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helenofthewest 1 point ago +1 / -0

The Talmud states that a marriage isn't recognized as legitimate until it is consummated, and people would wait outside to make sure the marriage was consummated on the wedding night. And babies could be married off.

To be fair, my best friend growing up was Hindu, and her great grandmother was married off at the age of 4, and had her first child when she was 11, so this kind of stuff did happen in many cultures in the past. I'm not sure at what age her marriage was consummated though.

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helenofthewest 1 point ago +1 / -0

True. I developed a wheat allergy (not gluten intolerance that causes upset stomach, but a bona-fide can-go-into-anaphylaxis allergy) at the age of 34. Never had any allergies to anything except seasonal allergies. However, after reading studies many years later, I determined my allergy was most likely caused by being on Wellbutrin for many years. Apparently, according to these studies, this is a side effect that can happen if you've been taking it for more than 5 years. Of course it's not listed on the medication info though. So there are likely things you wouldn't even think about that can cause you to develop allergies to things you've been exposed to all your life.

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helenofthewest 4 points ago +4 / -0

My sister (liberal, vaxxed, brainwashed, no common sense) told me she couldn't wait until her daughter was old enough to get the Gardasil shot. I begged her to not do it. I know she will not listen to me though, since she treats me like a child even still (she's older by a year and a half). Plus, one of her best friends is a fully indoctrinated doctor, who really heavily pushed for the Covid vaccines, and my sister trusts everything this doctor friend says. I begged her to at least do some research on it before blindly trusting it. I will keep trying to get through to her, but I fear for my niece (and nephew too).

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helenofthewest 1 point ago +1 / -0

I used to work in one of the Peachtree Center buildings above the mall. So glad I don't ever have to go down into Atlanta anymore.

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helenofthewest 1 point ago +1 / -0

Do they think trans men feel left out for not getting to experience all the fun cancers only women get to have, or something?

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helenofthewest 4 points ago +4 / -0

Oh my gosh yes, our washer and dryer are 20 years old now, look like crap but still work great. My Mom has had to replace her newer ones twice already, and she constantly complains about how bad they are. We have a Daewoo microwave from 2002 that is still going strong, yet the new Oster we had only lasted 5 years. My car just turned 18 too, never had any problems. We only replace our phones when they stop supporting them...current one is at least 5 years old.

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helenofthewest 4 points ago +4 / -0

I developed a wheat allergy about 10 years ago, thanks to an antidepressant. On the one hand, it makes it very difficult to eat out and almost impossible to travel, especially since I've cut out seed oils as well. On the other hand, I have to by default avoid most of the processed crap in supermarkets. It's amazing what they put wheat in. Even some "gluten free" products contain wheat.

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helenofthewest -1 points ago +1 / -2

I agree. The left wants us to see every cultural/ethnic/racial group as a monolith...we can't fall into that trap.

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helenofthewest 3 points ago +3 / -0

No, mine are graduate loans for an MBA from a good school, so there's probably no way I qualify for any of the forgiveness schemes they've come out with. I thought my degrees (undergrad and grad) from two of the best schools in the country would all but guarantee a well-paying job so I wouldn't have trouble paying them off, but I found myself overeducated and underexperienced so nobody would hire me.

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helenofthewest 4 points ago +4 / -0

RIP Great Uncle Robert, killed in 1943 on the USS Liscome Bay.

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helenofthewest 1 point ago +1 / -0

That once happened to me...I had a bad stomach bug suddenly and was puking constantly. Every time I tried to ingest even water, I puked. My Mom called an urgent care hotline, and the nurse advised me to try not eating or drinking anything at all for a while. Counter-intuitive, I know, but it worked. I stopped puking and after a couple hours I was able to eat and drink without puking.

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helenofthewest 1 point ago +1 / -0

Moses Hess wrote that "Judaism is inseparable from Collectivism," and that only the "Jewish genius" could make the world what it should be, in his eyes. He lamented the fact that many Jews were assimilating to the countries and cultures they lived in (calling them traitors), and called for a return of all Jews to orthodoxy. He wrote that all non-Jewish people need to be turned to atheism, and thereby could be ruled by their Jewish masters. (Paraphrasing Rome and Jerusalem)

Interestingly enough, he had a special hatred for Germany because he felt the Jews there were assimilating too well. In fact, all early Communist/Bolshevist/Zionist literature I've read had a particular hatred of Germany, and sought its destruction.

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helenofthewest 6 points ago +6 / -0

Not just your daughter, but any girl over 1 day old and under 3 years and 1 day old. The reasoning is, it is ok because in that age range her hymen will grow back (thus she will still be considered a virgin) and she will still be worth 300 shekels for her marriage contract.

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helenofthewest 2 points ago +2 / -0

At the Yad Vashem, they have the names of 5 million Jews supposedly killed in the Holocaust. They also list the place of death, if known. Over 1000 of them died in Siberia (hmm), and many living visitors to the site today find their own unique names up there. I'm sure it's just a coincidence.

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helenofthewest 2 points ago +2 / -0

When I was in high school (mid 90s), I knew only one kid who had a heart attack. Nice kid, 15, rather overweight, and a really dedicated student (he was Indian). The official story was that he overworked himself studying and not sleeping, and just keeled over and died. I never heard whether he had an underlying heart condition, but it would make sense that he did. Either that or he had had too much caffeine to stay awake.

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helenofthewest 8 points ago +8 / -0

PDW is how I found this site. I lurked on TD, but after it became PDW, I was dismayed by all posts seemingly calling for violence. And then I saw one post shitting on GAW, and I thought, "hmm, I should check that site out." I've been here ever since.

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helenofthewest 3 points ago +3 / -0

I bought something off of ebay a year or so back, and the seller packed my item in an old Land O' Lakes box for american cheese. It has the Indian girl on it, and says "White American." It is actually pretty funny. I'm thinking about framing it.

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helenofthewest 2 points ago +2 / -0

I googled the phrase "white woman gives birth to black baby" and a quora result popped up, someone asking "if a white couple has produced a black baby..." Some of the convoluted answers people are making to explain this naturally are hilarious.

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helenofthewest 7 points ago +7 / -0

Try the William Davidson Talmud on Sefaria.org. i've found a lot of these things in there.

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helenofthewest 3 points ago +3 / -0

I'm sure they wouldn't like it if everyone started applying the same logic to them for WWII.

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helenofthewest 2 points ago +2 / -0

Yeah, especially since I would have had my loan paid off 4 years ago if it hadn't been for Sallie Mae's deceptive tactics with income-driven repayment (which they were sued for, if I remember correctly). I technically already paid more than the loan was worth, including all interest. So I'm not gonna turn it down if it comes. However, I never have good luck, so I'm sure my loan will be one of the few that won't qualify for whatever harebrained scheme Biden has come up with.

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helenofthewest 1 point ago +1 / -0

The interest is tax deductible, but there's a cap. Maximum $2500 a year in interest paid. So nowadays when I do my taxes I see them go down about $35 because of my student loans.

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helenofthewest 2 points ago +2 / -0

If Biden wants to forgive my student loan, I'll take it. Won't vote for him for anything, but I'll take the payoff. The amount of taxes I've paid over the last several years would cover the amount of my student loans many times over. It'll be like getting a refund.

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