It should be socially acceptable to play possum in public, when you hit your limit. If you're curled up in the corner, because you got overstimulated, I'll bring you a blanket and a snack.

@RickiTarr

there was a guy who pretended he had a heart attack when his wife shouted at him.

he liked it in hospital.

some idiot put him on a treadmill and he pretended to collapse.

he was heavily invested in this.

@amiserabilist @RickiTarr do not get me started on hospital treatment dependent people like that in my area of healthcare

@autolycos @RickiTarr

i knew he was faking it.

i got called to the "arrest"

it was an exercise tolerance test.

so his ecg and bp were being monitored and were fine.

they still made me admit him.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@amiserabilist @RickiTarr ugh

That's the worst kind of defensive medicine

@autolycos

Autolycos (or Autolycus) refers primarily to a figure in Greek mythology known as a master thief, trickster, and son of Hermes, whose name translates to "the wolf itself" (from Greek autos "self" and lykos "wolf"). He had the power to change the shape of, or make invisible, the items he stole, and he is also known as the maternal grandfather of the hero Odysseus.

i know we are all federated but it is nice you are on beige.party.

"odysseus: we now set out on our odyssey.

sailor: [raising hand] what's an odyssey?

odysseus: a long journey named after the only survivor.

sailor: oh ok wait what."

@amiserabilist grandfather of Odysseus, iirc

Both patronized Athena where certain translations of her being a goddess of wisdom and cunning have used the terms subterfuge and spycraft

That was certainly one of the arenas the skateboarding professor made sure his classics students get reminded of

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/skateboarding-professor/photos

Know Your Meme

Know Your Meme
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE 69 YEAR OLD SKATEBOARDING PROFESSOR: TOM WINTER - Jenkem Magazine

"I'm 19, but my joints are all of 69 years old."

Jenkem Magazine
@amiserabilist he was also pretty famous for 3 slides after the naked statue saying "did anybody notice that statue was naked?"