#fairy vs walrus

[zorilleerrant]

Niko: If you were home alone when you weren't expecting anyone and you heard a knock at your door, who would you be more surprised to see, a fairy or a walrus?

Edwin: Why would Mick be at our door?

Charles: Maybe he's dropping something off.

Edwin: Surely we would be expecting him then?

Crystal: Plus we already kind of have fairies.

Niko: That's true, but if they knocked at the door that would mean they escaped and that would be really surprising.

Edwin: They are not fairies; they are small gods.

Charles: Sure, but what if they were fairies?

Edwin: They aren't fairies!

Crystal: And we never resolved why Mick was dropping something off. Like, does he have a case for us?

Niko: Aw, if Mick had a case for us, I would help him. We can totally help him, you guys.

Charles: You know, you're not wrong, if he had a case for us I wouldn't be surprised to hear from him at all.

Edwin: I don't even know if fairies exist, let alone why they should need our help.

Niko: Wait, do the fairies have a case, too?

Crystal: If a fairy knocked at our door it's a good bet it would have a case for us, yeah. Or why else would it show up?

Charles: Yeah, but we already know Mick.

Edwin: Why is Mick knocking at our door?

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[dontcallmebymyusername]

Does this count as finding a walrus at your door?

#walrus #walrus vs fairy #fairy vs walrus

[baddywronglegs]

This Sunday afternoon I was running for a tram and there was a knock at the door

I live in a city where you don't use the front door so thought "I'm already on my way out, I'll see who it is when I get round the front" (there's too much stuff in the way to even open the front door)

So I get to the front door and

... OK yeah I was a bit surprised.

#fairy vs walrus #walrus vs fairy #walrus #walrusgate

[nevertheless-moving]

truth is, underneath it all, a lot of our beliefs aren't rational, and they're formed young. all those stories of magical protagonists. secret worlds if you just had the key. creatures just out of view. all that shit we imagined doesn't go away because we got older. in a lot of ways it gets bigger, more elaborately built on.

i think we're hiding the emotionally devastating core of the walrus vs fairy debate under jokes.

you see a fairy on your doorstep? and you think finally.

#fairy vs walrus

[misscrazyfangirl321]

Basically, our reaction to a walrus knocking:

Vs

A fairy knocking:

#i speak #fairy vs walrus

[icarus-suraki]

Is this anything?

#fairy vs walrus #breaking bad #i spent entirely too much time on this

[the-dragon-girl-27]

It is the middle of a Sunday afternoon. You have nothing on, and aren't expecting visitors, deliveries or post.

Unexpectedly, there is a knock at the door.

you are greeted by...... her

#fairy vs walrus #walrus vs fairy #walrus #why is this so well textured its fucking shitpost art #like why cant i pull this off in my normal art it had to be the walrus fairy #meme art #things that would give people outside of tumblr a heart attack #maybe #has the fairy vs walrus debate breached containment yet #also that generic girl i drew ended up looking a lot like how i look irl (yes i look like an npc) #also that door is unreasonably large but i needed you to be able to see the walrus in all her glory #i wanted it to be bigger so you could see her wings #fairy walrus #dragon draws creatures

[theboombutton]

Look.

I live in a 3rd floor apartment with no elevator. The stairs are too narrow to get a full-grown walrus up. I couldn't get a couch up them without disassembling it.

The choice isn't between "Magic is real" and something unusual but possible, like a walrus being in someone's front yard. The choice is between "Magic is real and someone wants to talk to me" and "Magic is real and someone used it to teleport a walrus to my door."

#walrus #fairy #walrus vs fairy #fairy vs walrus

[walmart-the-official]

reblogs for greater sample size always appreciated

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[cycas]

Fairy reaction v Walrus reaction

I felt I needed to express the difference in art form.

The Impact of Walrus is just More.

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[limestonegod]

Ok but I think we're all just fundamentally thinking about walrus/fairy surprise in two different ways. Behold:

We're all just looking at it from two different angles here.

#fairy vs walrus #walrus #fairy

[jeida-chi]

Was talking about the Fairy VS walrus poll with some friends which led to "but what about a walrus dressed as a fairy?" and so this was born 😌

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[nerdicorntheshipper]

What the fairy vs. walrus thing demonstration to me is that humans are a lot more willing to accept an impossible event over an improbable one.

You see, for an event you believe to be impossible to happen, you must be wrong about it's impossibility. It's not easy to accept that you are wrong about the fundamental nature of reality. But once you do, you suddenly find yourself in a world where it makes sense for the impossible event to occur.

When it comes to improbable events, however, Because our brains are bad at processing probability, we treat improbable events like impossible ones, with one key distinction. An improbable event occurring doesn't disprove it's improbability. There is no re-framing that makes a walrus at your door make sense. you're just stuck grappling with an improbable event

#nerdi speaks #fairy vs walrus #probability

[theworldisaplace]

with apologies to lewis carroll

The Walrus and her Fairy friend Were strolling down the block; They paused and then debated on Which one of them should knock: ‘You know, this might be easier If we just pick the lock!'

‘If I’m the one to do it And they find me standing here, Do you suppose,' the Walrus asked, That they would shriek in fear?' The Fairy said ‘I bet they would,’ And shed a bitter tear.

The Walrus and the Fairy then Walked on a little more, And came upon the house That they’d identified before. They flipped a coin to see which one Would now approach the door.

‘O Tumblrina, let me in!' The Walrus did beseech. ‘A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk, For I have much to teach.’ (The sounds of this discussion Were within the Fairy’s reach.)

The Tumblr user looked at him, But never a word they said: Too wowed by this new circumstance To even shake their head. ‘Would you prefer,’ the Walrus sighed, A Fairy’s knock instead?’

‘The time has come,' the Fairy said, Accepting his new role, ‘We must admit this visit Is in service of a goal.’ And then the two together cried, ‘We’re here to take a poll!’

#has anyone done this yet? #surely yes #it was getting stuck in my head every time i saw the poll discussed #so i couldn't resist #walrus vs fairy #fairy vs walrus #my posts

[isot1ne]

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[syls-chaos]

#fairy vs walrus #majestic boi