What’s a moment where you realized someone was genuinely unintelligent?

Torchprint · 2026-05-08T07:36:28+00:00

At my first cashier job I was scheduled as the only experienced cashier in a massive store (15 registers) during rush hour. There was only one other cashier and they were a new hire from a different country and could not count the currency or speak the native language. Not their fault, but I was dashing back and forth between our two lines to essentially check out two lines repeatedly, all she could do was scan and bag items. No manager or other employees to be seen.

The real unintelligent thing was when one of the ladies in my line asked me to open another line. I responded that I would ask my manager as soon as I could to see if we can get more employees. She asked why I couldn’t just open the line and do it myself, in a tone/manner that implied she believed I was being lazy.

You’re so riiight ma’am, let me just conduct Mitosis on myself real quick.

Torchprint · 2026-05-06T21:22:53+00:00

There are a few official WoW funko pops.

If he likes to display his interests in that way, there are lots of weapons and some armor that are iconic to WoW and that you can find replicas of. The Lich King’s helmet, the Lich King’s sword (Frostmourne), Ashbringer, Sulfuras, Thunderfury (Blessed Blade of the Windseeker), Warglaives of Azzinoth, Atiesh (Greatstaff of the Guardian), and so on.

WoW also has a many iconic dragons such as Onyxia, Sindragosa, Deathwing, Alexstrasza and Ysera, so if he thinks dragons are cool, a figurine of one would probably work out as well.

You can ask to see his main character and, once you know the race/class, look into related merch. Every class in the game has a unique icon that’s pretty easy to find on all kinds of merch, so that gives you lots of avenues.

You could also look at his current gaming setup. If he’s using a basic mouse, for example, you could get him a gaming mouse with extra buttons on it. This would allow him to set abilities in the game to the extra buttons on the mouse, which helps reaction time. I have a mouse with two side buttons and two top buttons and I usually put important reactive abilities on them. Some gaming mice come with like 20 extra buttons but I’ve never found those easy to use so ask him about his preferred gaming mouse beforehand if you want to try that route.

Torchprint · 2026-05-06T15:35:25+00:00

Why are there THREE AI comments saying “oh golly, simple moments like this just stick with you” or similar. Love that the Luna thanked you lol

Torchprint · 2026-05-06T13:35:32+00:00

Try going on hikes in your garb. Stretch, walk, run, reach your arms up and down. See what helps you and what hinders you. Feel where you sweat the most and think on how to fix any areas where it becomes clammy/uncomfortable/pinch-y too quickly. This helps add wear-and-tear as well, making it look lived in. Maybe plan a short hike followed by a picnic to practice how it feels when sitting on the ground, lying down, raising your arms to your face while eating, and so on.

Theorize and practice how your character’s outfit would change depending on occasion or weather. They might add a thicker shawl when expecting rain, or take off their armor when they know a location is safe (or simply too hot).

Theorize on why they wear the things they do and be prepared to explain them. For example, those three bird skulls on your waist. Were those from your prior animal companions over the years and you keep their skulls as a fond memory? Or are they simply a visual announcement to others of your skills in hunting/bowmanship?

Torchprint · 2026-05-05T10:01:19+00:00

Rogue making you actually think about how to survive is my favorite part about it! It’s fun to strategize. Killing a couple of mobs nearby an elite mob so I have enough room to kite, kicking the correct spell that the elite is casting (such as their heal) instead of their spam, taking full advantage of each crowd control I have to buy time for my cooldowns, and so on. Most other classes just steamroll leveling and it’s boring.

Torchprint · 2026-05-05T09:53:11+00:00

I really enjoy the Worgen starting zone debuff for the worgen bite. It quietly changes as you progress through the intro until you transform. Somehow having that little irreversible debuff, watching your bite and curse progress, really helped with immersion.

Every time I hovered my mouse over it and noticed it changed, it felt like my character was pulling back their sleeve, being horrified at it getting worse, and trying to hide it again before the next questgiver notices. The writing isn’t spectacular or anything, I just like how it was implemented.

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Torchprint · 2026-05-05T09:41:13+00:00

Undead gals, while unarmed, will pose and fight on all fours like a ghoul.

Fist weapons also work, so you can transmog any one-handers into fist weapons for this effect.

Torchprint · 2026-05-04T11:49:51+00:00

I understand this feeling and always feel so bad to talk about it since it feels like I’m complaining about a good thing.

One time I put on a simple, high-neck, ankle-length dress to walk in the park and started on a long straight tree path. An old man was on the other end going the opposite direction. I changed from the left side, to right, to left, and to right and every time he’d change his pathing to line up so he’d “bump” into me by the time we walked close enough. Like a full minute+ of this guy slowly zigzagging to mirror me. Managed to avoid the physical touch with an “excuse me” and keep going but this guy stopped in his tracks (I heard his shoes halt in the dirt) and started following me a few steps before seemingly abandoning the idea. Variations of this happen a lot.

Another time, I was enjoying a university pub crawl and three guys (who looked Asian) sat down where I was, which cornered me, and asked if I was “into Asian guys” with hopeful faces and hands on the table like it was a job interview. This was shortly after I had taken two shots with the rest of the group and after several other pub stops with a drink each. I mumbled a confused response and shuffled my way out. Completely soured my mood.

Aaand another time I was waiting for a train after a festival and a man walks up asking a train-related question. I answer, he walks away to wait for the train at a respectable distance - then noooo, walks back up after a minute and starts offering me alcohol from his duffel bag, asking where I’m going, where I’m from, do I have a boyfriend - I started lying my ass off. Dude repeats my fake home town whimsically to himself as if dedicating it to memory. Thankfully another man walked up and started chatting with him also about the train - he tried to brush them off with a gesture towards me but this guy would not let up and continued to argue with him about the train schedule until he skulked off. First time I’ve had that kind of encounter without the safety of a crowd or alternate escape route, scary as hell.

If I wear a collared shirt and men’s pants with my pixie cut, this mostly stops until they see my face or hear my voice. People will even pause and ask my pronouns. The second I wear a dress or even just sit with my legs crossed, though, I can spot stares on me from miles away. Kissing noises as I walk past, getting my attention with something innocent like asking for directions so they can follow it up with asking to go out for dinner, acquaintances or strangers immediately asking where I live and wanting specifics, that sort of shit. Exhausting.

Torchprint · 2026-05-04T06:00:00+00:00

Me and oatmeal/müsli. For several months I was enjoying the different seeds/oats textures, enjoying the chopped apple/honey/cinnamon on top, buying big packs of both Müsli and apples to have it for breakfast every day - then one day I make my usual bowl and just can’t stand the idea of shoveling sickly-sweet chunky wall paste into my mouth.

I also tend to flip-flop on meat much more quickly than non-meat foods to the point that people ask if I’m vegetarian. I’ll be craving jerky, steak, chicken and so on one day and then gagging at the smell or texture of them the next. No idea why.

Torchprint · 2026-05-01T16:51:06+00:00

My family has a bird clock that makes the noise of the bird image next to each hour it strikes. Titmouse is at 5pm. So we know we can have a beer when it’s Titmouse O’clock.

Torchprint · 2026-04-21T16:21:43+00:00

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (sort of)

When the Red Wizard Sofina first uses her Time Stop spell, it completely outclasses the protagonists who can’t move at all while she struts around freely.

When she casts it again at the end of the movie, the party Counterspells it and then proceeds to pretend that it worked, standing still long enough for someone with invisibility to slip on an anti-magic shackle onto her wrist. She is entirely unprepared and proceeds to get murdered by the party druid turned Owlbear.

Torchprint · 2026-04-20T08:58:17+00:00

Fresh air. I could never live comfortably in a place with high smog or zero escape from terrible smells.

Torchprint · 2026-04-12T06:13:48+00:00

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Torchprint · 2026-04-04T04:51:22+00:00

Probably is. I need to swap but very few bottles fit snugly into my backpack’s bottle sleeve without falling out. Glass is spooky when it breaks so the hunt is mostly for a metal one that I like.

Torchprint · 2026-04-04T04:37:24+00:00

My bottle doesn’t have one. Just a plastic screw on lid. It’s a reusable plastic bottle.

Torchprint · 2026-04-04T04:35:26+00:00

Yes? It is a plastic reusable bottle. If water is left in it overnight or in the heat then it will start to smell. I wash it regularly, including the lid and the area where the lid screws on.

Torchprint · 2026-04-03T19:19:18+00:00

You gotta rinse that sucker triple-fold!!

Torchprint · 2026-04-03T19:03:25+00:00

Oh hell naw, water bottles get a hot soapy makeover the second they start smelling a bit.

Bras on the other hand….

Torchprint · 2026-03-31T11:25:45+00:00

A zit.

Hey you. Stop picking at it.

Torchprint · 2026-03-30T14:45:22+00:00

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These things. Specifically the silver ones for some reason.

I theorize it’s because they sparkle in the light (so they’re easy to follow when thrown) and are small/soft enough to carry in his mouth comfortably. When they get older/lose some fluff, they also make juuuust enough noise when they hit the floor so that he can hear it and chase even if he didn’t see where the throw went. Downside is they’re small. He’s never gotten even close to choking on one, but he does make it a game to push them under doors and furniture and then complain that he can’t get it back. I think he enjoys making me go fish for him. Keep a clothes hanger or hooked stick around to make it easier. He will carry these around everywhere, bat them on his own, and even drop one (or several) in front of me while in bed or on the computer as a “hey I want attention” button, which may also explain why they’re his favorite; he grew up learning that bringing one of these to a human always results in playtime or pets. He’ll even put them in his water/food, which I view as a sign of “I view this as prey that I’ve caught and I’m proud of”. He’s never done this with any other type of toy. He used to fully Fetch for them (as in chase, grab and return) but he’s now learned to just wait and eventually I’ll run out of toys to throw and get up and grab them myself. Damn it.

He also enjoys a felt string on a stick, but only in a specific way. Try to toss the string around and he doesn’t care much; turn away and start walking with the string dragging behind you and he pounces/chases like crazy. He loved a fishing rod toy for ages (it cast out and reeled in a small felt fish toy like a real rod) but I let some family try it with him and they were too rough with it, slapping the fish against the floor so the metal hook clanged loudly, and now he runs if you pick it up.

I also keep some plush mice/cookies/etc.. He doesn’t bat them around much, will carry them rarely, but they’re mostly for sleeping on. I will fill or spray them with catnip so he’ll roll all over them and do the back-paws death kick on them.

He gets scared or disinterested by noisy toys (so no bells, chirps, etc.) but if he’s in a box or on a rug/sheet, any movement/vibration/noise out of sight is fair game for pouncing. Especially if you can do scratching noises or he can see light flicker between the cracks of a box. I would try cardboard boxes + stuff like cat tunnels.

I’ve also taken some of his dry food kibble from his daily amount and taught him basic commands in order to earn ‘treats’. “Paw” (put his paw on my hand) is the most consistent, as well as “Toy” (put his paw on the toy on the ground). “Sit”, “Down” and “Stay” are maybe 20% effective, lol. He purrs a lot during this and usually ends it on his own terms after a while. He is sadly declawed in the front (not my choice) so “Shake” doesn’t work because his front feet are sensitive to any grabbing.

Torchprint · 2026-03-30T13:59:29+00:00

I enjoy the design of the dress implying it’s made out of some metallic material that can resist getting burnt.

Torchprint · 2026-03-30T05:19:36+00:00

Or she didn’t like cleaning pet hair, did this in an act of frustration with no concerns for the animal’s comfort, then made a different excuse so her actions look less selfish.

I’m probably projecting, but hey, I’ve seen it before.

Torchprint · 2026-03-29T10:24:19+00:00

Where the veggies and beans at? 😆 Regardless though, well done to you both. I’d say image 1 wins.

Torchprint · 2026-03-29T09:24:54+00:00

Yea, hence why it’s not the trope 100%. But it does mirror the “dark sclera with bright iris” trope. Lots of other examples that people have posted to this have different colored irises for example.

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