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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I knew about them but didn't see them well into adulthood. It's underwhelming

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

Really? I'm a seasoned adult-er, and I still get a little flicker of wonder when i see those lights floating in the field behind my house on summer evenings.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I feel like fireflies have to be pretty perfectly whelming? like on the level of a swarm of pretty butterflies: cool, but not that cool.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

I don’t know man, I’ve seen an actual swarm of butterflies (it took days for them to fly through) and it was pretty fucking awesome.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I think it's just because the only idea I had was from cartoons. They don't exist where I'm from.

They are still eery and cool though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Indeed, she doesn't shine at all

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Whelming always goes for the MILFs.