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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Absolutely no NSFL content.
  7. Be nice. Don't take anything personally. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements & arguments to private messages.
  8. No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.

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[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)
[–] sjmarf@lemmy.ml 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh I thought it was a sex thing

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 months ago

Oh it can be that too

[–] AdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I always found this insufferable for some reason.

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

IIRC it's because Jonathan Frakes had some type of back issue and it was just easier for him that way

[–] AdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 months ago

I learned that much later. So now I feel bad for how I reacted back then. Back pain is no joke.

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago

According to the internet:

The Riker Maneuver refers to a tactic used by Commander William Riker in "Star Trek: Insurrection," where he collected metreon gas to create an explosion that damaged enemy ships. It is also known for describing Riker's unique way of sitting in chairs, where he swings his leg over the back.

I guess it must not be the gas one, he's too classy to stink up a restaurant