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Mildly Infuriating

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I went to open the new container of butter at work and saw that someone else got there before me. Who does this! :'( Needless to say, I smoothed it out. I'll get to see what it looks like when I'm back in on Monday.

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[–] Cherry@piefed.social 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Have you considered pushing your comfort level with your next new tub of butter?

You could put a knife in the middle and twist

You could segment it into smaller blocks inside

You could dig a bit out if each corner.

Personally typing those idea made me feel sick so I understand your rationale.

[–] StickyDango@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Not a chance! πŸ˜‚

[–] Deebster@infosec.pub 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Ignore all the armchair psychologists, this is definitely mildly infuriating, along with people who leave the microwave with a few seconds left so you can't see the time and you also need to cancel their remainder before you can use it.

[–] StickyDango@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I will, thanks! Or someone who leaves only one sheet of kitchen paper on the roll when they could have just changed the entire roll (new ones in the cupboard above) and left the single sheet on top of the new one.

[–] Deebster@infosec.pub 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You should! Or people who leave their empty wrappers in the tub with the uneaten chocolates/sweets.

[–] StickyDango@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

100% will! Or those who leave the kitchen sponge in the sink still full of yesterday's cold water.

[–] Asetru@feddit.org 57 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Who does this! :'(

Who does... what? What am I missing here? Somebody took some butter... weren't they allowed to? Was it yours and they used some without asking? I'm really lost.

[–] MBech@feddit.dk 25 points 1 week ago

So the answer is you!

[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 46 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Have you been tested for autism and ocd?

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 20 points 1 week ago

on this website? never

[–] StickyDango@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nope. It's just mildly infuriating, not something I'd lose sleep over. If it started to mould because of bread crumbs in it, then I'd be more annoyed because of food wastage.

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 26 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Honestly if this is "mildly infuriating" IDK how you make it through the day.

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[–] Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Isn't being a member here pretty much a full diagnosis?

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[–] DragonAce@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not sure why this would be infuriating. Someone just used the butter, whats wrong with that?

[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Clearly they wanted to be first and it was mildly infuriating

Nah, OP probably likes to scrape a thin layer of butter off the top. This softens it a bit and makes it easier to spread straight out of the fridge onto toast.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 week ago

I'm not sure I'm understanding. It's margarine or spreadable butter in a tub. How is someone supposed to use it? If I need a could tablespoons of it, what should I do that isn't that?

[–] sidebro@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I also always skim off the top to keep it level. I feel you, friend.

[–] StickyDango@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Like I said in another comment, I thought I'd share something I thought could be relatable to some people. I thought it was pretty innocent and I didn't realise I would ruffle so many feathers. :(

[–] tomi000@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Imo it just means its not as relatable as you thought. It happens, no need to take it personally. Just move on and enjoy your next post.

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[–] CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (4 children)

It’s a TUB of butter… it’s one thing if it’s a free standing stick but you dig into a tub.

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[–] yaw@infosec.pub 14 points 1 week ago

Where is the after smoothing picture?

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Just pop it in the microwave for 3 minutes and back in the fridge. It’ll be GoOd aS NeW the next morning!

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don't forget to clean the nuclear explosion inside the microwave after you're done.

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[–] StickyDango@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

☠️

[–] plyth@feddit.org 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Is this really butter or just margarine? It looks too soft for butter.

In that case, a post well done.

[–] StickyDango@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

I can't remember. I'm sure it said "spreadable butter", so it'll have vegetable oils in it to make it soft.

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (18 children)

You can get butter that's been mixed with oils to make it more spreadable.

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[–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Gotta be honest, I’d probably do the same here. There’s no room on the sides to take from the side to not make it noticeable like that. Kind of like a cream cheese container.

[–] StickyDango@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I've always been one to just skim off the top. I've seen worse a few weeks back with a lot of bread crumbs mixed in, but didn't think to take a photo.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh, someone forgot to add breadcrumbs there

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[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Doesn't seem too bothersome to me

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is the infuriating part supposed to be that someone got to the butter before you? Or is it that you don't like how it was scooped? What is the "correct" way if this is "incorrect"? Genuinely curious.

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[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 8 points 1 week ago

You have butter at work? And it’s shared?

[–] b34k@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yay! Finally a post that’s mildly infuriating, instead of actually infuriating! I don’t care what the others say, you win this sub for the day in my book, OP!

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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can I assume it's the weird little flipped up part that's the problem, not the fact of it having been scooped into? Because while it wouldn't bother me, it would mean that little section is more exposed to air and that can be a negative over time. Oxidation is rarely a good thing in that situation.

If it's just that it isn't level, I don't get the mild infuriation tbh.

[–] colourlessidea@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I mean, it is mild infuriation

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[–] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Haha, great post. This wouldn't annoy me, but it annoys you. So this is the community for that

I posted a picture of my loaded dishwasher to show people how my adult daughter just didn't know how to do it. The responses were 50/50, half were annoyed at me for posting it, the other half annoyed at her because she's so lousy at it LOL

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[–] AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

This calls for a Butterian Jihad!

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