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You know how there's some story tropes, narrative devices, etc, that nobody really does anymore, but that used to be the absolute chewed-through cliché that everyone expects to be there - not because anyone likes it, but because what else would there be? But now nobody does that anymore. And that's why I think people should pick those up again, because they've been on the shelf for so long that it'd actually be refreshing and new again.

Like having a main character who's essentially just a narrative device, a POV character who has nothing to do with the plot, and is only observing it from the sidelines. Except this time around, instead of mincing about with the way such characters awkwardly turn out seeming unintentionally catty and judgemental, just make them be that way on purpose.

The seemingly timid and innocent quiet witness who just always happens to be in the right place at the right time to see All The Shit Go Down, whom every single one of the other characters considers their one true loyal confidant who would never judge them (incorrect), but instead of having the author white-knuckle wrangling them to appear like a genuine and sweet person, this POV protagonist is just sitting there with a bucket of popcorn, watching their supposed friends be the messiest disasters alive, casually thinking

"Wow. I don't respect any of you people."

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There's no such thing as "female-presenting autism", but there's got to be a special spectrum for the women who exclusively reproduce with the most autistic men they can find, consider autistic traits to just be "how men are", and are then shocked, astonished and utterly baffled when they have daughters who don't know how to behave in an appropriately feminine (=neurotypical) way.

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Just encountered someone describing another person as "controlling freak". I know they probably just meant control freak, but honestly that's got a way sharper sting to it. Not just freak about being in control, but a freak in general who is also hell-bent on having everything done their way. Micro-managing freaky style.

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And today, while playing with stuff on gimp that I've never used for anything, I discovered it has a rotating globe feature. Look at my orbs, boy.

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Fantasy idea: The reason why elves always sound so eloquent and poetic is because they only learn human languages from classic human poems and literature - they are aware that the language in them is very quickly outdated, but it's still easier to maintain and keep up than trying to learn new human vernacular every single new century. They don't talk like that in elvish. Going like

"If all came to pass as my eyes see and my heart pieces it together, it was wolves who tore our camp asunder. At the darkest hour, in the shelter of the night and emboldened by the shadows and our unguarded, defenseless sleep, they emerged from the woods like gaunt thieves to seek whatever they could take."

[another elf, in elvish] "What did you say?"

"Wolves. Them fucking varmints ripped up our shit."

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Hey, would you be fine with it if I took your pet handler exorcist idea and tried to make an actual story out of it? (Probably in at least 5 years if ever and written in German, but I know the value of a good idea and I'm not a thief so I'd rather ask)

Do it! :D

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I don't gamble because I use up all my luck in just staying alive. So either my budget is already spent up and I win nothing, or then I win one time and then immediately get hit by a truck.

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Hi ! I’ve been seeing your foraging posts and thought I’d show you what I’ve been foraging ! I live in New Mexico and the prickly pear finally ripened, so I picked a whole box today. The fruits are also prickly, so to eat them safely you have to burn the little spines off. I usually make jelly with mine !

:0 I didn't even know that those are a thing! Holy shit.

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I have a chronic tendency to try making animations that I'm ultimately not happy with but still won't let go before I've deemed it "ready" so I need to actively force myself to stop tweaking with the damn thing.

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Lowkey you might be my history teacher irl does your last name start with m

I never made it past university entrance exams, and technically speaking I've never worked a job that I had a formal education for. I have also never worked a job that requires an education that I did not have, so even if I theoretically could plausibly bullshit my way into a history teacher job, I've never done that.

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The chip on my shoulder is salt and vinegar btw.

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Who among us isn't eight beers, some solid-handle umbrellas, and five equally stupid friends away from trying bicycle jousting.

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Reached the "do not let me keep tweaking on it no matter what I say"-stage of working on this. Also wasn't sure which version was better so here's both.

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If it's any comfort, many six-year-olds are still only counting with their fingers.

Grey beard hair? Are you like ancient??

I was born in 1994. I'm older than some of y'all parents.

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Grey beard hair? Are you like ancient??

I was born in 1994. I'm older than some of y'all parents.

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Sometimes I just post shit in hopes that someone else will understand what the hell I'm talking about, because I certainly have no idea.

the inherent onsen of being

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The finnish onomatopoeia (?) for rooster sound is "kukko kiekuu", and even though they don't do that whole thing every time, "kukko" is the word for rooster, and "kiekua" is the verb for making rooster calls. So while it's not a perfect mimicry of the sound itself, the idea that the thing roosters scream is "IT IS I, ME YELLING. I AM MAKING ME SOUNDS" is very accurate.

What the fuck is "oink". That thing goes ryäääg ryäääg.