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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Does your face also need to be visible to the water, for this to work?

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes, it's mostly an intimidation thing

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ah - The CarTalk method, but with staring down instead of talking.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Actually makes it worse. The watch pot never boils.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's "a watched pot never boils."

How did you fuck that up so badly?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

American education and a mother who was poor and never heard that originally saying on her farm

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Nah, it’s « A watched boil never pops. »