Bonus bounce. || His is bigger. || I bring you the arts. || Being overly curious. || Best not to, really. || The thrill of laundry. || In a gentleman’s colon, obviously. || Guys, you’re not helping. || Hair crisis. || Incoming. || Incoming 2. || In case you were wondering. || I want one and so do you. || “Within walking distance” – Apollo 12, lightning strikes, and Playboy bunnies. || The progressive retail experience, parts 462, 463 and 464. || Always respect the media. || Pagbag. || I’m guessing some of you will have an opinion on this. || When you’re unaccustomed to consequences. || Direct hit. || I didn’t know this was a thing. || “Thank you.” || Two types of customer, or a lesson in the aforementioned consequences. || And finally, via Mark, the volume control interfaces you’ve always dreamed of.

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A project is undertaken:

Years of “working through” one’s state of heftiness obviously being preferable to actual, you know, weight loss. Which, one suspects, might have taken less time. But hey, we mustn’t reach for the stars.

Fearlessly, heroically, said garment was duly rocked. The result, needless to say, is “cool-girl style vibes” – a “body-baring sheer look,” complete with what I’m assured are a corset and “strappy, rhinestone heels.”

Other perspectives are available.

When not “pushing boundaries” and invoking the feminism of taking up space “unapologetically,” the author, Ms Margie Plus, is a “confidence activist” and a musician. Those with a taste for pitch correction and overstretched PVC can behold her creativity here.

Via Mr Worstall.

Consider this an open thread. Share ye links and bicker.

For newcomers and the nostalgic, some items from the archives. Think of this batch as a kind of “critical race theory” special edition.

Beneath The Planet Of The Bedlamites.

Oh, the thrill of being screamed at by mad people.

You’re Reading The Comments, Right?

When wokeness collides with logic, only one can be allowed to prevail:

Have You Tried Less Tiresome Music?

On the word you mustn’t say but must love hearing.

Also, open thread. Share ye links and bicker.

Rust of some significance. || The French being French. || The atmosphere of the Sun. || When you want to be at an angle. || Incoming. || Incoming 2. And yes, they survived. || One for the bargain hunters. || Our betters being better than us. || Washing instructions should always be read carefully. || Nesting materials. || At last, a dance music genre quiz. Can you sort the dubstep and glitch hop from the darkstep and post-dubstep? || It’s nice to be appreciated. || The progressive retail experience, parts 460 and 461. The second of which is pleasingly interrupted. || The pulp magazine archive. || A project for the weekend. || I’m guessing it’s not a good sign when the wheel comes off. || Mug retrieval of note. || “Zarkov invents a machine that makes Flash invisible.” || And finally, I think I’ll call him Chompers.

And yes, by all means, follow me on Twitter.

A question regarding this, and many others like it:

I wonder whether this absurdity is going to continue indefinitely, stretching into the future, beyond my lifetime. Or will it peter out, like any fad, and then be remembered with some embarrassment?

Via Karl.

Consider this an open thread.