Fondue Forks

Fondue Forks

@throckey.bsky.social

Aspiring failure, pretty good grandfather, and a fan of fondue, soccer, and Sounders FC. Some comments may be satirical in nature. Don't nurture them.

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To be fair, the view of, uh, Mt Tacoma, is spectacular from Tacoma, especially driving in From Hwy 16, so we should probably rename Tacoma as "Camry", and then change the nearly unpronouncable Steilacoom to "Trump Gargles Putin's Dick."

The Needling@theneedling.com

Trump Sticks It to Vancouver, Changes Mount Rainier’s Name Back to Tacoma: tinyurl.com/e75cvx2w

Ah yes, recalling the day my grandson discovered he could fit a square Lego up his nose...

The Onion@theonion.com

Toddler Scientists Finally Determine Number Of Peas That Fit Into Ear Canal https://theonion.com/toddler-scientists-finally-determine-number-of-peas-tha-1820347088/

If only the Cybertrucks came with large metal handles on the side so that the larger Waste Management trucks could empty their contents more efficiently. Efficiency people. It's all about efficiency.

The Needling@theneedling.com

WSDOT Opens Single Occupancy Lanes for Dangerously Lonely Cybertruck Drivers: tinyurl.com/w5vk36s8

The converse to this point is that Sirens need to abandon sailors and get out there on social media to lure us all to our deaths.

The Needling@theneedling.com

Study Finds Siren-Related Deaths Among Sailors Way Down: tinyurl.com/y79jd8s6

Rudy Giuliani hospitalized with critical thinking condition, may die of embarrassment. Witnesses describe hearing shouts of "I said what!?! Oh God, take me now!" coming from his hospital room.

Busses can be recast as "shared limousines", just as stop and go traffic can be recast as "car parades." Frustrated city dwellers can free themselves by learning to enjoy what they have.

The Needling@theneedling.com

‘White Female Mamdani’ Mayor of Seattle Caught Blowing Taxpayer Money on Personal Limousine: tinyurl.com/3n2k7jsv

See, here's the problem: as a human, you are born helpless and per Mr. Altman, you take 20 years to become useful. The point is that what distinguishes us as human beings is that we take care of helpless little babies until they become useful. So the prime directive is to take care of each other.

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SAM ALTMAN: “People talk about how much energy it takes to train an AI model … But it also takes a lot of energy to train a human. It takes like 20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time before you get smart.”

I wonder how many lost dogs end up at the nude beach? You know a lot of city government work is tedious and dull. Why can't the mayor throw her peeps a bone and let them monitor the nude beach cameras?

The Needling@theneedling.com

Mayor Wilson Opens Mind to Adding Surveillance Cameras After Hearing They Can Help Find Lost Dogs: tinyurl.com/j8fhe8fd

All my best to Reed, but this is really the culmination of a dream: to follow a club that develops their talent and sells them on to better opportunities. It doesn't get better than this.

Sounder at Heart@sounderatheart.com

Reed Baker-Whiting’s move to Nashville SC is now official. Sounders can net $1.1 million if certain metrics are hit. www.sounderatheart.com/2026/02/reed...

Always a good listen:

skaushik100.bsky.social@skaushik100.bsky.social

An informative - and concerning! - convo with @anneapplebaum.bsky.social on Tues night at a packed Town Hall Seattle on the topic of “Resisting Authoritarianism Here and Abroad.” We dug into the Trump threat and whether the post-war liberal order will survive him. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Goddamnit! Ratted out again!

The Onion@theonion.com

Study: 89% Of Husbands Planning To Surprise Wife On Valentine’s Day By Dressing As Naked, Chubby Cherub https://theonion.com/study-89-of-husbands-planning-to-surprise-wife-on-val-1823006999/

If only they could create a certification program to distinguish between lost people driving through your neighborhood and squads of immigrant zombie death squads, bent on eating your cats and taking your collection of stuff that your kids don't want and that you can't sell anyway.

The Needling@theneedling.com

NextDoor Creates Certification Program for Identifying Fireworks Versus Gunshots: tinyurl.com/mrwzrxwn

As happens very infrequently, the sportball team from my geographic region has defeated the sportball team from that other geographic region in a game played in a third geographic region inhabited by a sportball team my sportball team does not like.

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and probably little dogs as well, although I have never been able to detect a Boston accent in a poop-a-poo, or whatever those small dogs favored by weaklings are called.

Seahawk fans keep semi domesticated grizzly bears as pets. Mostly because we are idiots and mistake them for crocodiles, which is another story entirely, and was recently sprung on me when I was unprepared to defend myself. We leave you with a hearty "FUCK YEAH!"

As happens very infrequently, the sportball team from my geographic region has defeated the sportball team from that other geographic region in a game played in a third geographic region inhabited by a sportball team my sportball team does not like.

While sportball is a silly hobby, it is refreshing to bask in the afterglow of thoroughly defeating your opponents and and revelling in the nasally Boston-accented lamentations of their women, and same sex partners,

My grandchildren combine all of my mechanical abilities with the judgment of an 4 year old. I'm lying on the couch and then I hear "Hey poopah, where do we plug in the welder?" and I'm thinking: "Of that's so cute, they want to weld." And then I come to my senses... "holy shit!"

Well it's kinda like: "Dude was carrying, as we all do, and went to go help a woman up, as we all do, and they took his gun and shot him to death, as we all... ...Hey, wait a minute! this really is bullshit!"

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Makes me wish I was still dating, cause I can do better than a Washington State Ferry any day, except for that part about carrying people to their destinations. Taste my stale pretzels, ladies. You'll agree.

The Needling@theneedling.com

QUIZ: Did He Ghost You or Is He a Washington State Ferry? tinyurl.com/3yzhrcuh

I own a couple of these and they are very, very manly, but slightly inconvenient as it is nearly impossible to stop bench pressing oneself while wearing this super awesome garment.

McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net

"The Foreskin Tactical Hoodie is perfect for outdoorsmen and army-man dress-up parties. It is not for doing stuff women normally do, like yoga, crying, or watching 'Heated Rivalry.'" www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sor...

This is a pretty good thread about resilience and writing your own story, rather than just reading it based on the cards you are dealt. My own journey from despair and doom is similar. Yeah, it's hard when everything you get looks like shit, but you gotta figure out how you're going to play it.

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Okay, this is really funny, especially if you've been exposed to a lot of math.

McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net

Jay-Z’s Limited Problem Set: Let x = the set including Jay’s total number of possible tribulations (maximum = 100). GIVEN: One of the set ≠ “a bitch.” How many other potential quandaries might Jay-Z face?

I dunno, maybe we show up to protest in caskets so as not to alarm them with our flagrant aliving?

The Needling@theneedling.com

Federal Agents Shoot 2 People in Portland Who Threatened to Exist: tinyurl.com/mjrsh7d2

Hey, we've all watched Narcos and we know how savage those cartel guys can be, but have you ever asked a single mother to turn her SUV around?

The Needling@theneedling.com

Today a local conservative and ICE agent who cried bloody murder when asked to wear a mask during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic clarified he’s actually totally fine with wearing masks as long as it’s to ruin lives, not save them: tinyurl.com/3pabcukx

I mean those bitches get all hopped up on their venti carmel macchiatos, and they can take some revenge on a guy all dressed up in body armor and tactical accoutrements, you gotta be masked up.

You people think I'm kidding. Like Venezuela, Texas is a failed petro state run by monsters who have undermined their election integrity and failed to safeguard the safety of their citizens, who aren't even foreigners! These are US citizens who need to be saved from petty would be dictators.

Once again, the sportball team from my geographic region has defeated the sportball team from that inferior geographic region, demonstrating that we alone occupy the lucid dreams of the ancient gods. I guess I should buy a T-shirt.