i've chosen to make this separate from the original thread, which entirely properly & correctly focuses on the pervasive sexism & tone-deafness of dickswingers. fwiw i fully agree with all the comments therein, criticising the male author for his sexism.

my porpoise though is different, being entirely flippant & silly, which would have been plain gauche if injected into the serious thread.

There's a body found, obvs, she's been struck by a car and left in the desert.

just imagine if the author had been sussan. the plot would have gone in totes other directions, once a body had been found in the trifle, or tiramisu, or bombe alaska, or...

#auspol #whimsy #nonsense
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i grew up in an electric house. throughout childhood i had no experience of domestic gas. i did however experience gas once or twice a year, when m&d would take we kids on budget camping holidays, in n, s, or w nsw. on those, mum cooked on a little two-burner "companion" gas stove. also, on those early morn sydney departures for said hols, when we'd pull up in some roadside place for brekkie enroute, dad would light a single burner screwed directly onto one of the companion gas bottles, to make tea & toast.

i've lived in my current house for 23 years. it's my first with electricity and piped gas [the latter perceived as a bonus when i bought it, but now viewed with shame]. minutes ago i wandered out to the kitchen to do something i've done countless times over these decades... watered the kettle, bunged it onto the cooktop, & ignited the respective burner.

somehow, this time, uniquely, that initial whoosh of the first flame, transported me back to 12, on the side of the road, or in the tent. how weird! i've long known how evocative of old memories smell can be, but not so much sound... so this was a pretty amazeballs sensation, coz the effect was instant, & the image was crystal sharp.

#memory #evocation #whimsy

Who is Michael Dickson, the Australian vying for Super Bowl glory?

oooooh, teacher, pick me, pick meeeeeeeeeee

Who is Michael Dickson

if i'm not mistaken, i do believe he's

the Australian vying for Super Bowl glory

too easy, gimme another one!

#whimsy #nonsense 🤪
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got up early-ish a coupla hours ago to do some boring adulting wot i'd been putting orf for several days coz boring [bills-paying, tasks-wrangling, stuff-organising], & so now i can get back to the important activity of mega-silliness. priorities!

#whimsy #nonsense 🤪

This big friend likes to keep it cozy: a strong brew, sweet as they are, generous splash of milk.
Also, the teacup and the mug are dating.

#tea #watercolour #art #cute #whimsy

coz i mocked the weather t'other day for turning cold, it's now gorn hot again. no wukkas... have now gobbed one of those #cupsicles i'd prepared... & suddenly now i am 11 again.

wtf are all these zits doing? why are my limbs growing bonkers?

#whimsy #nonsense 🤪

09:00 & already it feels like it's been one of those mornings. feeling thus slightly discombobulated, i surveyed my household for advice, & 100% of the teddybears recommended a calming second mugga. i feel it would be rather rude to reject their rigorous recommendation...

#whimsy #nonsense 🤪

Don't be fooledby their cheeky grins, the pixies'll have your kneecaps off! #fantasyminiatures #miniaturewargames #miniaturepainting #fantasygames #indiegames #tabletopgame #tabletopwargame #frostgrave #pixies #folklorefantasy #skirmishwargames #shivershield #warhammer #burrowsandbadgers #whimsy

1 2 3 prova prova ! Hello there ! It’s my first day here and trying to get comfortable. I am sick and tired of social medias owned by evils . Trying to find alternatives ;
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I am Caspian, and I am here for expressing and sharing my art. Here some pictures of what I make ✨🌀❤️‍🔥 I started sculpting them in 2022, when I was still living with my parents. A lot of things changed since then, and my creations too.

Much love, take care

-Caspian

#art #sculpture #fashion #whimsy

I got myself the gift of a flexstrop kit for my birthday. freshly sharpened carving tools are a miraculous thing.

Let this be a nice little timeline brightener. :)

#linocut #art #cat #whimsy

tis evening. already! wtf happened to my day, where did it go?

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the only logical explanation, obvs, is... #TimeBandits

#whimsy #nonsense 🤪

Clippers Win, Sentencing Blogger To Eat Words

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/clippers-win-sentencing-blogger-to-eat-words

i posit that receiving a "key to the city" is likely an exercise in frustration, as one traipses up street & down crescent trying to find a bloody lock that the key fits.

#whimsy #nonsense 🤪

T2 The Dreamer
The softest, sweetest petals combine to give you the gentlest landing on your pillow. From hops, lemon balm & valerian to orange peel & lemon verbena, we've packed in our pick of the bunch for your next moment of relaxation.

omz you earthlings really do go rather OTT with your dunny rolls! 😲 🤯

#whimsy #nonsense 🤪

feeling so terribly proud of myself. all by myself i worked out that today's saturday. got there without needing anyone in fedi mentioning it for me to realise it, unlike most other times. hope i don't now become unbearably smug at this major accomplishment.

amazing coincidence though was that the radio also worked out it was saturday, at about the same time. so i expect they're also feeling quite pleased now...

🙃

#whimsy #nonsense 🤪

honestly, i feel somewhat surprised that this journo seems not to understand that... these might not be real penii. should we gently break the news to them?

#AltText
pic shows several penis-like obelisks / rock-formations, overlaid with text saying "Why are human penises so large?".

theconversation.com/why-are-hu…

#whimsy #nonsense 🤪

pul-ease would the peeps running the aurora australis turn up more of the purple, & turn down the green a few notches? you know it makes sense!

#AuroraAustralis #whimsy #nonsense 🤪

Hey all y'all. This sounds like a number of you out there.
Please enjoy
#anxiety #funny #meme #whimsy

i'm so petrified that henceforth i'm eschewing the dunny, lest they come up the s-bend. can't be too careful. straya!

#sharkattack #whimsy #nonsense 🤪
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