That contrast/dissonance between what one might call “age-appropriate”, practical clothes and the wild tattoos is fantastic. ♥️

Vaguely related thought, because I know nothing about tattoos (I’m a scaredycat) but someone who does might show up here: Since skin tends to become more fragile and sensitive with age, is there any higher risk involved in getting a tattoo at this age? Any difference in how they need to be treated?

They don’t make me “happy” but I’m also not simply “sad” without them. They stabilise my mood, they prevent the big dips, the deep abysses, where everything is stupid and bullshit. They enable me to deal a little better with bad shit happening so that not every little fuck-up makes me crash.

Some people might call that “dulling” or similar but I really prefer this over despairing at every little thing.

However, it’s worth noting that, especially in case of psycho-active drugs, everybody reacts differently to them. Most people try a handful of different drugs before they find one that fits. That’s to be expected so if the first one doesn’t work or causes intolerable side-effects, there are plenty alternatives.

Not Halloween because that’s not a thing here but for Karneval I had the coolest Spider-Man costume. At least it’s the coolest in my memory. Anyway, imagine a beaming 7-year-old running around as Spider-Man for months at every opportunity with her blonde hair sticking out under the hood (which was really more like a Daredevil cap, probably so that kids don’t asphyxiate themselves).Then I lost the hood. Still used the rest as a pyjama for as long as I fit in it.

Another time I was a witch disguised as a clown. I don’t know why. It was really just a collection of weird, mismatched clothing articles and some clown make-up.

And for some reason, at one point I REALLY liked this guy:

Not Mickey but the Phantom Blot. REALLY wanted to be him for Karneval. So my mum took an old sheet, dyed it black and then I had to explain to everyone in my class, one after the other, that ‘no not the phantom of the opera…’

Taking this half-serious for a second, it still works.

12/2 = 6+7 = 13. Since they’re the older one, the other person is younger than 13, thus they can’t date them.

(Two consenting adults can do whatever they like)

Now I’m jealous. OP, you never answer me! Why do you hate me? Is it the age gap?

He never does.

Same but in German.

“Hello, I’d like one of those smurfs from up on that shelf, please.”
“Want me to get one down for you?”
“Sure, if I can get a smurf in return?”

Taeks won two no won

Ftfy

That’s Japan, unfortunately.

No matter how well you drive, trains drive freight.

I didn’t know that one and it makes me so happyyy yaaay :D

Abraham to Beebraham: “Okay to borrow your zebra for a sec?”

Haifisch is also correct but less commonly used. Sounds a bit old-timey, my first association is Mackie Messer (Mac the Knife): “Und der Haifisch, der hat Zähne”.

No matter how sloshed you may be, Goethe was a poet.

I thought I might make a joke about the Deutsche Bahn but I don’t think it would go over well.

Other kind internet strangers have already helped me but thank you :)

Good lord, I was wrecking my brain about what you were even saying, hah. I know nothing about the makers of AI slop videos other than that they fucking annoy me but anyone suggesting that they’re somehow all members of any one specific group of people can fuck right off.

Wait. Did you interpret “they” as “((((they))))” or something? ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ

Sorry, I don’t know what you’re asking.

The people making loads of AI slop videos. Or what are you asking? I don’t have any names.