trying to avoid calling Metro customer service because I have not had great luck with them in the past, so any help is appreciated!
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2024.05.15 19:37 Big-Boysenberry-636 31[M4F]UK/online-Looking for something special

Hey all hope you're having a great day :)
So like most people i'm missing that special person in my life and it would be really nice to find someone that i can relate to, be 100% honest and open with and generally find my best friend.
Hopefully this would start out as friendship and if we click then we click, open to anyone from anywhere :)
Some stuff about me/hobbies
Video games, this is my biggest hobby by far, i play have an pretty big library of games i play so if you game, there is a high chance we would share stuff we could play, a few games i play often, League(i question it too don't worry) soulsbourne games (unga bunga builds) fallout's, i mainly play pc but have a switch and ps4 too.
TV/Film, if not doing the above, you can find me binge watching shows or films, such as B99, the office HIMYM, GoT (we can discuss how shit the last season was forever), Star Wars, Marvel stuff, SAW.
Animals, i have 2 dogs (yes i'll show you lots of pictures) and in general i love animals so much, so i'll probably spam you with pictures of random animals i think are cute or funny :)
Music, i listen to a wide variety of stuff, from rock and metal to dance/pop some electro swing, rap and other stuff, in general if i like a song i'll listen to it on repeat till i hate it but still listen to it anyway.
I try and be witty and funny most the time, I have a stupid sense of humour but will try and make you laugh most of the time, I can be shy to start with but i open up pretty quickly when i get comfortable with you :)
Don't be shy and hit me up if you think we would get on :)
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2024.05.15 19:36 neozeezee how can I help my violets?

how can I help my violets?
so I have a lot of african violets, and 1 is really healthy and constantly growing (left one on the 2nd picture) but the others just arenā€™t growing. they all have little buds but they havenā€™t opened or grown at all for about two weeks and Iā€™m getting worried,, the one on the right in the 2nd picture has the largest buds but they have yet to open and itā€™s been a while, and the african violets in the first picture just looks like they havenā€™t grown at all and the leaves look really weak. Are there any remedies i should try, should I repot them? I donā€™t think iā€™m over or underwatering them at all. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you so much !
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2024.05.15 19:36 AlexFBoi Help puppy and parquet

Hello, I have a puppy of 5 months and she is always with me. (sometimes 2 to 3 hour in a crate when I need to do smth she can not come along) She is intended to become my self trained terrapy service animal and is doing great.
Now my mom does not agree with it all but she is one of the reaons I need it so Idgaf. But I wanna go to my little sisters birthday party.
Now the dog is not welcome inside and their reasoning is that their parquet will scratch up because of her nails.
My mom suggests leaving her out in the garden but thats a bit sad so is there a solution I can use? like dog socks or something? Because I can't leave her home for 8 hours so I need to take her.
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2024.05.15 19:35 DryGood3688 Yard signs

Yard signs
Looking to surprise a friend who is graduation from Chiro school soon. Iā€™d love to have someone place a huge yard sign. I googled a few sacramento companies but wanted personal recs. I see a lot of birthday signs but not too many for grads. I moved to the Midwest from Sac a few years ago. The place I found starts at $99 and Iā€™ll gladly pay that but I would appreciate any suggestions of a great company, cheaper pricing a bonus! Picture is not mine but showing an example.
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2024.05.15 19:34 Jasmine_Pink_ Lost Phone on NJ Transit

Hi! Never posted on reddit at all before, so I'm not sure if I'm doing this right, but I'm getting increasingly desperate - my boyfriend lost his phone (a cracked, dark blue iPhone SE in a clear case) on the 4:22 M&E line from Summit to NYP on May 8th. I've been able to gather that the train it was most likely lost on was train 6656, and I know we were sitting on the lower level in one of the quads that are always at the front and back of the cars. As of 9:50 pm May 8th, it was not only still on the train, but made it to the Morrisville yard, after which it probably died and stopped submitting its location. I feel that if it were stolen, someone would have had to charge it to turn it on at all, and it would have at least sent an updated location then. Additionally, both from calling every day and the fact that it is not charged since they usually charge lost phones, I know NJT has not found it. My worry is that it may have fallen on the floor, and since it is dark on dark, it was probably missed by the conductor when sweeping the train. Since they don't have someone dedicated to finding items even with a detailed description, I feel that it probably won't be found unless someone puts effort into finding it! I intend to go myself soon, but in the mean time, if anyone has any advice, or happens to be a frequent rider of this line/train and wants to check under their seats for me, that would be greatly appreciated :)) I've attached a shitty picture in case it helps!
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2024.05.15 19:33 LaprasEusk I thought people overreacted with the new update, but now I don't see how it will make the user experience better (for both men and women)

Hallo all,
Iā€™m not a big fan of overreacting, so I was a bit surprised by the criticism towards the recent change. Sure, it is a big change, but I didnā€™t feel it was the end of the world or something that was going to really affect the experience of using the app.
My first thought was the ā€œopening moveā€ feature is optional so women can choose if they want to use it or stick to the traditional Bumble philosophy and start by themselves the conversations. It is one of the reasons for using Bumble, right?
However, after a week seeing the change in action, Iā€™m starting to think how bad this new feature is and even how it can kill my usage of Bumble. Sure, we need more time to check how it works, but right now I donā€™t see myself using Bumble if the new feature confirms my concerns.
Why women starting conversations was important
It is true that most women start a conversation with just a ā€œheyā€ or a silly gif, so you can think the opening move is not a big deal since most of the times men have to bring a topic, question, etc. in order to start a proper conversation.
But this feature wasnā€™t exactly about women taking initiative for conversations. The feature was interesting for the effects and online dating dynamics that were generated. One issue with online dating for women is the number of matches and conversations they can get, which leads to not pay proper attention to the dating options, dating burnout, many conversations without follow-up, etc. If they have to initiate in order to have a conversation, they can clean more or less their match queue, focusing only on people they really want to talk to. Of course, they can choose to send a ā€œheyā€ to everyone and thereā€™s still a lot of matches that wonā€™t get a follow-up after replying to that initial ā€œheyā€. But at the end of the day, the general feeling for women is that they could have less conversations going on than other dating apps and for men they could feel each match was a bit more valuable than the average dating app.
The only dating app I have ever used beside Bumble is Tinder, which was my only dating app for some time. While these apps still have plenty of things to complain about, Bumble gave me at least the feeling that it was working significantly better. On Tinder I had more matches, but the conversations on Bumble were usually more interesting and I usually found myself more exciting to go on a date with someone from Bumble.
I donā€™t have the exact data for the number of matches, but since I installed Bumble, I was equally active on Tinder, getting 2x matches. Despite this, the ratio for my dates I went during this period was 65%Bumble-35%Tinder.
Finally, this detail might sound silly. I know openings by women are usually ā€œheyā€, but for men, Bumble notifications always have some dopamine attached due to women starting a chat, an event that only occurs in a very small percentage of matches in other apps. Yes, online dating apps suck most of the time. Nonetheless, Bumble could give you some seconds of feeling rewarded for building a nice profile.
What will happen now?
The update needs some time to make a proper evaluation. So far, we can only speculate. After thinking about what made Bumble special over other apps, I feel losing its particular feature will make the experience worse. At the beginning, I thought it wasnā€™t that bad: not all profiles will have the ā€œopening moveā€ activated or even the new feature is okay because it will give us an idea to start a conversation.
The issue is when we look at the big picture: now women on Bumble can get more easily overwhelmed by the number of messages they receive, increasing the dating burnout. Hinge seems to be doing well thanks to its aggressive politics towards reducing the number of matches and chats you can have. Bumble might have a problem with the number of matches and likes for women but at least it was doing fine regarding the number of conversations opened.
The new feature will generate more chats but looking at the online dating landscape, this usually results in a worse experience for both men and women. Reducing the number of matches and make each match more meaningful should be the goal and right now Bumble is going on the opposite direction.
Bumble is losing users and they donā€™t know what to do
As many other online services, they were happily seeing how each year the userbase was growing exponentially until suddenly your annual growth is not as big anymore. There is no infinite growing but stake holders cannot understand it. We have seeing already so many stupid decisions by rich companies like Netflix or Microsoft and the match group is not an exception. I also feel like dating apps have peaked in terms of userbase. Then, the apps are trying to make changes to get more users or improve the engagement, while also trying to be even more profitable. The changes seem to increase the engagement for the users and the premium plans are more expensive than ever. So far it looks good for them, until the userbase starts to decrease.
It seems one of the reasons for this new feature is to please user complains. Women said they didnā€™t know what to do to start a conversation or that they just really do not want to do it. Men also complained that it was impossible to get someone elseā€™s attention and some matches get lost without having a chance to try. One important lesson for design (and it doesnā€™t matter the field) is that even when the customer complaints, they really donā€™t know what they want or what is good for them. The ā€œopening moveā€ feature is a great example of this. I donā€™t think people overreacting to the change and deleting the app will make a big impact, but the new Bumble seems to be more prone for online dating burnout and the users will be deleting the app gradually.
Also, why not implement the ā€œopening moveā€ the other way around (for straight men profiles so women can start a conversation without that allegedly tedious feeling of thinking what to say)? Or why not limit the number of opening moves received/sent to make the matches more valuable? They could have implemented many ideas to escape the ā€œwow this is just Tinder nowā€ critique, but it seems they didnā€™t even try to keep the Bumble initial identity.
Getting even more subjective, I would like to give my advice regarding the use of the ā€œopening moveā€ feature. For me, it is not a great sign to see a profile with this option activated. If Iā€™m having conversations with different people and I see one profile with this option, this potential date looks less interesting. I know that I donā€™t speak for all men, and I know women have also plenty of things to complain regarding the dating world, but the lack of initiative by most women is something that turns me off. On the other hand, women starting a conversation, proposing a date, making a plan, opening a conversation with something more than just a ā€œheyā€, etc. can make a lot of men really interested. Of course, there are so many things to consider and it is never easy to know why sometimes you are attracted to some people more than others.
My point is that at least Bumble opened a door to see something a bit different in the dating world. As a man, it was interesting to see women starting a chat. It does not happen often but sometimes you get someone starting a conversation with something funny or interesting. These kinds of things also give you the opportunity to decide if you wanted to be more interested or not in the match you were chatting with. If Iā€™m texting with two matches and one of them does not have ā€œopening moveā€ and she started a conversation asking me something she liked about my profile, while the other match the conversation started because of meā€¦ Probably I will be more interested on the first woman.
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2024.05.15 19:32 MischievousHex I don't normally post about politics but...

Have you guys seen Project 2025?? This is about U.S. politics by the way, and my vent is that we DO NOT pay enough attention to what is happening behind the scenes in politics. We just don't. So for the love of everything, please research and inform yourself about what Project 2025 is because it can and should heavily impact your vote for president at the end of this year.
Imma be blunt so nobody has to wonder where I lean. I lean democrat, but I love seeing moderate politics in action and we have seen some of that with Biden and I know it's upset many Democrats but moderate is compromise and compromise is healthy!! I'm so done with playing extremes! Let's calm down! Let's compromise! Let's be peaceful! We're all Americans and we should want what is best for ALL OF US together as a country.
These extremes we are playing with are dangerous. Like, looking at Project 2025 there's stuff they want to prioritize like centralizing things around stable families and combating the porn industry to defund and end sexual exploitation and attack human trafficking. That is GREAT. I LOVE THOSE IDEAS!
However, even with how much I love those ideas, they're taking it WAY TO FAR. It's incredibly extreme. We can stabilize families without annihilating terms that help people understand themselves and their sexuality. We can demolish the porn industry and recognize that porn is addictive without further victimizing the people impacted by porn by suddenly outlawing and banning it and metaphorically pulling the rug out from underneath people's feet. I mean, people work for a living in the porn industry and addicts will either experience severe withdrawal or find themselves on the wrong side of the law because they can't stop themselves from looking at something that is suddenly illegal.
What I'm getting at, is I like some of the things they want to do! I just look at this group that's organized itself into what is now called Project 2025 and I terrifies me! They want to make drastic and extreme changes very rapidly, things that society is not capable of withstanding, and even the governmental and legislative changes they want make push us more towards autocracy and away from democracy and being a republic. I can't stress this enough, this next election has the potential to bring about EXTREME, permanent, chaotic, or reforming change. This could be good or it could be VERY VERY BAD.
I'm not here to tell you how to vote or what to do, I'm just here to show you that this is a thing. I want everyone to know there's organizations that are pre-meditating to gain power and control and bring gigantic change to the government and society at large. Sure, we say this every election, but this is different. I'm 27 and I haven't had decades of voting under my belt but I've never seen or heard of anything like this Project 2025 and my parents and grandparents have never spoken to me about seeing anything like this either. The fact that there's a gigantic slew of politicians organizing themselves to basically overrun government offices and implement immediate, drastic change is something we as Americans should consider carefully! If you want these changes and you believe they can pull it off, then vote that way! But I urge you to consider how much dysfunction and choas they can cause in a short amount of time if they defund the DOJ, dismantle the FBI and DHS, completely turn away from the climate crisis, eliminate the department of commerce, and look at ending things like the department of Education, the Federal Communications Division, and the Federal Trade Commission.
They're also talking about getting rid of all abortions, even medically necessary ones, country wide. They want to ban contraceptives. They want to, and I quote from Project 2025s own mandate "delete the use of terms like sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, inclusion, gender equality, gender equity, gender awareness, abortion, reproductive health, and reproduction rights"
All I'm asking is for us all to pay attention, to see what this is, and see if you WANT to support this or not. You WON'T find this plan on Trump's website or as an official part of his campaign but even Project 2025 itself admits they believe Trump will win the presidency and then they and Trump will be able to accomplish all of Project 2025s goals.
Again, I'm not telling you what to prioritize or how to vote, but I want you to know a vote for Trump is a vote for Project 2025 as well. If that's what you want, then vote Trump in. If not, vote for someone else. And, for those of you who find that you too, like me, genuinely agree with some of what they want to do, consider the big picture, NOT just the part you agree with. Also consider how this impacts your friends and families. No gender equality and no reproductive rights greatly impacts ALL women. Think about your daughters, sisters, wives, and mothers. They may not ever want an abortion or a hysterectomy or birth control but what if something happens to their health and they suddenly NEED one of those things to save their life or improve their quality of life? If you have any friends or family that are trans or identify as anything other than heterosexual, they are trying to DELETE their identifiers. They're trying to ERASE entire parts of people.
To end my vent, again, I'm not telling you what to do, I'm just telling you to be aware. Don't think "Oh we always say the other party is going to destroy American, it doesn't really matter as it always works out fine anyways" because Project 2025 is the evidence that CHANGE WILL HAPPEN. I can't foresee if it will destroy us or not, but I can say that trying to do THIS MUCH DRASTIC CHANGE will alter our country permanently.
If ever there was a time to take an election seriously, NOW IS THE TIME! VOTE YOUR CONCIENCE!! Don't vote by part lines, don't vote with your wallet, don't vote based upon who you hear about more... Do your do diligence and vote carefully and with purpose!
To wrap this up, here's some sources for people to read for themselves:
This is from project 2025s website and if you find the "read the mandate" button under the picture of their book it goes in depth on what they want to do and why.
https://www.project2025.org/policy/
Scrutinize me for using Wikipedia all you want but it's a good way to get a brief summary that discusses concerns and narratives as seen by the people pushing this agenda and the people worried about if this agenda is seen to fruition.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025
Please feel free to add other sources in the comments. Feel free to discuss as well, but don't turn this into Trump vs Biden or Democrats vs Republicans. This is meant to put a spotlight on Project 2025 and whether or not it's goals would be good for us! For our country! That's it!
Also, I'm editing for typos as I've found a couple but nothing else has been altered and I cross posted this to GenZ because I'm GenZ and we commonly discuss politics there.
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2024.05.15 19:23 TheBrownWizzard Estate Sale Artwork

Estate Sale Artwork
Iā€™m looking to get a name of the artist of this painting and possibly a valuation. My mom got it at an estate sale a few years back and my sister just told me that when they bought it, they were told it was expensive lol. The frame is heavy and looks to be great quality, so I donā€™t really want to open it up to get pictures of the back. Not sure how to tell the painting material but there is a lot of visible cracking throughout so Iā€™m guessing itā€™s pretty old.
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2024.05.15 19:22 themmgv Are PWDs good little siblings?

we wanna know from those of you who already had a dog when you adopted your PWD: do your dogs get along? how is their relationship? what gender do you recommend?
Background
I grew up having three lab mixes so I love having multiple dogs at once. Currently we have a male 7mo standard goldendoodle, training is going great so we am starting to plan for a sibling. Both me an my partner work from home and are very active. on the weekends we play on an American Football league, our dog loves to come with and play with all the other dogs for hours. During the day we take him on runs, and hikes to the nearby off-leash park and trail. We believe we have a lot of time and energy to dedicate to a second dog.
We want to add a new puppy once our golden is between 2 and 3 years old. If I were to go with a PWD I want to use a prominent certified breeder near me. They do extensive health testing and breed for temperament since they specialize on breeding for therapy and service dogs. Because they are so sought after the waitlist is 2 years long so I want so make a decision and put a deposit down soon.
Thanks in advance for your advice!
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2024.05.15 19:21 pancake4289 Second Guessing Nikkah

assalam alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh! i hope you are all doing well and staying healthy. TDLR will be at the end of the post since this might be a bit long.
i (21f) and my potential/fiancƩ (21m) are supposed to have our nikkah next month inshaallah. i say potential alongside fiancƩ because he never really proposed, we just both agreed to pursue our nikkah together.
i am a revert alhamdullilah and have been for almost 3 years now. he was born into a pakistani muslim household and has always made me feel accepted (as everyone should with reverts but astaghfiruallah iā€™ve met some muslims who shame me for being a revert).
he and i met on one of those matching apps because even though i live in a larger city, my nearest masjid is a 50 minute drive or an hour and a half train and bus ride. it was easier to find a potential online than in person. that being said, he lives in a completely different state in the north of the U.S. and i live in the south, so weā€™ve only met in person one time. he came down to visit and meet my parents almost a month ago and joined my family for my younger sisterā€™s birthday dinner. my family LOVES him and thinks heā€™s a great guy, and he is! but the past few weeks iā€™ve been thinking a lot about going forward with him.
i worked at a restaurant as a hostess and unfortunately it closed the weekend of my sisterā€™s birthday because the rent went up a drastic amount and it just wasnā€™t worth it to stay open, so iā€™ve been stressed about finding a new job because i help pay rent with my parents and i pay for my catā€™s insurance (she was a troublemaker as a kitten so i felt it was needed). because of my stress, i havenā€™t been communicating with him ,or anyone else outside my family, as much as i used to. so the stress of looking for a job in a city where being a hijabi isnā€™t common has taken a huge toll on me.
he has brought it up that it stresses him out when i donā€™t communicate with him because he wants to help me worry less, which makes me feel bad but i understand where heā€™s coming from.
we havenā€™t discussed some nikkah topics like mehr, if weā€™ll move his parents from Pakistan to the U.S. after we get married, finances, and how we would move me from my city and state to his. i havenā€™t met his family yet but i talk to his sister and female cousin almost daily and heā€™s said his family adores me. i just got a package the other day from the girls with two traditional Pakistani outfits for me because i mentioned how beautiful they looked anytime they would send me pictures of them together in matching clothes.
iā€™m just worried that iā€™m either 1) not ready for marriage after weā€™ve already been talking for 7 months or 2) if this is just shaytan putting these thoughts into my head.
i care a lot about him and i would feel horrible if we call everything off after all weā€™ve gone though. i have prayed istikhara multiple times and i havenā€™t felt iā€™ve gotten any signs on whether to continue with him or call our nikkah off. i just donā€™t know what to do anymore.
TLDR : confused on whether or not to continue with nikkah after meeting potential in person. havenā€™t discussed important topics yet and worried about nothing cross country for him. is this shaytan messing with my thoughts or am i not ready for nikkah like i think i am?
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2024.05.15 19:20 Plus_Kaleidoscope872 Real grass patches - local source

Real grass patches - local source
Hey Baltimore, I realize this post is weird, but I'm currently paying way too much money to freshpatch.com to get training grass for my puppy. I'm wondering if there's a local source for 16x24 or 24x24 real grass patches that I could get instead.
Anyone know of a nursery or other option for getting such thing for hopefully cheaper?
Bonus, puppy picture
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2024.05.15 19:19 printworks1387 [FS] [UK] Essentials, Bare Knuckles, Ance Studios, North Face

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1. Bare Knuckles Jumper - Medium - (504g) - Ā£28
  • Standard rep, cropped fit, distressed edges.
  • Worn a couple of times only.
2. Essentials Tshirt Cloud White - Small - GMAN (338) - Ā£20
  • Latest FW23 collection. GMAN batch; these and SYTM best batch for E33entials.
  • Top quality, super oversized fit. Would probably fit a Medium. Better than cheaper resellers.
  • Brand new. Unworn.
3. Essentials Tshirt Silver Cloud - Small - GMAN (337g) - Ā£20
  • Latest FW23 collection. GMAN batch; these and SYTM best batch for E33entials.
  • Top quality, super oversized fit. Would probably fit a Medium. Better than cheaper resellers.
  • Brand new. Unworn.
4. Essentials Tshirt brown - Medium - GMAN (309g) - Ā£22
  • Classic collection. GMAN batch; these and SYTM best batch for E33entials.
  • Top quality, oversized fit. Better than cheaper resellers.
  • Great condition. Hardly worn.
5. Acne Studios Tshirt white - Medium - TopAcney (322g) - Ā£7
  • TopAcney batch which is one of the best.
  • Grade B - there's marks all on the front. You might be able to get these out, but haven't come out in the wash. Or could use it for dyeing.
6. North Face Phone cases - Ā£3 each
  • Black: 15 pro max
  • Blue: 11 pro
  • Unused. Completely brand new.
All shipping is Ā£5 (Ā£3 for phone cases). It will be Ā£15 to EU
PM with any questions. Can provide more pictures.
PayPal invoice only
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