1
Aaron,
eating a piece of candy from our box of chocolates:
Huh, it’s got nougat in it. I don’t even know what nougat is.
Me:
Yeah, me neither. I think it’s some shit that was invented in the ‘50s.
2
Me and two dozen ladies in line for the restroom.
We’re all looking at our phones.
Random dude walks by. He says:
You’re all going to get carpal tunnel from doing that. Better stop. Jus’ sayin’.
We all look up with angry faces as he disappears.
Me:
Uh, THANKS dude.
Woman in front of me:
Right?
Me:
Hey, uh, YOU’RE going to get carpal tunnel from doing something *else* if you keep making those stupid comments.
*jack off motion*
ENTIRE LINE LAUGHS.
Why do I always think of these things when the person is long gone?
3
Kobe Bryant is now the winner of an Academy Award, and that’s easily the most 2018 thing about 2018 so far.
4
Aaron:
You gotta see Dunkirk. I know you didn’t like Inception, but you still gotta see Dunkirk.
Me:
Wait wait, hold up – I fucking LOVED Inception, what are you talking about?
Aaron:
Oh, oops. Not Inception. What’s that movie. The Spaceman McConaughey movie …
Me:
Spaceman McConaughey movie!
*dies*
Two hours and forty minutes of him flying through space in a Lincoln Continental. As he passes Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster, he says,
Alrigh alrigh alrigh!
5
Teachers:
So you’re going to raise our pay if you expect us to carry guns, right?
The GOP:
Lolololol fuck no gtfo
—emily duchaine
Flommist Emily Duchaine lives in the Pacific Northwest. She likes to drink mead, learn about sharks, and listen to the Talking Heads. She pretends to be a professional businesswoman most days. Copyright © 2018 Emily Duchaine.
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