Jareth

[andmaybegayer]

it still makes me go insane that somehow no social media site bothers to implement interleaved text and images. Fediverse cannot support it broadly, Bluesky can't handle it, Facebook can't do it, Twitter can't do it, fucking, LinkedIn doesn't do this, somehow only Tumblr has this, and it barely even counts as a popular social media site.

[palant1r]

well you see we're the new pdf

[orteil42]

i can't overstate how much this used to be the default on blogging platforms. blogging used to involve as much mixed content as you felt like. the goofy defunct french blog platforms (Skyblog, U-blog) where i was making my first posts in 2004 had that. you could embed media or javascript or applets or anything you wanted. the reason this feels like a unique tumblr-only feature now is that rotten as it is tumblr is one of very few remaining blogging platforms in 2026. everything else is microblogging now. everything else is twitter now

[jotfabe]

When Twitter first launched we all made fun of it and its stupid 140 character hard limit. It was designed to just publicly host SMS messages you sent to it, a kind of public SMS archive.

It didn't support images or even have it's own url shortener. The whole reason for the mass of 3rd party url shorteners (and their associated security issues) is because of Twitter.

We made so much fun of it and then the monkey paw curled and Twitter's janky, workaround filled hell somehow became the social media du jour.

[learningtogirl]

We've had shower beer and shower coffee, yes, but what about shower pickle?

[jotfabe]

That's just what happens when you stay in there too long...

[athelind]

The Most Tumblr Punchline

I've noted before that my favorite punchline on Tumblr is "hang on, gotta look something up/okay that's funny."

Let me explain why:

It is a way to say "I don't get it" without blaming the joke or the teller.

It is a tacit admission of ignorance without shame or judgement.

It assumes responsibility for acquiring the knowledge the respondent doesn't already have.

It cues other people who Don't Get It to do the look-up themselves, allowing them to get that full impact of Getting It without derailing the post with explanations.

It gives subsequent readers, whether or not THEY got the joke, a little frisson of good feelings when they realize that someone else is now In On The Joke.

It not only makes the original joke funnier, it gets funnier the more often it's used.

[embervoices]

This, and You Are One Of Today's Lucky 10,000 are very much things I love about Tumblr culture, yes!

[dykethang]

most insane choice of ways to give me the right number of pills perhaps ever

[jotfabe]

Try and remove 5 pills from the sheet with only 2 straight cuts any other way. Go ahead, I'll wait...

[dykethang]

5 pills 2 straight cuts any other way

[jotfabe]

Ok, fair.

I hadn't considered the option to have a tiny dagger stab me in the cuticles every time I reached into the box.

[dykethang]

most insane choice of ways to give me the right number of pills perhaps ever

[jotfabe]

Try and remove 5 pills from the sheet with only 2 straight cuts any other way. Go ahead, I'll wait...

[zinjanthropusboisei]

Very tempted to add another important human use of bull kelp, which is that, according to my friend at the marine lab, you can cut off both ends and use it as a beer funnel. I suppose that counts as creative purposes though.

[jotfabe]

I hope you attached a fan to the bottom...

[adultlikers]

[porksweats]

e me a mail

[fortooate]

make the attachment a pic of a snail

[jumpingjacktrash]

give me two gifs

of critters in clover

[nuclearcarrots]

then photoshop them on the CLIIIIIIIFFS OF DOVER

[laurasinele]

I still reference this post today. And yes, when I say I reference it I mean I sing it.

[chrispypineappleburger]

Saw this and thought of sharing it because it is very beautiful

[jotfabe]

This Fiat Multiplina concept is super cute (too bad we'll never see anything remotely like it in Australia 😔)

[oysters-aint-for-me]

there’s a used bookstore in rural western massachusetts (the montague book mill) whose motto is “books you don’t need in a place you can’t find” and i just feel like that summarizes tumblr too

[oysters-aint-for-me]

posts you don’t need on a site you can’t search

[slipping-into-madness]

[komakesthings]

I've slowly been chipping away at drawing scenes from that imaginary Muppet retelling of the Princess Bride, figured it was about time to share what I've drawn on Tumblr!

[objectophiliac-but-evil]

you all don’t even try to hide your transmisogyny

[numb3r-0n3-b1tt3r-hag-na]

This is an ancient tactic to handwave feminism in all forms since the beginning of time. "I wont take this feminism stuff seriously until a man tells me how it is." What makes this exceptionally transmysoginistic is that trans women are expected to engage with this criticism like its actually about inclusivity, and not just boring ass regular laughed-out-of-the-room misogyny.

[inkandguns]

[lillytheaspie]

[jotfabe]

I forgot to bring my vibe cash to the game, I wonder if she'll take a vibe check?

[astraldemise]

theres too many pokemon games where you play as a kid whos full of life and full of potential. there needs to be a pokemon game where you play as a college dropout who lives in a shitty apartment

[astraldemise]

your starter pokemon are trubbish, rattata and glameow. which symbolise the trash you keep forgetting to take out, the rats living in your walls and the stray cat you keep trying to befriend but it keeps hissing at you.

[astraldemise]

[astraldemise]

you guys dont get it its not supposed to be dark and edgy its supposed to be living in a mundane setting and slowly rediscovering the wonder in the world by going on a journey with a magical trash bag that is your friend, its about love and recovery and coping with the stress of your adult life with your friend who is made of sentient garbage

[bedrock-to-buildheight]

I’ve never been so attached to literal trash before

[sudorm-rfslash]

[pokefuseme]

I am similarly attached to the sentient trash. Can't wait to take him on little adventures

[nomadiclegends]

[jayalaw]

Wasn’t this Detective Pikachu the film?

[jotfabe]

You had me at Ratata starter, and then it just kept getting better.

[jotfabe]

Before and after laundry DIY

[icecream-noodle]

Australia's latest Federal Anti-trans bill

On Monday Nationals MP Alison Penfold introduce this private bill to federal parliament in an attempt to reshape the Sex Discrimination Act to target trans people while claiming not to target trans people

Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sex-based Rights) Bill 2026

Helpful information Text of bill First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament Third reading: Prepared if the

Transcript of second reading

[icecream-noodle]

Please help spread this petition far and wide for visibility The above reactionary bill was made in retaliation towards a trans woman winning a case in federal court against transphobes so now they're accellerating to hurt us all (Giggle Vs Tickle)

Hands off our protections

Hands off our Protections Our communities are facing some of the most serious attacks on our rights and protections in many years.  Right no

[cerisery]

Please sign that petition if you can, this bill is worse than it seems. Its primary purpose is to exclude trans women from women's spaces, including bathrooms, prisons, homeless shelters, and sports. It also cements transphobic, intersexist, and acephobic beliefs that are already somewhat present in Australia's law.

It is worth noting that this bill is being pushed by the National party, one of Australia's main right-wing parties. The party currently in power is the Labour party, our biggest left-wing/centrist party. The party pushing for this bill does not have the votes needed to pass it, and thus either needs to convince centrists to agree with them or are doing this to curry favour for the next election or some other goal.

When it comes to the bill itself, they are defining anything relating to one's sex in terms of the sex binary in a way which excludes intersex people in many ways. They also are changing the definition of sexual attraction, and the main change this makes is an exclusion of non-binary people in attraction. However, it is also worded so a trans woman lesbian is considered straight, and their definition also doesn't properly include asexual people. Those wording issues are already present in the original law, however.

They are also explicitly stating that it's okay to discriminate against transfems in women's spaces of any kind, including prisons, bathrooms, homeless shelters, and sports. That is the main change being pushed for.

[icecream-noodle]

(Source) and (Source) ^ This

[icecream-noodle]

Keep reblogging this please to help gain attention to the issue! Labor, the majority government, have been especially quiet about this issue while right wing media has pumped out tons of anti-trans political puff pieces while only one Greens member and one Independant member have spoken up!

Email or call your local MP if you can and tell them they need to publically push back and press them on the harm this bills mere existence is causing! Lately Labors silence on issues is not a good one and they are far from being functional enough for the people since doubling down on right wing policy. A simple reminder: Labor is not your friend, they're bought out and working for someone else

[justmaghookit]

You can also email and call your state member, not just your federal one as if they get enough complaints they may additionally bother the federal MP on your behalf! Make noise at all levels of government!

If you don't know who your member is you can use this link to look up both state and federal members, just use your postcode or suburb to check.

https://www.reignitedemocracyaustralia.com.au/findmymp/

[justmaghookit]

Parliament is still sitting so you still have time to contact your representatives!

[icecream-noodle]

Two counter protest events have been made as Far-Right groups, Such as One Nation, attempt to coordinate across the country! Magandjin ('Brisbane') on 12th of July at King George Square! Naarm ('Melbourne') on 4th of July at Parliament House steps! In the mean time spread the word, make more posts about it all, email or call your MP and tell the community! If you're outside of Australia your reblogs are very valuable! If you're an ally then you need to get noisy and stand up for trans folk, make sure we're not the only ones talking about it

[jotfabe]

Using giggle vs tickle as cover for this kind of legislation is absolute bullshit as well. An online app is exactly the kind of place where gender identity is important and biological sex is not relevant for safety or privacy.