Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Bark louder, little dog.

“woke” is the new caravan.

All hail the time of the bunny!

Dumb motherfuckers cannot understand a consequence that most 4 year olds have fully sorted out.

They think we are photo bombing their nice little lives.

No offense, but this thread hasn’t been about you for quite a while.

Narcissists are always shocked to discover other people have agency.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty. ~Thomas Jefferson

People are weird.

“A king is only a king if we bow down.” – Rev. William Barber

75% of people clapping liked the show!

Museums are not America’s attic for its racist shit.

I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.

The arc of the moral universe does not bend itself. it is up to us to bend it.

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

Republican speaker of the house Mike Johnson is the bland and smiling face of evil.

This fight is for everything.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

America is going up in flames. The NYTimes fawns over MAGA celebrities. No longer a real newspaper.

President Musk and Trump are both poorly raised, coddled 8 year old boys.

They want us to be overwhelmed and exhausted. Focus. Resist. Oppose.

“Alexa, change the president.”

The current Supreme Court is a dangerous, rogue court.

Dear media: perhaps we ought to let Donald Trump speak for himself!

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Would you look at the size of that fucking head? I took that earlier today while out mowing because even though it was a nice day, it was windy at times, and I knew my hair would be all blown out and there would be shit all over me. My hair is not actually all white, it just looks that way because a lot of it is bleached for the summer. Santa at his summer job.

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  1. 1.

    Gin & Tonic

    With no other objects in the frame for comparison, we cannot tell how humongous that melon actually is.

  2. 2.

    comrade scotts agenda of rage

    Funny how we’ve never seen Cole and Santa Claus in the same photo.

    Just asking.

  9. 9.

    dmsilev

    Well, I can at least say that you’ve got a more photogenic face than I do right now. Trip, fall, gash on cheek just below the eye socket. Not very deep and no serious damage, but blood everywhere. 1/10, would not recommend.

    (happened Tuesday during a work trip, got stitched up and the bruises have mostly faded, but there’s nothing quite like coming into a  meeting looking like a war refugee as an attention-getter)

  11. 11.

    lurker

    in terms of scale, if John included something small like an elephant or a giraffe for scale that might help…

    on second thought, this being West Virginia, the google ai suggests the elk is a good candidate locally for size

  13. 13.

    Sure Lurkalot

    @dmsilev: Oh no! Falling sucks. I just fell the other day, slid walking on a gravel path. It happens so fast…

    I wish you a speedy and full recovery.

  14. 14.

    dmsilev

    @Sure Lurkalot: Thanks.  It wasn’t even rough ground, just a sidewalk and something that my foot caught on.

    The good news is that I now have a great collection of stories of similar accidents. My favorite was the one where someone took a large dog for a walk, but the person was wearing roller skates. You can sort of fill in the rest for yourself….

  22. 22.

    Trivia Man

    I once read  that an enormous, gargantuan head us a huge advantage if you want to be a leading man in movies. Just notice male movie stars next to normal people.

  27. 27.

    Juju

    I accidentally hit the picture with my finger and got the full picture. I’m not kidding when I type this, your face filled up my whole iPad screen. I could also see your manly arms in your sunglasses.

  28. 28.

    opiejeanne

    @dmsilev: Can I give you some advice? Don’t do that no more!

    I speak from recent experience: I’m in a wheelchair in France with a broken ankle, wrist, and index finger. It’s not something I think I should repeat.

  29. 29.

    cain

    I love the fact he looks like he could have his own duck dynasty offshoots how but liberal. Speaking of which Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty is dead. I hope he gets whatever reward from God  2x times.

  30. 30.

    cain

    @opiejeanne: Good golly, I hope you’re ok. That said if you had to get injured being injured in western europe is a good place for it to happen.

    Speedy and painfree recovery!

  35. 35.

    Montanareddog

    @opiejeanne: ouch! Is there a story behind it?

    When I lived in Paris, I remember reading in Libération that there were several hundred hospitalizations and a couple of deaths per year in Paris from people slipping on dog shit.

    Hopefully, things have improved on that front as dog owners have become more responsible.

  36. 36.

    prostratedragon

    What’s with all the falling lately? Couple of days ago I found something around here to slip on, and went right down. First time in too long to reckon. No injuries; always thought I could have played football. But can’t deny feeling a bit shaken since, and am using the cane more. Have also done a lot of picking up.

  40. 40.

    opiejeanne

    @Montanareddog: I tripped on uneven pavement in Brussels, on our second day of the trip.  We’ll be in Paris today, Tuesday, and back to Brussels on Wednesday. Thursday we fly to Iceland and stay until Sunday when we fly home to Seattle. The doctors get me on Monday and Tuesday. The pain level is pretty low now

     

    And, EWWWWW!! slipping on dog shit. what a way to go.

  41. 41.

    sab

    I love that photo of Cole, especially the hands in the sunglasses. He mocks his own photography, but  I didn’t realize it was a selfie until I saw his hands. Good selfies are rare, and this was a good selfie.

  42. 42.

    sab

    @opiejeanne: I messed up my feet a few years ago. I was coming out of my little neighborhood grocery on a Friday or Saturday evening, and there were a few adorable young couples passing by, decked out for their night on the town.

    I was so busy watching them that I didn’t watch where I was going and I tripped on the pavement. No harm done except my feet were bent in half too far. Toe to feet connection has hurt ever since.

    And embarrassingly, those adorable couples all rushed to rescue the old lady who fell down for no reason.

  44. 44.

    satby

    John’s head is in proportion to the rest of his size, he’s a big guy. Don’t know why he’s so convinced his head is way out of balance to the rest of him.

  45. 45.

    Gloria DryGarden

    @Sure Lurkalot: oh no!
    I ve had some falls, spectacular long lasting results, but none lately. I don’t think I can take any more..

    I hope you’ll be ok

  46. 46.

    lowtechcyclist

    @lurker: ​
     

    on second thought, this being West Virginia, the google ai suggests the elk is a good candidate locally for size

    What, no majestic møøse?

    Figured I’d join the pile-on with the MP&HG references :^D

  50. 50.

    Nancy

    I think your head looks big because of the contrast with the little relections of your arms in your glasses. Next photo: no glasses please so the discerning eyes of Balloon Juice can compare.

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