My Fandom According to Me

"Life's too short to give a shit." - Geoff Lazer Ramsey

[irrevocably-delicious2]

Some retail complaints from twitter this morning. I don’t think anyone can fully comprehend how stupid humans are until they work a retail or hospitality job.

[starfire003]

I’d like to add on the people who ask a question, get an answer they don’t like and ask the same question in a different way to get the response they want.

[corisanna]

I get stuff like this often enough at work, but that last one? There is one customer we have that does that so frequently and for so long (personal record with me is goddamn FORTY MINUTES of trying to get the answer she wanted) that we call her Circle Lady when she isn’t present.

Then there are the ones who do this, fail, and try it again with the same employees the next day.

[greatfay]

Me: “For the drink, it’s [x amount] :)”

Customer: “I saw a sign that I get a free drink?”

Me: “For signing up for our rewards program, yes :)”

Customer: “Oh… I don’t have one of those”

Me: “Well if you sign up, you can get the free drink! :)”

Customer: “Eh I don’t want to sign up”

Me: “…” “…” “:)”

Customer: “I hate getting all those emails”

Me: “Oh, well you can opt out of emails, I can show you how :)”

Customer: “No thanks, I don’t want an account”

Me: “Okay… well the drink will be [x amount] :)”

Customer: “I thought it was free?”

Me: “:)”

Me: “It’s free if you sign up for our rewards program :)”

Customer: “I don’t want to sign up”

Me: “Then the drink isn’t free :)”

Customer: “You can’t just give me the drink?”

Me: “No, I can’t unfortunately :)”

Customer: “Why not? It’s only [x amount]”

Me: “If that’s not a lot of money to you, why don’t you just pay for it? :)”

Customer: “This is shit customer service”

Me: “:)”

Customer: “This is highway robbery, squeezing every dime out of people, you should be ashamed of yourself—”

Me: “I don’t control the prices, I’m just a cashier :)“

Customer: “—making a fucking fuss over a damn drink and it’s not even a large—”

Me: “That’s not my decision, I’m just a cashier :)”

Customer: “—and you bet I won’t be coming back here again”

Me: “How unfortunate :)”

[thekeybladeninja]

I can feel the :) deep in my soul

[squirenonny]

I have never felt the :) so viscerally as in this post.

[gavslittie]

Matt in the the most recent Jackbox episode

[truststuck]

eridan, do bad people exist among your kind? if yes and you don't detest them, why detest humans? there are bad people. that's a thing. it sucks but not all humans are bad, just as not all of your kind isn't bad. just saying y'know

[mimiadraws]

homestuck dump from twitter. I’m returning to my roots at long last

[johnnydepplovely]

[bi-trans-alliance]

Antarctica is about to have its first ever Pride

Antarctica is set to have its first ever Pride event thanks to a group of LGBTQ+ people based in an Antarctic research center. 

(images by Planting Peace)

[ichigo-kuriimu]

“Damn.”

[lolthatsme]

[haywooding-blog]

“the internet says I have terrible posture” - off topic #35

[anakinnaberrie]

x

[doomsday519-deactivated20240507]

[the-absolute-funniest-posts]

Butters - pimp wisdom

[majorajackson]

National Spelling Bee: 8 elementary aged children answered so many words correctly they almost ran out of words resulting in an 8 way tie.

Achievement Hunter: 

[theycantalk]

allergies

[willow-wanderings]

For anyone wondering why this happens: the body language cues that humans use to mean “I’m not interested in contact, please ignore me and leave me alone” are the same body language cues that cats use to say “I’m not a threat to you and we could chill together if you want.” The term “i speak cat” is kind of a misnomer because 95% of cat communication is NON-VOCAL. Cats who want to chill will look at you and then look away and/or blink slowly when you notice them staring. They will fold up their body to be smol and non-threatening. They will yawn and purr and act like they don’t care you’re there. All of these things say to a cat “we’re cool, bro, we should hang out.” Humans trying to avoid contact will adopt a closed body posture (legs close together, arms crossed, head down/slightly hunched over); to a cat that looks like trying to be smol and non-threatening. Humans trying to avoid contact will try to watch other people without the other person catching on to being watched. So they look and then immediately glance away when acknowledged; to a cat this says “yeah, I know you’re there but I’m ok with it, we’re cool.” Humans trying to avoid contact will keep fairly quiet and act bored to discourage interaction; to a cat that says “you can tell I’m totally ok with you being around because I’m not actively screaming and showing displeasure at your presence.” If you’re allergic to cats, learn some cat body language so you stop accidentally inviting cats for a snuggle when you actually want them to avoid you.

[aichu-dechu]

I used to tell my friends that if you wanted the cat to avoid you, step one was to yell “KITTY!” and come running at her and try to pick her up without her permission. Et voila, the cat now wants nothing to do with you. They never believed me for some reason.

[squeeful]

Woman creates bulletproof hoodies for all ages due to widespread shootings

EAST PALO ALTO, Ca A woman whose neighbor was shot and killed in an attempted robbery has started a company that makes bulletproof hoodies to keep people of all ages safe.

The California company, Wonder Hoodie, produces the bulletproof protection in smaller sizes for young children and teens after the rash of school shootings in the U.S.

Vy Tran, 25, says she came up with the idea after her neighbor was killed in front of their home and she couldn’t find protective gear for her mother or brother.

Wonder Hoodie products meet the requirements for body armor by the National Institute of Justice. The company also sells bulletproof jean jackets, vests and other accessories, reports KTRK.

All of the company’s bulletproof products can protect people from weapons such as a .44 magnum.

“We only use dupont kevlar and a newer version of their kevlar, called kevlar xp,” said Tran. “They’re rated as 3A, which is the highest level of protection you can get from soft body armor.”

Tran says one man bought a hoodie for his wife, who is a teacher. Another customer bought one to feel safe to go to the movies.

[mid-lifecry-sis]

The fact that this is normal is absolutely ridiculous.

[420bunnies]

The website is the scariest thing I’ve ever seen uh

there really are no words

[kuueater]

gatekeeping is dumb and if you don’t delight in teaching newcomers about your favorite things, then why are those things even your favorite

[sanielight]

I’m so tired of breaking myself into bite sized pieces

[maybeinaparalleluniverse]

Stay whole and let them choke.

[deactivated-blog]

Mood.

[margauxwill]

Let them choke

[samsoonite]

"Faggot"

[ronaldalan]

THIS

[abc-lgbt]

Reblog every time

[ra-moon]

HOLY SHIT