Thursday Ephemeraren’t
I know. I’m full of surprises.
Due to my having other commitments, you’ll have to fling together your own pile of links and oddities in the comments. I’ll set the ball rolling with one way to spend that $3,000,000 you’ve got lying around; one man and his chicken; a moment of triumph; a display of woke parenting; and via Dicentra, an achievement unlocked.
Oh, and careful with that axe, Karen.
an achievement unlocked.
Please tell me that’s faked.
a display of woke parenting;
So tattooed strippers are role models for little girls now?
So tattooed strippers are role models for little girls now?
But Trump is the bad influence. Obviously.
More chicken pics and background to that story here!
“Curse those Black people and their…”
Checks notes:
“…Whiteness.”
https://twitter.com/AmirSariaslan/status/1121283740779651072
via Yeyo
“Curse those Black people and their…”
Checks notes:
“…Whiteness.”
And then I saw the words sociology professor.
Re: “the horrors of black whiteness” – Mao came in for a lot of criticism for turfing academics out of university and making them dig turnips, but I am warming to the idea…
Please tell me that’s faked.
Hi John my name is Tuan and I live in a zoo in Chester which is in Ingland, sory England. Its a lot colder than at home but the people are nice and one gave me his old phone. I am geting quite good at tetris but i dont like human porn because noone’s hairy enough.
Hope your well
Hey, I dig turnips. They’re wonderful.
Hey, I dig turnips. They’re wonderful.
Have you heard of a chap, name of Baldrick?
one way to spend that $3,000,000
I am so glad that is a “Buy It Now”, I hate the auctions.
a display of woke parenting;
1) It is New Orleans, so the chances of finding normal is only slightly higher than in San Francisco, 2) if it had been a boy you know the rant would have been about early reinforcement of cis-heterosexual patriarchal behavior and objectification of wxmyn, 3) I am old enough to remember when
burlesque dancersstrippers tried to look attractive.achievement unlocked.
I am not sure that is any different, worse, or scary than 90% of “smart”phone users now.
Woke maritime museum.
A novel ban to avoid “sexual harassment gray areas”.
Oh well, CPR had a good run.
It is New Orleans, so the chances of finding normal is only slightly higher than in San Francisco
Which is why it’s worth a visit or three.
Which is why it’s worth a visit or three.
Used to be, between the hurricane, casinos and gambling, it is just a weird Biloxi with occasionally better music, but at least Biloxi fixed their hurricane damage.
Aside from the drive through daiquirí joints, it was always a lousy place to live.
Pluralist‘s article about woke parenting was disturbing. But I had to LOL (literally, not figuratively) at the next article.
“Portland Libs Deny Woman Housing Because of Her Astrological Sign: This Is a ‘Safe Space’ for Geminis”
“‘My concern is that you’re a Capricorn.'”
Have we reached peak Portland yet?
https://pluralist.com/portland-woman-housing-astrological-sign/
https://twitter.com/BrittPettibone/status/1121391830916976642
Enrichment!
I know. I’m full of surprises.
I’m scared of change.
If change frightens you, I’ll take it! And your bills too!
“”Curse those Black people and their…”
Checks notes:
“…Whiteness.””
I’m beginning to think that what Mises called “polylogism” is really the root of all evil.
“I am not sure that is any different, worse, or scary than 90% of “smart”phone users now.”
Hey, the phones are smart so we don’t have to be.
“I’m scared of change.”
I don’t even know what day it is any more.
Race Card ™
Rejected:
https://twitter.com/McguireScotty/status/1121270054421581824
I don’t even know what day it is any more.
I blame bank holidays.
Race Card ™
Wow. Imagine being trapped inside that head. Trying to keep track of all the lies.
“Mixed white/Indian/Syrian. Bi trans man” is troubled by NHS priorities.
Transnarcissism in 144 point extra bold. I am not sure what a bi trans man is (other than wanting to have the cake and eat it too) but “top surgery”, come on, you are not 8 years old, it is either a mastectomy or breast implant. Yes, your surgery is cosmetic, no, unlike the breast cancer patients, you won’t die if it is delayed unless you kill yourself. Of course that would mean “gender dysphoria” really is a serious mental illness and should be treated as such rather than surgically and pharmaceuticaly, and why the hell should the taxpayers of the UK pay for such stuff in the first place ?
Meanwhile, at the other end of the “gender spectrum” we find a young miss who appears a tad picky, all things considered.
A powerful moment (sic) and the aftermath.
What never seems to occur to Mr. Beresford and his ilk is the sheer fatuity of their argument:
Firstly, it just isn’t true. If it were true, no defendant would argue against being remanded in custody once charged. In fact, as one defending solicitor once put it to me in a sotto voce aside when I was opposing bail for his client, a violent toe-rag just like the one who killed Mr. Beresford’s cousin, “They claim they aren’t afraid of prison, but they all want fuckin’ bail, don’t they?”.
Secondly, if it were true that the knife -wielding scrotes aren’t scared of prison, that is not a reason to resile from the use of custody. This is because the deprivation of individual liberty is now the ultimate sanction that the criminal law can apply (in Britain, anyway). If the thug disdains said ultimate sanction then he utterly rejects the social contract, whether out of stupidity, sociopathy, or both. For the safety and peace of mind of the vast majority who do not share the mindset of the thug, durance vile* should be the default option.
*I first came across the use of this archaic term in a novel by the late and much-missed George V. Higgins, in my opinion a truly wonderful writer who transcended the crime/mystery genre in which he was unfairly pigeonholed.
Imagine being trapped inside that head.
if it were true that the knife -wielding scrotes aren’t scared of prison, that is not a reason to resile from the use of custody.
Indeed. And even if true, a more obvious conclusion is that the prospect of prison should therefore be made something to be feared, perhaps by changing the nature of what a stay there is like. There’s also the not inconsequential fact that stabby vermin find it much harder to maim and kill the law-abiding, including the cousins of TV weather presenters, when they’re bricked up in a dungeon.
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It’s worth noting, again, that almost every poll taken suggests that a large majority of the public favours a much more punitive approach. A three-strikes-and-we-put-you-out-to-sea-on-a-fucking-raft law would, I suspect, be very popular. And less expensive.
This reminds me of the old saying “if everywhere you go you seem to be surrounded by assholes…”
A powerful moment (sic) and the aftermath.
Related, a St. Louis SJW group throws bail for a main arrested for beating his wife with consequences a few hours later no one could possibly have have foreseen.
Five years, sailing around the world, alone.
How many times do you suppose that chicken got choked?
[ Reports to the Scold-O-Matic for correction ]
Speaking of crime, if complex, slow-burning detective dramas are your thing, you may enjoy season five of Bosch on Amazon Prime. It’s keeping me entertained, as did the previous seasons.
A chicken in pants: https://twitter.com/stfutony/status/1120890984240275458
I have to wonder if the chicken lost all its rear feathers and it’s being kept warm.
Why people hate modern architects – exhibit A:
https://www.dezeen.com/2019/04/25/notre-dame-spire-alternative-cathedral-designs/
a moment of triumph
A further reminder of how and why one sympathizes with and is utterly unsurprised by what cats do instead.
a young miss who appears a tad picky,
If the price of chutzpah rises, she will be financially secure for life
a display of woke parenting;
“So powerful and brave” is, I believe, the expected response
Fukushima agricultural exports bounce back from nuclear disaster to hit record high
“Try our famous Fukushima talking tomatoes–they scream when you slice ’em!”
There’s also the not inconsequential fact that stabby vermin find it much harder to maim and kill the law-abiding, including the cousins of TV weather presenters, when they’re bricked up in a dungeon.
A bit in parallel, I’m reminded of Doonesbury, 79/3/8 . . .
Insipred by David’s cultural contributions, I offer a musical interlude.
You Can’t Take My Door.
One man and his chicken
That’s really clucked up.
For God’s sake, someone tell me what the hell happened to a nice suit, polished shoes, a fresh haircut, and splashing on a little after shave!?
How to Wear Makeup for Your Job Interview—Men’s Edition
Karen the axe thrower has some excellent reflexes.
On another note, my father was born and raised in Bad Axe, Michigan.
Top 50 racist things.
Wearing make up will soon become the secret handshake identifying you as a nontoxic male, safe to hire. Naming Michelle Obama as your role model will seal the deal. Job skill optional.
England’s first science fiction magazine.
Why people hate modern architects – exhibit A
Another woke jackass has suggested a minaret:
https://pluralist.com/tom-wilkinson-notre-dame-minaret/
A minaret, from the Arabic word for “beacon,” is a tower commonly found on mosques and associated with Islamic religious architecture.
What he wants to build isn’t a minaret anyway. When a spire from a Christian church was repurposed as a minaret, it would be attached to the main building, because that’s where the Christians had built it. An Islamic minaret built as such is detached from the main mosque, or at the very least on its corner.
It is a concern that an architect doesn’t know basic details like that.
I wonder if he thinks the main mosque in Paris should have a Christian spire to commemorate all the French people killed by Islamic nutters in the last decade?
It is a concern that an architect doesn’t know basic details like that.
Yes, but I no longer expect architects to know anything, and assume until shown otherwise that they are (at best) amoral egomaniacs.
Those Muslim “no-go” zones that are a figment of fevered right-wing paranoia:
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/04/ups-wont-go.php
They’re just like normal people.
https://twitter.com/MetroUK/status/1121473987538817024
They’re just like normal people.
Imagine the brain-storming session that led up to that.