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I TAKE IT BACK, GO BACK TO FUCKING THE HOUSE!

(https://secretfanspace.dreamwidth.org/2511.html?thread=3560655#cmt3560655)

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[(Anonymous)]

Ask anon questions, get anon replies.

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[(Anonymous)]

Meme I have a serious problem.

I'm dealing with roaches. It's not my cleanliness issue. Someone on the lower floors fucked up and the roaches crawl up the chute or drain pipes. I haven't really figured how they come up my level as some of them are too big to have squished through the drain.

How the fuck do I get rid of them? I don't want to play hide and seek and then discover surprise roach while taking a piss.

I would Google this but I can't get mobile browser to not show images and I don't want to see more of them!

Re: Ask Meme

[(Anonymous)]

We had them for similar reasons (ie: next door were gross) when I was in uni. Unfortunately, our landlord was pretty useless at dealing with them. They sent a guy in who put glue traps down, which caught a few. But he didn't do it frequently enough, so they kept coming back, and the traps were a bit shit anyway; the glue would wear out (or possibly the cockroaches would eat it) and the cockroaches would just walk off after a bit. I think the landlord eventually sent a guy in who used some chemicals. Iirc it's good not to have too much moisture around if you'd like to deter the cockroaches from visiting, but yeah, I think if it's more than a handful you probably need a pesticide (and really, someone needs to tackle them at the source) Sorry am not more help; I can google for best practice if you'd like. :P Wasn't that bothered by them, myself (they were quite small and stuck to the corners), but the bathroom was their fave room and I will say I wasn't thrilled at the idea of walking around near 'em barefoot.

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[(Anonymous)]

Your landlord needs to get involved, especially if the problem isn't from your unit. You can clear them out of your unit all you want, but until everyone gets rid of them, they'll just keep coming.

If they're coming in through drain pipes, you might have some luck plugging up drains until you need them.

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[(Anonymous)]

Boric acid powder, dust a thin layer (thin, didn't pile it up) in out-of-the-way places where bugs might crawl, eg behind the toaster, behind the trashcan.

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SD

Meme, can you also teach me how not to be scared of roaches. I tried the boric acid but... Anyway there was a giant one just now and I sprayed it but screamed all the time.

Re: Ask Meme - Man or Bear?

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We all know that women would rather be alone in the woods with a bear than with a man. But what about a choice between ten man-sized bears or one bear-sized man?

Please define the species of bear in your answer.

Re: Ask Meme - Cosy recs

[(Anonymous)]

What it says on the tin. I've gotten into cosy reads lately along the vein of the Legends and Lattes series but also typically feel they're poorly written and want something better.

I'll take fandom blind recs as well, as long as they are cosy! I prefer them to be femslash centric.

Help me, danspace meme, you are my only hope!

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[(Anonymous)]

Owing to crossed wires, everyone at my job thinks I'm an intern/brand new grad. I have 10* years' industry experience. What do?

*maybe a bit less if we strike the time spent coasting thanks to everyone mistaking me for an intern

Re: Ask Meme - Quirky Teas?

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Tea-drinking dans, do any of you have recommendations for online shops that sell weird and quirky tea mixes? Shopping for a secret santa gift and need ideas.

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[(Anonymous)]

As a barometer, what concessions on what issues are you willing to make to gendies? Or are you in the "woo needs to be cauterised" camp?

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[(Anonymous)]

Any dan drinks matcha? Do you have any budget-friendly recs? I'm trying to shift off coffee.

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[(Anonymous)]

Dan is curious about meme's views on a disagreement with danfriend!

We were talking about advances in LLMs for writing, particularly stuff like the Mistral SLMs designed to perform well at RPing, and whether you could potentially finetune a model and train it to finish WIPs or to write stuff.

Dan thinks you could really use it to churn productivity numbers for stuff like your typical Harlequin/M&B, some erotica. I'm of the view a lot of it is tropey and cookie cutter and that's actually not a bad thing, it's what people are looking out for. When I pick up these books, I definitely don't want to be surprised. I want it to just deliver what it says on the tin. It's like a comfort read.

Danfriend thinks it's misogynistic to suggest romance could be easily farmed out to a finetuned model. We both acknowledge I don't think it can be done wholesale, more as a way of simplifying the writing process, with the writer then editing what the model produces to make it better, more relevant, and so on.

There's a secondary issue about whether readers will hate it if they know it's AI. I don't really have a strong view on this one.

Is dan being a bit too dismissive of romances?

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[(Anonymous)]

Not getting enough intellectual stimulation; what should I do?

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[(Anonymous)]

Saw house. All good except opposite garage. Would we be fools to buy it? Parking not problem; we don't drive. House cheap enough we could own outright within 10y if we buy it. Garage closed after 5, weekdays, closed Sat afternoons, closed Sun. Owner says it's no trouble and has lived there 50+ years, though she is partially deaf.

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Getting married, fiance trying to insist I take his last name when I always said I wanted to keep mine. Should I hold my ground?

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[(Anonymous)]

Accidentally ripped my bedsheets and need to buy replacements. What color should I buy?

My duvet cover is white with a yellow and black flower print, and I also have a white and pink quilt I use in the winter. White sheets are not an option because my favorite hobby is apparently bleeding on my bedsheets.

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https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5258866-he-told-his-mom-details-on-our-financial-set-up?page=1

OP suggests her attitude is normal for americans; what do ameridans reckon?

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[(Anonymous)]

Silly and niche question, but still: aaaaages back, on the Big O, right in the early days, there was this mad post/comment (don't remember which) where this woman gave this long, borderline-incoherent description of her visit to a lesbian bar and making out with someone. It was very energetic and fake-sounding. I remember it became a bit of a copypasta for a short time, and I wrote a Harry Potter parody of it, though I don't remember if I shared it anywhere. I was trying to find it recently and am wondering if I lost it in changes between laptops etc. ;_; I don't remember the details much; it went something like 'SO I WAS AT THE BAR WITH MY BEST BROS, AND THERE WAS THIS GUY AND THIS GUY AND THIS OTHER GUY, AND THEY SAID 'HEY', BUT THEY WERE STRAIGHT SO THEY WERE NOT RELEVANT TO ME!!! ANYWAY!!!'

Does anyone remember this shit? It was niche at the time so I'm not holding out much hope. xDDD I think she fucked someone on a pool table and on a car bonnet?

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[(Anonymous)]

Meme, do you have a recommendation for a good cheese?

No context provided, not looking to pair it with wine or anything.

Re: Ask Meme - Cryptics

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Britdans, how common are cryptic crosswords on your side of the pond? Would most people know how to solve a cryptic clue, or are they just for old people and puzzle buffs?

Re: Ask Meme - Movie Directors

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Meme, can you name three movie directors? Bonus points if they're all from the same country.

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Meme — I'm writing a fic I'm thinking of posting but don't want to do so on main because that Kfandom doesn't get along well with my main fandoms.

Would you suggest making a separate AO3 account for this or just orphaning the fic?

Re: Ask Meme - Iconic songs

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I'm struggling to phrase this question but what are some songs you think are iconic for a particular fandom? Particularly thinking in terms of how they featured in the media.

E.g. I think Carry On, My Wayward Son has reached that status for Supernatural, though this is secondhand. 11th Street Kids and You Can't Kill My Rock 'n Roll for Peacemaker.

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[(Anonymous)]

Have marshmallows got better recently(ish)? Or has my tolerance just changed? I remember them being pretty disgusting, but I like the fancybrand mini ones, and I recently had some co-op ones, and those were also nice! Co-op food usually disappoints. What's going on? Am I losing tastebuds? Have marshmallow standards risen since I was a kid?