toynbee

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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Also out of one.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

My sister once declared ice "the only food that fits in every diet."

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

I used to have a watch configured with the most common codes and equipped with an IR blaster. That seems a rather more manageable approach.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

Only two adults live in my house. I ended up buying one remote for each seat in the living room (which is rather more than two) and my wife still manages to lose them.

I ended up getting one more to keep next to my chair to lend her. I just make sure to get it back when her original is recovered.

It's actually gotten less common now because our kid is pretty good at finding them.

(If I sound resentful, I'm not. I love my wife. It just amazes me how that situation played out.)

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Interestingly, I haven't really been paying much attention this year, but last year I saw more flying insects than I have in an age. It gave me a quantum of solace.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 18 points 11 hours ago

Reminds me of the melting snow golem in Adventure Time.

Melting snow golem from Adventure Time

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

See, you get me.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

I think my first horror movie was Elvira: Mistress of the Dark.

I didn't see The Thing until probably twenty years later, but certainly enjoyed it ... For very different reasons.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

Gentlemen, I bring you ... corn!

I saw this in an AMV Hell video. I've never seen the original context before. I suppose I have now but I consider myself no further enlightened.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

That's just mean.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

My parents used to feel the same way.

 

Later in the day, the water flow collapsed the culvert under 50% of my driveway and made a pretty cool waterfall. Fortunately it turns out the town is responsible for repairs! Culvert destroyed and subsequent small waterfall

 

They almost blend together.

 
 
 

Pretty much the title. It's really weird to scratch my chin and not run my fingers through hair. As a plus, my five year old keeps telling me "you look like a completely different person. But I still know you're my daddy!"

 

Newbie was a rescue from a dog fighting house. According to the shelter from which we got her, they couldn't get her to fight, so they used her for breeding. For her entire life with us, she had scars from where they tied her down for breeding... But despite coming from the most abusive background imaginable, she was the absolute sweetest dog. She was in my life for about a decade and, other than in her sleep, I never once heard her make an aggressive sound.

Unfortunately, she died a few years ago from a failing pancreas. She's the only dog I ever had to choose to let die. I wish she were still here.

edit: She was really stinky, though.

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Them: Knock knock!
Me: Who's there?
Them: Boo!
Me: Boo who?
Them: Boo! I'm a ghost!

 

A while ago, Maze hurt her ear. Since then we've been giving her all kinds of medication. Obviously things aren't pristine, but she's doing way better and her wheezing has nearly disappeared!

 
 

My wife pronounces it three different ways, each of which she can support. I pronounce it one, but other than that it's the way I've heard it I can't support my pronunciation even after some searches. What's yours and why?

 

Last week, I made a post about a demon in my backyard at 4am.

For anyone curious, this is how it disguises its form during daylight. Pretty convincing and a lot less unsettling.

 

Jokes aside, I remember the PoM song being titled "She Fucking Hates Me," but according to Wikipedia it wasn't part of the title, just the lyrics.

I guess it actually was more mild than I remembered.

edit: Add a word.

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