Subterranean desert monster from the 1990 film Tremors.
I think we're all overlooking a pretty obvious way to get the oil across the desert. It's been right there since at least 1990.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0100...
Subterranean desert monster from the 1990 film Tremors.
I think we're all overlooking a pretty obvious way to get the oil across the desert. It's been right there since at least 1990.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0100...
I think we're all overlooking a pretty obvious way to get the oil across the desert. It's been right there since at least 1990.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0100...
A doofus wouldn't get a Grade A though, Joe. Go mix your metaphors elsewhere ya scoundrel.
Another day of monitoring the situation
Mines donโt need to sink tankers. They just need to make tankers uninsurable.
Bugs Bunny in a tux saying "I wish all trans children a very live long enough to get revenge"
Huge if tree.
โIn an age of blood-soaked realpolitik, Europe stands out. Yes, it is meek, a vegetarian in a world of omnivorous geopolitical rivals. [But i]f it is a sin to think that rules matter, the world could do with a few more sinnersโฆ the relative sanity found in Europe is a kind of defiance.โ
a black and white British Rail poster titled "The argument for electrifying our railways, will become clearer in time." with four panels showing scenes from 1978, 1987, 1995 and 2005 with oil running out over that period
"The argument for electrifying our railways will become clearer in time."
British Rail, 1979.
"It could last six days, six weeks. I doubt six months."
โ Donald Rumsfeld on the Iraq War (7 Feb 2003).
About half the time Iโm cited, even by scholars I respect, I donโt make the argument attributed to me. โน๏ธ
Smooth migration of my Bluesky account to EuroSky! Thanks www.modalfoundation.org Important step in federating #bsky and building sovereign social media in Europe! @eurosky.social @ivansigal.eurosky.social @robin.berjon.com @sherif.eurosky.social @sander.eurosky.social
One spring afternoon a couple of years ago I saw a gentle looking retired couple sitting on a park bench, smiling, chatting, and each drinking from a moderately sized bottle of vodka, and frankly, honestly, I have struggled to stop thinking about that ever since.
We are pleased to announce our Call for Hosts for the Language Policy Forum 2027. The event will take place sometime in April (to be agreed with the host). Submissions invited from potential hosts, anywhere in Europe. For details, click on the link below
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Next @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social English seminar, 16th March!
@rachelawiselure.bsky.social, @karinapapp.bsky.social, Giorgia Cola
'Perceptions of African American English and a Path Toward Authentic Representation and Diminished Discriminatory Practices'
Register now! ๐ r.jyu.fi/engseminars25-26
Why do I have to pretend that I'm going to print something in order to save it as a PDF. Why do I have to engage in a little ruse.
oh, are people mad that weโre having fun without even bothering to Monetize Our Influence or whatever on this website again
By the way, tomorrow #Finland will have been independent for longer than we were a part of the Russian Empire.
Finland had been part of Russia for a total of 39,526 days.
It will be 39,526 days since independence on Monday, February 23, 2026.
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โparental rightsโ is such an ugly freedom. Itโs the freedom of parents to abuse children, to limit what their children learn to their own prejudices, and to keep domestic violence and sexual abuse a secret in the home
Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.
It's really kind of you to tag me in this, but I'm afraid I can't safely plan travel to the US in the foreseeable future.
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Cartoon. Person says to other person โWe invented a robot that answers questions.โ, adding, โwe just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a dayโ. The other person asks โBut it answers the questions correctly?โ Person responds โOh my goodness, no. No no no no no.โ By Aram J. French Appropriated due to missing alt text
Smug eco-warrior blog alert! Check me out turning my hand to travel writing. ๐
Apparently, men are playing hockey in the Olympics now.
Weird.
Babe, wake up, new sarcastic but entirely worthwhile internet abbreviation just dropped
My standard advice for anyone who dreams of a PhD is not to bother.
One of many reasons: of my semi-random sample of 13 people in the same graduate school, 11 ate antidepressants at some point.
Only do it if you *know* you *have* to do it.
Then you know you have to do it.
Women arenโt just reaching for the stars, theyโre engineering the rockets that get us there. On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, these are some of the faces of @esa.int Space Transportation.