Like Encouragement And Gratitude, But Spendable
Yes, it’s time to remind patrons that where you are right now is made possible by the kindness of strangers. If you’d like to ensure this place exists a while longer, and remains ad-free, there are three buttons below the fold with which to monetise any love. Debit and credit cards are accepted. If what happens here is of value, this is a chance to show it.
If one-click haste is called for, there’s a QR code in the sidebar, at which you point your phone camera, and my PayPal.Me page can be found here. As requested, there are SubscribeStar and Ko-Fi accounts, via which love may also be monetised, whether as one-off donations or monthly subscriptions. Should you be gripped by an urge to express encouragement via currency, by all means succumb.
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It’s what keeps this place here.
For newcomers wishing to know more about what’s been going on here for the last eighteen years, in over 3,000 posts and 200,000 comments, the Reheated series is a pretty good place to start – in particular, the end-of-year summaries, which convey the fullest flavour of what it is we do. A sort of blog concentrate. If you like what you find there… well, there’s lots more of that.
Do take a moment to poke through the discussion threads too. The posts are intended as starting points, not full stops, and the comments are where much of the good stuff is waiting to be found. And do please join in.
As always, thanks for the support, the comments, and the company.
Oh, and consider this an open thread. Share ye links and bicker.
Have some encouragement.
Bless you, sir. Should you be chopping chillies and feel an urge to pee, may you remember to wash your hands very thoroughly before doing so.
Pinged.👍
Thanks, o gracious host. Ping!
Bless you, sirs. May your butter dish not need cleaning.
#TrueLifeDrama
*clears bar tab*
Cheers barkeep. Thanks for the laughs.
Ping. 🍷
Pinged. Gets some new noserings for the henchlesbians.
Noserings For Henchlesbians. Album name.
Bless you, sirs. Should you attend a Beloved Brother-In-Law’s birthday barbecue, teeming with strangers and people who haven’t seen each other in many years, may you experience the surrealism of some unfamiliar bloke coming over and saying, quite confidently, “Hiya Chris, haven’t seen you in ages,” because they’ve mistaken you for an entirely different person. Specifically, your Other Half.
#TrueStory
Here you go barman, in honour of Simcoe Day here.
I’m assuming you sacrifice an ox or something. And bless you, sir. May your behind-the-sofa cables never confound your robot vacuum cleaner, resulting in beeping and whirring and repeated phone notifications.
Our victim classes, displaying their true nature.
Our betters, displaying their virtue.
Both those links produce message that says
“Due to local laws, we are temporarily restricting access to this content until X estimates your age. Learn more“
If it’s any comfort, Dicentra’s work computer is convinced this place is pornographic.
I’m using a VPN, which should be telling X that I’m in Boston, USA. 🙁
If the links are to replies, X may be restricting access unless you have an X account.
My links? Actually one link, broken onto two lines for rhetorical purposes.
If I try to open that tweet in another browser which does not know about my X account, I see this message:
Are you in the UK? Could X be obeying an EU/UK order to block VPN access?
Is the entire X account blocked, or only that tweet?\
The tweet’s caption:
The gay dude is wearing a thong displaying his ass cheeks and some sort of chest halter. Because nothing says “I deserve respect as a serious adult” like going almost naked in public wearing fetish gear.
It’s not a reply.
The new hotness: gaslighting people with Alzheimer’s:
Because priorities. And adding to the confusion of an already confused person – by telling them that a man is somehow a woman – is now a vital part of healthcare, apparently.
Is this a recent development? Was access fine until now?
Choices were made.
Yes, but are you diverse…?
Regarding David’s Amazon link;
As I have discovered sometimes there are things not available on this side of the pond but can be had for slightly more shipping fees. #supportthestruggle
Meanwhile, Table Manners For The 21st Century, a play in two acts:
Act 1: Wypipo, am I rite?
Act 2: Nom, nom, nom.
Slightly related, in Petaluma a funeral service of note. Off key note, though.
Who can answer in the affirmative: “My name is legion.”
What I get, whether signed on or not, using UK or USA, is:
“Due to local laws, we are temporarily restricting access to this content until X estimates your age. Learn more”
and a reply from @alienonomy, saying “this guy couldn’t believe his eyes”, with a picture of the back of a bald head, a bloke I don’t recognise, and someone in the background taking a photo.