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she gets it

My favourite harmless prank I’ve heard of was done by this girl whose dad was a geologist, and they’d go on day hikes with his geologist friends/co-workers and when she got bored on them she’d habitually pick up a random rock and go ask him what it is, and one of them would explain what kind of a rock that is, how it probably got here, and usually some notions of the more unusual features the rock had, if any.

And she had a friend who had once gone on a tourist trip to Iceland and brought back a volcanic rock. So she borrowed the rock and took it with her on the hike, and after two randomly picked up “hey dad what rock is this”, she presented the volcanic rock, in the same fashion as all the others.

3 minutes later there are five middle-aged and older men circled around this mysterious rock, all agreeing on what it is, but not why it is. They keep asking her questions, where did she find it? Were there any other rocks around there that looked like it? Was it like this on the ground? People walking past the group try to stretch their necks to see over the geologists’ shoulders to see what’s the source of such amazement.

And in the end she couldn’t take it anymore, burst into laughter and confessed. The geologists agree that it was pretty clever.

feenyxblue

Geologist enrichment

cannibalchicken

theconcealedweapon

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thesylverlining

I wish more people got this because some ‘low-empathy’ people are the most compassionate and sympathetic in the universe, and I hate it when that’s taken to mean ‘unfeeling and probably hostile’ when nothing could be further from the truth

quantum-jump

Or, as my dad put it,

Sympathy: I know how you feel Empathy: I feel how you feel Compassion: is there anything I can do to help?

paramourblessings

Sympathy: that sucks bro empathy: I feel that compassion: want me to send you some puppy and kitten pictures to make you feel better?

autisticcaleb

Posts like this make me feel so much better. It always seems like society treat responses to others pain as though empathy is the most important kind. I am around 85% compassionate and this post helped me not feel like I am a monster because of that for once.

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sandersstudies

I realize this comment will have niche relatability but when I’m taking drive-thru orders I often “trick” customers into thinking I’m going fast when I’m actually going slow, then they pull up to the window all happy and surprised when their drink is ~*~*~Already Ready For Them~*~*~. It is a neat little magic trick where people see their time at the box as active and their time at the window as passive.

sandersstudies

Example: Two 1-minute interactions. I have this down to a SCIENCE.

1. Car pulls up. Seconds 1-15, barista says “what can I get started for you?” customer says, “a large white mocha, please.” barista says “okay, you can pull forward.” At second 10 or later, bar barista begins to make drink, customer is at window less than ten seconds later, drink takes at least 30 seconds to make even with a skilled barista. 10 more seconds for drink to be handed from bar to DTO, sleeved, handed to DTR, and handed to customer. (That accounts for our 60 seconds, about 30 of which customer was waiting at window.)

2. MY MAGIC METHOD. Car pulls up, I take longer to greet them if my bar baristas already have a lot of drinks. Full greeting might be like “It is a beautiful morning here at Starbucks, my name is Study, what delicious items can I get started for you today?” 10 seconds. Customer usually replies to friendly greeting with “oh, good morning!” or “Good morning, how are you Study?” These precious extra seconds mean other drinks are going out and my baristas are ready by the time the customer says “a large white mocha, please.” Maybe we are at second 20 at the time they start making the drink. I take my time to say “okay great [insert name if I know it], a venti white mocha for you today, very good choice. And you wanted the drink hot today, as well?” “Yes, please.” “Fantabulous, any food items or other drinks I can get started for you? [insert special promotion if there is one]” “Hmmmm….. no thanks, I think I’m good.” “Alrighty, so if that completes the order then it looks like your total is going to be $5.75 and I will see you ‘round that bend at the window, thank you so much!” “Thank you!” Customer NOW pulls forward. I just recorded myself speaking that entire conversation, wanna guess how long it took? You’re right, 30 seconds, then a few seconds for them to pull forward to the window. That customer is going to get to the window with the drink propped right in front of them and they are going to say “wow, you guys are so fast today!” There is no “wait” time. But no. I tricked them. We are no faster than any other day. You’ve been fooled. Deceived.

augustdementhe

No such thing as “unskilled labor”.

adriheavymetal

Michael Myers 😄😄 🔪 🔪 😂 😏

d-structive

I want a movie EXACTLY like this one. With soundtrack and all.

mars-ipan

THIS IS THE SUPREME HORROR MOVIE IDEA

witchinghour

Jennifer’s Body (2009) dir. Karyn Kusama

vampireapologist-archive-deacti

This review for a dog life jacket is sending me

homo-sex-shoe-whale

So I was put in a single dorm at uni as a disability accommodation. The singles are in pods of 5 students, so I have 4 podmates. They're also disabled people.

This is cool because we have an accessible communal shower and all live in single rooms, ofc.

But.. it's even COOLER because one of my podmates has an emotional support dog that just HANGS OUT WITH US??? Everyone this is Cheeto the golden.

His owner also said that we're always free to stop by and hang out with Cheeto, because he's super social and gets lonely only being with her.

Arriving at uni and finding out there's a super friendly dog living with me is 100% the best fucking surprise I could've possibly gotten.

homo-sex-shoe-whale

When Cheeto looks at you he has a look that's like "Hello human :D rough day? Well I'm Cheeto!"

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More Cheeto content

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Cheeto also has a command called "hug" where if you sit down on the floor and say "Cheeto hug" he comes up to you and rests his head on your shoulder for a lil hug

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We put Cheeto in some university merch