Who wouldn’t want one? “Villagers in the Dorset hamlet of Shitterton have got so fed-up with their sign being stolen they have put up a stone version. They hope the £680 sign, which is set in concrete, will deter thieves. Villager Ian Ventham said: ‘Every two or three years somebody comes along and nicks our sign because, clearly, Shitterton is amusing.'” [bbc.co.uk]
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I might be able to down a Double, but that’s about it:
I’ve been meaning to post pictures of the True Blood shrine I walk through every weekday morning to get to the S train from the 2/3 line:
Been up since mid-June …
And if you haven’t seen these two do Jeeves and Wooster, get your Netflix on now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4tDP-yMwXI
Happy Fourth, Stinquers.
The girlfriend tells me you can get anything – ANYTHING – from vending machines in Japan. To wit:
MANCHUCANDIDATE • Pop! Six! Squish! Uh-uh! Cicero! Lipschitz! Gawd, you keep missing the target!
MANCHUCANDIDATE • Pop! Six! Squish! Uh-uh! Cicero! Lipschitz! TACO Tuesday. The demented methhead next door blinked. Delay on trade war albeit…
SANFRANLEFTY • TRUMP FINISHES CEASE FIRE AGREEMENT WITH THE AYATOLLAH ! ! ! CHAINSAW!!!!
NOJO • Pop! Six! Squish! Uh-uh! Cicero! Lipschitz! @Beggars Biscuit: Yup, still here, if enjoying a long slumber.
BEGGARS BISCUIT • Pop! Six! Squish! Uh-uh! Cicero! Lipschitz! The drapery not really covering his name is not a feature, it’s part of the operating system.…
MANCHUCANDIDATE • Pop! Six! Squish! Uh-uh! Cicero! Lipschitz! Can't that dumb motherfucker get anything right? Now he's trying to Drill Baby Drill Greenland…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Ding fucking dong! The bitch is dayud!
NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 @JNOV: Does blockquote no longer work?Huh. Guess not.
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Oh shit. “ Cuban state media reported that 32 Cubans were killed in the U.S. attacks in…
JNOV • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 So…. Does blockquote no longer work? Am I 2026’s only loser? (see blurb)