Turns Out Those Signs All Meant Something. Wild.

Female (she/her), 28, and interested in TTRPGs, fun facts, and fighting the system.

[prokopetz]

I, too, enjoy video game character themes where the bassline goes all stuttery and a bitcrushed voice goes "bwuh" to inform you that the person before you is in fact some sort of Creature.

[sylvanus-cypher]

There can't possibly be that many examples of this, can there?

[prokopetz]

It's like a whole trope. I suspect ground zero for the "stuttery bass and bitcrushed 'bwuh's when the Guy is secretly a Creature" thing is probably the theme "Oracle" from 1993's Secret of Mana, though it's possible that's itself referencing some earlier example I'm not aware of:

[prokopetz]

#oh you can hear the direct line from this to BIG SHOT huh (via @specterthief)

Quite so – for comparison, here's the same character's theme when they're still pretending to be human:

Secret of Mana's "Ceremony"/"Oracle" may not be in the same style as Deltarune's "NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO BE A"/"BIG SHOT", but the "theme when they're a Guy"/"theme when they're a Creature" transition is 100% playing in the same space.

[thestillife]

[just-aro]

ID: a tweet by @_AshJOY on 01 Jan 26. Asexuality and aromanticism have an incredible amount of political value that deserves to be acknowledged. With the way that amatonormativity is woven throughout various social structure, our experiences provided much needed perspective surrounding the nuance of connection. End ID

[saturn-flowr]

slime teacher: I want this essay in 12 point font Slimes New Roman

[koboldening]

Robber teacher: I want this essay in 12 point font Crimes New Roman

[nugget-gender]

wall teacher: i want this essay in 12 point font Climbs New Roman

[mx-m29]

citrus teacher: i want this essay in 12 point font Limes New Roman

[forgotn1]

poetry teacher: I want this essay in 12 point Rhymes New Roman

[the-breadgirl]

horology teacher: i want this essay in 12 point times new roman

[cellaspider]

Mime teacher:

[mildlybizarrecorvid]

herb teacher: i want this essay in 12 point Thymes New Roman

[minervakarsh]

Dirt teacher: I want this essay in 12 point Grimes New Roman

[hyperoperationfractallisation]

Calculus teacher: I want this essay in 12 point Primes New Roman

[skyporf]

aviation teacher: I want this essay in 12 point Flies New Roman

[shreekofjoy]

Finance teacher: I want this essay in 12 point Dimes New Roman

[squizmo333]

History teacher: I want this essay in 12 point Times Old Roman

[thatoneunknowncognitohazard]

Music Teacher: I want this essay in 12 point Chimes New Roman

[thyrell]

Graphic Design teacher: I want this essay in 12 point Georgia

[red-garden]

MAGA boomers SHOCKED by 20y/o commie speaking fluent hog

[red-garden]

Hog 201 for anyone interested in trying this:

Bodily autonomy (like abortion, anti draft, etc) -> “The government shouldn’t be able to force anything on my body I don’t want.”

Anti surveillance -> “I don’t trust big government/big tech (big brother if you’re feeling frisky) with the ability to spy on me and my family.”

Immigration -> “Next to all of us immigrated at some point, I don’t see why the elites get to decide who’s allowed to be where. What’s to stop them coming for me?”

Climate Change -> “Big oil shouldn’t get to determine whether or not I get to go places. I don’t want to be dependent on some big business to survive.”

State Violence -> “I don’t want the goddamn secret police breathing down my neck! I trust my community a whole hell of a lot more to help me than I do the state!”

The vast majority of conservatives think of themselves as underdogs being repressed by the government/the elite, and they value personal freedom (specifically their personal freedom, they don’t care about other people). The will almost always agree with leftist points if you can find a way to blame the problem on their vague enemies (useful, since rich people are the root of most problems), and tie it back to their ability to say fuck everyone else. NEVER appeal to science, theory, logic, or human goodness. Make it seem as if you are a paranoid lunatic who trusts no one. They love it.

[dinosaurjam]

#you need to tailor your arguments to people's existing values and priorities if you want to convince them #the flip side is that it's every bit as easy to tailor conservative arguments to convince a leftist audience #so don't get smug #you're not immune to this either <- prev extremely true

[yamada-ryo]

it's literally peak

[yamada-ryo]

[sys-at-civi]

uh huh

[pudulogy]

[bi-enad]

Image ID:

A tweet by bug girl @/buggirl

y'all are letting american individualism melt your fucking brains oh my god hearing a baby cry while you're getting coffee is not going to end your life. it's part of being outside. in public. where people are. babies are people btw

End ID

[threedollarsdotcom]

think of a girl. now think of another girl. now think of another girl. now another. thats not enough. more. more. more girls. no thats not enough. more girls

[s3znl-gr3znl]

[ladywarlock03]

Just them being silly 💫

Here's to me trying to mix movie Rocky with book Rocky! He's a cutie hahahah

(Don't mind the missing paw prints in the sixth slide, the first person to mention it gets a brick to the face. I've proven I'm good at throwing bricks! 🫵🏻)

[redstonedust]

"i know this show was made for children but i enjoy it too." > awesome and cool. watch whatever you want forever.

"i know it LOOKS like it was made for children but its SECRETLY for us. calling it a kids show is an insult cause kids could never understand these THEMES and EMOTIONS. we're the TRUE fans." > i dont think i trust your opinions. you seem lame as fuck.

[guineapiggies]

Via cyd_dwyer

[humanpersonface]

Just so people know the background on this man and his herd of guinea pigs-- he moved into a house, and discovered about 10 guinea pigs living in a fenced area of the back garden. It was overgrown so he never noticed before moving in. It turned out the previous tenants just abandoned the poor babies. So Cyd immediately was like "well I guess im a father now." And began learning how to care for them.

He didnt realize he had to separate the males from the females (they'd been intermingled when he found them so it didnt occur to him) until suddenly all the females were pregnant and by the time he was able to separate them all out, he now had 80 guinea pigs.

I found 10 guinea pigs in my new home but now I have 80

Cid Dwyer, 25, from Sydney, Australia, ended up looking after the pets when the previous owners of his property left 10 guinea pigs behind i

This man became an awesome guinea dad to his 80 guinea pigs. On his tiktok he documents building them new, nicer outdoor homes, beginning to regularly grow grasses to feed them, while also spending over 100 pounds a week to keep them in supply of fresh veggies. He also treats them for lice and tics ever 3 months.

He recognizes each one and each one has a name.

[kikmessenger]

sits on my own blog like it’s the edge of a lake wistfully

[kikmessenger]

skips a stone over a few posts

[sapphling]

i think it was kind of a major failing to frame the self diagnosis issue around whether it's "valid" or not rather than the fact that unless an official diagnosis is necessary for you to access actually beneficial pharmaceuticals/treatment, accomodations or disability benefits, you should actively avoid on-paper diagnosis for your basic safety and access to care

[satanicbratt]

[pien-art]

Eva Stratt let's take ibuprofen together...

[thememedaddy]

[mothman-etd]

Always fun being married to a witch.

"We need basil from the store."

"Oh do you want pesto for dinner?"

"No I need to hex someone on discord."

[mothman-etd]

"It was a bay leaf, not basil."

"Like I know these things."

[thebibliosphere]

First of all, it wasn’t someone on Discord. It was multiple people in my DC Dark Legions game.

And second of all, I’m not hexing anyone. I’m telling the fae folk. The bay leaves were just an offering.

[sewickedthread]

Have you tried on a milk & honey soaked bread with a note tucked inside? That usually grabs a fae folk's attention.

[thebibliosphere]

I am allergic to all of those things so I don’t like handling them. But it’s fine. I grew up here. My dad once left me at the fairy mound unattended on accident. They know I’m good for it.

[stonesense]

sometimes that character just wouldn’t hide an injury. it’s a great trope but only if they would do that.

[stonesense]

and sometimes the character wouldn’t try to push through sickness and do their day job or whatever. again i see what you’re going for but sometimes in these fics something else can happen. open your hearts and minds to scenarios such as “the character is actually pretty expressive about their needs and is willing to complain a lot but the other characters still don’t take it that seriously for whatever reason and have to deal with the guilt and quencies after”. or “the character takes a rest at the appropriate time (or earlier!) but then faces punishment/being ignored/hostility for doing so and that is what worsens their condition into a serious one.” or “the character is a practical one who informs people sensibly and takes every necessary step, yet to their distress their condition still spirals out of the control.” or whatever else but just do you see what i’m saying not every character is a silent sufferer and that isn’t the only way to put them in a situation . we can innovate