Cheer up, Buttercup!
September 11, 2019 6:14 AM
Looking for pics/links that if you were going through a really rough patch, would be a welcome distraction or mood lifter. I can't be the only one who keeps a collection of things like this. I've already exhausted my usual "I hope this picture of a hamster struggling to eat a piece of spaghetti brightens your day." stock, and need to replenish.
A friend of mine is going through a very difficult time. In addition to normal supportive stuff, I want to collect a bunch of things I can send them that will distract them from their situation.
A friend of mine is going through a very difficult time. In addition to normal supportive stuff, I want to collect a bunch of things I can send them that will distract them from their situation.
In addition to cute cat & puppy gifs & videos, I love:
Tiny Food Cooking
Steve1989MREInfo, especially when he says, "okay!" He's just so enthusiastic about old MRE's, it's contagious and interesting and relaxing all at once.
Emma at WhispersRedASMR, she is wonderful, and I love her voice.
posted by Marie Mon Dieu at 6:21 AM on September 11, 2019
Tiny Food Cooking
Steve1989MREInfo, especially when he says, "okay!" He's just so enthusiastic about old MRE's, it's contagious and interesting and relaxing all at once.
Emma at WhispersRedASMR, she is wonderful, and I love her voice.
posted by Marie Mon Dieu at 6:21 AM on September 11, 2019
Akin to Zamboni's contribution - there's an entire song by the Youtuber Parry Gripp called simply "Nom Nom Nom", with a video of lots of critters eating. Mostly hamsters, but there are some ducklings, fish, kittens, and dogs as well.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 6:29 AM on September 11, 2019
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 6:29 AM on September 11, 2019
Would more acerbically funny stuff work as well as cute stuff, too? If so, there are some threads here I've saved for exactly that purpose - like an AskMe about "Do cats fart?" where the answers are all exceedingly and increasingly funny variants of the answer "oh HELL yes".
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 6:33 AM on September 11, 2019
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 6:33 AM on September 11, 2019
EmpressCallipygos, yes absolutely! Anything that would work as a little diversion, and ridiculous threads like "Do cats fart" great for that.
posted by PuppetMcSockerson at 6:40 AM on September 11, 2019
posted by PuppetMcSockerson at 6:40 AM on September 11, 2019
Snow leopards are positively the goofiest of all big cats, and this video of a snow leopard assaulting a head of cabbage never fails to make me smile.
Other good snow leopard options:
Snow leopard slides down stairs
Snow leopard aggressively brushed with a broom
Snow leopard doin' a big scare
Snow leopard loses its mind over an orange ball 1
Orange ball part 2
Anyway, those always make me smile.
posted by rachaelfaith at 6:51 AM on September 11, 2019
Other good snow leopard options:
Snow leopard slides down stairs
Snow leopard aggressively brushed with a broom
Snow leopard doin' a big scare
Snow leopard loses its mind over an orange ball 1
Orange ball part 2
Anyway, those always make me smile.
posted by rachaelfaith at 6:51 AM on September 11, 2019
This is what the reddit sub "eyebleach" is for.
posted by freshwater at 6:53 AM on September 11, 2019
posted by freshwater at 6:53 AM on September 11, 2019
If "Do cats fart" works, then other threads I've found to be comedy gold are:
This MeTa where I point people at a comment someone made about washing a three-foot-tall My Little Pony plushie for their child, and people respond with more and more tales about the ridiculous things they've found themselves saying to or doing for their children.
This MeTa, posted in response to a now-legendary AskMe about anonymously giving a stranger a banjo as a gift. The comments are all variants on "....what the HELL?"
This FPP about a purported "advancement in condom technology" which is soundly and thoroughly mocked in the comments.
Every so often there are MeTa threads that celebrate assorted kinds of comments and some of those can be fun too, here's one such thread.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:08 AM on September 11, 2019
This MeTa where I point people at a comment someone made about washing a three-foot-tall My Little Pony plushie for their child, and people respond with more and more tales about the ridiculous things they've found themselves saying to or doing for their children.
This MeTa, posted in response to a now-legendary AskMe about anonymously giving a stranger a banjo as a gift. The comments are all variants on "....what the HELL?"
This FPP about a purported "advancement in condom technology" which is soundly and thoroughly mocked in the comments.
Every so often there are MeTa threads that celebrate assorted kinds of comments and some of those can be fun too, here's one such thread.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:08 AM on September 11, 2019
https://www.reddit.com/r/ContagiousLaughter/
A different "Here he comes!"
Smoke Alarm Sing-along (and Gus Johnson's channel in general)
Brian Jordan Alvarez dancing alone in his kitchen
posted by Balthamos at 7:28 AM on September 11, 2019
A different "Here he comes!"
Smoke Alarm Sing-along (and Gus Johnson's channel in general)
Brian Jordan Alvarez dancing alone in his kitchen
posted by Balthamos at 7:28 AM on September 11, 2019
This video makes me happy every time I see it. Dog wants a kitty.
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 7:28 AM on September 11, 2019
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 7:28 AM on September 11, 2019
My Emergency Playlist:
Goats Yelling Like Humans
Part 2
posted by Lyn Never at 7:35 AM on September 11, 2019
Goats Yelling Like Humans
Part 2
posted by Lyn Never at 7:35 AM on September 11, 2019
More stuff later when I get home, but for now:
Peanut and His Corn
posted by Glinn at 8:04 AM on September 11, 2019
Peanut and His Corn
posted by Glinn at 8:04 AM on September 11, 2019
This video of a cockatoo shouting into a cup always cracks me up.
I also like this one of that same cockatoo knocking over a bunch of toy cup towers.
And, here's a bunch of funny lolcats for ya.
posted by cleverevans at 8:36 AM on September 11, 2019
I also like this one of that same cockatoo knocking over a bunch of toy cup towers.
And, here's a bunch of funny lolcats for ya.
posted by cleverevans at 8:36 AM on September 11, 2019
Baby panda sneeze
Duck Army (way better when played on a loop) (I miss Vine)
Calming Manatee
posted by Mchelly at 9:22 AM on September 11, 2019
Duck Army (way better when played on a loop) (I miss Vine)
Calming Manatee
posted by Mchelly at 9:22 AM on September 11, 2019
Mariachi band serenades Beluga whale
Foxes discover trampolines are awesome
Dog watches while fox plays with his toy
posted by holborne at 9:35 AM on September 11, 2019
Foxes discover trampolines are awesome
Dog watches while fox plays with his toy
posted by holborne at 9:35 AM on September 11, 2019
My favorite Adventure Time episode always makes me smile and lifts my spirits.
posted by cross_impact at 10:02 AM on September 11, 2019
posted by cross_impact at 10:02 AM on September 11, 2019
Oh - a good random google search to do is the search string "buzzfeed pure". The hits you get will all be variants of this kind of thing, which Buzzfeed apparently does on the regular.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 12:15 PM on September 11, 2019
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 12:15 PM on September 11, 2019
This is a great thread! I will add in putyouinabettermood, which aggregates the reddit r/aww subreddit. Mostly baby animals of all kinds.
posted by Mogur at 12:56 PM on September 11, 2019
posted by Mogur at 12:56 PM on September 11, 2019
Tadashi Tokieda on Numberphile
hang in there puppet!
posted by stinkfoot at 1:39 PM on September 11, 2019
hang in there puppet!
posted by stinkfoot at 1:39 PM on September 11, 2019
My favorite diversion when faced with sadness/stress/exhaustion: eyebleach.me
posted by Lynsey at 2:13 PM on September 11, 2019
posted by Lynsey at 2:13 PM on September 11, 2019
Capybaras soaking in an onsen
Shoebill Stork
This Pixar comment story
Teenager Sophie Pecora Sings And Raps About Bullying
Isaac's Live Lip Dub Proposal Yup.
Neil Patrick Harris 2013 Tony Opening Number
YEEEEES. (Warning: Unfortunate shot of terrible guy in audience during the standing ovation.)
posted by Glinn at 4:57 PM on September 11, 2019
Shoebill Stork
This Pixar comment story
Teenager Sophie Pecora Sings And Raps About Bullying
Isaac's Live Lip Dub Proposal Yup.
Neil Patrick Harris 2013 Tony Opening Number
YEEEEES. (Warning: Unfortunate shot of terrible guy in audience during the standing ovation.)
posted by Glinn at 4:57 PM on September 11, 2019
The second doodle in particular in this piece about a guy drawing silly pictures of his greyhound fills me with joy.
posted by DingoMutt at 6:14 PM on September 11, 2019
posted by DingoMutt at 6:14 PM on September 11, 2019
Also, back when I was working a particularly heinous project at my former job, I had this thread open in one of my tabs for several months on end. Pictures of baby bats make everything better.
posted by DingoMutt at 6:21 PM on September 11, 2019
posted by DingoMutt at 6:21 PM on September 11, 2019
Youtube:
Baby pandas "helping"
Tom Holland performs "Umbrella"
Cello wars
Images:
Rainbow butterfly unicorn kitten
Sure I'll wear a tiara
Not a single gram of fuck (there are TONS of variations on this theme...)
posted by lemonade at 6:47 PM on September 11, 2019
Baby pandas "helping"
Tom Holland performs "Umbrella"
Cello wars
Images:
Rainbow butterfly unicorn kitten
Sure I'll wear a tiara
Not a single gram of fuck (there are TONS of variations on this theme...)
posted by lemonade at 6:47 PM on September 11, 2019
backwards on a pig, baby monkey
marmoset thereād be days like this
posted by OrangeVelour at 7:52 PM on September 11, 2019
marmoset thereād be days like this
posted by OrangeVelour at 7:52 PM on September 11, 2019
Every baby goat video from Sunflower Farm Creamery.
posted by pinochiette at 8:43 PM on September 11, 2019
posted by pinochiette at 8:43 PM on September 11, 2019
Animals reacting to music
Kitty Video 1
Kitty Video 2 I love a good cat slap.
Kitty Video 3
Kitty Video 4
Kitty Video 5
Kitty Video 6 + news story
Kitty Video 7
Kitty Video 8
Cats with Tiny Faces
One Samoyed
Someone's toddler was too quiet
Cuttlefish are cool and the comments are wholesome.
Crayon Factory
It's You I like :)
posted by pdxhiker at 12:05 AM on September 12, 2019
Kitty Video 1
Kitty Video 2 I love a good cat slap.
Kitty Video 3
Kitty Video 4
Kitty Video 5
Kitty Video 6 + news story
Kitty Video 7
Kitty Video 8
Cats with Tiny Faces
One Samoyed
Someone's toddler was too quiet
Cuttlefish are cool and the comments are wholesome.
Crayon Factory
It's You I like :)
posted by pdxhiker at 12:05 AM on September 12, 2019
I'll bet he can't eat just one
Channing Tatum: Everybody Dance Now
posted by NorthernLite at 9:57 AM on September 12, 2019
Channing Tatum: Everybody Dance Now
posted by NorthernLite at 9:57 AM on September 12, 2019
Allow me to introduce you to Mister Murderbritches.
posted by queen anne's remorse at 2:26 PM on September 14, 2019
posted by queen anne's remorse at 2:26 PM on September 14, 2019
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