Imagine modern day insurance companies refusing to pay for iron lungs for polio victims.
December 20, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Imagine modern day insurance companies refusing to pay for iron lungs for polio victims.
The Fablehaven series by Brendon Mull (kids, but a cute pleasant read).
December 20, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The Fablehaven series by Brendon Mull (kids, but a cute pleasant read).
The Nghi Vo "Singing Hills Cycle" books. All novella length, all excellent.
December 20, 2025 at 5:24 AM
The Nghi Vo "Singing Hills Cycle" books. All novella length, all excellent.
Automatic Noodle.
(Can't remember the author, but it's a great short and sweet novella.)
(Can't remember the author, but it's a great short and sweet novella.)
December 20, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Automatic Noodle.
(Can't remember the author, but it's a great short and sweet novella.)
(Can't remember the author, but it's a great short and sweet novella.)
Mine is Jurassic Park.
I'm not sure what to make of that.
I'm not sure what to make of that.
December 20, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Mine is Jurassic Park.
I'm not sure what to make of that.
I'm not sure what to make of that.
You very clearly said the opposite, don't worry.
December 20, 2025 at 5:06 AM
You very clearly said the opposite, don't worry.
My partner got me the coffee machine I wanted and I think he uses it more than me.
Mostly to make coffee for me. I got extremely lucky with that one!! 😂
Mostly to make coffee for me. I got extremely lucky with that one!! 😂
December 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
My partner got me the coffee machine I wanted and I think he uses it more than me.
Mostly to make coffee for me. I got extremely lucky with that one!! 😂
Mostly to make coffee for me. I got extremely lucky with that one!! 😂
Auuuuhh I don't get it till August 26. Whyyyy!!
August 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Auuuuhh I don't get it till August 26. Whyyyy!!
We toured our office a couple of days before the handover from construction to occupation. Fully finished building (allegedly). We all had to wear hi vis, steel cap boots, long sleeves and hard hats. Completely unnecessary but site rules.
Guess how many people complained? Yep, 0.
Guess how many people complained? Yep, 0.
August 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
We toured our office a couple of days before the handover from construction to occupation. Fully finished building (allegedly). We all had to wear hi vis, steel cap boots, long sleeves and hard hats. Completely unnecessary but site rules.
Guess how many people complained? Yep, 0.
Guess how many people complained? Yep, 0.
My high school did this in the 90s. Worked with the local polytechnic to divert kids who weren't academic into trade qualifications while keeping them at school. It was a RESOUNDING success, without any need for this utter pile of bullshit they're pushing.
August 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
My high school did this in the 90s. Worked with the local polytechnic to divert kids who weren't academic into trade qualifications while keeping them at school. It was a RESOUNDING success, without any need for this utter pile of bullshit they're pushing.
Part one. (Not her real name but the one that gets used most often and that she answers to now.)
a cartoon potato with a face and arms is standing on a white background .
Alt: a cartoon potato with a face and arms is standing on a white background .
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June 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Part one. (Not her real name but the one that gets used most often and that she answers to now.)
I absolutely believe that cats understand the world around them, and what we say to them.
They just choose their responses to it, which don't always? often? align with what we may have asked them to do.
Mine sass me right to my face. You can't do that if you don't understand.
They just choose their responses to it, which don't always? often? align with what we may have asked them to do.
Mine sass me right to my face. You can't do that if you don't understand.
May 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I absolutely believe that cats understand the world around them, and what we say to them.
They just choose their responses to it, which don't always? often? align with what we may have asked them to do.
Mine sass me right to my face. You can't do that if you don't understand.
They just choose their responses to it, which don't always? often? align with what we may have asked them to do.
Mine sass me right to my face. You can't do that if you don't understand.
I would pay more tax and my partner less, it more or less evens out across the household (we'd be about $5 poorer which we can totally afford).
May 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I would pay more tax and my partner less, it more or less evens out across the household (we'd be about $5 poorer which we can totally afford).
I acquired an elderly cat some years ago and we discovered that she recognised smoked salmon packets. Unopened, we took one out of the fridge and she IMMEDIATELY started howling and begging. Someone in her earlier life gave her bougie tastes!
May 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I acquired an elderly cat some years ago and we discovered that she recognised smoked salmon packets. Unopened, we took one out of the fridge and she IMMEDIATELY started howling and begging. Someone in her earlier life gave her bougie tastes!
We have a tui that sings the song my washing machine makes when it's unbalanced.
May 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We have a tui that sings the song my washing machine makes when it's unbalanced.
I have had a hell of a time getting my diet calibrated against ADHD medication (appetite suppressant side effect) and keep finding myself STARVING late evening so I wind up eating "too much" late in the day and then having issues sleeping and then it's hard the next day and ugh bodies whhyyyyyyyyyyy
May 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I have had a hell of a time getting my diet calibrated against ADHD medication (appetite suppressant side effect) and keep finding myself STARVING late evening so I wind up eating "too much" late in the day and then having issues sleeping and then it's hard the next day and ugh bodies whhyyyyyyyyyyy
I would like to submit the "everything is chemicals you sodding prats" argument, because these people are just. Argh. Sodding prats.
May 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I would like to submit the "everything is chemicals you sodding prats" argument, because these people are just. Argh. Sodding prats.
I did it on a whim about six years ago (searching for non dairy alternatives for my partner) and - as someone who can eat dairy no issues - I PREFER it this way. Creamy and rich and :chefskiss:
May 1, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I did it on a whim about six years ago (searching for non dairy alternatives for my partner) and - as someone who can eat dairy no issues - I PREFER it this way. Creamy and rich and :chefskiss:
Nutellex Buttery. (I think it's vegan?) we also add eggs for non vegan option, beat them in quickly like you would for carbonara, but if you don't do egg then the Nutellex is enough. Add a little vege stock if you need liquid.
May 1, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Nutellex Buttery. (I think it's vegan?) we also add eggs for non vegan option, beat them in quickly like you would for carbonara, but if you don't do egg then the Nutellex is enough. Add a little vege stock if you need liquid.
Proper concert grand piano.
Ridiculously fitted out rooms for my cats - like climbing walls and bougie cat trees and tunnels and cardboard boxes - and someone paid to deal with litter boxes.
I'm not very inventive I guess.
Ridiculously fitted out rooms for my cats - like climbing walls and bougie cat trees and tunnels and cardboard boxes - and someone paid to deal with litter boxes.
I'm not very inventive I guess.
April 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Proper concert grand piano.
Ridiculously fitted out rooms for my cats - like climbing walls and bougie cat trees and tunnels and cardboard boxes - and someone paid to deal with litter boxes.
I'm not very inventive I guess.
Ridiculously fitted out rooms for my cats - like climbing walls and bougie cat trees and tunnels and cardboard boxes - and someone paid to deal with litter boxes.
I'm not very inventive I guess.
I have clothes in my wardrobe that all fit me the same way and they have eight different size labels on them (admittedly one of those is due to vanity sizing from a plus size brand) and it's such bullshit
April 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I have clothes in my wardrobe that all fit me the same way and they have eight different size labels on them (admittedly one of those is due to vanity sizing from a plus size brand) and it's such bullshit
My problem with your 'nip is that Bonnie gets THE MAD ZOOMIES and needs to destroy things - ideally Mango - for ten minutes, right as Mango has turned into a drooling mess atop the climber and is profoundly upset by Bonnie messing with his vibes.
It's hilarious as shit but I have to supervise 😂😂
It's hilarious as shit but I have to supervise 😂😂
April 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
My problem with your 'nip is that Bonnie gets THE MAD ZOOMIES and needs to destroy things - ideally Mango - for ten minutes, right as Mango has turned into a drooling mess atop the climber and is profoundly upset by Bonnie messing with his vibes.
It's hilarious as shit but I have to supervise 😂😂
It's hilarious as shit but I have to supervise 😂😂
I was mixing your ear worm up with "I'm getting married in the morning" anyway, so my bad all round. (I woke up with that thought and went "oh hey oops".)
April 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I was mixing your ear worm up with "I'm getting married in the morning" anyway, so my bad all round. (I woke up with that thought and went "oh hey oops".)
Would it work to swap for "Not Getting Married Today" (which personally I prefer)?
April 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Would it work to swap for "Not Getting Married Today" (which personally I prefer)?
Pepper has a Patron support option - it means you CAN give her money without needing to handle merch.
April 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Pepper has a Patron support option - it means you CAN give her money without needing to handle merch.