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the rumple lamb sleeps on a pillow in the day

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i’ve been crying laughing over this for the past 5 minutes

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occasionally I am struck dumb by the sublime beauty of the world in the small moments, you know?

egg

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Одинаковый vs Такой же: The Oscar Dress Drama!

Why does Russian have at least TWO ways to say "the same"? This Oscar ceremony scene shows exactly when to use each one!

The Setup: Two celebrities accidentally wear identical dresses 😱

S1: О, ты пришла в таком же платье, что и я! (You came in the same dress as me!) S2: Нет, это ты пришла в таком же платье! (No, YOU came in the same dress!) [noticing photographers and faking fun] S1, S2: Ха-ха-ха, мы пришли в одинаковых платьях! (Ha-ha-ha, we came in identical dresses!)

First, each celebrity compares to themselves and says такое же. It's always one-to-one comparison.

Then both of them describe their dresses as a matching set - no specific comparison, just stating the fact that multiple items are the same - одинаковые.

Quick Rule:

ТАКОЙ ЖЕ → "same as X" (always has a reference point)

ОДИНАКОВЫЕ → "identical/matching" (describes a group of similar things)

Pro Tip: If you can say "as mine/yours/his" in English, use ТАКОЙ ЖЕ. If you're describing matching items without comparing to something specific, use ОДИНАКОВЫЕ!

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Look. Look I’m not reading as much fanfic as I used to.

But in case any young people out there need to hear this- it is very normal for gay people to just. take turns. For a lot of the stuff. That some of you. Seem to think are static, binariatic, opposing personality traits.

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“average person eats 3 spiders a year” factoid actualy just statistical error. average person eats 0 spiders per year. Spiders Georg, who lives in cave & eats over 10,000 each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted

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lets all drinking

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Popcorn is so good and beautiful. Could eat a field of it.

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Spock is too funny for his own good, istg

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Some names just sound so ridiculously fake that had they been fictional, people would’ve rolled their eyes in complete disbelief. Like seriously. Wdym there’s a mf called Galileo Galilei. Stfu. You just made that up

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young man. what is that you have found.

I said young man. you picked it up off the ground.

I said young man. you should put that thing down.

I don't think! that! you! should! eat that!

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Golden Hour - Kate Jarvik Birch, 2023.

American , b. 1977 -

Gouache on paper , 6 x 6 in.

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Foie Graphics

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the genoface on full display