From the Cunning Linguist Co.

lets start wearing cloaks and swords again. its time

writing my own version of heated rivalry but for double luge

was gonna go into more detail but honestly you get the picture

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The regime in Iran is set to hang a protestor tomorrow-

Apologies for citing Fox News, but in this case they were the first major outlet to break the story.

Due to recent changes (*shakes fist at tech bros fucking up the planet*) I feel obliged to point out for the sake of anyone who does not have timestamps on that this post is from 2021 and therefore predates AI.

I applaud the guy bravery for not using any kind of plastic to cover his ass in case the egg didn't Don't Broken Even Sitting On The Egg

Watching little kids interact is interesting because sometimes you will see one, utterly fixated on some goal, shove aside one of their peers or siblings, knocking them straight on their ass—and of course, this causes a ruckus, with the offended party rushing to the nearest adult and getting a lot of attention, and provoking a scolding reaction toward the offender. But the offender has no idea what’s going on; they don’t really have the awareness to connect their inconsiderate action to the disruption. And you can see them get irritated, staring down the kid who’s getting all the attention, seeing *them* as the reason they’re getting in trouble. You can see them thinking (the primitive, two-year-old equivalent of) “I can’t believe that asshole had the nerve to be in my way *and* to get upset when I knocked him over.”

And a lot of people never really outgrow this.

and idk, this may sound like i'm being glib about how people i dislike are toddlers, but i really do mean it. a solid 10-20% of the population seems to fail to develop a theory of mind in life that amounts even to a totally mercenary set of expectations for stuff like "if i walk up to this kid and grab the toy out of his hand, he might punch me in the nose; he will definitely be pissed off." just flabbergasted that when they treat someone like shit, that person has the absolute gall to get upset. and maybe some of this has to do with the way we societies teach people to selectively empathize with some kinds of people and not others. but some people treat everyone like this. they treat their family like this! they develop whole politics or theologies to explain why you're not allowed to ever be mad at them, and they can do whatever they want forever.

great news it’s jimjams season

So. Ah.

For those who sew, esp. quilting, and use a machine.

How. Like. DIFFICULT are machines, in terms of having to know how to fix them and problem solve? How much taking things apart do you have to do? How often do you wind up needing to take them to the vet?

Because to me, this is how I feel when I look at one:

I used one before but it was for garment sewing and that was not much fun because the clothes were close-fitting and very difficult for a beginner (3/5 difficulty), with fabrics that fundamentally sucked to work with.

I love hand sewing things because it is easy: you may need to learn to do a few tricks but you are the one stabbing things, you can control that part. But also. Like. NGL it would make some things a lot faster to use a machine.

so it'll depend on the machine. older machines are conducive to self-fixing because back in the day that's how you did it, and they're not very fancy but by god they'll get the job done

modern machines often require like, techs and shit to properly fix, because there's a bunch of programming and shit?

I got by with a really basic Brother 10 function machine for close to 20 years before it finally gave up the ghost, and all I really had to do was clean it now and again and untangle some threads here and there. it wasn't this exact one, but it was pretty close:

https://www.brother-usa.com/products/xm1010

if you can wind the bobbin, thread the machine, and change out the needle, that's 99% of what you'll need to do. tension can be learned through playing around and youtube tutorials

saying cats don't contribute to the household is slander: they do have a job and it's going into mystery crevices and collecting all the cobwebs on their stupid little head

I love how it doesn't matter what expedition it is.

They all turn into excited kids when they meet penguins.

The Penguin: GIANTS! no way! I’m gonna wave at them THEY WAVED BACK! Holy Shit they’re dancing with me! My Wife is never gonna believe this OMG I got to dance with a Giant today so cool.

The Humans: Penguin! No way! I’m gonna wave at it IT WAVED BACK! Holy Shit it’s flapping with me! I got to play with a Penguin today; so cool.

where's the joy and whimsy guy? Have they found this one yet?

@joy-and-whimsy-official

Joy and whimsy detected! This post is joyful and whimsical!

Who am I to deny a penguin some joy and whimsy 🐧

British Mandate of Gaza????

Everyone needs three hobbies: one to give you carpel tunnel, one to leave you sore and bruised, and one for your distant relatives to insist you monetize

I have reposted this before but I am always impressed by how well-thought out every spot is. There is no good place to sit. “Oh, Eomer’s cool, I’ll sit with him” but then you will have to listen to Gollum and Bilbo the entire flight. “I’ll sit with Sam!” Pippin and Merry will be turning around the entire flight to talk to him. Sure, you can sit with Elrond, but you’re going to deal with him staring down Aragorn and Arwen. You may love Legolas and Gimli, but will you love sitting BETWEEN them? Just when you see a spot that seems okay, somewhere behind or across the aisle is a terrible option. This is so good. No good seats on the LOTR plane

I’m coming, my handsome boy <3

Konami: “hmm? How do we make a proper Nasch deck”

The humble duel links skill:

look, if i catch sight of a mutual's unfortunately popular post in the wild dragging their flailing body behind it, i am obligated to smack that pony's ass and send them for another round of the pasture. i'm sorry, it's nothing personal, but it's in my contract