Steve @DrExcitement
Honest, workaday scientist. Joined April 2010-
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A big part of how one sees the world is at what point in your life you realized that people in charge - politicians, principals, cops, business owners - are not actually any smarter than the average person, and there's no guarantee they're not substantially dumber.
The Royal Herald, in his medieval tabard covered in gold and ermine and surrounded by Lords and Knights, announces the accession of the new hereditary King by grace of Almighty God, then gets changed, goes home, and watches Netflix.
British people can't afford heating gas, but they're going to pay to hire a thousand people to change the embroidered "ER" to "CR" on all the Horse Armour
So much ink has been spilled, and so many hands wrung, over made-up problems like "cancel culture" and "deficit spending", and all the while lecterns are being called podiums.
[1951 headline] They Don't Like To Be Called That: Has "Gonna Sock This Guy Right In The Gabonza Culture" Gone Too Far?
It seems dumb and evil, but the kids were legitimately thrilled on Xmas morning to tear open the wrapping on EA Amazon Warehouse Box Packing 2k22
It seems dumb and evil, but the kids were legitimately thrilled on Xmas morning to tear open the wrapping on EA Amazon Warehouse Box Packing 2k22
Do they do a land acknowledgement before the meeting where they decide to call in the RCMP to clear the path for the pipeline?
“Goddammit, E.B., you need to peel your eyeballs off of that phone for five goddamn minutes lest you be rendered further a lackwit.” “I may well be, Mr. Utter, but I await the outcome of my ebay bid, the fruits of which the hooples will pay a pretty penny.” #21stCenturyDeadwood
“I swear to you, Sheriff Bullock, for this treatment I swear to Christ I will see you defunded, do you hear me? Defunded!” “Stay the fuck down, Mr. Hearst, though in the doing will see me deprived of the joy of tasing you again.” #21stCenturyDeadwood
got a joke about Hercules, but have to try it out 12 times first
The Year Is 2021, the Distant Future: Virtual Reality is here, you can put yourself literally anywhere in the galaxy, racing starships, meeting Shakespeare, having supermodel orgies. We chose the office boardroom, with our co-workers. And all the bagels we could imagine eating.
The Year Is 2021, the Distant Future: Virtual Reality is here, you can put yourself literally anywhere in the galaxy, racing starships, meeting Shakespeare, having supermodel orgies. We chose the office boardroom, with our co-workers. And all the bagels we could imagine eating.
Thanks, @JackPendarvis (and @hingstonolsen) for the MAJOR SPOILER right on the front cover!
Selling chum-covered wetsuits to fund shark-attack prevention program
Selling chum-covered wetsuits to fund shark-attack prevention program
A potential deal for a good PM: They can cooperate fully and pay reparations until literally everyone is satisfied; or they can lose their tax status and their schools, church leadership prosecuted, and a lot of churchmen get hunted down, Simon Wiesenthal-style.
A potential deal for a good PM: They can cooperate fully and pay reparations until literally everyone is satisfied; or they can lose their tax status and their schools, church leadership prosecuted, and a lot of churchmen get hunted down, Simon Wiesenthal-style.
A good Prime Minister calls the Catholic Cardinal into his office, and says "Bring a blank cheque with 'reparations' on the memo line, and while you're here I'll introduce you to some folks from the CRA, they'll help get you set up with direct debit."