An Octopus sits down at table on the outdoor patio of a coffee shop. The Octopus turns to the Cow at the next table and says, "Hey, wanna hear a joke?"

The Cow is wary, never having met the Octopus before, and knowing all the ways that this kind of thing might go bad, but the Octopus is in good colours, displaying inviting and cheerful concentric rings, so the cow decides to chance it and says, "Sure, why not."

"All right," says the Octopus, "and stop me if you've heard it already: So it seems that dozens of women, Black people, disabled people, LGBTQIA+ folx— just a bunch of marginalized folx, across the board— well they were trying to tell everyone about the social and philosophical implications and potential horrors of technology, both as a general thing, but specifically about what people think of as 'A.I.,' in specific. Then six white dudes walked in— several of whom were the direct cause of so many of those horrors—and, though not acknowledging those marginalized folx even a little bit at all, said the EXACT same things."

Here, the Octopus' coffee arrives, so the Octopus stops and sips at the very hot, very well-prepared Cubano in its tiny cup, and stares off into the distance.

After a few moments, the Cow is a little confused and says "…Is that it? How's the rest of it go?"

Startled, the Octopus looks over at at the Cow and, sadly smiling, says, "Oh. About like you'd expect."

"Welcome to our gander reveal party!"

"Don't you mean..."

"No."

Geese emerge from everywhere. There are no fireworks. Only geese. There are no balloons. Only chaos. There are no genders. Only honk.

[first date]

Him: Let's take the stairs!

Me: I think we should see other people.

"why are my plant's leaves curling"

google result: "it's probably one of four simple things:
* too dry
* too wet
* too much light
* not enough light"

Me: I’d like your mildest roast please.

Barista: You have really average ears.

*brings therapist to family gathering*

Me: See?

Therapist: ᵒʰ ᵐʸ ᵍᵒᵈ

Me: I really shouldn’t be eating 7-11 hot dogs every day

Doctor: okay that’s weirdly specific but yes, maybe try to get it down under 6