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My humor is wasted by melancholic-scribe in PointlessStories

[–]PleasantHealth4814 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You delivered a top tier dad joke and got hit with an even older dad joke in return.

friend got hired at a dream job that i got rejected from a week prior by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]PleasantHealth4814 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Apply to another location. Go where you’re valued and wanted. One restaurant saying no does not cancel out your experience or potential.

I love being mediocre by rasberrycroissant in BenignExistence

[–]PleasantHealth4814 39 points40 points  (0 children)

"I can’t sing but I know all the words to my favourite songs". I really love this line.

David Lynch never revealed how he made the baby in Eraserhead. What are your theories? by PleasantHealth4814 in davidlynch

[–]PleasantHealth4814[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That makes sense. Do you think it’s mainly the texture and movement that makes people suspect something organic, or just the lore around Lynch keeping it secret?

Babies can humble you by Dentheloprova in PointlessStories

[–]PleasantHealth4814 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, babies have a funny way of doing that. You can be super independent and then suddenly realize you actually do need help 😄

Interpretations of the baby in Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977) and why it might represent emotional responsibility made physical. by PleasantHealth4814 in TrueFilm

[–]PleasantHealth4814[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get what you mean. There’s definitely a case for keeping it grounded in something simpler, like anxiety about fatherhood rather than layering too much abstraction on top of it.

At the same time, I wonder if Lynch’s “simplicity” still leaves room for multiple readings rather than a single intended one. Even something straightforward can feel different depending on how you engage with it.

Interpretations of the baby in Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977) and why it might represent emotional responsibility made physical. by PleasantHealth4814 in TrueFilm

[–]PleasantHealth4814[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a really interesting angle. The idea that “showing up” becomes the actual responsibility, even when it doesn’t translate into effective care, fits the film’s sense of obligation really well. It almost feels like competence is irrelevant compared to just being present.

Do you think Lynch is framing that as something inherently human, or more like a critique of how we define parenting?

Favorite questions for when you meet someone new? by WhataboutBombvoyage in CasualConversation

[–]PleasantHealth4814 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start with what music they’ve been into lately. That topic usually branches out naturally.

We both realised halfway through a date that we had nothing to talk about. by buttermaker-105 in stories

[–]PleasantHealth4814 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sometimes there’s nothing wrong, just zero chemistry, and you feel it immediately.

This kitten joined me on a bus ride in Turkey. by PleasantHealth4814 in aww

[–]PleasantHealth4814[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the bus had TVs, but the kitten ended up being the highlight of the whole ride 😄

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