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Books
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Laughter
Dogs
if you do not seek these out, you have not fully experienced humanity
Is this because "Roman" is in the name of the font?
December 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Is this because "Roman" is in the name of the font?
There is no off switch. And as Conan alludes to at the very end, comedy is a coping mechanism for a wide variety of life's stresses.
December 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
There is no off switch. And as Conan alludes to at the very end, comedy is a coping mechanism for a wide variety of life's stresses.
"Since every individual is accountable to the self, the formation of that self demands our utmost care and attention."
- Reverend Mother Superior Darwi Odrade
- Reverend Mother Superior Darwi Odrade
December 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"Since every individual is accountable to the self, the formation of that self demands our utmost care and attention."
- Reverend Mother Superior Darwi Odrade
- Reverend Mother Superior Darwi Odrade
Hoo-boy, wait until you realize how that other site is self-selected.
December 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Hoo-boy, wait until you realize how that other site is self-selected.
They did. You should see who is asking questions now at the Pentagon.
December 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
They did. You should see who is asking questions now at the Pentagon.
Perhaps not a swing, so much as a grab...
December 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Perhaps not a swing, so much as a grab...
There are several painful ironies of CBS advertising a tournament called "The Masters" at a segregated course, and doing so during the championship of a college sport with so many black competitors.
"went golfing at Augusta National, which notoriously had no black members at the time"
"went golfing at Augusta National, which notoriously had no black members at the time"
December 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
There are several painful ironies of CBS advertising a tournament called "The Masters" at a segregated course, and doing so during the championship of a college sport with so many black competitors.
"went golfing at Augusta National, which notoriously had no black members at the time"
"went golfing at Augusta National, which notoriously had no black members at the time"
And it's almost that weird, you have to write quasi-third-person stuff like "Mortal (2021) agues that the sands in the hourglass are nothing like the days of our lives, and that the proper metaphor is the glass itself, representing an inescapable trap governed by the arbitrary actions of others."
December 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
And it's almost that weird, you have to write quasi-third-person stuff like "Mortal (2021) agues that the sands in the hourglass are nothing like the days of our lives, and that the proper metaphor is the glass itself, representing an inescapable trap governed by the arbitrary actions of others."
Chief O'Hara? For real?
December 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Chief O'Hara? For real?
Sprite - Basketball Strike (1998, USA)
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December 6, 2025 at 2:02 AM
It is a soccer federation awarding a statue where everyone is touching the ball with their hands.
December 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
It is a soccer federation awarding a statue where everyone is touching the ball with their hands.
The right side picture works so much better with my initial mis-reading (even though I remember the movie) of the first line:
"In 10 seconds the porn begins."
"In 10 seconds the porn begins."
December 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The right side picture works so much better with my initial mis-reading (even though I remember the movie) of the first line:
"In 10 seconds the porn begins."
"In 10 seconds the porn begins."
Oh, hi. Welcome to the year 2000.
"The Republicans on the US Supreme Court are corrupt and are willing to rig elections for their team."
"The Republicans on the US Supreme Court are corrupt and are willing to rig elections for their team."
December 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Oh, hi. Welcome to the year 2000.
"The Republicans on the US Supreme Court are corrupt and are willing to rig elections for their team."
"The Republicans on the US Supreme Court are corrupt and are willing to rig elections for their team."
Is this your first day?
"We can find other ways to deal with the former" [the redress of unjust punishments for crimes]
"We can find other ways to deal with the former" [the redress of unjust punishments for crimes]
December 5, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Is this your first day?
"We can find other ways to deal with the former" [the redress of unjust punishments for crimes]
"We can find other ways to deal with the former" [the redress of unjust punishments for crimes]
A man was shot in Reno, his death was observed.
December 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A man was shot in Reno, his death was observed.
Your attempt to legerdemain precarity into poverty is obvious and unentertaining. Your precarity scenarios after necessities are by themselves poverty income for many.
December 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Your attempt to legerdemain precarity into poverty is obvious and unentertaining. Your precarity scenarios after necessities are by themselves poverty income for many.
This, with a straight face:
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This, with a straight face:
This is so much Murc's Law that I half suspect that you are being sarcastic instead of ridiculous. You've "they"ed Republicans out of the first sentence. You've passive voiced Republicans out of the second sentence. And then it's Democrats, Democrats.
December 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This is so much Murc's Law that I half suspect that you are being sarcastic instead of ridiculous. You've "they"ed Republicans out of the first sentence. You've passive voiced Republicans out of the second sentence. And then it's Democrats, Democrats.
Murc's Law is real.
December 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Murc's Law is real.
Murc's Law is real.
"Trump calling Somalis 'garbage' en route to a literal militarized purge of the community is a real litmus test for Democratic party politicians."
"Trump calling Somalis 'garbage' en route to a literal militarized purge of the community is a real litmus test for Democratic party politicians."
December 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Murc's Law is real.
"Trump calling Somalis 'garbage' en route to a literal militarized purge of the community is a real litmus test for Democratic party politicians."
"Trump calling Somalis 'garbage' en route to a literal militarized purge of the community is a real litmus test for Democratic party politicians."
Charlie's Angels [dives for cover]
December 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Charlie's Angels [dives for cover]
...well, I mean, what if you are terminally unmagnetized?
December 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
...well, I mean, what if you are terminally unmagnetized?
Is it Mr. Glass doing superhero experiments, after he learns about the drowning kryptonite?
"why did we rescue two other survivors in a different strike, fly them home, and let them go free?
"why did we rescue two other survivors in a different strike, fly them home, and let them go free?
December 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Is it Mr. Glass doing superhero experiments, after he learns about the drowning kryptonite?
"why did we rescue two other survivors in a different strike, fly them home, and let them go free?
"why did we rescue two other survivors in a different strike, fly them home, and let them go free?
Dude, warn a guy, some of us were drinking beverages.
December 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Dude, warn a guy, some of us were drinking beverages.
ahem, grammar vigilante here, it should read "policing gangs *are* racist".
"& said policing gangs is 'racist'"
"& said policing gangs is 'racist'"
December 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
ahem, grammar vigilante here, it should read "policing gangs *are* racist".
"& said policing gangs is 'racist'"
"& said policing gangs is 'racist'"