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[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 29 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I have a family member whose fridge looks like this.

Because he is an unrepentant alcoholic who sucks down vodka like a fish does water, and thinks hes being clever by hiding it in orange juice.

And hes so "clever" that he doesnt hide the recycle bin, which is always overflowing with empty vodka bottles.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 32 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Pretty sure he just prefers the taste with orange juice as opposed to drinking it straight

Source: 5 months sober

[–] OozingPositron@feddit.cl 2 points 6 days ago

If he wanted to save on alcohol he could also use it to brew his own booze.

[–] ssfckdt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 6 days ago (2 children)

It's kinda fucked up how few people are comprehending this photo. They think it's about fridges full of one thing

[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

it kinda is though, it's about grandparents having a vast abundance of love and completely going overboard to show their love over the smallest things

my grandma definitely did the kinda stuff like in the OP

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

wait, it isn't??

[–] ssfckdt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 6 days ago

My grandmother stocked raisins in a jar in her kitchen for 30 years because I once said I liked raisins.

It was cool to know there was a jar of raisins there basically just for me to have raisins. But I eventually didn't like raisins all that much anymore. But of course I'd have to have some raisins because she was keeping them there for me.

[–] BiteSizedZeitGeist@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I told my grandma I was growing a third leg, and she knit me three socks

[–] Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Is this an euphimism for "my grandma made a sheath for my dick"?

[–] TheTurner@lemm.ee 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

I did not have grandparents like this at all; my paternal grandparents were overwhelmed simply by interacting with us at all, and maternal grandparents were only concerned with themselves, and while they didn't actively dislike us per se, it was like they were all very elderly from my birth onwards. Just sort of an afterthought. It's not like grandparents today who seem very involved in the lives of their grandkids. I didn't dislike them save for my maternal grandmother who pitted her children against one another and liked triangulating people, and when she died left her two older daughters 25K each and left all of the rest to the youngest, which was heaps more, but none of them were particularly involved. They never would have gotten me orange juice or paid any attention to something I mentioned. So if you have these grandparents, you're lucky!

[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This is me but with my wife. Mention you like something? I will continually surprise you with it until you get sick of it and cry uncle.

[–] answersplease77@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

what if you mention you like your coworker's ass?

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Glad you clarified with your wife because I was about to say I like poutine and I'd love one at the moment Mr Big Strong Man Sir

[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I am a people pleaser who is not immune to flattery. Tread carefully.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Good to know...

Oh Mr. Big Strong Modifier! Please save me with your massive arms and kind heart and thicc ass...

[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago

well, mother does say that I have the thicc-est ass.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Here you go. This is for the next time you want to absolutely spoil your wife.

New York Style Cheesecake Stuffed Chocolate Covered, Graham Cracker Rolled Strawberries.

Needed ingredients:

Strawberries. I normally go ahead and get double the amount I intend to make, so that I can be picky about less than perfect strawberries, which can be set aside to be cut into thin slices and dusted with confectioner's sugar. So 4 containers of strawberries. Leave in fridge until ready to make.

Candy maker's chocolate melts. They may be called something else, they are small dots of chocolate that you can melt in a pot to have molten chocolate handy. Generally need about 1 cup of chocolate for every 8-10 strawberries. You want either dark chocolate, or semi-sweet. Milk chocolate is way too sweet with all the other sugar in this.

New York Style Cheesecake filling. I'm not putting a full recipe here, but for the love of entropy, don't use a box mix.

Graham Cracker crumbs. Either throw some graham crackers into a food processor, or just buy a bag of the stuff.

Once you have all the ingredients, start melting your chocolate in a double boiler while you prep the strawberries.

Remove all the strawberry leaves. This is crucial if you're going to reseal and double dip the strawberries. Also ensure you match the tops and bottoms so that you can rematch them together.

Cut the top ¼ inch off the strawberries. Insert your knife into the middle of the strawberries, and twist the knife to make a pocket.

Use an icing bag to pipe in the cheesecake filling.

Holding the bottom of the strawberry, barely dip it into the chocolate on the top of the cut berry, and use the chocolate as a glue to adhere the top of the berry back to the top, sealing the cheesecake inside. Dip the top of the berry, and allow to cool.

Once you have dipped all of the top of the berries, finish the chocolate coating by dipping the bottom, and rolling in the graham cracker crumbs to create a small "base."

Store in the fridge for at least two hours to allow the chocolate to fully harden.

Congratulations you now can totally spoil your wife, or possibly get out of the doghouse.

I basically never share this technique, as it is one that I came up with myself.

[–] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I once said something like "After Eights aren't as bad as everybody says."...

[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

You will become vitamin C.

[–] naticus@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Lol accurate. For me it was my grandma and corned beef hash. I said I liked it with eggs. Next time she stopped by, she brought a dozen cans of it. Can't eat that stuff anymore, only homemade from now on because canned corned beef hash smells like dog food.

[–] andybytes@programming.dev 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

America is a country ofmagical thinking, toxic relationships, broken families, imperialism, genocide and concentrated sugar drink.

And you deduce that from a single photo of orange juice in a fridge?

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 50 points 1 week ago (8 children)

I've heard that orange juice goes for like $11 a gallon in some places lately, so gramps must be ballin rich!

[–] neomachino@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago

This made me curious so I checked. A Gallon on OJ cost $10 at my local chain store. It's the only grocery store for a while so they get away with a lot. What does it normally cost? I'm not a fan and don't think I've ever bought orange juice

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 34 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

grampa: fuck gold or crypto, i am going OJ

edit: btw, gambling in OJ futures is quite a thing, i think there is even a movie about it

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[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago (8 children)

My folks do this. If I say I like something, I’m getting that for Christmas for the next decade

[–] ssfckdt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm guilty of the other way. I really don't know what else my mother is into nowadays, but since she raised me on Star Trek, I usually just get her Star Trek shit.

The thing is, she loves it every time. Or claims to.

[–] meliaesc@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Maybe casually ask her sometime if she needs anything? Listen when she expresses interest in a random gadget, piece of cloth, etc? Notice when she gets frustrated with a task that a tool can help with, or that you can volunteer to manage?

People usually buy gifts they would like, and its so nice she loves it still, but I'd bet she'd be extra happy with a surprise.

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[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I love my mother-in-law. I mentioned one time sixteen years ago that I enjoy red velvet cake, and for the following decade every time she got donuts there was at least one red velvet donut in there.

Now, while red velvet is delicious, it's basically just chocolate. The real joy of red velvet cake is the cream cheese icing, which was never included on the donut. And even with the icing, it's like my #3 or #4 favorite cake, and she never brought me a german chocolate cake donut.

She has learned that I prefer the peanut butter cream-filled, though. Now that's the one that's always included. Which is part of why I always tell people I lucked out marrying into a super great family.

[–] pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

butter cream-filled cake or donut?

What else is on your top cake rank?

I usually just eat plain cake, guess I ought try some fancy stuff more often

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Peanut-butter-cream-filled donut. A long john-shaped donut with peanut butter cream inside and chocolate icing on the top and a light dusting of chopped peanuts on top is usually what she grabs. Good stuff.

My favorite cake fluctuates often, but I usually prefer cake with something special going on. German Chocolate, Carrot, Spice, Lava, that sort of thing. Yellow and White and Chocolate (and even Confetti) are all fine, but they're not amazing.

Though I fully admit, I'm more of a pie person.

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