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Selena Maranjian

@selenamaranjian

Woman worrier, over-judger, catastrophist, cautiously optimistic, order Muppet. Love books, great TV, wooden jigsaw puzzles, and modern board games. Longtime (contract) writer for The Motley Fool. Sharing some humor to help us deal with stress. She/her.

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Latest posts by Selena Maranjian @selenamaranjian

Clever posts of yore:

@TheAlexNevil
Yes, I'll give 100%, but I will expect 70% change back.

@CJSullivan_
There are two types of people...those who pre rinse dishes before putting them in the washer and heinous monsters that burn animals for fun.

#monsters #effort #work

07.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Posts of yore:

@nameshiv
remember, children, every time you #smoke a cigarette God takes 8 minutes off your life and gives it to Keith Richards

@GrantTanaka
Wife: It's like every #man on earth has to share one #brain
Me: [can't think of a good comeback because it's not my turn to use the brain]

07.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Clever posts of yore:

@davidgrosstv
My eyelid is telling me β€œno more coffee” in Morse code.

@moswanson
Just rolled up next to a guy in a Tesla at a stop light and blatantly sneered at him.
He rolled down his window and shouted β€œI KNOW! I KNOW! I’M SELLING IT!”

#tesla #coffee #wakeup

07.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Clever posts of yore:

@Mirth_Quake
Hey man, is that squirrel in your jock or are you just.. oh. That IS a squirrel. Sorry.

@SketchesbyBoze
I don’t want to β€œstay sexy as I get older” I want to emerge from the river with seaweed in my hair uttering ancient curses in forgotten tongues

#aging #oops

07.03.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
C.S. Lewis quotation β€” 'When we Christians behave badly, or fail to behave well, we are making Christianity unbelievable to the outside world.'

C.S. Lewis quotation β€” 'When we Christians behave badly, or fail to behave well, we are making Christianity unbelievable to the outside world.'

Yup. #Christian #good #evil

06.03.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Shows three kittens who look extra fluffy and spooked. Says "introverts at a party overstimulated and trying to figure out how to leave early"

Shows three kittens who look extra fluffy and spooked. Says "introverts at a party overstimulated and trying to figure out how to leave early"

Ha! :)
#introvert #party

06.03.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Clever posts of yore:

@goldengateblond
a fun thing about getting older is all the sports injuries you get while sleeping

@meganamram
Things are getting serious with my boyfriend: I'm about to meet his wife!!

#boyfriend #wife #relationships #aging #sports

06.03.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Clever posts of yore:

@eleanorkpenny
For Lent I am giving up

@Kristen_Arnett
Good morning to everyone but especially the woman in the crosswalk on my way to work who didn't like that someone honked at her to hurry so she stopped and did a couple of jumping jacks

#lent #funny

06.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

RT:

@LizHackett
You're not a #foodie. You're 24. You went to a restaurant.

@hannahmerich
Last night I was explaining to a new #gym instructor about how I've got metal rods along my spine, and she replied, "oh, so you're like a kebab" and I don't think I'll stop thinking about that for a while.

06.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sigh... #dystopia #dystopian

05.03.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Clever posts of yore:

@Boba_Photo
She has a coy pond. All the pretty fish swim away when you try to feed them.

@ChalligatorEP
I feel like I am stuck in a snow globe and some jerk keeps shaking it.

05.03.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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@beaveinflow
Every time I accidentally see the news, I have to take my inner child to the #bookstore for an overpriced latte and an emotional support #book I’ll pretend I have time to read.

@Disalmanac
UPDATE: #Lent has begun. This is always the very worst time of the year for Rick Astley.

05.03.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Clever posts of yore:

@TsybulskaLiubov
In Kyiv a woman knocked down a Russian drone from a balcony with a jar of cucumbers. How did they expect to occupy this country?

@SpacePlankton
When I hear a sports reporter say that someone is on fire right now, I always look up hopefully.

#ukraine #russia

05.03.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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@yonewt
Hypnotized by the ceiling fan and missed garbage day again

@FunnyFries
My Fitbit just asked me, "do you feel like standing up?"

@trumpetcake
I want to apologize to my coworker Cheryl for thinking that [she] and Ron from accounting were "dirty dancing." She was choking on an apricot.

05.03.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Shows that the word hyphenated has no hyphen but the word non-hyphenated does have a hyphen.  :)  Says oh, how ironic

Shows that the word hyphenated has no hyphen but the word non-hyphenated does have a hyphen. :) Says oh, how ironic

:) #irony #ironic #grammar #hyphen

04.03.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Clever posts of yore:

@MooseAllain
Just browsing my dad's bookshelves and found he's printed out the whole of Wikipedia, had it bound & called it the Encyclopaedia Britannica!

@WilGafney
When do we run out of flabber to be gasted?

#sigh #books #wikipedia

04.03.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Clever posts of yore:

@ClichedOut
the first rule of micromanager club is...here, i'll just show u

@DanielRCarrillo
I'm from rural #Texas, where it's legal to marry a #gun.

@jenashleywright
When they said β€œ#History repeats itself,” I wasn’t expecting all of the twentieth century in two years.

04.03.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Clever posts of yore:

@kelly__le
I finally shaved my legs.
Do I contact Locks of Love or do they contact me?

@ScorpionDong
One of my anxiety pills got lodged in my throat this morning. If that's not a good metaphor for life, I don't know what is

#life #hair #shave

04.03.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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:) #oops #ohno

04.03.2026 07:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

While we wait for more results (I promise a bunch of calls are sure to be around the corner), my usual Election Night note:

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04.03.2026 03:13 πŸ‘ 339 πŸ” 97 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

Follow this guy and Bolts for solid election information.

04.03.2026 05:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Venn diagram of intersecting circles labeled "cat" and "inkjet printer" -- middle says "moody, spend a lot of time self-cleaning, unreliable, demand feeding when container is full, ignore requests"

Venn diagram of intersecting circles labeled "cat" and "inkjet printer" -- middle says "moody, spend a lot of time self-cleaning, unreliable, demand feeding when container is full, ignore requests"

:) #cats #printers #inkjet

03.03.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An angry possum is yelling into a phone -- text says "me yelling representative!! to the automated customer service"

An angry possum is yelling into a phone -- text says "me yelling representative!! to the automated customer service"

:) #customerservice #help #modernlife #firstworldproblems

03.03.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Shows an ice maker with indicators on that "ice full" and "add water"

Shows an ice maker with indicators on that "ice full" and "add water"

Schroedinger's ice maker?

#schroedinger #huh

03.03.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Clever posts of yore:

@ashleyn1cole
Today I completed a chore I have been putting off for six months. It took 15 minutes. I will learn nothing from this.

@SleazySli
Why isn't it called social notworking?

@PressOneForNo
Just seen a baby ghost. No hang on, it's a tissue.

#oops #life #lesson

03.03.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Clever posts of yore:

@xLiserx
I made love to a beautiful hipster for nearly 10 minutes before realizing he was just a pile of scarves and coats in the Salvation Army bin.

@ScottLinnen
Rest up. Tomorrow's another thankless pride swallowing siege and you'll want to get an early start

#pride #oops

03.03.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Clever posts of yore:

@dougboneparth
Give me coffee to change the things I can and alcohol to accept those I cannot.

@WilliamAder
"I have my own blood pressure machine at home."
- me, flirting, in Walgreens

#coffee #flirt #flirting #health

03.03.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Shows a cat that looks like a rolled up towel next to rolled up towels. Says "terrible towel. Very scratchy. Does not dry well. 4/10"

Shows a cat that looks like a rolled up towel next to rolled up towels. Says "terrible towel. Very scratchy. Does not dry well. 4/10"

:) #cats #rating

03.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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:)

03.03.2026 03:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

[first day undercover] Can you speak up I’m wearing a wire

03.03.2026 03:27 πŸ‘ 136 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1