A “Grandiloquent Word of the Day” meme featuring the word “Bully-rook” with pronunciation and definition describing a blustering, overbearing ruffian. Below is an example sentence in ornate prose. On the right, a detailed 19th-century engraving-style illustration shows a kneeling Statue of Liberty draped in an American flag, hands clasped pleadingly, facing a grinning man in a bicorne hat holding a sword and musket, rendered with satirical, exaggerated features.

Bully-rook [BUL-ee-ruuk]
(n.)
-A blustering ruffian; a swaggering fellow; a hectoring or overbearing companion. A bragging cheater.

Used in a sentence:
“That bumptious bully-rook mistakes ostentation for elegance and prolixity for persuasion, incogitantly extemporizing with quotidian consistency.”

me: do you have hiccups
my 15lb cat, settling down on my chest: _we_ have hiccups

A “Grandiloquent Word of the Day” meme featuring the word “Mountebank” (pronounced MOWN-tuh-bank), defined as a hawker of quack medicines who attracts customers with stories, jokes, or tricks; a charlatan or snake oil salesman. Below, an example sentence reads: “The decrepit old mountebank shuffles about, a dottard who knows not the difference betwixt savior and healer, and is equally unfit for either.” On the right, a detailed 19th-century engraved illustration shows a mustachioed man dressed inexplicably dressed in robes, but otherwise gives the impression of an old-fashioned doctor, wearing a head mirror and stethoscope, extending his hand toward the viewer. A speech bubble above him says, “Take two of these and pray to me in the morning.” The overall design evokes antique medical advertisements with a satirical tone.

Mountebank [MOWN-tuh-bank]
(n.)
- A hawker of quack medicines who attracts customers with stories, jokes, or tricks.

Used in a sentence:
“The decrepit old mountebank shuffles about, a dottard who knows not the difference betwixt savior and healer, and is equally unfit for either.”

Black and white photo of a shorthaired tabby kitten appearing to burst through a sheet of white paper in a dark frame. Text at the bottom reads “sauve qui peut”.

“Sauve qui peut”. This is a French phrase that translates literally to something like "save yourself who's able/can" and roughly equates to “run for your life!” or “every man for himself!”, indicating a chaotic or dangerous situation/stampede. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.

Is there a CanIGoBehindTheWaterfall.com ? and if not, why not?

A “Grandiloquent Word of the Day” meme featuring the word “Fustilugs,” with its pronunciation and definitions describing an ill-natured, foul-smelling, or slovenly person. Below, a humorous, barbed example sentence is written in ornate script. To the right, a detailed black-and-white Victorian-style illustration shows a rotund, disheveled man in old-fashioned clothing, gesturing dismissively with one arm raised.

Fustilugs [FUSS-tee-lugz]
(n.)
-An ill-natured, foul-smelling, corpulent person.
-A gross, or frowzy person.

Used in a sentence:
“That loathesome, feculence-steeped, self-aggrandizing fustilugs, offensive to both sense and sensibility, presumes the mantle of a slovenly potentate.”

Oh hey, well that's a milestone--just achieved 250K hours watched on Twitch! 🥳 Thanks everyone for all of the incredible support over the years. 💜🥰

📢 Casting call 📢

Hi, we're looking for a female narrator for our new game!

No VA experience neeeded, and no accent preference. Must have access to ok mic, like a home podcasting setup.

Paid gig, of course.

Would love to hear reading samples in your natural voice:

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No stream tonight (4/16) because I'm feeling particularly out of it. I shall return next week (4/23), barring feeling out of it then.

Comic. One... two... THREE! [text in red] X Deprecated [line break] One... two... three... GO! [text in red] Deprecated [red curly bracket around top two lines] Too easy to mix up [line break] Three... two... one... GO! [text in green] [check mark] ISO Standard [caption] If I were in charge of ISO, the first thing I’d do would be to standardize the way people count out loud before doing something in sync.

Countdown Standard

xkcd.com/3232/

Trying a new & more edited approach on the second channel, covering an hour of the best Zelda cut content from past videos.

Watch here: youtu.be/GNSrNDMeY18

I know a certain Australian who can definitely be described as ranarian.

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A “Grandiloquent Word of the Day” meme featuring the word “Ranarian” with its pronunciation and definition, “of, relating to, or resembling frogs; frog-like.” Below, an ornate example sentence describes a man with a regrettably frog-like face better suited to a bog than polite society. On the right, a detailed black-and-white illustration from Alice in Wonderland shows the Frog Footman at a doorway speaking with a small crowned girl labeled “Queen Alice.”

Ranarian [ruh-NAIR-ee-un]
(adj.)
- Of, relating to, or resembling frogs; frog-like.

Used in a sentence:
“Mr. Thistlewick, possessed of a most regrettably ranarian visage, suggested a creature far better suited to a dank and ancient bog than to the refinements of polite society.”

Color, photo, discolored with age, of a young, handsome black man holding up a ginger and white shorthaired kitten while he is sitting on a couch. He looks at the cat with an expression of joy and affection.

The love in his eyes. 🥹 Photo from my collection, no date/info.

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I just released my latest OBS SFX tutorial! If you were wondering how I do my water-delivery clone effect and make it so realistic, I'm giving away the secret here... youtu.be/5YC0ZRGf_as

Black-and-white photo of a long-haired white cat lying on a worn wooden deck step. It appears to be sleeping happily.

Le Snooze. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Comic. [Person and person with white hat facing two boxes stacked with $80 price tag and sale tag on each box.] PERSON 1: They want $80 for this? I could make one myself for $10 in parts, an hour of work, a trip to the hardware store, another $30 in parts, another few hours of work, two more trips to the store for $20 more in parts, another hour of work to redo the first hour of work because I messed up, and $80 to buy this when the one I made breaks.

Make It Myself

xkcd.com/3233/

Vroom-Vroom

A “Grandiloquent Word of the Day” meme featuring the word “Simulacrum.” The definition reads: “a vague semblance of something; superficial likeness.” Below it is a moody example sentence about a once-vibrant community reduced to an empty shell. On the right, a detailed black-and-white engraving shows a large Wicker Man with people gathered around and inside it, evoking an eerie, historical atmosphere.

Simulacrum [sim-yoo-LAY-krum]
(n.)
- A vague semblance of something; superficial likeness.

Use:
“What remained was a simulacrum of the once-vibrant community, its painted storefronts standing vigil over locked doors and tightly drawn curtains, though no human hand had touched them in weeks.”

Black and white photo of a white woman in smart blazer and matching skirt, reading in an armchair by a fireplace. A shorthaired white cat is lying on the floor in front of the unlit fireplace, sprawled out looking bored.

Mommmmm I'm borrrrrrrred. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Comic. [Crack of lightning making BOOOOM sound over dark background. On ground, there are two figures looking at it.] PERSON 1: Don’t worry, I’m wearing an anti-static wrist strap.

Lightning

xkcd.com/3231/

3rd cat in a box

Catacombs 3-D