Dear Abby except we're all Abby and there are plenty of us who probably shouldn't be Abby

[despiteeverything]

The
Advice Meme



So let's say your character is feeling charitable, and in the spirit of helping others, opens an advice column where they can dispense their wisdom. What? Your character is the opposite of charitable and helpful? Then they're doing it for lulz. Make up your own reasons, there are no meme police.

Aight, here's how it works:
1. Post a toplevel for your character.
2. Under anonymous (or not, who cares really), have your character ask for advice from a toplevel character.
3. There's no number 3. Go nuts, fam.

Stolen shamelessly from Forest Covered

Comments

[maskintape]

of course only kind of

of COURSE

well

"thank you" shows gratitude for something someone's done

"please" is like

acknowledging that what you want them to do is worthy of gratitude in future I guess

it's polite

shows you're asking nicely and not demanding like a douche

[(Anonymous)]

gratitude? polite?

[maskintape]

oh my god

ok you see the difference in like

"make me a sandwich" and "make me a sandwich, asshole"

right

you see that the latter is rude

[(Anonymous)]

okay

i do not use asshole, i just say, that is not "rude?"

[maskintape]

no no see there's a scale

"make me a sandwich asshole" is rude

"make me a sandwich" is still pretty rude

"make me a sandwich please" is ok

"will you please make me a sandwich" isn't rude at all

because you're asking, not telling

jfc

[(Anonymous)]

why does it matter?

[maskintape]

ughhhhhhh

because it shows that the sandwich maker's effort is appreciated I guess

it says "yo I know you don't HAVE to make me a sandwich but it'd be great if you did and it'd make me happy"

it's friendly

I know you know what friends are so

[(Anonymous)]

shouldn't friends already know?

[maskintape]

friendship doesn't give you psychic powers or excuse you for being a dick

so no

you're supposed to be nice to friends it's kind of part of the whole deal

[(Anonymous)]

*God, Tim, you are so high maintenace.*

what is the point of friends if you have to treat them like everyone else?

[maskintape]

the idea is that you enjoy your friends' company

that they have your back and you have theirs

you know there's something really goddamn sick about explaining this to the first friend I ever had right

thanks man

well this went from hilarious to depressing real quick

[(Anonymous)]

then they should know already without you saying it every time



you are welcome?

hashtag harbles

[maskintape]

ffs

the point is when you're friends with someone you want them to be happy right

so you want them to feel appreciated

so you say please

it's one stupid goddamn word

it takes no effort

this is so dumb

i half wish this was in-game canon cause i have no idea how he'd take this advice

[0thingsonmymind]

if it is dumb why do it?

*He means say please, cause that's what he thinks Tim is refering to as dumb. Yep.*

IT CAN BE IF YOU WANT NERD

[maskintape]

no THIS is dumb

trying to explain this stuff when you obviously don't get it

and when we both know we're not talking sandwiches anyway

he doesn't actually have a reason to ask these questions, though ;;

[(Anonymous)]

okay