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I had rather a fool to make me merry than experience to make me sad.
Reminded of this '99 Onion article. TVs and videos, not smartphones, longer attention spans. Maybe
theonion.com/report-tv-he...
theonion.com/report-tv-he...
Report: TV Helps Build Valuable Looking Skills
NEW YORK—A report released Monday by NYU’s Center For Media Studies has found that television, accused by experts of diminishing children’s attention spans and discouraging them from interacting with ...
theonion.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Reminded of this '99 Onion article. TVs and videos, not smartphones, longer attention spans. Maybe
theonion.com/report-tv-he...
theonion.com/report-tv-he...
At the site formerly known as Prince, I've been suspended for referring to the way Sylvia Plath died. Can it be because I used the word "oven"? Is it possible they're blocking possible references to the Holocaust? naw that can't be it
December 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
At the site formerly known as Prince, I've been suspended for referring to the way Sylvia Plath died. Can it be because I used the word "oven"? Is it possible they're blocking possible references to the Holocaust? naw that can't be it
It's fun to watch old tv shows and notice the prices. In a Lucy Show episode from 1966, she pays 35¢ for a sandwich and $2 for a manicure.
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It's fun to watch old tv shows and notice the prices. In a Lucy Show episode from 1966, she pays 35¢ for a sandwich and $2 for a manicure.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgI8...
In honor of the Edmund Fitzgerald, this version has breaking news at the time, videos of the ship, stunned grieving children, and names and photos of the lost 29.
In honor of the Edmund Fitzgerald, this version has breaking news at the time, videos of the ship, stunned grieving children, and names and photos of the lost 29.
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
YouTube video by josePHulton
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgI8...
In honor of the Edmund Fitzgerald, this version has breaking news at the time, videos of the ship, stunned grieving children, and names and photos of the lost 29.
In honor of the Edmund Fitzgerald, this version has breaking news at the time, videos of the ship, stunned grieving children, and names and photos of the lost 29.
I posted this on the other site in response to all the happy heavenly birthday you hero crap. A guy with MAGA in his name reposted it. I wonder if he's literate.
October 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I posted this on the other site in response to all the happy heavenly birthday you hero crap. A guy with MAGA in his name reposted it. I wonder if he's literate.
In May, I moved back into a condo I left in 2018. Last week I figured out that my upstairs neighbor is the same guy who lived there when I left.
I really didn't like that guy, but I like THIS one.
I really didn't like that guy, but I like THIS one.
October 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
In May, I moved back into a condo I left in 2018. Last week I figured out that my upstairs neighbor is the same guy who lived there when I left.
I really didn't like that guy, but I like THIS one.
I really didn't like that guy, but I like THIS one.
Once again, I had to watch Ozzy's Crazy Train performed by 5th graders on xylophones.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPBr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPBr...
Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne ~ The Louisville Leopard Percussionists
YouTube video by LouLeopPerc
www.youtube.com
August 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Once again, I had to watch Ozzy's Crazy Train performed by 5th graders on xylophones.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPBr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPBr...
I like blusky but also stay with twitter because on blusky no one has told that medieval theology is WRONG or that the APA style manual is gay as f.
July 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I like blusky but also stay with twitter because on blusky no one has told that medieval theology is WRONG or that the APA style manual is gay as f.
A souvenir from the Queen Mary 2.
June 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A souvenir from the Queen Mary 2.
Crossing the Atlantic on the Queen Mary. It's very educational because everything I know about ships comes from Gilligan's Island.
June 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Crossing the Atlantic on the Queen Mary. It's very educational because everything I know about ships comes from Gilligan's Island.
Great darkness. from a member of the German resistance in 1933 before he was executed
February 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Great darkness. from a member of the German resistance in 1933 before he was executed
Happy Groundhog Day, ready for our annual viewing
February 2, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Happy Groundhog Day, ready for our annual viewing
Learning German articles: der die das die den die das die dem der dem den des der des der. English article: the
January 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Learning German articles: der die das die den die das die dem der dem den des der des der. English article: the
The new deadly sins: pride envy wrath lust avarice gluttony sloth empathy
January 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The new deadly sins: pride envy wrath lust avarice gluttony sloth empathy
But this fear campaign also serves a pragmatic purpose: It serves as a force multiplier for outnumbered Trump political appointees at massive federal agencies at a time when they are forced to rely on an experienced Washington-area federal work force they view as the enemy.
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from NYT, ELI5
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from NYT, ELI5
January 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
But this fear campaign also serves a pragmatic purpose: It serves as a force multiplier for outnumbered Trump political appointees at massive federal agencies at a time when they are forced to rely on an experienced Washington-area federal work force they view as the enemy.
Image
from NYT, ELI5
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from NYT, ELI5
Outraged would-be inauguration attendees have been asking for refunds. Rep. Joaquin Castro has stated "Our office is not aware of any refunds being offered by the Trump inauguration committee." Shocker.
January 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Outraged would-be inauguration attendees have been asking for refunds. Rep. Joaquin Castro has stated "Our office is not aware of any refunds being offered by the Trump inauguration committee." Shocker.
Boxes of glasses for sale at the Berlin Mauer Flohmarkt. They look like an exhibit in a Holocaust museum.
January 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Boxes of glasses for sale at the Berlin Mauer Flohmarkt. They look like an exhibit in a Holocaust museum.
"So, kitty, are you interested in the Siege of Leningrad?" I ask as we watch a documentary in Russian with German subtitles. Maybe kitty understands more than I do.
January 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"So, kitty, are you interested in the Siege of Leningrad?" I ask as we watch a documentary in Russian with German subtitles. Maybe kitty understands more than I do.
Mrs. Elton's sister is a fine lady who "always travels with her own sheets". I'm a fine lady who always travels with an air purifier. Maybe I'll show up in a novel one day.
December 7, 2024 at 2:48 AM
Mrs. Elton's sister is a fine lady who "always travels with her own sheets". I'm a fine lady who always travels with an air purifier. Maybe I'll show up in a novel one day.
Pigeons in New York are classy, they eat from plates.
December 6, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Pigeons in New York are classy, they eat from plates.
I keep reading articles meant to reassure us, saying that authoritarianism takes a while to overtake a country, the US has a strong federal system and there are protections in place. I don't find this reassuring at all.
December 2, 2024 at 10:48 PM
I keep reading articles meant to reassure us, saying that authoritarianism takes a while to overtake a country, the US has a strong federal system and there are protections in place. I don't find this reassuring at all.
I wonder how many women feel like this. poem by Krista Lukas
December 1, 2024 at 1:32 PM
I wonder how many women feel like this. poem by Krista Lukas
Today is Eugene Ionesco's birthday so here's some absurdity among all the other absurdities.
November 26, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Today is Eugene Ionesco's birthday so here's some absurdity among all the other absurdities.
Just wait.
November 25, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Just wait.
Reposted
Let’s get Sandi Bachom in your starts pack folks. She’s gone above and beyond to report truth to all is us!
November 24, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Let’s get Sandi Bachom in your starts pack folks. She’s gone above and beyond to report truth to all is us!