Tiny, transparent hand-grenades.

...and other stuff. 32. German.

[nothingiswrongwithyourarmrests]

just got to see the last Downton abbey film and man was that groaning under the weight of all those lampshades. Yes, everything here is pure and utter fanservice and escapism and we like it that way, and yes we are definitely stopping this time, because that reality will collapse if we try to stretch the bounds any further. (Enforced by sniper)

[prinnay]

marigolds and a smile c:

first attempt at drawing a few weeks out of arm surgery lol

[moghedien]

I feel like I need to share this because idk if Europeans are familiar with the presence of Aldi in the US, but at least especially in my area they’ve been growing a lot recently. Like Aldi bought out some local failing grocery chains where I live (Louisiana) and have opened Aldis in all these somewhat rural communities and small towns, which for the record I’m fine with

But as a result of this they are advertising a lot more in my area and also in many cases, the people in these areas have never been confronted with Aldi or any European grocery store. So the ads that Aldi is pushing out to its new US customer base feature a cowboy shopping at Aldi who is explaining to new Aldi customers how Aldi works. Like this cowboy is explaining you gotta put a quarter in the shopping cart and why there are very little name brands. A cowboy is how they want to reach their American customer base. They gave us a cowboy

[moghedien]

Here he is, the Aldi Cowboy

[bronzeagecrafts]

There's two commercials, if you wanna watch them XD

[pennaraptor]

emotional responses are deeply evolutionarily advantageous in any animals that are making complex decisions and behaviors (in many vertebrates, say) because they act as a reinforcer for a behavior. a bird taking a vigorous bath in a puddle is probably happy because if that behavior didnt elicit a positive feeling they wouldn't do it (it is dangerous to be on the ground and wet!). if an animal can feel fear, which i think is a less contested assertion to make, then it can certainly feel the opposite, that is, happy.

[pennaraptor]

Bernd Heinrich in his book Nesting Season

[asterwild]

arctic/antarctic

[vruba]

“I don’t like this expression “First World problems.” It is false and it is condescending. Yes, Nigerians struggle with floods or infant mortality. But these same Nigerians also deal with mundane and seemingly luxurious hassles. Connectivity issues on your BlackBerry, cost of car repair, how to sync your iPad, what brand of noodles to buy: Third World problems. All the silly stuff of life doesn’t disappear just because you’re black and live in a poorer country. People in the richer nations need a more robust sense of the lives being lived in the darker nations. Here’s a First World problem: the inability to see that others are as fully complex and as keen on technology and pleasure as you are.”

— Teju Cole  (via feminizt)

[ms-demeanor]

How do you feel about driving?

I can drive, I am good at driving, I enjoy driving.

I can drive, I am good at driving, I do not enjoy driving.

I can drive, I am bad at driving, I enjoy driving.

I can drive, I am bad at driving, I do not enjoy driving.

I haven't learned to drive, I think I would enjoy driving.

I haven't learned to drive, I do not think I would enjoy driving.

I can't drive anymore, I was good at it, I enjoyed driving.

I can't drive anymore, I was good at it, I didn't enjoy it.

I can't drive anymore, I was bad at it, I enjoyed it.

I can't drive anymore, I was bad at it, I didn't enjoy it.

Remaining time: 20 hours 1 minute

[revilonilmah]

Rainy Day Charmander

[youngerfrankenstein]

To put it very bluntly.

You will always make a better impact helping people who need it than trying to hurt people you think deserve it.

[thegentlemanstar]

this site gets accused of being way too usamerican a lot but i wonder what the actual proportion is

are you usamerican

yes

no

some other nuanced answer (pls elaborate in the tags i’m nosy)

Remaining time: 1 day 12 hours

[birdandmoon]

Female birds with confusing names.

Sign up for my mailing list.

[redslug]

A moon worship ritual.

[linecoveredinjellyfish]

every day i see a news article that is like "we here at google have decided, in accordance with our commitment to transparency and informational accuracy, to give every user a severe concussion each time they open the search bar! from now on, when you open up the google search bar, a hand will emerge from the screen to bonk you very hard on the head or face with a big big mallet! you can, of course, opt out at the risk of accidentally bricking your computer, and also we will SWAT your house if you attempt to do so."

and then i open up firefox and a little cartoon fox scampers out and is like "um hi hello. while you were sleeping i added a new feature that will manifest oven-warm chocolate chip cookies directly onto the nearest convenient surface every time you enable ublock origin on a website. if that's ok. you can just hit this little toggle switch to opt out if not."

and somehow google is still more popular.

[yesornopolls]

The last character you wrote about is put in the last video game you played for a week. Can they survive?

The last character you wrote about is put in the last video game you played for a week. Can they survive?

Yes

No

See results

Voting ended onMay 29

[mac-draws]

[inkedinserendipity]

POV you’re art and your bestest most specialest SecUnit goes “hey can you make a copy of me specifically to die” and you go “that’s an awful idea” and it goes “no fuck you it’s a great idea also you asked something to send to die so you can have me” and you shout “i didn’t mean you!” and it goes “stop yelling at me” which is maybe the first time it’s verbally pushed back on mistreatment in its life so you go entirely quiet because you are so so angry with it but also you can’t yell at it because it asked you not to

and then you send out the copy of it anyway to save your crew, and it saves your crew and another SecUnit and also itself

and then it dies

[pmamtraveller]

"Fat Tiger" by "Uncle Bum" (不二馬大叔).