obsessed and a little possessed

i'd rather live a life of oh wells than a life of what ifs ☆

[deepspacepirate]

me: *breaks down crying in the privacy of my own home*

my brain: you’re faking your emotions for attention. you’re just doing this because you think it makes for a cool personal narrative

[artykyn]

One of the weird things about American culture is the tendency to refer to things by brand name, as opposed to the product name.

For example, I’ve known people to say Kleenex when they meant tissue. I’ve heard people use Hoover instead of vacuum.

And it gets to a point with certain things that some people can’t distinguish the difference.

Weedwhacker is a brand. How many people know the real term is “string trimmer”? Jell-O is a brand. And it’s so pervasive that people call literally any gelatin dessert “jello” even if it’s not made by Jell-O. Tupperware! That’s a brand!

The one thing that constantly messes with my head, though:

DUMPSTER IS A BRAND.

AND I HAVE GENUINELY NO IDEA WHAT TO CALL A DUMPSTER OTHER THAN A DUMPSTER.

[a-monster-plain-and-simple]

we call them skips if that helps

[kitstacean]

Oh yeah that’s a tip

[sigmaleph]

if it makes you feel any better it’s not just americans who do it and also corporations hate it because if a brand name becomes generic enough they lose the trademark

you can just call a dumpster a dumpster, it’s ok

[wisteriascented]

Yet another reason why “to photoshop” should be a verb. Because adobe can suck my ass.

[gucciboooty]

[memewhore]

[bran-is-done]

your package has been delivered

[ups-official]

We’d never drive into your fucking house. Unlike @fed-ex-official.

[unclebeanbag]

When you need fast delivery we come through

[catchymemes]

Norwegian forest cat.

[ayellowbirds]

there’s enough tail there to make a second kitty

[taco-bell-rey]

chewing minty gum, then breathing in cold winter air

[laskulls-deactivated20250318]

normal ocean creatures: ah. viva la sea. the blue, it is harsh but it is my love. i am a magnificent creature in a magical place

the deep ocean weirdos: i don't need oxygen to survive. i haven't eaten since the fall of byzantium. i have 300 eyes on my eyeballs. its been 14000 years since I've bumped into another life form. I'll kick anything's ass. nothing can kill me not even death

[wintersoldierfell]

instagram vs tumblr

[shez-a-dove-deactivated20161204]

im deleting all feelings i dont know her

[carbysorangeshirt]

i don’t think anyone fully understands how iconic of a film the princess diaries truly is. everything in that film is iconic. the apartment/firehouse. the scooters as a method of transportation. “get off the grass” in 4 languages. “please don’t crush my soy nuts.” the mustang. the weird neighbor who writes poetry. the m&ms on the keyboard and the pizza. “it’s a wango?” lily’s otter backpack. the whole paolo makeover sequence. every foot pop. stop me i could go on forever the princess diaries is so iconic it’s on the same level of iconography as star wars (1977)

[dubcliq]

#WAIT UP #NOT YOU I DON’T EVEN KNOW YOU

[willsmithsmackedtheshitoutofme]

The dog thought she was in trouble and pushed the chair under her 😭

We really don't deserve dogs bruh. At all

[tiktoksthataregood-ish]

[g4yporwave]

This radiates pure joy

[snazzy-adam]

SHE IS OUR DISCO QUEEN

[imyourdreamwife]

She time traveled from 1978 the moves are too good

[lalunamariaproject]

QUEEN 👌😍

[hilarioushumorfromouterspace]

[cfluffiness]

Someone in facebook also posted this too

[xmagnet-o]

Omg

[halcyonjester]

Mediglyphics

[klubbhead]

This shit’s infuriating

[pseudonymsobriquet]

Oh, this is a type of shorthand!

There are 3 main types, but from my research, this looks to be American Gregg Shorthand.

As you can see, there are set symbols for every letter.

Let’s break one of the words down:

Using the Gregg Alphabet as reference, we can see most of the letters in “atrophied” are present. But why no “o” vowel, and why is “ph” written as “f”?

Simple. In shorthand, you cut out all vowels in a word when writing it down, with the exception of words that BEGIN or END with a vowel (hence the “a” at the start being present), or like in the “i” in “atrophied”, to make it more readable when the sound could be harder to distinguish if it isn’t written. In “atrophied” if the the “i” isn’t written, it could be hard to tell if the writer meant a “fud”, “fad”, “fod” or “fid” sound, for example.

Also, since Shorthand is a phonetic writing system, you are encouraged to write down the phonetic sounds of words rather than the actual letter blends - in this case, write an “f” instead of a “ph”.

So in actuality, these aren’t just meaningless scribbles - it’s Gregg Shorthand, a writing system developed to take down notes more quickly than when written out in full, which is very useful in a medical or journalistic environment.

Some people can even write over 100 words in a minute! And, it’s been in use since John Robert Gregg invented it in 1888! Wow! So old!

Isn’t language amazing~?

[r4cs0]

[xmagnet-o]

I’m writing my signature like this ✌🏾

[femaledaily]

LITTLE WOMEN (2019)

[professorsparklepants]

I am a simple woman. I enter the kitchen. I eat four servings of bread products. I leave.

[brawltogethernow]

It's one serving if you serve all of it to yourself at once.

[professorsparklepants]

I like the way you think, friend.

[renthebarbarian]

HOMEBOY IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO FUCKING AROUND

[sexybritishllama]

hey quick question, why is this the funniest reddit comment i have ever read in my entire life

[sexybritishllama]

[canadad-deactivated20171111]

note to self: “love yourself” does not mean spend $40 on chinese food when you’re broke

[canadad-deactivated20171111]

who am i kidding yes it does. never listen to me