Brrr... It's Cold in Here

Alex, 30s, classy lady. Ceramics and fandoms and cute things galore. Occasional serious business. USA based political action tag is "get on the phone folks". Can be found throughout the Internet under the name ProngsEvans or Icy_Alice

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[fishlung8877]

[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

[jmtorres]

“buttercups” is a name applied to MANY flowers. in my part of the south it was this one:

imo there’s correct identifications of dandelions, daffodils, easter lilies and marigolds in this thread, but buttercups are simply impossible to agree on and the only solution is for everyone to post pictures of their local buttercups

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

*squints* is that a motherfucking EVENING PRIMROSE?!??

[demon-and-human]

Hello I would like to add to the confusion:

That purple fella is a Morning Glory as told by my mothers (texan)

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

⬆️ morning glory

[huehueiamabaguette]

wait so if thats morning glory what is this?

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

[delphinidin4]

*Puts hand over gaud’s mouth* It’s a butterfly pea. Please ignore the Latin name.

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

*licks ur palm* i won’t be silenced THE PEOPLE HAVE TO KNOW

[yorgen-sh]

[innerchildabortionclinic]

if cats don't want to be grabbed and cuddled they need to stop being such optimal size and shape for that activity

[cryptidclaw]

I swear the maine coons are working on it

[icy-alice]

I mean, my Maine Coon is snugglier than either of my domestic shorthairs. I think Savannah cats have the market on Becoming Too Big to Cuddle

[kaedien]

americans think ABSOLUTELY NOTHIN of driving 7 hours. they’ll drive 7 hours just for dinner. they’ll drive 7 hours just for chips and dip

[roarykooper]

i went to england to visit the family of this boy im dating in birmingham. one of his sisters lived in manchester and his whole family kept being like we wish lila was her you would love her blah blah blah lila would just lobe you blah and I was finally like well why couldn’t she make it? everyone was like lol as we said she’s in manchester??? that’s it. i looked up the distance and it’s like less than two hours away and when me and my dude went to grab a beer later that night I was like so does Lila not get along with your parents like what’s up? again, he’s like babe I told you she’s in manchester. I was like are the villages at war????? he goes “it’s too far. this isn’t holiday.” I was like babe we’ve drivin 4-5 hours for weekend trips to the beach Im just confused- and he cuts me off and goes “that’s American me. We don’t do that here”

[hopeful-r0mantic]

I would rather drive from Chicago to NYC and back in the biggest American SUV than spend a couple hours driving in the backroads of Ireland in a smartcar during tourist season.

[icy-alice]

I'm driving 3 hours one way to take my dog to a birthday party (we're in Texas), soooooo. Yeah, Americans do be like this.

[viralfrog]

[icy-alice]

Basic wheel safety is not to be ignored!!! Attach your bats on bolt heads, all long hair needs to be secured well away from the wheel and clay surface (messy buns are encouraged), no loose clothing, if you're not holding it with two hands then you aren't holding it, and never put projects on a sloped or unstable surface.

Also, how wet are these projects that flop over with a slight tilt? Is this paper thin porcelain or something?!

....I miss throwing 😞

[in-sufficientdata]

camping kinsey scale

0 - outdoor, sleeping bag

1 - tent, sleeping bag

2 - tent, camping pad or inflatable mattress

3 - rustic cabin, inflatable mattress

4 - rustic cabin, cot

5 - rustic cabin, bed

6 - modern cabin, bed

X - you cannot make me go into the woods

Voting ended onAug 10, 2025

[nethilia]

i consider it "roughing it" when I don't have 5G internet.

[nethilia]

you certainly will die on that hill because the bears will eat you

[icy-alice]

Woah woah woah, where is the option for hammock camping? Tents are heavy as shit and I'm not sleeping on the ground. Backpacking when you're 4'11" and 135 lbs means ultralight is the only way to roll.

[yaoiblackmold]

Pope Leo’s personal trainer reveals shock at learning client became next pontiff | CNN

An Italian personal trainer has spoken of his shock after learning his client for two years had been elected to lead the world’s 1.4 billion

Oh my god

[themathomhouse]

I heard that the pope has a six-pack. that he's shredded

[taibhsearachd]

[falseknees]

[hotdogmexicano]

tiny death roll

[bamboo-muse]

[jollyfurydragonballer]

[xanaxfarts]

4000cc breast implants :)

[mackie-ds]

[brblifuk]

[cosmic-aria]

[frozenspots]

possum walk!

[lazerblues]

Happy aniversary you dumb fucks @staff

[true-king-of-monsters]

Happy anniversary, you stupid fucks!

[homopower]

[backseat-burner]

happy anniversary

[dialupmodern]

happy anniversary shitheads!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chalkboard-wolf]

Happy anniversary peebrains

[backseat-burner]

lmfao shoutout to whoever queued this in 2022 and destroyed my notifications today <3

[icy-alice]

Annoyingly enough, I have seen more full frontal nudity since this "ban" than I ever did before, because everyone stopped tagging it. So, great job staff! You created an environment full of jumpscare titties!

[mevil]

[maryschild]