AMERICAN COMEDY: It’s funny because they “tell it like it is” but also there’s always an underlying optimism BRITISH COMEDY: It’s funny because it’s sardonic and pessimistic, but self-deprecating CANADIAN COMEDY: I have no fucking idea why this is funny but it’s the funniest thing I’ve ever seen

These rude people are starting in early. No, lady, I do not know the exact layout for the booths at the festival. I do not work for the festival. Go to the information booth.

By Jim Benton

THE WHOLE TIME

It’s hard not to think about what Hitler did to remake Berlin into his image and ideology. Fortunately he didn’t get to finish.

A one point game is awesome all around though.

Damn. They could have had it if they didn't miss that shot.

A cultural phenomena that entirely missed me is Minions

The stargate to France

I don't know what this second line going by is for, but the brass band is playing Stayin Alive and people are singing it too.

Things aren't getting better, but they might be about to get funnier

Elvish.

Unpopular opinion: I don't love when the play gets super aggressive with lots of fouls. I think it gets too sloppy. *Ducks*

i'm sorry men being forced to answer for themselves is so painful. you know what's more painful? the level of intimate partner violence in this country. the baseline disrespect and humiliation that women are forced to take in order to survive.

Pro tip: too a Totino's sausage pizza with a nice heap of fresh arugula when you bake it. The arugula gets all crispy and extra peppery when you bite into it

I have no investment in either team, I'm just enjoying that I know these games are going to be good. I understand this has "Elmo hopes both teams have fun" energy.

Customer: Can you give me information about the Creole Tomato Festival? (Keep in mind I work in a boutique) Me: I can try what information do you need? Customer: Anything about it. I thought it was today. Me: it's the 6th and the 7th (I tell her some more about it

I love that this is a snowy egret

Hi, men who are saying “well it was just assault, not rape. At least he’s not a Republican.” do you know that people can see your posts? I’m just asking

I think everyone who served did do with at least one person who has problematic views on women, one person who got drunk all the time, one person who was dumb as shit but thought they were a philosopher and one person who you could see running for office one day. That’s usually not the same person.

Well here we are

Yeah… and even that would be a red flag! When guys start fantasizing about what they’d do if someone broke into their house it’s a pretty strong signal to steer clear.

The Babysitter. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

The thing about abusers like Pl*tn*r is that they all exhibit almost all of the same patterns of behavior.

Graham Platner tells Chris Hayes the woman who accused him of “physicality” and knowing what his tattoo was is lying. He says he was drinking too much at the time and other things are true. He doesn’t say which things.

The ad-free version of the mobile Scrabble game I like to play with people I know is $8/month. That's as much as some streaming services, for use of one game. Just one. That seems excessive to me.

I am obsessed with this finalist in this year's Michigan “I voted” sticker design contest

I'm more excited about having the digital antenna set up than I have any right to be.

The problem with my abusive ex trying to claim we are friends and everything is cool is that it further discredits my experience and reinforces his initial claims that I was "crazy" and exaggerating or making things up. And that's why I've been so anxious and angry.

I'm going to have to stop looking at the discourse because it brings up stuff for me, but good on her for speaking up. It can't be easy knowing you will have people trying to discredit your experience for various reasons.

Tired of reading people who run BlueSky complaining about how AI works. I don't know, man. Maybe stop using it, then.

Yeah I don't care if she's maga, a woman comes forward with very specific abuse stories I'm going to believe her because people making up these kinds of things is incredibly rare and no one should have to endure that, no matter who they are.

Excited to learn about how roughing a woman up and confining her in a room that you do not allow her to leave, between bouts of voicing weird elaborate rape fantasies, is the kind of working class authenticity that the Democrats really need and a reason to like him *more* actually.

oh jeez what a curveball

Finally had coffee again (cool brew so less acidic) let's see how this goes

I read somewhere once the theory that getting sick is the body's way of forcing you to rest and take care of yourself and I don't think that's true of every time we get sick and every illness but damn if isn't a great reminder in the moment to get back on track with that.

the guy who rushed the court last night during the nba finals to take a selfie with wemby did it to promote a memecoin on his shirt. his tiktok is full of videos of him rushing onto the field at sports games to pump and dump crypto. i hate this stupid world man

I know I say I hate screenshots of x threads on here but in this case

The conservative movement explicitly, no-shit, no-other-explanation believes that an educated populace is directly opposed to their vision of a peasant class having 15 kids and building wealth for the Chosen Few Elites forever and want to repeal the 20th and the 19th century to achieve that goal

🚨 BREAKING: The Kennedy Center has ordered staff to begin removing Trump's name from official materials and signage by June 12 after a federal judge ruled the board lacked authority to rename the institution the "Trump Kennedy Center."

I'm treating this like a proper sick day even though I'm improving because I know I'll get through the busy weekend better if I'm well rested.

The New England Aquarium says it opposes efforts by the National Marine Fisheries Service to deregulate vessel speed limits designed to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whales. https://bit.ly/43NwTGt

I'm watching this old episode of The Outer Limits and John de Lancie is in it and my knee-jerk response is "not Q again!"

this had to be an expensive selfie

Eventually if all of the social media sites keep sucking this much we will all be forced to convene in person in a meadow, during golden hour, a gentle breeze blowing through the blades of grass

Ever since Nome posted this, I've been obsessed with the idea of Miss Piggy as Annie Wilkes (the Kathy Bates character from Misery). I don't know why I want to cast Daniel Radcliffe as the writer, but I do. Also, no need for a sledgehammer when a good "HI-YA" will do it.

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