Bobsun DugnuttNov 18, 2022
Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨

Have been here about 3 weeks now, so am happy to share some information with new arrivals.

1. The T in Mastodon is silent to discourage the use of letters found in the word Twitter

2. That guy in the corner is Abe, he bites redheads and shouldn't be woken between 2pm and 9.15pm

3. The colour verdigris is not banned but is strongly discouraged

4. Question marks are now commas

5. Jokes must be exactly 173 characters long and/or in rhyming couplets

6. Fun is mandatory but rationed, for safety

Nov 18, 2022 at 11:56amWeb
Show threadChaosPfotenNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch .... you forgot about the moustaches ....
Show threadColm Ryan 🇮🇪 🇺🇦 🇪🇺Nov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch This is not so much a question, more a punctuation mark to denote a separation between two or more clauses in a sentence.
Show threadAndrew FeeneyNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch Also 7. It is vitally important for the security and stability of the network that nobody post anything between 10:23 AM and 10:24 AM in their local timezone. Vitally important.
Show threadAndrew FeeneyNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch 8. Do not, repeat DO NOT type "mastodon" into the search bar.
Show threadAndrew FeeneyNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch (We don't actually know if it's a problem, but nobodies tried it yet and we're not about to risk it at this point.)
Show threadIra GhoshNov 18, 2022
@andrewfeeney @Ciaraioch why?
Show threadAndrew FeeneyNov 19, 2022
@phoenixwithin @Ciaraioch VITAL!
Show threadIngo SteinkeNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch actually the first time I heard about the fediverse was a mention about oulipo.social, inspired by the dadaist artist initiative so they had a rule to omit the letter "e" in anything you post at oulipo. Maybe we could try to post anything without the letter "t" here ;-)
Show thread_aaroneouslyNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch noted
Show threadJohnny Profane ÂûNov 18, 2022

@Ciaraioch

Nice

Show threadCrisNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch 2pm to 9.15pm in which time zone?
Show threadCiara | Ciaraíoch 🎨Nov 18, 2022
@crisl_at Yes
Show threadCrisNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch perfect! Now it’s clear for anyone.
Show threadShanti's Hellbound HeartNov 19, 2022
@Ciaraioch @crisl_at 😂 😂 😂 😂
Show threadAbe the HonestNov 18, 2022
@crisl_at @Ciaraioch AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Show thread:hal_9000:Nov 18, 2022
@crisl_at @Ciaraioch in all time zones for safety reasons. In all other for security reasons.
Show threadFeidhlimNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch there are 558 characters in your post...?
Show threadjmr_chicagoNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch I always enjoy your sarcasm. Truly original. Thank you.
Show threadAbe the HonestNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch Hi, you should not have woken me. *proceeds to bite a redhead*
Show threadAgentSmithNov 18, 2022

@Ciaraioch 1. Is it the same as the T in Planetarium? 🤔

https://youtu.be/yM7sL60aaHc

South Park: The Plane-arium

YouTube
Show threadSailoilNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch I'm confused, was that a question mark or is this a comma?
Show threadDaniel SchmidtNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch what time is mancala hour?
Show threadTooting Popular FrontNov 18, 2022

@Ciaraioch

7. Verdigris is not a colour

Show threadAnonymous M0nika ApologistNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch thanks for the tips!
Show threadGear206Nov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch Thank you, now I feel at home.
Show threadLinda K SienkiewiczNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch thank you!
Show threadAqua 🦄 They/ThemNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch gods, Abe is the best.
Show threadShane Battye🔬Nov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch Are these really a sine qua non
For one to participate in Mastodon,
Show threadVolineNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch
Trolling the noobs like an old hand, I see. Excellent.
Show threadKean BeanNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch
Is this a joke,,,
I cannot tell.
You see I broke
From that site of hell
And now I drift
Across this plane
Begging anyone everyone
To "please God please explain,,,,,,,,,,,,"
Show threadEss.Bee.Bee 🍑🔌Nov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch fucking following you
Show threadKateNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch where are the fluffy elephants….I was promised fluffy elephants…
Show threadnaughtNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch does this mean that we should use question marks in place of commas, or commas in place of question marks? Both? 🤔
Show threadBees & Wasps of IrelandNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch Also, the national currency of @mastodonie is bee and wasp facts!
Show threadSammy (friend of foxes)Nov 18, 2022

@entospace @Ciaraioch @mastodonie so that's what all the buzz is about!

(I'm sorry.)

Show threadSophia NeykovaNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch I have no idea what's going on, but I'm here for the sass.
Show threadWarner CrockerNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch Brava!
Show threadThe Halloween PageNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch And 7. Every day is #halloween here in this crazy new town! 🎃🎃🎃 I’m loving it so far.
Show threadVanessa MunnsNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch should the jokes also be in iambic pentameter just to be safe?
Show threadjeffhorowitzNJNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch I thought I was gonna like it here, but these rules are too complicated!
Show threadSheelbaNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch I was a red head but now I am bald and grey. Might I still be bitten?
Show threadGammaMaDonnaNov 18, 2022

@Ciaraioch

I’m dying! 😆😆😆

Show threadHarry JNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch is there any way I can persuade Abe not to bite me? :(
Show threadOzbeNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch love it!
Show threadbbqcornnutsNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch Thanks - I need some guidance. Are asterisks allowed here?
Show threadOliverNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch are you joking about the silent T 😅
Show threadFrancis RozangeNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch I want to ban caca d'oie color.
Show threadAndrea StoneNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch HA! My kinda guy..lol!
Show threadConfused BunnyNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch the guy in the corner needs to know that this redhead bites back..
Show threadCrakkusNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch Isn't verdigris the stuff from whale poop that makes perfume all smelly?
Show threaddominocatNov 18, 2022
@Crakkus @Ciaraioch by that’s ambergris 😁
Show threadCrakkusNov 18, 2022
@dominocat @Ciaraioch Oh. Well that stuff should also be strongly discouraged.
Show threaddominocatNov 18, 2022
@Crakkus @Ciaraioch well, it’s worth $40000 a kilo, so I wouldn’t throw it sway if I found some on the beach!
Show threadCrakkusNov 18, 2022
@dominocat @Ciaraioch You're making me reevaluate everything I've ever known or felt about whale poop. Truly, I'm shaken.
Show threadCaesar Kent (Wordsmith)Nov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch
We've done it.
We've finally returned to early 2000s internet random culture.
My middle school self blooms again.
Show threadRobin CafollaNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch why was the question mark replaced,
Show threadKateSaltLakeNov 18, 2022
@Ciaraioch I <3 this so hard