Chesterton’s bicycle. || It’s a chair, it’s an earthquake helmet. || A shovel is used. || Tiling issues. || Three sizes, five colours. || Incoming. || I’m not entirely clear on the rules. || Another fun way to pass the time. || It’s an alternative approach. || Giving it to the man. || Big mirror. || “Best new artist.” || I want all of the loveliness in one big injection. || More joys of public transport. || Pulse detected. || Provider and role model. || Critter of the sea. || Car relocation. || Close enough for showbiz work. || Conservatism in an idealised nutshell. || Noise reduction. (h/t, pst314) || Street scenes, godly edition. || Attention, all heterosexual menfolk. If you think she’s hot, you’re gay, apparently. || It’s her way of life. || And finally, because you look like you need this, a “freeing and detoxifying” project for the weekend.
Oh, and while I have your attention, today is this blog’s seventeenth birthday. Yes, seventeen chuffing years. Which is a pretty good excuse to remind patrons that this rickety barge is kept afloat by the kindness of strangers. If you’d like to help it remain buoyant a while longer, and remain ad-free, there are three buttons below the fold with which to monetise any love. Debit and credit cards are accepted.
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Oh yes. The buttons:
If that’s the most convincing take, how bad were the others?
Ping!
You look and sound as if you’re about to burst into tears.
Indeed, lame justification trying very hard to convince herself.
Meanwhile, NYC always sucked.
Well, quite. I wouldn’t want to be in that head.
Bless you, sir. May the snow melt overnight, thus sparing you the chore of gritting.
Believe all women, demanded my “liberal” ex-friends.
How does he get back those lost years? Lost peace of mind? Lost income?
How many years should she spend in prison? I say more than he did, because hers was a cold-blooded calculated crime.
Thanks to all who’ve chipped in so far, or subscribed, or done shopping via the Amazon links, including all those much too shy to say hello. It’s much appreciated and is what keeps this place here.
The subways were just fine before the rise of deranged liberalism. Crowded, yes, but clean and safe at any hour of day or night.
Tea-making level: Supreme Master.
Beautiful and also a bit disturbing.
The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife: How it began.
I see the inter-dimensional breach still needs fixing.
And in sporting news.
You’re doing violence to the meaning of ‘help.’
Oooh, apparently we have a 388 page report from the US Department of “Justice” exonerating then Vice-President Joe Biden from accusations of stealing classified documents.
It’s because current U.S. President Joe Mentia is too demented to be capable of standing trial!
This is my innocent face.
[ Points to face. ]
And in sporting news.
Meanwhile in the world of dance…
From the sole of your shoe?
Skillz.
Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education. — Mark Twain
Teaching kids to steal. Not only overtly, but via attitudes and expression, we transmit culture to our kids. these kids will learn how to get all the gov handouts, how to steal and fence, how to get a gun, how to get out of jail, but probably not how to do geometry. I saw a study of attitudes among various groups. In white trailer park residents (and similar) you were a sucker if you worked and saved. Just as a simple example.
hahaha I thought it was a reference too obscure for me to get, though tbf I’m still working on my coffee
I’m not entirely clear on the rules.
Brownian motion?
Right. “Their interests” which for animals in the wild are basically hunting, eating, and reproducing.
Well, those and abstract painting, philosophy, and writing Icelandic eddas.
Sorry about that, Chief.
And in sporting news.
That’s cheered me up a bit! It was the 10 goalies that really made it.
Glad to hear it. Score, as they say.
I still don’t want to believe that’s real.
Happy birthday, David’s blog. *pings tip jar*
Bless you, madam. May your kitchen scissors be razor-sharp, and hang artfully from a magnetised knife rack.
Much better than the 10 goolies in that earlier item.
Well isn’t that nice: Volcano + Rainbow = Unicorn!
If anyone… er, wins, do let the rest of us know.
Do I even want to know what it’s got in its jar?
Not sure if that’s winning or losing.
Heh. Well, indeed.
Well apparently I’ve made a discovery!
I’ll be expecting a full and detailed report by first thing Monday morning.
Holy frijoles.
And
And … wait for it …
Which brought to mind:
And,
From this, and this.
Gosh what a surprise. They’re both hosted on the same child-grooming sex pest server!
Look – I don’t know why it made those things into links.
There was an earthquake!
A terrible flood!
Locusts!
IT WASN”T MY FAULT I SWEAR!”
What are they planning to do with it?
Happy birthday David’s blog. I’ll have to Ping you when I get home – need to use the card that’s NOT Bank of America.
♪ ♫ ♪ How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? ♪ ♫ ♪
My first thought on reading this was ‘probably going to be fake willies’. Guess I’ve been reading your site for too long. Happy anniversary!
[ Points to innocent face. ]
[ Points to skeptical face. ]
Was he awarded extra points?
[ Holds up picture of adorable puppy. ]
“ageism”: The reason we have various laws about children (can’t drive, vote, buy alcohol, work full time, buy a house) is that they are too young and naive to protect themselves and can’t handle adult responsibilities. It is to protect them from exploitation and big mistakes. Do you really want drunk 7 yr olds? Children also have a magical view of the world (well, TBF so do progs) and will vote for unicorns (well, tbf so do progs).
flaming toilet: imagine the smell. Imagine a big turd flaming right below your still seated butt. Reminds me of those no flush urinals progs love: always smell bad and the concentrated urine eats away at cast iron pipes. Is there nothing progs can’t screw up? (assumes the flaming toilet is for real)
I’m not entirely clear on the rules.
For some reason the Internet has suddenly discovered Doodle God, a twelve year old Flash & mobile game.