Caroline
@listnerd.bsky.social
Pedantic nerd in the US South. Likes: Southern Gothic, calligraphy, Calvin and Hobbes, the Episcopal church. Dislikes: people who like “everything except rap and country.” Anti-fascist.
Some of us knew Mary was a virgin years before we knew what sex was.
December 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Some of us knew Mary was a virgin years before we knew what sex was.
That’s an interesting twist on what I normally see, shows trying to make an evangelical church that include things like baptismal fonts and a crucifix.
December 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
That’s an interesting twist on what I normally see, shows trying to make an evangelical church that include things like baptismal fonts and a crucifix.
Mine is constantly stealing blankets. Every night we have a discussion about this.
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Mine is constantly stealing blankets. Every night we have a discussion about this.
Is she a pit? Because that’s such a pitbull move.
December 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Is she a pit? Because that’s such a pitbull move.
That’s a wild equivalence. The praying hands and “I believe the Holocaust happened” - do you also “believe” in other facts - don’t hide your anti-Semitism.
December 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
That’s a wild equivalence. The praying hands and “I believe the Holocaust happened” - do you also “believe” in other facts - don’t hide your anti-Semitism.
When I saw that in the theatre the entire audience laughed inappropriately, so we were free to mock it.
December 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
When I saw that in the theatre the entire audience laughed inappropriately, so we were free to mock it.
imagine if they said only the crotch thing in the Atlantic office. Somehow I don’t think it would’ve been OK.
December 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
imagine if they said only the crotch thing in the Atlantic office. Somehow I don’t think it would’ve been OK.
At some point they run afoul of the cataloging department.
December 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
At some point they run afoul of the cataloging department.
Today I learned I’m Gen X. I look forward to being forgotten instead of blamed for everything.
December 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Today I learned I’m Gen X. I look forward to being forgotten instead of blamed for everything.
Reminded for some reason of the people who screamed slurs on camera and now have Go FundMe accounts.
December 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Reminded for some reason of the people who screamed slurs on camera and now have Go FundMe accounts.
But do you dare to eat a peach?
December 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
But do you dare to eat a peach?
No longer Calvinist except for the T. It keeps being proven.
December 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
No longer Calvinist except for the T. It keeps being proven.
I have a great-great uncle who worked for a train company in the 20s-40s. He remembered the number of every train.
December 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I have a great-great uncle who worked for a train company in the 20s-40s. He remembered the number of every train.
OMG exactly. If my family members decide to talk like this at Christmas I’m gonna start naming names.
December 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
OMG exactly. If my family members decide to talk like this at Christmas I’m gonna start naming names.
A lot of parents discover they are autistic when they’re getting a diagnosis for their child, who either has more obvious traits or just better doctors and teachers with more awareness. If they banked their identity on being normal it’s a tough pill.
December 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A lot of parents discover they are autistic when they’re getting a diagnosis for their child, who either has more obvious traits or just better doctors and teachers with more awareness. If they banked their identity on being normal it’s a tough pill.
Sadly, this very principle will keep them from understanding it.
December 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Sadly, this very principle will keep them from understanding it.
As the graduate of a Christian school this is incredible.
December 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
As the graduate of a Christian school this is incredible.
It’s not Christmas without the Muppets Christmas Carol.
December 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It’s not Christmas without the Muppets Christmas Carol.
In the street the sword bereaves; in the house it is like death.
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
In the street the sword bereaves; in the house it is like death.
Here I was thinking he was an old-school Gothard hold-out condemning the back-beat.
December 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Here I was thinking he was an old-school Gothard hold-out condemning the back-beat.
Shit on a shingle involves toast.
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Shit on a shingle involves toast.