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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If a post is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Be nice. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements to private messages.
  7. No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.

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[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I really wonder what the other people thought, that they just landed on the core of their body? I suppose they could defecate while in flight, but man that would be a drag.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 21 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Probably comes from the old tale that hummingbirds never stop flapping their wings or they die so why would they need feet?

Hummingbirds, the real Speed and Crank stars.

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

hummingbirds never stop flapping their wings or they die

Same with sharks

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Wow, I never knew sharks had wings.

/s

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] chickenf622@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago

How can you be sure are you a sharkologist?

I had never heard that before, crazy

[–] degen@midwest.social 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Is it a tale? It thought stopping would basically overclock the heart after too long. I saw one land the other day (possibly the first time I've ever seen that) and it kept flapping while hanging onto a twig.

[–] MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 3 points 6 months ago

I've seen 4 hummingbirbs on a feeder at once yet they are usually very territorial. and yes they do sit if your feeder has leg rests.