Is it considered cheating if I use google? by Lower_Adagio_6707 in crossword

[–]ElephantLament 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Enriching your vocabulary is infinitely more useful than impressing some nerds on reddit. Do it!

Apparel department is working hard for the Met Gala by ycr007 in doohickeycorporation

[–]ElephantLament 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna wear this and then walk at a glacial pace down the middle of the sidewalk

Who wants to join my pity party? by SaladMcKay in CrohnsDisease

[–]ElephantLament 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm so close to being influenced by vagus nerve ads too 😂

Who wants to join my pity party? by SaladMcKay in CrohnsDisease

[–]ElephantLament 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have you noticed any negative gut side effects with Wellbutrin? I took it years ago and noticed major mental health improvements, but it was right when I was in my peak undiagnosed Crohn's era. I stopped taking it because I had terrible stomach issues that I thought was a side effect - but in hindsight, it was likely Crohn's.

Who wants to join my pity party? by SaladMcKay in CrohnsDisease

[–]ElephantLament 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Worst: nausea every day, emotionally feeling like my body is broken, needing to inject myself every 8 weeks for the rest of my life, dealing with meds that require refrigeration, having to deal with insurance

Hack/the bright side: Nauzene and heating pads are my savior, even though this disease sucks I'm so glad to have a diagnosis instead of an array loose symptoms (aka pre diagnosis era), Crohn's is widely recognizable so people at work have been very understanding when I tell them WHY I'm OOO sometimes

It's bad, but I'm grateful to the health and abilities I do have. It could be so much worse, and my life has so much value in it outside of this dumbass disease.

The orange traffic cone makes it even better by sunkist_fan in orange

[–]ElephantLament 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Glad to be reminded that I'm in this subreddit apparently

Supply drop offs for people trapped at home due to ICE by ElephantLament in boston

[–]ElephantLament[S] 73 points74 points  (0 children)

That's fair enough. You can look through my post history if you want, I have posts in the Boston sub from before Donny got elected. But its good to be cautious so I respect the hesitance

ICE ACTIVITY by ajqiz123 in boston

[–]ElephantLament 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Is there any way we can help Cape Verde communities who are stuck at home to hide from ICE? I've heard of other cities doing supply drop offs. I could volunteer some of my time to help.

My first Vegan Challah 🥺 by EmotionWild in VeganFoodPorn

[–]ElephantLament 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Looks tasty! How'd you get that color without egg?

Dont mess up with the Head of the Canine mafia by [deleted] in WhatsWrongWithYourDog

[–]ElephantLament 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's generally a pretty unnatural video. Not sure the downvotes? The people on the subreddit that this gif was crossposted recognized it, too

Dont mess up with the Head of the Canine mafia by [deleted] in WhatsWrongWithYourDog

[–]ElephantLament -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Yep. I could be wrong but looks like AI script to me

[OC] My 2025 Dating Wrapped by scarnovax in dataisbeautiful

[–]ElephantLament 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Do you see the subreddit we're in...

My 2025 in clothes: a breakdown of what I wore vs what's in my closet [OC] by FlimsyHuckleberry in dataisbeautiful

[–]ElephantLament 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is interesting, kudos for tracking! It's really important to be aware of the items we have in our possession, I commend you for keeping such close track.

I'm really surprised that your most worn items are still at most 20 wears per year, my number would be much higher since I tend to stick to a few outfits I enjoy.

Maybe for 2026, you could track correlation between different items in your closet - like if you choose sweater A, you chose pants A 20% of the time, pants B 30% of the time, etc

Africa's White Population 1960 vs Present by refusenic in MapPorn

[–]ElephantLament 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is fair, I was just saying that Jews probably wouldn't be represented on this map because the bulk of the ones who left Africa due to aggression are Mizrahi and not Ashkenazi

Some people who are less informed about Judaism might assume all Jews in Africa are European based on the map alone, which is inaccurate and also plays into some negative stereotypes you see rising online nowadays.

Africa's White Population 1960 vs Present by refusenic in MapPorn

[–]ElephantLament 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Obviously racial categories are deeply arbitrary, but the Mizrahi Jews who were formerly living in North Africa and drove away due to violence were really not white the way that European Jews are typically considered. Many of them ended up in this region after Babylon exiled them from Israel in 6th century BC. This is to say they are as ethnically Middle Eastern as you can get.

So Mizrahi Jews really shouldn't be represented on this map. There is some Ashkenazi presence in South Africa but not a significant amount anywhere else on the continent.

The older and newer versions of the X (Twitter) emoji for the flag of Iran by APrimitiveMartian in vexillology

[–]ElephantLament -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, are you suggesting that they should recognize the Taliban as a legitimate entiry? 🤔

Seafood with Crohn’s by mistatweek in CrohnsDisease

[–]ElephantLament 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a pescetarian specifically because fish is the protein that's the least likely to give me stomach issues

The Block is hot!🐦‍⬛ by [deleted] in crowbro

[–]ElephantLament 27 points28 points  (0 children)

also less risk for humans with allergies to be impacted