=== ANCHOR POEM === ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── people usually pet animals either too hard, or too soft. When you get to know them, animals tend to respond to affection most accurately when it corresponds to something they know how to measure, within the most acceptable tolerances. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/6132 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── it should be normal to play with other people's animals and the fact that it isn't is because some people don't know how to handle the family horse [er, hang out with a dog without being super bored] [play fetch with a cat] etc. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #2 bluesky#38 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── thank you for the dog posts they keep me friendly thank you for the cat posts they keep me sane ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #3 fediverse/562 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── when peak unintelligibility levels have been reached, feel free to become unremarkable at your leisure. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/2707 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1209 sometimes I feed the nearby wildlife, and sometimes I don't. I don't want them to grow reliant on me, but I want them to have a nice surprise every once in a while. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/2151 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── @user-1177 @mutualaid whatever happens, know that you are loved. Animals are the most precious thing in our lives, and we have many opportunities to raise more. Cherish those heartfelt moments, and yearn for the affectionate tender touches. And know that you are always their most known. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/4072 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I like games that test my reflexes I also like games that test my wit but most of all I like games that test my patience with strategy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/5552 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── I once heard that when you click a link, the developer of the website can tell which website you came from. idk if that's true or not. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/946 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-661 so, you should strive to be compassionate and honest, in order to keep fear from ruling your life? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 messages/85 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── You can learn a lot about someone by asking how long their commute is. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/5077 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── I love watching humans get pushed through factories! they should learn what it's like to be [grain/grained/raisin/rain] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTkKsnmywak ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/5834 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── would you feet a cat at your door? how about a crow? would you water a dying plant? (don't, they get waterlogged if the soil is already moist) what if a dear what if dear food what if bear what if bear food what if dogpack what if dogpackfoodtearchompbitepullsavor I'd feeeed my self but dollars and errands are hard : ( ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/2656 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── people who like you or at least are interested in what you have to say versus public, which is people who can hear you (because they happened to be listening at that time of day) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/2618 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── to improve your "cat-petting" abilities, try to imagine that the wall in front of you is the most interesting thing in the world - stare at anything else besides the cat, and look at them in your periphary. Occasionally you can look back, but the idea is that this way they will be able to look at your face without painful eye contact. cats are autistic - they don't look at you unless you're looking somewhere else. most people stare at cats when they are engaging with them, and totally ignore them otherwise. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 messages/1204 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── when people say they want a woman president what they want is not a woman president. what they want is a kind old lady. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #15 fediverse/2110 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── Time spent with an animal is never wasted, which is why it's important to have plenty of friends. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/4389 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── Know who in your social circle is leaving, and give them your pets. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #17 messages/612 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── Know who in your social circle is leaving, and give them your pets. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/6112 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── @user-1605 yay I love creature! many creatures belong in the kingdom of the animals 🥰 wag wag tail-whip (minus defence I think, I don't play pokemon hehe) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #19 fediverse/2415 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1074 @user-1209 @user-1262 heh what kind of vibe do I give? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/4014 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── I don't know about you, but "trying my hardest" involves giving up sometimes. How else are you to know your limits if you don't test your boundaries? And, after finding that there's nowhere else for you to go, you turn around and "give up", until you're ready for your next expedition. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ |