r/interestingasfuck • u/Endolithic • Jun 06 '25

Homes are falling into the ocean in North Carolina's Outer Banks /r/all

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u/davidjschloss Jun 06 '25

I think you mean lowballs unless you’re describing something besides prices?

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u/kelariy Jun 06 '25

Mandatory ball check before closing, if they’re too low, deal is off.

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u/Switzerdude Jun 06 '25

Low and wet balls…

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u/broberds Jun 06 '25

No blue-balls, I know what I've got.

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u/JimiShinobi Jun 06 '25

No blue waffles, I don't want what you've got...

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u/Talking_Tree_1 Jun 06 '25

Do your balls hang low do they wobble to floor…

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u/BannedByRWNJs Jun 06 '25

Great! Now my balls are all wet and salty!

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u/Cunning_Linguist21 Jun 06 '25

Chocolate wet salty balls...

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u/Kepler1609a Jun 06 '25

Did you know they make nets for that to keep them from dunking in the water?

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u/907499141 Jun 06 '25

Check out the Nut Bra on YouTube it’s older and even funnier

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u/tykle59 Jun 06 '25

“My balls were so old and saggy, they looked like Clint Eastwood.”

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u/907499141 Jun 06 '25

Such a great product lol

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u/Spillsy68 Jun 06 '25

Houses? Or balls?

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u/fly_away_lapels Jun 06 '25

I mean, too low and they will just be wet all the time! Makes sense to check.

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u/IdRatherBeDriving Jun 06 '25

Good news! This house was built for that.

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u/Drunk_Scott Jun 06 '25

Been there

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u/MukDoug Jun 06 '25

If they’re too low, I send them back.

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u/Cipherpunkblue Jun 06 '25

Not selling my home to those low-balls types.

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u/Outrageous_Editor_43 Jun 06 '25

So first time buyers, not old people. Got it.

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u/nicknick1584 Jun 06 '25

Makes sense actually. If they are that low, probably an old guy that will be dead before house is paid off in 30 years. Actually, this should be a reason to give that mortgage. The bank would make money for about 15 years and then can repossess the house and sell it to make even more money.

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u/Super_Pan Jun 06 '25

Compulsory genital inspection? I didn't realize the house was in Florida. No thanks.

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u/gibs71 Jun 07 '25

Sounds like ageism to me.

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u/Cold-Ease-1625 Jun 07 '25

If the balls are on top, I send it back.

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u/Training_Cut704 Jun 08 '25

Free wash for low-balls included.

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u/Unlikely_Ant_950 Jun 06 '25

A new reason I’ll never be a homeowner

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u/edwbuck Jun 06 '25 edited Jun 06 '25

Do your ball hang low?

Do they swing from side to side?

Do you carry them over your shoulder?

Or do you drag from behind?

When you enter a room,

does the threshold make them "thump"?

Tell me now plainly,

Do your balls hang low?

(sung to the tune "Turkey in the straw")

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u/MoreCowbellllll Jun 06 '25

The call me 'one-hung-low'

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u/Fro0810 Jun 06 '25

I love reddit on Friday! 😂 and every other day as well.

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u/kristospherein Jun 06 '25

He said what he said.

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u/temporary62489 Jun 06 '25

I know what I've got.

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u/guyhabit725 Jun 06 '25

He is describing your mom. 

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u/copperwatt Jun 06 '25

No. Low. Balls.

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u/DoubleDrummer Jun 06 '25

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-ball

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u/davidjschloss Jun 07 '25

1) I was making a pun.

2) Oxford English dictionary disagrees with Wikipedia. I will take OED over Wikipedia in a rendition.

https://www.oed.com/dictionary/lowball_v?tl=true

If that’s not good enough here’s Merriam Webster

lowball verb low·​ball ˈlō-ˌbȯl lowballed; lowballing; lowballs transitive verb 1 : to give (a customer) a deceptively low price or cost estimate 2 : to give a markedly or unfairly low offer lowballed him in contract negotiation

And Cambridge

lowball adjective [ before noun ] US informal UK /ˈləʊbɔːl/ US Add to word list at a level that is unfairly low: lowball bid/offer/price The board issued a statement to make it clear that they would not consider any lowball offers.

As does Britannica

lowball /ˈloʊˌbaːl/ verb lowballs; lowballed; lowballing [+ object] US 1 : to trick or deceive (someone) by saying that the price or cost of something is lower than it really is [+] Example sentences 2 : to give a very low or unfairly low offer to (someone) [+] Example sentences

American heritage dictionary

https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=lowball

Dictionary

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/lowball

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u/DoubleDrummer Jun 10 '25

Fair enough, I have seen lowball both hyphenated and not hyphenated.
So when I saw you correct the guy, I thought I would throw a quick example showing that your correction was not necessarily correct.
You’re the dude spell checking folk on reddit, I just thought I would throw a wrench in your gears for fun.
And it was.

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u/MWave123 Jun 06 '25

Two words. Low ball, low balling.

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u/davidjschloss Jun 07 '25

Low ball is an adjective and a noun. “He caught the low ball before the runner tagged the base.”

Lowball is the verb.

https://preview.redd.it/k0dxs1ersj5f1.jpeg?width=1206&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b20b94bb404f29034114c479e03353967b9edcee

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u/VelvetOnion Jun 07 '25

Excluding boomer men with saggy nuts is ludicrous. They are the main market of those that think climate change is a hoax.

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u/JohnnySkidmarx Jun 06 '25

Older guy here. I know what he meant.

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u/Kryten_2X4B-523P Jun 07 '25

Younger guy here. Is there something I should be doing to prevent this? Moisturizing the sack daily? Using a ball bra for support?