#thirdchoiceurl

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moregaythanyourealized: i was at an antique store in Austria once and when I went to check out they guy was like "Oh, that was my wife's. Oh well, she'll be okay without it!" I felt a little guilty]

[takk: #bought a ceramic seal at an antique store and the woman at the counter said 'do you know what this is?' and i said 'a seal?' and she said #nothing else]

[vintagegarf: #this has happened to me multiple times #I tried to buy a lamp they were using for light that got unplugged #they let me buy it but i had to haggle for a bit]

[tackyflamingosarah: I was in a local used bookstore once and they had an original finalized script for The Breakfast Club. That was pretty cool to see. Still have no idea where they got it from]

[shakespearerants: #ahahaha throwback to the one time I went into THEE most expensive antique store in the city to ask about a ring that was haunting me #and the about 90 year old sales lady a. didn't recognize the peice b. immediately told me if she'd have seen it earlier she would've kept i #for herself c. turned the tag around and was surprised to find a price in her own handwriting d. deduced I don't have a job by my manicured #for-once hands e. offered me a 100€ discount because she liked my vibes f. immediately invited me to come to her property and meet her #horses after I expressed the slightest interest. when I say property I mean castle with grounds. when I say horses I mean own private stud. #OH YEAH and this whole interaction started with her wanting to throw me out of the store as soon as I walked through the door bc she had a #private client coming in 10 minutes. #vladi speaks]

[cosmic-courtroom: #me when i find radioactive glass in some random persons booth and it's just labelled 'green glass $2.50' like. #stares. girl. and the owners of the store see my blacklight in hand and go 'oh so is it [uranium/depression] glass??' and i flash it with #light and sometimes it's the brightest shit they've seen like. Hey That's a Really High U Concentration Actually.]

[agdab: #this was how i got a cursed ring #i had to bury it in a graveyard to get rid of it]

[chikinan: #still thinking about the cow fetus]

[horneboy: #omfg no i got a 60s soviet union biscuit tin from a vintage shop #and the guy was like wtf whats this never seen it before #and i was like it's your shop blud]

[thirdchoiceurl: #love when they ask why I picked something out and I get to tell them about all the uranium they have]

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abyssalterrors: #me w my collectible nsync marionnete puppets #jt i WILL find you]

[therebloger22: #the employee going i don't think we have postcards cause postcard lady hasn't been in lately and then here i come with postcards]

[ghostphy: #i once tried to buy a little Pikachu figure from a thrift store #and they would NOT sell it to me #because they were convinced it wasn't from the store #so they just took it and kept it #like. ok]

[phi-says-bullshit: One was at an antique store, he asked "where did you find this?" I said, in a bucket marked a dollar? And he gave me a handful of things from the bucket for free. What a score]

[tinygreenbug: #one time i bought an atrocious lamp because it was only $4 and i thought it was funny and she went 'oh thank god']

[chrono-of-june: #me: waltzes up to the counter with a pink frilly parasol and a gruff also plush #*gruffalo #the lady there: ?????]

[mothmanns: #one time i found a little ceramic piggie at the antique store #not my first but one of the early ones #and i fell in love with him instabtly even though he is missing an ear #and i took him up to the counter and said 'i know hes broken but i love him so much' and the owner smiled at me #and she said 'he was broken when he got here but i kept him because i knew someone special would want to take him home' #and she gave him to me for free and also i cried #im looking at him rn !!!]

[speakingofdoorknobs: #I once found an autographed photo of the Professor from Gilligan's Island at an antique store #yes of course I bought it how could I not?]

[bubsu: #i went to an antique store with a basement and nothing had price tags #also you could only access stuff on the perimeter of the absolute pile of stuff #i took a pic of chairs i wanted and the guy was like oh yeah i remember those i sold them and then bought them back #couldnt buy them lest i find him in my apartment taking his chairs back in the middle of the night #also they were $400]

[stan-pines-mullet: contrary to mom n pop thrift stores, where you can go to the deepest corner of the shop, find a tunnel created by chairs and dressers, crawl into it, be meeted by diverging paths but eventually picking the path less trodded, and at the end you'll find like a cute lamp or something and bring it to the desk and shes like "ahhh yes the lamp" and probably tell you exactly when she got it and who gave her it".]

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fairyundead: #Or the store is owned and staffed by just one dude who knows exactly when and where he got each and every item #And while he's ringing you up he tells the story of how he found the item and how he had planned to do XYZ with it #He seems almost sad to let it go but when you're like "you don't have to sell it to me?” He's like no no it's yours now #And it makes the item just a bit more special to you whenever you see it]

[idyllic-idioms: #bought a hat at the charity shop yesterday and the guy at the checkout was like #is this hat yours #and i was like ????? #and he was like did you find it in this building or bring it in yourself #and i was like oh yeah it was in that bin over there #and he was like hmm interesting]

[sleepysuccubi: #either that or they have extensive knowledge about the random Pyrex bowl you found in the basement]

[ereborne: #when I got my cuteass little teapot I wanted a little trivet to keep on the floor in the corner of my room for my teapot to perch on #and the first of the little antique/consignment shops we went to didn't have any trivets we could find #the second one I found a trivet in the first main room and I was much encouraged! I marked its position in my mind and kept looking #and by that point my family had gone farther in (an acknowledged fact that I am always the slowest and should be left) #and the lady behind the little desk asked if she could help me with anything so I told her I was looking for a trivet #but also we were all just there to poke around no worries and she was like 'oh well I don't think we have any trivets but enjoy!' #and I was like 'ah well you do have at least one. right here. on this shelf maybe two yards from where you spend all your time' #very funny to scoot a milkjug aside and lift a bunch of plates to show a little cast-iron maple leaf trivet and see her be like oh!!!!!! #that is the trivet I ended up buying but they did have at least four in the shop. maybe more hidden where I didn't see them #and also actually we never went to the other floor so who knows how many there! but yeah at least four and the first in that front room

mariedemedicis: #quoth queue quoth i]

[dreamshappytrail: #this happened when i bought a clown once #cashier had. never seen it before ???? #so they let me have him for free :3]

[roominthishell: #this happens in normal shops too if the customers are insane enough #ive had people come up to me with our wall decorations that we like nailed onto the wall trying to buy it #and i have to be like 'where did you get this from????']

[uncivilliberties: I bought an eight inch tall cast iron Michelin Man coin bank the other day and the cashier looked at it blankly for a full thirty seconds and then just whispered "what"]

[everlastingrandom: #me every time I find a new lead crystal piece #that guy at the counter is like 'we had that in the store???' #and I'm like yeah man #:3 treasure hunting]

[wierdrocks: #bought a framed cross stitch when i moved #and the guy at the antique store squinted at it and was like #i... sold this #were there two?? #guess there were two]

[lachlame: #bought a sword at a thrift store one time #had a price tag and everything #but that cashier swore on a stack of bibles that theyd never seen it before]

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lichensings: #a friend of mine when she found a doll that looks exactly like her in the back #(they let her have it for free)]

[fisherkings: #once someone semi accusingly asked if i got my sweater there and i said no and she said hm. well i wish we sold it. okay?]

[ivytwines: #the walk of shame to show them the rando booth you picked it up at]

[aquilathefighter: #the awkward description of which booth and what dusty corner of said booth #listen gertrude i like to DIG through all the musty crap]

[obfuscatingintelligence: #i found what i think was a Christmas tree topper from the Soviet Union #hammer and sickle and everything #still no idea how it showed up in small town lowa]

[turtledactyl: #my friend once found a large jar of various stones and jewelry and the person working was like idk where you found that but its uhhh $20 #there was like hundreds of dollars worth of stones and cabachons in there]

[pumpkabitch: #i know ive reblogged and tagged this before about this #but i wanted to look at this little gold frog in a case and the guy opened it took the frog out and said Ive never seen this thing before]

[goosefeathered: #one time it was a rat #the only thing worse than being a customer is being the customer that finds that rat #she put it in a jar and gave it to me? #i let it go in a creek #weird day]

[berry-femme: #me like hello I want those three musical ceramic wall masks please #and they're like #the what now.]

[comradecrab: #that one lamp shaped like a ship i bought with little sails and an anchor #at least five older ladies crowded around me to watch me see if it turned on and cheered when it did #cashier was like i swear i have never seen this in my life anyway that'll be $15]

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ectogasm: #found this absolutely fucking DELIGHTFUL antique store in keyport the other day #just packed to the gills #some of the strangest shit just piled onto shelves #religious pamphlets from 1895 thrown into a bin stacked next to a shelf that had uranium glass plates and an old box of antiseptic dressing #nixon political pins and a BOTTLE OF MERCURY and antique rolls of film #i wanted to move in #anyway i bought a pair of earrings and had this exact exchange w the shop owner]

[thesunshookwithjoy: #shout out to the lady at the antique store who said 'what the hell is a gyroscope' while we were buying said gyroscope #and then I think just guessed at the price #it's really cool though it's from an old boat]

[midnight-herald: #LITERALLY #there was this antique store in boston i would go to after moving #because there was so much good kitchen stuff in the basement that the owners forgot about #so they'd cut me a crazy deal #i'd be trying to add up how much for everything i had grabbed based on what the signs downstairs said #and the guy working the counter would just look at this shit and me with my calcualtor (not even joking) and say '$35' #ever september we would do this song and dance #got a rlly nice cast iron skillet from him this way]

[shower-man: #everytime i come up to check out with the dustiest crustiest doll that looks like it no longer believes in light]

[bohello: #"oh yeah theres a mannequin in the bathroom btw" after getting jumpscared by the mannequin]

[tyronetoastertime: #me when I got my hand caught in a bear trap at an antique store]

[ghxsttowns: #i love tiny cutlery. like tiny tiny. and whenever i find any in antique stores and go 'hi how much will it be for this' theyre like damn #those are minuscule where were they ??? u can just take them Imao dont worry]

[songsfordustmites: #usually they dont comment on my purchases but last time they did #yes there are captain kangaroo records out there. yes i did get a great deal on that bag of colorful thread. #yes the little toy that i bought is so cute. thats why i bought him.]

[cookinguptales: #I also love the opposite #when you bring some little tchotchke up to the front desk and they're like oooh do you know what this is #and you're like yes it's a little kitty with a pumpkin and I love him #and they're like THIS is a FIGURINE that came packaged in TEA and people COLLECTED them #and you're like fascinating thank you I've named him timothy]

[maximum-snoot: I briefly worked at an antique mall in highschool, the kind where they rent out spaces to different vendors and whatnot... Well one day a customer brings this skull up to the register and like, that's fine, a lot of vendors have the occasional animal skull, but we had to be like UHHHH WHERE DID YOU FIND THIS because it was a fucking PORPOISE skull, which is EXTREMELY illegal to own and even MORE illegal to sell and I guess the vendor who was trying to sell it somehow didn't know this??? So we had to be like "Sorry, you can't buy this. Nobody can buy this. We shouldn't even have this. Please don't tell the authorities."]

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zooophagous: #"i got it from the booth full of santa claus decor" #i also love the random booths that are selling clearly brand new items and handmade soap #like girl youre lost this place is for mildew covered magazines and racist salt and pepper shakers]

[autisticmisabel: #my favourite thing is when they're so confused about you wanting whatever useless knick knack #that they just give it to you because they can't think of a reasonable price #it's happened to me twice now i think]

[goomygoomygoomy: #me at river market all the time #'where did you even get this' in a dark corner of the basement floor dw about it]

[quillkippsisalilbitchandilovehim: #one time i asked the guy behind the cash desk about something and he tried to walk over before realising he was literally trapped behind the #desk because of all the stuff piled up around him. had to help this dude climb out lol]

[catskincass: #when I bought a pair of vintage rare binoculars for pennies because they put the decimal in the wrong place]

[siixxeyes: there's an antique store across the street from my house. i collect vintage poodle related things (i show poodles) and i found a really gorgeous poodle brooch from the 60's. the owner looked at me and said "where the fuck was this?" and proceeded to write down my name and put the word POODLES next to it. i get a phone call every few weeks when they either find something or get something new.]

[asstrainmcfucktruck: #'who let you into the forbidden relics section' 'fred??' 'NOBODY NAMED FRED WORKS HERE']

[carneflower13: #not even the creators of the labyrinth are truly aware of what lurks within it #memes]

[zzazu: #once found a 300 year old history book and the store owner was like #where did you find this? weve been looking for this for 8 years]

[night-creeps: #the best and only time I went to an antique store #i was like 3/4 years old #i dont remember if i was with my mom or my aunt #but near the counter they had their small/ easily steal-able things in a glass case #and i saw this set if two wooden cats that are vaguely reminiscent of lucky cats #but they were painted black and with slight floral detailing #and i was obsessed with cats as a kid #and in my brain i was like convinced they were super valuable because they were in a glass case #and the lady who owned the place thought i was adorable and let me hold them #and i was begging to get them but was told we couldnt #but the lady gave them to me anyway #now that im older im p sure they arent that valuable #and i only have one becayse i gave tge other to my best friend in elementary school #but I was so wowed as a kid that the lady let me have something i was convinced was extremely valuable]

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i love antique stores you go to check out & theyre like “where the hell did you get this”

[nudityandnerdery]

thirdchoiceurl replied to your post: So, I figured I’d ask a pro. I’m a single dad with a 6 year-old daughter. Suggestions on how to raise her into the ranks of proper nerd-dom?

Don’t EVER condescend enthusiasm. Caring about something, perhaps caring more than you think is appropriate, is the core of nerdism. Rather than quash that spark, foster it.

Another big key.

Thanks for everyone with their advice!

[certifiedgirlthing]

Francium is a stupid element. It has a half life of 22 minutes and barely exists at all, only naturally occurring as a part of the extremely rare alpha decay series ²³⁵U -> ²³¹Th -> ²³¹Pa (β decay) -> ²²⁷Ac -> ²²³Fr (1.38% chance). There's less than a gram of it on earth at any given moment. It has no uses to anybody and isn't even the most reactive group 1A element due to relativistic effects fucking up its electron binding energies. Stupid element.

If you somehow asked a genie to get you a gram of Francium in a sealed vial so you could do an experiment with it, the genie would just give it to you because the enormous amount of radioactivity would just instantly vaporise the sample and cook you alive. AbsoluteI dogshit isotope and its synthetic variants are the same but worse.

- @thirdchoiceurl

chemistry is so scary what do you mean there’s 118 elements and only 92 of them are naturally occurring?? put those other ones away im serious

[theafictionado]

Penguindrum has penguins out the wazoo. That may be overstating it, but you will never feel bereft of penguins while watching it.

Awesome

What else does it have besides penguins?

[magicjudge]

Let's say I have a Courser Of Kruphix in play, and a Zoetic Cavern on top of my library. Can I play the Cavern face down? Bonus Question: if I control Essence Of The Wild, and cast a morph creature face down, what happens?

You can't cast Zoetic Cavern for its morph cost. The first step of playing any card for its morph cost is to turn it face down, and only then do you check if it's legal to play it. Since it's not a land at this point, you can't play it with Courser, so we rewind.

[cananabananalist]

make it @thirdchoiceurl

Avatar the last airbender but instead of the classic fire water earth air it’s the elements of the periodic table like imagine

[mtgfan]

Just to clarify for all of your readers about activating tapping land and casting spells: You may tap lands before you cast the spell, or you may tap lands as you cast the spell. Both are legal and acceptable. (this also applies to any other mana ability, like that of Llanowar Elves)

Yup! It's a legal shortcut. In the game's eyes, though, you are always paying costs near the end. =)

[horse-evabooks]

So far, there have been 4 different canonical depictions of the Third Impact (the final episodes of the series, EoE, the manga ending, and the events of the rebuild movies.) Which one do you like the most? Why?

I haven’t read the manga yet, but I feel comfortable in saying that even when I do, it will still be End of Evangelion. One of my favorite movies of all time.

-Ben

Depends on what mood I’m in.

-Dote

[imnotafrog]

Name: Robert Age: 18 Meaning behind url: well it was going to mean something the first two tries, but then I just gave up Where you live: Portland, until very recently. Single/Taken: taken BY SCIENCE Hobbies/Interests: Magic: the Gathering, reading, recreational math Why I follow you: because you post cool stuff and I think I know you Random fact about: I worked at a summer camp in Fossil for two years, and the stories I could tell you... Question for me: where are the snowdens of yesteryear?

yeah, I'm pretty sure I know you. Where is Fossil (just curious, like what state)? Also, I have no clue :(((((

[ladygwyndolin]

Sadly, the reason so few mods have a good story is that story takes a LOT of work to create, and titty armor takes very very little. It's no coincidence that the games with the most story mods are also the ones that are easiest to mod.

I'd just like more mods that use existing elements to tell a story...like something that doesn't require new meshes or textures or items, just a really good story using vanilla elements (I mean I'm more than happy to see good stories with more than that but I'm saying that it can be done with a minimum of fuss)

it's just frustrating how limited the scope of most modders seems to be...

[theafictionado]

On the Fate/Zero name set: "Veil" could also be from the latin "velum" meaning a covering, banner (especially a war banner), or sail, and "Ilya" is a variation of the name Eliahu, the prophet that most relevantly struck down the false god Baal and raised the dead, and whose return to earth signals armageddon. Perhaps consider "Rainbow-Clad" or "Banner of Elijah" as alternate readings, especially in light of Ilya's role in the grail war.

Wow, both of those are really interesting (and awesome) readings! Thanks!

[gasstationcroissant]

thirdchoiceurl replied to your photo “Facedown on the library floor selfie status”

roll up in the club like "This is a library because I need to study"

walk up to the club like "what up i gotta read Locke" I'm so pumped up with some shit from from the book shop Hobbes' Leviathan just so damn depressin' Folks like damn i feel bad for that freshman Rollin' in, hella deep, headin' to the library Dressed in all sweats, 'cept my lucky shoes, those are green Draped in a charger cord, peers sitting next to me Probably shoulda skipped this, really frickin need some sleep

[mtgfan]

Damage is actually a lot of effects with the same name- Damage dealt to a player causes that player to lose life, dealt to a creature causes damage to be marked on that creature; Damage dealt by a creature or redirected from a spell to a planeswalker causes loyalty counters to be removed; damage dealt to a player by a source with infect causes that player to get poison counters or that creature to get -1/-1 counters instead of life loss or marked damage.

[bending-sickle]

thirdchoiceurl replied to your post: if there were a livestream of paint drying i’d be...

would it be a good or bad idea to recommend movies to watch?

a brilliant terrible idea, i think. i need to focus on beating today's word count into submission.  never surrender!  accept no defeat!  take no prisoners! and other such declarations of war.

(although feel free to come at me with recommendations and i'll put them in the "things to do once november is over and i can finally do things again" list)

[macabradorable]

thirdchoiceurl replied to your post: that terrible moment when someone at whole foods...

what the hell kind of whole foods do you go to

the kind where people enjoy dishing out emotional trauma

[dotesmite]

thirdchoiceurl replied to your post “I should see more horror movies… [[MOR](HAHA no I shouldn’t, jump...”

You just have to watch the slow-burn, creepy ones, that depend on a deep feeling of wrongness rather than the element of surprise, like Paradox Spiral or The Shining.

I have seen both of those, at least! And I caught a few good ones before they started becoming traumatic. Just not sure if there's that many slow-burners without huge jump-scenes anymore...sigh.