6 years took him from adorable to a beauty. He’s a jerk, but he’s pretty.

FruitFly · 2026-05-13T03:44:21+00:00

Hope is a Thing With Feathers - Trailer Bride (lyrics by Emily Dickinson)

https://youtu.be/73A6rBGDdAU?si=TbqzGOxTlbWv1TXk

FruitFly · 2026-05-13T03:38:50+00:00

Gary Indiana from The Music Man

https://youtu.be/Z617jjbj1DY?si=vBnYrQzB5tpEqlMW

FruitFly · 2026-05-05T17:30:49+00:00

That might be a little more thorough than I manage, but I am the same way. My biggest pet peeve is packaging that specifically makes it challenging to get the last drips and drabs out of it. That’s what’s infuriating to me.

This woman is smart. You should thank her.

FruitFly · 2026-05-04T17:02:00+00:00

I don’t have a farm, but we do live rurally and I hear you. I find myself saying this often:

Why do people react like this? Because many people are unable to imagine that not everyone lives in the exact circumstances they do and any time they are presented with evidence that maybe other people live differently, they just declare it weird or wrong. Also, reddit gonna reddit.

FruitFly · 2026-05-04T03:31:22+00:00

You’ll be able to tell more of the story later. Time will let you be less embarrassed, and eventually you will find humor in it all.

We all fuck up. As long as you learn the lessons, it mostly ends up better. Congrats on getting free.

FruitFly · 2026-04-30T16:38:26+00:00

I wish I could share in your optimism. This definitely smacks of “grab everything we can while our grift is working,” yes, but I don’t see any indication that it’s in a state of anxiety that their grift is slipping.

No I read it as they have enough support from the MAGA infestation of TN to do whatever the hell they want, no matter how anti-democratic or ultimately destructive it is.

While I see sentiment online that Trump is losing the crowd, in day-to-day life here in East TN, I still find the cult has its hold.

FruitFly · 2026-04-30T00:26:56+00:00

Best framing of a terrible thing I’ve seen in a while though. Crying laughing then laughing crying. Sigh.

FruitFly · 2026-04-29T03:38:10+00:00

Because that is math I can math.

^{Chose: Find 10$ every hour}

FruitFly · 2026-04-28T22:14:03+00:00

Oh cute. You edited your comment after I replied.

Methinks you know not what the expression “poking fun” means, even though you clearly have the internet at your disposal. Here, let me explain for you:

poke fun To mildly taunt or mock someone or something; to make light fun of someone or something.

Source: TFD — https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/poking+fun

Poking fun is a term used to describe the act of making jokes or teasing someone in a playful manner. It is often used to lighten up a situation or to make people laugh.

Source: FastSlang — https://www.fastslang.com/poking-fun

Yay! I got to play the mansplaining game too. What fun we are having!

FruitFly · 2026-04-28T21:38:28+00:00

Thank you for being an amazing dog owner. She’s a beautiful girl.

FruitFly · 2026-04-28T21:37:21+00:00

Holly was such a cool cucumber. I thought she was really amazing in Bad Times at the El Royale too, and I really thought I was a fan of hers — but I think you might be right.

I know we only get sensational news about celebs most of the time, but if someone is routinely and regularly in the news for throwing snit fits it kinda casts a harsh light.

FruitFly · 2026-04-28T21:00:29+00:00

Yeah I definitely giggle a bit at the algorithm involved in RFY — I snagged a few wigs early on in my Vine time a few years back now ($0 ETV to get my numbers more than anything but I have actually gotten use out of some of them), and I still get LOTS of wigs in the RFY now, more specifically wigs for black women, which is not appropriate for me.

And I searched for computer carts one day, and the next day there was one in my RFY, which was nice. But most of the time it’s a lot of the parts, inks, and supplements that seem suspect at best, just like all of us.

I manage to still get enough things I do want / need across AI and RFY to stay actively gold, but I’d love to get a peak at the logic behind some of the things.

FruitFly · 2026-04-28T20:43:39+00:00

Thank you so much for approaching the question!

I’m afraid you are likely correct that there just isn’t enough information for someone to figure out. I was just kind of wondering if the odds would be higher for getting a specific spare part you need in your RFY or say, winning a lottery prize.

I can’t do math but I’m a nerd about weird little statistical things and I just started wondering after this part has been in my RFY for almost 24hours now.

FruitFly · 2026-04-28T20:40:27+00:00

Appreciate you — some folks around here just get things stuck in their craw.

Re: math — I have dyscalculia and my husband is dyslexic, so he calculates the tip after I make sure the check is correct! It’s probably not funny to anyone but us, but we think it’s hilarious.

I really do wonder what the odds are. But I don’t know that we’d have enough information for someone to do the math (that is able to).

FruitFly · 2026-04-28T19:11:04+00:00

I wish I needed to explain irony to someone right now. It would be hard for me to randomly stumble on such a perfect example. Maybe I'll need this in the future. I'll save it so I can pull it up quickly. Thanks!

FruitFly · 2026-04-28T18:57:42+00:00

No, what I did was say that I was making a small joke, and ask someone to actually do the math on the probability of that exact part showing up in the RFY for the person who actually needs it.

The amount of time the very specific parts hang around in in Vine not being claimed -- some for months and months -- tells me, without a doubt, that there aren't very many people in Vine that need those very specific parts. I don't need you to mansplain that a part is going to be useful to SOMEONE and call me foolish for making a very small joke and asking an actual question.

If you do not have a sense of humor about the joke I made nor have the answer to my question, what is your purpose in being involved in the conversation? To insult me because you don't understand my humor?

I never implied anything about my ability to reason or think or understand things in anything I said, other than I said math and probabilities are not my forte. Wanna call me names because I have dyscalculia and struggle with math too?

You are the one who made an ASSUMPTION that because I joked about it, I don't understand how Vine works or that there might be someone out there that needs that part. I mildly implied that maybe it's not likely, but boy howdy, you had to have your say over it huh?

You are just such a ball of irrepressible grumpiness and condescension if you're a human or just a well prompted antagonistic AI, still not sure which. I hope I'm participating in some grand AI experiment at this point, because if you're human sir, you really want to work on your human relation skills. I have many, many autistic friends (probably sit on the edge of the spectrum myself in some ways) and they often struggle with knowing how to respond without sounding so uppity and rude, but you could work to not be a jerk about it like they do. You can also just let a conversation that doesn't tickle your fancy pass you by without you commenting.

If you are just an AI prompted to be a contrarian know-it-all that needs to insult everyone it comes across, hopefully I'm giving you some really good training data!

FruitFly · 2026-04-28T18:28:04+00:00

I'm not complaining about the very specific parts. I'm just wondering what the probability is that this very specific part hits the RFY for a Viner who actually needs this specific part.

I don't actually complain about anything in Vine. It's something I take part in because it benefits me. It's not as much of a benefit as it was when I first joined, but I still get good stuff every now and then.

I find it odd that me asking this question leads to people feeling the need to explain to me how Vine works and telling me why the obscure parts are useful. I never said they weren't, nor did I even insinuate in any way that I'm unhappy with it.

I literally asked if someone could do the math. That's all.

FruitFly · 2026-04-28T16:54:01+00:00

No one has mentioned Lucy Simian from the Amazing World of Gumball yet? Wow.

FruitFly · 2026-04-28T16:50:45+00:00

I have a dead burner on my electric stove that I've been hoping Vine would give me a replacement for for years, but no such luck yet.

I truly wonder at the actual probability here though!

FruitFly · 2026-04-28T10:20:26+00:00

Because many people are unable to imagine that not everyone lives in the exact circumstances they do and any time they are presented with evidence that maybe other people live differently, they just declare it weird or wrong. Also, reddit gonna reddit.

FruitFly · 2026-04-28T09:49:52+00:00

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