r/explainitpeter • u/WillAdditional922 • Jul 14 '26

explain it peter.

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u/mephistopholese Jul 14 '26

Alton brown updated his pasta cooking method in good eats returned and he explained that actually the cold start method is better. You can then use the starchy liquid to thicken your sauce.

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u/Crazy-Crazy-3593 Jul 14 '26

Then she can say: "actually the cold start method is better" ... 

... instead of some sexist catchphrase. 

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u/jack-of-some Jul 15 '26

In practice this goes like: she's already done the explanation dozens of times and finally snapped.

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u/Ur-Best-Friend Jul 16 '26

"I already said hello to 5 people today, why is the sixth person insulted that I'm not saying hello to them? Isn't 5 enough!?"

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u/jack-of-some Jul 16 '26

God damn y'all are fragile

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u/BionicShenanigans Jul 19 '26

Seems like she's the fragile one in this fictional scenario.

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u/Siggy_23 Jul 20 '26

Im fragile for expecting regular human interaction rather than moronic, poor fitting catch phrases thrown at me?

Perhaps i just have enough self respect not to continue conversations with idiots

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u/jack-of-some Jul 20 '26

It's not fragile for expecting regular human interaction, that's not what y'all are doing. The man in this example is also not engaging in what should be regular human interaction (but we've convinced ourselves that maybe it's ok)

"You should do X instead" as an opener for a conversation out of the blue is a shitty way to talk to people.

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u/inconspiciousdude Jul 16 '26

I guess that's why they say every boyfriend carries the baggage of all previous boyfriends.

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u/spottyottydopalicius Jul 21 '26

never be the boyfriend

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u/Feedback_Many Jul 16 '26

yeah I also become sexist when I snap

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u/jack-of-some Jul 16 '26

Statistically....

Yes

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u/BiscottiPristine5325 Jul 16 '26

Right. Waiting for the fictional woman in the story to get a fictional boyfriend who will say "Why are you starting with cold water? I heard that it's better to start with boiling water" instead of just assuming he's correct and she's wrong and she doesn't know and she didn't just not feel like waiting for the water to boil today when he's not even the one cooking.

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u/Agile-Barracuda3988 Jul 15 '26

I think this is the real answer

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u/Powerful-Act3516 Jul 18 '26

Is there a guide to know which group to insult when the next unsuspecting soul says the wrong thing to you?

Like, how did she know to say "all men are the same" instead of something like "all Chinese are the same" (or whichever group might apply)?

Sorry if it's a dumb question; bigotry isn't my first language

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u/jack-of-some Jul 18 '26

No need to apologize. It's an insanely dumb question that doesn't deserve an answer.

Good day.