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i keep a list of questions on my phone for moments like this

I add to it randomly, currently there’s 81. The most controversial one so far has been: how many birds do you think you’ve seen in your life? Answers have ranged from 300 to over a million, usually a debate emerges on how to do bird math to get the most realistic number. (I think I’ve seen at least 300k birds) another one that usually jump starts some good story telling: If someone offered you life changing money in exchange for a family member (related by blood, immediate family through first cousins) who would you pick? You don’t know what will happen to them but you will never see or hear from them again. (my answer: an uncle who would steal my grandparent’s pension before they passed. He can go to hell!)

@lilsolano

May 14, 2024

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Mine is obnoxious

I was sitting on the steps to my house with my friend Evan. We were about 2 or 3. There were hundreds of ants on the sidewalk below us. Evan reached down and started smushing them. I turned to him and told him to stop: “How would YOU feel if you were an ant and someone smushed YOU?” A patronizing lesson in empathy… Interestingly, I had open heart surgery around the same time and spent days in the hospital, but this memory is much more visceral. Love this question.

@natalieo

Apr 2, 2024

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When i was 6 i got bit by a spider and thought it was over for me

during a fire drill in first grade, a jumping spider bit me. i wasn’t doing a thing to him and i think what upsets me most is that he couldn’t assess my vibes to know i wasn’t a threat. i had a really mean teacher and i tried to tell her, but she angrily shushed me, as we weren’t allowed to speak during fire drills. i accepted my fate and figured she would be sorry later. i remember wistfully staring out the window as my mom drove me home, coming to terms with the end of my life. i didn’t tell her, for fear of worrying her. i peacefully ate my final dinner when i got home (velveeta mac and cheese, which i hated then and i still do now. but again, i didn’t want to complain as my mom would have a bigger issue at hand when she went to go wake me up in the morning.) i went to bed without a fuss. said goodbye to my then two year old sister, took a look around my room and gave a sigh. this was it. and i went to bed knowing i had lived a long, good six years of life. well, dear reader, i am here writing this 20 years later. so rest assured, i did survive. but i think my rational (?) thought in that moment helped me work through a lot of existential stuff at an early age. so i guess that’s cool.

@deardoveswings

Jul 4, 2024

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Always carry a deck of cards

It’s nice to be the one in the friend group who always has a game planned. I keep one deck in my purse and one on my car. Then have some quick games that are easy to teach. I suggest: Six Card Golf Garbage Bullshit Presidents and Assholes

@cowboymouth

Feb 23, 2024

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Cash cab

@cowboymouth

Mar 5, 2024

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Tampopo’s Ramen

Tampopo put her blood, sweat, and tears into making the best ramen around.

@cowboymouth

Apr 11, 2024