Friday Ephemera (771)
Don’t forget to mow the lawn, she said. || Today’s word is inadvisable. || Niche meme for sci-fi/farming enthusiasts. || Art thou not enriched? || The thrill of living in the Barbican, 1972. || Make-believe at the BBC. Or just misreporting. || Transporter malfunction. || Our artistic betters opine. || Today’s other word is payback. || Posture optimised toilet. || Not impossible. || Typing with light. || Glycerine and detergent. || “We all lost our minds,” says she. || It would, I think, be a start and result in less friction. || Try skateboarding, they said. || Skatepark for the blind. It’s also wheelchair-accessible. || Better than anticipated, all things considered. || The thrill of London buses, 1973. || Your empathetic betters. || Remaining optimistic, he sent back reports by homing pigeon. || Alexa, pause.
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How long until it complains that nobody will hire it?
Just two random scrunts spewing on the internet.
Counter-suggestion: Leftists like them should pay more for all the products and services which are provided by people they despise–which is pretty much all the products and services which keep them alive.
From the URL, I was expecting them to be casting a woman to play Abraham Lincoln in some upcoming production.
This is a personality test.
It would appear that the Pope is a traditionalist.
The racism in DEI that does not exist.
The black racist subhuman has deleted her LinkedIn account.
(Link courtesy of dicentra.)
Tonight on Danger: UXB?
Success is a heck of a deodorant.
Unsure if I have passed or failed.
I would hate to be the one paying the insurance premiums.
Why is it that 1970s London bus drivers are more articulate and more financially aware than the average London citizen of today?
It would seem Progressivism isn’t very progressive, after all, when it comes to the basics even after fifty years of being in charge.
The older gent seems like he would run circles around one of today’s MPs or, dare I say, Cabinet Ministers in HIs Majesty’s Parliament.
Dangerous acid that corrodes socialism
Why does this sound so familiar?
Still trying to understand their calculus: stopping traffic = they get their way? Is it a form of blackmail?
Meanwhile, the governor of Florida has a solution.
The line of argumentation from the defenders of traffic-stopping psychopaths remains undefeated.
Were Elon trying that, he’d have launched and crashed a dozen balloons in a controlled environment, each time iterating to fix the problems found in the crash, so by the time they launched things for real there wouldn’t have been a dozen unexpected problems leading to catastrophic failure.
It sounds like they were prepared but for the wrong things.
“Art thou not enriched?“
Why do I jhave an overwhelming desire to sing ‘Men of Harlech’? And I’m not even Welsh
Temba, his arms wide! (Belated ping!)
A cross-genre meme I didn’t see coming.
Bless you, sir. May your spectacles be spared from the affectionate licking of dogs.
[ Slurps coffee. ]
Learning curve.
“Bluesky isn’t a bubble, it’s a containment dome.“
Rather well done, I thought.
I think above all they just enjoy it, the sense of importance and having power over random people. It’s recreational malice. The rest is rationalisation, a fig-leaf excuse for doing what gives them pleasure. And I can’t help thinking that the most telling line is Mr Man-Bun’s mocking quip, “Oh no, not work.”
Because only the little people have to worry about things like that.
Cheap snack recommendations suitable for people from certain parts of the world. Also read the comments.
Marmite and cheese are a good match.
My preference is the Marmite by Sanitarium (of which there was a serious shortage after the Christchurch earthquake)
It is possible that this is what food gurus on those TV cooking shows mean by “umami”
Can confirm. Not sure what dirty beans might be, though.
Oh wait, an explanation in the comments:
Hm. Much like dirty fries, then.
A foodstuff I first encountered a few months ago, while injured and The Other Half was in charge of Sunday lunch.
It came from a bowling alley.
Our Betters want to overthrow things.
This is not the future I was expecting.
There’s more, should you want it.
No, don’t thank me. All part of the service.
Where to start? It’s funny but we’re doomed, aren’t we?
There’s certainly a lot to process in those 22 seconds.
“Equity,” baby.
They’re our betters, you know.
DEI – Didn’t Earn It.
Indeed. It’s interesting what can be hidden by the word adjustments.
Skatepark for the blind. It’s also wheelchair-accessible.
I have followed Anthony Ferraro for some years now on Instagram and his videos are heartwarming. Blind since birth, he has a great support system from his family and is enjoying life to the max. One love!
Your empathetic betters
So punchable, thoses face. So very, very punchable.
I just tried to see if the wankstains have been identified yet. Alas, no, but I am sure it is coming.
It’s the only way they’ll learn. It would be futile to appeal to some imagined better nature, of which we see no evidence. Fear will have to do. Though it occurs to me that public caning might be popular. With every trapped driver and passenger taking a turn with the birch. Could take some time, of course. But hey.
Oh, and livestreamed, obviously. For the benefit other Mr Man-Buns and their type.
Also, bonus points for amusing, slightly scandalous, use of wankstains.
Band name.
[ Shells hard-boiled egg, rolls it across bar to Alice. As it travels, filth accumulates. ]
Dieting. *rolls egg back*
Agreed, but it’s obviously nowhere near full.
Sshh. Spoilers.
[ Rolls same shelled, hard-boiled egg to PiperPaul. More fluff accumulates. ]
Haha. I literally just came back from the fridge after putting 2 boiled eggs in my lunch bag for lunch. Now I have 3!
Jiggling of note.
And at least one of them will be coated and crunchy.
This. Every word of this.
IAEA director general Grossi: “Nuclear facilities must never be attacked.”
Are any of these “international agencies” run and staffed by human beings?
Wonder what the other 10% could be?
The secret word is ‘sentient’.
[ Ponders lunch options. ]
Somewhat related.