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What are some things that absolutely should NOT be recycled? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by over_clox@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'll start.. toilet paper, tampons, and QTips...

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[–] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

My mother in law's stories. She keeps repeating these stories over and over but we've all heard them a dozen times before and then when we say, "oh, we've heard this one" she takes it as encouragement to keep going

[–] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

My grandmother is like this. Then occasionally she tells some new story and we are all like, this is way more interesting why hasn't this been part of your repertoire for the past decade?

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Cherish even the repeat stories, she won't be around forever.

Also consider recording as many as you can. I regret not doing so.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

Also consider recording as many as you can. I regret not doing so.

Don't worry, you still have time to record their grandma's stories!

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

Some recording programs can do transcripts as well. They're not perfect, you have to tidy them up, but it is nice to not need to go back and do the transcribing manually.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I totally get you. I've been told many times that I should stop repeating the same old stories.

Like WTF, those are my experiences in life, what am I supposed to do, make up another false one for shits and giggles?

My response.. "If I'm all out of stories I haven't already said, then let's go make a new one. What's the adventure today?"