HooliKodos
@hoolikodos.bsky.social
I don't post much, but I like stuff.
Thank you for that gift.
October 29, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Thank you for that gift.
"and some not even made by them" just made me audibly cackle in my cubicle at work.
October 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"and some not even made by them" just made me audibly cackle in my cubicle at work.
Me: Wait. Wasn't there already a C.H.U.D. 2?
*googles*
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OMG.
*googles*
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OMG.
September 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Me: Wait. Wasn't there already a C.H.U.D. 2?
*googles*
...
OMG.
*googles*
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OMG.
That's interesting! I was taught differently in my youth, but it felt wrong even then and it's gnawed at me ever since - to the point where I reword things to avoid the problem.
September 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
That's interesting! I was taught differently in my youth, but it felt wrong even then and it's gnawed at me ever since - to the point where I reword things to avoid the problem.
I must never have seen a tortoise eat before, because he eats like I wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley... when he was hungry. That is some commitment to chewing.
September 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I must never have seen a tortoise eat before, because he eats like I wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley... when he was hungry. That is some commitment to chewing.
That is a radically unprofessional response.
September 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
That is a radically unprofessional response.
They've been calling her "a watermelon on legs", and I love it.
September 12, 2025 at 3:50 AM
They've been calling her "a watermelon on legs", and I love it.
Don't try to do it in Alberta, our government is US-lite - we have to pre-register, and pay $100 for them if they ultimately decide to provide them. Which they may not.
August 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Don't try to do it in Alberta, our government is US-lite - we have to pre-register, and pay $100 for them if they ultimately decide to provide them. Which they may not.
They really are - looking at them makes it hard to believe they sound like such goobers when they bugle. 😂
August 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
They really are - looking at them makes it hard to believe they sound like such goobers when they bugle. 😂
It's about time you went metric.
August 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It's about time you went metric.
I have, for years now, been annoyed about Disney marketing their next movies as "the next Disney classic". Something doesn't have to be good, or apparently even in existence yet, for marketing to convince people it's "classic".
August 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I have, for years now, been annoyed about Disney marketing their next movies as "the next Disney classic". Something doesn't have to be good, or apparently even in existence yet, for marketing to convince people it's "classic".
Thanks Jay. I wasn't even aware this was a thing we were doing.
August 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Thanks Jay. I wasn't even aware this was a thing we were doing.
In the prairies in the 90s, it was:
- Several of the standard Shakespeares
- Take your pick of the standard Dickens
- The "oh nos" (Orwell, Huxley, Atwood)
- Other British stuff: Maugham, Bronte
- The American stuff: Steinbeck, Wyndham, Salinger, Miller
- French stuff (because Canada)
- Several of the standard Shakespeares
- Take your pick of the standard Dickens
- The "oh nos" (Orwell, Huxley, Atwood)
- Other British stuff: Maugham, Bronte
- The American stuff: Steinbeck, Wyndham, Salinger, Miller
- French stuff (because Canada)
August 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
In the prairies in the 90s, it was:
- Several of the standard Shakespeares
- Take your pick of the standard Dickens
- The "oh nos" (Orwell, Huxley, Atwood)
- Other British stuff: Maugham, Bronte
- The American stuff: Steinbeck, Wyndham, Salinger, Miller
- French stuff (because Canada)
- Several of the standard Shakespeares
- Take your pick of the standard Dickens
- The "oh nos" (Orwell, Huxley, Atwood)
- Other British stuff: Maugham, Bronte
- The American stuff: Steinbeck, Wyndham, Salinger, Miller
- French stuff (because Canada)
Ganong Chocolate Museum in St. Stephen, New Brunswick.
No other museum smells this good.
No other museum smells this good.
August 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Ganong Chocolate Museum in St. Stephen, New Brunswick.
No other museum smells this good.
No other museum smells this good.
I loved the PEZ museum. You truly have not eaten PEZ until you have eaten warm from the oven PEZ.
August 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I loved the PEZ museum. You truly have not eaten PEZ until you have eaten warm from the oven PEZ.
Glad you arrived safely!
July 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Glad you arrived safely!
She's not exactly lying - she views herself as "Alberta", and her desire to be an American has never been higher.
June 27, 2025 at 3:43 AM
She's not exactly lying - she views herself as "Alberta", and her desire to be an American has never been higher.
What did you do, Scott.
June 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
What did you do, Scott.
That effectively comes down to "you're only interested in joy, and making other people experience joy" and honestly, we need more joy so... that makes you pretty great?
May 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
That effectively comes down to "you're only interested in joy, and making other people experience joy" and honestly, we need more joy so... that makes you pretty great?
As a (generally) non SFF reader, Redshirts was my introduction to the Scalzi literary universe. While it may not be the ultimate Scalzi, it is definitely a useful gateway Scalzi.
May 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
As a (generally) non SFF reader, Redshirts was my introduction to the Scalzi literary universe. While it may not be the ultimate Scalzi, it is definitely a useful gateway Scalzi.
Then I believe it's "Tank Top 3 weeks".
May 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Then I believe it's "Tank Top 3 weeks".
Let's get real, you've likely typed that before.
May 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Let's get real, you've likely typed that before.