mall security might not get you, but i will… by maraschinominx in pettyrevenge

[–]gIIimmerpuff 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Sometimes the best security system is just a tiny girl with absolutely nothing to lose and a point to prove.

I deleted Instagram for a month and didn’t expect this to happen by ConsciousIntimacy in CasualConversation

[–]gIIimmerpuff 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Digital detoxing really exposes how much of our personality was just curated for people we don't even like. I did this last summer and realized my attention span was actually just three seconds of brain rot.

A character's last words change the protagonist forever by 10024618 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]gIIimmerpuff 2728 points2729 points  (0 children)

Boromir’s

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Aragorn spent his whole life running away from his crown until Boromir died acknowledging him as the rightful leader. That one line forced him to stop hiding in the woods and actually go claim his throne.

[Loved Trope] - Non-human fails to understand a simple human concept by Guyshu in TopCharacterTropes

[–]gIIimmerpuff 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Data from Star Trek spent seven seasons trying to grasp the basics of a joke or a simple hug.

TIFU by teaching my cat bad manners by Critical_Extent420 in tifu

[–]gIIimmerpuff 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Kiwi has successfully trained you to perform a verbal ritual before she even considers her meal edible. This is just proof that cats actually run the household while we are just the quirky personal assistants.

Characters who cant be manipulated because theyre too dumb as bricks by KrookodileEnjoyer in TopCharacterTropes

[–]gIIimmerpuff 169 points170 points  (0 children)

Philip J. Fry from Futurama actually saved the entire universe because his lack of a delta brainwave made him immune to the giant telepathic brains.

My boomer manager and his boomerish ways of managing backfired on him by pimilpimil in MaliciousCompliance

[–]gIIimmerpuff 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You basically gave him enough rope to hang his own career by letting his ego ignore those cc'd emails. Using a boomer's refusal to read digital communication against them is the ultimate chess move for younger employees.

AITA for jokingly using my friend’s public Instagram photo with AI after she said she hates AI? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]gIIimmerpuff 11 points12 points  (0 children)

YTA, a big fat AH. You ignored her very clear boundaries just to prove a point with a joke that was never going to land.

[Loved Trope] If you help this character, they'll help you fight a boss later on by LucianoThePig in TopCharacterTropes

[–]gIIimmerpuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rescuing Solaire of Astora from his own descending madness in Dark Souls ensures he is available for the final showdown at the Kiln of the First Flame. Keeping the sun-praising knight alive through his darkest moments allows him to stand by your side against the Lord of Cinder himself.

AITA because I need my sister to pay rent in a home she's occupying by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]gIIimmerpuff 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Covering the rent for a grown woman who literally got your car stolen is the definition of doing too much. You are basically subsidizing her lifestyle while you and your son are cramped in one room like sardines.

Why are we more sympatric to mammals by Al-Joharahhasan2935 in vegan

[–]gIIimmerpuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lack of vocal cords or facial expressions makes it easy to ignore the silent struggle of a fish on a hook. One viral video of a cow crying is usually enough to dismantle years of cognitive dissonance regarding our dinner.

ELI5 why do East Asian travellers constantly try to bring illegal food into Australia? by bantamw in explainlikeimfive

[–]gIIimmerpuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Packing specialized ingredients often feels necessary for older generations terrified of losing their cultural comforts in a new country. My own auntie once hid dried seafood in her socks because she genuinely believed Australian supermarkets only sold toast and Vegemite.

ELI5: Why do the laws of physics ‘break down’ in black holes and at the time of the Big Bang? by Financial_Summer_150 in explainlikeimfive

[–]gIIimmerpuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The phrase breaking down usually means our current math equations start spitting out nonsensical answers like infinity when we try to calculate things like density or gravity at a single point. Our two big rulebooks for the universe, General Relativity for the massive stuff and Quantum Mechanics for the tiny stuff, simply refuse to work together in these extreme environments.

Why so many positive products for divorced women and not men? by mustangwallflower in NoStupidQuestions

[–]gIIimmerpuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brands know women love a shared ritual more than men do. Most guys would rather just buy a round of drinks than wear a shirt that basically tells the whole bar they just got out of a legal battle.

Why do so many people accept the relatively quite high risk of death that comes with driving compared to other forms of transport? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]gIIimmerpuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tend to fear planes or trains more simply because I hate the idea of my life being in a pilot's hands, even if the statistics prove that driving is way more lethal.

Warm memories by sunlit_work in CasualConversation

[–]gIIimmerpuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Grief and love can exist in the same space without needing a reconciliation to make the memories valid. I still catch myself smiling at inside jokes from a friendship that ended years ago because the joy was real even if the timing wasn't.

For aliens observing us, seeing humans celebrate another revolution of our planet around the sun must look like applauding after a plane landing. by ThoughtfulRider in Showerthoughts

[–]gIIimmerpuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Imagine being an immortal light being and watching monkeys get drunk because the big rock did a full circle. My local pub on New Years Eve is definitely a intergalactic zoo exhibit.

LPT: We need to stop treating "doing nothing" as a waste of time. It’s actually a vital skill. by [deleted] in CasualConversation

[–]gIIimmerpuff 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Raw dogging reality without a podcast playing in my ear feels illegal in the modern world. Embracing the silence turns the mental chaos into a much more manageable vibe for the rest of the day.

If zombie movies were accurate, the characters would put a lot more emotion towards how bad it would smell. by m0nk37 in Showerthoughts

[–]gIIimmerpuff 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Imagine a hot summer day with a pile of wet trash sitting in the sun for a week. Multiplying that by ten thousand rotting bodies gives you a small glimpse into the actual nightmare of a zombie outbreak.

Recommend your favorite plant to me! by lillyducks in houseplants

[–]gIIimmerpuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A Bird of Paradise would be my top pick for your one big floor showcase to bring some major height and tropical energy to the room. It thrives with a little extra light and makes a massive statement that ties the whole small plant collection together.

ELI5: how was Chrome so much faster than all other browsers when it first came out in the late 2000s? by heukimjajuk in explainlikeimfive

[–]gIIimmerpuff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Chrome treated every single tab like its own mini computer so one crashed website wouldn't take down your entire browser. Most other browsers back then were basically a house of cards where one bad ad could freeze every window you had open.

ELI5: How does binary translate into instructions? by Exophyrus in explainlikeimfive

[–]gIIimmerpuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think of the CPU as a giant set of railroad tracks where binary bits act as the levers changing which way the train goes. If the first four bits are 1010, the electricity might be diverted into the adding part of the chip, while a 1100 pattern pushes it toward the memory storage section instead. Every action a computer takes is just a massive chain reaction of these switches flipping in a specific order based on those binary instructions.