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MintSpies

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Turns out I like an eclectic mix of serious news, lewd smut and good puns. Cats, food, and interesting art also tick my boxes. Big fan of good Alt text.

(Updated now I've been here a while and worked out how I want to use the 'don...)

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MintSpies, to random
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As a result of a niche joke at the dinner table
(My husband: I was considering getting a vasectomy, but I didn't think it would make a vas deferens) we've just had an impromptu family sex ed session - big shout out to www.bishuk.com and their helpful website!

girlonthenet, to random
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What’s your best piece of relationship advice?

MintSpies,
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@girlonthenet Treat your relationship as a competition of kindness and compete to do nice things for each other (e.g. Put their towel on the warm towel rack once you've finished showering; make them tea without asking; share the mental load of housework). Talk to each other with respect, as you would to a friend.

MintSpies, to random
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For today's Holocaust Remembrance Day, a poem by my daughter:

Lost minds, kept straight only by the train tracks ahead,
Stolen youth, stolen innocence, stolen lives,
Pulled from underneath us in a flash, a blur
Of the crowd, herding us like fish
Towards the nets.

Fear and desperation,
Tangled together in a colourless web
Of a horror filled imprisonment,
So close to our old lives,
Yet separated by the one-way sea of death.

(cntd)

MintSpies,
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Trapped, caged by miles and miles
Of barbed wire, stretching out on a sea of Trapped, caged by miles and miles
Of barbed wire, stretching out on a sea of cruelty,
The blood staining the boat of our lives,
Hopelessness sinking us ever faster
Towards the depths of insanity.

Rebellion, revolt, all useless,
They merely stand, watch, uncaring,
Unaffected by our blame,
As they line us up
Outside the shower block.

MintSpies, to random
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I'm knees-deep in the 1995 BBC Pride And Prejudice, and getting inappropriate thoughts about bonnets. There is no hope...

fkamiah17, to UKpolitics
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"I cannot personally think of any widespread injustice that has been remedied by plodding worthily down the middle of the road, smiling and smiling. If you are sure of the justice of your cause it must be better to have people think of it with initial anger, than not thinking of it at all."

from Jill Tweedie's column 'Letters from a fainthearted feminist', 1971

MintSpies, (edited )
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@patrickhadfield @fkamiah17 I show that to my Sixth Form students, and it astounds them every time - I just don't think people can grasp the difference in scale between million and billion. You get a better sense of the scale using time: 1 million seconds = 11. 5 days; 1 billion seconds = 31.7 years.

MintSpies, to random
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I found a box of posh Turkish delight. Now I look like I've got a bad cocaine habit. Bad times.

robyneatseverything, to random
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I'm off to IKEA for my usual annual solo-shopping expedition; does anyone want anything? 🌭🌭🌭

MintSpies,
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@robyneatseverything Meatballs and dill crisps please!

MintSpies, to random
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I've prepared carefully for this evening by procuring an entire laundry-basket full of salty snacks. Hope your evening is just as joyous.

firstdogonthemoon, to random
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ooh somebody did one of these! https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/gallery/2023/dec/31/the-best-of-first-dog-on-the-moon-cartoons-2023

MintSpies,
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@firstdogonthemoon I love the test cricket one!

the_etrain, to random
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The country of Brazil is named for brazilwood. Brazilwood has been greatly overharvested. Ergo, the Brazilian wax is named for a forest that's been removed.

MintSpies,
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@the_etrain Dare I ask where brazil nuts fit into this?

design_law, to random
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Okay, friends, it's the last weekend of the year.

What were the best things that you read, watched, or listened to for fun (or distraction) in 2023?

Define "best" however you want.

MintSpies,
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@design_law Best listen: a swing'n'bass DJ/collective called Mista Trick.

Alice, to random

Capitola reminds me of San Junipero from Black Mirror.

MintSpies,
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@Alice The colours in this are beautiful (especially from a UK perspective, where everything is very grey right now now!)

TootOfBob, to random
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My new tell-all book:

There’s Waldo

MintSpies,
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@Alice @TootOfBob A friend bought a Where's Waldo book from a charity shop and the previous owner had helpfully circled Waldo in marker pen on every page. The book became known as There's Waldo!

madam__mayhem, to random
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In my slut era…as I masturbate for the third time today.

MintSpies,
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@madam__mayhem You're just taking your happiness into your own hands... Enjoy!

MintSpies, to random
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The rainforest is both rainy and foresty - no false advertising here!

Rainforest, with a pool and verandah in the foreground
Toucan with a yellow head and big green bill, sitting on a branch.

MintSpies, to random
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I'm travelling today from the UK to Costa Rica on a work trip. Hugely excited, but dreading the jet lag! Beware incoming photos of assorted wildlife. Sorry, not sorry.

MintSpies, to random
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Christmas cake for breakfast? Bring it on!

MintSpies, to random
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Today feels like a day full of promise...

McNige, to nature
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One of my favourite places anywhere, Durham City.
Beautiful photo in a light dusting of snow from last week.
*(Not my photo)

MintSpies,
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@McNige One of my favourite places too - that view by the river never gets old.

MintSpies, to random
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I have bread dough rising, and it's not even 9.30am on a Sunday - I fear I may have peaked too soon.

HannahHowe, to music

What is your favourite Christmas song? Please nominate your favourites, from any era. If I receive enough replies I will run a poll to determine which is our favourite Christmas song.

MintSpies,
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@HannahHowe Sleigh Ride!

mattblaze, to random
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Last class of the semester, where I got to sit back and listen to students present their projects, all the while wondering where they learned all this stuff.

MintSpies,
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@mattblaze That's one of the things I love best about teaching - enjoy!

Deglassco, (edited ) to random

They referred to her as “Moses” for guiding the enslaved from the South to freedom in the North. But, Harriet Tubman’s resistance to slavery extended beyond her role in the Underground Railroad. As a Union Army soldier and spy during the Civil War, she made history by becoming the first woman to lead an armed U.S. military mission.

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Image: “Harriet Tubman,” by Mark Fredrickson

Blog: https://open.substack.com/pub/400years/p/will-we-believe-our-lying-eyes?r=1pv9e3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Videos:
https://youtube.com/

https://youtube.com/@BlackBiographics?si=kEV7S1ZL70qlLFCK

MintSpies,
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@Deglassco Thank you again for writing such informative threads - I'm learning such a lot from you.

CountBinface, to random
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The pants are on fire.

MintSpies,
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@CountBinface Ignoring the car crash in the foreground, I can't get over the fact that the hand in the painting behind has six fingers...

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