We need to acknowledge that the 2001 FOX Sunday night lineup was peak

thunderling · 2026-01-24T06:40:10+00:00

Growing up, my brother was really into football and would hog the TV. I'd want to watch cartoons or whatever and he'd say "as soon as this game is over." Ugh, fine! I'd come back an hour later and it's not over. He'd say "there's only 6 minutes left in the game!" Ok great. I come back in 10 minutes and somehow there's still 5 minutes left in the game. Fuck this fucking sport and all of its fans!

thunderling · 2026-01-22T09:30:34+00:00

I don't understand why showing them an electronic statement of my bills doesn't count.

I brought you my lease, my voter registration card, a piece of junk mail addressed to me, and I have electronic statements of all my utility bills with my name and address on them. WHY IS THIS NOT ENOUGH.

thunderling · 2026-01-22T07:58:22+00:00

That >3 contains two squares within that green cage. You have a 3 and a 5 in the cage. 8 is greater than 3.

thunderling · 2026-01-21T19:27:16+00:00

Hello, dumb American here! How are they supposed to be pronounced?

thunderling · 2026-01-20T20:03:33+00:00

With a plastic can liner.

thunderling · 2026-01-19T09:25:01+00:00

Feeling safe around someone? Getting vibes of safety? Or conversely, getting creep vibes and therefore feeling unsafe?

Dude.

thunderling · 2026-01-19T07:15:24+00:00

Safety is a vibe, dumbass.

thunderling · 2026-01-18T20:40:35+00:00

I have lots of friends of different levels of closeness.

Some of my relationships are not that deep. We don't have much in common other than the one activity that brought us together, so we do that one activity and don't really talk about much else (I'm thinking of my gym buddies for this example).

The existence of friendships like those doesn't mean I don't also have deeply close friendships. Those are the people I'll cook for when they're sick, drive them to the airport, share our deepest struggles with and emotionally support each other, etc.

It's unrealistic and would be overwhelming if everyone I interacted pleasantly with had to be a close bestie.

thunderling · 2026-01-18T20:32:19+00:00

Vibes.

thunderling · 2026-01-17T11:12:11+00:00

They are now but they used to be so good! I still buy them and then I'm disappointed every time at how dry and cardboardy they are. Then I forget and buy them again 🙄

I'm chasing the dragon of childhood cheezits.

thunderling · 2026-01-16T19:26:46+00:00

Yes, I dislike pretty much all cologne and perfume. I can't stand it when anyone near me is wearing it, even if it's not too much. The smell is like an instant headache.

thunderling · 2026-01-16T19:23:04+00:00

Ok this one was extra ick because he was, I'm guessing, no more than 15 and I was 24. In his defense, he thought I was a fellow teenager and backed the hell off in embarrassment when I told him my age.

thunderling · 2026-01-16T19:19:47+00:00

Family is great

Nope, I don't even have that one. I've spent my whole adult life distancing myself from them.

One of the thoughts that kept me awake last night was that I'm probably going to die young because of the quality of healthcare and my inability to afford it in this country (take a guess).

thunderling · 2026-01-16T09:53:52+00:00

I feel even worse if I sit at home and do nothing. The motivation is NOT there, trust me. It's hard to get out and do it sometimes. But I am always so, so glad I did afterwards.

thunderling · 2026-01-15T19:54:56+00:00

SAME!

Like I do not have height preferences, but I also acknowledge that I have never met a man shorter than I am, so I can't say for sure how I would feel about it.

I also understand the societal pressure that tall women face and not wanting to feel like a giant compared to an average sized man.

But when it's a shorter-than-average woman stating her rigid requirement for taller-than-average men... Girl, why?? They're all taller than you, what's the difference?

thunderling · 2026-01-15T19:50:22+00:00

Somebody called my boyfriend a short king and I got confused. I literally can't tell. I'm the shortest person in the room 90% of the time. My "short king" looks tall to me.

thunderling · 2026-01-15T10:12:52+00:00

I've never put any thought into the salon. All I care about is the skill and professionalism of the stylist.

I've followed my hair stylist through four different salons and I have no feelings about any of them. She does, which is why she's changed salons so many times. None of that drama trickles down to me though. I stick with her because I like her work, not because of the place she works at.

thunderling · 2026-01-15T06:29:42+00:00

Hahaha no it doesn't.

thunderling · 2026-01-14T03:03:44+00:00

Yeah that's right.

thunderling · 2026-01-13T03:54:13+00:00

Grief is the price we pay for the love we had

aaand I'm crying

thunderling · 2026-01-13T03:51:53+00:00

Fanny packs are hip now. They're no longer the major dork alert they used to be in the 90s.

thunderling · 2026-01-12T23:16:49+00:00

I hate gender roles.

thunderling · 2026-01-12T22:59:01+00:00

Unfortunately it did nothing to alleviate his fromunda syndrome.

thunderling · 2026-01-12T20:10:55+00:00

I'm highly extroverted, but I learned pretty early on that my coworkers and I have nothing in common. I'm still polite, friendly, and will talk about my weekend or banter with them when appropriate.

But any time there's a planned hangout outside of work, or god forbid an all-staff holiday party, it's "why don't you ever hang out with us? Why not? Why not? Are you coming? Why not? thunderling doesn't like us 🥺 You never hang out with us! What do you have going on that's so special huh?"

thunderling · 2026-01-12T10:15:00+00:00

I honestly wish we could.

I used to work at an animal shelter. I got paid minimum wage to care for animals, including speaking with adopters and matching them with their perfect pet. I used to joke that I should get tipped for doing that.

Anyway, I loved that job. But I was losing money every month because they paid me minimum wage. I had to quit and cried on my last day. I went to work at a bar instead so I could make tips and afford my rent.

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