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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Bruh, the timing

The algorithm

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Don’t worry, “Garden Trowel” sounds way more badass.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Pretty sure that kid is either going to grow up to be a serial killer or obese. Normative determinism is a thing.

I knew a kid Montana, who everyone used to call Montarrrrrrrrrrna because she was a big lass.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If I had a son, I'd name him Bort. There's a reason why I'm not allowed to have children...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Speaking of generic names...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm all for names with some weight on them, but give the kid a normal name and just tell people, "We call him Kicker." Let the kid make up the story for why. Everywhere has a little line for 'prefers to go by' now, and you can avoid the problems (and don't try to say there aren't any) associated with names that don't fit the average idea of normal.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

We had a discussion of employee email address formatting and how to handle collisions in a workplace that hires many, many immigrants. One idea that came to my mind (but wasn't voiced for obvious scope/feasibility concerns) is to do firstname+nickname+lastname so [email protected] displayed as John "Brickman" Smith then during the onboarding process users can select from a list of approved and not-yet-assigned nicknames (I imagine a webpage with a search bar and a "regenerate" button then it shows a list of 10 or 20 nicknames they can select from) and pick something that they like and thinks fits them. It would add some whimsy and worker empowerment but also still prevents interesting situations like someone selecting an inappropriate nickname

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Musk named his a passcode.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Has anyone tried getting into his Wi-Fi with that?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sounds like how Russians name their kids

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Your grandfather was conscripted into an unjust war against Ukraine, so he blew up the officers’ fancy doublewide port-a-potty in defiance.

And that my boy, is how you came to be known as “Gunpowder Commode”.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

"little fatso yummy toes" more likely

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm the shovel and I dig you

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I used to make a joke with friends back in highschool that if I ever had a kid I'd name them something like Bu62bil8 and just say it's pronounced "David" to mess with teachers.

Elon Musk must have heard me and thought I was being serious...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't lie, you were once at a maturity level that you would have done that. Although unlike you, Elon is still at that level of maturity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Do you think Elon Musk ever refuses to put on his shoes, because he certainly gives that impression.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Everybody, please welcome my son, Hellofresh Henson Curiositystream Manscaped Groundnews Worldoftanks Nordvpn Smith. Please like and subscribe.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Is Please like and subscribe your other child?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

you forgot RAIDSHADOWLEGENDS

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Promised my wife I'd save that for our firstborn daughter

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

It is more of a girl's name, traditionally.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

"Shit your trouser holes, Shovel is here!"

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

He is the machine!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I know someone who goes by Kil

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fast forward 20ish years to a post in nominativedeterminism about someone named The Shovel being caught burying the bodies of his parents that he murdered

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Hopefully he gets reduced time for the mitigating circumstances

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

1-800-546-7777

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

One of the most badass album titles of all time: The Shovel vs The Howling Bones

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Apparently this was produced by ray wylie Hubbard - I am now interested 🤔

^update: this kinda slaps^

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