Area Man

Why is it called "toxic masculinity" when "lad poisoning" was right there?

I hope that the Dems will not be this stupid. Vote first, then shutdown ends. However, I suspect that they are exactly as dumb as Charlie Brown.

I asked a well-known search engine about gods of writing or authors. This was one of the top results:

Apparently, "nonplus" used to be a verb and a noun, though sadly today we are left only with the adjective nonplussed. I think we should revive it. "Read this Trump speech, it will nonplus you. He really brings the nonplus."

Why is accidentally subscribing to some marketing list instantaneous, but unsubscribing takes 7 to 10 days?

Apparently, there is no patron saint of railways. I would like to nominate Saint Pancras.

I have never understood the admiration for Diane Keaton's acting. Given the plaudits, I feel like I'm missing something. What should I watch that might change my mind? Degree of difficulty: no Woody Allen.

Thomas Paine played important roles in both the American and French revolutions. This is the origin of the expression "No Paine, no gain".

WTF is wrong with website designers who don't show you the password rules until after you've broken them?

Combine this with refusing to seat Dem representatives, and you've got a quiet coup.

I'm just saying... "A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: 'If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand...'" - Revelation 14:9

I'm looking forward to AI wiping out Sam Altman's job. futurism.com/artificial-i...

I think it is outrageous that things are being done that require the whistle to be blown. Again.

A quick note now that the Rapture has come and gone: if you call yourself a Christian and you're still here, maybe you should take inventory of how you practice your beliefs?

Lost the encryption key

Changed my handle, for no particular reason other than it amused me.

Cooking, and singing "half an onion" to the tune of "half a sixpence". But only the first two lines over and over, because that's all I know. Getting angry stares from my wife, so should probably stop.

I want a tee-shirt that says "I'm not an introvert, it's just you I don't want to talk to"

In words beginning with "wr", what is the "w" doing? Is there a difference in pronunciation between "wrap" and "rap"? This must drive people learning English as a second language. Anyway, that just started bothering me this morning.

This is going around. According to Snopes, the second sentence is a verbatim quote. The other two are not, but are fair paraphrases of things he said around that time.

When Cloudflare says it is verifying I am human, what exactly is it doing? Serious question, but ludicrous answers welcome.

I hope Chicago PD pulls them over, then goes "oh, sorry, didn't realize you were ICE." And then pulls them over again ten minutes later. Rinse, repeat.

THIS. IS. FUCKING. AWESOME. Also, the guy cosplaying Army Man needs to get with Hegseth's fitness program.

I feel dirty saying this, but Microsoft Phone Link works better with my Pixel Phone than Google Quick Share (which I randomly have to kill and restart). This is not about Microsoft doing well, but a reflection of how shoddy everything Google does has become.

Life Gets Better Today

This is a point that is hard to articulate but vital to understand. The left has policies, the right has bumper stickers. Historically, nobody has tried to enact the bumper stickers as policy. Brexit is the poster child for what happens when you do.

Breaking: MIT just became the first university to reject an agreement that would trade support for the Trump admin's higher education agenda in exchange for favorable treatment. "Fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Pretty sure Pete Hegseth wouldn't approve of Meal Team Six here.

I spent most of yesterday singing to myself "I've got the brains/You've got the looks/let's make/poor decisions" to the tune of the Pet Shop Boys' Opportunities www.youtube.com/watch?v=di60...

I'm reposting because I love the pictures. One of these days I'm going to be really embarrassed to discover what people are saying in these languages I don't read...