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Still trying to have a bat, lizard, cockroach, or amoeba named after me. She/they
Friends of mine were living in Thailand and after being in their house for several months, they moved the bed and discovered a shed cobra skin behind it. So that was fun for them.
December 8, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Friends of mine were living in Thailand and after being in their house for several months, they moved the bed and discovered a shed cobra skin behind it. So that was fun for them.
That's what happens when you *have* no entrance - the main foyer just floats around sadly until it settles near a massive cluster of doors, perhaps hoping that some combination of them will eventually lead outside.
December 2, 2025 at 4:13 AM
That's what happens when you *have* no entrance - the main foyer just floats around sadly until it settles near a massive cluster of doors, perhaps hoping that some combination of them will eventually lead outside.
I know, I've been massively binging a re-watch before it goes, but I'm not going to make it more than half way through (darned life getting in the way of my TV watching!). 😢
December 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I know, I've been massively binging a re-watch before it goes, but I'm not going to make it more than half way through (darned life getting in the way of my TV watching!). 😢
Trivia bit: If you've seen the movie "Edge of Tomorrow" you've seen footage of the Chelyabinsk meteor, they used real video of the meteor as the "arrival of the aliens" at the beginning of the movie.
November 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Trivia bit: If you've seen the movie "Edge of Tomorrow" you've seen footage of the Chelyabinsk meteor, they used real video of the meteor as the "arrival of the aliens" at the beginning of the movie.
This happened last weekend and despite the efforts of a lot of people, the young whale couldn't be refloated and had to be euthanized on Monday to ease her suffering. We're all still deeply depressed by the tragedy.
November 21, 2025 at 5:14 AM
This happened last weekend and despite the efforts of a lot of people, the young whale couldn't be refloated and had to be euthanized on Monday to ease her suffering. We're all still deeply depressed by the tragedy.
Dictionary.com: to fix - to influence the outcome of (something, especially a race, contest, or election) by illegal or underhanded means
November 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Dictionary.com: to fix - to influence the outcome of (something, especially a race, contest, or election) by illegal or underhanded means
I've been doing that for the past few years, add another find or two every Halloween. The octopus is my fave (bc it's *so very* bonkers 😂), but the bone snail with the skull shell and the teddy bear skeleton are strong runners-up.
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I've been doing that for the past few years, add another find or two every Halloween. The octopus is my fave (bc it's *so very* bonkers 😂), but the bone snail with the skull shell and the teddy bear skeleton are strong runners-up.
Does it count if you inherited an (old, outdated) encyclopedia set from your parents?
November 9, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Does it count if you inherited an (old, outdated) encyclopedia set from your parents?
My favorite of all the ones I've seen posted. 😍
November 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
My favorite of all the ones I've seen posted. 😍
I suspect anything Opus Dei is scrambling too hard to stay in existence right now to do anything else (thanks, Pope Leo!).
November 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I suspect anything Opus Dei is scrambling too hard to stay in existence right now to do anything else (thanks, Pope Leo!).
Stop getting my damn hopes up, I'm still bitter that I never got my corner taco truck. 😠
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Stop getting my damn hopes up, I'm still bitter that I never got my corner taco truck. 😠
Don't get my hopes up, I'm still bitter about not getting my corner taco truck. Also, I believe that there was a promise that if Biden was elected, the US would become like Wales. But do we now have a dragon on our flag? We do not. 😭
November 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Don't get my hopes up, I'm still bitter about not getting my corner taco truck. Also, I believe that there was a promise that if Biden was elected, the US would become like Wales. But do we now have a dragon on our flag? We do not. 😭
I'm a dedicated descriptivist, but there are some new usages that have me closing my eyes and counting to ten, sometimes several times... *sigh*
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I'm a dedicated descriptivist, but there are some new usages that have me closing my eyes and counting to ten, sometimes several times... *sigh*
So the term is "strong assurances" now? Hmm, I like the old word "lies" better, it's shorter, more to-the-point-ish, and less double-speak-y.
November 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
So the term is "strong assurances" now? Hmm, I like the old word "lies" better, it's shorter, more to-the-point-ish, and less double-speak-y.
If that's what it takes to end it, I'm in. 😁
November 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
If that's what it takes to end it, I'm in. 😁
Fantastic! What's the middle vegetable, rutabaga?
October 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Fantastic! What's the middle vegetable, rutabaga?
Which raises the question of whether gremlins breed, or if mogwai are the only population source. Also, are gremlins functionally immortal if not actively blended or microwaved? I now realize I have a LOT of questions (which might be answered by rewatching the movies, I've forgotten a lot)
October 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Which raises the question of whether gremlins breed, or if mogwai are the only population source. Also, are gremlins functionally immortal if not actively blended or microwaved? I now realize I have a LOT of questions (which might be answered by rewatching the movies, I've forgotten a lot)
Or else, given that they seem to be native to China and not the Arctic, they just died. Although there seem to be a lot of gremlins in the far north (they blame the mechanical issues on the cold, but <shrug>).
October 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Or else, given that they seem to be native to China and not the Arctic, they just died. Although there seem to be a lot of gremlins in the far north (they blame the mechanical issues on the cold, but <shrug>).
I always assumed dawn, but I grew up in Alaska so I wondered what happened above the Arctic Circle. I eventually assumed that they fattened up in summer and hibernated in winter like other animals.
October 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I always assumed dawn, but I grew up in Alaska so I wondered what happened above the Arctic Circle. I eventually assumed that they fattened up in summer and hibernated in winter like other animals.
Gobi Desert is my guess, seeing as how they seem to be native to China or thereabouts.
October 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Gobi Desert is my guess, seeing as how they seem to be native to China or thereabouts.
Depends on your definition of "figured out": Continental drift was proposed (that is, "figured out") in 1912 (Lovecraft included it in his writing in the 30s), but it wasn't until the late 60s that the scientific community formally admitted that it accepted the theory.
October 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Depends on your definition of "figured out": Continental drift was proposed (that is, "figured out") in 1912 (Lovecraft included it in his writing in the 30s), but it wasn't until the late 60s that the scientific community formally admitted that it accepted the theory.
Nah, the trick to keeping closet monsters from getting out is stuffing the closet so full, floor to ceiling, that they get wedged in with the rest of the junk (ask me how I know...).
October 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Nah, the trick to keeping closet monsters from getting out is stuffing the closet so full, floor to ceiling, that they get wedged in with the rest of the junk (ask me how I know...).
Yeah, if my mom's family can avoid the heart disease that's lurking in the gene pool (a big if), they live forever, nothing else kills them no matter what stupid things they do. Unfortunately, the heart disease will strike anybody, no matter how careful or stupid they are.
October 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Yeah, if my mom's family can avoid the heart disease that's lurking in the gene pool (a big if), they live forever, nothing else kills them no matter what stupid things they do. Unfortunately, the heart disease will strike anybody, no matter how careful or stupid they are.
OMG thank you for posting this! I didn't get to see any when I was in Okinawa (no idea why) so this makes my heart sing. 😍
October 26, 2025 at 4:19 AM
OMG thank you for posting this! I didn't get to see any when I was in Okinawa (no idea why) so this makes my heart sing. 😍