Chirpings

BIRBS (mostly)

[catsofyore]

This “Fluffy. June 1951”. Photo from my collection. ❤️

[oneheadtoanother]

idk anything about this but I love it

[sabertoothwalrus]

I love when someone is explaining instructions to a group I’m in and they look at me and it reminds them to say something about using preferred names/pronouns or that there’s vegan food options available. I go by my given name/pronouns and I’m not vegan but I’m proud that I can provide this service

[batbetbitbotbut]

[crabussy]

to carry on from my last post about how the psych industry is incredibly biased and imperfect. we HAVE to stop pretending the current understanding of the human brain is the ABSOLUTE FINAL TRUTH with NO WIGGLE ROOM and NO POTENTIAL FOR CHANGES IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF ANY PART OF HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY.

[crabussy]

you know how up until only 40 years ago, people thought autism was a male exclusive phenomenon? how common psychology facts are constantly being restudied and debunked every year? that will KEEP HAPPENING! AND THAT'S OKAY! PSYCHOLOGY IS AN EVERCHANGING FIELD! all you have to do is use the current information and frameworks available as a STEPPING STONE. the current understanding of psych is incredibly useful! but it's NOT THE CONCRETE UNCHANGING TRUTH OF THE UNIVERSE'S MECHANISMS.

with all that out of the way. speaking as someone in a system with substantial trauma. can I please ask that people spend less time being unkind to systems without substantial trauma? thank you kindly!

[todaysbird]

Today's birds are these cockatoos at the beach

[sifu-kisu]

[domesticatedanimal]

This is what I imagine every time they add another modern vehicle mount to FFXIV.

[pinnipetal]

It deeply saddens me that "pdf file" has become slang for pedo. Don't you dare disrespect my wife the beautiful portable document format ever again

[dualcasterjay]

and to the children in the notes saying we need this fucking baby talk to get around censorship online; there's been no credible evidence that any site other that YouTube (which will only demonetize your video, ftr) will actually censor or hide content that include words like rape, pedophile, gun, terrorist, etc. etc. and even if we take as a given they were (which, again, they are not), do not fucking comply in advance, you absolute fucking coward. and ESPECIALLY do not comply by altering your real life fucking vocabulary. don't let the technocrats dictate what words you say holy fucking shit dude!!!!!!!!!!!!

[random-brushstrokes]

Frida Konstantin - Self-Portrait with a cat (1910s)

[alt-illustrations]

A very silly burrowing owl

Angular bird shop

[depsidase]

[randomitemdrop]

Item: free cursed sofa

[shutyourmoustache]

[elvencantation]

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

today I found out my mother doesn’t know what dandelions are and now I’m wondering what other strange secrets she’s been quietly harboring

[krystal-prisms]

Where do you live that you don’t have dandelions?

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

we have dandelions EVERYWHERE, they are basically our State Weed, it is absolutely impossible that my mom has never interacted with a dandelion before, this requires further investigation

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

So after extensive interrogation I have an update:

my mom is in fact aware that dandelions exist. she temporarily forgot the name and there was some miscommunication.

the truth is actually weirder

she’s aware dandelions look like this

she is familiar with this flower. she knows the name of this flower. she declines to believe, however, that these are also dandelions

she does not believe these are the same plant. I tried to explain, and she thought I was either misinformed or lying. so I asked her what exactly did she think the yellow ones were called?

she answered, with complete confidence: Daffodils.

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

gosh I enjoy this website

[authoratmidnight]

For comparison, this is a daffodil

[quietlygrousing]

See, folks in the southern US will tell you up and down those are buttercups, actually.

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

i don’t think so? i’m southern and buttercups are what we call these things (much tinier)

[maejacrezz007]

Wait I thought those bigger cup ones were Easter Lillies???

[fractiousrvt]

This is an Easter Lily. It is an actual lily and therefore deadly to cats.

[blood-trip-god2]

They’re marigolds and I know a bitch when I see one!

[delphinidin4]

This is a marigold:

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

….we need to start taking the phrase “go touch grass” more literally. go outside and examine a flower i beg u

[ferryfoam]

This is so stupid

[gameraboy]

“He seems to have his hand in a lot of things around here”

– Kermit the Frog discussing Jim Henson

[cuunos]

being a kid and hearing adults say stuff like "woah 2011 was 4 years ago haha" didn't really convey the fucking horror of a youtube video crossing my recommended labelled "9 years ago" and it's from 2017. that's not true. 9 years ago is 2010 or something. don't lie.

[bunjywunjy]

Question! Do cats think us petting them is a type of grooming?

it IS a type of grooming! petting cats and other mammals smooths out their fur, removes shed hairs, and helps evenly spread natural skin oils throughout the fur to keep it healthy!

it probably feels just so so nice, also :)

[blurds]

this is the funniest thing I’ve seen in weeks

[luxshine]

The “Thunk” will always kill me.

[falconratesbirds]

14/10 doing his best