Nellie Bly was born on this day in 1864. She beat Jules Verne's fictional record and went around the world solo in 72 days at the age of 25.
@PITairport where is Nellie Bly?
@AlwaysAsata In high school I said if I got married I would want to keep my own bank account and got a crazy long lecture (from teacher and students!) in health class about how horrible I was
@MCRTEEZZZ We know when our shit sucks! Yeah the lack of affordable and reliable public transit in our cities are problems and don't get us started on the lack of trains for national travel. What the fuck am I, a random woman in PA, supposed to do about that?
@berdyaboi I feel like this is one of the few American things that makes sense! Yes our portions are huge, yes most of our food has more chemicals than a lab, but we got lemonade down!
@SenFettermanPA The entire line of succession is specifically not supposed to be all in one place like that. I'd ask if you thought about this at all, but the answer is clearly no. You're such a jag.
@prettycritical She also told her friend she wasn't in trouble for some reason? Like there is any reason someone would be in trouble for working with their medical team on prescribed medication? Oh, and while she was living there for free? The friend wasn't pushing it on the author or anything
@ImBreckWorsham I've never made a mistake that caused anywhere near the levels of terror and suffering this caused. Calling it a mistake is downplaying like he changed the game in the middle. He literally said this is what would happen.
@AudreyLinnG@nickimoraa Honestly, if someone offered me an aisle for a window I might leave whoever I'm with. It hasn't happened yet, but I'm not sure how strong I would be