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"Probably the only person who could make a scooter cool"
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we all wanted to like Babel but no one has managed it yet
December 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
we all wanted to like Babel but no one has managed it yet
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i always forget, are people celebrating the birth of christ or his monster
December 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
i always forget, are people celebrating the birth of christ or his monster
It's been so long since I was a person who read regularly that I forgot that it comes with the side effect of constantly wanting to be continuing my current book instead of whatever else I'm actually supposed to be doing
December 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
It's been so long since I was a person who read regularly that I forgot that it comes with the side effect of constantly wanting to be continuing my current book instead of whatever else I'm actually supposed to be doing
It's so baffling to me that everyone in America still treats the idea of wearing a mask when you're sick like it's some kind of self-righteous overreactive germophobic behavior as if it's not just considered basic hygiene in Asia
I agree with all this — sick leave is essential to a healthy society. While we’re working on that, though, we need to make it a general norm that if you MUST be around others while sick, you wear a mask (preferably a good one).
3/ Isolation is important but only works if people can afford it. Many people simply can’t stay home when sick. Without meaningful sick pay, asking people to isolate is unrealistic. Better financial support is essential to reduce transmission.
December 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
It's so baffling to me that everyone in America still treats the idea of wearing a mask when you're sick like it's some kind of self-righteous overreactive germophobic behavior as if it's not just considered basic hygiene in Asia
I don't care about Jane Austen. How can Throughline's Pride and Prejudice episode possibly be so good
December 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I don't care about Jane Austen. How can Throughline's Pride and Prejudice episode possibly be so good
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Once again.
It still matters if things are real
In the comments, people note that it’s AI and the poster responds that he just doesn’t care.
That’s an easy block.
That’s an easy block.
December 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Once again.
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Our archivist found this real, paid-for, pretty rad Mr. Beef ad in the April 2004 edition of The Onion.
December 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Our archivist found this real, paid-for, pretty rad Mr. Beef ad in the April 2004 edition of The Onion.
In a world with a loving God, how could it have taken me so long to find out about Don't Make Fun Of Renowned Author Dan Brown
December 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
In a world with a loving God, how could it have taken me so long to find out about Don't Make Fun Of Renowned Author Dan Brown
One of my favorite Small Joys™ in life is the post-Thanksgiving window where you get to have a slice of pie for breakfast for like a week
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
One of my favorite Small Joys™ in life is the post-Thanksgiving window where you get to have a slice of pie for breakfast for like a week
As a "sure" on aliens and a "nope" on everything else, I'm intrigued by the subset of people here who apparently believe in both Bigfoot and Nessie, but the Chupacabra is a bridge too far
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
As a "sure" on aliens and a "nope" on everything else, I'm intrigued by the subset of people here who apparently believe in both Bigfoot and Nessie, but the Chupacabra is a bridge too far
Can some publisher please just take pity on me and translate Suzuki's Ubiquitous? You can't just leave me hanging with "murder mystery about physics and the Voynich Manuscript" and never translate it. I don't have time to learn up to JLPT N2 on my own time, guys, come on
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Can some publisher please just take pity on me and translate Suzuki's Ubiquitous? You can't just leave me hanging with "murder mystery about physics and the Voynich Manuscript" and never translate it. I don't have time to learn up to JLPT N2 on my own time, guys, come on
weighing whether or not I should finally read the Bible so I have the context when I finally get around to Moby Dick
Re-reading MOBY-DICK for an article (and also as a respite between Beck editing/factchecking sessions), and oh my word it's so much more legible and entertaining this time around because I actually know shit about the Bible
November 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
weighing whether or not I should finally read the Bible so I have the context when I finally get around to Moby Dick
Every five or so years, I'm like "You know what would look good with this outfit? High heels. I'm sure there's no reason I haven't worn them in recent memory," and then I, God's fool, wear them to an event, and by the end of the event I've repented my hubris and sworn them off again
November 19, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Every five or so years, I'm like "You know what would look good with this outfit? High heels. I'm sure there's no reason I haven't worn them in recent memory," and then I, God's fool, wear them to an event, and by the end of the event I've repented my hubris and sworn them off again
One of my best friends and the CEO of the Onion being in Barcelona at the same time is a fun little crossover, like I'm reading two sections of an anthology side by side. What adventures will they have? Will they cross paths? Have they both now seen the weirdly sexual Catalan giraffe?
November 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
One of my best friends and the CEO of the Onion being in Barcelona at the same time is a fun little crossover, like I'm reading two sections of an anthology side by side. What adventures will they have? Will they cross paths? Have they both now seen the weirdly sexual Catalan giraffe?
Bold casting choice for Justine Moritz but I'll reserve judgment
November 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Bold casting choice for Justine Moritz but I'll reserve judgment
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are more of us than there are of them.
How do we have such excellent candidates for city council and school board while all four of our mayoral candidates are so profoundly disappointing
November 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
How do we have such excellent candidates for city council and school board while all four of our mayoral candidates are so profoundly disappointing
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rabbit rabbit
a drawing of two rabbits that are standing on their hind legs
Alt: a drawing of two rabbits that are standing on their hind legs rocking out
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November 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
rabbit rabbit
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I can't start talking about Frankenstein because I'll talk about it for four hours and I need to do things like shower and make food instead (no admiring the majesty of nature, though, sorry, Mary, I can't do your whole theme this morning) but rest assured I've got some Opinions in the oven
October 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I can't start talking about Frankenstein because I'll talk about it for four hours and I need to do things like shower and make food instead (no admiring the majesty of nature, though, sorry, Mary, I can't do your whole theme this morning) but rest assured I've got some Opinions in the oven
Shout out to the credit union employee who has decided that a mysterious unresolved problem I've been having for years is now his personal quest
October 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Shout out to the credit union employee who has decided that a mysterious unresolved problem I've been having for years is now his personal quest
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What in the Jack Skellington fuckery is this?! No Christmas displays! It's not Halloween yet!
October 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
What in the Jack Skellington fuckery is this?! No Christmas displays! It's not Halloween yet!
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you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am
August 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am
This should be illegal
October 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This should be illegal
experienced the most profound American pride I've felt in years just now upon discovering there's a restaurant a little west of my apartment called Hankook Taqueria
October 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
experienced the most profound American pride I've felt in years just now upon discovering there's a restaurant a little west of my apartment called Hankook Taqueria