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Kansan. Disappointed.
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Never understood what a "needlepoint smile" was, then we entered an age when I could just look up the lyrics.
December 1, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Never understood what a "needlepoint smile" was, then we entered an age when I could just look up the lyrics.
John, angrily watching Netflix doc:
Yacht rock? I'LL give em yacht rock! Get me Lin-Manuel on the horn and an 18-piece orchestra!
Yacht rock? I'LL give em yacht rock! Get me Lin-Manuel on the horn and an 18-piece orchestra!
November 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
John, angrily watching Netflix doc:
Yacht rock? I'LL give em yacht rock! Get me Lin-Manuel on the horn and an 18-piece orchestra!
Yacht rock? I'LL give em yacht rock! Get me Lin-Manuel on the horn and an 18-piece orchestra!
Best thing about being a janitor: non-stop replays of this album since the building emptied out.
November 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Best thing about being a janitor: non-stop replays of this album since the building emptied out.
Oh yeah, I was doing this because my enshittified streaming services constantly showed me pharma ads. My players caught on quick.
October 31, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Oh yeah, I was doing this because my enshittified streaming services constantly showed me pharma ads. My players caught on quick.
I'm kinda wondering about the 3 generations part.
October 30, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I'm kinda wondering about the 3 generations part.
Tomato, tomahto
October 29, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Tomato, tomahto
SCOTUS delivery obligation case develops new wrinkle
October 25, 2025 at 7:14 AM
SCOTUS delivery obligation case develops new wrinkle
Making me smile!
October 21, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Making me smile!
So how many kids do you have? Dad Game recognizes Dad Game.
October 18, 2025 at 4:50 AM
So how many kids do you have? Dad Game recognizes Dad Game.
Ok, I'm from Kansas, and yeah, we got a lotta Dollar Generals, but that foolishness can get behind me, Satan.
October 12, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Ok, I'm from Kansas, and yeah, we got a lotta Dollar Generals, but that foolishness can get behind me, Satan.
Tangential, but...listened to Ballad of Hollis Brown yesterday and was struck again at how engaging the injustice of poverty is, but also how it's about a family annihilator.
October 12, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Tangential, but...listened to Ballad of Hollis Brown yesterday and was struck again at how engaging the injustice of poverty is, but also how it's about a family annihilator.
There's this law guy named Ilan Wurman who's working on a doozy starting today.
October 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
There's this law guy named Ilan Wurman who's working on a doozy starting today.
I scrolled through 200+ plus comments looking in vain for Moira Donegan and/or Adrian Daub weighing in.
October 5, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I scrolled through 200+ plus comments looking in vain for Moira Donegan and/or Adrian Daub weighing in.
I live 30 miles away. Ike's facility there is the closest thing we have to, like, DC memorials in terms of normie civics wholesomeness. This story's getting a lot of play locally. And not reflecting well on Trump.
October 3, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I live 30 miles away. Ike's facility there is the closest thing we have to, like, DC memorials in terms of normie civics wholesomeness. This story's getting a lot of play locally. And not reflecting well on Trump.
Yeah, she was really good and crystal clear.
October 2, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Yeah, she was really good and crystal clear.
Help me out here. Didn't Bill Clinton decry right-wing rhetoric in the context of McVeigh and Limbaugh's fans flipped out? Or did I dream that?
September 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Help me out here. Didn't Bill Clinton decry right-wing rhetoric in the context of McVeigh and Limbaugh's fans flipped out? Or did I dream that?
A-fuckin-men
September 1, 2025 at 6:10 AM
A-fuckin-men
Re. epitome: high school advanced English class, reading aloud. Pronounced it eppy-tome, heard myself, flashed on all the other gifted nerds around me drawing breath to mock and correct, and immediately stopped, midsentence, to literally yell "EPITOME!" (correctly)
August 31, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Re. epitome: high school advanced English class, reading aloud. Pronounced it eppy-tome, heard myself, flashed on all the other gifted nerds around me drawing breath to mock and correct, and immediately stopped, midsentence, to literally yell "EPITOME!" (correctly)