Friday Ephemera

Comedy night conditions of note.

By signing this contract, you are agreeing with our no tolerance policy with regards to . . . Islamophobia or anti-religion or anti-athieism.

Hmmm. How about bringing up that according to the contract, Islam isn’t a religion or faith?

Hardcore.
Oh, well done . . .

Dimensions reminded me of Architectural Graphics Standards.

You mean, “Why Don’t I Get Invited To Holiday Parties,” you bigot.
Actually I sympathize with overworked women at The Holidays, having been one. (This year I got lucky in a backhanded way—I’m not healthy enough to be expected to tackle it.). It’s just that whenever I see that Jessica broad’s byline, she’s whining about having to do something, and after the first few thousand of those, you think, or at least I think, “Jesus, bitch, do you believe you’re royalty? What DO you think you should do?” I think a good compromise is that women should cut back on The Holidays and Princess Jessica should pick up the slack for us all.
Speaking of The Holidays, Donald Trump has dis-invited the nation’s yellow journalists to the White House Holiday party. Good on him. If they had a shred of decency they’d have been embarrassed to show up anyway. I hope future presidents continue this policy.

Kittens! Kittens, I say! 🐱. AND puppies! 🐶

“You want one and you know it.”
Itchy!

Morning, all.
Itchy!
You could fight crime in an outfit like that. I mean, yes, superheroes tend to go for some rubberised material, but heavy duty woollens could be the new look.

Heh:

For some reason, this came to mind.

“A ton of chocolate” has brought a local road to a standstill in Germany, according to local authorities. The road was closed in the western town of Westönnen late on Monday after a tank of chocolate in a factory spilled and poured into the street. The chocolate quickly solidified. About 10 sq m (108 sq ft) was cleared by 25 firefighters using shovels, hot water and blowtorches.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46537552

Article of note from Quilette.

Do not pity me. As a woman in a heteronormative patriarchal world I am accustomed to males like Jack Dorsey attempting to keep me silent. In my absence from Twitter, I took the opportunity to spend some time at a resort in Val d’Isère, where I could relax and contemplate my oppression. I even managed to write a book which I have entitled Woke: A Guide to Social Justice. I did want to call it My Struggle, but that title was already taken apparently.

RTWT, as the kids say.

In today’s exciting episode of “Oppression Roulette !”…

In today’s exciting episode of “Oppression Roulette !”…
I can, my son can’t. Does that mean my families inherited sin will finally die with me? What a relief…

“Today’s word is calligraphy.”
“Aaand that’s it d… AAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!”
“A Guardian Christmas.”
When you’re basically channeling Ebenezer Scrooge, it’s probably time to stop and ask yourselves if maybe you’re the bad guys after all.
“Hardcore.”
“You pussies whining about accessability ramps are just WEAK. WEAK, y’ hear me?”

Our national nightmare is over.
Heh.

Hey, Siri. Show me a non sequitur.
Is it, or are they implying there are 14,794 golf courses which need illegal immigrants to cut the grass ‘Mercans won’t cut ?

I’m still laughing but I think I should be crying for the end of standards.
On his website, Dr Pitcher says, seemingly without irony, “Generally speaking I’d advocate not paying for academic writing if you possibly can.”
Below, Dr Pitcher in happier times.

He writes about “race, politics and popular culture,” you know. Which is terribly daring and so unlike a third-rate sociology lecturer.

Looks like he is missing a couple of friends.
And this is the standard now. This is what you can get away with.

Our national nightmare is over.
Speaking of Jordan Peterson.

Healthy at any size:

via Round Animals

Apprehending the Transcendent.
Two interesting people attempting to eff the ineffable, as it were. I’m going to need a glass of something before I venture further.

In reviewing Table 7 of sociology opinions, one cannot help but wonder why it is that nobody circled Item MM3, “I support Marx’s dictum to change the world.”
Undeniably, ’tis a bit on-the-nose, but still one must insist that it should be noteworthy.

Two interesting people attempting to eff the ineffable, as it were.
As someone who normally can’t be arsed to watch videos in lieu of just reading a transcript, I found it fascinating, though I am already a big fan of both. Perhaps it’s all the seasonal cheer and such making me besotted with sentiment, but I found the discussion at the end about gratitude especially moving.
(Your comment immediately above my first wasn’t there when I started writing it, which makes the juxtaposition even funnier.)

I found it fascinating,
There’s plenty to chew on. I liked Scruton’s comments, about an hour and ten in, about the fundamental inadequacy, the negativity and meanness, of so much leftist education. The, as you say, lack of gratitude. Also Peterson’s opening comments about the transcendent being more real than everyday perception, which is a description common, practically ubiquitous, among people who’ve had religious or mystical experiences, timeless moments, etc. While largely ineffable, the experience has a sense of heightened reality, of being utterly and often shockingly convincing.
Your comment immediately above my first wasn’t there when I started writing it, which makes the juxtaposition even funnier.
The sublime and the ridiculous.

General Kehla Sithole
It’s a Sithole of a country.

Chinese litter.