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the landlocked mermaid

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My name is Liz (She/Her)! I love animals and anything ocean related. I am also a lover of the Legend of Zelda video game series! The painting in my profile picture is by John William Waterhouse titled "A Mermaid".

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the landlocked mermaid • upvoted 29 items 1 year ago

‘Science Memes’: 50 Of The Most Relatable Posts That Perfectly Marry Knowledge And Humor

Fresh out of college, unemployed, newly living with now husband, the one chore we fought about was dishes. I finally get a temp job at a big biotech company. I don't really know much about the job, but I'm glad to be employed. I make a quip about "Anything would be better than staying home doing the dishes." First day, led to a prep room and asked to wash a huge neglected stack of dirty glassware.

Animals, Cats

50 Awesome Animal Photos That Were Too Important Not To Share (New Pics)

‘Science Memes’: 50 Of The Most Relatable Posts That Perfectly Marry Knowledge And Humor

Animals, Cats

50 Awesome Animal Photos That Were Too Important Not To Share (New Pics)

40 Adverts That Were So Funny And Weird, They Just Had To Be Shamed In This Online Group

Who wouldn't want a life size stuffed tiger though?

Hey Pandas, What’s The Best Excuse You’ve Ever Said Just Because You Didn’t Want To Say No?

My favorite excuses are 1) explosive diarrhea (works every time) 2) "I have a large project for school/lab/work and just cannot come right now"

50 ‘Mental Headlines’ That Made People Wonder What The Hell Happened There (New Pics)

Apparently (just for some additional context) it's not unique to the monarch. Traditionally, the hive has to be told about changes to the head of the household in order not to upset the queen (bee in this case). Hives would be told all kinds of gozzip. Beekeepers are an odd bunch

50 Hilarious Bits Of Small-Town Gossip That May Make You Regret Living In The Big City

My grandfather discovered the medicinal benefits of fluoride in water. National Heritage decided to mark his birthplace - you can tell which house it is, it's the one with no plaque. I'll get my coat.

“You Are Hearing Dead People Laugh”: 50 Disturbing Facts That May Leave You Feeling Unsettled

Billions of years into the future man will probably be as extinct as the dinosaurs.

30 People Share Popular Misconceptions About Their Jobs

My cousin paid her way through college and bought a house/car in cash through her earnings as an exotic dancer. She quit as soon as she graduated and now works as a scientific researcher. Smart girl. More power to her, I say. :)

ClydeDimension reply

Here’s one that I think isn’t commonly mentioned in these discussions: Artists. Of all mediums. From live-performance to in-studio creations. As far as profession, the fields are saturated full of talented and knowledgable artists, but also full of people who are not intelligent and behave in poor ways to give artists a bad rep (people love to generalize!) Yes, creative fields such as the arts are unorthodox and can be heavily subjective in values and certifications, but that doesn’t make employment in the arts any less than a job in any other field. It’s f*****g difficult. Artists get a bad rep and it doesn’t help when people who know nothing about what they do ignorantly claim that they themselves can do it because “it’s so easy.”

anon reply

Veterinary medicine. 110%. Extremely low wages, very high suicide rates, everyone thinks we are in it for the money, or don’t know what we’re doing. The burnout and turnover is truly unlike any other profession.

bravetest4 reply

Zookeepers. Most people who have actually encountered them avoid them because they always stink so effing bad, but they're nice people :(

"Capitalism Sux": 50 Disturbing Anti-Capitalism Posts That Hit Too Close To Home

WAIT DNA WHAT IN UR LOCKERS?

50 Surprising Movie Facts You Probably Didn't Know, As Shared On This Twitter Account (New Pics)

One doesn't simply fly into the mountains.

Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30

American here- no one liked Minnesota salads.

Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30

Beans on toast? WHAT THE HELL YOU GUYS? LOL

“Anarchy4Everyone”: 50 Eye-Opening And Relatable Posts From People Who Are So Over Capitalism

This makes me scared of America, In South Africa I, an intern, make a tenth of my boss's salary. And yet it is enough to pay for rent, bills and save some extra money without having to work my but off

“Anarchy4Everyone”: 50 Eye-Opening And Relatable Posts From People Who Are So Over Capitalism

I heard a pretty good argument that the housing crisis is pretty much at the root of everything. If we fix that, everything else sorts itself out, including climate change. The basic idea is that people would have the time, money and health to fix a lot of the world's problems, and as a bonus, if people could actually live near where they work and shop, there would be fewer emissions.

“This Is My Life Now”: 50 Hilarious Pics Of Humans And Animals Coming To Terms With Unexpected Situations (New Pics)

This comment is a high flier, in my opinion. (Hold the door, please.)

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Infuriating Rules Their School Or Workplace Made Up

My college does this for undergrad! We don't get paid either and I miss out on a week's worth of wadges. I said it was stupid but now I have to take the internship again or else they will not let me graduate

35 People Share The Dumbest And Most Infuriating Rules Their School Or Workplace Made Up

"Loitering at school" being against the rules is another way to make sure that the children of the poor struggle. My best friend in high school had to be dropped at mine not at school at 730 for an 820 start so his mother could go to work at 8 am. He had a neighbour call cps for being home alone after school which ended at 240. So he had to come to mine until his mother finished at 4. School + time allowed on campus being less than 8.5 hours make it literally impossible for a single parent to both have a child and acceptably get their kids to school. Schools should be safe spaces as many hours as humanly possible not rush to throw the kids off the property. We rise together as a society or bend under the yolk of oppression pitting us against each other.

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You couldn't fulfill your internship requirement with a job you already have, even if it's directly in the field of study. This was graduate school. So a bunch of adults in the middle of their careers weren't able to count their highly relevant jobs towards the internship and had to go waste a bunch of time doing typical low level intern bullc**p at other companies.