A Twitter Experience

In the eight minutes I was waiting on this answer, I googled "bark collar" and read a couple of manuals.

I think the thing I paid the most attention to is this: How hard the manuals try to avoid saying "Buy this if: You want to electrocute your dog when it barks."

They're not "electrodes" they're "contact points."

It's not "80 Volts," it is "stimulation intensity 4"

It's not "shock punishment," it is "bark correction"

It is not "We sometimes give your dog an electric shock even when it doesn't bark but we got better at avoiding it," it is "Reduces false corrections"

It is not "don't attach a shock collar to your dog you psycho," it is "To prevent irritation from contact points, remove the collar for at least eight hours out of every 24-hour period. This device is not intended for human use. Do not attempt to use on any person."

It is not "animal cruelty is illegal," it is "Check your state and local laws and ordinances to ensure you fully understand any restrictions applicable to this product in your jurisdiction prior to purchase and/or use. Garmin does not assume any responsibility for any fines, penalties, or damages that may be incurred as a result of any state or local law or ordinance relating to use of the product."

The only reason you can tell this is a shock collar is because it contains this text: "when using vibration, no electrical stimulation is used." This is the only place in the manual that dares admit what is happening. Everything else is cleaned and sanitized.

It should also be recognised that Lucille Ball helped advance the medium of television as a whole by, more or less, inventing the idea of reruns. This was, in large part, what drove the success of non-serialised shows such as Star Trek, but also paved the way for extremely popular television genres like the sitcom

Lucy was talented, very influential, and absolutely hilarious to boot. Amazing woman.

i feel like if you stabbed an angel the blood trail would look like this

they fell asleep watching contests together

sibling relationships are so strange... like i love you. you will never understand me in a way that matters. we are the same person in drastically different ways. we are sewn together. we don't talk. we are attached at the hip. you wish i was never born. can i call you. let's eat together. i forgive you. etc

i don't have enough photos of you on my phone to make one your contact picture. we got the same tattoo completely by coincidence. why do you always get to be mario. i love the meals you cook. we live in different universes. you can stay at my house if you need. we have never been friends. you are more important to me than anyone on this earth

Percy Jackson, we've been expecting you.

First look at Percy Jackson releasing December 20 on Disney+

when your art program’s closing message hits you straight in the heart and makes you stop and contemplate the state of it all

because of the huge response to this post, I decided to make a version of the art that includes the text

I’ve also uploaded this design to INPRNT, and all sales proceeds will be donated to environmental and humanitarian charities!

this is still going around with the old dead links - please help me share this version

“if no art makes you feel anything, make your own art and feel something” is too raw of a line to have come from a jenna marbles video of her painting a rainbow/polka dot seahorse saying “it’s seahorse time” on a denim jacket

Why do you people feel profound thought has to come from high places? The gutter looks at the stars too

not only did you prove your point, but you showed an example of it in the same sentence

Found some Images of Bootleg Pikmin plushies the results speak for themself

cannot stop thinking about this skit from the new i think you should leave season

Kyle Gordon - Planet of the Bass (feat. DJ Crazy Times & Ms. Biljana Electronica) [Official Video]

I’m once again losing my mind over the fact that the start of GtN has everything about Harrow and Gideon laid out perfectly. Gideon picking Harrow’s attention over her own freedom. Harrow making secret complex plans to keep Gideon to herself while saying she doesn’t care.

Here’s hoping we get an ending that is similar where Harrow’s plan to keep Gideon works and Gideon agrees to give up what she thought she wanted to have Harrow.

saw someone refer to not knowing how to keep track of your money as "girl math" ......why are we in this weird era of treating women like idiots but repackaging it to sound cute and quirky. We All Need To Stop

at this point i also take issue with those tweets/posts that are of the genre “girls were meant to sit in their bed with treats and do nothing all day” it was fun and #relatable maybe the first few times but it’s really just feeding into this weird mass objectification and dehumanization of women going on all over every social media platform now