Optimal Cynic
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A cynic is what an optimist calls a realist.
Isn't that just the 2024 presidential election?
November 26, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Isn't that just the 2024 presidential election?
That's the fakest one yet. If you're going to make up a fess just stick to "I poo'd in my neighbours rose bushes and he blamed the escaped panther from the local zoo" like everyone else
November 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
That's the fakest one yet. If you're going to make up a fess just stick to "I poo'd in my neighbours rose bushes and he blamed the escaped panther from the local zoo" like everyone else
It's not like there's a shortage of desert
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 AM
It's not like there's a shortage of desert
Boris the Russian Blue could have been a character in A World Of Difference!
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Boris the Russian Blue could have been a character in A World Of Difference!
When the power company takes an inordinate interest in your plant infrastructure
November 24, 2025 at 3:36 AM
When the power company takes an inordinate interest in your plant infrastructure
Time to switch and be a rugby fan, Greg.
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Time to switch and be a rugby fan, Greg.
It makes no difference though. The people who care didn't vote for him anyway. The people who support him don't give a toss about facts
November 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
It makes no difference though. The people who care didn't vote for him anyway. The people who support him don't give a toss about facts
Hence the Ashes headline - "Dud Root, Great Head"
November 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Hence the Ashes headline - "Dud Root, Great Head"
In this thread - people unwittingly making your point
November 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In this thread - people unwittingly making your point
No, never. When Murdoch bought the company that owned it the West was specifically excluded from the sale. Look it up.
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
No, never. When Murdoch bought the company that owned it the West was specifically excluded from the sale. Look it up.
It's never been a Murdoch paper
November 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
It's never been a Murdoch paper
The West Australian isn't a Murdoch paper
November 22, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The West Australian isn't a Murdoch paper
As long as you like it an odd number of times
November 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
As long as you like it an odd number of times
Since when have Americans done that?
November 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Since when have Americans done that?
He was thrilled. Most action he's had in a century
November 20, 2025 at 11:59 AM
He was thrilled. Most action he's had in a century
Joke's on you, he's got a lesbian incest fetish too
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Joke's on you, he's got a lesbian incest fetish too
Yes, his parents bought their council house and it changed their lives for the better. He's grateful to her for that policy.
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Yes, his parents bought their council house and it changed their lives for the better. He's grateful to her for that policy.
His voters will believe anything as long as it lets them keep voting for bigotry without cognitive dissonance. Whether you fall for it or not makes no difference
November 18, 2025 at 4:57 AM
His voters will believe anything as long as it lets them keep voting for bigotry without cognitive dissonance. Whether you fall for it or not makes no difference
They don't care though. They're using him as much as he's using them. They just want an excuse to be bigoted and get pleasure from destroying the tribal enemy.
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
They don't care though. They're using him as much as he's using them. They just want an excuse to be bigoted and get pleasure from destroying the tribal enemy.
They've really Scotlanded this one up
November 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
They've really Scotlanded this one up
Wales held the record of "most recent team to beat the All Blacks on a grand slam eligible tour" for over fifty years. You'd have to back them to snatch it back from England
November 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Wales held the record of "most recent team to beat the All Blacks on a grand slam eligible tour" for over fifty years. You'd have to back them to snatch it back from England
Stuff (NZ) rated the All Blacks individually higher than in pretty much any of their victories lately. Bonkers
November 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Stuff (NZ) rated the All Blacks individually higher than in pretty much any of their victories lately. Bonkers
Hey Squidge, do you know who the last team to beat New Zealand in a potential grand slam tour was? (of course you do)
November 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Hey Squidge, do you know who the last team to beat New Zealand in a potential grand slam tour was? (of course you do)
Bring back the Web ring
November 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Bring back the Web ring
The last few minutes of OHMSS for an entire movie?
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The last few minutes of OHMSS for an entire movie?