linguistisch: itsjaneshepard: tedywestside: useless-italyfacts: There’s no such thing as “pepperoni” in Italy, even though it is a corruption of the Italian word “peperoni” (sweet peppers). The most similar Italian food is “salame piccante” (spicy salami). Then how do i order a pepperoni and pineapple pizza next time I’m in Italy? @tedywestside your pepperoni pizza is … Continue reading

sharkpositivity: If you look up symptoms of ASD specific to girls one of them is frequently “masculine behavior/dress” or whatever and people love to blame that on autism being an “extreme male brain” but it’s really very easily explained when you consider what femininity is: a set of implicit social rules forced on women. Like, of … Continue reading

textfromdog: Dogs & Hugs Additionally dogs really don’t like being petted.  And by petted, I mean what a LOT of people do by mild to violently TWACKING the poor dog on the skull, back, or other areas.  Do YOU like being repeatedly slapped?  No?  Well neither do dogs. Cats also hate it but they’ll rapidly … Continue reading

prokopetz: You always see actors saying “yeah, for [role X] I had to practice [skill Y] for like six hours a day” in interviews. I kind of want to go full meta and make a movie about a prolific actor saving the day when a disaster arises where all the weird-ass hyperspecialised skills she’s picked … Continue reading

If your car gets a parking ticket, always check the plate number on the ticket.

lifepro-tips: Story time: yesterday I found a ticket on my car’s windshield. It was from a private parking enforcement company and my car was parked on the street. I knew I was legally parked, and I also happen to be a former employee of this company and know that they don’t check street parking (the … Continue reading If your car gets a parking ticket, always check the plate number on the ticket.