GabrielBell12fi

joined 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

You should just call your dog Gretchen............

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 days ago

So I have been using tumblr forever (well -- for quite a while) but I really haven't paid attention to what is going on behind the scenes.

I was quite active around opposing the porn ban and the nudity ban and so on (not because I am a fan of porn or nudity -- I mean I am, but mostly because I am more of a fan of free speech on tumblr, but that's not my point) but as for the backend stuff (not a metaphor in this case!) like yahoo and the fediverse and wattpad and so on........... I have no idea what any of this would mean.

So if some nice person could give me a summary I would be very grateful, because it does seem to be a topic that ignites some passion and if tumblr is about to crash and burn I'd like to get some advanced warning.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not sure I am an average person (not in a bragging way -- literally don't know if this is average or not) but I think most of our company worked from home for about eighteen months, give or take.

This was in the UK, so maybe we had different rules and coverage.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

Tweets from the lockdown. (My version of random radio broadcasts).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

That would be unfortunate.

Especially if you are in public. I mean -- imagine explaining it to the bomb squad!!

"It just came out of my bum.........."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

We were, but we went a little bit off topic.

Also I thought gorillas were apes?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

So well up on current events I see :)

Also my mass is quite low compared to my volume.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

So I could have something in common with you?

I think I can do better than that :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

You know what?

There are 2 million fewer smokers in the past 17 years (since the ban was introduced) -- a trend that looks like it is going to continue, and an estimated 1500 fewer heart attacks due to smoking and second hand smoke exposure per year, along with tens of thousands of other deaths due to smoking and second hand smoke exposure per year.

Compared to the death of one fucking monkey -- I am pretty happy saying it has been a success.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Also he is (or was) a monkey in an American zoo and since I live in the UK, why should I give a shit?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

He nearly killed a kid. He got what was coming to him.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That does sound sweet, and nice, but as someone who attended and still attends indoor weddings with a heart condition and occasional breathing issues...........

You see where I am going about not missing it at all, right?

I like how people reminisce about the time they could smoke in pubs, and in restaurants, and clubs, and so on, but as someone who has had major health conditions their entire life and avoided pubs and clubs for that reason and sometimes had to leave restaurants because of it...........

Like I said -- 1997 was a very, very good year.

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