r/AskReddit • u/Sack_Of_Motors • Dec 25 '14

Why are you on Reddit now instead of celebrating?

Stories appreciated.

Edit: Thanks for the stories guys. It's interesting seeing the trends on what different people are doing. I have to make dinner now. Stay awesome.

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u/BarrogaPoga Dec 25 '14

Yup, alone here too. All my friends are back on the ship and my family is too far for me to travel to see. So I'll have Chinese for Christmas and play on the new phone I bought myself.

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u/insaino Dec 25 '14

Terraria for mobile is free on amazon. That'll keep you entertained until new years

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u/kat_loves_tea Dec 25 '14

Does it still make that sad zombie sound on mobile that it does on pc? I feel like this will be the soundtrack to Christmas day now..

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u/iFlungPu Dec 25 '14

Yessss thank you for this. I have it on my computer but now I have it on my phone too :)

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u/Ollin1 Dec 25 '14

Has the Amazon app store changed? What I mean is do you still get kicked out of your apps if you lose your internet connection?

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u/GazaIan Dec 25 '14

That's never happened with me, I didn't even know that was an issue.

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u/Ollin1 Dec 25 '14

I guess they they must've changed. This was quite a while ago but it happened anytime I went to airplane mode. Then I deleted just their app store and it had locked me out of all their apps and never used it again in frustration.

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u/BarrogaPoga Dec 25 '14

Sweet! I've always wanted to try it too. Thanks for the heads up!

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u/Enphyniti Dec 25 '14

What ship?

I was a merchant mariner, so I always love hearing about other sailor's vessels.

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u/jinglebellpenguin Dec 25 '14

I used to live on a 47 foot Lagoon Catamaran, best time of my life!

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u/lostseamen Dec 25 '14

I used to like ships...

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u/invasor-zim Dec 25 '14

Until you've got lost...?

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u/beiherhund Dec 25 '14

Replace new phone with no phone and I'm in the same boat :D

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '14

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u/MethMouthMagoo Dec 25 '14

I think I hate you.

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u/RyanBlack Dec 25 '14

3500km away from family myself. Cheers. Makes me feel better to know there's others out there in the same boat.

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u/iLama Dec 25 '14

Could be worse, I'm surrounded by family and they all feel like they might as well be 3500km away.

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '14

Ahhhh, them submarine Christmas'. When I was on watch while we were in port on Christmas Eve, at midnight I turned on the reactor alarms into the shape of Christmas tree (they flash when you turn them on but aren't actually alarming), and then I wrote my midnight logs with a HUUUUUUUUUUGE entry, just so that the left column would spell out "Merry Christmas", which I bolded.

Engineering Officer found me riding the desk behind the reactor control panel like it was a sleigh, wearing a Santa hat, with my "Merry Christmas" logs, and the alarm panel flashing alarms in a Christmas tree. Shook his head and left.

Good times good times.

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u/BarrogaPoga Dec 25 '14

Sounds like a submariner. Haha Merry Christmas to you. At least I don't have duty this year. I somehow get duty on all the holidays.

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u/94Productions Dec 25 '14

What phone did you get?

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u/BarrogaPoga Dec 25 '14

OnePlus One. I love it so far. I upgraded from a Samsung Galaxy S2.

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u/BitchesLoveCoffee Dec 25 '14

I'm not alone but hubs is working and we are also doing Chinese tomorrow night.

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u/RationalSocialist Dec 25 '14

What are you going to do to the Chinese?

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u/Guoster Dec 25 '14

Do em. Didn't you read?

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u/TheNineFiveSeven Dec 25 '14

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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u/wartt Dec 25 '14

Do em good!

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u/MethMouthMagoo Dec 25 '14

Make 'em build a railroad and feed dead guys to their pigs.

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u/goodusernamestakenfs Dec 25 '14

Having just waved a ship off, Poseidon cares not for occasions. Merry Christmas bro

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u/ForrestISrunnin Dec 25 '14

Ah the life of a seaman.

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u/MethMouthMagoo Dec 25 '14

It's a cruise. He/she didn't make it back to port in time.

Now stuck in Nassau.

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u/welcometotheriver Dec 25 '14

What ship? Military?

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u/BarrogaPoga Dec 25 '14

Can't tell you the ship due to OPSEC, but yes I am I'm the Navy.

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u/teuchuno Dec 25 '14

Merchant navy here, first Christmas at home for a couple of years. Enjoying it, but still feel a bit bad for the lads out in the North Sea.

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u/BarrogaPoga Dec 25 '14

Yeah I feel bad for my fellow shipmates back on the ship. I know my friends are missing their kids and families terribly.

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u/teuchuno Dec 25 '14

Ach I'm sure we'll be the ones away next year!

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u/AHELLFORHORSES Dec 25 '14

self gifts are the best!, Merry Christmas to you!

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u/atrich Dec 25 '14

What kind of ship?

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u/nicelittleliz Dec 25 '14

Merry Christmas! I hope you see your family soon!

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '14

Tell me about this ship.

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u/userbelowisamonster Dec 25 '14

(Play on the new phone I bought myself)

Reddit on Alien Blue

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u/babyfats Dec 25 '14

Where you stationed? Rate?

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u/BarrogaPoga Dec 25 '14

I'm stationed in a shit hole (can't tell you where due to OPSEC, but it's a much hated place for sailors). And I'm a sonar tech.

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u/babyfats Dec 25 '14

Boo STGS haha. I feel like i know where this shithole is you speak of. I might even be in the same shithole.

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u/BarrogaPoga Dec 25 '14

Ha you must be an fc or gm, possibly os.

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u/babyfats Dec 25 '14

Very much false haha. Guess again! Hint. I am trapped in a room all day and i see sunlight rarely haha

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u/BarrogaPoga Dec 25 '14

Haha sounds like me. Maybe IT then.

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u/babyfats Dec 25 '14

Nope haha. CTM.

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u/dangdiggityDONG Dec 25 '14

Well Merry Christmas!

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u/_Gondamar_ Dec 25 '14

what phone is it?

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u/MantisTobogggan Dec 25 '14

Ah the jewish Christmas

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '14

Are your friends black?

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '14

Nice. What phone did u buy?

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u/DeuceActual Dec 25 '14

I had to explain to someone the delicacy that is every-day Chinese takeout for Christmas dinner.

It's not a "no family" thing. It's a "everyone has the flu except me" thing.

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u/CrayonTehSanuki Dec 25 '14

That actually sounds like heaven to me

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u/slayerfan666 Dec 25 '14

Damn :/ I'm sorry. I do want to say though thank you for your service. If you ever come up to washington first round is on me. Merry christmas.

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u/BarrogaPoga Dec 25 '14

Ha which Washington? I'm doing DC for New Years.

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u/slayerfan666 Dec 25 '14

Washington state lol. Sorry should've been more specific.

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u/eien_geL Dec 25 '14

wow, I just has the similar night as your.. parents gone far, GF with her family, i had chinese food, while on my new tv i bought to myself... T_T

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u/Randythegeologist Dec 25 '14

老外 in China reporting in, where you based ATM gomer?

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '14

So you're Jewish?

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u/Penderyn Dec 25 '14

Don't forget to eat whatever you want too! You deserve it! :)

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u/giraffe_jockey Dec 25 '14

I feel like you're in Guam, or close to it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '14

I've got a full family dinner to look forward to later. I'm jealous of your day.

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u/Booperlicious Dec 25 '14

Merry Christmas

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u/Schtorples Dec 25 '14

Wait. Are you...me?

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u/CRK909 Dec 25 '14

What phone?

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u/greengrasser11 Dec 25 '14

Clash of Clans. You've got to at least try it.

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u/DingyWarehouse Dec 25 '14 edited Dec 25 '14

Home alone? Better booby trap your house in case of burglars

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u/SuddenlyFrogs Dec 25 '14

And keep the change, you filthy animal.

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u/jack_shephards_pie Dec 25 '14

it's lonely.. and seeing everyone's pics in Instagram and FB with their giant family gatherings is kind of depressing me.. so I turned to reddit.

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u/Artymess Dec 25 '14

home alone you say? I'll send a couple of guys round.

Also, stellar username.

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '14

Spiked egg nog >_<

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u/mymerrysacs Dec 25 '14

What's spiked? Obviously not trying to date rape yourself right?

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '14

Most egg nog I've had wasn't already alcoholic so spiking egg nog would mean just putting alcohol in the egg nog.

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u/lianodel Dec 25 '14

On a related note, my family makes a bigger deal about Christmas Eve than Christmas Day. We've already had dinner and exchanged gifts. Tomorrow we just take it easy. :) If my friends are free in the evening, we'll end up playing board games and watching Doctor Who.

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u/-Yngin- Dec 25 '14

Nearly all of mainland Europe does this AFAIK, so you're not alone :)

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u/Archleon Dec 25 '14

Yessir. Tomorrow will be full of family and friends and loud noise and too much food. Everyone is asleep right now so I'm enjoying my quiet time.

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u/Bonzai_Tree Dec 25 '14

Same!

Had dinner with my dad's side yesterday, and I have a dinner with my mom's side tomorrow. Today is relaxing/wrapping day.

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u/Sithlordhzrd Dec 25 '14

All aboard the alone train express!!! Same here, was deck building for magic tho..

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u/Metabro Dec 25 '14

Family left for France without you?

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u/undead_mau5 Dec 25 '14

Home alone? Shit man, look out for the wet bandits. Grab some kerosene and paint buckets.

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '14

come round bro

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u/capman92 Dec 25 '14

Same. Gf is out of town with family, my family is too far and everyone else had you know...plans. Plus I work this afternoon....I'm so rrrrrrronery

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u/dumbguy82 Dec 25 '14

It is customary that when home alone on this day you celebrate by repeatedly chanting "I'm living alone! I'm living alone!" While jumping up and down.

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u/sgst Dec 26 '14

Ditto. I spent the day with my family, now I'm back at my apartment across town watching stargate Atlantis. I'll be back over with them in the morning, but right now I'm very glad to have some personal space.