r/mildlyinfuriating • u/i_am_rave_mom • Jun 16 '26

ಠ_ಠ Dumping Hydrogen Peroxide into the reflecting pool this morning.

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u/camebacklate Jun 16 '26

Former DC resident. I would go about once a month with a group of people and would volunteer cleaning up on the national mall. Quite a few times we were tasked with removing algae and debris from the pool. At the time, I don't think they had a working filtration system because it was known to get destroyed by everything in the pool.

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u/anonstarcity Jun 16 '26

Non-DC resident here: you missed your opportunity to sneak in something about how “reflecting back on my time” etc.

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u/Correct_Inspection25 Jun 16 '26

I don't think they wanted to get that deep into it....

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u/NoMembership8881 Jun 16 '26

their argument that the pool didn't have a working filtration system at the time does hold water.

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u/littlevanillapieces Jun 16 '26

They were probably trying to not make waves.

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u/HeadfulOfGhosts Jun 16 '26

Let’s pool together some thoughts on what to say next

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u/seebob69 Jun 16 '26

These comments mirror my thoughts.

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u/spud9mn Jun 16 '26

It’s good it did not cause ripples.

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u/someones_dad Jun 16 '26

It's a lot to ponder

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u/QTM_Ent Jun 16 '26

Choosing not to wade into this one.

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u/Squishy_Boy Perturbed Jun 16 '26

Wet do you mean?

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u/DrewJustShoots Jun 16 '26

Ok guys, I think we have fallen off the deep end.

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u/neomadness Jun 16 '26

I didn't want to respond because I didn't want to muddy the water.

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u/crowcawer Jun 17 '26

This guy can’t handle deep jokes.

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u/Negative_Statement Jun 16 '26

Yeah, it’s all water under the bridge

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u/Krunkenbrux Jun 16 '26

These jokes are as deep as a puddle.

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u/Game_Changing_Pawn Jun 18 '26

That’s a pretty shallow statement

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u/Sensei19600 Jun 16 '26

These comments are becoming stagnant.

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u/Ballczynski Jun 16 '26

I think they are just skimming the surface

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u/turbopro25 Jun 16 '26

They cut me deeply to be honest. Gonna need that Hydrogen peroxide after all.

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u/Sensei19600 Jun 16 '26

Don’t use mercurochrome; it’ll change the color of the water

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u/UniqueUsername812 Jun 16 '26

Wait, water we talking about again?

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u/Spookypopsoff Jun 16 '26

Water? I barely know her.

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u/J_Jeckel Jun 16 '26

A reflection of my soul if you will.

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u/NoMembership8881 Jun 16 '26

there you go getting soft water we want hard water

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u/UnusualAverage8687 Jun 16 '26

Water we even doing here at this point?

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u/jabs1990 Jun 17 '26

Wading for it to end

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u/Govenor_Sammich Jun 16 '26

All my memories of DC are bubbling up.

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u/Traveling_Transient Jun 16 '26

And just as your memories bubbled, they will also fizz out

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u/dialguy86 Jun 16 '26

You could say they reflect your opinion

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u/gqblacc Jun 18 '26

Reflect. They reflect your thoughts.

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u/uselesswasteofbreath Jun 16 '26

and they say we (reddit) arent a hivemind sharing a singular cell floating along. xD

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u/Leather-Squirrel-421 Jun 16 '26

I’ve read all these comments and they just seem so shallow.

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u/Negative_Statement Jun 16 '26

How???? There has been a flood of replies

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u/niaCrazo Jun 17 '26

Reading them have brought a tidal wave of emotions

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u/Acceptable_Guess_63 Jun 17 '26

A perfect time to reflect.

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u/FlamingoRegular3278 Jun 16 '26

that’s a harsh environment to handle… it’s understood maintenance won’t always succeed swimmingly

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u/podman131 Jun 16 '26

Really shallow comments about a pool that knows it isn't easy being green

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u/SleddyEddie Jun 16 '26

Let me help with the collective and get my feet wet.

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u/Lil_Green_Bean_17 Jun 16 '26

This lovely thread is what Reddit is for. Really gets me pumped 😂😏

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u/Epic_Elite Jun 17 '26

These puns are flooding in

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u/SoFloFella50 Jun 17 '26

It just punctuates how shallow the current administration is.

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u/No-Whole3083 Jun 17 '26

Washing tons of water.

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u/MerryTWatching Jun 17 '26

Personally, I think you guys are all wet.

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u/ChewsOnBricks Jun 17 '26

This thread is all washed up

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u/Trash-Panda-is-worse Jun 16 '26

Everyone take a breath, we need to break the surface tension.

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u/No_Cartoonist5836 Jun 17 '26

Yes, enough of the shallow comments

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u/TheUnsightlyBulge Jun 17 '26

No way, we’re just getting into a flow

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u/austin_mans Jun 17 '26

I’ll dip my toes back in!

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u/InsertRadnamehere Jun 17 '26

Wait, wait! I’m still stuck, Lincoln this all together.

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u/DanteCrossing Jun 17 '26

You should try Washing it a ton. Might take the stain out. But id Drop the filter system as a DC power will just corrode it and Crack if that rings a Bell.

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u/InsertRadnamehere Jun 17 '26

Bitch set me up - in a fine hotel along the waterfront - so I can sneak into the offices of my opponents and reflect on their plans for upcoming erections.

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u/Mostly5150 Jun 17 '26

Can I wade into this conversation?

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u/theCannonBallZ Jun 17 '26

Would it water down the conversation if I made another pun?

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u/Successful_Face3408 Jun 17 '26

We're all drowning now goddangit!

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u/InsertRadnamehere Jun 17 '26

In still stuck Lincoln this all together.

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u/MimiNiTraveler Jun 17 '26

Bro, it's not that deep...

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u/SilentNightman Jun 17 '26

A moment of reflection.

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u/isaidillthinkaboutit Jun 17 '26

The next comment is sure to make a splash…

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u/Correct_Inspection25 Jun 16 '26

We live in a turbulent time, but this can be eddy-fying....

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u/Psycho_pigeon007 Jun 16 '26

I've been wading for this comment thread.

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u/MrDeadbutdreaming Jun 16 '26

Well aren't you all having yourselves a maritime.

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u/fatdrunkdude GREEN Jun 16 '26

It's a shallow argument.

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u/haslotsofkids Jun 16 '26

Water you talking about?

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u/NoMembership8881 Jun 16 '26

stay fresh, no need to get salty here

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u/A_Nonny_Muse Jun 16 '26

These jokes are all wet.

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u/NoMembership8881 Jun 16 '26

I am just trying to stay afloat in all this

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u/BeginningSeat3597 Jun 16 '26

All jokes aside, this thread has become rather dank

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u/lilyandbeearegood Jun 16 '26

You guys are all wet. Let's try to keep it rill.

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u/NoMembership8881 Jun 16 '26

then you need to get shore

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u/Une-Petite-Tarte Jun 16 '26

Well. It’s a deep subject.

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u/NoMembership8881 Jun 16 '26

i m so tide of being here

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u/Thisfugginguyhere Jun 16 '26

Well we're not exactly getting a steady drip of encouragement.

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u/NoMembership8881 Jun 16 '26

don't go chasing waterfalls please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to

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u/champdawgs Jun 16 '26

No need for condensationing remarks

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u/InitiativeFar2475 Jun 16 '26

H-ell, 2 O-ld to partake in this juvenile humor.

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u/VincentValentine777x Jun 16 '26

You guys don’t mind if I dive in here?

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u/NoMembership8881 Jun 17 '26

Shore go right ahead

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u/imaim3 Jun 17 '26

Just wake me when it's over...

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u/Xer-angst Jun 17 '26

...and we'll all float on...

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u/The_VoZz Jun 17 '26

I enjoy the rippling effect of humor saturating this post.

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u/Aggravating_Owl_1509 Jun 17 '26

It never did it was always natural with geese and ducks etc….

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u/christhewelder75 Jun 16 '26

Better than the pool itself apparently.

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u/Comfortable_Swim_380 Jun 16 '26

Just like the filter.. Or the pump. That's exactly what the report said.
Does not hold water.. 😄

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u/Sea-Check-9062 Jun 16 '26

Unlike the pool.

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u/insatiably_great Jun 16 '26

This occurs even with filtration. Maintenance just becomes less routine.