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4 Mar, 5 tweets, 2 min read

so you all know barilla pasta right?

well they have a Spotify account

with playlists that last for the EXACT AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES TO COOK EACH TYPE OF PASTA SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO SET A TIMER

this is great marketing

turns out the founder said live on radio “I would never do a commercial with a homosexual family, not for lack of respect, but because we don’t agree with them.” So after this whirlwind, I revoke all praise. What a ride.

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31 Mar

No one asked, but here’s a list of the BEST words in the world that have no English equivalent:

Shemomedjamo (Georgian): When you’re really full, but you just can’t stop eating. Literally, it means “I accidentally ate the whole thing."

L'esprit de l'escalier (French) & Treppenwitz (German): When you think of the perfect comeback but it’s already too late (me, all the time)

Fremdschämen (German) & Myötähäpeä (Finnish): Something close to second-hand embarrassment. Like when someone slips over in front of a large crowd. I FEEL THIS ALL THE TIME.

Backpfeifengesicht (German): A face badly in need of a fist.

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27 Mar

CONTENT WARNING: Sexual Assault

In case you missed it: A Minnesota court just ruled that if a sexual assault victim got drunk voluntarily at the time of their assault, it won’t fit the designation for a rape charge.

Read that again.

This is the case involved in the ruling:

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25 Mar

NZ approves paid leave after miscarriage, and are among the first in the world to do so.

Content warning: this thread discusses miscarriages and stillbirths. If you don’t have the capacity to read on, please don’t. We love you xx

New Zealand’s Parliament on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation that would give couples who suffer a miscarriage or stillbirth three days of paid leave.

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