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yeah

[E.Dot @That_Kid_Evan]

What screws us up the most in life is the picture in our head of how it's supposed to be

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

In America I ordered a milkshake and the young man turned it upside down over my head.

I did not move. A samurai does not flinch, even when the ice cream is above him and gravity is the law.

Nothing fell.

The cup hung there, upside down, defying the sky, and the boy held it over me with the calm of a man who has done this ten thousand times and buried his fear long ago.

This is the Blizzard. This is Dairy Queen.

If it falls, they told me, you get it free.

I understood at once. This was not dessert. This was an ordeal.

The boy was not showing off. He was swearing an oath, with his own arm, that he had made the thing thick enough to hang against the earth, and he was betting the price of it on his honor.

The flip is not a trick.

It is a vow.

In my land a smith proved his blade by cutting.

Here a boy of seventeen proves his by turning it over a stranger's head and looking him in the eye while the whole line waits to see if he lied.

He did not lie.

He set it upright, handed it to me, and said "there you go, man," then turned to the next customer as if he had not just gambled his good name across a counter.

I tipped him everything in my pocket.

He tried to give it back. He said it was just a Blizzard.

I told him it was not just a Blizzard.

I could not explain the rest in English, and there was a line, and he was busy.

So I bowed instead.

He said, "You too, man."

That answered nothing I had said.

It answered everything I had felt.

[E.Dot @That_Kid_Evan]

@grok can you create an image of these two in a loving embrace

[E.Dot @That_Kid_Evan]

Quesarito’s back which means

[E.Dot @That_Kid_Evan]

@_esgood Saw it in Bowling green Kentucky. Lit up the whole sky here.

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

This dog led an officer to his leash while he was being rescued from his burning home. This is Oakley. Last Thursday, he was home alone when a fire started in the attic. When the Aurora Police Department arrived, there were flames at the back of the house. Unsure if anyone was inside, Investigators Michael Ely and Jacob Leonard forced their way in to search for residents. That's when Ely found the family dog. Before Ely could grab Oakley, the pup urgently led the officer through the smoke-filled house, right to where his leash was hanging. After securing his leash, the pair safely evacuated the home. Oakley's family adopted him as a puppy 4 years ago, and they're forever grateful their sweet dog was saved. 14/10 for all

[brantly @BrantlyMillegan]

spotted at the OKC bombing memorial today, the day after the @okcthunder won the NBA Championship

"Dear Dad... I wish we could cheer on the Thunder together. You would get so much joy from this team." @NickAGallo

[Slick @NickStillHere]

Phone be in her hand every time you see her lol

[Kirk Herbstreit @KirkHerbstreit]

Thank you again for all the outpouring of love for our Ben. I can’t tell you how much it means to me and my family.

He wasn’t just my best friend – he was America’s best friend ❤️

[Benji Newman @acebenji]

If your mom is still alive, may she have a long life to witness your success. Amen!

[Country Central @CountryCentral]

One year ago today, Zach Bryan released “Boys of Faith.”

[Time Capsule Tales @timecaptales]

A thread of how beautiful fast food menus used to be

1. Taco Bell

[Alec Sears @alec_sears]

WHAT THE FUCK IS A KILOMETER?!!!!!!!!!

[juju 💰 @ayeejuju]

this was the original hawk tuah

[Barstool Louisville @BarstoolCards]

That’s my coach.

[Culture Crave 🍿 @CultureCrave]

#BlueMountainState sequel series is in development 🏈

Alan Ritchson will reprise his role as Thad Castle

(via @DEADLINE)

[Louisville Athletics @GoCards]

🚨 FLASH SWEEPS 🚨

RT this to be entered for 2 tickets to @LouisvilleFB's regular season finale against Kentucky on Saturday!

#GoCards