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written language is such an amazing thing. you can just write whatever. you can write fanfic and make the anthropomorphized Titanic fall in love with Smokey the Bear. no one can stop you. you can write stuff like "Trump farted himself to death" and it's legal and free
November 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
written language is such an amazing thing. you can just write whatever. you can write fanfic and make the anthropomorphized Titanic fall in love with Smokey the Bear. no one can stop you. you can write stuff like "Trump farted himself to death" and it's legal and free
everyone wants to be a gay icon these days. well you can't
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
everyone wants to be a gay icon these days. well you can't
I was so confused the first time I walked into a French bookshop why approximately half of it seemed to be devoted to books about the arctic
I have since learned "Polar" is slang for crime fiction in French
I have since learned "Polar" is slang for crime fiction in French
November 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I was so confused the first time I walked into a French bookshop why approximately half of it seemed to be devoted to books about the arctic
I have since learned "Polar" is slang for crime fiction in French
I have since learned "Polar" is slang for crime fiction in French
To be honest I was just very good at research and kept being good at it in a way that slid me down this career path
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
To be honest I was just very good at research and kept being good at it in a way that slid me down this career path
I think it’s tremendously cute when French people use “exceptionally” to mean “unusually” as you’d use “exceptionnellement”
November 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I think it’s tremendously cute when French people use “exceptionally” to mean “unusually” as you’d use “exceptionnellement”
it's amazing how mad people get about the existence of California
I constantly do this dance with Euros where they go "don't expect us to know your state you ugly American!!" and then I'm like "ok. I'm like 100% sure you know the one I'm from though" and then they get even more mad because yeah
I constantly do this dance with Euros where they go "don't expect us to know your state you ugly American!!" and then I'm like "ok. I'm like 100% sure you know the one I'm from though" and then they get even more mad because yeah
November 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
it's amazing how mad people get about the existence of California
I constantly do this dance with Euros where they go "don't expect us to know your state you ugly American!!" and then I'm like "ok. I'm like 100% sure you know the one I'm from though" and then they get even more mad because yeah
I constantly do this dance with Euros where they go "don't expect us to know your state you ugly American!!" and then I'm like "ok. I'm like 100% sure you know the one I'm from though" and then they get even more mad because yeah
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Check out this 1923 transit plan commissioned by the Chicago City Council. We use to be insanely ambitious. A network like this would've supported Paris-level population densities.
It's never too late!
It's never too late!
November 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Check out this 1923 transit plan commissioned by the Chicago City Council. We use to be insanely ambitious. A network like this would've supported Paris-level population densities.
It's never too late!
It's never too late!
Tumblr users are sending me hate mail because I said that collectivist cultures aren't the same as a hive mind
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Tumblr users are sending me hate mail because I said that collectivist cultures aren't the same as a hive mind
If you’re visiting France and really want to seem French a guide for Americans
- smile less
- make French noises when doing stuff. Euah, tac tac tac, bah, ouais, that sort of thing
- hold people’s gaze slightly longer than you’re used to as an American
- lower your speaking volume
That’s it
- smile less
- make French noises when doing stuff. Euah, tac tac tac, bah, ouais, that sort of thing
- hold people’s gaze slightly longer than you’re used to as an American
- lower your speaking volume
That’s it
It turns out if you’re pale, brunette, and unsmiling and can say “Bonjour” correctly and are wearing a camel overcoat people will literally glitch when they realize you’re not French
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
If you’re visiting France and really want to seem French a guide for Americans
- smile less
- make French noises when doing stuff. Euah, tac tac tac, bah, ouais, that sort of thing
- hold people’s gaze slightly longer than you’re used to as an American
- lower your speaking volume
That’s it
- smile less
- make French noises when doing stuff. Euah, tac tac tac, bah, ouais, that sort of thing
- hold people’s gaze slightly longer than you’re used to as an American
- lower your speaking volume
That’s it
A sort of sticky situation I’ve managed to get myself into is I look very French now and my accent is quite good initially because I train my phonetics but my processing speed is super slow so people keep thinking I’m French but just very, very stupid
November 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A sort of sticky situation I’ve managed to get myself into is I look very French now and my accent is quite good initially because I train my phonetics but my processing speed is super slow so people keep thinking I’m French but just very, very stupid
Being queer is such a superpower right now I stg, being able to opt out of this whole Thing that’s going on with you heterosexuals is so nice
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Being queer is such a superpower right now I stg, being able to opt out of this whole Thing that’s going on with you heterosexuals is so nice
I’m so glad I don’t engage with heterosexuals
November 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I’m so glad I don’t engage with heterosexuals
Ok I didn't know the French translated the Thames (Tamise) and straight up thought I was having a stroke reading about a kid biking in London
November 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Ok I didn't know the French translated the Thames (Tamise) and straight up thought I was having a stroke reading about a kid biking in London
I know this is a close translation but somehow it hits worse in french
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I know this is a close translation but somehow it hits worse in french
croiseur stellaire??? you must be joking
November 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
croiseur stellaire??? you must be joking
anyone got recommendations for good books in French for an intermediate? looking for YA level stuff, think like Harry Potter / Percy Jackson / Hunger Games kind of adventurey page turners with relatively simple plots and themes
If you recommend the Petit Prince I will block you
If you recommend the Petit Prince I will block you
November 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
anyone got recommendations for good books in French for an intermediate? looking for YA level stuff, think like Harry Potter / Percy Jackson / Hunger Games kind of adventurey page turners with relatively simple plots and themes
If you recommend the Petit Prince I will block you
If you recommend the Petit Prince I will block you
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Speaking of things that were trendy despite being basically poison and got shoehorned in where they were unwanted and unneeded during the 20's, one of my local friends has begun referring to genAI as "radium"
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Speaking of things that were trendy despite being basically poison and got shoehorned in where they were unwanted and unneeded during the 20's, one of my local friends has begun referring to genAI as "radium"
I love Bones it's like a guy who's a trained archeologist for some reason doing a psychological profile on a murdered teenager like what is going on. why is he the guy doing this
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I love Bones it's like a guy who's a trained archeologist for some reason doing a psychological profile on a murdered teenager like what is going on. why is he the guy doing this
why is Bones always wearing the absolute wackiest jewelry, like even when she's looking at a murder victim
November 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
why is Bones always wearing the absolute wackiest jewelry, like even when she's looking at a murder victim
Only my Euro-heads will understand this love you guys
The real problem is that only like a few hundred thousand Americans at most even live in an actual city. Everyone else “in a city” is just in a place that has tall buildings
November 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Only my Euro-heads will understand this love you guys
The real problem is that only like a few hundred thousand Americans at most even live in an actual city. Everyone else “in a city” is just in a place that has tall buildings
November 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The real problem is that only like a few hundred thousand Americans at most even live in an actual city. Everyone else “in a city” is just in a place that has tall buildings
It’s so wild to watch Americans talk about Waymo like “how else are we going to stop people from running over other people???” from my cozy couch in my pedestrianized neighborhood on a tram line where there have been zero car deaths this year
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It’s so wild to watch Americans talk about Waymo like “how else are we going to stop people from running over other people???” from my cozy couch in my pedestrianized neighborhood on a tram line where there have been zero car deaths this year
This website has the memory of a goldfish
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This website has the memory of a goldfish
To be clear I don’t blame Mamdani for this, he made a smart political gamble and hopefully it pays off for NYC, but I do think that the reality that this is what American politics is now is disgusting and it’s not horrifying enough Americans. And I’ll say it: if it wasn’t Mamdani you’d all see that
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
To be clear I don’t blame Mamdani for this, he made a smart political gamble and hopefully it pays off for NYC, but I do think that the reality that this is what American politics is now is disgusting and it’s not horrifying enough Americans. And I’ll say it: if it wasn’t Mamdani you’d all see that
I’ll say it some of y’all have peasant mentality
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I’ll say it some of y’all have peasant mentality