Where I Put The Mumbo Jumbo

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The feels the feels.

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Garden Scapes doesn’t understand that I am never coming back. Shouldn’t have showed me the advert where the butler did the dirty on his wife while she was pregnant. I have standards and as far as I’m concerned he is not welcome to live in my mansion anymore. Which means wherever he is I ain’t.

Seriously don’t trash the story lines and characters you use to hook your customers. It’s that simple. I’m sure I’m the only one who feels this way.

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I went back.

[likeadevils]

they did it… they actually did it

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Who would name their kid Cheater.

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Test post because it says I have no posts.

Aw! Lovely.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

So, so far as I can make out, the English only like one of their politicians, and he is a cat. Is that about right?

[4-murasame]

larry is the only man in history to enter 10 downing street with honest intentions

[4-murasame]

(larry is the cat)

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Are you sure because I’ve also heard he’s actually really bad at catching mice

[adelphicoracle]

His intentions are still honest. He intends to lay on warm things and do as little as possible, like all cats. People who expect him to catch mice are projecting

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

That’s fair. I didn’t see “will catch the mice” in his campaign promises.

[fred-the-dinosaur]

He is NOT a politician. He’s a civil servant.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

I apologise for slandering this noble civil servant by calling him a politician. Sorry Larry.

[trixclibrarian]

I’m a fan of the show Alone… and this season of Biko.

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He won me over. I was rooting for the Brit/American gal at first. But over time Biko’s charm made me root for him.

I wonder what he is doing now.

[liberalsarecool]

Republicans focus on their hate to rally their base. Again and again. It's the one constant.

#SundaySemon #pt2

[funnytwittertweets]

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[afronerdism]

Excellent.

[afronerdism]

There are people having fits underneath this post on IG because he said “non birthing parent.” Like whole ass meltdowns

[fmlcomic]

This guy is being a good partner and a good parent and trying to help other folks be good partners and parents... And folks are losing their shit because the man uses inclusive language? In the year of Our Lady, 2022? Madness.

[chewbacca]

[cryptonature]

Learning to delete/mute/block before a negative comment takes root in your mind is a modern survival skill. If you're going to wander the overgrown countryside of the internet, you need to develop a quick eye for ticks.

It's deeply tempting to respond to the "well, actually," to the cruel assumption, to the unjust accusation, to the odious viewpoint. It's tempting because you're defaulting to the etiquette of dinner conversation. This isn't a dinner conversation. Someone is shouting at you from a moving car. Turn away.

[copperbadge]

This is an extremely good and helpful sentiment, and one I’ve subscribed to for a long time. Delete the message quickly and permanently. Last time I got a nasty anon ask I skimmed it, realized what it was, and deleted it. Did one or two phrases sit with me for a while? Sure, maybe 20, 30 minutes. I really wanted to respond. But if I had, that cannonball would still be hanging around my neck and present on my blog, and as it is I don’t remember what it was about or even those two phrases that I thought I would. 

I also am of the opinion that it INFURIATES the commenter/sender not to get a response, because why would they be a dickhead if they didn’t want a response, so the longer time passes without one, the healthier I am and the angrier and more anxious they are. It’s good for your mental health AND the healthiest form of vengeance! 

[monstersandmaw]

My blog is my little online home. When junkmail drops through the letterbox, I throw it away -  I don’t put it on my bedroom wall.

[snowkissedmonsters]

Genuinely gives me such satisfaction when I delete anon hate and imagine that person obsessively checking my blog throughout the day to see if I've acknowledged them. When someone sends you a cruel anon it's important to remember you have 100% of the power over that interaction.

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One time I had to tell someone to block me. Because my opinion obviously over bothered them. I had to step out of my lane and say “hey you get to curate your space online, it’s okay to block people.” I never heard from them again. Which is hopefully a good sign.

[typekast]

My friend’s little brother (non-verbal) used to hide people’s shoes if he liked the person, because it meant they had to stay longer. The more difficult it was to find your shoes, the more he liked you.

One day my cousin came over, and she was a bitch. When it was time to leave, my friend’s brother handed her shoes directly to her and she went on and on about how he must have a crush on her because he only “helped” her.

[neil-gaiman]

Your opinion of The Muppets, sir?

Easily the best thing about being 15 in the UK was the weekly arrival of the Muppet Show. Especially because we got 2 minutes every week that Americans never saw.

This was one of those 2 minute songs...

[vergi1ius]

This somehow ended up staying in the DVD release versions, which is why I was surprised to find this sketch had been originally censored (but not that surprised)

[neil-gaiman]

They weren't censored. Not exactly. The different amounts of adverts in the UK and the US meant that the US television half hour was 22 minutes long, the UK TV half hour was closer to 25 minutes. So they would make 22 minute episodes for the US, and then add in 2 minute songs or bits, normally not episode-specific, for the UK, knowing that they were for a UK sensibility, so wouldn't upset Americans. There's a list of all of them here: https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/UK_Spots_(The_Muppet_Show)

And they made it onto the DVDs...

And when I was young I bought this EP, which had four of them...

[finaledenialist]

i am furious

[bi-dazai]

"maus is triggering just fyi!!" yeah that's the point??? lmfao?? "oh no the holocaust exists and it's triggering my anxiety" shut the fuck up

[gaycism]

I mean Jesus fucking Christ this is not right

[mrevaunit42]

My friend told me the best example to explain the vast difference between a million and a billion

"A million seconds ago was last week. A billion seconds ago we were still dealing with the Soviet union."

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Hands up if this post just made you feel really really old.