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Orbital path of asteroid near miss in 2002. Yah, that’s how close we came to nuclear winter and possible total destruction.

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i hate when other people are funnier than me.

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stopppp everyone absolutely needs to see this

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Pretty inactive

Hey! I’m not really using this blog much anymore, but you can catch me on instagram, here: https://www.instagram.com/rockclimbergirl/ 

And my website: https://www.rockclimbergirl.co.uk 

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Anyone who's been following for a while now will know how scared I am of bouldering since breaking my arm. I can comfortably get off of the ground, but as soon as there's risk of falling from a couple of meters, I'm instantly overcome with fear and want to bail. These photos were taken late last year, and although it doesn't look like much, I completely froze on this route, but realised I'd hurt myself more if I bailed, so had to push through and get to the top. With @rosie_hill14, @ajsmallwood95 and @tom.oxy at the bottom supporting and encouraging me, I somehow managed to make it. (There might have been tears..) This was a huge step for me, and I'm super excited to see what this year holds. Here's to overcoming fear! 📸: @tom.oxy (at Corbiere Lighthouse Jersey)

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Pleeeease can it start warming up so i can go play outside? 🙏😭 anyone else having withdrawals in this bad weather? . . . . . #rockclimbing #rockclimber #rockclimbergirl #girlswhoclimb #climblikeagirl #womenwhoclimb #climbinggear #tradclimbing #jerseychannelislands #tradisrad #fitness #climbing_pictures_of_instagram #climbing_is_my_passion #outdoorwomen #lifehappensoutdoors #grippedmagazine #getoutstayout #exploremore #goexplore #optoutside #womenwhoexplore #liveclimbrepeat #aacgram #fitgirls #visualsoflife #climbinglife #goneoutdoors (at Saint Brélade, Jersey)

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Turn on the audio.

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Don’t drink and drive your dog won’t understand why you never came home

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This is one of the best interactions I’ve ever had.

Two school age kids: “Oh look at the big white puppy!”

Their mother: “Come here, let me explain something to you. That dog is a Service Dog. Whenever you see a dog in a store like this you can’t distract it cause it’s working.”

Two kids: “What do you mean he’s working?”

Mom: “He helps that girl. You know how at school your teacher tells you to be quite so you don’t get distracted doing your work? It’s the same thing with that dog. You can’t distract him.”

Two kids: “What does he help her with?”

Mom: “That’s her business. Your business is to not distract him so he can work.”

If children can understand so can you.

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re millennial killing stuff post: so at my second job I edited a dissertation on how young consumers are changing luxury brands, like they won't just buy the same identical handbag bc "oh it's $designer!" like they'd rather spend that money on an experience etc, so brands have had to COMPLETELY change how they approach the new generation - I mentioned this to an older friend cause I thought it was neat & she went "yeah it's weird how young people expect companies to bend over backwards for them"

THIS EXACTLY

My (much older) co worker was talking recently about how she wants the new $300 whatever designer bag, and I was talking about how me and the husband might set $300 aside to go up to House on the Rock for a weekend.

That seems to be pretty standard for the older people I know vs. the younger people I know. For $300, we could get a hotel room overnight, a couple good meals, into House on the Rock, and some money to spend on whatever while we’re there.

And she was just like “But it’s a kate spade bag.”

And I was like “And???? My purse has a unicorn on it I paid $5 for it at Goodwill and I can hold things in it to take up to House on the Rock.”

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☝️☝️☝️

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My uncle once won first place in a lying contest, and I feel like this is a rare true story that needs to be told. So here it is.

My family, for as long as I can remember, has had these “adopted uncles” who are my mom and dad’s friends from college/highschool. There’s like five of them, and none of them are related to us. They are awesome, fun guys, and I’m best friends with their daughters (of the ones that have kids). I love hanging out with them, and when I do, I hear lots of hilarious stories that they and my Dad love to recollect whenever they’re together.

My uncles are interesting guys, and there are a lot of interesting stories. One of them is part of Switchfoot, one of them hung out with Taylor Swift on several occasions, and one worked on the Power Rangers. It’s all very interesting. But I think one of the funniest stories they’ve told me, far from meeting celebrities, or getting lost in the woods, or luring bears into their campsite (yep, they did that) is how one of them (let’s call him S) won a lying contest. This is how it went:

S and my dad, and some of his friends decided to go up into the mountains for a day. They drove up the winding roads, pine trees flashing past their windows, singing to Tom Petty the whole way. My dad and S have a great sense of humor, and I’m sure they were both in a laughable mood.

When they got to their destination, they saw a large banner over the road that read “Annual Lying Contest.” I kid you not. This little town in the piney mountains was so devoid of excitement that they legiterally hosted a Lying Contest every year.

My dad and S thought this was the FUNNIEST thing they had ever seen. They HAD to go watch the contest take place. They pulled into the parking lot, found their way to the stage, and asked someone about what was happening.

Apparently, the lying contest is an annual contest put on by the city, to see who had the most believable lie. Contestants would spend months coming up with elaborate lies, that were sure to convince people in the crowd. At the end, the judges would rank the lies on most convincing to least convincing. The winner of the contest recieved a home baked pie, and some other prize. Some of these lies could take fifteen minutes or more (remember this).

So anyways, S and my dad found a seat, and were ready to hear some lies. Later, my dad told me that it was hilarious to watch. There were lies about Bigfoot sightings, about bear wrestlings, army experiences, ghost hauntings, and more. My dad and S were cracking up the whole time, while marveling at how unique the demographic of the town was to enjoy something like this.

Finally, the last contestant stepped down from the stage after a 20 minute elaborate lie about an alien abduction. The judges took a sweeping look over the crowd, and spoke loudly into the microphone; “are there any other contestants?”

Before my dad could stop him, S stood up and raised his hand.

“Well, come up sir!” 

S climbed the steps to the stage. He looked over the crowd seriously, and desperately tried to come up with a lie in time. His mind was blank. Empty. But S had no shame, and I’ve known him long enough to know this was 100% something he would do. The man throws himself into every awkward situation ever.

He took a step towards the microphone. His hands were clasped in front of him. He looked around at the people watching, the trees surrounding them, and said in his most serious voice into the mic;

“I was born a fish.”

That was it. The audience lost it. There was no build up, no elaborate detail, no story behind the lie. Just 1 ½ seconds, and he had told his entire lie. It was hilariously short, and there was no plot holes, or inconsistencies. Just purely, seriously, “I was born a fish.”

S left the stage in the midst of roaring laughter, as the audience, judges, and my dad tried to contain themselves. It was one of his proudest moments, that one second lie.

And guess what? He won first place.

First. Place.

A true inspiration, imo.

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You don’t need to speak Danish to understand just how touching this commercial about a transgender teen and her father is

We thought that Allegro commercial about the man meeting his grandchild was this year’s most touching holiday ad, but now, we’re thinking this one takes the cake. Watch it and get ready to cry.

Gifs: Elgiganten Danmark