Many people are saying that he did.

…but of course, I do hope that you’ll feel better sooner than later.

I could offer up a trite sentiment like, “this, too, shall pass,” but you already know that, and regardless, it’s not particularly helpful.

This is, unfortunately, relatable content.

I endorse this message.

[reconsiders this as his body starts involuntarily thrashing about, in response to the aforementioned drowning]

I may have erred.

Also, where are the ones who don't "love to laugh, and have a good time?" Because the opposite of that trope sounds like Adult Wednesday Adams, and I'm into that. Furthermore, regarding “down to Earth…” I'd prefer a space cadet.

Oh…

This is why I used to explicitly insist that I was specifically not looking for someone who’s “down to earth.”

This is the sure sign of a true friend.

I will admit that I was hoping that it might've involved riding downhill, headlong, atop a corpse. ...but, y'know, that might be how it started. I'm just going to assume that that's true. ...to escape from wolves. ...and yeti.

Me, last week, discussing Olympic “skeleton” with a friend:

I’m in the second phase of that, literally right now. (The first phase is basically the weird cousin of “revenge bedtime procrastination.”)

[shadowy figure lovingly tip-toeing through the woods]

Already there—right behind you.

A couple of decades ago, I wrote a post soliciting candidates for an arch-nemesis, just to assure that I got a good one.

A friend volunteered, and thus the contract was sealed. It’s mostly a ceremonial role, in which I shake my fist and shout, “NEMESIS!” whenever we happen upon each other.

“…shall not be infringed.”

“Yes,” I said, “for the love of God!” —Monchhichi

Dekkia has done a pretty great job at derailing this conversation, though, all for the sake of pedantry.

No wonder we can’t get anything done.

Granted, from a particular point of view, that also describes the plot of 1984.

The early bird catches the worm. So does the late worm. Honestly, there are really more than enough worms to go around; maybe stop thinking so much about the scarcity of worms.

This is the way.

bsky.app/profile/pwna...

We’ll just have to agree to disagree.

Lactose intolerance? That sounds like a skill issue, bro.

(I personally lack that skill, but thankfully there are pills to accommodate that.)

Sir, you are out of control.

I will die on this hill.

[blushes]

If they really wanted to win, they would’ve put more effort into having been born earlier. Losers.

That’s almost the entire game plan of the far right, except that the list also includes minorities and other historically marginalized people. A certain demographic used to be able to confidently tell themselves, “at least, as far as society is concerned, I’m in a better position than the riffraff.”

It has become completely unironic that a bunch of self-admitted TERFs are perfectly fine with incidentally harming biological women, and simply considering it collateral damage.

…so it’s perfectly aligned with the company’s core principles, is what you’re saying.