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How big is your social battery? (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
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[–] A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

i think my face, more often than not, would resemble the one of a person going to an oncology appointment to show the doctor their exam results and to see if he has cancer or not.

this is a reasonable depiction of how meeting new people in new places feels to me, at least the few minutes preceding to it.

[–] jackeroni@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

I think I found my spirit animal!

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Shorter than my stamina in bed. OH! ... I'm so lonely.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

As in assault and?

My mind apparently goes to weird places:-).

[–] karthnemesis@leminal.space 1 points 1 week ago

i went to a parade and it knocked me out for a week :(

(did not help i had random little kids bonking into my camping fabric chair the entire time on a touchy-no-good day)

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/awkward-look-monkey-puppet