Friday Ephemera (791)
At last, a camera for your toilet bowl. || And lo, her chakras were aligned. || Can cleaning your car increase its value? || I have questions regarding the décor. || On elephants’ toenails. || On self-knowledge and its absence. || At last, a miracle breakthrough. || The British in Benidorm, 1983. || Meanwhile, in the world of art. || And in musical theatre news. || A brief history of the sewing machine. || The man who walked on his head, 1904. (h/t, Neatorama) || Sign language translation gloves. || She’s swag and awesome, you hear? || Today’s word is inadvisable. || The story of the THX Deep Note. || She’s squeezing out the patriarchy with her pelvic floor exercises. || He caused a crash, stole the attending ambulance, then crashed that too. || He has cute little girl feet. || Some unfortunate flaccidity.
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Well, it is a Jimmy Cliff, not Dead, cover, but I suspect he would have approved.
Because I can. That’s why.
decor: what struck me also was how crowded it is. Crammed with stuff.
Flacidity: my first car, an old VW bug, had a shifter that previous owner modified to have a Z shape rod. My brother borrowed it one day and it snapped right off. Fortunately there was a stub left so he could drive it back. Blamed me somehow.
I notice the ladies are being awfully quiet.
Barred owls invaded the pacific NW and are driving the spotted owl to extinction. The only solution is to shoot barred owls. It is a wonderful example of colliding conservation imperatives.
Yes, it’s a bit busy. In any one room there are at least fourteen types of hideousness all crammed together.
[ Strokes uncluttered surfaces. ]
“Just this side of tastelessly vulgar.”
Depends on which side he’s on, I suppose.
[ Looks several more times, just to make sure of opinion. ]
You’d expect a muffled chuckle at the least.
Yeah.
Clearly delusional to start with, HRT will not make the bones in a grown man’s feet shrink, however, other things might, speaking of flaccidity…
The state of it.
It does seem unwise to signal to your enemies that your military is governed by people who are both delusional and weak. The tearful display is not unlike some godless religion, a weird self-involved ecstasy.
I did hear that olympic skiers would often end up with smaller feet due to their boots being so tight over the years, so perhaps there is some torturous method of shrinking feet, maybe no so terrible considering the other surgical procedures done.
Is today’s word ‘unfit’?
Are we entirely sure it is “she?”
Given her role, or supposed role, it’s inapt and bizarre. Utterly self-indulgent. I’d say the appropriate response is disgust.
I’m guessing that’s not quite what she was going for.
I’m going to be presumptuous here, but I think I speak for the entirety of the patriarchy when I say, “Ma’am, the patriarchy in no way wants to be inside you. Please proceed.”
It is strange how I have never encountered any other 100% real women (just like him!) who are so enamored over their cute little (uh, checks the stats … size 11) girl feet. It is almost as if that is something women do not do.
F Muldoon:
She’s clearly looking to the incredibly successful Haiti model for inspiration.
That’s a bunch of poppycock. Fiddlesticks, I say!
David:
My coat is brown.
(Firefly reference, if that’s too subtle.)
For some reason, the word enemu just sprang to mind, coined out of the ether.
That’s a lot of bar snacks.
I have to add some stuff so I can get free shipping so I think I’ll get one of these
Emu left without comment.
At certain points it’s like Jim Henson on acid.
If you are a yte donating food, make sure it is halal and vegan.
Military racism: yes, of course there WAS racism in the military. Using the US as example, not equal during WWII. BUT since then the military has been a major avenue for black upward mobility. One stumbling block has been that they cannot accept felons AND many young black men are too undisciplined to conform to military standards. So there is that.
Nothing sells a home faster than room-choking clutter …
Not my people.
White man seen in advert.
No more floppy shifter problem.
Speaking of boobies.
Previously.
No refunds, etc.
I am reminded of this excellent sketch with a spectacular rant on the subject by Mr Idle.
https://youtu.be/Yz2LaJOVAiA
One of the more depressing aspects of the modern world is the learned inability to consider things might not have been as they are now.
Do let us know how that works out for you.
Looks like the rain has deterred any trick-or-treaters.
[ Shovels chocolate into face, eyes sour jelly snakes. ]