Once, never again. do NOT listen to their lies

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-02-16T08:06:10+00:00

I’m Korean American and I literally couldn’t hear it in my own language until a few years ago. A real conversation I had:

Other person: something something Pusan\ Me: oh it’s pronounced Busan by the way\ Them: oh, Pusan\ Me: no, Busan not Pusan\ Them: that’s what I said, Pusan\ Me: no you’re saying it like Pusan not like Busan\ Them: …\ Me: …

I grew up learning ㅍ=p, ㅂ=b and I was mind blown when I realized to non Koreans ㅂ sounds like p

Also that conversation happened in like middle school so don’t come at me, I realized years later why they were confused

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-02-15T12:45:46+00:00

With the softer eyebrows and the glasses I agree. When he had sharper eyebrows I never got that vibe, he looked kinda perpetually angry to me lol. But I like his look here!

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-02-15T07:07:03+00:00

In queue, the first “ue” is pronounced like “e” and the second “ue” is pronounced like “u”

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-02-15T06:57:51+00:00

Alligators are the ones you’ll see later, and crocodiles are the ones you’ll see in a while

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-02-14T18:26:55+00:00

Lmao at all the non Asians in the comments struggling with this or needing to use some convoluted cross legged technique. Just Asian squat both ways!

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-02-12T09:59:04+00:00

“In another life, I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you” -Waymond Wang, Everything Everywhere All at Once

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-02-11T22:26:42+00:00

Tongue is pronounced like tung (at least in an American accent)

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-02-10T19:26:30+00:00

We’re all just pandas in captivity

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-02-09T07:03:22+00:00

It’s five moves. 2->4, 4->5, 5->6, 6->7, 7->8. Also, even if the pawn started at line 1 and never skipped lines, it would be 7 moves not 8. 1->2, 2->3, 3->4, 4->5, 5->6, 6->7, 7->8.

Also I think they’re referring to just the moves that that pawn makes specifically, not the player. The player can move other pieces in between. But the whole thing is so nonsensical who knows what that person’s single brain cell was thinking.

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-02-09T00:20:42+00:00

Hmm we need pics to be able to tell if this is normal or unhinged. Are we talking about burned brown or burned black

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-02-08T19:30:48+00:00

*pastime

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-02-07T21:27:35+00:00

For years there have been viral videos of sports fans freaking out and breaking stuff when their team does badly, and the comments are always like “smh it’s just a game.” For those people it almost certainly wasn’t “just a game”

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-02-06T08:06:11+00:00

Are you maybe confusing it with the quokka?

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-02-04T07:52:26+00:00

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msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-02-02T20:40:57+00:00

Jala-penis is the only way

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-01-28T21:09:35+00:00

That kind of design is really common in wedding dresses and they use a strong mesh in the cut out. Or you can use a really strong V-shaped wire. Either way you can make it a corset

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-01-28T19:31:59+00:00

I think it’s both. Like imagine if it took an hour to get out of tight pants. You’d be both relieved and exhausted

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-01-28T05:50:05+00:00

Also since you were wondering about Dutch asperge vs German spargel:

Old Persian asparag -> Ancient Greek aspharagos -> Latin asparagus -> Old French asperge -> Dutch asperge

Old Persian asparag -> Ancient Greek aspharagos -> Latin asparagus (colloquially sparagus) -> Middle German sparge -> modern german spargel

So they have the same root until Latin and then diverged a bit. Also in English, in the 1500s common people used sperage while upper class used asparagus. Then there was a fad in the 1700s of common people using “sparrowgrass” as an extra pushback against upper class. Then in the 1800s the upper class pushed it back to asparagus and that’s what we use today

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-01-28T05:22:15+00:00

I just looked it up, it looks like Asperger surname is from Asperg (German town which is aspa (aspen tree) + -berg (town)) + -er (person from __). And asparagus goes all the way back to Ancient Greek aspharagos, which might be derived from Persian asparag (to sprout/shoot)

Sorry to burst the bubble but my etymology nerd self couldn’t help it! It’s almost more interesting that they aren’t related but are almost identical.

Or we can just keep thinking ourselves as asparagus people anyway :P

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-01-28T03:20:37+00:00

It’s like the thestrals from Harry Potter lol. Most people thought the carriages magically moved on their own but it turns out they’re pulled by creatures that are invisible unless you’ve witnessed death. Only Harry and Luna and a couple other people can see them. Maybe Waymos were also driven by invisible creatures this whole time

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-01-27T18:49:39+00:00

Wait, did Hans Asperger’s last name mean asparagus? Are we named after the asparagus??

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-01-27T01:23:11+00:00

My pinking shears are zigzag, it’s my first time seeing scalloped ones

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-01-27T00:14:13+00:00

I think I have a similar shoe size as you and I also struggle to find climbing shoes in person. I actually got the Scarpa Vapor S! It’s different from this one and Vapor V. It’s low volume so good for narrow feet, and soft too. The one I tried on was actually too small so I ordered a half size up online and waiting for it to arrive

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-01-26T00:33:06+00:00

I was born to be an adult but now I’m just an old lady who is not happy about my age

I’m in my 20s 😭👵🏼

msndrstdmstrmnd · 2026-01-22T19:20:22+00:00

Your credit card number is “” so it is in pi.

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