Ever see a meme or tweet that while cursed or coy, was actually 100% true? If not, we're happy to introduce you to r/technicallythetruth. The subreddit is jam-packed with clever, smug, and sometimes unintentional sentiments that can't be argued with. While they may not be revolutionary, and some of the memes might be dumb, they're pretty damn entertaining. We've put together some of their latest and greatest arguably true tidbits for your perusal.
When most of us think of unconventional home intruders, we're more likely to recall the image of a flamboyant, striped-shirted cat burglar of The Sims than members of the animal kingdom. Wildlife doesn't tend to have a taste for the great indoors, unless you're dealing with something that is a case for pest control.
That being said, there can be some unfortunate exceptions. This is what Twitter user @michaelharriot recently found out, when he found himself having a confrontation with one surprisingly aggressive bird after it flew into his kitchen. Anyone who has dealt with an unwanted feathered guest can tell you that it's a task getting them to leave, but this one seemed especially difficult. You know you have it hard when you have to involve multiple household utensils.
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It's the weekend, ladies, gentleman and all other cat people. Thank goodness it's finally here. No, no, not because it means we get to chill and rest and do nothing, but because it being the weekend means that it's time for this week's cat twitter recap.
Honestly, that's one of our favorite things about the weekend - going through the most ridiculous cat tweets, the funniest cat tweets, the most wholesome ones and most heartwarming ones. It gives us a little extra dose of pawsitivity to start the weekend with and truly makes sure that we start the week on the right paw.
We hope you enjoy this collection of tweets, everyone, and may you have the most purrrrrfect weekend!
As citizens of the world, we may not all speak the same language or have exactly the same values. But one thing we can all agree on is that we all resent the state of our infrastructure. After NoContextBrits insinuated that they had singularly bad roads, everyone chimed in in a display of funny yet extremely damning examples of the world's collective road quality. Potholes, sinkholes, and tomato-infested roads abound. For some driving themed insanity, here are some incompetent drivers who should be banned from the road.
Toxic masculinity is a curse that has plagued humanity since day one. Whether it was cavemen hitting each other over the head with clubs to prove who was the strongest or todays' society telling us that men shouldn't cry, it doesn't bring anything positive to the world. Sometimes men want to fight just for the sake of fighting, and although it's evident that they're doing it as an outlet for some issue they haven't yet dealt with, it's not a good look. Trying to be the tough guy, resorting to violence, or being verbally aggressive will almost always make you look like a total fool and literally the opposite of the tough guy you're trying to be. So, here is a gallery of guys who tried and failed miserably at being Mr. Tough Guy.
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There are few simpler ways to fly under the radar than effective camouflage. However, these days this seems to be a knowledge shared solely between outdoorsy types and those who have been in the military. For the rest of us, the print might be associated more with the Forever 21 discount rail than sophisticated disguise.
Everyone has a vague idea of what purpose made camouflage materials are meant to do, but most of us are not accustomed to seeing it out in the wild. As a result, people were astounded when Twitter user @flept shared a photo of four people that was a successful example of camo doing what it does best. With so many blown away by its capabilities, it just goes to show: on the off chance we got hunted in the woods in an end-of-days survivalist killer scenario, most of us wouldn't stand a chance.
Birds' curiosity can end up getting the best of them. Sometimes while on their adventures they can end up flying right into the homes of people that forgot to batten down all the hatches. Naturally, these spontaneous and theatrical entrances can end up making for quite the spectacle. Generally, people can tend to go into a bit of a panic mode. Really though, just imagine what frantic thoughts must be rushing through the poor bird's brain at the same time. Michael Harriot's Twitter thread about his own experience with a bird deciding to make itself welcome in his home makes for quite the emotional rollercoaster.
So, we don't know if you've already heard, it's not like there was an overwhelming amount of news coverage about it or something, but for some unknown reason the CEO of Amazon just launched his little body into space. If you're anything like us, your first response was probably something along the lines of, "Okay, but WTF?" It's the natural reaction we think. Who knows, maybe he made some amazing discovery during his brief time in space, or maybe this proves some people just don't know how to spend their money... At all.
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How is it that Lil Nas X has sharper comedic timing while playing four different characters in a two-minute clip than most crappy massive-budget Hollywood comedies that come out these days? The young rapper can simply do no wrong, even when he's simultaneously committing heresy and copyright infringement. If you have no idea what we're talking about, let's bring you up to speed. In March, Lil Nas X launched a highly controversial pair of 'Satan Shoes' adorned with pentagrams and human blood. The shoes looked a whole lot like Nike's Air Max 97s, which caused the footwear behemoth to file a copyright infringement lawsuit against the bold rapper. On top of the legal dispute, religious zealots unsurprisingly showed up with their pitchforks. None of this discouraged Lil Nas X. In fact, he responded by trolling his haters with a fake 'apology video' that ends in the rapper seducing, killing and taking the place of the devil. On March 27, Lil Nas X tweeted, 'I spent my entire teenage years hating myself because of the sh*t y'all preached would happen to me because I was gay. So I hope u are mad, stay mad, feel the same anger you teach us to have towards ourselves.'
All of this puts Lil Nas X's latest antics into context—a satirical video promoting his new Kanye-produced single 'Industry Baby.' In the brilliant video, Lil Nas X plays himself, his attorney, the prosecutor and the judge.
Since the video was posted, fans have overwhelmingly applauded Lil Nas X's unparalleled marketing instincts. From 'Old Town Road' to his bizarre and demonic Nike spinoffs—the guy has a knack for breaking the internet. We can't wait to see where the 22-year-old artist takes us next.
Mansplaining is nothing new. I bet there were smelly cave men who incessantly mansplained fire to cave women when they were already using it to cook their every meal. "No simple woman, you don't understand, it's hot, and red, and it hurts when you touch it." We can only hope that they were eventually roasted... figuratively and/or literally.
Anywho, at least these days the ruthless mansplainers get called out on Twitter and it's hella entertaining for the rest of us.
Today, instead of gathering various animal related tweets from all over the Twittersphere, we decided to focus in on one account that consistently provides the world with pawesome cat content and let that account shine for the day. @OocCats keep the cat content flowing out to the world of twitter consistently and we can always appreciate some reliably hilarious and adorable cat content.
Out of Context Cats is dedicated solely to cat content with the occasional doggo or other animal friend cameo. The consistent flow of hilarious cat tweets that he provides the twittersphere with on the regular definitely caught our attention. We want to see more twitter accounts dedicating their time to providing us with silly animal content that makes us smile and laugh!
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Men and women both put up with a lot of sh*t from each other, and of course, each gender will claim that the other one is more annoying. But let's be honest, men are a tiiiiiny bit more annoying than women. Haha, just kidding. Men are so much more annoying—infinitely more annoying, in fact, and the women of Twitter know it. So it's that time of the week again when we collect the best "women roasting men" tweets from the week and put them all in one place for your convenience. It's a time and place for all women to unite in how utterly annoying men can be. Come on; you know you love it!
When we think about history and war, rarely do we think about the animals. Deservedly, we talk about the soldiers and the fallen, the events that occurred, but sometimes, the animals have stories of their own. Simon, the HMS Amethyst ship cat, has lived one of the most amazing cat lives and has one of the most incredible stories. Thank you to @garius for putting this story together and sharing it with the world. We hope many more people read it and learn about Simon.
Simon is not the only ship cat out there either, there apparently have been many ship cats adorably sleeping in tiny hammocks throughout history. And other cats throughout history have been captured destroying all of our things. And though, no, none of their stories are quite as amazing as Simon's, we love them all.
We can't expect our parents to tell us about every little detail about their past, but it's pretty weird when they forget to mention the big life events, like being in the Olympics or working for the CIA in the 70s. It's even more jarring when they bring up insane details about their lives as casually as recalling what they had for breakfast. After randomly finding out her dad had lived in Germany at one point in his life, @sultryhbz asked Twitter if there were other mysterious dads out there who nonchalantly reveal big secrets to their kids later in life. We've collected some wild responses from the thread—turns out secretive dads are pretty common!
Generation Y gets a lot of sh*t constantly for supposedly being lazy, entitled and easily offended. Are these things actually true? The answer to that is of course subjective, but if you're a Millennial then you'll know that stereotypes about us tend to be a bit (or a lot) overplayed, and these tweets make light of that.
We've all seen the meme, and we've all pondered the deep and philosophical question that it poses. However, it's only now that we have been given something resembling an answer with a real life demonstration.
Sharing a photo of his wife's horse, Twitter user @BenVoytas explained how the animal had a wound on his leg that was being bothered by flies. Her solution was to fashion him a pair of "jean suspenders" to keep the pesky bugs away. The internet reacted with predictable excitement, with many heralding a solution to one of the biggest problems keeping us all up at night.
The post has not been without controversy, though. Some have suggested that the unique customization of the garment makes them more like chaps, and therefore not a viable response to the meme it had been compared to. On top of that, some complained that denim-based solution to insect irritants was not the most practical solution. Ultimately, these naysayers are missing the most important point: this horse has the kind of ice-cold drip to put all us casual jeans wearers to shame.
