Dodo (they/them)
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More Public Figures React To Barbie Snubs, But Still No Love For Lily Gladstone
Which just means there were 5 more Oscar-worthy female performances than Margot's, and 4 more Oscar-worthy performances than Ryan's.

30 Of The Most Annoying Tourist Moments Shared By People Who Live In Holiday Destinations
"Things will get better" is a huge cop out. You don't have to live their life, you don't know what their future holds. When animals are in constant distress and have no quality of life, we do the humane thing for them. When it's humans, it's always 'don't be so selfish, think of other people' etc.

"I'm Dating An Idiot": 40 Funny Moments When People Realized The Person They're Dating Isn't Very Sharp
She kept her dead pets in a freezer and they told her the future. He went somewhere without WiFi and told her he'd text her when he got chance. Soon as he got WiFi, his phone blew up with insults about how he was cheating, because the animals told her so. She then tried to get a friend to help burn down his house.

"I'm Dating An Idiot": 40 Funny Moments When People Realized The Person They're Dating Isn't Very Sharp
I'm 37 years old and I can honestly say I've never seen anyone make tea with water boiled in a pot.

30 Of The Funniest Jokes That Crack People Up To This Day
Tommy Cooper was very well known in the UK for two things: wearing a fez and his catchphrase 'just like that!' Thus, every English person who bought a fez would do an impression of him.

30 Terrible Things Casting Crew Have Said Or Done To Female Talent During Casting
Are we sure it was that she was too old for Hugh Grant and not that she was too old to be playing the character she played? (Elinor is 19, Emma was 35)

50 Times This Page Shared The Punniest Memes The Internet Has Ever Seen (New Pics)
Any older folk here remember the old computer game Robocod/James Pond?

Woman Adjusted Her Cooking For DIL For 3 Years, Rejects Invitation When DIL Refuses To Do It Once
They are, but they're not the only substitute. Even if DIL is doing some sort of nut roast, she could easily buy a meat alternative option for her MIL.

2016-2023 Tribute To Famous People Who Passed Away Inspired By Sgt. Pepper’s Album Cover By This Artist
Apparently I missed the news of some deaths last year...

'Beige' Mom Shares She Repainted Her Toddler's Christmas Tree, Gets Roasted In The Comments
I'll take a guess that brown cardboard and clear plastic are rife in this house, therefore the kid associates them with Mom. I remember seeing a (possibly fake) story online of a beige mom who ditched the aesthetic after their kid exclusively used neutral crayons to colour things.

50 Times Kids Did Such Silly Things, Adults Just Had To Share Them Online (New Pics)
Everyone would like to avoid teens in the ER with serious health problems from being sexually active. But not telling them about sex isn't a way to stop them being sexually active. Telling them how to be safe would also stop a bunch of those health problems, including pregnancy.

Woman Interrupts Man At The Gym And Tells Him To “Stop Staring,” But He Has The Perfect Comeback
I have no idea who this guy is but even from the thumbnail I could tell where this was going. Don't think I've ever seen a straight guy with eyebrows that well maintained.

“What Do You Mean I’m Adopted?”: Student Embarrasses Teacher For Making Assumptions
Definitely NTA. The sub was way out of line, students' homelife shouldn't be broadcast to the whole class anyway but there are so many ways this could have backfired. Also what in the trauma-inducing hell is with suggesting one student write about their sibling having cancer? If any teacher had suggested I write about my sibling's battle with an eating disorder, they'd have had a weeping puddle of Dodo to deal with. Teacher needs some common sense and basic empathy.

35 People Share A TV Show That Started Out Promising "But Turned Out To Be Garbage"
I think I watched four out of five seasons. IIRC Morgan ends up with the spy brain in S5? I loved the first four seasons but never got around to S5...

30 Once-Famous Celebrities Who Live Completely Normal Lives Now
Hard to make it in the acting world when you're not a size zero.

"Which Old Wives' Tale Is Actually True?" (30 Answers)
I used to do it that way but then I discovered it works just as well if you drink normally, keep the water in your mouth and then double over before you swallow. Just time it so that you've hiccupped right before you drink or it might get messy!

"Which Old Wives' Tale Is Actually True?" (30 Answers)
I'm in the UK, I've always heard shepherds.

"Which Old Wives' Tale Is Actually True?" (30 Answers)
IIRC it's because wasp stings are alkaline so can be neutralised with an acid (vinegar). Bee stings are the opposite, they need an alkali to neutralise them.

People Explain 30 Movies From The Villain’s Perspective And You May Never Look At Them The Same Again
The Santa Clause. You're a psychologist and your stepson is adamant that his father killed Santa and became him, that you went to the North Pole and met elves, etc. The father doesn't refute any of this. Of course you're gonna be worried that the father is a bad influence.

People Explain 30 Movies From The Villain’s Perspective And You May Never Look At Them The Same Again
Sure but that was more Apollo's ego not letting him surrender. Ironically, the exact problem with Drago, except his was more politically motivated imo.
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