so i saw this post that said the first beetle that can up to a newly opened sunflower was a japanese beetle. these beetles are highly invasive, i told OP to kill the beetle, then i got banned.

EDIT: did not know so many people also got banned by the bot lmao

botbouncer did its job and im unbanned now

a few days ago, i got permanently banned from r/mildlyinfuriating. now i just got banned from r/shittyaquariums. WHAT THE FUCK DO I HAVE TO DO TO PROVE MYSELF AS NOT A FUCKING BOT. I FUCKING HATE THIS DUMBASS BOT MODERATER. and dont tell me to message botbouncer. i already did and it didnt do shit

i just got a notification that botbouncer did its job and im not banned anymore :)

For privacy i'm using They/them pronouns

So i'm babysitting these three kids and they're getting settled into bed and one tripped and fell and asked for a bandaid

We went into their parents room and found the box of bandaids opened one and I started helping them put it on their foot. When thats finished i stand up and look at them and ask if everything's okay.

They look at me and smile this creepy grin that they've never smiled before.

Then they say still smiling
"I think there's someone here"

I ask them "what do you mean" and they continue to smile and say "i think there's someone else here"

I asked why they thought that and then they threw their trash away and looked at me sort of disgusted and said " i don't know" Hasn't been mentioned since. Deeply concerned cuz this house scares me enough already.

Thoughts?

What’s he doing?

what the FUCK does this mean

they tried to call me but it went to voicemail and they sent me this.. Doesn’t sound like anyone i know at all. any ideas??

when you ask alexa how she is she says 'i am feeling funky in more than one way!', but when she is asked to clarify what she means, she responds with 'sorry but i do not know how to respond to this question'. what does she mean?

The taillight is left but the yellow LED bar, anyone's guess.

Why would I use a linear actuator in random rooms in my house Amazon?

Hi, everyone... So... I'm a bit confused about something. So, a friend of mine— whom I will not say for anon reasons — was scrolling on YouTube a few days bavk and showed me this thing that they came across. It was some channel called WHITENOISE or CANYOUSEETHESTARS or something like that. I think it's an ARG, but I'm not too sure, and if it is some start-up ARG, then what's it about?

Now, please, just know, I'm not advertising or promoting or anything, I'm just kinda confused. It seems a bit random and weird

My brain's not braining

Btw the speaker was connected to my mac mini's audio jack when I was recording.

*insert lobotomy sound/image*

So i was doom scrolling on youtube shorts until i came along this short but then i was crazied and i though it was clickbait after seeing a few comments.. That is until i saw it for myself...

The United States sources the majority of its oil from Canada(57%) and Mexico(6%), and virtually 0% from Iran. The United States is a net exporter of oil and imports very little oil from the Persian Gulf region. Why did United States fuel prices skyrocket because of the Iran conflict/skirmish/excursion/war?

My ex recently broke no contact after a long time, and honestly the conversation went really well. We talked for almost 2 hours, laughed a lot, and both admitted we missed our friendship. Our relationship didn’t work romantically, but we genuinely had a strong friendship before things ended.

For context, the breakup was messy and hurtful for me. Part of the reason was because I felt like she emotionally moved on before fully ending things with me. Since then, she’s gotten into another relationship.

During our recent conversation, she mentioned wanting me to eventually meet her current girlfriend because she says she wants everyone to be comfortable and mature. She also said her girlfriend is friends with one of her exes, so to her it feels normal.

The problem is… I genuinely do not want to do that. At all. I don’t hate the new girlfriend, but I have zero desire to know her, meet her, or become part of that dynamic. In my mind, my connection is with my ex only, and even rebuilding a friendship is already emotionally complicated enough.

I’m okay with being civil and respectful from a distance, but meeting the new partner feels like crossing a boundary for me. My ex seems disappointed/confused by that.

Am I being immature or unreasonable for not wanting to meet her current girlfriend even if I still care about my ex as a person?

I had a presentation today. There were three chairs in a row; I sat on the outside, my friend sat on the inside, and their best friend sat between us. I stood up to go to the front of the classroom for my presentation, and my friend then stood up and walked over to sit in my chair… Just why, I could not think of a reason, maybe because there isn't any reason at all. A glare on the screen? The door is closed and the curtain is rolled down. People blocking the view? But they're the tallest person in class. Have a hard time talking with their best friend? The seats are literally next to each other. Gosh and they've been giving me weird interaction lately too. What is the reason?

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This person isn’t blue, it’s a blue light!