POGtastic
@pogtastic.bsky.social
Software engineer, big blue semiconductor company. POG = Personnel Other than Grunt. Wife guy. Dog guy. Terrible chess player.
The Brits made things a little easier for themselves by stationing a fighter squadron and a couple thousand troops there, so the Argentines would have to do a contested beach landing rather than pushing a few penguins out of the way
December 4, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The Brits made things a little easier for themselves by stationing a fighter squadron and a couple thousand troops there, so the Argentines would have to do a contested beach landing rather than pushing a few penguins out of the way
And a lot of those men do, indeed, suck! I've met them! I would divorce them too!
And if you're a single guy and her friends are talking about you, you really don't want to be put in the same category as them
And if you're a single guy and her friends are talking about you, you really don't want to be put in the same category as them
December 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
And a lot of those men do, indeed, suck! I've met them! I would divorce them too!
And if you're a single guy and her friends are talking about you, you really don't want to be put in the same category as them
And if you're a single guy and her friends are talking about you, you really don't want to be put in the same category as them
Pep rallies usually happen immediately before a game, traditionally homecoming
So it's a whole day of stuff - the pep rally, the football game, prom, etc. It's silly and a little cringe, but a lot of local cultural events are like that
just... y'know, don't make it weird
So it's a whole day of stuff - the pep rally, the football game, prom, etc. It's silly and a little cringe, but a lot of local cultural events are like that
just... y'know, don't make it weird
December 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Pep rallies usually happen immediately before a game, traditionally homecoming
So it's a whole day of stuff - the pep rally, the football game, prom, etc. It's silly and a little cringe, but a lot of local cultural events are like that
just... y'know, don't make it weird
So it's a whole day of stuff - the pep rally, the football game, prom, etc. It's silly and a little cringe, but a lot of local cultural events are like that
just... y'know, don't make it weird
There is no archeological evidence for an Egyptian captivity, nor a glorious united Judean empire. And yet those stories persist by a people who spent most of their history as a province of one empire or another. The losers wrote that history!
December 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
There is no archeological evidence for an Egyptian captivity, nor a glorious united Judean empire. And yet those stories persist by a people who spent most of their history as a province of one empire or another. The losers wrote that history!
Which is the whole point! It's not history; it's a narrative that claims to be history. It's propaganda. In this case, it's propaganda of the losing side, which is why its narrative is "we disobeyed God, and now we are paying the price for it. One day we will return"
December 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Which is the whole point! It's not history; it's a narrative that claims to be history. It's propaganda. In this case, it's propaganda of the losing side, which is why its narrative is "we disobeyed God, and now we are paying the price for it. One day we will return"
The Brits now have a sizable garrison stationed on the islands, which will probably put up a slightly better fight than the penguins did the first time around
December 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The Brits now have a sizable garrison stationed on the islands, which will probably put up a slightly better fight than the penguins did the first time around
And that's a way, way more boring statement than "the winners write history!" The entire point of the initial statement is that the losers' voice is entirely excluded, and that usually doesn't happen. Even after WW2, we had to grapple with the Clean Wehrmacht myth and Imperial Japan apologia
December 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
And that's a way, way more boring statement than "the winners write history!" The entire point of the initial statement is that the losers' voice is entirely excluded, and that usually doesn't happen. Even after WW2, we had to grapple with the Clean Wehrmacht myth and Imperial Japan apologia
The entire Tanakh isn't filled with 500 iterations of "well we had things pretty good until we lost faith in God's laws and took a fat fucking L" because they were winning. Nevertheless, that's the story we know despite it coming from the Cleveland Browns of polities
December 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The entire Tanakh isn't filled with 500 iterations of "well we had things pretty good until we lost faith in God's laws and took a fat fucking L" because they were winning. Nevertheless, that's the story we know despite it coming from the Cleveland Browns of polities
We say "the winners write history" in cases where the losers got completely wiped out and ceased to contribute to history, and yeah that happens sometimes. We sure don't have much Carthaginian writing. But most of the time the losers do get a say! Sometimes their narrative wins!
December 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
We say "the winners write history" in cases where the losers got completely wiped out and ceased to contribute to history, and yeah that happens sometimes. We sure don't have much Carthaginian writing. But most of the time the losers do get a say! Sometimes their narrative wins!
Pictured: An entire classroom of winners, pointing at a particularly big W in their history
December 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Pictured: An entire classroom of winners, pointing at a particularly big W in their history
I should moderate my language. The laws aren't insane. Americans are insane. The rational reaction to "trucks are no longer affordable and cost $75,000 for a Child Mulcher" is "okay I won't buy a truck," and they did not anticipate the reaction of "a seven-year loan at 12% APR sounds great to me!"
December 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I should moderate my language. The laws aren't insane. Americans are insane. The rational reaction to "trucks are no longer affordable and cost $75,000 for a Child Mulcher" is "okay I won't buy a truck," and they did not anticipate the reaction of "a seven-year loan at 12% APR sounds great to me!"
On the one hand the laws on this are genuinely insane and are one of the reasons why large swaths of working-class America are buying $75,000 Emotional Support F-250s instead of Chevy S10s
on the other hand fuck these guys. they suck and I'm not going to assume good faith with anything they do
on the other hand fuck these guys. they suck and I'm not going to assume good faith with anything they do
December 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
On the one hand the laws on this are genuinely insane and are one of the reasons why large swaths of working-class America are buying $75,000 Emotional Support F-250s instead of Chevy S10s
on the other hand fuck these guys. they suck and I'm not going to assume good faith with anything they do
on the other hand fuck these guys. they suck and I'm not going to assume good faith with anything they do
I want to believe in Blebraska
December 3, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I want to believe in Blebraska
Which is great because if there is one thing that kids absolutely love to do, it's to read every single variation in a series. Get that bag, kids' book authors
December 3, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Which is great because if there is one thing that kids absolutely love to do, it's to read every single variation in a series. Get that bag, kids' book authors
Teal: Rob Lowe wearing an NFL hat to the NFC Championship
Gray: Not knowing that the game is on in the first place
Gray: Not knowing that the game is on in the first place
December 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Teal: Rob Lowe wearing an NFL hat to the NFC Championship
Gray: Not knowing that the game is on in the first place
Gray: Not knowing that the game is on in the first place
that marble on the cat's collar in Men In Black contains fifteen teenagers, three of whom are currently sobbing because the other twelve decided that their opinions about a TV show character make them irredeemable monsters
December 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
that marble on the cat's collar in Men In Black contains fifteen teenagers, three of whom are currently sobbing because the other twelve decided that their opinions about a TV show character make them irredeemable monsters
All of this is a really small subculture in the grand scheme of things. Unfortunately the greatest superpower of the Internet is to create ever smaller subcultures, inside which even smaller outgroups can be mercilessly abused.
December 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
All of this is a really small subculture in the grand scheme of things. Unfortunately the greatest superpower of the Internet is to create ever smaller subcultures, inside which even smaller outgroups can be mercilessly abused.
It's responsible for this extremely funny picture bsky.app/profile/pogt...
December 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It's responsible for this extremely funny picture bsky.app/profile/pogt...
People like speeding and hate effective enforcement, that's basically it
December 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
People like speeding and hate effective enforcement, that's basically it
This is directly due to the fact that we don't pay them enough, so the very best ones say "F this" and do something that makes more money
It sucks to see 'em go. I am incredibly happy for them every time they do
It sucks to see 'em go. I am incredibly happy for them every time they do
December 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This is directly due to the fact that we don't pay them enough, so the very best ones say "F this" and do something that makes more money
It sucks to see 'em go. I am incredibly happy for them every time they do
It sucks to see 'em go. I am incredibly happy for them every time they do
Bob Boilen collects them in a vault that looks like a bunch of safe deposit boxes. Someone should probably rescue them
December 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Bob Boilen collects them in a vault that looks like a bunch of safe deposit boxes. Someone should probably rescue them
This is why God created Jets fans - a natural underclass that everyone can enjoy persecuting
December 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This is why God created Jets fans - a natural underclass that everyone can enjoy persecuting
attempting to explain to the Dutch that the Sack of Antwerp wasn't a war crime because the Spanish crown wasn't at war with Antwerp
December 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
attempting to explain to the Dutch that the Sack of Antwerp wasn't a war crime because the Spanish crown wasn't at war with Antwerp
Elephant: "please don't"
December 1, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Elephant: "please don't"
Larry Fitzgerald doing a long speech on how before she died, his momma begged him to go to college. Thanks to a scammy for-profit college, his dream became a reality!
You bastards, gimme back the FanDuel commercials
You bastards, gimme back the FanDuel commercials
November 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Larry Fitzgerald doing a long speech on how before she died, his momma begged him to go to college. Thanks to a scammy for-profit college, his dream became a reality!
You bastards, gimme back the FanDuel commercials
You bastards, gimme back the FanDuel commercials