Experimented with the thermostat to find my ideal temperature, and it's 69°F. Tried to convince myself 68 or 70 felt better to avoid the jokey number. Nope. It can't be helped.
Movie idea: A four-inch tall person needs a heart transplant, and the only one who might be able to pull it off is the world's largest surgeon
Why go through the effort of designing a shoe-shaped computer case if you don't bother to include a combination 90s Reebok Pump button + 90s PC Turbo button?
Batman 4-Film Collection DVD box with the quote "I'M BATMAN." attributed to Batman
Wait a second, he gave that exact quote for a blurb on the latest Stephen King book
I'm old enough to have bought Ultima Online at launch in a box at a store, but young enough to have thought I could get around the "credit card + subscription" requirement by editing an ini file
why are they called the US Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team and not the Mighty Milkshake Ducks
This cracks me up every time. The bird comes surprisingly close to the right notes, which makes the total freakouts way funnier
The FCC has urged all networks to loop this video 24/7 for the entire duration of the USA's 250th anniversary year www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxVi...
Dolphin now emulates the Triforce arcade board, and their writeup on the platform/history/games is a fun deep dive dolphin-emu.org/blog/2026/02...
Thor destroying a wall, saying "Just as I thought--an involved, complex system of electronic component parts!"
Sure, you're finally right this time, but this is what you always suspect. Have you even looked at those bills from the House of Expensive Mirrors and the Antique Wallpaper Museum?
The worst part of being in a ska band is probably all the requests to play the theme from America's Funniest Videos
Friday the 13th today, next month, and in September. Jason Vorhees will either be brought forth into our reality via the rule of three or banished like a Nintendo boss
You simply cannot deny the charismatic screen presence of Tom Cruise
Diablo 2 expansion?! I've done a playthrough once a year since it came out in 2000 and never imagined there would be new content post-Lord of Destruction. Probably the game I've spent the most time with
While 60% of household dust may be human skin, I find it more concerning that the other 40% is high fructose corn syrup
Loved the game to bits. When I tidy up and find the Fotodome prints tucked away in a drawer they give me a surprising wave of nostalgia. That was such a neat idea!
It's Yuko the pug
A hideous Bart Simpson balloon monster with a sign that says "FREE Bluetooth"
*nodding, smiling, backing away and hoping my heartbeat isn't as loud as it feels*
Before money was invented humans spent most of their time staring longingly at items on store shelves
i was reading some old 90s books about dialup cybersex BBSes on archive.org and i learned about tom terrific who owned the pleasure dome. thank you, tom terrific, for owning the pleasure dome.
Also someone invited me to visit the filming of a Corin Tucker music video. That email was eaten by the Something Awful mail server's spam filter so I didn't see it until long after the fact.
A very exciting time for insider info that appealed to my interests but not pan out in any way whatsoever!
With the Rifftrax team doing new Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes, I'll share this. In 2007 a crew member sent me photos from the set of an MST3K revival pilot thing. It went nowhere, but I always wondered who would have written/starred
Super Bowl halftime counter-programming for REAL AMERICANS (image of crying eagle).
Brantley Gilbert Gabby Barrett Gabley Barley Glibrant Barglib Bilblet Binley Galbert Barnyert Gunga Galunga
The theme of Fallout New Vegas (clinging to a past that led to ruin) was so focused and palpable in every bit of the design. Not sure I'll be able to watch a mostly fun tv show whip through setpieces pulled from that melancholic setting
It's wild how many current events have roots in a forum I joined in 2000 because the site owner made some funny Quake jokes
Turns out GOG isn't just using AI promo art, which was bad enough. They also have a job listing for a Senior Engineer to "Actively use and promote AI-assisted development tools to increase team efficiency and code quality." So instead of circling the toilet they're diving in headlong
Game Boy games didn't use the chocolate palette, but now it's the only one my brain accepts
Telling absolutely everyone I injured my wrist by masturbating too hard, hope they don't figure out the truth
What do you say when people ask why you converted an old chicken coop into a cat cabin?
That was hen, this is meow
Almost as weird as finding out Gordon Freeman was nearly Gimli with a flattop
