Abacus Wizard
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Of course he was slimy! Have you *seen* the interior of Shark City?
December 28, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Of course he was slimy! Have you *seen* the interior of Shark City?
The closeup with Wolfang and the horn makes me think of that one scene in Yojimbo with the gun guy on the ground dying with his gun just out of reach
December 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The closeup with Wolfang and the horn makes me think of that one scene in Yojimbo with the gun guy on the ground dying with his gun just out of reach
Aw, Wolfang, you jerk!
December 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Aw, Wolfang, you jerk!
The glorious board game Space Empires 4X includes a special ability that grants a significant bonus to all ground combat and boarding actions. It’s called “And We Still Carry Swords.”
December 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The glorious board game Space Empires 4X includes a special ability that grants a significant bonus to all ground combat and boarding actions. It’s called “And We Still Carry Swords.”
Hot dang, what an action sequence!
This reminds me, in smaller scale, of that The Spirit issue, “Ten Minutes” I think it was called, where the whole point was that it was a ten-minute-long story that would take about ten minutes to read; a real-time comic.
This reminds me, in smaller scale, of that The Spirit issue, “Ten Minutes” I think it was called, where the whole point was that it was a ten-minute-long story that would take about ten minutes to read; a real-time comic.
December 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Hot dang, what an action sequence!
This reminds me, in smaller scale, of that The Spirit issue, “Ten Minutes” I think it was called, where the whole point was that it was a ten-minute-long story that would take about ten minutes to read; a real-time comic.
This reminds me, in smaller scale, of that The Spirit issue, “Ten Minutes” I think it was called, where the whole point was that it was a ten-minute-long story that would take about ten minutes to read; a real-time comic.
December 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Delightfully symbolic!
December 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Delightfully symbolic!
aw yuss bowling is good stuff
December 26, 2025 at 6:03 AM
aw yuss bowling is good stuff
I think what we’re looking at here is a reverse Portrait-of-Dorian-Gray situation. Every time Ian *would* have been happy, all that happiness gets absorbed by the picture instead, so he himself can be as curmudgeonly as he wants while the picture, hidden out of sight, just gets happier and happier.
December 26, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I think what we’re looking at here is a reverse Portrait-of-Dorian-Gray situation. Every time Ian *would* have been happy, all that happiness gets absorbed by the picture instead, so he himself can be as curmudgeonly as he wants while the picture, hidden out of sight, just gets happier and happier.
Absolutely. The administration has just made OU degrees absolutely worthless.
December 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Absolutely. The administration has just made OU degrees absolutely worthless.
“three whole kingdoms”
Or possibly more! The original text does not specify that how many kings; only that they brought three gifts—so later traditions assumed one king per gift (and also invented names for them).
Or possibly more! The original text does not specify that how many kings; only that they brought three gifts—so later traditions assumed one king per gift (and also invented names for them).
December 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
“three whole kingdoms”
Or possibly more! The original text does not specify that how many kings; only that they brought three gifts—so later traditions assumed one king per gift (and also invented names for them).
Or possibly more! The original text does not specify that how many kings; only that they brought three gifts—so later traditions assumed one king per gift (and also invented names for them).
Soon her prey will be fully engulfed. To us it may seem cruel, but it is simply Nature’s way.
December 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Soon her prey will be fully engulfed. To us it may seem cruel, but it is simply Nature’s way.
meanwhile here’s me again thinking that this is Amos and Edda until you point out that it ain’t
December 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
meanwhile here’s me again thinking that this is Amos and Edda until you point out that it ain’t
And so the Holy Family escaped to Egypt, safe from harm.
What is the moral of the story, you ask?
Misdirecting violent government agents to protect oppressed refugees is the Christian thing to do.
Let no-one say that these old stories aren’t relevant in the modern world.
What is the moral of the story, you ask?
Misdirecting violent government agents to protect oppressed refugees is the Christian thing to do.
Let no-one say that these old stories aren’t relevant in the modern world.
December 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
And so the Holy Family escaped to Egypt, safe from harm.
What is the moral of the story, you ask?
Misdirecting violent government agents to protect oppressed refugees is the Christian thing to do.
Let no-one say that these old stories aren’t relevant in the modern world.
What is the moral of the story, you ask?
Misdirecting violent government agents to protect oppressed refugees is the Christian thing to do.
Let no-one say that these old stories aren’t relevant in the modern world.
The farmer told them: Yes, they passed this way while I was sowing this very field with grain.
The soldiers talked amongst themselves and decided: That must have been MONTHS ago! There’s no way we can catch up with them now; we may as well turn around and go home empty-handed.
The soldiers talked amongst themselves and decided: That must have been MONTHS ago! There’s no way we can catch up with them now; we may as well turn around and go home empty-handed.
December 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The farmer told them: Yes, they passed this way while I was sowing this very field with grain.
The soldiers talked amongst themselves and decided: That must have been MONTHS ago! There’s no way we can catch up with them now; we may as well turn around and go home empty-handed.
The soldiers talked amongst themselves and decided: That must have been MONTHS ago! There’s no way we can catch up with them now; we may as well turn around and go home empty-handed.
The Holy Family moved on towards Egypt.
The next day, Herod’s soldiers marched down the same road, and saw the same farmer—now harvesting his fully-grown crop. They stopped and asked him: Have you seen a family of such-and-such description pass this way?
The next day, Herod’s soldiers marched down the same road, and saw the same farmer—now harvesting his fully-grown crop. They stopped and asked him: Have you seen a family of such-and-such description pass this way?
December 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The Holy Family moved on towards Egypt.
The next day, Herod’s soldiers marched down the same road, and saw the same farmer—now harvesting his fully-grown crop. They stopped and asked him: Have you seen a family of such-and-such description pass this way?
The next day, Herod’s soldiers marched down the same road, and saw the same farmer—now harvesting his fully-grown crop. They stopped and asked him: Have you seen a family of such-and-such description pass this way?
While they were traveling, they passed a farmer sowing grain in a field by the side of the road, and asked for directions. The farmer told them where to go, and in gratitude, Baby Jesus waved his hand over the new-sown grain, and the whole field of it grew to full height in the twinkling of an eye.
December 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
While they were traveling, they passed a farmer sowing grain in a field by the side of the road, and asked for directions. The farmer told them where to go, and in gratitude, Baby Jesus waved his hand over the new-sown grain, and the whole field of it grew to full height in the twinkling of an eye.
You probably already know that the Holy Family—Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, and the donkey—were obliged to flee from Bethlehem to Egypt to escape from the tyranny of King Herod, who sought to kill the child.
December 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
You probably already know that the Holy Family—Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, and the donkey—were obliged to flee from Bethlehem to Egypt to escape from the tyranny of King Herod, who sought to kill the child.
obligatory punchline: “Hey, one of our boys made it.”
December 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
obligatory punchline: “Hey, one of our boys made it.”
Ming’s gone, man, get over it! You could just retire and spend the rest of your days in luxury lounging around on the beaches of Tropica or wherever, instead of trudging through the muck hoping for one last glorious fight to the death!
December 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Ming’s gone, man, get over it! You could just retire and spend the rest of your days in luxury lounging around on the beaches of Tropica or wherever, instead of trudging through the muck hoping for one last glorious fight to the death!
Yes, but not exactly a “you should build more ships like this” role model.
December 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Yes, but not exactly a “you should build more ships like this” role model.