I asked one of my (male) friends to stop using the phrase “man up” and he has been using “fortify” for the past two weeks instead and it’s just a little thing but honestly it makes a difference
and tbh it’s also pretty funny when I start to deflate in the library and he leans over and goes “FORTIFY”
Dude, fortify is bangin’. That makes things like you’re some kind of RPG character. Fortify is way better than “man up.”
“unalive” should just mean the opposite of undead. if undead means a dead thing thats alive, unalive shuld mean an alive things thats dead. no i dont have any examples. ☝️yet
retail employees
Computers that still work but have become totally obsolete
The Pledge of Allegiance is some cult shit and nobody can convince me otherwise. Like, why do we ingrain it into our youths so early that loyalty to our country is so important that it’s the first thing we do everyday? Like I can’t promise that I wanna go to Canada when I’m old enough.
The modern pledge is actually far different than how it used to be. The original was decently tame in 1892:
“I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
The idea was to instill patriotism and unification following tensions that still existed after the civil war. In fact the first revision was to add the word “to” before “the republic” so speakers knew it could not be the rebel flag to which they pleged allegiance:
“I pledge allegiance to my Flag and [to] the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
In the 1920s, with immigration on the rise they wanted to ensure that immigrants were pledging loyalty to the United States and not to their home country so it was revised again:
“I pledge allegiance to my[the] Flag [of the United States of America] and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
And the final and most current revision occurred in 1954 during the Cold War, when Congress formally adopted this version which includes “under God” as it was meant to indicate that we were a nation with God on our side, in stark contrast to those “Godless Commies”:
“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation [under God], indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
So yes the pledge is and always has been some cult shit.
telling a joke on tumblr is fun but watch out! if it gets over 1000 notes your joke is automatically exposed to people who have never once heard a joke in their life.
“why would you say that” because it was funny. “but that isn’t true” it’s the funniest way to express that sentiment. “why would you do that” because it’s a joke.
Tumblr is so intuitive to me that I’m fascinated by people who use algorithms. I was explaining to a Grindr date why I only use Tumblr and I explained that you can opt out of the algorithm and he was like “then what do you look at?” And that question was so crazy to me. What do you mean what do I look at? I look at the people I follow in reverse chronological order. I’m pretty sure that was the default before meta properties and Twitter got algorithms.
telling a joke on tumblr is fun but watch out! if it gets over 1000 notes your joke is automatically exposed to people who have never once heard a joke in their life.
“why would you say that” because it was funny. “but that isn’t true” it’s the funniest way to express that sentiment. “why would you do that” because it’s a joke.
“Jack of all trades, master of none” … “but ofttimes better than a master of one.”
“Blood is thicker than water.” “The blood of the covenant is thicker than the waters of the womb.”
“Money is the root of all evil.” “The love of money is the root of all evil.”
there’s also “pull yourself up by the bootstraps” which conservatives are oh so fond of saying
bootstraps are, well, straps on your boots. you cannot physically pull yourself up by them, and that’s what the original phrase meant. “pulling oneself up by the bootstraps” is meant to be an impossible task
“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.”
The second part really matters.
Some more:
“Birds of a feather flock together- until the cat comes.” - The first part gets quoted a lot in a “find your people” kind of way, but the full quote was meant to be a warning about basing relationships on “feathers” (looks, surface details, etc) only.
“Curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back.” - The first part is often used like a warning against curiosity, but the full quote is meant to encourage it.
“The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” - The first part is often used to get people to do stuff first/fast/early, but the full saying is meant to impart that sometimes, not being the first can work out better.
“Rome wasn’t built in a day, but they were laying bricks every hour.” - The first part is often quoted in a “cool it/relax/stop” type way, but the full quote is meant to encourage slow and steady progress.
“Great minds think alike, though fools seldom differ.” - Just because it’s an idea y'both had, doesn’t make it a good one.
The story began suddenly; we woke up to the sound of deafening rockets and violent explosions shaking the ground. These loud screams haven’t stopped until now, and fear ran deep within us with every new roar.
Then came the shocking news: we had to leave our homes immediately and evacuate south towards Rafah. The orders were clear; everything in the north was vulnerable to bombing and invasion. We ventured out amidst growing tension, carrying a faint hope that we would return to our homes within two or three days, but reality was harsher than we imagined.
On our way, civilian evacuees were subjected to targeted attacks, and innocent victims fell everywhere. We reached Rafah, a city where we knew no one. We began to build our tents amidst the sand and stones, in a desperate attempt to create a temporary shelter that would protect us from the flames of conflict and its fierce winds.
We are today on day 215 of the war, and the attacks do not stop, the situation is heading towards genocide, dispersal, and displacement. We have no shelter, and everything we had has been bombed, and there are no words to describe the magnitude of the collapse we are suffering and the suffering we are going through. We are in danger, and at any moment we may lose our lives.
But the tent, despite its simplicity, was not enough to protect us from the cold nights and the heat of the day.
The conditions were harsh, and the suffering was immense, as we had only a few resources and equipment to sustain us.
All the people ask?
Where is the next hell? There is no interface and no clear way.
Please help me evacuate from G@za before they enter Rafah.
i love mario sunshine i wish i had the coordination or the brain power or the strength to play it at any level above a baby baboon slapping random buttons in the promise of a sweet treat
They call me aristotle the way i. nope. no they don’t. he did not do that shit
imagine ur mortal enemies with a vampire and they just fucking. take a nap until you die. 100 years later they wake up like “i win” how embarrassing,,,
The best revenge is living well……..
i think the best revenge in this case would be killing ur vampire enemy
Ok but imagine ur an immortal vampire and your worst enemy is a world renoun author who’s been dead for 500 years but people still quote him. Like imagine if ur mortal enemy was william shakespeare or dante aligheri. Like you cant even kill them by any means. Everybody loves them but you remember them and you hate them but everyone disagrees with you
oh god,,,, that’d be my worst nightmareeee. yeah ur right the best revenge is getting so famous that u become immortal and then ur vampire enemy can never escape u
I love how we’ve lost the plot so thoroughly on what “pov” means as far as a TikTok/reel/whatever and now it’s functionally the same as rod serling saying “imagine if you will”
i am not a smart fellow but i am wise enough to not ask for context to this.
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