CiaraMar 22
Every time a newcomer posts an introduction and somebody tells them they shouldn’t have joined Mastodon.social and need to move to a different server, an angel loses their wings.
Show threadCiaraMar 22

Ditto:

'Why are you still on Bluesky too?'

'But did you *delete* your Twitter account?'

’You said you switched to Proton mail too, oh that’s bad, once someone at Proton said something’

It’s nice to see new neighbours move into the Fediverse. It feels unwelcoming to see people immediately interview them about the purity of their intentions. Or telling them You’re Doing It Wrong. They've just arrived on a journey away from Big Tech. Maybe they'd prefer to be offered a seat and a cup of tea.

Show threadCiaraMar 22

The fact that the thread under this Serious Toot has ascended into a pleasant war about the correct way to pronounce Scone is why I love the Fediverse

#SconeNotSkon
#SconeRyhmesWithEoghan

Show threadjaliMar 23
@CiaraNi The pronounciation is a matter of geography. The more interesting question is: Do you put the clotted cream on first, or do you put it on top of the jam?
Show threadCiaraMar 24
@jali That's not a question. Jam first. No question.
Show threadjali
@CiaraNi The late Queen of England would have agreed with you. But since I'm not a royalist, I listen to science rather than authority: The Centre for Industrial Rheology conducted a study and came to the conclusion, that cream first is the better solution. https://www.rheologylab.com/scone-ology-jam-first-or-cream-first/
Scone-ology: Jam First or Cream First?

Do you put the jam on the cream or the cream on the jam? The perennial question. Let’s put this to the rheological test…

Rheology Lab
Mar 24 at 10:12amWeb
Show threadCiaraMar 24
@jali I'm a life-long unwavering republican-with-a-small-r myself, but still: jam first.
Show threadjaliMar 24
@CiaraNi I am afraid this is more a question of theology, rather than rheology. And since there is no use in fighting over religion, I'd end with this: Enjoy your scones, whether with jam or cream first! What matters is: They're tasty.
Show threadCiaraMar 24
@jali Agreed!