Friday Ephemera (689)
You want one and you know it. || Well, this is embarrassing. || The thrill of bread-making. || New rhino emerges. || “What kind of meat you got?” || Polyamory tips: Imagine them embracing you instead of that other sad tramp. || Designer piano. (h/t, Things) || Passing fashion. || Coastal retreat, £25,000,000. || Enrichment scenes. || The uprising begins. || Battle bucket. || She didn’t get the job. || End Times ahoy. || “Somebody help me.” || Peekaboo. || Niche A.I. || Incoming. || Well, I suppose it’s alright, if you like that kind of thing. Or this kind of thing. || “Oh, there’s one there, look.” || I think you’ll find that one is already in use. || Lotion sold separately. || The thrill of moisturiser. || He makes his own. || Manhood attempted. || Tapping machine. || And finally, leopard fucks about, finds out.
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That belongs in the next sequel to this book.
There are numerous gunloops and a square tower with a crenallated parapet in keeping with the castle’s defensive origins.
No, needs more defensive walls and gun emplacements, to keep all that enrichment at a safe distance. Come to think of it, antipersonnel mines might be called for. And what happened to that Metalstorm technology?
See Philadelphia being enriched by large group of scholars.
I must study war so my sons can study business so their sons can study art so their sons can write gay vampire fiction.
Damn. Screwed up the link. And WordPress will force me to wait 5 minutes before I can fix it.
An authentic American Priestess (and Queen) performing the sacred seed oil and sugar ceremony.
Make asylums great again!
Even 12 minutes later WordPress would not let me edit that comment. This did not used to be the case.
“Coastal Retreat”
Man, this covers the spectrum
Ecologically progressive and medieval regressive all in one package!
Coastal Retreat
I dunno, it would take at least $30K to update the kitchen.
Speaking of useless inventions in search of a problem, from the piano site, smart dumbells.
This. Winning is not about logic and reason.
Yeah, it’s normally about excessive force to convince the others to stop resisting.
The person you quoted doesn’t understand the other possible end result. There is absolutely no chance that humans will become Vulcans, but exterminating non-rational people is always possible.
Exterminating rational people (amongst others) has been possible in the past, after all.
I feel very sorry for the woman who didn’t get the job. She didn’t rail against evil conformists; she just sounded sad as she acknowledged the problem was her appearance. She looked to me as if she was coming to realize that she’d messed up her life to the point where there was no coming back. I hope she’s able to get a job out of public view.
She might be able to get a job telling other people to not follow the path she took to make her appearance unemployable.
“What kind of meat you got?”
Best, surely, not to ask…
You can’t help people until they acknowledge the problem.
He has the special gloves, so should be fine.
And I bet I would still have to build a shed / workshop somewhere to make it liveable
Morning, all.
That, as I believe the kids say.
Yes, feel their love, while they’re out shagging someone else, again, someone they find more interesting. More interesting than you.
That does look good
Regarding the polyamory coping video, the last paragraph or so of this came to mind.
And it occurs to me that if your romantic life, which is framed as an extension of your political identity, requires the making of coping videos, then something may be amiss.
I don’t think this activism has inconvenienced anybody going about their day to day business.
I see what you did there.
That was never going to work. Hard pass.
At the height of the fad, one appeared not far from here. I don’t recall seeing any customers. It lasted maybe six months or so.
It was across the road from a fish and chip shop. Which does a roaring trade.
Pig Racing Woodland Finals.
You heard me.
Thread.
Wendy’s “Where’s the Beef” and “Parts is parts” advertisements.
Those everyday problems.
Those everyday problems
Pretty impressive when you consider woodpeckers don’t have to dodge tree branches on the regular.
“Somebody help me.”
Daniel Penny might’ve helped but he was otherwise engaged, in jail. Probably why no one leapt to her aid I’d imagine.
Meanwhile back at Disney, a heartwarming “coming of age story”.
“Pauline ” is a story about a girl who, from a one night stand, gets knocked up by the Devil hisself. Cast as Pauline is, of course, a WOC, as fashion demands.
I think that quote is broadly true but it should be added that conservatives are absolutely as susceptible to the sort of myths peddled by the likes of Disney. They are not able to step outside of their culture anymore than progressives.
The narratives of films that mostly come to mind – black women can be mermaids too! – Disney princesses don’t need princes! – are superficial, surface stuff. Progressives will shout triumphantly about it, and conservatives will grumble crankily about it. But there’s more to living in a culture than just being susceptible (or not) to these silly surface narratives.
Missing the point. There are many, infinite even, stations on the road between logic/reason and helicopters. Throwing up your hands hoping to hasten the apocalypse is a copout.
This.
Somewhat to the general point, There’s a difference between Jason Aldean’s more confrontational Try That In A Small Town vs. the latest conservative whiny dirge by Oliver Anthony. But don’t try telling conservatives that.
The situation seems so far gone, with such behaviour so routine and so routinely excused, it’s hard to know where to start.
Someone should tell her.
I was just scrolling through when my eye landed on the bewildering array of categories stocked behind the bar:
It’s really quite impressive.
Much more impressive than my local’s collection of rare foreign banknotes and coinage glued to the wall for sure.
It won’t improve until the law punishes these degenerates and the local community also condemns them and rejects those who make excuses for degeneracy.
“Everything is great, and you should aspire to be like me, your obvious better. Because I’m much more radical and sophisticated. It’s just that I spend a lot of time crying and feeling awful.”
Again, where to start? It’s a teetering accumulation of really bad choices.
And it occurs to me that Little Miss Polyamory is a bit like the woman who can see the Invisible Chinese Fighting Fish.
It is frequently pointed out that the vast majority of crimes are committed by a very small fraction of the population: Put them in prison and the crime rate goes down.
But it is rarely pointed out that for every criminal who gets shot by his victim, there are many people who will cry out “Why they have to shoot him?” and “They shoulda let him rob them and called 911 later” and even “He din do nuffin!” Those people are as much of a problem as the criminals themselves.
It’s a work in progress.
Sadly, the video demonstrating towel inadequacy has long ago disappeared.
Perfect for the BBC’s annual April Fools Day news items.
So the Irish don’t know where their towels are? A very un-hoopy nation.
Coastal retreat, £25,000,000.
That’s rather splendid. Pink bedroom aside, I wouldn’t even need to change the decor. Plus, since it’s on the clifftop overlooking the sea, it occurs to me that I can hollow out the cliff and I’d have the perfect place to park the Nautilus.
Thing is, it’s difficult to explain what exactly was happening in the short video. There was quite a lot going on. I’m sure that if you poke through the comments, you’ll get a flavour of the drama, but it’s not an easy thing to summarise.
“So, will your sister be home tonight?”
What? It says ‘can’ not ‘should’.
Not his fault. If the establishment is open for business, it should be open for robbery as well. It’s racist to discriminate like that.
Heh. That actually happened at a friend’s house. His brother’s snake disappeared…until…one morning…when Dad goes to answer nature’s call…
Seems kinda dumb design on the “retaining” wall on that roundabout. Not saying such..accidents…are common but not rare either. Usually happens at night though.
The talent of tomorrow… today.
Note the lack of squealing or flapping of arms.
Daleks fight dirty.
Those aren’t currants.
NSFW? WTF? Some ‘trans-rhino’ might be offended?
Polyamory tips: Imagine them embracing you instead of that other sad tramp.
Er…doesn’t “polyamory” mean she/it/whatever can go out and shag some other she/it/whatever, no hard feelings, the more the merrier? I thought sitting at home alone imagining the embrace of a wayward lover was a coping mechanism for those old-fashioned, backwards, monogamous types?
The thrill of moisturiser.
That whole thing was the textbook definition of “autogynephilia”.
Winning is not about logic and reason.
Possibly, but it is not about emotional incontinence either.
I reject the premise of the last paragraph from that Brittany person – the so-called “liberal creatives” are not creating compelling stories that move you. Their ham-handed preaching is every bit as cack and cringey as anything the religious right put out, and it’s infected everything – movies, books, tv, webcomics. Many of these “liberal creatives” are on strike right now – has anyone outside the media bubble noticed? Does anyone outside the bubble care?
She might be able to get a job with the help of some concealing makeup.
“last paragraph from that Brittany person”
Funny. That screed has been floating around for over a half century at least. The reply remains the same (to mangle a quote) – you want to send a message, use Western Union…
The claim that conservatives don’t know how to fix anything is simply false. For example: put criminals in jail, enforce freedom of speech, reduce taxes, stop persecuting Catholics, color blind college admissions, reduce gov spending, etc. Those ARE solutions. As to the arts, yes, artists tend to be more liberal but there were plenty of conservative films (all westerns, war movies, spy movies, many romances) before the wokies took over. If anything, the woke are LESS able to tell a good story.
If anything, the woke are LESS able to tell a good story.
Bingo.
If anything, the woke are LESS able to tell a good story.
Because they can’t help putting The Message™ front and center. Plot & characters are in service of the message rather than just letting the story tell itself.
I had had scorpions drop out of my HVAC vents when I lived in Kileen, TX. I belatedly noticed that the carpet the builder chose was scorpion colored.
Well, you didn’t make one so it’s difficult to hit a nonexistent target.
[ Hides breakables. ]
This might help calm things down, David.
[ Holds out New Age music mix tape. ]
“Holds out New Age music mix tape”
What, no Zamfir? (Rage on…)
The must-be-on-drugs Hearts of Space commentary should induce rage in others. Bwa-hah-hah-hah!
You’re thinking in the context of a classical, or something similar, education. It’s cack and cringey to you. In the context of the Narrative, in the context of the TV shows and the movies of the current day, they appeal to the masses. This Barbie movie has, as of what I just checked, $1.8 billion. The left seized control of what people look for in movies, tv, and literature long ago whilst the right was asleep. Again, it’s not the quality. That would imply some degree of logic and reason. It’s the quantity, the volume. The right has what? The Sound of Freedom? And what else? Mission Impossible and Top Gun are about it, yet those are to some extent infused with wokey/PC stuff as well. They had to be or they would have gotten the Sound of Freedom treatment.
Conservatives lose, and lose consistently, because they are so focused on logic and reason and the rule of law that they become immune to the emotional sicknesses that they are living amongst. Only the politically aware youth on the right see this logic and reason and they are still a very small minority. The vast majority of middle of the road types will go along with the crowd. Reject all you want. It does not change the tide of the culture.
And still missing the point. It’s not about logic and reason.
Off topic (can you be off topic for ephemera?)–everyone wants to be a hero because merely surviving and taking care of family are no longer the big challenge they were for the past 200,000 years. Plus Marvel made being heroic look so fun. But being a true hero today would consist of: giving your seat on the bus to a pregnant lady, not stealing, being decent to store clerks, staying married, helping your kids with homework, voting, not pretending to be crazy, etc. Those are the new revolutionary acts.
I note that “Question your life choices and ask yourself if countless generations of your ancestors over the last few million years might have had a point about monogamy” isn’t one of them.
£25,000,000? They do know it’s in Caithness, right?
(Pronunciation tip in case, you know, someone round here wins the lottery: unusually for a -ness placename, the stress is on the first syllable, as if it was the quality or state of posessing “caith”. Dunno why, but that’s how the locals say it.)
Fun, but the cool part is the rotating boom they put the mic on in the room underneath. I remember being mesmerized by it when they renovated the house across the road from me about 30 years ago.
Those are the new revolutionary acts.
Yep – the Squares of yesteryear are the Counterculture of today.
If Sam Smith is cast in the supporting role, I will watch the hell out of that.
It’s the attention to detail I admire.
Did anyone else have “squashed fly biscuits” when they were growing up?
We did.
You could buy them at the shops.
Previously.
What the hell did I just read? These people need professional help.
Lady writes to ‘Guardian’ columnist Sisonke Msimang for advice on the tricky question of whether Captain Cook was ‘a bad man’. So she can explain to her four year old, who has learned about him at childcare.
The advice is…errr…
“Did you know that Capt James Cook was stabbed to death in Hawaii? He was indeed…. some might say that history tells us James Cook was a bad man (bad being a word that describes someone who goes back on his word, breaches trust and disrespects others within the logics of what is acceptable in the time in which he was living) who got his just deserts.”
*blinks*
The Salon piece reads almost as a kind of unhinged erotic opera. It’s quite something. As I said in the original thread, you do have to marvel at the conceit that the purported woes of a subset of neurotic lefties – including Trump-induced erectile dysfunction – are somehow representative of “most Americans” and the nation as a whole.
Oh, I really loused that one up! And the ‘edit’ function doesn’t seem to work…
Being a gracious host, and a gentleman, I quietly fixed the HTML disaster. Let’s never speak of it again.
The edit option expires after 15 minutes.
I see that Ms Msimang, our professional negress, has managed to make her every contribution to the Guardian about racism and the awfulness of white people. Because no-one could possibly get tired of that. “The sooner you start talking to children about history and race, the better,” says she. Though I’m guessing the gore-spattered atrocities of her own, not-too-distant ancestors don’t crop up much.
O, Bravo!
Ibram X. Kendi planning for his future.
A man whose lucrative, high-status career is based almost entirely on tautology and question-begging. And on the credulity and tongue-bathing of the racially neurotic.
Though I’m guessing the gore-spattered atrocities of her own, not-too-distant ancestors don’t crop up much.
As one does.
Professional “help” is the cause, not the solution. In most cases.
Largish bee:
Stray thought: are pronouns in bios aspirational rather than descriptive?
Over 81 million Americans voted for a man well known to be a complete and utter moron, one who whose faculties were on the decline from even that low starting point. A man whose pick for VP was quite obviously herself a bumbling moron pot-head whose main accomplishment, in so far as advancing her career was pleasuring Willie Brown. All the while believing that the other guy and all of his followers were/are complete and utter morons. Americans are dumbasses. Especially the more educated ones. I really don’t think she is far off the mark.
ShoeOnHead has an interesting take on that.
So . . which deserts are just and which are unjust?
Casting no aspersions on our kindly host, the edit option doesn’t work.
It will open the comment but won’t accept any of the edits, presenting the “You are posting comments too quickly. Slow down.” message when Save is pressed.
And racism. Don’t forget his racism.
Just edited your comment (and then put everything back where it was). Seems to be working fine, at least for me.
But then I do have the magical amulet.
It used to work fine: I could edit my mistakes immediately after posting a comment. Now I get the “You are posting comments too quickly” error message even more than 10 minutes after posting a comment. And yet I can quickly post new comments; I merely cannot edit my comments. I’ve tried refreshing the page before editing; nothing works.
Alas, despite the mighty amulet, I don’t have control over that function.
Have you tried making fewer mistakes?
Wait, did I say that out loud?
[Looks towards the exit]
Are you sure you didn’t change something? Something that might have affected this? It used to work just fine. And it seems counterintuitive that WordPress would block editing of a comment while allowing frequent new comments.
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