Friday Ephemera (783)
Well, at least her phone was okay. || Hers may be the biggest I’ve ever seen. || Hoovering of note. || I vote for the magic bucket. || “Over 80% of Canadians live within 100 miles of the US border.” || Oh look, bubbles. || Bristol’s bonfire kids, 1962. || Not unfair. || Nommy-nommy-nom. || A use of other people’s time and money. || The rapid sorting of tomatoes. Also, potatoes. || At last, toilet-paper mushrooms. || More peer-reviewed scholarship. || Inapt fap. || Space reserved. || The progressive retail experience, parts 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665 and 666. || Parking scenes. || Unlikely leaf propellant. || Thing that never happens happens again. || The right tool. || Sights of London. || Newcomers. || And finally, on making The Wizard of Oz – a tale of fires, amphetamines and asbestos snow.
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Geologists when they get fired
David, has anybody ever started a comment thread with “First!”, and are their bodies buried in the basement?
[ I suddenly recalled that I used to see that rather frequently in the early days of the internet. ]
Roomba Rule 34
It should be legal for the driver to shoot him.
Once again, it should be legal for the train drivers and conductor to just shoot him.
There hasn’t been much bickering lately. So….
Wonder how long this one will last.
Pushy lot, breathing down our neck like.
It’s a love-hate relationship: They hate us but can’t leave us. Meanwhile we keep forgetting they exist.
The putrefaction of academia continues apace.
Look out Pete Hegseth, the Venezuelan navy is getting ready for a fight.
Well that has all the marks of a calculated juxtaposition.
Don’t forget the randy midgets.
A fight or a cargo ship to pirate?
Ah, the good old days. From 1995 to 2007, there was a U.S. Senator named Bill Frist. It wasn’t uncommon on the blogs I read to see “Frist!” as the first comment. And of course it’s always amusing when someone leaves a “First!” comment, but someone sneaks in ahead of them so they’re second. Awkward.
Hostile architecture!
Anyway. I’m intrigued by the word. ‘Wazzbaffle’. I’m sure there’ll be approximately a billionty entries in Urban Dictionary but you can’t rely on that anymore. And it’s not out of the question that the word was invented for the latest edition of Roger’s Profanisaurus. Does anyone have a clearer idea of the etymology of the word?
Wish granted!
“The rapid sorting of tomatoes.“
Hypnotic!
“At last, toilet-paper mushrooms.“
But…why? You can get logs preseeded with the spores to go in the garden.
“I went to a new psychiatrist today…” 🤣
Morning, all.
I suppose you could wait until you have houseguests and then put the mushroomy toilet roll back in the bathroom. See if anyone is too polite to comment.
Apparently, they come in all sizes.
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Ok, that right there is genius stuff.
How to avoid unwanted attention.
Absolute unit of a lathe.
[ Slurps coffee. ]
Manly, yet sensitive.
You want one and you know it.
“There hasn’t been much bickering lately. So….”
Heh! However, I watch US cookery shows on the Food Channel and see some of the horrors called ‘food’ that are dished up on ‘Girl Meets Farm’ and ‘Delicious Miss Brown’, so…
The neighbour you’ve always wanted.
She’s just playing ding dong ditch.
Mushrooms are fun! Apparently this mushroom boat made out of mycelium/mushroom roots will spontaneously sprout new mushrooms when taken out on the water.
In other random mushroom news, I do vaguely remember reading that those mushrooms that will very rarely grow on people – aspergillus? – are also edible.
…so, you know, you may be deeply unwell which is the reason this little parasitic entity has latched on to you in the first place, but you also get a free meal. Glass half empty, glass half full.
Ugh – can’t vote! Log in WHERE?
Oh well, electronic tat to buy on Amazon so….TO THE LINK
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Bless you, madam. May your houseguests be punctual and know when to leave.
Stereotype accuracy wins again.
It would at least spare others from similar encounters. And it does, I think, raise the question of whether laws and customs regarding crime and antisocial behaviour will change, or have to change, as the number of crime-inclined primitives increases.
A demonstration of mattress density.
Because I can, that’s why.
Hoovering of note
Just as a PSA, I picked up a Ryobi cordless vacuum at The Home Depot, on sale for $200. Well worth it – strong suction and long lasting battery.
That’s it.
Steph’s Top Tips will be back next week.
He hates to be the “girl” crying on the internet so posts a video of…
No, sir. You’re emotional because you’re mentally ill. Specifically, because your pretence of being a woman – your own misgendering – is entirely at odds with observable reality. The reality that other people can see and to which they will respond.
Can renewables keep the lights on?
Answers on a postcard, please.
I vaguely remember doing it on David’s old blogsite in the early 2010’s. And I got away with it too!
Sorry about that. I up-buggered the link.
Here you go:
geologists when they get fired
Society.exe has stopped working.
Could try rebooting, but it might be prudent to restore from backup.
Making it legal to shoot these savages might encourage many of them to self-deport.
Regarding which, Ms Porter’s YouTube channel and website.
He was “desperate for a woman.” So, you know.
Answers on a postcard, please.