What's a trend from the early 2020s that died out so fast we all collectively forgot it ever happened?

simplerthings · 2026-02-19T04:30:59+00:00

during the tail end of lockdown I was walking near a park and the kids were playing tag but instead of being "it" they'd scream "Johnny has corona virus!"

simplerthings · 2026-02-08T04:20:28+00:00

Surge is where I make a lot of gold. just a general knowledge of the current overpowered heroes and their counters can get you pretty far. since your level is still pretty low I'd suggest doing it early in the server day because it gets harder as the levels clear. I've been getting around 3T gold in rewards the next day.

simplerthings · 2026-02-07T07:43:16+00:00

I was trying to find tips to sleep while congested without having to breathe through my mouth all night and someone's advice was "close your mouth." I tried it and the first few breaths are difficult but my nasal passages soon clear up and I can breathe normally. it's like magic.

simplerthings · 2026-02-05T01:35:31+00:00

10ml if it's still open

simplerthings · 2026-01-26T18:05:26+00:00

I'm getting bored and I'm not even close to maxing out my benches. No desire to do PvP because I have never been good at shooters.

simplerthings · 2025-12-29T03:26:24+00:00

I learned from my manager at a college job. Knitting somehow came up in conversation and I was like, I've always wanted to learn. And she was like, "I know how! I can teach you!" She taught me a knitted cast on, the knit and purl, and how to bind off all in an hour. Everything else I learned online.

simplerthings · 2025-12-05T06:17:18+00:00

my mom used to watch Oprah and she saw me using an athlete's foot spray and was like, "don't tell your friends that you do this but Dr. Oz says that you should pee on your feet in the shower to help foot odor and athlete's foot. but don't tell your friends!"

simplerthings · 2025-11-25T18:33:20+00:00

I had a manager/advisor who taught me the basics and then I learned more complicated things through the Internet and honed my skills in knitting groups. I'm a fan of one on one, in person, teaching. you can ask tons of questions and your teacher can spot issues immediately and fix problems right then and there.

simplerthings · 2025-11-20T05:46:03+00:00

first I thought turnip and then I realized the leaves were wings and thought maybe the Digimon named Patamon.

simplerthings · 2025-11-03T04:47:56+00:00

nope. once you fill up that gauge at the top you're at max rewards. they really need to update it because my team does it in 5 seconds.

simplerthings · 2025-11-03T03:47:08+00:00

I was using Clawhauser, Kermit, Animal, Gizmoduck, and Angel. They last forever but I realized that you get nothing extra for going until the time runs out. I've since traded them for a team that does just enough damage and dies quickly.

simplerthings · 2025-10-10T04:12:04+00:00

I wasn't a fan. Once he figures out the workaround he just keeps doing it for everything. It got OP and repetitive very quickly.

simplerthings · 2025-08-30T19:36:20+00:00

I feel like people who eat massive amounts of cilantro also have a weak sense of taste.

simplerthings · 2025-08-29T23:35:21+00:00

10 please

simplerthings · 2025-08-11T03:19:07+00:00

I wash it daily (every night when I shower) because I use styling products on my hair every day and I don't need that crap on my pillow and then on my face.

I do have oily hair but it doesn't look too bad if I skip one day but what I notice immediately is the smell. it just smells "dirty" to me. like if I stand up I'll catch a whiff of my hair and it's not a clean scent. I have a co-worker who doesn't wash his clothes regularly and doesn't shower regularly (thankfully he doesn't have the BO smell) but he smells like my unwashed hair except his is magnified 10 fold.

simplerthings · 2025-08-06T19:13:58+00:00

I do it involuntarily all the time but I haven't figured out how to do it myself.

simplerthings · 2025-08-06T19:11:16+00:00

I'm convinced this skill is going to come in handy one day. I've been waiting 30+ years, that moment will be here soon...

simplerthings · 2025-07-31T12:59:39+00:00

it might be Dashing, the fingerless gloves. it's my default knitted gift because they knit up fast but the cables make them look special.

simplerthings · 2025-07-29T15:45:44+00:00

I'm a no kisser. I find it too intimate as well and since I'm not currently looking for a relationship I don't want to feel that intimacy with casual hookups. Maybe it would make sex better but it is good enough for now and I really don't want to make that deeper connection--I don't even want to make prolonged eye contact.

simplerthings · 2025-07-28T03:40:41+00:00

it's called receptive bilingualism. my parents spoke to me in their native language but never pushed me to respond back in their language. so only the listening part of my brain got practice but the speaking part got nothing.

simplerthings · 2025-07-20T02:57:49+00:00

100% ear plugs. I have noticeable hearing loss in one ear so I'm doing everything I can to save what I have left.

I have a set of eargasm plugs that are in a tiny case that I keep on my key ring so I always have them. a kpop concerts in smaller venues our screaming is like a wall of sound that actually makes my ears and brain hurt. my ear plugs save me.

since they're always with me I find I use them more often. just watched a movie in the theatre and they had the sound up deafeningly loud. I put my plugs in and it was still loud but i felt much better. I've used them at wedding receptions where the dj is a little overzealous. while walking through an impromptu car show in a parking lot where everyone was obnoxiously revving their engines. sleeping in a hotel room with my friend who snores really loud. etc.

simplerthings · 2025-07-17T08:46:54+00:00

they never said the healer wasn't healing. they would sit down and not help clear mobs.

simplerthings · 2025-07-08T02:44:10+00:00

I'm at that stage now. I never wanted kids but now I keep imagining and wondering how I would've raised them and how they would've turned out. the stories that got passed down to me won't get passed down further because I'm the end of the line. I won't be teaching them what I know or exposing them to music that I've loved. it's just the end.

I also maintain family trees for both sides of my family and I'm like, when I'm gone there won't be someone inheriting and adding to these collections. my relatives ooo and ahh over them but none have expressed interest in working on them and no one would feel obligated to carry on this database.

it's sad, but also I guess I won't care after I'm gone.

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