This headline confused the shit out of me until I realised it was a Dutch website.

Discovering there's a tier below "As Seen on TV"

Libby's Spread n Heat Pizza (1975-circa 1978): A thick, creamy, brownish-orange, tomato-based, pizza-flavored melange in a can, that could be spread on toast or English muffins to make a quick pizza (just add cheese!) Available in Three flavors: Plain, Peppers & Onions, and Sausage

“Are they a proud people?” - my wife, just now, about Juggalos

Perfect Tides: Station to Station comes out on Switch today! The perfect time to reread @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social 's interview with Meredith Gran from February: www.mothership.blog/perfect-tide...

Another possible Atari Club buy shown in Atari Age magazine in 1983, this 'personal hall of fame' physical wipe-off scoreboard let you battle your family for top score on Missile Command.

i love you grain weevil

This VGHF-scanned summer CES 1988 flyer from Nintendo sells game devs & publishers on why the NES is great to make games for, suggesting: "Each and every game for the NES is evaluated by Nintendo's game experts - not just for graphics quality, but for the game play."

G2 Go-Bots or Spychangers were originally scaled for Hot Wheels race track sets. 30 years later Hasbro & Mattel have released official Transformers x Hot Wheels colabs

Porn titles are getting lazy.

Pullback Drive xkcd.com/3244/

If Bluesky didn't exist, I wouldn't be on X. I would be in the woods. Or maybe take some more blacksmithing classes. The Maritime Museum has a paddle making course.

Absolum - full cross-play multiplayer now live

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Managing editor @zoehhannah.com 's been working hard (read: playing games) to find cozy hidden gems and modern classics. Check out her most recent recs: www.mothership.blog/our-favorite...

a game podcast for people who like to listen to neatly edited interviews while they do the dishes

too many stupid people have money; that's why I'm launching protein cigarettes

i will succeed because i am a pervert 🥳🫡

Its head is made of fruitbat. I will not be answering any follow-up questions.

Happy demographic day to me, a demographic member

As pictured in Atari Age magazine in 1983, you too could own a beach towel which says: 'Sun is fun - but I'd rather be playing Atari'. (And who wouldn't want one?)

The Pike’s Peak Humane Society has a social media manager who is very good at their job

My favorite mother’s day cartoon from the stupendous @rosemarymosco.com

posting short stories portraying AI as evil and interested in self-preservation or free online is praxis. Doing so on Literotica will prob yield even funnier results, research still ongoing

“We, the creators of the Torment Nexus, are now suing the writers of the classic science fiction novel ‘Don’t Create the Torment Nexus.’”

Men would rather roll on the Realm of Chaos - Slaves to Darkness random mutation table than ask literally a single living woman what it is they actually like

Some call it Mother's Day, some call it Mothman's Day, what matters is we're celebrating those who are most important to us.

I'm sure it's been observed and said 1000x before, but it's still wild to me that pizza is the only food where the mere act of consuming it in a group setting is designated a "party" Truly a powerful food.

YES

Wolverine should have been called Hairy Frog

Sealtest Gay 90's Toffee Fudge (1956-circa 1964): Sweet cream ice cream loaded up with crunchy chunks of butter toffee candy and swirls of rich fudge. Developed and marketed as an "old-timey" throwback flavor, complete with 1890's aesthetics

Day #262: Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1992)

This is how Yoshitaka Amano draws Final Fantasy characters

Disney's Gargoyles 1995 Hasbro Catalog

MASK Split Seconds 1988 JCPenney Catalog

oh god was he in the files

This kind of mixed use urban planning is illegal in America

I think the text that appears to dissuade you from using hints in Case of the Golden Idol should also be presented before you’re allowed to reply to someone’s Bluesky post

Kenner Bone Age 1989 JCPenney Catalog

Goblin wolf rider.

Bring back the ancient knowledge

my transformers comic 9

Sure why not. I promise to lie.

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