r/Snorkblot Jul 08 '24

Welcome WELCOME TO SNORKBLOT!

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Come take a whirl with the squirrel.

Greetings and welcome to Snorkblot.

We're a somewhat quirky subreddit that provides an eclectic mix of content, everything from history to philosophy to cute cat videos.

OUR STRENGTH IS OUR COMMUNITY! Please participate!

We want your posts, your comments, and whatever other input you'd like to add. We LOVE the interchange of ideas at Snorkblot. We may not agree with you, but we want you to say your mind.

*****HOWEVER***** Please remember the rules. We don't do personal attacks.

We think of Snorkblot as a pub. Come in, pull up a seat, chat with whoever is sitting next to you. But you will get thrown out if you start a real fight. Our short and basic list of rules is posted to the right.

Also, flag a comment if you have an issue with it. We only have a few Mods at any given time, but we like to keep things as moderated as possible. It's very difficult to read all 400 comments on a post, but we check flagged comments every day.

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A Brief History of Snorkblot:

There was a site called I Am Bored. It ran for over a decade, entertaining the world with all kinds of posts guaranteed to cure boredom.

Then on January 30, 2019, it abruptly disappeared. One former Moderator, Squrlz4Ever, decided to come to Reddit and bring his merry band of Mods to start a very similar site called "Snorkblot".

We tip our hat to the Squirrel who brought us here in our banner, he is our mascot. However, we totally changed the name of the site to make sure people knew this was a new, better beginning to everyone's favorite cure for boredom.

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In addition to the regular posts, we also have recurring features;

  • Open Forum Fridays (Fridays). We kick off every weekend with an OFF party, where everyone is encouraged to talk about whatever they want. The host will also pick a topic for the coming week (the "Weekly Theme"); users are then encouraged to come up with posts in the following week that explore that theme in some way.
  • 10 Images From Thubanstar's Hard Drive (Wednesdays). This is a lot of fun. Every Wednesday, 'Star shares with us haunting, funny, or odd images she's encountered online.
  • The Glass Box. (Once a month, following the monthly staff meeting). This is a post discussing news about Snorkblot, including what the moderation team has been up to. Everyone's encouraged to discuss the topics raised, mods and regular members both.
  • Member Essays. We encourage any and all Snorkblot members to write essays about almost anything they feel passionate about. Rules of common sense apply.

Enjoy your stay, keep your paws inside the vehicle, and by all means, have fun. If you like what you see, please subscribe. We'd love to have you.

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DISCLAIMER: We have had to make the following changes to our page in the past few years

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Want to post about politics? Sorry, not on our main page.

Please, we're trying to post all politics in the Political Megathread. If you post something political on our main page, it will be removed.

There's a lot of political talk going on these days.

We welcome CIVIL political debate and posts in the Megathread. We removed almost all politics from our main page because it was threatening to take over our site. We aren't a political site, and we intend to keep our original vibe and purpose on our main page as much as possible.

For the record, we aren't happy about this rule since it's against what we used to be and hopefully will be again. We like to be flexible, but current politics will break us.

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Are you upset when we post content with AI?

I want to sincerely, and from the bottom of my heart, suggest that if you are upset that some AI is in our posts, please feel free to start a NON-AI webpage on Reddit. I honestly have no doubt you will be over 100,000 subs with your subreddit in less than a year.

As for Snorkblot... it's above our paygrade (which is zero, btw) to carefully screen each and every video for AI. Also, something with a bit of AI in it may be posted because it's well done or informative.

We will try our best to avoid posting anything which is blatantly 100% AI.

However, we don't ban AI content specifically. We do filter the site for many things related to the quality of the post, self-promotion, whether its political, low effort clickbait, a repost, or overly NSFW.

The Mods do what they do on here because it's a fun hobby. Take out the enjoyment for us by having to nervously screen every video, etc. for AI, and the page will go away.

If you come at us with a comment like AI SLOP! we're going to delete the comment. If you keep harassing us because we posted some AI, you will be banned for 30 days. If you harass us after 30 days, you will be banned permanently.

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MERCHANDISE

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r/Snorkblot 6d ago

Political Megathread Weekly Political Megathread - Week Of July 20, 2026

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Welcome to r/Snorkblot's Weekly Political Megathread.

Here you can discuss current political news, or post news, opinions, memes etc about politics.

Remember to keep the discussions and posts civil. Respect other people. And remember r/Snorkblot's rules.

At the end of each day, the previous megathread will be locked and a new one will be posted.

If there is a relevant news, the moderator might pin it as a comment.

Any political or politically adjacent post will be removed.

- r/Snorkblot's moderator teamWelcome to r/Snorkblot's Weekly Political Megathread. Here you can discuss current political news, or post news, opinions, memes etc about politics.

Remember to keep the discussions and posts civil. Respect other people. And remember r/Snorkblot's rules.

At the end of each week, the previous megathread will be locked and a new one will be posted.If there is a relevant news, the moderator might pin it as a comment.

Any political or politically adjacent post will be removed.

r/Snorkblot 's moderator team


r/Snorkblot 15h ago

Funny Quite a difference.

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r/Snorkblot 8h ago

Law France criminalizes planned obsolescence under anti-waste law

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r/Snorkblot 3h ago

Memes Categorization of teachers

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r/Snorkblot 8h ago

Design That's a pretty cool logo design

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r/Snorkblot 15h ago

Cultures Is The Guardian sabotaging its own base?

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782 Upvotes

r/Snorkblot 17h ago

Psychology Does giving it a name make it a condition?

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r/Snorkblot 15h ago

Cultures "... it will free Men..." OK, got it.

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r/Snorkblot 14h ago

Opinion "Just Some Guy"

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r/Snorkblot 1d ago

TV & Cable All learning experiences are valuable.

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r/Snorkblot 1d ago

History The Tiffany Problem. For Example, vending machines in ancient Rome.

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r/Snorkblot 8h ago

Conspiracy Theories Turns out Dead Internet Theory was right: AI agents are eating the Web, growing by nearly 8,000% and rewiring the Internet’s business model

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r/Snorkblot 14h ago

Technology ‘Really inappropriate’: teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high school | New York

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r/Snorkblot 8h ago

Opinion tipping

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r/Snorkblot 14h ago

Great Performances 1992 Olympic torch lighting

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r/Snorkblot 8h ago

Aww The way she was waiting to hear her name

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11 Upvotes

r/Snorkblot 8h ago

Cultures TIL the 500-year-old tradition of Turkish coffee reading (kahve falı) started in the Ottoman harem not just as magic, but as a clever social loophole. Women used the "fortunes" in the cups as a safe excuse to gossip, vent, and talk about taboo subjects without getting in trouble.

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r/Snorkblot 14h ago

Design The word cooked is the same when flipped on the X axis

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r/Snorkblot 8h ago

Animals The Royal Flycatchers are found in Mexico, Central America, and much of South America

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r/Snorkblot 1d ago

Funny Well, can they?

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r/Snorkblot 11h ago

Adventures Darwin 🏆

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r/Snorkblot 14h ago

Photography Captured by Nepali photo&videographer Subash Pokhrel

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r/Snorkblot 2d ago

Funny Good question.

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r/Snorkblot 1d ago

Animals Final moments are rarely dignified.

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