I'm seriously convinced that he only looks at Mercator projections and thinks it would make the US twice as big

Was he related to Skip (Scott) Intro?

Greatest Bears regular season win of my life, I’m pretty sure! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GO TO SLEEP!?!?!

Black-and-white photograph of a book page containing a prose-poem. The text reads: “All she wanted was to find a place to stretch her bones. A place to lengthen her smiles and spread her hair. A place where her legs could walk without cutting and bruising. A place unchained. She was born out of ocean breath. I reminded her; ‘Stop pouring so much of yourself into hearts that have no room for themselves. Do not thin yourself. Be vast. You do not bring the ocean to a river.’”

Women, we don't need to contort ourselves to fit into spaces that are too small for us.

From Zimbabwe by Tapiwa Mugabe

Also, I remember the 2010 season particularly well: who won the super bowl that year, and who they beat along the way, and where they were seeded, etc.

Appeal to pedantry--gets me every time. As Landru would say, I'd have to chew off my foot to escape from that trap.

2020 Washington (7-9), 2014 Carolina (7-8-1), 2010 Seattle (7-9).

slightly diminish a book:

(Shakespeare edition)

The Taming of the Karen
Alls Well That Ends Meh
The Merchant of Hackensack
A Midsummer Night's Passing Thought
Spamlet

slightly diminish a book:

A Tale of Two Subdivisions
The Hunt for Lavender May
The Instagram of Dorian Gray
The DaVinci Crossword Puzzle

So sorry to hear of your loss. As always, you found the best words in your tribute. RIP.

Nice to meet you today, John! Love that your book was upside down for much of your panel talk! 😀Best wishes in you kickboxing career!!

Cincinnati high school English teacher here--I hope you enjoy the newly-renovated library! Looking forward to the panel!

True. But I have run across this:
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We'd expect nothing less

Me too

C'mon, you know that you being an asshole is precisely why we like you.

And by "we" I mean Psyche.

Also, that was my very first post here. Ever. Be honored.

I've gotten so used to just reading on this platform and not interacting that I'd forgotten liking was even a thing.

I love that you know this.