ThorntonText
@cyranic50.bsky.social
I'm a ladder-back birch, but my friends call me Karl.
Dad, husband, casual gamer.
Voted Harris, Gen X, He/Him.
Dad, husband, casual gamer.
Voted Harris, Gen X, He/Him.
I would make a terrrible cowboy...
"What do you mean I need a new horse? This one still has 3 good legs!
(Based on my tendency to want to drive a car until it is dead, dead, dead.)
"What do you mean I need a new horse? This one still has 3 good legs!
(Based on my tendency to want to drive a car until it is dead, dead, dead.)
November 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I would make a terrrible cowboy...
"What do you mean I need a new horse? This one still has 3 good legs!
(Based on my tendency to want to drive a car until it is dead, dead, dead.)
"What do you mean I need a new horse? This one still has 3 good legs!
(Based on my tendency to want to drive a car until it is dead, dead, dead.)
I don't have any Monday loot
Poor on Tuesday, Wednesday too
Thursday, I don't know about you,
But on Black Friday, I'm staying home
Poor on Tuesday, Wednesday too
Thursday, I don't know about you,
But on Black Friday, I'm staying home
November 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I don't have any Monday loot
Poor on Tuesday, Wednesday too
Thursday, I don't know about you,
But on Black Friday, I'm staying home
Poor on Tuesday, Wednesday too
Thursday, I don't know about you,
But on Black Friday, I'm staying home
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Don't forget that Sam Raimi's Spider-Man is a Thanksgiving film.
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Don't forget that Sam Raimi's Spider-Man is a Thanksgiving film.
If I say something that sounds like I'm trying too hard, it's because I am trying really hard and there's a lot of junk on my mind's surface that my efforts are competing with that I'm not good at communicating. Please know I mean it and I promise to work in a bad joke sometime in the near future.
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
If I say something that sounds like I'm trying too hard, it's because I am trying really hard and there's a lot of junk on my mind's surface that my efforts are competing with that I'm not good at communicating. Please know I mean it and I promise to work in a bad joke sometime in the near future.
I don't think this counts as a spoiler, but has anyone else brought up the possibility that the magical tome in the Wicked movies was the Necronomicon in another form?
Pretty much every use of the book seems to go horribly wrong in a monkey paw sort of way, so it wasn't exactly neutral magic.
Pretty much every use of the book seems to go horribly wrong in a monkey paw sort of way, so it wasn't exactly neutral magic.
a man in a hooded jacket is talking to another man with the words " klaaru verata " on the bottom of the screen
Alt: Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness trying to use the Necronomicon with the words " Klaatu Verata..."
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I don't think this counts as a spoiler, but has anyone else brought up the possibility that the magical tome in the Wicked movies was the Necronomicon in another form?
Pretty much every use of the book seems to go horribly wrong in a monkey paw sort of way, so it wasn't exactly neutral magic.
Pretty much every use of the book seems to go horribly wrong in a monkey paw sort of way, so it wasn't exactly neutral magic.
Warning: If you do this, it will remove your Promotion, Updates, and Social tabs, turning your Gmail to cr@p. Right now I'm manually unsubscribing and sorting, but I'm going to start looking around at other email providers. I shouldn't have to decide between AI invasiveness and email from 1995.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Warning: If you do this, it will remove your Promotion, Updates, and Social tabs, turning your Gmail to cr@p. Right now I'm manually unsubscribing and sorting, but I'm going to start looking around at other email providers. I shouldn't have to decide between AI invasiveness and email from 1995.
Sometimes the hardest part of being a dad is trying to believe the stuff you tell them when it applies to you. Stupid setting an example.
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Sometimes the hardest part of being a dad is trying to believe the stuff you tell them when it applies to you. Stupid setting an example.
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Grammarian and Errorist are at it again! 🖊️
November 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Grammarian and Errorist are at it again! 🖊️
I haven't been following the news, but apparently Lizzo is back and dating someone called Nuzzi? I hope the new single is good and they're happy together.
November 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I haven't been following the news, but apparently Lizzo is back and dating someone called Nuzzi? I hope the new single is good and they're happy together.
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Growing older. Accepting there's a good chance I'll simply never learn the names of the new SNL guys
November 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Growing older. Accepting there's a good chance I'll simply never learn the names of the new SNL guys
Making plans to see The Running Man next week/soon. I wrote a review of the original back in high school (man, I'm old), the original was fun but seeing it more for the fact that Edgar Wright directed it.
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Making plans to see The Running Man next week/soon. I wrote a review of the original back in high school (man, I'm old), the original was fun but seeing it more for the fact that Edgar Wright directed it.
I hate that a sub-reddit like /r/frugal will talk about how to deal with higher prices caused by tariffs and monopolies, and then put an immediate ban on any discussion of politics in the thread. By all means stabilize the patient, but maybe pay attention to what's making them sick too?
November 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I hate that a sub-reddit like /r/frugal will talk about how to deal with higher prices caused by tariffs and monopolies, and then put an immediate ban on any discussion of politics in the thread. By all means stabilize the patient, but maybe pay attention to what's making them sick too?
Went to see Predator: Badlands, and I don't know if someone is overseeing that universe in the same way that Gunn and Feige do or if 20th Century is just getting lucky with their directors and showrunners, but they've been knocking it out of the park the last couple of years....
November 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Went to see Predator: Badlands, and I don't know if someone is overseeing that universe in the same way that Gunn and Feige do or if 20th Century is just getting lucky with their directors and showrunners, but they've been knocking it out of the park the last couple of years....
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🧵"Cheney, more than any other person, brought us today's political reality.... [T]he American conservative project, the old dream of making the world into a place awful enough to justify American conservatism, never had a better champion.
He was a shamelessly self-dealing con man, for one thing >>
He was a shamelessly self-dealing con man, for one thing >>
Dick Cheney departs the world he made: defector.com/dick-cheney-...
Dick Cheney Departs The World He Made | Defector
At its heart, American conservatism is a fantasy. It’s a vision of a world too evil to be saved or cared about, and fearsome enough to justify any and every impulse toward cruelty and violence that a…
defector.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🧵"Cheney, more than any other person, brought us today's political reality.... [T]he American conservative project, the old dream of making the world into a place awful enough to justify American conservatism, never had a better champion.
He was a shamelessly self-dealing con man, for one thing >>
He was a shamelessly self-dealing con man, for one thing >>
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Rough week for Cheney to wind up in The Bad Place.
November 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Rough week for Cheney to wind up in The Bad Place.
Looking forward to watching election results tonight and not worrying about how Wisconsin is doing.
November 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Looking forward to watching election results tonight and not worrying about how Wisconsin is doing.
Someday conservatives will talk about Tr#mp the way they're talking about Cheney now.
"Not glad he's dead, glad he's gone. Never liked him, didn't support him. A real RINO."
No thoughts of how they supported his actions, or what they can do to make it right. No self-reflection at all in fact.
"Not glad he's dead, glad he's gone. Never liked him, didn't support him. A real RINO."
No thoughts of how they supported his actions, or what they can do to make it right. No self-reflection at all in fact.
November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Someday conservatives will talk about Tr#mp the way they're talking about Cheney now.
"Not glad he's dead, glad he's gone. Never liked him, didn't support him. A real RINO."
No thoughts of how they supported his actions, or what they can do to make it right. No self-reflection at all in fact.
"Not glad he's dead, glad he's gone. Never liked him, didn't support him. A real RINO."
No thoughts of how they supported his actions, or what they can do to make it right. No self-reflection at all in fact.
What's with all the artists releasing fantastic wholesome music these days? It's almost like they know we're in serious pain and need something distracting and healing at the same time. Shared when the music starts but it's all fun.
T-Pain - Club Husband (Official Music Video)
T-Pain - Club Husband (Official Music Video)
T-Pain - Club Husband (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by T Pain
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
What's with all the artists releasing fantastic wholesome music these days? It's almost like they know we're in serious pain and need something distracting and healing at the same time. Shared when the music starts but it's all fun.
T-Pain - Club Husband (Official Music Video)
T-Pain - Club Husband (Official Music Video)
Happy Oingo Boingo Day to all those who celebrate.
Oingo Boingo Live At The Ritz 1985, NOT 1987 (Reupload) [Best Quality]
YouTube video by sombody
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Happy Oingo Boingo Day to all those who celebrate.
A lot of people are about to be surprised (or fake it) at exactly how much the government subsidizes low wages.
When I was hired at Walmart (May 2000), there were formal training sessions in the Personnel room, followed by an "informal" session with Larry who was directed to urge anyone applying for Food Stamps etc to be sure they weren't wearing their new blue vest when they went into those offices.
Wal*Mart has a whole program to get their employees on federal aid because nobody can afford to live on their dogshit wages
October 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A lot of people are about to be surprised (or fake it) at exactly how much the government subsidizes low wages.
Yakov Smirnoff (still alive and working!) should create a whole new stand-up on Trump's ties to the current leader of the former Soviet Republic. For example...
In Soviet Russia, glorious leader is Putin. After the No Kings rally, glorious leader Trump is Poo-ing.
In Soviet Russia, glorious leader is Putin. After the No Kings rally, glorious leader Trump is Poo-ing.
Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America
October 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Yakov Smirnoff (still alive and working!) should create a whole new stand-up on Trump's ties to the current leader of the former Soviet Republic. For example...
In Soviet Russia, glorious leader is Putin. After the No Kings rally, glorious leader Trump is Poo-ing.
In Soviet Russia, glorious leader is Putin. After the No Kings rally, glorious leader Trump is Poo-ing.
It's nearly the end of the start of the week, enjoy some wholesome thrash music!
(seriously, it's a blast and I fell down a rabbit hole listening to them last night. also not their normal look, it seems to be something they're doing for this specific cover album)
(seriously, it's a blast and I fell down a rabbit hole listening to them last night. also not their normal look, it seems to be something they're doing for this specific cover album)
Royal Republic - Venus (Official Video)
YouTube video by RoyalRepublic
youtu.be
October 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
It's nearly the end of the start of the week, enjoy some wholesome thrash music!
(seriously, it's a blast and I fell down a rabbit hole listening to them last night. also not their normal look, it seems to be something they're doing for this specific cover album)
(seriously, it's a blast and I fell down a rabbit hole listening to them last night. also not their normal look, it seems to be something they're doing for this specific cover album)
My daughter and I were looking at Halloween decorations and costumes today, and we passed a section of 80s costumes that were all headbands, wristbands, and neon colors. I told her it was interesting, but I was pretty much wearing dark t-shirts and jeans in the 80s too.
October 13, 2025 at 2:46 AM
My daughter and I were looking at Halloween decorations and costumes today, and we passed a section of 80s costumes that were all headbands, wristbands, and neon colors. I told her it was interesting, but I was pretty much wearing dark t-shirts and jeans in the 80s too.
Random Thought #452 - David Dastmalchian would be perfect in a recreation of Falco's Vienna Calling music video for the Tonight Show, except there isn't a good secondary role for Fallon.
(No shade on Fallon, that's just their parody format)
(No shade on Fallon, that's just their parody format)
Falco - Vienna Calling (Music Video), Full HD (Digitally Remastered and Upscaled)
YouTube video by Enhanced Music Videos
youtu.be
October 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Random Thought #452 - David Dastmalchian would be perfect in a recreation of Falco's Vienna Calling music video for the Tonight Show, except there isn't a good secondary role for Fallon.
(No shade on Fallon, that's just their parody format)
(No shade on Fallon, that's just their parody format)
It's weird that The Police memory holed this version off their official YouTube channel, especially since this was the first Police music video for most older fans. Supposedly they did a video for "So Lonely" using the same set/clothes, but I haven't found that one yet.
The Police - Roxanne(Video Original)
YouTube video by bigotito657
youtu.be
October 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It's weird that The Police memory holed this version off their official YouTube channel, especially since this was the first Police music video for most older fans. Supposedly they did a video for "So Lonely" using the same set/clothes, but I haven't found that one yet.