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Trippin' Through Time

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

"what are you reading?"
Like I sat down and opened a book as a fucking conversation starter?! Clearly I don't want to bloody talk to you right now!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

"oh this is a cool book I found called 'why won't you shut the fuck up'"

[–] SomeAmateur 2 points 6 months ago

"On Killing" (fr it's an interesting book if you are into psychology or military stuff)

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is me, but on my lunch at work. I'm the only person there who reads for fun, so they don't get it lol

[–] SomeAmateur 4 points 6 months ago

I found out my library uses hoopla and libby to let me borrow ebooks so no I read on my phone instead of doomscrolling all day. Working my way through the Hunger Games series at the moment, I can't believe I slept on it for so long.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

when you read the manual about how to remove superglue with one hand

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

When your spouse now wants to chat during the most exciting part of the book after the room had been completely quiet and comfortable for the past hour during the most boring chapters.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Looks like a Ye Olden YouTube clickbait thumbnail from the 18th century... ThouTube? ThineTube?

This lady-in-waiting has her MIND BLOWN by this one quote from Voltaire!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

I am telling my partner about almost all funny memes at Lemmy while they are reading a book. It is frustrating at times, when there are too many good memes.