Ben Paddon | Jump Leads season 2!
@benpaddon.net
Writer, podcaster, comedian, former world-record speedrunner, unofficial Worms historian. Jump Leads, Good Chaotic, The Game of Rassilon, Out On Her Fanny, Hot Quest, PortsCenter. Non-binary, they/them. https://linktr.ee/BenPaddon
It's easy to forget just how much padding there is in Final Fantasy VII, especially because everything up to the Section 7 collapse zips along at such a good pace.
But then you're infiltrating Shinra HQ and boy, there is a LOT of busy work there to pad it all out, huh.
But then you're infiltrating Shinra HQ and boy, there is a LOT of busy work there to pad it all out, huh.
December 28, 2025 at 6:08 AM
It's easy to forget just how much padding there is in Final Fantasy VII, especially because everything up to the Section 7 collapse zips along at such a good pace.
But then you're infiltrating Shinra HQ and boy, there is a LOT of busy work there to pad it all out, huh.
But then you're infiltrating Shinra HQ and boy, there is a LOT of busy work there to pad it all out, huh.
Did you hear Shakespeare is starting his own cryptocurrency called BardCoin? I was on the fence when he started selling his manuscripts as NFTs, but this is the line for me. I'm done with this man and his work.
December 28, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Did you hear Shakespeare is starting his own cryptocurrency called BardCoin? I was on the fence when he started selling his manuscripts as NFTs, but this is the line for me. I'm done with this man and his work.
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This is the funniest shit I have ever seen. He kicks the dude in the beans and then mocks him
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This is the funniest shit I have ever seen. He kicks the dude in the beans and then mocks him
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All of the money that changed hands in the Teapot Dome scandal totaled less than $10 million after adjusting for inflation, and it was considered so corrupt we still teach it in high school government classes a century later.
Corruption so pungent, it wafts right off the page:
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
All of the money that changed hands in the Teapot Dome scandal totaled less than $10 million after adjusting for inflation, and it was considered so corrupt we still teach it in high school government classes a century later.
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If you fancy helping make the first few weeks of 2026 easier for me, please consider donating. Maybe three ghosts visited you to tell you to help your favourite disabled comedian with mutual aid! Anything is much appreciated. Have a lovely new year x
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December 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
If you fancy helping make the first few weeks of 2026 easier for me, please consider donating. Maybe three ghosts visited you to tell you to help your favourite disabled comedian with mutual aid! Anything is much appreciated. Have a lovely new year x
paypal.me/frizfrizzle
ko-fi.com/frizfrizzle
paypal.me/frizfrizzle
ko-fi.com/frizfrizzle
Bad news. The Switch 1 version of Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed doesn't work on the Switch 2. The game crashes when changing secondary gadget, and frequently loses connection. :C
December 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Bad news. The Switch 1 version of Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed doesn't work on the Switch 2. The game crashes when changing secondary gadget, and frequently loses connection. :C
My only problem with Donkey Kong Bananza is I tend to want to collect Everything in games, but that'd require destroying Everything Else, and THAT would require me to revisit a nightmare I had when I was 9 where I inadvertently killed everyone on Earth and reduced the planet to a desert wasteland.
December 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
My only problem with Donkey Kong Bananza is I tend to want to collect Everything in games, but that'd require destroying Everything Else, and THAT would require me to revisit a nightmare I had when I was 9 where I inadvertently killed everyone on Earth and reduced the planet to a desert wasteland.
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this preview image for infinity war is thanos looking like he just watched a bicyclist land their dick on a stair railing
December 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
this preview image for infinity war is thanos looking like he just watched a bicyclist land their dick on a stair railing
Mandy got me Donkey Kong Bananza for Christmas, and it's so good. Easily the best game on Switch 2 right now. Amazing.
December 27, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Mandy got me Donkey Kong Bananza for Christmas, and it's so good. Easily the best game on Switch 2 right now. Amazing.
Update: Despite having called building maintenance multiple times and been assured we'd get an update, we've heard nothing from them since the morning of the 24th.
We've generally had good experiences with them in the past, but this experience has been horrible.
We've generally had good experiences with them in the past, but this experience has been horrible.
When the leak seemed to stop on the night of the 24th, we jokingly called it our Christmas miracle. We were even able. To have friends over yesterday as planned.
I guess with Christmas over the miracle has ended - the leak resumed in the wee hours of this morning.
Sigh.
I guess with Christmas over the miracle has ended - the leak resumed in the wee hours of this morning.
Sigh.
December 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Update: Despite having called building maintenance multiple times and been assured we'd get an update, we've heard nothing from them since the morning of the 24th.
We've generally had good experiences with them in the past, but this experience has been horrible.
We've generally had good experiences with them in the past, but this experience has been horrible.
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It's hard not to see every decision Microsoft have made with Xbox over the last 18-24 months as a company trying to justify exiting the hardware business.
They've said there's a new console in the works. Maybe there is! There was an Xbox handheld in the works too. We know what happened there.
They've said there's a new console in the works. Maybe there is! There was an Xbox handheld in the works too. We know what happened there.
December 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It's hard not to see every decision Microsoft have made with Xbox over the last 18-24 months as a company trying to justify exiting the hardware business.
They've said there's a new console in the works. Maybe there is! There was an Xbox handheld in the works too. We know what happened there.
They've said there's a new console in the works. Maybe there is! There was an Xbox handheld in the works too. We know what happened there.
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when the sun comes up and i can see the sky
December 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
when the sun comes up and i can see the sky
Working for a cable company in the UK, which has strict data protection laws. A woman called to discuss her daughter's account. She wasn't authorized, so I told her No. Repeatedly.
After a moment of silence, she said "I hope your balls turn square and fester at the corners," then hung up.
After a moment of silence, she said "I hope your balls turn square and fester at the corners," then hung up.
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Working for a cable company in the UK, which has strict data protection laws. A woman called to discuss her daughter's account. She wasn't authorized, so I told her No. Repeatedly.
After a moment of silence, she said "I hope your balls turn square and fester at the corners," then hung up.
After a moment of silence, she said "I hope your balls turn square and fester at the corners," then hung up.
When the leak seemed to stop on the night of the 24th, we jokingly called it our Christmas miracle. We were even able. To have friends over yesterday as planned.
I guess with Christmas over the miracle has ended - the leak resumed in the wee hours of this morning.
Sigh.
I guess with Christmas over the miracle has ended - the leak resumed in the wee hours of this morning.
Sigh.
December 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
When the leak seemed to stop on the night of the 24th, we jokingly called it our Christmas miracle. We were even able. To have friends over yesterday as planned.
I guess with Christmas over the miracle has ended - the leak resumed in the wee hours of this morning.
Sigh.
I guess with Christmas over the miracle has ended - the leak resumed in the wee hours of this morning.
Sigh.
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Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
December 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
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Y’all, the Castlevania: Awakening In The Moonlight musical by Takarazuka Revue is available legally on VOD with subtitles starting today until the end of March, this is a great adaptation and the women in this show are so good, PLUS this is a rare experiment globally
Please see it if you’re curious
Please see it if you’re curious
Takarazuka Revue “Castlevania: Awakening in the Moonlight" Worldwide streaming／『悪魔城ドラキュラ』全世界 動画配信実施
YouTube video by 宝塚歌劇 公式チャンネル Takarazuka Revue Company
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December 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Y’all, the Castlevania: Awakening In The Moonlight musical by Takarazuka Revue is available legally on VOD with subtitles starting today until the end of March, this is a great adaptation and the women in this show are so good, PLUS this is a rare experiment globally
Please see it if you’re curious
Please see it if you’re curious
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merry christmas, my gf got us a print sub to @theonion.com and gave it to me like this
December 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
merry christmas, my gf got us a print sub to @theonion.com and gave it to me like this
Here's a question for you: What's a movie that is 100% NOT a Christmas movie but that you nevertheless feel is most appropriately watched around Christmas?
For me, it's GoldenEye.
For me, it's GoldenEye.
December 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Here's a question for you: What's a movie that is 100% NOT a Christmas movie but that you nevertheless feel is most appropriately watched around Christmas?
For me, it's GoldenEye.
For me, it's GoldenEye.
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I'm fed up of the discourse - "Is it a Christmas movie or not?" Who cares? It's a phenomenal action movie, and watching it at this time of year just feels right. You're doing yourself a disservice if you haven't yet sat down to watch The Terminator.
December 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I'm fed up of the discourse - "Is it a Christmas movie or not?" Who cares? It's a phenomenal action movie, and watching it at this time of year just feels right. You're doing yourself a disservice if you haven't yet sat down to watch The Terminator.
I'm fed up of the discourse - "Is it a Christmas movie or not?" Who cares? It's a phenomenal action movie, and watching it at this time of year just feels right. You're doing yourself a disservice if you haven't yet sat down to watch The Terminator.
December 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I'm fed up of the discourse - "Is it a Christmas movie or not?" Who cares? It's a phenomenal action movie, and watching it at this time of year just feels right. You're doing yourself a disservice if you haven't yet sat down to watch The Terminator.
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One way you know AI is a scam is that it's sold as a solution for everything. Nothing is a solution for everything.
December 25, 2025 at 5:26 AM
One way you know AI is a scam is that it's sold as a solution for everything. Nothing is a solution for everything.
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“Rain smacked Los Angeles. It splattered on the palm trees, sizzled on the neon, gurgled down the dirty boulevard. The town was sick. They hadn’t seen sunlight in almost a day. But I had the cure. A fifth of magic and a sack full of cold, hard joy. ‘Ho,’ I said once. It was enough.”
-Noir Santa
-Noir Santa
December 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
“Rain smacked Los Angeles. It splattered on the palm trees, sizzled on the neon, gurgled down the dirty boulevard. The town was sick. They hadn’t seen sunlight in almost a day. But I had the cure. A fifth of magic and a sack full of cold, hard joy. ‘Ho,’ I said once. It was enough.”
-Noir Santa
-Noir Santa
Okay, we're on on track to have potentially our worst Christmas ever. Leak is getting worse, and the emergency maintenance line for our building just tells us they're "escalating" with no further details.
December 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Okay, we're on on track to have potentially our worst Christmas ever. Leak is getting worse, and the emergency maintenance line for our building just tells us they're "escalating" with no further details.
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Bringing this back 10 months later because… Twitter brought it back, 10 months later.
But I’m losing it at both people on twitter acting like this is all new and how I’ve, once again, been vindicated after numerous people were making fun of me, saying I was overreacting after it was removed.
But I’m losing it at both people on twitter acting like this is all new and how I’ve, once again, been vindicated after numerous people were making fun of me, saying I was overreacting after it was removed.
It might hurt my bottom line, but I’m probably going to stop posting art to Twitter entirely and I suggest you do too.
Not only is the site actively putting a “Okay, now remix this” button below art (and elevating them above the OP with a QRT) and it’s false flagging original art as made by AI.
Not only is the site actively putting a “Okay, now remix this” button below art (and elevating them above the OP with a QRT) and it’s false flagging original art as made by AI.
December 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Bringing this back 10 months later because… Twitter brought it back, 10 months later.
But I’m losing it at both people on twitter acting like this is all new and how I’ve, once again, been vindicated after numerous people were making fun of me, saying I was overreacting after it was removed.
But I’m losing it at both people on twitter acting like this is all new and how I’ve, once again, been vindicated after numerous people were making fun of me, saying I was overreacting after it was removed.