Frank Kelly's Christmas Countdown. A lesson in gift giving. youtu.be/NQkF7fpw-wI?...

Christmas Ham Strapped To Roof Of Car

I mean he kneads me. I mean like dough, George.

youcantquietlywipeoutanentiretentcitythenwatchItsAWonderfulLifeonTV

[breathing a sigh of relief as I carefully remove the poison, hammer, Geiger counter, and radioactive source before helping Tiny Tim out of the box]

Next movie on the list tonight: Auntie Mame (1958). An absolute favorite.

Even, and maybe especially, in difficult times, we need a little holiday joy. Wishing you, your friends and family all the love, hope and peace the season can bring. Let this classic Jerry Herman song sung by the glorious Angela Lansbury lift your heart and spirits. 💞🎄🌠🎁🥁💖 youtu.be/St7mQWwmo70?...

I haven't seen this is years. Possibly even decades. So strange how most of the songs seemed really familiar, as though I'd recently heard them.

'Tis the season for some festive science songs. If you've ever wanted to hear someone sing about a dimunitive tyranosaur then now is your chance

What I usually say when talking to writing students or aspiring writers is: write what you DON'T know, but are very interested in understanding. That's certainly driven my best writing.

Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.

I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.

call us old fashioned but, if you've built a machine that makes child porn, we really don't care if can do anything else. unplug the machine.

Why did CBS delete this promo and cancel this from airing in full?

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!

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Love it or hate it the Zune is here to stay, google+ is here to stay, the Blackberry is here to stay, the Sinclair C5 is here to stay, the NEC PC Engine is here to stay, Enron is here to stay, Theranos is here to stay, Worldcom is here to stay etc etc etc.

He ys ridinge a horse He ys emerald and svelte He will get reallye weirde If you lie about beltes The Green Knighte Ys Cominge To Toun

This is Copper. He's trying to make you a fancy Italian meal. Just needs help tracking down some sauce and meatballs, then dinner will be served. 13/10 (TT: spy_v13)

If this were true, they wouldn't be banning the medical care that does this.

thinking of the introverted woman who said she's never felt FOMO. she's only felt ROMO (Relief Of Missing Out)

Man answering his phone on the train: Yes? Correct, I’m not at work (pause) I’m not going to answer that because I am not at work today. No, you’re going to have to ask someone who is. Goodbye.

One of the biggest moments of my career: USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!

we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens https://theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-regularly-happens-3/

Merriam-Webster Accused Of Bias After ‘Dictionary’ Named Word Of The Year

As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.

It keeps getting worse people.com/rob-reiner-w...

#WakeUpDeadMan is simply fantastic. O'Connor gives an amazing performance. Craig is delightful as always. Use of light in key moments (the storytelling monologue!) is so very effective. So much fun, with an added dose of gravity in this outing. I can't wait for the next Benoit Blanc mystery.

This is Levi. He encountered a forbidden stick while on his walk. Decided to go for it anyway. 13/10 (TT: levisgoldenworld)

sitting next to a sweaty guy on a plane who just finished a workout at terminal 8 while wearing a shirt, tie, and suit

"After her hearing ended, three-year-old Lucy cuddled her teddy bear as she walked back from the lawyer’s table and took a seat. Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..." coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...

OMG it just took out one of the distant cameras!!

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...

If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...

#JWST reveals unseen details of the "Mystic Mountain Monster" Credit: Hubble, NASA, ESA, Judy Schmidt, PhotoshopTM 🔭🐡🧪

Oh @rianjohnson.bsky.social played all innocent "I'm not doing a muppet thing with Knives Out" he knew HE KNEW

Jacob Frey: "We are here to respond to credible reports relaying that there are as many as 100 federal agents that will be deployed to the Twin Cities with a specific focus on targeting our Somali community. To our Somali community -- we love you and we stand with you. That commitment is rock solid"

O'Hara: "There's folks that are masked, they may be kidnapping people. We have had those reports. The community should know that if you see something like that, you should call 911. Let's not forget -- we very recently had tragedy in this state by someone who was purporting to be law enforcement."

Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

Here is a free use get out of work Wednesday note for getting a "preventative MRI"

Our pretend facts are just as good as the real thing. If not better.

If you fall for a billionaire telling you to hate your neighbors, especially if you claim to be Christian, I don't know, man. That's pretty stupid.

A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:

Well, holy shit. Stranger Things did not disappoint.

I think Democrats should double down on trans rights now. It's obvious that most voters don't care about it so you might as well stick with your principles and goad Republicans into focusing on it at the expense of everything else so they're the ones who look like freaks.

Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.