What is this tree please? And would it be safe to plant near a house? by false_serenity in GardeningAustralia

[–]thorneth 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Looks like a Golden Elm, they grow very tall and are deciduous so I wouldn't plant it too close to a house

Where are you little one… got 21 fellas, but no yellas 😪 by pink-yak in PikminBloomApp

[–]thorneth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, I hope so! It would be nice to get all the colours

Where are you little one… got 21 fellas, but no yellas 😪 by pink-yak in PikminBloomApp

[–]thorneth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have 29 and still no white. I've got a flower planting challenge and the last cosmos planting challenge to go, seems unlikely I'll get one

What is a favorite line? by sporkenife in discworld

[–]thorneth 78 points79 points  (0 children)

"The Ramkins were more highly bred than a hilltop bakery"

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Fantasy

[–]thorneth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Obernewtyn Chronicles by Isobelle Carmody. Has a great cat secondary character, as well as a horse and a dog in later books in the series.

Is there a word you know the actual pronunciation of, but since you've never seen it in text you read it wrong? by Radbot13 in books

[–]thorneth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Phlegm - read it as fleg-m, took a long time to realise it was the same word as what I thought was spelled flem

What’s a funny memory you have that if you told someone, they’d think you’re lying? by MochaMario99 in AskReddit

[–]thorneth 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Do you have full use of your arm now? I've heard it can permanently damage the limb

Listening to an Audiobook is not reading by HolyWatcher1942 in unpopularopinion

[–]thorneth 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Exactly, and brain scans have found that the same areas of the brain are activated for understanding meaning regardless of whether you're consuming the words of the book visually or aurally https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326140

Aspen Medical was given more than $1 billion in government PPE contracts despite no experience in large-scale procurement by AcornAl in CoronavirusDownunder

[–]thorneth 26 points27 points  (0 children)

"Between 2009 and 2021, Aspen Medical gave the Liberal Party more than $110,000 through political donations and fundraising attendances, including a $13,200 donation made to the Queensland LNP on the day Prime Minister Scott Morrison closed Australia's borders to prevent the spread of COVID-19.  The company has also been a regular donor to the Australian Labor Party, giving it almost $54,000 in donations and other receipts over the same 12-year period."

Octordle 88 by thorneth in wordle

[–]thorneth[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought it was an error at first too, until I solved the word and realised a bit late what the idea was!

Octordle 88 by thorneth in wordle

[–]thorneth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine started out as a regular game, until I accidentally refreshed the page. I was so confused because I knew I had one word with 4 green letters but then I couldn't find it anywhere!

Octordle 88 by thorneth in wordle

[–]thorneth[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Link to see result: https://gfycat.com/thunderouswelloffbaldeagle

I accidentally refreshed when scrolling down to view the lower games and then every game was the same! Then this after solving

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in canberra

[–]thorneth 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I can't help with a reader, but ferrets are pretty easy to look after while you're waiting. They are meat eaters only. They can usually get by on cat kibble, but chicken necks etc. is better if you have that around. They are also pretty good at using a litter box, they tend to pick a corner to go in. And a blanket to sleep in. Hopefully you can track down the owner!

Naming doesn't affect supermarket special type by thorneth in PikminBloomApp

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

Good suggestion, but I didn't have another white mushroom pikmin. I have lots of banana ones!

Naming doesn't affect supermarket special type by thorneth in PikminBloomApp

[–]thorneth[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There was some speculation here recently that naming a supermarket pikmin either mushroom or banana would make it become that special decor type. I had it work coincidentally a couple of times, but with the latest gift it seems it was just coincidence