Fuckin' sun, what has it done for me lately

A combination printer/microwave

Dammit. I know that place really well, and it's genuinely upsetting to hear about this. Won't be giving them any more business from now on

Conversely, there are few things as embarrassing as failing to KO the nerd and getting hit by that spell instead

Like, yeah, this is a hard balance to strike

But it's also what the moment calls for, so it's time to level the fuck up

I think there are two parts to this: men should absolutely be among the loudest voices demanding accountability and educating about consent

*AND*

Men should absolutely know when to stay quiet and listen intently when victims are speaking and to center their healing process

a monster with glowing eyes is surrounded by smoke Alt: Mothra emerges from the dust and smoke behind Godzilla, asking, "Who was that on the phone?" Her voice is just a little too calm, too incurious. The back of his neck breaks into a radioactive sweat.

Mothra would fucking shred him if she ever found out he had a side piece, so hopefully he's smart enough to keep it in his pants

Infuriated by this d8 HATE gonna make a game that uses only my special little double-pyramid boys

His voice is just... It's got that Patrick Warburton quality, that gravelly sighing lilt on the back end that sounds both completely detached yet cutting and perceptive

AGI is the goalpost-shift that techbros had to do when they realized gen AI—what they had breathlessly called "true artificial intelligence"—was so laughably stupid that nobody was laughing

"No dude no bro look there's this other kind of AI it's artificial uhhh GENERAL intelligence but seriously—"

When this happens to me, it's a sign that I need to roll the thought *waaay* back and try a different run-up

Sometimes all the way back to the last section break. Or the beginning of the chapter

Yes, but presented with two weevils alike but not identical in size and vigor, do you know which one you should choose?

"You can learn all the math in the 'Verse, but you take a boat in the air that you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she ought'a fall down. Tells you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens. Makes her a home."

A screenshot of my Bluesky timeline, which is empty, and there's a warning ribbon across the top that says "Forbidden!"

I see Bluesky is still doing well

See, it's shit like this that proves the whole "Gundams can't be built for real" argument is a lie

The square-cube law is a psyop to lull us into a false sense of security! Wake up, sheeple!!!

To your point about lawyers being cops:

Even in a post-abolition world, people will need advocates for their rights under the law. I don't know any (serious) abolitionists who think our society should have no laws at all

Some lawyers might be cops, but that's because of who they are as people

*husband sighs, erases the 1 on the "it's been ____ days since the last pun" whiteboard*

Perhaps last night he was visited by three ghosts

Aw, poor Jongus Degwin Vance

Is it weird that I think Steve Buscemi would be really good at this? Like he'd get a good patter going, tell a few stories, then be like "well time for you to hit the trail, kid" and I'd be out

I remember when I would join a forum and spend weeks just mapping out the drama and building my own lexicon of bizarrely specific slang and jargon

It was always worth the effort

(Yeah, I get it, this is all probably an attempt to mine personal details for yet another data breach. But look at this stacked list! I didn't even include the actually good shit like The Namesake, Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, Death At A Funeral, or There Will Be Blood)

The DVD cover of Hot Fuzz, directed by Edgar Wright and co-written by Wright and Simon Pegg. It depicts the film's two main characters in tactical body armor, wielding firearms, and walking through an explosion.

The movie poster for The Bourne Ultimatum, directed by Paul Greengrass and written by Tony Gilroy, Scott Burns, and George Nolfi. It depicts the titular character Jason Bourne walking with a gun in his hand.

Though there is some stiff competition, let me tell you

Post your favorite film from the year you turned 18

Forums are objectively better than social media or Discord because their format preserves institutional knowledge

But also the stupid drama and baffling in-jokes are always Grade-A Internet Beef

There are Calvin & Hobbes memes that are just cheap nostalgia grabs, and there are ones that are faithful to the kind of commentary that Bill Watterson was striving for

This, I think, is the latter

I put the name of the Definitely Final Villain™ in the mouth of an NPC a full calendar year before he ever made a personal appearance

Not because I was holding him back, but because the PCs got caught up in their own shit

I will say, having a player who actually takes notes is *fucking terrifying*

This is like when I learned whole-ass turkeys actually fly up and roost in trees at night

*furiously copying this idea into a notebook for Star Trek Adventures campaigns*

Hm, mm-hmm, yes, do go on