Ev

Drinker of coffee, reader of romance, urban fantasy, sci-fi and doer of stuff. Full of anxiety. She/her

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[Frog and Toad Bot @FrogandToadbot]

If a running try did not work, and a running and waving try did not work, and a running, waving, and jumping try did not work, I knew that a running, waving, jumping, and shouting try just had to work.

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

A recent report says that voice notes are huge across the world… apart from in Britain.

Here’s my two cents (or pennies) on why I dislike voice notes:

1. I don’t want to have to put in earphones or find a quiet place when out and about, just for you to tell me “yes” or “no” about whether you’re free for a cup of tea next Wednesday.

2. While I’m watching telly, I want to be able to glance down at my phone and get the information I need in text form. I don’t want to have to turn the telly off and listen to your private podcast that’s just for me.

3. I don’t want to wade through three minutes of waffle and chit-chat I never asked for when a thumbs-up emoji will do.

4. It makes me feel like you expect a voice note back - and I’m not doing that.

5. I have no interest in tangents about how you’ve just seen an interesting pigeon on the pavement. I asked if you could give me a lift to the station, and 12 minutes in you’re talking about a pigeon and I’ve missed my train.

6. The convenience is all yours. It’s quick to send a voice note, but much slower for me to consume it. It’s bad manners.

I think that about covers it. Of course, if voice notes are a more accessible option for the sender (due to difficulty typing, vision impairment, language barriers, etc.), that’s completely understandable - a different kettle of fish! But if you just like waffling, I’d rather not be the waffle sounding board.

(Really I think I’m just jealous of people who are able to talk coherently for minutes at a time).

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

Owls have large eyes and feathery ridges that when combined often make them look as if they’re questioning all your life choices.

[A.A.Milne @A_AMilne]

Once upon a time, a very long time ago now, about last Friday, Winnie-the-Pooh lived in a forest all by himself under the name of Sanders.
(“What does ‘under the name’ mean?” asked Christopher Robin.
It means he had the name over the door and he lived under it.”) ~A.A.Milne

[San Antonio Zoo 🦍 @SanAntonioZoo]

Good morning, Jasiri 💕

[PUNS @ThePunnyWorld]

Did you know when you drive in Louisiana

The swamps go right bayou!

[Frog and Toad Bot @FrogandToadbot]

'Our kite will fly up and up,' said Frog. 'It will fly all the way up to the top of the sky.'

[PUNS @ThePunnyWorld]

I was making soup last night and the recipe called for 5 potatoes cubed.

125 potatoes seems a bit excessive, doesn't it?

[A.A.Milne @A_AMilne]

“Hallo, Eeyore,” said Christopher Robin. “How are you?”
“It’s snowing still,” said Eeyore gloomily.
“So it is.”
“And freezing.”
“Is it?”
“Yes,” said Eeyore gloomily. “However,” he said, brightening up a little, “we haven’t had an earthquake lately.” ~A.A.Milne

[Frog and Toad Bot @FrogandToadbot]

If a running try did not work, and a running and waving try did not work, and a running, waving, and jumping try did not work, I knew that a running, waving, jumping, and shouting try just had to work.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

'Monosyllabic' is not.
‘Abbreviation’ is 12 letters.
‘Thesaurus’ doesn’t have a synonym.
'Non-hyphenated' is hyphenated.

Say what you will about English, but it has a sense of humor.

[💗 @ma1ybe]

Tonight at a shopping mall , I watched a 5 year old boy ask a little girl if he could hug her because he liked her sweater. She said, "No.” He smiled, "Okay! I like your sweater. Bye!" and ran back to his dad. To his dad, he proudly said: "I didn't hug her because she said no... but I told her I liked her sweater!" His dad replied, “Cool, buddy!" ...and they went on shopping.
If a 5-year-old boy can understand consent and respect a "No," then so can every adult

[A.A.Milne @A_AMilne]

It was still very snowy behind Piglet’s ears. They turned into a little pine-wood, and sat down on the gate which led to it. They were out of the snow now, but it was very cold, and to keep themselves warm they sang Pooh’s song right through six times. ~A.A.Milne

[PUNS @ThePunnyWorld]

This is ridiculous! We're 364 days away from Christmas,

And people already have their lights up on their house.

[Ev @EvRodrigue73]

@Gavlebocken Merry Christmas, lovely goat!

[Payton Malone @paytonmalonewx]

Blanket of fog over New Orleans this Christmas Eve. It's beautiful, but a pain to travel in. More fog tonight for Santa!

[Ev @EvRodrigue73]

Lion Up! 🦁

[Southeastern LA Univ @oursoutheastern]

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[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

The Cherokee writing system was made by one man, Sequoyah. It's one of the only times in history that someone in a non-literate group invented an official script from scratch. Within 25 years, most Cherokee were literate, and it inspired dozens of indigenous scripts after.