My Wife And I Have A Little Game We Play Called "Speaking From Ignorance."

My wife and I have a little game we play called "Speaking From Ignorance."

To play Speaking From Ignorance, all you need is a phone with a voice recorder, and another person who knows considerably more or considerably less about a topic than you do. The topic can be anything: from "how to bake a quiche" to "what happens in the Peter Jackson Hobbit movies" to "who is Florence Pugh" to "how does the traveling salesman problem work." All that matters is that one of you has a firm grasp on the material, and one of you absolutely the fuck does not.

Then the person who knows about the topic turns on the recorder, and says to the person who knows barely anything: "Hey - tell me everything you think you know about [X]."

The speaker is then not allowed to ask any questions. Nor is the expert allowed to volunteer any information. The expert is allowed to pipe up with a faintly incredulous "Oh--really? Do you--do you think so?" from time to time, but for the most part, the expert's job is just to sit there and make encouraging sounds while the speaker digs their own grave.

This is never not funny.

The reason you record it is because, very often, the first thing the speaker wants to do after finishing the recording is find out how you actually make a quiche, or whatever. Then you both get to go back and listen to how wrong they were.

We have a small library now of Speaking From Ignorance recordings, and I'm going to be listening to them until I'm eighty.

More Posts from Theskyawaitsmyhand and Others

1 year ago
HEY!! I FORGOT TO POST YESTERDAY BUT !!!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS, MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HANUKKAH, AND EVERYTHING

HEY!! I FORGOT TO POST YESTERDAY BUT !!!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS, MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HANUKKAH, AND EVERYTHING IMBETWEEN AND BEYOND!!!

i completely forgot to post this yesterday, its got a bit of a lazy background but these are my ocs!!! working on a bit of a story, wanted to draw em having a good time fr :]


Tags
5 months ago
The Storm

the storm

@get-spo0ky 's oc ophelia!! i love her,,,

The Storm

Tags
5 months ago
No Thanks.

No thanks.

11 months ago

HEUEHEUHEUEHE I LOVE THESESO MUCH <333 BEAUTIFUL LITTLE LAMBS

Some Lamb Sonas Me And My Friends Made!!
Some Lamb Sonas Me And My Friends Made!!
Some Lamb Sonas Me And My Friends Made!!
Some Lamb Sonas Me And My Friends Made!!
Some Lamb Sonas Me And My Friends Made!!
Some Lamb Sonas Me And My Friends Made!!
Some Lamb Sonas Me And My Friends Made!!
Some Lamb Sonas Me And My Friends Made!!

Some lamb sonas me and my friends made!!

Most don’t have tumblr, but the first was made by dear friend @theskyawaitsmyhand !

Have a good day!


Tags
3 months ago

Okay, so. Yesterday, my spouse's cat (my beloved, furry stepdaughter) was suddenly very sick. Spouse had the car on the opposite end of the state for work, so I walked down the road to the local vet. Unfortunately, she needed to be rushed to the emergency vet in the next town over, so I had to order an Uber and cross my fingers.

Enter Donald, a gay Puerto Rican man who rolls up in an electric Kia with a rainbow Zelda shirt. I know he is Puerto Rican because that is the theme of his car's decor. He's probably in his late forties. He's gushing over the cat but his demeanor changes when I tell him how sick she is and how I need to get her to the ER. He solemnly informs me, "I'll take care of it," and RIPS out of the parking lot of my building.

Dude is flooring it. The entire time he is sending his husband text-to-speech messages about, "Going to the vet, do you want me to go in and talk to them?" He informs me that he actually needed to go speak to the vet at this clinic anyway--his dog who he just had to put down yesterday went there for renal failure treatments--and that "fate brought us together." He tells the cat to hang in there, that, "Girl, I will take care of you."

He turns on his emergency blinkers. He's weaving through traffic like he used to professionally race. Any gap he sees, he takes it. It is terrifying but I am in awe.

We get to blocked traffic because it is rush hour. He asks me if I trust him. I tell him, "I guess I have to in this situation," and he nods and swings into the shoulder, guns it, whips around the traffic, and takes off on a side road. The GPS means nothing to him. He knows exactly where he's going and he is beating the traffic jams for the sake of the cat. She can't wait.

When we pull into the vet clinic, he goes in with me. As my cat is taken in, he asks me if I want to see pictures of his late dog. He shows me a picture of a chihuahua in a bow tie and it is the cutest fucking dog I've ever seen. He tells me how his husband is a dog trainer and the dog had been around the world, and that this vet is a good one and my cat will be fine.

I compliment his shirt and he nods like Arnold at the end of Terminator 2. Then he just marches out the door.

Anyway. The cat is staying overnight at the emergency vet but seems to be doing fine aside from not wanting to eat. Apparently, this is a $2.5k case of "your cat has a cold and is constipated, and what you thought was respiratory distress was her gagging on snot while nauseous." We pick her up sometime today.

Wherever you are, thank you, Donald. My spouse left you a tip higher than the cost of the trip because you are awesome and your dedication to our cat was inspiring. 10/10, I would endanger myself on the road with you again.

5 months ago
Sorry For Double Posting But APPARENTLY Those Commission Scammers Have Showed Up On Tumblr At Least For

Sorry for double posting but APPARENTLY those commission scammers have showed up on Tumblr at least for the first time for me.

For those who don’t know what I am talking about, there were/are commission scams going on in Instagram and even places like Artstation where people would pretend to be interested in your work and try to commission a pet or portrait for the sake of trying to get your bank details. Here’s how to (somewhat) sniff them out:

1- They don’t seem to be an average customer/ person that would be involved in your fandom, or has a blank template for an account or don’t even follow you.

2- They ask you to draw a portrait or a pet picture either for themselves or their children/family.

3- They promise to overpay you (in the hundreds) and do not listen to you even if you firmly state the price is cheaper.

4- They are constantly asking for your email name, or private details regarding things like banking details or passwords or other private information others should not know.

5- They try and over reassure you they mean no harm, try to guilt you into giving them the info, or become aggressive over you not giving them what they want.

What should you do if you come across one of these guys? My best advice is to block and report. Sadly these people jump account to account so there isn’t really much to do other than spread this info to prevent artists from being scammed.

9 months ago
Doodled Ivor Last Night Cus I Started Replaying Mcsm… More To Come

doodled ivor last night cus i started replaying mcsm… more to come

3 months ago
Well Hi There Ena!!!

well hi there ena!!!

dream bbq is so peak


Tags
1 year ago

OH ME OH MY OH BOOOYYYYY. DIAGONAL TWIX ANIMATIC???? HELL YEAH THERE IS

i love my ocs and i heard this audio and i HAD to make it real. i love these fellas so much <3 freshies. freshman. 21 hours of work went into this so i hope yall enjoy!!!

im gonna try and post more here soon <3


Tags
  • mothmay
    mothmay liked this · 1 month ago
  • aldebaran-k5iii
    aldebaran-k5iii liked this · 1 month ago
  • your-local-dandy-lion
    your-local-dandy-lion liked this · 1 month ago
  • needgrippysocks
    needgrippysocks liked this · 1 month ago
  • queen-rose-red
    queen-rose-red liked this · 1 month ago
  • kaybirdie
    kaybirdie liked this · 1 month ago
  • humanradiohead
    humanradiohead reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • c0nsumemy5oul
    c0nsumemy5oul reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • c0nsumemy5oul
    c0nsumemy5oul liked this · 1 month ago
  • transgenderchainsawman
    transgenderchainsawman liked this · 1 month ago
  • corvikari
    corvikari reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • yasssssqueennnnnn
    yasssssqueennnnnn liked this · 1 month ago
  • rad-raz
    rad-raz reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • rad-raz
    rad-raz liked this · 1 month ago
  • insanepuppyboy
    insanepuppyboy liked this · 1 month ago
  • miss-n-the-lesbienne
    miss-n-the-lesbienne liked this · 1 month ago
  • toimintalaama
    toimintalaama liked this · 1 month ago
  • delightfullyanonymous
    delightfullyanonymous liked this · 1 month ago
  • alpacasalways
    alpacasalways liked this · 1 month ago
  • enrichmentformaverick
    enrichmentformaverick reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • enrichmentformaverick
    enrichmentformaverick liked this · 1 month ago
  • vafibrearts
    vafibrearts liked this · 1 month ago
  • solara29
    solara29 liked this · 1 month ago
  • irreduciblerascality
    irreduciblerascality liked this · 1 month ago
  • whatmarvellousthings
    whatmarvellousthings reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • iztyping
    iztyping liked this · 1 month ago
  • lezzeds
    lezzeds liked this · 1 month ago
  • chidoknowshit
    chidoknowshit liked this · 1 month ago
  • lilbifuriouss
    lilbifuriouss reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • lilbifuriouss
    lilbifuriouss liked this · 1 month ago
  • wormautopsy
    wormautopsy liked this · 1 month ago
  • purpleartrowboat
    purpleartrowboat reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • watermelon-converse
    watermelon-converse reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • bed-sheets-need-love-too
    bed-sheets-need-love-too reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • maggot-withanf
    maggot-withanf liked this · 1 month ago
  • reallygrandkitten
    reallygrandkitten reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • aminitacarrow
    aminitacarrow liked this · 1 month ago
  • falsemagenta
    falsemagenta liked this · 1 month ago
  • leifyposting
    leifyposting liked this · 1 month ago
  • gaussianjaimar
    gaussianjaimar reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • chickenfriedwk
    chickenfriedwk liked this · 1 month ago
  • queenangst
    queenangst liked this · 1 month ago
  • steel-runner
    steel-runner reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • puppetmaster55
    puppetmaster55 reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • speroetfio
    speroetfio liked this · 1 month ago
  • vampiricdevorak
    vampiricdevorak liked this · 1 month ago
  • mikeballsinyourface
    mikeballsinyourface liked this · 1 month ago
  • poisedava
    poisedava liked this · 1 month ago
  • madameducyberversailles
    madameducyberversailles liked this · 1 month ago
  • snailmailroad
    snailmailroad liked this · 1 month ago
theskyawaitsmyhand - theskyawaits
theskyawaits

yo!! im just a funky little dude who likes to make art

42 posts

Explore Tumblr Blog
Search Through Tumblr Tags