Michael E. Cohen
@lymond.bsky.social
Writer (TidBITS, Take Control Books), programmer, teacher, multimediator, bad cartoonist. Faith: Justified Misanthropist. Occasional blog posts at http://www.pixel-stained-wretch.com
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Michael E. Cohen
@lymond.bsky.social
· Nov 28
In my profile I said I was a “bad cartoonist.” Here’s one of my favorite bad cartoons.
42=the number of years by which Orwell was off.
January 3, 2026 at 3:15 AM
42=the number of years by which Orwell was off.
Santa Monica’s attempts to increase tourism numbers seems to be succeeding…
January 2, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Santa Monica’s attempts to increase tourism numbers seems to be succeeding…
Is 2026 over yet?!
(Asking for a friend…well, me, actually.)
(Asking for a friend…well, me, actually.)
January 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Is 2026 over yet?!
(Asking for a friend…well, me, actually.)
(Asking for a friend…well, me, actually.)
I live between two butt cheeks. AITAH?
December 31, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I live between two butt cheeks. AITAH?
Libby tells me I’ve read 99 library books this year; my total is somewhat higher, as I’ve read books from other sources as well.
December 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Libby tells me I’ve read 99 library books this year; my total is somewhat higher, as I’ve read books from other sources as well.
An old one, yet still relevant.
December 31, 2025 at 2:07 AM
An old one, yet still relevant.
I have never understood the cliché antipathy towards spinach; I quite enjoy it myself.
December 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I have never understood the cliché antipathy towards spinach; I quite enjoy it myself.
It’s the time of year when people start abandoning de-ornamented and desiccated fir trees on street corners and in alleyways, where they mutely testify about former joys and hungover futures.
Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year!!!
December 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
It’s the time of year when people start abandoning de-ornamented and desiccated fir trees on street corners and in alleyways, where they mutely testify about former joys and hungover futures.
Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year!!!
So, I started to read a play by some guy named O’Neill. It was called, I think, “The ICEman Cometh,” but was disappointed to learn that it had nothing to do with the rounding up of undocumented aliens. No ⭐️s…
December 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
So, I started to read a play by some guy named O’Neill. It was called, I think, “The ICEman Cometh,” but was disappointed to learn that it had nothing to do with the rounding up of undocumented aliens. No ⭐️s…
I really have to hand it to her.
December 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I really have to hand it to her.
No longer continuing, but had a good run…
December 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
No longer continuing, but had a good run…
Note:
The upcoming holiday is now to be known officially as “Donald J. Trump Presents Christmas®™.”
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
The upcoming holiday is now to be known officially as “Donald J. Trump Presents Christmas®™.”
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
December 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Note:
The upcoming holiday is now to be known officially as “Donald J. Trump Presents Christmas®™.”
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
The upcoming holiday is now to be known officially as “Donald J. Trump Presents Christmas®™.”
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
It took decades to build CBS’s reputation for journalistic excellence, but Bari Weiss was able to destroy it in only 60 minutes.
December 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
It took decades to build CBS’s reputation for journalistic excellence, but Bari Weiss was able to destroy it in only 60 minutes.
“War of the Worlds” (1953) is on TCM, and just about up to the final scene where we learn that God on His Heaven put microbes on Earth to give us head colds and protect us from Martians.
December 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
“War of the Worlds” (1953) is on TCM, and just about up to the final scene where we learn that God on His Heaven put microbes on Earth to give us head colds and protect us from Martians.
Between the Brown shootings, the massacre in Australia, and the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife, this year’s holiday likely will be known as the “Hanukkah of Blood.” My menorah isn’t designed to hold Yahrzeit candles…
December 15, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Between the Brown shootings, the massacre in Australia, and the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife, this year’s holiday likely will be known as the “Hanukkah of Blood.” My menorah isn’t designed to hold Yahrzeit candles…
Every time I try to light a Christmas tree, people complain that matches and kerosene are not the way to do it. AITAH?
December 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Every time I try to light a Christmas tree, people complain that matches and kerosene are not the way to do it. AITAH?
This just in: The U.S. to return the Statue of Liberty to France, saying, “Keep your poor huddled masses; the lamp is extinguished and the golden door closed. Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
December 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This just in: The U.S. to return the Statue of Liberty to France, saying, “Keep your poor huddled masses; the lamp is extinguished and the golden door closed. Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
His house is in the village though
He will not mind me stopping here
To fill his woods
With yellow snow...
He will not mind me stopping here
To fill his woods
With yellow snow...
December 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
His house is in the village though
He will not mind me stopping here
To fill his woods
With yellow snow...
He will not mind me stopping here
To fill his woods
With yellow snow...
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Keep in mind that the tradition of a magical being giving away shiny trinkets originated not with Santa but Sauron.
December 9, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Keep in mind that the tradition of a magical being giving away shiny trinkets originated not with Santa but Sauron.
For a mere $20, I earned a Grubhub Peace Prize and it included dinner delivered to my door!!
December 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM
For a mere $20, I earned a Grubhub Peace Prize and it included dinner delivered to my door!!
I did back in the late 1960s; sorry to say, they didn’t work for me.
December 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I did back in the late 1960s; sorry to say, they didn’t work for me.
If I ever needed a reason to avoid watching any part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, FIFA offered it up in the form of a blatantly sycophantic gold medal.
December 6, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If I ever needed a reason to avoid watching any part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, FIFA offered it up in the form of a blatantly sycophantic gold medal.
I like the song: it made me laugh out loud!
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I like the song: it made me laugh out loud!