Asher

actually I think you should be normal about ordinary citizens of authoritarian countries and yes that applies even to that country you're thinking of right now

having accessible toilets isn't meeting an accessibility goal if those bathrooms aren't maintained. some people treat those spaces with such disrespect that they are filthy and unusable

I think flinching is such a hit or miss reflex. Like yea a tiny bit of boiling water touched my hand but i dont think reflexivly throwing the water everywhere is a good defensive measure perhaps. might be even worse actually

if I see one more "why age verification is bad" post that doesn't even bother to mention that locking young people out of huge sections of the public sphere - literally the stated goal and primary impact of this shit - is wrong in and of itself I will simply start hitting people with bricks

@temerity14 same vibe as your cat kept hitting your phone camera with his tail

pride month is almost over I would just like to say happy pride to boring LGBTQ people in particular. everyone expects us to be brilliant creatives and scientists and interior decorators and quirky professors and tortured artists but some of us wear nothing but Kirkland Signature clothing and watch Friends and The Office and are incapable of having an interesting conversation and that is okay. our diversity is our strength.

@jupiter-dragonsong

I think after you get an x-ray they should print off a copy for you to keep. Like I just got my insides blasted with radiation, the least you could do is give me a photo to commemorate the occasion.

Must not pick that scab off. It will not in fact get rid of the scab and just create a different scab. The scab is not done cooking yet. I am completely normal about scabs. <-gripping the edges of his chair so tightly the wood is starting to crack

Since Google is useless now I propose the new phrase "Wikipedia is free" when someone tries to derail a post they know jack shit about

As I wait in line I just remembered how when the RTTE series was just coming out, I was CONVINCED Johann was gonna be a bad guy. Why, you ask? Because he was Trader Johann. And in my mind (because I was pretty young) Trader sounded like Traitor. Traitor Johann. So.