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- Comment on THIS is real. There is an app that allows you to text with Jesus 1 week ago:
And thus far, neither have you. Neither have you.
- Comment on 🔥🔥🔥 2 weeks ago:
I called it the other day: This is the same crowd that has used “cocksucker” as an insult for at least as long as I’ve been alive, and now they’re going to turn on a dime – especially if this rumor ends up being true (or persistent).
But also, there’s a vast difference between mocking the head of a party that is overwhelmingly anti-LGBTQ+ in this manner to point out their hypocrisy, versus making homophobic statements about gay men in general. This is no different from making fun of trump/JD/Rudy for the photos of them dressed in drag when the whole party is and has demonized drag queens and the art of drag.
- Comment on FOX BREAKING NEWS ALERT! 2 weeks ago:
Taco Bell is the master of shrinkflation. Last time I ate there, the 5-layer burritos were missing 2 layers and the remaining ingredients were so microscopically thin I honestly believe an amoeba could safely wade through them without drowning.
- Comment on Gents... 2 weeks ago:
Excellent example of reverse psychology. If you tell me I have to do something, I’m going to do the opposite. Time to wet ceiling.
- Comment on forbidden dots 2 weeks ago:
Tell him it tastes like Bill Clinton, if you know what I mean.
- Comment on good bones 2 weeks ago:
I found a box turtle’s upper shell in the woods next to my yard. It was so old that all the scales had already fallen off and it was just the white colored shell bone itself. I thought it had potential as a decoration in my garden, so I bought it home, cleaned it up, and set it out to dry.
Next day, the shell is gone. I figured something like a raccoon might have picked it up and carried it away, so I went looking, and sure enough it was laying right up at the edge of the woods. I noticed it looked like it had some chew marks on it, but I figured I had just missed them when I was cleaning. Anyway, took the shell back home again, set it out. A day or two later, it was gone again. Rinse and repeat for a week or so.
Then one early morning I stepped outside first thing and saw a squirrel sitting at the edge of the woods gnawing on the turtle shell. And that’s when I found out that squirrels also eat bones of dead animals. From my understanding based on random internet searches, it’s usually pregnant females who are seeking supplemental calcium.
- Comment on Not impressed 2 weeks ago:
I’m impressed how common these “sightings” are given how rare I would have assumed this type of person would be. But lo and behold…
I was visiting the aquarium some years ago and there was an expert at one of the exhibits talking about “these animals this and these animals that” when suddenly I heard a woman who had several children with her exclaim “Fish are animals?”
I don’t recall at the moment how the staff member responded, other than I remember being impressed because it was a very non-judgmental and informative reply to her.
Admittedly, my partner in crime and I were struggling with the darker elements of our animal nature – beet red from holding back our laughter and our eyes-only conversation wasn’t helping.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Hard to make any real conclusions or make any specific helpful recommendations/observations without making a lot of assumptions. If I were going to, though, I would say that it sounds like you’ve taken on too much and you’re burned/burning out. And it might be worth a little introspection to try and prioritize what’s important to you, then trim expenses and activities if there are any that can be cut.
When I see myself headed towards burn out, that’s what’s worked for me. Granted, this is still a lot of work and can take a bit of time and effort to get to a better place in life.
Sometimes there are low hanging fruit you can tackle. For example, some nights we just have cereal for dinner. Not the most nutritious thing, but easy to fix, easy to clean up (relatively speaking). Maybe it only amounts to 15 less minutes of work that night, but 15 less minutes of work goes a long way when you’re exhausted. Also, the kids are taught to help out with basic stuff like putting away toys, making beds, and even feeding the pets.
Another low hanging fruit is simply learning to say no (to yourself and others). If you’re the type that’s overwhelmed because you can’t help but take on more or you just can’t find yourself being content and enjoying the moment, then you’ve gotta put the work in there, realize you can’t keep it going or that it’s simply not worth it. Easy to say, I know.
A bit of an anecdote: A buddy of mine ended up having a health scare and basically cut back at work to the point where he qualified for various forms of government assistance. I know he wasn’t exactly proud of it, but it kept food on the table and a roof over his and the kids’ heads, and gave him the time and space to focus on his health and be more present for the kids.
- Comment on Anon gets a pay raise 2 weeks ago:
But you see, the price of eggs has dropped in the past several months so it all balances out.
- Comment on Thank me later... 3 weeks ago:
Doing crystal meth will lift you up until you break.
- Comment on 3 weeks ago:
Last time I went to the aquarium there was a specialist on reef ecology talking about all the different species of animals on display and a woman in the group behind me loudly exclaimed “Wait, fish are animals?” so I’m going out on a limb and stating that I believe there’s a considerable amount of overlap between the smartest of their species and the dumbest of ours when it comes to intelligence.
- Comment on Black widow life 4 weeks ago:
It’s basically this way with a lot of spiders, let alone a plethora of other animal species. Would absolutely not surprise me to hear that this is the norm in the animal kingdom.
- Comment on Ok, boomer 4 weeks ago:
And then it got appropriated and misused so that anything, even perfectly reasonable statements like “you should be cleaning your butthole when you shower” by literally anybody even 27 year old men, gets a response of “okay boomer”.
- Comment on Does anyone else notice an up tick in hostility on Lemmy lately? 1 month ago:
I first joined and started using Lemmy probably a couple months before you.
Back then, when anyone was being uncivil, needlessly hostile, rude, or aggressive, there was a very high likelihood that other users would call it out quickly. Many, many wonderful folks did it on my behalf multiple times and that’s one of the big reasons I stuck around, because that’s cool as hell if you ask me. I’m here to enjoy myself and have a little fun, not to be verbally abused because some problematic person lacks reading comprehension or prefers to make wild assumptions based on very limited information.
I won’t say there’s been a recent uptick in hostility, unless your definition of lately is a lot more lenient than my own. However, I will say that with each new outrage from Reddit comes an influx of new users and with each new influx, it’s only a short period of time before I notice things are suddenly a bit less nice, friendly, and casual.
Sadly, things are at the point now where I rarely bother to read any responses, replies, or messages in my inbox. I usually just go in there to click “mark as read” to clear the notifications without reading them and move on. There’s just too much negativity directed my way, often super randomly to the most innocuous stuff, or random users I can’t recall ever interacting with who somehow seem to have a chip on their shoulder. It’s actually kind of bizarre at times. Regardless, for my style of participation, which is mostly parodying old people facebook and sharing random anecdotes, feeling like I need to ignore replies is still okay, I guess.
Anyway, glad I’m not the only one who has noticed the shift. Wish there were an easy button to get things back to the welcoming place Lemmy used to be.
- Comment on LICK EM 1 month ago:
Some people don’t pay there bills just lick there way thur doughnuts licky licky lick.
- Comment on Choose the rat poison 1 month ago:
You’re bald because genetics. I’m bald because I chose it and also because genetics.
- Comment on IT'S A TRAP 1 month ago:
Some infinities are bigger than other infinities
Is this actually true?
Many eons ago when I was in college, I worked with a guy who was a math major. He was a bit of a show boat know it all and I honestly think he believed that he was never wrong. This post reminded me of him because he and I had a debate / discussion on this topic and I came away from that feeling like he he was right and I was too dumb to understand why he was right.
He was arguing that if two sets are both infinite, then they are the same size (i.e. infinity, infinite). From a strictly logical perspective, it seemed to me that even if two sets were infinite, it seems like one could still be larger than the other (or maybe the better way of phrasing it was that one grew faster than the other) and I used the example of even integers versus all integers. He called me an idiot and honestly, I’ve always just assumed I was wrong – he was a math major at a mid-ranked state school after all, how could he be wrong?
Thoughts?
- Comment on dinner 2 months ago:
Marinate the Pringles in the Mtn Dew overnight. Drain the excess Mtn Dew into a bowl and set aside, do not discard. Bring oven to 375F/190C, allow it to preheat. Place marinated Pringles onto cookie sheet, do not stack, and leave enough space between crisps so that they do not touch. Use a spoon or spatula to avoid tearing. Place in preheated oven for 10 minutes, then flip, and cook an additional 3 minutes. Sprinkle with Mtn Dew drainage and allow to roast for an additional 3 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly. In the mean time, place any remaining drainage into a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly to avoid burning. Allow Mtn Dew drainage to reduce, until it just barely sticks to a wooden toothpick. Remove from heat, pour over cooling crisps. Spray with canned cheese or sprinkle with Cool Ranch Doritos dust if going for a more fancy ambiance.
- Comment on Steady 2 months ago:
Is a person capable of anxiety if they’re missing a fifth of the oxygen they’re supposed to have?
Yes. Based on seeing a family member in that predicament, I’d say they’re capable of extreme anxiety at those levels.
- Comment on Steady 2 months ago:
A kilogram of piss is about a liter, give or take.
- Comment on The level of discourse in the US right now 2 months ago:
Last year I found a streaming app that had the 1980s Garfield cartoon running, and I ended up getting back into that for a while.
I found it to be a fascinating glimpse into those times. Like all of the pop culture references were obviously quite dated, but 40 years later and a lot of them still stand on their own. The comedy style was a snapshot of the zeitgeist from the era, surely not novel at the time, but a reflection of the time. It’s interesting to see how much of that comedy style has carried forward and even evolved over the decades. Sarcasm, featured heavily. Self-deprecation. Almost surreal absurdity. Did Garfield shape the comedy world as much as the comedy world shaped it?
Oh yeah, and I definitely turned out gay. But I guarantee you it wasn’t the 10/10 hotties that John Arbuckle was pulling or anything related to Garfield himself. It was entirely Nermal. Grew up living my entire life thinking Nermal was a girl, only to realize that in my recent re-watch that Nermal’s pronouns are he/him. These woke ass shows have been woking kids up since the dawn of time.
- Comment on Best anti theft ever 2 months ago:
That’s not true, the second one down from the top is a sure fire way to steal my heart. Big fuzzy bellies are kinda my thang.
- Comment on Should I _really_ be enjoying myself? 2 months ago:
I should not have just sat here and wasted 35 minutes reading news stories and looking at memes on Lemmy while I pick and choose the ones I decide to bestow with the wisdom, or lack thereof, of my words. But this one? This one speaks to my soul. Like the slow chitter chatter of cold katydids on a cool fall night in the middle of September in the Southern part of the USA. Chit-chit cha-chit chit-cha-ah-ah.
- Comment on Oh Jesus he is cooked 2 months ago:
No specific drug. Caffeine, alcohol, even deep erotic breaths of oxygen will do.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
I wish the crows around my parts would do that. The ones around here just generally act like a menace to society.
- Comment on Anon doesn't fit in 2 months ago:
What the FUCK do you do?
Have you tried getting a boyfriend? I dunno, worked for me.
- Comment on Be the change you want to see in the world 2 months ago:
But if I expose my genitals in public I’ll end up in jail or worse, and either way, nobody else is going to do the same, until I get to jail, and then it’s not the people I would hope for.
- Comment on Wait... 2 months ago:
I daydream about this sort of thing. Some days I long for it. Just want to wake up with a life of the father of 3 wonderful children and an amazing wife living our best lives in the suburbs with clean air and no worries about climate change, healthcare costs, or the ever present threat of being physically assaulted or worse for being a homosexual.
On the other hand, I do live a fairy tale life where I don’t generally wake up to the sound of an alarm and usually when I awaken I don’t really need another 2 minutes. So, I’ve got that going for me, which is nice.
- Comment on slam dunkle 2 months ago:
DUNKLE means black like my soul and the typeface in my LaTeX presentation.
- Comment on A nice tall glass of OJ 2 months ago:
It’s been decades since I’ve seen the exotic orange cheese powder, but last time I recall, it wasn’t water soluble?