Canadian friends: The Mr. Dressup documentary premieres on CBC & CBC Gem tonight! #CBC is essential. It preserves our cultural memory, tells our stories, and keeps our shared history accessible, not hidden behind paywalls nor owned by foreign tech and media conglomerates. #ProtectTheCBC #Canada

“Tap dancing in Tel Aviv” sounds like a 1940s euphemism for a rehab stay

a newspaper that just speculates on new kissing trends

Did you know? In the Victorian era, Britain erupted into what newspapers called the “Dog Muzzle Disturbances”. A series of rabies outbreaks prompted the government to require every dog in public to wear a muzzle and be kept on a leash. #Victorian #history

I have too many guitars. And yet not enough guitars.

🎶hold me closer, tiny dancer, hold me closer, tiny dasher, hold me closer, tiny prancer, hold me closer, tiny vixen, hold me closer, tiny comet, hold me closer, tiny cupid, hold me closer, tiny donner, hold me closer, tiny blitzen

join us join us join us 🎄

"Ahhhh I have arrived on the Street of Sesame, on a sunny day turned cloudy . . . " Yes, folks, it's Beignet Blanc!

Unless you're trying to get your teammates to guess Baby Jesus without actually using the words Baby Jesus, Mary's boy child is an utterly insane way to refer to anybody.

Tired: Metro Vancouver Wired: Lower Mainland Polycule

I asked the machine if you had joy 💀

Frog knocked at Toad’s door. “Toad, wake up,” he cried. “Come out and see how wonderful the winter is!” “I will not,” said Toad. “I am in my warm bed.”

Barkeep: hugs for everybody, on me

Bed bound, broke, & bored No effective treatment or cure for my chronic illnesses in sight Send tacos-it’s Tuesday after all But seriously buy prints or products with my #photography on it so I can pay medical bills & get a ramp for my wheelchair so I can go outside again matt-pritchett.pixels.com

It was really more of a recreational MRI. The man just loves a magnet!

We raised over $800 for charity last year, and hopefully we'll raise even more this year. If you love Christmas, trivia, game shows, or just hanging out, send me a DM! We'd love to have you join.

Happy December! [alt text for video: Tiny Chef, a small, round, pale green character, in a white chef's hat and white apron with a red and green festive pattern, is serious about performing Carol of the Bells. He also has silver headphones and a red songbook.] youtube.com/shorts/q1Kdv...

Just 13 shopping days left till Chanukkah. Or 14. Or 15. Or...you get the idea.

If you follow me on this account, this is for you too! Christmas trivia where you can raise money for charity. Send me a DM if you're interested!

Questioned, but not undermined

I HAVE A PATREON NOW! 🎉 Hello everyone. It's official: you can now support me and my comedy, if you are able to and wish to. Link to the Patreon will be below, and is also in this video's YouTube description. I'm so excited! It's going to be really fun. Unless you hate jokes. youtu.be/_DFgW0Q_H2E

If you're doing any Cyber Monday shopping, be sure to use the code "EIZEBASA" at checkout. It won't save you any money, I just like to know that people are thinking about me.

If you're planning on shopping this cyber Monday, why not consider supporting artists, writers, creators? Buy a book, purchase an indie video game, commission an art piece, gift someone a Patreon. Your support means everything.

I simply wouldn’t let the bell toll for me, sounds like a skill issue

Game 1 is Monday, December 10 at 8 Eastern. Game 2 is Wednesday, December 15 at 10 Eastern. We'd love to have you join! Send me a DM to sign up.

Had a dream last night that won't leave me: I was attending an interactive murder mystery theatre experience in a labyrinthine shopping mall. Instigating event was discovering a dead Lady Diana, face-down in a marble fountain. Actors included Christoph Waltz, Christopher Walken, and John C. Reilly.

DCU porn parody, The Spermicide Squad

Impatience? You mean wait loss?

hey look, all your ex-boyfriends opened up a store together

Tomorrow, I'm dropping my bonus episode of SCROOGE TV for the month, which will be about Family Ties' A Keaton Christmas Carol. For $5/month on Patreon, you can get early access and bonus episodes!

This December, I'll be hosting 2 Christmas trivia games over Zoom where contestants will raise money for their favorite charities. Whether you love Christmas, trivia, game shows, giving, or just hanging out with friends, it's for you! Dates & times at the end of this video. DM me to sign up!

is Microsoft Excel a feminist? Is Gemini a queer ally? Is this graphing calculator my friend

there is time to order and get some cool funny silly t-shirts for cool funny silly people for Christmas if you want to. And because it's Black Friday I am offering 0% off because Fuck Black Friday, my margins on these are vanishingly small anyway but your support keeps me housed and fed. 🤗

Reduce ♻️ reuse ♻️ recycle!

I asked David Currie of the Ottawa Intl Writers Fest if he'd release this photo with a CC licence, because it's me doing my favourite thing: talking about books. He was kind enough to do so. This means there's now an image of me that can be added to my Wikipedia page, if any editors feel so inclined

Because I'm apparently a sheeple like everyone else, I'm giving 25% off all paid subscriptions from today until Sunday. I write about conspiracy theories, weird internet stuff, and rebuilding post-Eaton Fire. It's a big help! Patreon.com/MikeRothschild

Kick off your holiday season with one of my favorite Christmas movies: A Christmas Carol 1984 with George C. Scott

for anyone who needs a little calming energy right now, take a moment with some Sigur Rós youtu.be/8L64BcCRDAE?...

post something random or risk a dreadful December

Who did this?!

Miles, an Indigenous actor best known for her roles in “Northern Exposure,” “Smoke Signals,” “Wyvern” and “The Last of Us,” handed them her tribal ID from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon. Yet, Miles recalled one agent calling it “fake.”

Depeche Mode should do a holiday tour called Christmas à la Mode

goodnight, you princes of skeets, you kings of bluesky

wear a mask clean the air wash your hands

You've just died. The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.

As I do every year, I extend my offer to all Americans: for a reasonable fee*, I will join a holiday video call to prove that your "girlfriend in Canada" was real all along. *fee may not be considered reasonable by all parties #HappyThanksgiving

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Podcast is also available on YouTube!

This week on the podcast, I'm talking about George C. Scott's take on Scrooge in A Christmas Carol 1984!