Okay Kanchou

FANTASTIC ...things and digital watches, which are still a pretty neat idea. Mostly reblogs of things which amuse me.

[marithlizard]

It's been a while since I said "this person wins the internet", but today it is merited.

(via bsky)

(The classic XKCD comic)

[bnq]

Truth Coming Out of Her Well to Shame Mankind

[ceekari]

unmute for the unfathomable sounds of mankind being shamed

[everythingfox]

Most unserious animal

[holy-punks]

My favourite translator said that when she was an ambassador for Hungary she took all these Japanese politicians on a tour and she was trying to circumtranslate ‘merry go round’ cause she didn’t know the Japanese word for it by calling it a ‘horse tornado for children’ and they had no blessed idea what she was saying and she finally started running in circles going up and down and they go ‘ohhhhh, in Japan we call those ‘merry-go-rounds’”

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Watching the latest Game Changer and laughing so much that Diesel (who was trying to sleep on me) got mad at the shaking and left

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Oh god they're doing Australian accents. Why. Sam this is actual violence. Don't make me listen to Americans failing to do Australian accents for ten minutes please, PLEASE, I am fucking BEGGING you.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Americans should have to get an accent license before they're allowed to do Australian accents. Like little kids getting a pen license in school.

[darkenedyeastextract]

ok but Bluey would genuinely make em better right?. But for like the generation that’s age 0-5 now. So like in 20 -odd years a lot of young up and coming american actors will have decent east-coast accents

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

I love the idea that Bluey will be such a large part of their media consumption for so many years that they will be able to do her accent well in twenty years' time. Bluey Is Eternal.

[magicmoonjelly]

I want to just chime in here and note that my two kids 3 and 7 have definitely mastered the Bluey accent to the point where I have occasionally had to step in and gently steer the accent back to their native one so they don't end up confusing the hell out of someone in 20 years.

[yorgen-sh]

[plain-flavoured-english]

As a Greek, in response to the current controversy about Matt Damon being cast as Odysseus, I'd just like to share that one of the moments that changed my brain chemistry as a kid was reading a novelized version of the Odyssey and coming across the following description of Odysseus when Circe sees him for the first time and thinks he's hot: "his hair curled like a clematis and his eyes were very brown".

So may I present my own casting choice for Odysseus:

[plain-flavoured-english]

Excuse me???

[ruffboi-mags]

you are right and you should say it.

[instantduckninja]

Is this the face of a man who would put his own infant in front of a plow to avoid going to war?

Absolutely not

You know who would try that shit?

Is this the face of a man who would defy the very gods to get home to his wife?

You know who would defy the gods just to show he could get away with it?

[fluffmugger]

The last thing Penelope's suitors ever see:

[tiktoks-for-dead-pope]

[shiverandqueeef]

how measurements work in canada (ie/ badly)

[ozempicofficial]

[thegaymertrainer]

Ribbon dancing I was not aware of your evolution 🤯

[catasters]

[babyfoxcollectionthings]

[sandmandaddy69]

[automaticdestinytrash]

Not mine. Searched "cheese London" and this was first.

[rockergiirl]

samsung have announced they're releasing a smart toaster featuring an onboard AI chatbot

[rockergiirl]

samsung released blog post regarding their new smart toaster and complaints from customers

We hear you are all disappointed with the AI capabilities of our new smart toaster, and rest assured we hear your complaints. However, we are confident people will grow to love their new smart toaster AI companion, and will regard them as a bright cheerful addition to their day. If you find its constant requests for you to always eat toast, we suggest adopting a more toaster-friendly diet.

[rockergiirl]

yes removing the speaker will void the warranty

[default-cube]

i thought this was a joke since a toaster is just about the most ridiculous thing to add a chatbot to, but no, it's real

[andietries]

[qqchurch]