What is the most pretentious thing you have ever seen someone do?

This happened to my sister-in-law and our mother-in-law. They went to a local grocery store in the next town over. Their conversation with the cashier started out very pleasant. At some point, t…

Top stories for Long   What is the most pretentious thing you have ever seen someone do? Vanessa Lopez • Answered February 27, 2020 This happened to my sister-in-law and our mother-in-law. They went to a local grocery store in the next town over. Their conversation with the cashier started out very plea... Read more » 549.6K 2.1K 83   What happens if you're with friends and they decide to dine and dash but you stay at the restaurant to pay for your own food? Will you have to pay for all the food your friends ate? Would you get in trouble for not paying for their food? Jennifer Mandale, lives in Texas (1981-present) • Updated October 4, 2021 Many years ago my friends and I went to IHOP on New Year's Eve after a night of partying. After eating IHOP refused to do separate checks. My friends were drunk and frustra... Read more » 741.4K 3.2K 119   If Darth Vader had survived at the end of Return of the Jedi, what would the rebels have done with him? How did the victorious rebels go about punishing war criminals from the former Empire? How would Darth Vader have been treated? John Bambrook, Quoras #1 Star Wars Writer. • Answered September 27, 2021 If the Rebel Alliance actually managed to capture Darth Vader it would be no easy feat to safely contain Vader within a prison, but in the Legends SW video game, The Force ... Read more » 167.2K 842 20   Why must farmers wake up at 4 AM to milk the cows? Why not just wait until a more reasonable time, like 8 AM? Won't the cows adjust? Wayne Hajas, I Eat Unicorns for Breakfast. (1997-present) • Updated November 19, 2021 With modern robotic milkers, cows wander into the milking parlour whenever they want. Cows like to be milked more than twice a day. When milking was a more manual process, a... Read more » 340.6K 8.2K 74   How were people so thin in the 70s and 80s? Caroline Zelonka, 50-something. • Updated June 20 When people discuss the "whys" of our current obesity rate, they tend to glom onto the low-hanging fruit. Smaller portions! Less fast food! More GMOS and HFCS, less C17H21N... Read more » 568.9K 3.3K 386   What do astronauts see in space that would really shake people up? Paul Love, science and sci-fi geek • Updated February 22, 2020 Using a loose definition of what it means to shake someone up, one thing that astronauts see in space that would shake people up — and indeed, shakes up the astronauts who ... Read more » 530K 6.7K 100   What happened at a wedding that made you realize the marriage wouldn't last? Janine Marie, former Registered Nurse • Answered August 6, 2021 It was my first husband. I wanted a small early am wedding, take the immediate family to brunch and be gone. His mother stated that we "owed her a wedding". Things escalate... Read more » 329.4K 1.9K 47   Do most French Quebeckers really care all that much about speaking French all the time, or is it just a sort of path of least resistance to go along with those who are adamant about it? Steven Haddock, 3rd generation (or so) Canadian & lifelong resident; political science major • Answered August 2, 2021 The French language movement in Quebec, which largely started in the 1960s, isn't about people speaking English or any other darn language that you can mention. It's about b... Read more » 105.1K 855 168   Can I be kicked out of my house without an eviction notice? I've lived here over 6 months for free with no lease agreement. I was never asked to pay rent. Now they are telling me to vacate the premises. J.D. • Updated April 1 What do you mean…"my house"? You've only lived there 6 months…you pay no rent…. there IS no lease. You are a squatter! ! You're the guy who gets a free steak dinner with all... Read more » 280.6K 839 88   Who will be the president-elect in November 2024? Asked in Jon's political corner • Answered by Glenn Girona • June 13 One of these two men. I prefer the guy in the top picture but will happily vote for the guy in the bottom picture if he wins the nomination. Then again I'd vote for just abou... Read more » 440.8K 2.5K 650   What was the best answer given by a bartender to a rude customer? James Guelcher • Answered April 22, 2018 I was bartending in a busy restaurant on a Saturday evening when the husband & wife owners of another very popular restaurant came in and were lucky to get two seats at the... Read more » 533.4K 19.3K 134   Police officers, have you ever had to intervene in a situation involving a Karen? What happened? Jon Beams, Associates Police and Law Enforcement & Criminology, Metro Community College • Answered August 23, 2021 I was on duty. At a local convenience store. "Karen" pushed her way past other customers and made her way to the front of the line. Alot of customers complained. The manager... Read more » 164K 6.5K 75 Read more in your feed

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