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No. 2502644

A thread for the daft, the dim, the silly and the merely confused.

Previous thread:
>>>/ot/2479304

Please follow all global rules and remember to report and ignore bait: avoid infighting.

If you want to ask random questions and hear other anons’ personal answers, check out the Random Questions thread instead. This thread is more for asking silly questions and getting concrete answers.
Random Questions #5 thread:
>>>/ot/2478867

No. 2502645

so is there an issue with me if all I do is think about having unprotected sex all day long

No. 2502664

>>2502645
No, you're probably just ovulating

No. 2502730

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what would I search to find boots like this image?

No. 2502742

>>2502468
Usually they mean what America generally is associated with - ignorance, lack of knowledge on anything that is not american, americentrism, bad education, monolingualism, gluttony, superficiality and so on.

No. 2502747

Why are kids nowadays so obsessed with labels, yet every label can mean anything and its all up to how the person feels? Aren't those contradicting views? Like they identify so strongly with these words, and then they say anything can be that word. How can they have a strong identity as something they themselves claim doesn't really exist? Like they identify more with the word itself than any meaning behind it

No. 2502773

>>2502747
>nowadays
Back then it was no different, except social media wasn't so big.

No. 2502797

>>2502730
A help from an eurofag nonny so beware if this isn't a direct translation but: this is called cuissard style boots

No. 2502849

>>2502730
Try something like “slouchy thigh high women’s boots low heel”

No. 2503039

Is there a biological basis for sexuality?

No. 2503040

>>2503039
Other than heterosexual reproduction is necessary for our species' continued survival?

No. 2503048

>>2503040
? No I mean is there a biological correlation with heterosexuality, bisexuality and homosexuality. How the fuck did you misunderstand this question

No. 2503054

>>2503048
I wasn't sure if you were asking if there were biological incentives or reasonings behind sexuality. It's been theorized, for example, that homosexuality has been selected for in some capacity because individuals who contribute to a group's survival but don't add to its population are an advantage.

No. 2503061

>>2503054
is there a scientific purpose for bisexual people? they can procreate just like straight people, but also engage in homosexual activities, so what's the point of them?

No. 2503065

>>2503061
No clue, honestly.

No. 2503073

>>2503061
>be cave moid
>cave woman is pregnant
>even my miniscule brain can figure out that having sex with her at this time will likely hurt the baby and/or be inconvenient to me in some way (because kek at moid empathy)
>other cave moids are available
>utters first words of spoken language
>"not gay if balls not touch"

No. 2503084

>>2503039
for reproduction purposes yes. for us homos we are just here to vibe I think. my mom's cat is gay and its really cute when he brings his boyfriend over. sexuality is just meant to be a mystery I suppose.

No. 2503102

is it normal to suddenly start getting unexplained (as in even the doctors don't know) heart problems in your late 20s?

No. 2503103

>>2503039
I kind of meant like… the biology of sexual attraction to men and women with this question? I don’t believe that there’s a specific evolutionary purpose for being gay or straight, that honestly seems really retarded to me… As if there’s a biological purpose for the tribe if some people prefer fat women or skinny women or cute men or macho men. Like it just exists, variation exists. My pet hasn’t got a same-sex hubby because the primordial DNA gods thought that would be beneficial some way, and anthropomorphising biological intention is stupid. Like is that not obvious to anyone but me? Things with no purpose or with detrimental purpose happen all the time, in fact probably the majority of the time…?

I’m talking physiologically and neurologically, what is the difference between a gay man, bisexual man, and straight man, and the same for women.

No. 2503104

>>2503084
Can I hear more about your gay cat? Maybe in the cat love thread, or is that too on the nose. It just sounds very cute.

No. 2503106

>>2503061
There's a lot of theories but I think the most convincing is the same that "explains" a subset of troons and gays having a fagcent in basically every language - in-utero hormonal fuckery.

No. 2503119

>>2503061
I really think it's just one of those things which evolution did because it could.

No. 2503122

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My father having a mid-life crisis and is making me learn options and stock tradings because he missed out on it so he's making me do it in his stead to live vicariously through me, he's literally taking $100 out of his paycheck every month to give to me to do it. I don't know the first thing about trading beyond Buy Low, Sell High. Can any nonnie give me some recommended reading and watching for the retarded?

No. 2503129

>>2503103
People have an overly idealistic idea of evolution. The truth is that it's an amazing process, but it isn't perfect or deliberate, it's just the result from billions of years of trial and error. If something breeds faster than it dies, it gets to stay on Earth. Doesn't matter how, doesn't matter about biological drawbacks like immune disorders or cancer or the ability to die from rotten teeth. Evolution doesn't care as long as a species can shit out kids. Sometimes the reason for a function is just "it didn't get in the way of our species' survival so it was allowed to stay in our genes."

No. 2503141

Can you take a bath with a skin fungus or would your entire body become a fungus?

No. 2503146

>>2503141
No bath!!

No. 2503149

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Fandom nonnies, is Voltron worth watching at all for shipping? I've seen and heard terrible things about the old fandom and show but I think the male characters besides the buff one are hot

No. 2503155

are there transbians or agps in thailand? or do the ladyboys bully them out from being trans>

No. 2503164

>>2503149
If you're only interested in picrel then it's okay, but it's FAR from the "almost canon" fujobait the fandom wants you to believe. You won't have a shortage of old fanworks to read, though. Sheith had better chemistry imo

No. 2503187

>>2503155
I feel like with the new wave of trannism they are bound to be but since you have lady boys there I feel like they could be more strict as in a scrote with a beer belly, five clock shadow, 5 months on E would be ridiculed kek.
In these poor countries, like even Brazil, it’s better to be a faggot tranny though, since they are basically all prostitutes, who seek men.

No. 2503192

>>2503155
What's the difference between ladyboys and troons?

No. 2503197

>>2503084
Maybe it’s a way to population control in a way I feel like human beings are like cockroaches, so adding homosexuality as a genetic dead end is quite genius on mother nature’s part.

No. 2503199

>>2503192
They are both trannies. Ladyboys just admit that they are ladyboys, they are also gay.

No. 2503206

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Did he really kill himself?

No. 2503219

>>2503102
If the doctors don’t know then it’s definitely not normal. But do what you can about it & avoid extra stress. A heart condition can be unusual and benign at the same time

No. 2503299

is it weird to have not have been a horny teenager? i didn’t know this was actually the norm and thought it was just a stereotype since they’re “hormonal”. 15-year-old me did not think about sex much beyond crude jokes, i associate being sex-crazed with young adulthood

No. 2503309

>>2503299
Whoever perpetuated the horny teenager stereotype is/was probably on a watchlist

No. 2503322

>>2503299
I always assumed that stereotype only applied to moids

No. 2503323

>>2503299
I've never been as horny as I was when I was a teenager. Used to have horny dreams every night and was just generally obsessed with sex, not that I ever had any. It faded by my twenties. It just depends when your puberty hits and other factors like medication, health, trauma, and just generally is gonna vary from person to person because everybody is different.

No. 2503329

Does anyone else become the inverse of the period stereotypes on their period? When I'm on mine I don't crave anything and I'm way more emotionally muted than I usually am. Inb4 someone says I'm probably tired from the iron loss or something which is true kek

No. 2503353

>>2503329
ME TOO! I’ve heard it’s because your hormones are at an all time low during menstruation. I really like being on my period. It puts me in touch with my body & I’m grateful to have a healthy cycle

No. 2503355

>>2503329
Wait I thought I was the only one! I used to think PMS was a myth until I got the science for it (progesterone and its neurosteroid metabolite that makes you calm dropping at the start of your cycle). I was like ohhh so they actually do feel bad on those days… Yeah no, someone brought up having nightmares around their period on here and I answered about it then too, yeah I lurk a lot, anyway after I started paying attention I realised my main menstrual cycle symptom is dreams and hunger in my luteal phase. I don’t get horny around ovulation either (also thought that was a myth before). I feel best during my luteal phase and menses, I have more creativity and depth during the former but my mind is definitely easiest to manage during my period. After the first day of pain it’s like everything is clear. But my appetite is really low, I can barely eat anything. So I don’t relate to the people wanting sweets and ice cream around that time either. Sorry for sperg I just really like talking kek

No. 2503423

>>2503329
I think the symptoms usually manifest before menstruation, hence the name PREmenstrual syndrome. I feel awful before my period, but when I do get it, it is like my mind is finally at peace.

No. 2503437

>>2503329
Wish I had this, I always feel jaded and suicidal.

No. 2503441

>>2503299
I watched the amazing world of gumball and played Pokémon at that age kek. I started thinking about sex later on but even then it wasn’t crazy , it was just a bit of curiosity and disgust.

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No. 2503621

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For the anons who prefer to trim back their body hair rather than fully shave, like armpits for example, how do you handle scissors with the opposite hand? I might just end up buying one of those "intimate area" razors, but there's gotta be an easier way with the scissors right?

No. 2503647

>>2503423
I remember shouting at my mom, arguing that it was POST menstrual. I was, indeed, experiencing PRE menstrual syndrome kek

No. 2503652

>>2503206
Is this yohio?

No. 2503660

nonnies with good work from home setups what office chairs are you using? i got sucked into office chair reviews and reddit because i want a new chair but am anxious over making a decision. please.

No. 2503708

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does barnes & noble just let you loiter and read like it's a library, last time i went there they had manga and i really want to get into it but can't read it digitally because i have eye strain problems. i don't want to have to pay for it though beforehand

No. 2503711

>>2503708
Barnes & Noble has always allowed a certain amount of loitering. They can't staff the whole store. If it's anything like it was in the 2000s, though, they keep a close eye on the manga section because they're a high theft item. You can always take one, read it elsewhere in the store (like near the Starbucks, if they still have those), and return it.

No. 2503909

I never usually get Starbucks, can someone tell me their favorite order, because I don't want to get the super boring shit I have gotten in the past

No. 2503920

>>2503708
Naruto really shouldn't have a ramen bowl as his cutie mark. A rasengan or a swirl would fit so much better. Like ramen isn't his special talent. Sorry for mlp/naruto sperg

No. 2503978

Is it a red flag if someone you're dating only communicates with WhatsApp or Telegram or any of the encrypted apps?

No. 2503980

>>2503909
The brown sugar shaken espresso thing is good or if you don’t mind sweets I like an iced raspberry mocha. If you want to try experimenting you can use a latte as a blank canvas and ask for any flavor with it.

No. 2503982

>>2503978
WhatsApp is a complete normie app

No. 2503986

>>2503980
thank you so much! I will try

No. 2503991

>me looking at 2D men
SEXOOOOO
>me looking at 3D men
Gross, disgusting abomination
Why is that? I'm in my late 20s and still a virgin and I will most likely stay a virgin because I find real men so gross and lacking in humanity and personality department. Other women can somehow look past that and still fuck some men, but I can't. And it's not just the fact that most men are ugly, even I, rarely, see a handsome young man, I still feel gross just thinking about touching him. The only men I actually found attractive were some 50s actors who died a long time ago. But I still don't know if I would touch them if given the chance

No. 2503993

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Are hamsters and bunnies natural? By this I mean, do they exist in nature or are they manmade animals destined to be pets

No. 2503996

>>2503993
No they were manifested into the world for humans

No. 2503997

>>2503991
You may need therapy or take solace in your solitude.

No. 2503999

>>2503993
We used to get wild rabbit infestations every now and then so can confirm they're natural

No. 2504002

>>2503993
I'll forgive you for not knowing that hamster's are native to Europe, but how do you not know about wild rabbits?

No. 2504022

>>2503982
Yes, but only that and nothing else and insists you only use it

No. 2504023

>>2503991
Nothing wrong with this

No. 2504051

Are most skinny adults lifetime skinny or chubby/regular kids who turned out skinny?

No. 2504054

>>2504051
lifetime skinny

No. 2504062

>>2504051
Lifetime skinny

No. 2504071

How much physical affection with friends is normal for you?
>>2504062
I feel weird about the fact I was a really chubby kid/preteen but skinny as an adult.

No. 2504134

does tumblr have a secret feature where if you leave a comment/reply (not a reblog) it also notifies the person who put the post on your timeline EVEN if you don't tag them, just like it would if you were reblogging from them? i almost never interact with posts beyond liking/reblogging but the two times I have left a reply someone has come back wondering if i left it for them to see it

No. 2504171

I really dislike seafood but shrimp and cod are fine to me (not amazing but I’ll eat them) I really hate salmon, tuna and sardines. I want to expand my seafood range. Where should I start? If I don’t mind shrimp would scallops and clams be the next logical step?

No. 2504173

>>2504134
Yes tumblr does notify the person who reblogged it who you commented on. I've had rando 3-way convos with the OP, the person who reblogged it, and me lol.

>>2504171
Personally I really like king prawns

No. 2504176

>>2504071
Hugs are cool. Kisses on the cheek maybe at special occasions like weddings. When I was in HS, we would sit in each other's laps to make space when it was crowded but that was about it.

No. 2504185

>>2504071
All my girl friends are pretty affectionate with one another. Lots of physical contact like hugging, cuddling, sitting on top of one another, doing each other's make up and hair, etc. is pretty normal. In some places a kiss near the cheek is expected as a greeting. As a lesbian I try not to be overly affectionate, and I try not to touch any moid. Many of my straight girl friends will be much more affectionate towards each other than any moid unless it's the one they're dating.

No. 2504218

I'm trying to upload a video on the help me find thread but it doesnt let me…gives me an error page. It's 12 seconds long, i cropped the video to be as small as possible, saved it as new video so that the size shrinks…still nothing…i need to find a song desperately and am willing to donate money as a reward WHAT DO I DO????

No. 2504222

>>2504071
Why would you feel weird? Losing weight, fasting, exercise, even anachan-ing out is rather normal

No. 2504259

>>2503652
No, Frank Wolf

No. 2504263

>>2504022
The use of WhatsApp is so widespread here, even that doesn't raise any flags lol. What else are you supposed to use, facebook?

No. 2504285

What's your max age difference in relationships in both directions?

No. 2504286

>>2504071
I'd probably get accused of being a tranny if I went into any detail… lmao

No. 2504298

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what animal could've dug these holes in My FUCKING Y A R D?!

No. 2504302

In a suddenly matriarchal society, would the ideal woman still follow current beauty standards (makeup, shaving, being small and sexy), or would admiration shift toward more masculine traits (like strength and size)?

No. 2504308

I need some honest feedback. Is it really so bad, aside from my fuel pump, that I drive up to say, 5-10 miles left on my gas tank? I have never had to use my car to go anywhere suddenly in my life. I only ever drive my car to work and back. I don't use my car to get groceries or go to other peoples' houses, so I'm not sure how it would be a risk of someone follows my me (my work has like 4 other individuals who are unlikely to stalk me and if they did, why would they need to follow me, it would be in the employee handbook). If it's at a certain point of the day where I know there's traffic, I obviously fill up if there's a quarter of a tank left or if it's close to that. But if there isn't traffic and I check for that, what's the legitimate harm in leaving like a few miles left? I live in a populated area where there are gas stations on every corner.

No. 2504314

>>2504302
It would be intelligence and reasoning.

No. 2504315

>>2504285
For me personally, I wouldn’t date someone more than four years apart from me, older or younger. Within four years, you basically both went to high school around the same time. More than that it’s getting kinda sketch. I don’t really care as much what other women do, but I will absolutely side-eye the fuck out of a dude dating a girl like 10 years younger than him.

No. 2504316

>>2504285
3 years

No. 2504319

>>2504263
Nta but a lot of American's use iMessage. If you are not using an iPhone it gives you a dirty Android peasant green colour on your messages instead of blue. That could be what he's scared about. It's dumb anyway.

No. 2504321

>>2504302
I think there would still be some beauty standards (for both men and women), because humans admire beauty in general. It just wouldn’t be the most important thing about a woman. And the standards would probably be more like looking clean and healthy rather than having lip fillers and a BBL.

No. 2504322

>>2504022
I genuinely don't know anyone who doesn't use exclusively Whatsapp

No. 2504323

>>2504298
ants??

No. 2504331

Where would I go to find other loser unwashed women into philosophy like me

No. 2504337

>>2504331
You go on here kek. That being said nice to see another unwashed woman into philosophy.
>>2504302
I think beauty standards in matriarchal societies would be a lot more diverse and based on personal effort like the quality of clothing, hair, etc; Like how a lot of women in many subcultures can appreciate women of other subcultures based on how much time they put on their appearance and thought they put into their outfits.

No. 2504358

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How do you lose weight when your partner is supportive on the surface, but doesn't actually care about health nor to help out so they end up enabling you to keep eating unhealthy? I have a big sugar problem but I can't force someone to give up their snacks just because I can't keep my own grubby fingers away…

No. 2504365

>>2504302
In current day studies women prefer skinnier and smaller bodies on other women than what men like, so it's possible the beauty standards even get worse… women are competitive, a lot of trends are to show off to other women, not to actually attract men. Though hopefully it would also mean that following beauty trends would be less relevant, but for those who do it would likely be just as fucked up as now.

No. 2504369

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Would they condone slurs? Since good is bad and bad is good to them

No. 2504372

>>2504358
Have a serious talk. Tell them it's very hard for you to say no to sugar and you need them to support you because you want to be successful. They can have snacks, but maybe keep them out of your sight like in their desk drawer or something. Or let them know it's okay for them to firmly deny you snacks when you try to eat them. If it's really a big issue for you though then they should sacrifice keeping sweets stored in the house for you, sometimes relationships require sacrifices.

No. 2504387

What makes a good lolita coord and a bad lolita coord? Im looking between both lolita threads on /g/ and I'm struggling to find any major differences except for how ugly the person wearing it is. I'm not a lolita by any means, so please be patient.

No. 2504388

>>2504308
I also am curious because immediately this got turned into a "gendered" issue at my male workplace even though I don't know any other women who do this.

No. 2504412

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>>2504369
yes, anon what a great idea for a film, if we lived in a sane worl

No. 2504419

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>>2504387
It's a lot of things, but it all can be chalked up to a lack of taste and inexperience. The more obvious itas are the ones who buy very cheap and poorly crafted dresses/skirts, chinese brands are the most guilty of producing these, but there are still some good quality chinese brands. The print will be shiny and will look like polyester, there may be too many details like ruffles and lace (poorly made too). Another obvious one is blouseless coords, accessories like leg warmers, fishnets or other pantyhose, demonia shoes that do not match, etc. This one can be easy to overlook if you are new but a lot of itas have no understanding of motifs and will mix and match items that clash. Picture a black skirt with a cathedral print paired with some black pumps adorned with bows. It sounds fine but the cathedral motif is obviously considered gothic and the shoes would be sweet, picrel would have been a better match. You mentioned them being ugly, I do think there's some bias in those threads but that does bring up another point. Lolita is all about presentation and that will have to include things like hygeine, skincare, makeup and haircare. Having greasy, dyed hair that's been growing out will immediately make your coord look less put together, it makes you look like you haven't given the outfit much thought. Same goes for clown makeup. Some women, at least in my opinion, have faces that don't suit their chosen style. I don't think they should be posted for having an unfitting face, though.

No. 2504420

>>2504387
It’s also important to look clean and polished. Silhouette also plays a big part (think of petti form matching the dress/style)

No. 2504431

>>2504387
I am yet to see a good lolita coord

No. 2504457

>>2503329
Yeah, my appetite decreases and I suddenly have a lot of energy and breeze through my workouts. My bloat also goes away and I feel like I'm on top of the world. I love being on my period kek

No. 2504462

why dose'nt lc have a pin option, sometimes i just wanna check on relatively inactive threads without typing it out since i forget the specific key words for the more of-topic threads

No. 2504468

Will doing improv help me with social skills?

No. 2504472

>>2504462
Just pin the tab?

No. 2504495

>>2504302
There would be less emphasis on looks overall, but more on health, intelligence, logic and reason.

No. 2504499

>>2504387
It's a lot of little things that add up, usually. Cheap materials, a bad fit, mismatched colors, thinking that the hair and makeup aren't part of the coord, no or mismatched accessories… the list goes on forever. Like >>2504419 said lots of newbies mix styles that don't go together so it ends up looking weird. Or they'll stick a massive headbow on their flat short hair and forget the petticoat and wear a plain Shein button down with their ill-fitting JSK and socks that come halfway up their calves and make them look obese even if they're thin and pair it with ugly clunky shoes and a bag that has nothing to do with the coord.
You need to pay attention to the tiny details to make a good coord. Simple coords are fine and look great but you still need to make the whole thing look cohesive.
The EGL livejournal used to be full of extreme nitpicking over one brand's shade of sax vs another brand's shade of sax and why it was impossible to wear them together because they were totally different colors and didn't fucking match reeeee. It was hilarious and everyone took it way too seriously but I kinda miss those days, now everyone's a lolita if the frills are in your heart and there are no rules uguuu. It was common to put together collages of coord ideas to justify a major purchase, because lolita is an expensive fashion and you'd have to squeeze as many outfits as possible out of every item. That meant that wardrobes were built slowly and with a lot of intent. If you didn't understand the rules, you'd end up with blouses that didn't match your skirts and JSKs, accessories that matched nothing, and wigs meant for a totally different style.

No. 2504716

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Have you ever met this kind of guy before?

No. 2504719

>>2504716
Pretentious retards, clinging desperately to their fading alt looks, who hang around girls too young for them? Yes, unfortunately.

No. 2504732

>>2504716
>>2504719
Yup, exactly the kind of guy I was thinking about. I unfortunately knew a ton of them. I'm thankful that I don't know quite as many anymore.

No. 2504741

Is Gale from Breaking Bad gay??? I need to know so I can stop fantasizing,

No. 2504742

>>2504741
No way do you find that thumb attractive…

No. 2504744

>>2504742
I’m sorry nonna, I too couldn’t believe it, but his character was so sweet
so is he or not?

No. 2504745

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>>2504744
Nta but I don't think so, it's never been confirmed iirc but does it matter either way? If you wanna yume do so. Be like picrel

No. 2504775

>>2504744
He's like the most retarded character though

No. 2504829

>>2504741
Hes giving child molester vibes wtf anon

No. 2504853

Do any anons know where to get quality (piano) music sheets for free? Any good torrent sites? Everything seems to be paywalled. There used to be piano sheet exchange sites and so on but they don't exist anymore.

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>>2504741
there's been a fan theory for years that he was some kind of sex pest or had an otherwise shady past. it's probably bullshit but maybe that will be enough to kill your libido



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