About that age.... | TheaterFire

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r2killawat@reddit

So did you scrape the charred layer off and eat it anyway like back in the day?

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Blizzardof1991@reddit (OP)

Had to, there's kids staying in Africa

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Bobodahobo010101@reddit

So we don't have to eat burnt toast anymore once the kids leave Africa?

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r2killawat@reddit

Sam Kinison suggested sending them uhauls in one of his bits, maybe there's something to that

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Nothing to do with your post, but it reminded me of a time I went up to visit my dad at his cabin. Get there early, we load up trailer with the snowmobiles and start heading up the mountain to the drop off point.

Me: “I smell waffles.

Dad: “should have said something before we left, we could have got waffles if you’re hungry.”

Me: “ I’m not hungry, but I smell waffles.

Dad: “You must be hungry.”

Few minutes later, Dad: “I smell waffles now too, oh shit, my truck is overheating!”

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wooble@reddit

You should really avoid using maple syrup in the radiator.

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vinegar@reddit

Antifreeze is ethylene glycol. Chemically it’s a sugar.

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Upbeat_Rock3503@reddit

Top response or bottom, you be the judge.

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soonerpgh@reddit

You put it on your waffles and it won't matter.

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Normal_Stick6823@reddit

Worked with cars a long time never heard it called waffle smell.

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UraTargetMarket@reddit

Look it, here….I’m recovering from a nasty virus that caused me to injure some ribs from a lot of coughing. I don’t appreciate you posting a story that is making me laugh uncontrollably. 🤣

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Former_Balance8473@reddit

Maybe it's a tumour?

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Blizzardof1991@reddit (OP)

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WillGrahamsass@reddit

If you smell fish call an electrician.

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Lanky-Owl6622@reddit

Or a gynecologist.

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copperfrog42@reddit

So you WERE smelling burnt toast, but it was real, not a hallucination.... good to know it's not an actual stroke symptom, though.

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PXranger@reddit

Forgetting you were making toast is a sign of dementia….

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copperfrog42@reddit

Or you are getting too stoned in the morning...

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BurritosOverTacos@reddit

I'm stoned reading this and LMAO

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shan68ok01@reddit

You're evil. 😂

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yallknowme19@reddit

Having had a stroke, can confirm this is truth

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BeetsMe666@reddit

Why not both? Most myths have some basis in truth. Perhaps an early stroke victim was burning bread as it happened.

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RunningPirate@reddit

Isn’t that from some Canadian PSA or something?

Also, as we learned from Carmine Lupertazzi Sr, it’s burning hair.

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BurritosOverTacos@reddit

🤣🤣🤣

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Armitage_Soulshroude@reddit

Had my hatred this past week. Finally woke up in somewhat of a "fuck that" mood after the fact.

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jonm61@reddit

You should adjust your toaster

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Bright-Problem-5789@reddit

Pretty sure the burnt toast thing started from a scene in a made-for-tv movie where Brenda Vaccaro was getting a brain operation.

They were sticking electrified wires on different areas of her open brain (thankfully not directly pictured) and asking her what she sensed. Burnt toast.

If anyone else was traumatized by that scene as a child, I sympathize.

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mlkeeton2000@reddit

That's funny. I needed a laugh. Thank you 😎

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Square_Sink7318@reddit

I smelled coffee today in a completely empty apartment I was cleaning. I thought I was having a stroke til I figured out it was the people upstairs and bad ventilation or something. The joys of getting old.

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SubstantialPressure3@reddit

OMG that happened to me after I had covid. I stood in the kitchen next to the oven while I was toasting bread and wondered why I smelled something burning. And then I did it again. My short term memory was shot for months.

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karma_the_sequel@reddit

*charred

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desrevermi@reddit

I foresee myself making and forgetting toast one day soon.

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Cultural_Actuary_994@reddit

Trying on different shoes to go out with wife to a show a few weeks ago. Walking from car to theater entrance and something felt off. Two different shoes - brown suede horse bit and blue suede loafer. F it, it was VERY chic

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Blizzardof1991@reddit (OP)

I was heading to help coach my grandsons little league game and noticed when I got there I was in fact still wearing my slippers. Almost a year later the kid brings up that time I write my slippers to bball

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Cultural_Actuary_994@reddit

And that story will be shared EVERY thanksgivng for years to come 😆 🦃

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Sensitive-Rip-8005@reddit

Try putting on your shoes to go out and realizing you hadn’t put your pants on yet. 😬

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Cultural_Actuary_994@reddit

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Walking the dog first thing in the morning. T-shirt, flip flops, no pants.

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StillC5sdad@reddit

Burnt toast smell stays in your clothes.

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pagex@reddit

The burnt toast smell is a super real sign. When it happened to me I first thought I was smelling burnt rubber like a tire spinning out. Woke up in ICU 4 days later. Now whenever I smell that now I take pause.

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UrBigBro@reddit

Not a stroke, just early dementia. /s

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FLGuitar@reddit

Sure beats melting aluminum pot when you set water to boil, only to remember hours later while hosting a zoom conference call.

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Emotional_Mess261@reddit

If you’re female, it’s menopause

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Blizzardof1991@reddit (OP)

Maybe it's manopause

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Emotional_Mess261@reddit

Ya never know…..

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WindsweptArmadillo@reddit

I consistently make hot chocolate with my k machine and forget to go grab it and drink it, leaving it there for my husband to find the next morning.

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eweguess@reddit

Ah yes, the classic game of “is it a stroke or just dementia?” Wholesome fun for the whole family!

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DreadPirateWade@reddit

I love playing “Stroke or Senility”! It’s a fun game, especially when you’re not the only one playing.

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Motor_Struggle_3605@reddit

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largos7289@reddit

So dementia instead... i'm not worried you'll forget i said anything in about 10mins... LOL

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Blizzardof1991@reddit (OP)

What's all this about then?

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NegScenePts@reddit

I had the same sorta thing. I actually spoke up and contributed in a team meeting, and was passionate about my contribution...then I realized I was having a stroke.

Ok, no, I didn't have a stroke, but I did forget to be cynical and bitter for a few brief minutes. That alone was terrifying.

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mediaogre@reddit

Way to go there, Johnny Carsonogens. 🙃

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discussatron@reddit

Scrape that char off with a butter knife! There’s perfectly good toast underneath it!

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Mad_Zone_@reddit

I thought it was smelling oranges that meant a stroke.

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YoureSooMoneyy@reddit

… it IS actually something to take seriously though. It’s not 100% related to strokes but phantom smells are not always a benign occurrence. It has been directly related to seizures.

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Wetschera@reddit

Others will notice dementia before you.

You will likely notice a stroke before others, but if you’re not just failing at living it will be terrifying. It will be abrupt.

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RhoOfFeh@reddit

I'm glad you didn't have a stroke.

I'm also glad you at least thought about it. You have one 'golden hour' to obtain treatment and minimize the damage.

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1singhnee@reddit

There are so many things involved with strokes. Age, other health factors, genetics, etc. some people will die within that hour. Others will be fine after waiting three days.

I’ve learned way too much about strikes these days.

But yes, faster is always better.

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-Viscosity-@reddit

Facts. My auntie had a stroke a few years ago in the middle of the night and waited on the floor until morning to call for help (a phone was within reach) because she didn't want to disturb anybody or have 911 break down the door of her apartment. She was able to walk to the ambulance when it arrived but subsequently lost the use of her left side and has been in a wheelchair in a care facility ever since.

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wooble@reddit

I have a rotator cuff injury in my left shoulder. For the first couple of weeks of waking up with left arm pain I spent a few seconds each morning thinking I was having a heart attack until my brain caught up with the concept of actually there was a good reason that arm hurt.

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PsEggsRice@reddit

My older brother had a stroke. Caused memory loss. Every day I visited him un the hospital he would ask why he was there. Over months he became increasingly irrational and paranoid. I started taking a daily aspirin just in case, it’s like my worst nightmare.

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ted_anderson@reddit

This post shook me up for about 2 seconds until I got to the end of it. LOL.. because I've been having random incidents of smelling toast! But I think the real reason is because I need to empty the crumbs out of the toaster.

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2044onRoute@reddit

Ah for GenX Canadian's... " I smell burnt toast " is seared into our minds from a good old Canadian Heritage Moment commercial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUOG2g4hj8s

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TakeMeToThePielot@reddit

Oblig but worth sharing anyway. Stay safe and live a long time so we all can share our cynicism and sarcasm far and wide! 🥰

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Minute_Feeling_307@reddit

It was intentional. You needed croutons

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Blizzardof1991@reddit (OP)

When one bread burns a salad gets toopings

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