Friday Ephemera (702)
All the fun of the fair. || All the fun of the fair 2. || Today’s word is fulsome. || It has its own tracking ID. || Yeah, screw those ambulances trying to get to an emergency, says she. || The thrill of can openers. || Incoming. || When you’re getting married and you want glamour and spectacle. || He went exploring. || “She’s more of a woman than I am.” || Modernity is a helluva thing. || Inadvisable. || Impression made. || Parking dispute. || We put the clever ones in reality shows. || “Use your eyes. This isn’t rocket science.” || Always respect the media. || The progressive retail experience, parts 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, and 523. || Erotic bathroom scenes. || Today’s other word is tool. || Love and fentanyl. || The last thing that will ever happen. || And finally, a matter of some urgency.
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Does it not inspire thoughts of the numinous, the transcendent…?
Re the above, a footnote of note.
The Bristol “Airport”? Heh. Last I was through there 20+ years ago it was just a place to land a plane and turn around. Upon arriving via a short hop from Brussels, there were two “immigration” or whatever officials in a small building there whom I had to make my own effort to present my passport to. A coworker told me he had walked right into the country without speaking/presenting himself to anyone. Nice to see they now have a “service” station.
A senator shows off his culinary skills.
“Use your eyes. This isn’t rocket science.” I’m wearing a dress…
It puts the lotion on its skin!
Hell’s Bells. That’s EXACTLY why police should carry, and know how to effectively use, a baton or billy club.
They managed to cuff one wrist. So not a total failure.
The whole thing may be farcical and demoralising, for the law-abiding at least, but the incompetent officers were suitably diverse, and that’s what matters, after all.
Diversity is our strength, you know.
Not entirely unrelated.
Heh.
Permission sought.
[ Sounds of Stephanie shovelling contents of garden into bathroom. ]
I beg your pardon?
[Frowns in the direction of the UK]
[ Wipes bar nonchalantly, whistles. ]
Well isn’t that EXACTLY why they went to all the trouble of inventing the taser in the first place? Four officers and apparently not a one between them?
“Basically imagine your spouse has the psychological profile of a Green Party member.”
I laughed and I’m definitely not sorry.
I’m just going to leave this here for no reason whatsoever.
4 cops can’t cuff suspect: diversity is our strength
apparently not
https://twitter.com/HazelAppleyard_/status/1728202646576873949
oh FFS! Hysterical confected outrage.
there are constraints imposed by reality: none of us is talented in all fields; time is limited; nothing is free; we are not all beautiful or popular; accidents happen; governments are not all-wise and can be venal or evil; we are not all born rich; etc.
Adults come to terms with these limitations and make the best of it. Big-ass children whine about how everything is unfair and think they can just demand a perfect world. “why do I have to work?” “affirm me!” “everyone is racist” ad nauseum
Nice work
They should be on 1/4 pay.
Meanwhile, in the world of Doctor Who.
He’s a “male-presenting Timelord” who gets scolded by women, repeatedly. All done for the kids, obviously.
I am guessing that the missing toolkit has the last 10 mm socket on the space station.
Note that if you make horrifying and potentially genuine threats on social media, you get to be a “trans-identified man” instead of a woman.