The Māori monarchy dates back to the 19th Century, when different Māori tribes decided to create a unifying figure similar to that of a European monarch in order to try to prevent the widespread loss of land to New Zealand’s British colonisers and to preserve Māori culture. The role is largely ceremonial.

I would genuinely buy a bra that needed charging if it did something useful (like phase cooling / some sort of refrigeration). Not from Temu though

AuDHD and completely caffeine free (and stimulant/meds/drugs free too). Caffeine definitely doesn’t work for me like it does for other people - makes me sleepy and headachey. I’d rather just work with what I’ve got, (noise cancelling headphones + being inflexible) even if it has limitations

Where I live, in December, it’s already night by 4pm, whereas in July, 4pm isn’t even the peak of heat yet. But if someone said “good evening” to me at 4pm in either of them, I’d prob accept it either way, and I’m a meteorologist

Also: In the UK and the US, the typical meteorological standard is just to split seasons by month (DJF MAM JJA SON) for easy stats reasons, but other countries have entirely different standards based on climate. Different people have different definitions and it’s completely fine

I had to google this (because I’m not from the US) and I’d be super surprised if their tagline became “cooler than trousers but still covers your arse”

sorry, my mistake, I totally meant to say I value “community” not “communism” ;)

(also, I’m not North American!)

even if this is true, there are other, much cooler types of clothing than trousers that still cover your arse

when talking to my parents, if I say “community” instead of “communism,” or “nobody deserves to starve” instead of “free food”, and “help vulnerable people” instead of “benefits” and “everyone deserves to feel safe from harm” instead of XYZ - everyone wholeheartedly agrees!

But if I let them go off on a tangent without guiding them, then they’re “anti woke” even though they don’t know what woke means

it’s about a drug sniffer dog who bites off the balls of a mafia boss, runs away from witness protection, and gets adopted by a mailman.

It’s definitely a stupid antics movie: at one point, a woman gets farted on by a zebra whilst holding a lit match

we had See Spot Run (23% on rotten tomatoes) but it got taped over by another movie “accidentally” when I was 7 and I haven’t seen it since…

having read the plot on Wikipedia, it features a lot more references to testicles than I remember

Nausicaa is my favourite film :)! the soundtrack is so bizarre in the best way

(the last film I watched was Kiki’s delivery service, also recommend that to everyone! it’s a lot more relaxing and kid-friendly than Nausicaa though)

It’s only really fine if someone calls me an appearance-based compliment if they’re my partner or a woman that I’m close to.

Whilst I do believe in deplatforming, I wouldn’t call fediverse comment sections a platform.

Checking in on concerning individuals and helping them realise that they’re being unkind, is an important but exhausting role in society - and it’s good if mods aren’t the only ones doing it!

Parts of the fediverse are small enough of a community that you can give a helping hand to these people and break them out of their reactionary/propaganda bubbles.

You’re helping to keep the community kind - thank you for doing it

all you need to know is that dogs are fluffye! no need to look at the other comments :)!

the bus service in the photo (Purple 17 💜) is so frequent, that by the time you’ve gotten to the bus stop and checked the time, there’s one (or sometimes three) buses coming up the road! Reading council doesn’t get enough credit for Reading buses being fantastic