#daranman

[bunjywunjy]

Okay, I'll bite - do you have any facts about monkey paws?

okay you got me- the secret of the monkey paw.... is fingernails.

hear me out here- primates are (almost) the only animals on the entire planet to have fingernails! every other terrestrial animal with fingers has claws instead. 

(we aren’t counting animals like rhinos and elephants here, due to their obvious lack of fingers)

NOT FOR YOU, JUMBO. BEAT IT.

so why is this? 

well, it’s because primates have evolved to be really really good at grabbing things, basically. 

when your modus operandi is taking a firm yet delicate grasp of an object, whether it’s a tree branch or a piece of fruit, claws are only going to get in the way! so primates gradually lost their claws, instead flattening out their clawbed into a sturdy shield that reinforced their delicate fingertips and allowed for even more delicate-yet-powerful grips!

the human hand is the most extreme example of this specialization today, but all true primates still share this trait.... including monkeys. 

[weaver-z]

*looks at profile picture* Yes! Another fan of Narbonic! It (and Skin Horse) are some of my favourite webcomics! Who's your favourite character?

Oh, I always stanned Mell. Looking back on it, she was probably a huge early gay crush of mine. 

Her vibes? Immaculate.

[argumate]

Since you've finished watching the Ghibli catalog (and I'm trying to get into watching anime), I might as well ask: did you watch the movies with subs or dubs?

subs, that’s the default option on Netflix and I watch all movies with subs anyway, I think the only dubs that are interesting are ones where they take advantage of the opportunity to completely change the dialogue or even plot of the movie.

[aromanticduck]

If you'd like something to brighten up your day, may I suggest listening to "The Unicorn Invasion of Dundee" by Gloryhammer? It's as ridiculous as it sounds!

Okay I’m listening to it now, and it’s hilarious but also a legit banger. Although I am biased because my instinct is to love everything with unicorns involved.

[doctorguilty]

Cw descriptive needle stuff sorry if the read more doesnt work

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YEAH IT CAUGHT ME SO OFF GUARD I'm used to just regular old butterfly needles and cannulas and I was expecting that I guess because I didn't know intravenous needles.. got any bigger than that?? So when the phlebotomist whipped that out and started putting it towards my arm my brain internally was like WAIT WAIT THERES A SMALLER ONE IN THERE RIGHT WAIT THATS NOT GOING IN IS IT OH FUCK IT IS which was summarized vocally by me impulsively going "oh that's a big boy" shfdjjfjdjfjd

Ngl it was painful, not excruciating but way more than a typical IV and scarier since like, when you get saline and whatever the metal part doesnt actually stay in you a little plastic thing does but this was like NOPE BIG METAL TUBE SITS RIGHT IN THERE

After the bag got filled my blood clotted before they could fill the like, little vacutainer vials and without those my blood cant be used for transfusions so I consented to getting stuck in the other arm with a normal vacutainer needle or whatever its called which was fine oof now both my arms are sore

Also all the phlebotomists were like TEHE YOU HAVE TINY VEINS LOOK AT YOUR CUTE LITTLE TINY VEINS SO ADORABLE and it felt like the doctor version of the HAHAHAHA HOW ARE YOU THAT SMALL meme (but not actually in an upsetting way)

Anyway so thats how all that went also they gave me free socks

[tothestarsandbackmoved]

Oh hey, you're a drummer too! Who're your favourite drummers?

yes, yes i am

my favourite drummers are (may be missing some here) sugarfoot, josh dun, rob bourdon, mini fairhurst, christina schiano, meg white, mike portnoy and i can't think of any more at the moment so,,,

[meteorherd]

I like your Pumpkin Hill redesign!

thank you!! 😊 i love pumpkin hill its one of my favorite levels in sa2

[myrskytuuli]

What's you banner supposed to be? All I can make out is a duck and Tuomas Holopainen (I'm a Nightwish fan).

It’s the cover of Tuomas Holopainen’s solo album The Life and Times of Scrooge