Friday Ephemera
It’s a lot to take in. || A miscalculation occurred. || Not ideal, really. || A light snack, owl style. || Little white lie brings many tips. || First gurgle. || “Children realise early on that the fit between forefinger and nostril is pretty good.” || She helpfully has her pronouns tattooed on her face. || Or perhaps you’d prefer dining option C…? || The progressive retail experience, parts 438 and 439. || The progressive retail experience, interrupted version. || Topple “white supremacy” with lettuce, only $58. || Go on, take one for the team. || Attitude detected. || Why spiders don’t rule the Earth. || Typo of note. || Parenting. || Little helper. || A project for the weekend. || And finally, he does this better than you do.
A question for David’s readers:
Can anybody decipher the calls of the newspaper sellers in Terry Pratchett’s novel The Truth?
It is clear that “Squidaped-oyt!” is “Read about it!” and “Mrpikeerah-Tis!” is “Morpork Times”.
But I can’t find meanings in the others: “Hoinarylup!”, “Sheearna-plp!”, “Eyinnngg…GUT!”, “Harglegarlyurp?”, and “LayarrrBnip!”.
Maybe they are gibberish from the deranged canting crew, or maybe I am insufficiently perceptive.
And finally, he does this better than you do.
[ Jaw drops. ]
Little helper.
Dad of the month.
Miscalculation: he ain’t gettin his Teslamobile to Barsoom doin it like that. No siree.
And the “young woman” never been kissed?
Just sayin, I mighta been leanin her way ’til she mentioned liking “Twilight”.
Gotta have SOME standards, ya ken?
Was Twilight the one with sparkly vampires?
I vaguely remember hearing about a TV show that was popular with teen girls and involved sparkly vampires, but that exhausts everything I know.
Go on, take one for the team.
As the kids say, “Same energy.“
Was Twilight the one with sparkly vampires?
Yes.
I’m not sure any kids are reading Achewood.
(I did for a while but stopped in the mid 2000s.)
More mentally ill young people putting their (one would hope) temporary condition on permanent display. It would be less depressing if they weren’t so young, and these mutilations weren’t so permanent. It’s like nobody will tell them “No!”.
Typo of note.
Just… wow. 😀
And finally, he does this better than you do.
Never underestimate the amazing dynamic range of the accordion.
I also loved Achewood. No other comic, heck no other person had that strange sensibility.Don’t know what happened to it . . . perhaps he burned out? Happens to some of the best comics.
Morning, all.
I know, what if we made it harder to read and easier to lose?
Plot twist.
“I know, what if we made it harder to read and easier to lose?”
What?! Why? Just….why?
Plot twist.
But people keep telling me it almost never happens. /s
Plot twist.
But you can’t say ‘groomer’ on twitter.
But people keep telling me it almost never happens. /s
And yet it almost-never-happens quite a lot.
Plot twist
Related.
Feminist podcasting duo take feminist talking points in a new and wholly unexpected direction.
Helena: I wasn’t sure it fitted Media Storm‘s mission, at first, because we report on and elevate the voices of marginalised groups. And, when you think marginalised, you don’t really think about pedophiles.
Mathilde: But I thought the non-offending pedophile, the person that lives with this clinical condition, and doesn’t act on it, this is a person that is so unreported on, most of us don’t even know they exist. And in reality, they may be far more common than we realise.
I should point out that I’ve only listened to the introduction, but it might be worth my listening to the rest of it just to see how they manage to square this with VAWG in general and the decades long ‘Grooming Gang’ scandal in particular.
And, when you think marginalised, you don’t really think about pedophiles.
I’ll just leave this here, in case anyone missed it.
And, of course, this.
First gurgle.
Ew. Ahhh.
Ew. Ahhh.
As I think I’ve said before, I once saw a birth on TV, filmed in disquieting detail, and found the scene a mix of disgusting and quite moving. It all looked rather unpleasant until, eventually, a little person emerged into the world.
I may have waved.
We had to slog all the way through to retail experience #439 before seeing a representative of the majority ethnicity.
Next thing you know they’ll be jumping the counter and trashing fast food joints.
Parenting.
*tries not to laugh*
eventually, a little person emerged into the world
Birthday; Cake.
We had to slog all the way through to retail experience #439 before seeing a representative of the majority ethnicity.
Over the months, there have been one or two, but rare enough to stand out. And if a society keeps telling a particular demographic that almost any disappointment, any personal shortcoming, is actually a result of being oppressed by others, including people who are even modestly successful, and does this in schools and universities, and in news reports and entertainment and throughout the mainstream media, and does it for decades, with little if any pushback… well, the results will not be attractive.
And the overpriced lettuce thing, laughable as it is, is very much part of this phenomenon.
[ Added: ]
Somewhat related.
“I know, what if we made it harder to read and easier to lose?”
Link has been deleted. Entire Twitter account has disappeared.
And yet it almost-never-happens quite a lot.
And so I now wonder about various famous or semi-famous people whose writings have contained even a hint of such attitudes.
Link has been deleted.
Replaced with a copy.
Replaced with a copy.
Thanks, David! One of the things that constantly annoys me is how most of what appears on Twitter does not contain a link to the original source. Not just videos, but snippets of headlines that (carefully?) omit the name of the original publication.
Deformed church candle of note:
https://twitter.com/HannahG1980/status/1550077367636328451
“I know, what if we made it harder to read and easier to lose?”
The first thing that came to my mind was privacy with regard to user ID’s and passwords, followed by any other sort of sensitive information (financial, medical, family) followed by the general observation that privacy in general is a social good which too many geeks and marketing “influencers” fail to understand or respect.
Deformed church candle of note
Vicar’s droop
One of the things that constantly annoys me…
One of my own regular irritations is – having compiled a week’s Ephemera, usually Thursday morning, then checking the links last thing in the evening – to discover that some of my favourite items have been deleted by zealous moderators. Which results in a last-minute scramble to find duplicates or replacements.
Vicar’s droop
Rise Up, Rise Up
All the little angel’s sang
Rise UP
H/t Sir TPratchett
Apologies for the Greengroce’rs Apo’strophe
Once again, men show they are better “historical pioneers” than women.
Once again, men show they are better “historical pioneers” than women.
Somewhat related, a lively exchange between Kyle Kulinski and Jordan Peterson.
Does “Rachel” Levine remind anyone else of the Quaker Oats guy, except the Quaker doesn’t wear glasses?
Last year I predicted that the trans fad would collapse of its own absurdity. Not one of my better predictions. Now I just assume it’ll be around forever.
Disneyworld Magic Kingdom, “The Happiest Place on Earth™”.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Does “Rachel” Levine remind anyone else of the Quaker Oats guy?
“Nothing is worse for thee than me.”
This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in many American cities.
“Hello, I am a journalist.”
Just when you thought your commute couldn’t get worse.
Vicar’s droop
Isn’t that a village in Midsomer Murders?
“She helpfully has her pronouns tattooed on her face.”
The face tattoo: nature’s way of signalling madness.
“Topple “white supremacy” with lettuce, only $58.”
Er. They do know that carrots are only orange because the most popular strains were developed by Dutch supporters of the House of Orange? They’re the most Eurocentric, monarchist, and protestant of all the vegetables.
It’s hard to pay attention to someone’s pronouns when distracted by their ear-lobes brushing their shoulders.
It’s hard to pay attention to someone’s pronouns when distracted by their ear-lobes brushing their shoulders.
There ain’t no coming back from that party.