Cathal
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I think I can just about muster a muted, Adam-Curtis-inflected 'Oh dear'...
November 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I think I can just about muster a muted, Adam-Curtis-inflected 'Oh dear'...
😄 'We'll Meet Again' would likely suffer the same fate if you slapped it on the cover of a Robert Aickman book.
November 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
😄 'We'll Meet Again' would likely suffer the same fate if you slapped it on the cover of a Robert Aickman book.
That is one convoy of contributions I would gleefully join.
November 15, 2025 at 9:49 AM
That is one convoy of contributions I would gleefully join.
I hope you're right. But I'm fearing the worst.
a cartoon says catch you on the flip side
ALT: a cartoon says catch you on the flip side
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November 15, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I hope you're right. But I'm fearing the worst.
That might be an agreeable outlay if the parcel was being trafficked to your door in the loving grip of two golden-winged seraphs.
November 15, 2025 at 6:52 AM
That might be an agreeable outlay if the parcel was being trafficked to your door in the loving grip of two golden-winged seraphs.
Join Samus in her latest adventure to track down the location of the Galactic Federation's HR department.
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Join Samus in her latest adventure to track down the location of the Galactic Federation's HR department.
I'm picturing "The nation holds its breath" on the chest and a "yes, we're there!" on the back. 😄
November 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I'm picturing "The nation holds its breath" on the chest and a "yes, we're there!" on the back. 😄
"Timofte against Bonner." 🥅 I had just finished national school back in the summer of 1990 and I can wholeheartedly agree that it was the greatest moment.
November 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
"Timofte against Bonner." 🥅 I had just finished national school back in the summer of 1990 and I can wholeheartedly agree that it was the greatest moment.
That's a heckuva word. First time seeing it.
Etymology resource says "from Latinized form of Greek katoptrikos, from katoptron "mirror," from kata "against" (see cata-) + stem of optos "seen, visible"...
...The older I get the the less I recognise my catoptric self.
Etymology resource says "from Latinized form of Greek katoptrikos, from katoptron "mirror," from kata "against" (see cata-) + stem of optos "seen, visible"...
...The older I get the the less I recognise my catoptric self.
November 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
That's a heckuva word. First time seeing it.
Etymology resource says "from Latinized form of Greek katoptrikos, from katoptron "mirror," from kata "against" (see cata-) + stem of optos "seen, visible"...
...The older I get the the less I recognise my catoptric self.
Etymology resource says "from Latinized form of Greek katoptrikos, from katoptron "mirror," from kata "against" (see cata-) + stem of optos "seen, visible"...
...The older I get the the less I recognise my catoptric self.
The culture secretary has decreed that from know on all jitterbug competitions will be held in banks.
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The culture secretary has decreed that from know on all jitterbug competitions will be held in banks.
If they're mogging you, I shudder to think what they'd do to me. Can you hypermog someone?
November 12, 2025 at 2:28 AM
If they're mogging you, I shudder to think what they'd do to me. Can you hypermog someone?
This upholds the great Emersonian (and foundationally American) tradition of trusting one's own preferences on the options menu.
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
This upholds the great Emersonian (and foundationally American) tradition of trusting one's own preferences on the options menu.
"My substance would be a statue instead of you"
November 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"My substance would be a statue instead of you"
We have a problem in my town here in Ireland with e-scooters on pedestrian footpaths. I do not feel esp. comfortable when some carefree 13-year-old is dashing in my direction at 20km/h.
a cartoon of a man riding a scooter in front of a full moon
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November 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
We have a problem in my town here in Ireland with e-scooters on pedestrian footpaths. I do not feel esp. comfortable when some carefree 13-year-old is dashing in my direction at 20km/h.
Well... destruction often precedes creation.
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Well... destruction often precedes creation.
The payday lending industry...
a close up of a chrome toilet handle on a toilet
ALT: a close up of a chrome toilet handle on a toilet
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November 8, 2025 at 6:09 AM
The payday lending industry...
I'm jealous. When I was a kid, I coveted that badge. I also had a less wholesome interest in owning a Blankety Blank chequebook and pen.
November 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I'm jealous. When I was a kid, I coveted that badge. I also had a less wholesome interest in owning a Blankety Blank chequebook and pen.
Ah. Dr Francis Mysterio!
a man with a beard wearing a hat and white gloves is making a funny face .
ALT: a man with a beard wearing a hat and white gloves is making a funny face .
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November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Ah. Dr Francis Mysterio!
I think Mr. R just manifested a lot of meaningful aspirations with this composition.
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I think Mr. R just manifested a lot of meaningful aspirations with this composition.
Oh... All this time and I've been saying 'cad faoi-ery'.
November 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Oh... All this time and I've been saying 'cad faoi-ery'.