Went to the store wearing my Yaesu hat.

Man, pointing to my hat: "Are you one of those ham radio guys?"

Me: "Yes, I am a ham. A ham I am."

Man: Gives me a strange look and has no further comment.

#AmateurRadio #HamRadio #Yaesu #Awkward

Neighbor: Hi, Guy!

Me, going past slowly on my bike: ...
...
...
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OH HGHHllGPPmmgggddhh
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fuck

(I think I'm not good at surprise hellos)

Someone says ‘Tell me about yourself.’ I say ‘Awkward and weird. Can I go, now?’

#awkward : wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments

- French: étrange

- German: unangenehm

- Italian: incomodo

- Portuguese: constrangedor

- Spanish: incómodo

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Bowling is always more fun when you... yeah idk where I'm going with this comment. Naked lolis are bowling. Go ahead and wank it. Not all porn needs a compelling story, or even a logical reason to exist. This is cute. Cum tribute it please.

Illustrated by @shironeko

Microsoft admits #GitHub hosted #malware that infected almost a million devices - https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/10/infosec_in_brief/ #awkward

I had no idea that John Deere was actually an Irish trap all this time.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jMWr7wLekeY

12 new pages of Elizabeth the Compunctious are now live! Chapter 15 pages 31-42

Oh, poor Elizabeth... but at least we get to meet some new characters!

https://www.invinciblesugar.com/elizabeth-the-compunctious-book-1

wait does misskey.io actually violate .io rules? https://nic.io/rules.htm

5. APPROPRIATE USE
No .IO domain may be used, directly or indirectly, for any purpose that is sexual or pornographic or that is against the statutory laws of any Nation. In the event of the Registry being advised by any party that a specific site breaches this condition then the Registry reserves the right to immediately deactivate the offending registration.

Secondo l'Anti-Defamation League se dici che a Gaza c'è un genocidio sei un pericoloso antisemita ma se fai il saluto romano non bisogna saltare alle conclusioni

TL;DR: #genderroles, Christianity, and US politics

When I was #LDS I gave a lot of talks in church. This is normal. There's no clapping in Sacrament Meeting, but people express their appreciation for especially good talks afterward, with a handshake or a "nice talk!"

Well, I gave a few that got no positive responses. For example, I once gave a talk--backed up with plenty of scriptures and prophetic utterances--asserting that Jesus' message could validly be interpreted as "Brothers, why can't you be more like your sisters?"

I still think this is a reasonable take on the teachings of Jesus as appearing in the #Bible (and the Book of #Mormon and Doctrine & Covenants). Turning the other cheek, not complaining about your occupiers' oppression, blessing those who despitefully use you, and--gasp--identifying with a sexually promiscuous woman instead of the people trying to punish her: these are direct rejections of age-old hegemonic #masculinity.

Yeah, nobody told me they enjoyed my talk that day.

And here we are, at least 20 years into the violent return of the most toxic wife-beater rhetoric. All our big fascists are going all in on pure contempt for femininity and #women, rabidly preaching #misogyny. Most of them call themselves "Christian," while their "#Christian" followers cheer.

This is not an education issue; this is not ignorance. Every one of those Christians cheering Joe Rogan, Andrew Tate, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and now Zuck and Bezos have 100% been taught the words of Jesus. They've been sermonized to since birth about the Man from Galilee feeding the poor, talking with women at wells instead of men in houses, and telling rich guys to give away their wealth if they want to go to heaven. They've had a choice, day in and day out, to either listen to the stories about kindness and compassion for the disadvantaged or the ones about domination and oppression. They are making their choice, and this choice, at least, is fully fucking informed.

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I felt awkward at the work Christmas lunch party because of an impression I created because of something I said that doesn't encapsulate all of me, but I feel could have been interpreted that way. I felt so awkward, I left the lunch, went out to my car intending to do take out somewhere, then said to myself, NO, Meg, march yourself right back in there and grab some grub. So, I did, and it was ok, and more people were gone, and it didn't feel as pressurized. #awkward
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"mastodon" means "nipply teeth"

you're welcome.

#language
#linguistics
#WeAreOnNipplyTeeth
#awkward

My first time out with reading glasses
#awkward

Awkward (2020) [4 min] by Nata Metlukh | #USA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lNE0EZHbpw

Apparently, people who were hoping that the movie "Wicked" would inspire kids to read books more were in for, well, a bit of a surprise.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/parents-horrified-original-wicked-book-161023613.html

"The book contains drinking, drugs, sexual assault, prostitution, crime, racism, murder and sex parties between humans and animals."

Worried about feeling #awkward at #Thanksgiving? You're not alone. A philosopher explains why awkwardness happens and offers practical tips for handling those uncomfortable moments: https://buff.ly/3CPRuj6
(Alexandra Plakias, Hamilton College) #philosophy #awkwardness #family #holidays

Battery unicorn Northvolt files for bankruptcy, upending Europe’s industrial plan - https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/21/battery-unicorn-northvolt-files-for-bankruptcy-upending-europes-industrial-plan/ #awkward #batteries #eu