Same little person, same.

REALLY?

REALLY?!!

Can everybody please STOP with this bullshit?!

You know, while we’re on the subject, I met with a good friend a little while back for coffee. She told me that she and her husband had purchased essential oils for weight loss. She had been instructed by a salesperson to put a few drops of essential oils (I want to say they were grapefruit and mint) in a large container of water and to drink this several times a day.

She did lose weight. In some regard, this was effective. But she lost the weight because she felt too physically ill to eat. She reported feeling nauseated and lethargic all the time. She reported vomiting after most meals. I sat in the coffee shop and pulled up website after website, explaining why consuming essential oils is dangerous and why essential oil sales reps should not be trusted. Because the essential oils actually did make her lose weight, she was reluctant to stop, but being a sensible person, she did agree to stop consuming them. And she’s not a stupid person. She and her husband are both well-off, college-educated people.

Long story short, this shit is evil. It prays on people’s insecurities. I would say it’s modern snakeoil, but I think it’s actually worse. To the best of my knowledge, snakeoil was not a MLM scheme.

DO NOT CONSUME ESSENTIAL OILS!!!

These are for aromatherapy only, and they’re not going to cure your ailments! At most they can help you relax (lavender and camomile) or help with symptoms like congestion or nausea (peppermint). And that’s if you USE THEM PROPERLY AND DON’T EAT IT DUMBASS. Get a defuser god damn. And while they can help with cold symptoms, they can’t cure your cold. Take some nyquil or drink lots of orange juice or something.

ESSENTIAL OILS ARE FOR LIKE, PUTTING IN A FUCKING HUMIDIFIER AND GENTLY WAFTING TOWARDS YOUR FACE

EXTRACTS ARE THE ONES YOU EAT

DO NOT PUT ESSENTIAL OILS ON THE INSIDE OF YOUR BODY

THIS HAS BEEN AN ALL CAPS RECAP

YOU FUCKEN NUMPTIES

Important because I saw someone substitute essential oil for peppermint extract in some “healthy” cookies on Instagram

Also important - some essential oils in humidifiers can kill your cats when they breathe it in over time, check which are safe before using

P much any kind of pet can be at risk from stuff in the air, BUT ESPECIALLY BIRDS!

Lol

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Really nice recipes. Every hour.

Show me what you cooked!

I ain’t afraid of no goats.

I am suspicious of the pineapple though.

the second radish is 29 feet away

this is legitimately the funniest post on this site

PLUM RICE BALL

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Is this how you roll?

SPARKLING BLACKBERRY LEMONADE

Human being is already very advanced; we can build nuclear weapons, AI robots, etc but we often fail to realize the fact that opening, closing, and opening the refrigerator again won’t make food teleport inside.

He’s a miracle

Junji Ito grape

DRRR…DRRR….DRR

It was strangled by its umbilical cord

This post on r/AmItheAsshole (and the OP’s follow-up responses) have me cry-laughing – please enjoy

There is a lot going on here and I have several questions.

5 FUCKIN POUNDS OF BUTTER!

The triple shot on a giant fucken carrot PENETRATING this bird was unnecessary

Look I clown veganism often enough but really, truly, don’t ever fucking feed somebody something without their knowledge or consent. It’s hugely fucked up and not OK.

also if someone hasn’t eaten meat in a while… or ever… they will get incredibly sick if they just start eating meat again.

|| Please don’t do this. Not just with vegans/ vegetarians, but with ANYONE you don’t know very well. You never know what they may or may not be allergic to, their abilities o(or lack thereof) to digest certain things, dietary needs and restrictions, religious beliefs requiring them to abstain from the consumption of certain foods and about a thousand other things.

Some people are legitimately allergic to thd proteins in certain meats and can’t even eat anything cooked in the same pan as X meat product/s.

I’m vegan but couldn’t care less if others aren’t, not an overwhelming number of (not all, just alot, unfortunately) non vegans find things like this funny.

Quick reminder: Sometimes people say “I’m vegan” or “I’m vegetarian” because its easier/faster/begets fewer annoying questions than the longer explanation.

As an epidemiologist I can list a few of the more annoying longer explanations that no one wants to have to explain to every person who ever offers them food:

- You drank water contaminated with giardia, which gave you 3 weeks of diarrhea followed by 3 years of lactose intolerance

- You were bitten by a Lone Star Tick and developed an allergy to beef and pork because the Lone Star Tick is a bastard

- You are Jewish and the meat isn’t kosher, but you don’t want to say that because antisemitism is A Thing and you don’t want to get bombarded with questions about the Middle East while you’re hungry

- You are Muslim and the meat isn’t halal, but you don’t want to say that because Islamophobia is A Thing and you don’t want to get bombarded with questions about the Middle East while you’re hungry

- You are on a restricted diet for medical reasons and don’t want to get bombarded with questions about your medical history while you’re hungry

- You are on a restricted diet for reasons that *are nobody’s business* and don’t want to get pulled into Potentially Triggering Diet Talk while you’re hungry.

Listen. Food can be very very complicated for people, and a very very very sensitive subject. Respect people’s food restrictions. None of it is your business.

Several of these points listed apply to me and my family. Please do not feed us something and lie about it. We don’t time to be that sick.

Please please double check anything and everything if you’re on a diet restriction.

Coffee makes me sick so the few times I go to Starbucks with my boyfriend I only ever get a drink of a certain worker is there. The other constantly gives me coffee.

At first we thought it was a mistake but it kept happening. Even if I state that I cannot have coffee and please use a cream base. She always always puts coffee.

Along with other moments in my life. I always have to double check what I order. Sometimes finding out when the nice understanding workers are there just so I can have some peace of mind.

Easy Amaretto Chocolate Truffles Recipe

Me: *Walks by a smoker*

Me:

Imagine having lungs that can't deal with some smoke

Imagine smelling like shit literally all the time

I thought you guys were talking about like... a meat smoker. Like a large grill for meats. I was so concerned as to why everyone in the comments was so up in arms at people having a BBQ that I forgot cigarettes were even a thing.

Knitted handle covers for your pots!

Easy Baked Honey Dijon Chicken