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in guarani there's a standard greeting that literally translates to "are you happy" (ndevy'apa) and the natural reply is "i'm happy" (avy'a) and as americans learning the language we were so distressed like "but what if we're not happy....." and our teachers were like "that's so not the fucking point"

we kept trying to think of any other way to reply but our teachers kept trying to get it into our brains that it's an idiomatic greeting, it literally is not the time or place to traumadump, and as usamerican english speakers we are not some special exception for saying "what's up" with the reply being "not much" instead of "the ceiling"

but anyway while i was working in paraguay -- the country with the largest population of guarani speakers -- i got sent an article by some friends back home like "look! they're saying that paraguay is the happiest country in the world!"

and the methodology was "we went around and asked paraguayans if they're happy and recorded their responses" and i was like. oh. of course you did. and of course you got a 100% positive response rate.

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Ever seen a Golden Tiger sneeze?

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#omg so much snot mist #i cannot even fathom someone that size laying on my chest because it is fooding-time but I haven't yet risen...and them sneezing in my face #10/10 love the sneezing tiger

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Māori child, Aotearoa/New Zealand, by Maania Tealei

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Warning Pet Owners: Cat Tests Positive for Rabies in Gwinnett County

Shared from WSB-TV 2.

A cat in Gwinnett County has tested positive for rabies according to the Gwinnett County Health Department.

Officials said on May 9, a cat near King Steam Way in Snellville tested positive for rabies.

Vet staff were exposed to the cat through saliva, but no bites or injuries were reported, according to officials.

Officials are now advising caution if you see an animal acting in strange ways.

According to the National Association of State Health Veterinarians, unvaccinated dogs and cats that are exposed to a rabid animal have to be quarantined for four months and vaccinated a month before they can be released.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the rabies virus attacks the central nervous and is nearly always fatal in humans if untreated.

Symptoms of rabies in humans include fever, headaches, general weakness or discomfort.

Officials said that if you or your child get bit by an animal with rabies, to seek immediate care.

To report an animal suspected of having rabies and have it picked up, residents in Gwinnett County can call the Gwinnett Animal Welfare and Enforcement Bite Office at 770-339-3200 ext. 5576.

Rabies can be transmitted to both people and pets through bites and scratches from wild animals like foxes and raccoons, according to Gwinnett County officials.

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its 10pm but i need peer feedback here

(this is about personal preference like can you bring yourself to drink milk thats past the date printed on the side of it, pls and thank u)

#Purely base this on smell #I've had milk turn long before the expiration date #I go by smell and then taste #If it smells fine but tastes a bit off - No #If it smells bad - No #If it smells fine and tastes fine - I give not a single shit what the expiration date is

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coming for you

#please please somebody give this little bird a knife #they're flying at top speed with no knife an it is a crime

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THIS ANIMAL HAS CLAWS

This is embarrassing I deleted it the first time LMAO. this took like 30 hours tho :3

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Y'all, the world is sleeping on what NASA just pulled off with Voyager 1

The probe has been sending gibberish science data back to Earth, and scientists feared it was just the probe finally dying. You know, after working for 50 GODDAMN YEARS and LEAVING THE GODDAMN SOLAR SYSTEM and STILL CHURNING OUT GODDAMN DATA.

So they analyzed the gibberish and realized that in it was a total readout of EVERYTHING ON THE PROBE. Data, the programming, hardware specs and status, everything. They realized that one of the chips was malfunctioning.

So what do you do when your probe is 22 Billion km away and needs a fix? Why, you just REPROGRAM THAT ENTIRE GODDAMN THING. Told it to avoid the bad chip, store the data elsewhere.

Sent the new code on April 18th. Got a response on April 20th - yeah, it's so far away that it took that long just to transmit.

And the probe is working again.

From a programmer's perspective, that may be the most fucking impressive thing I have ever heard.

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Reminder: If you have no voter ID, apply for a postal vote.

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Since the OP made their post unrebloggable (and blocked me. Both actions they are well in with their right to do)

I'm going to make my response it's own post because I think the point is important

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As someone who is autistic and has BPD and CPTSD and loads of trauma yes you sometimes need to change how you interact with others to keep people around

When I was 13 I hit the few friends I had when I was angry

I had to change that in order to keep those friendships

When I was in my early 20s if I was losing an disagreement with my husband I would threaten to kill myself. My husband told me it hurt him and was cruel and manipulative behaviour, because it was.

So I worked hard to change that to keep my relationship

It's easy to say "I shouldn't have to change for others" and that's true to an extent. You shouldn't change your interests or passions or dim your light. And you should have space to be imperfect and flawed and not have to pretend your ugly bits aren't real. But if something you are doing it causing other people harm you kinda need to change that.

That's called "living in a society"

People adapt to each other and make space for each other in their lives. You adapt to them and they adapt to you

You start being more diligent about throwing away the empty toilet roll because it really bothers them. They start warning you before they run the blender because you hate loud noises

I stopped threatening to kill myself because I was mad I was losing an argument and my husband stopped being so vocally judgemental amount media he personally dislikes

There is a certain type of person who heard the phrase "your emotions are valid" and took that to mean "my emotional reactions and my behaviour are always objectively correct because my emotions are valid and if you have an emotional response or react to what I'm doing negatively then you are wrong and you can't be hurt because my emotions are valid"

And that's a recipe for disaster

Your emotions are valid to feel. They are how you feel and there are reasons you feel the way you do

However, your reactions and behaviour are something you can learn to control and can be irrational

We live in a society and we as people change each other as we interact and that isn't necessarily a bad thing

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vice news

ironically i am working right now so i can’t do a full post on this like i would really prefer to do… but these are the most cartoonishly evil people that you could possibly imagine, even in a society as flawed as the one we’ve built for ourselves. these are bedrock groups devoted to protecting the american worker and consumer. massive huge giant waving red flags 🚩

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I look like I have defensive wounds again.

It looks like someone tried beating me with a metal pipe and I tried to defend myself by throwing my arms in front of my body/head to stop the pipe from hitting me.

This is only somewhat accurate.

But the crucial difference is that I was throwing my arms onto a metal pipe. Then followed it up with my body weight and then rotating around the pipe.

Which is all to say that doing front hip circles on a curved 1in/2.5cm diameter pipe, repeatedly, is a great way to make it look like you have defensive wounds on your forearms.

My parent had so so soo many meetings with doctors and teachers when I was growing up. I mean: Win - adults around me showed concern; a lot of people with way worse visible damage get ignored or further abused by the adults around them on the regular.

But yeah, looking for bruises in "unusual" places doesn't quite track for a whole host of sports and activities.

#it me #aerialist problems #see also: gymnast problems

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As a wheelchair user I'm trying to reframe my language for "being in the way."

"I'm in the way," "I can't fit," and "I can't go there," is becoming "there's not enough space," "the walkway is too narrow," and "that place isn't accessible."

It's a small change, but to me it feels as if I'm redirecting blame from myself to the people that made these places inaccessible in the first place. I don't want people to just think that they're helping me, I want them to think that they're making up for someone else's wrongdoing. I want them to remember every time I've needed help as something someone else caused.

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Before we continue, is this a personal moral failing or a mental illness? I need to know whether I should treat you like an evil monster or a helpless child when I unperson you.