A straight shot from the Punch Dimension

This is like the "reddit is singing" meme, but somehow way less charming.

Helen Tudor-Fisk levels of fashion

nothing to be done

is that the one cory doctorow mentioned in his book? because i forgot to write it down 🙄

I've name my fists Rosencrantz and Guildenstern...No, Guldenstern and Rosencrantz...I've named my fists Rosenstern and Guildencrantz!

...

Surely, I have named my fists?

(with apologies to Tom Stoppard)

Sorry, is this guy just doing, yknow, regular old Mushrooms?

Why the big deal? Has he never been to a music festival?

Also, mushrooms is 10000x more fun when everyone in the room is doing them. I wouldn't want even one sober person in the room.

"If mum and dad are saying it, it must be true" is what I always (inexpertly) say, when people ask me how kids come up with terrible stuff.

Still in school in the early 00s, I got to learn what a LOT of families used to say privately about anyone with brown skin, post 9/11.

as someone in school for the entirety of the 90s, it was still alive and well as an insult.

as a fairly intelligent voluntary reader, i was often reminded by classmates that both reading and getting answers correct was 'gay' and that i was, in their opinion, various associated nouns.

I'm 1/4 of the way through Enshittification. Themes seem similar. His nonfiction always has me grinding my teeth until the last few chapters.

Nevermind the pub.

I was at a couple games for the ALDS/CS this year and I'd say 50% of the people with silly expensive tickets around me were on betting apps after every batter.

I was annoyed and would have felt bad for them if they weren't also constantly talking about their bets, loudly.

My work, a couple years ago: If you are taking break outside of your set break times, you need to msg or call your super

My work, two weeks later: Please... please stop.

Policy mothballed. Malicious compliance gets. shit. done.

I'd say common over 40 isn't a stretch. Although my main encyclopedia was Encarta96

I'm weirded out most by everyone having their own s&p. I don't know why, but apparently that's a red flag for me.