I was playing Spider-Man when this goofball sat on the coffee table and started watching the teevee. It was a good opportunity to snap some glamour shots that show off his new collar. How’s everybody’s Friday? The weather gave me half a migraine earlier, so I stayed in. I worked on short stories for an …
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Late Night Light Snark Open Thread: J.R.R. Tolkien, Dungeon Master
The confusing parts of Lord of the Rings start to make a lot more sense when you realize it's actually just a transcribed #DnD campaign. THREAD: — Brennan Lee Mulligan (@BrennanLM) January 28, 2019 All due respect to the learned Professor Tolkien, for the great joy he has given us and the myriad tales he …
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Saturday Evening Open Thread: Samwise!!
We’re finally moving in to the new apartment in Midtown East. Today I went upstate to get Samwise from my friend who’d been taking care of him lo these many months. He’s acclimating very well for a dislocated cat. We now return you to your regularly scheduled vituperations. I’m going to play Octopath Traveler, probably. …
War, War Never Changes. Or Does It?
Folks, Recently I had the pleasure of being one of many B.E.T.A. testers (Break-it Early Test Application) for the upcoming Fallout 76 RPG game. It was interesting – quite different as it is semi-multiplayer – and looks to be a major time-suck once it launches next week. For those who don’t know, Fallout is …
On a Lighter Note, Check Out This Obituary
And now, for some completely different things… Thing the first: The Times ran, I kid you not, a delightful obituary yesterday. Alan Abel, Hoaxer Extraordinaire, Is (on Good Authority) Dead at 94 Alan Abel, a professional hoaxer who for more than half a century gleefully hoodwinked the American public — not least of all by making …
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Cosplay Socialists Open Thread (+Minecraft address!)
Julia Salazar is one of the latest young, Democratic Socialists of America-affiliated insurgents to defeat an establishment Democrat in a primary. She is also my potential future state senator, as that primary was in New York Senate District 18. Also too, she is a bizarre serial fabulist. The New York Post condemned her personal story …
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Video Games Thread!
Good morning everyone! On occasion, in the comments, I talk about video games. Sometimes people join in! Last year, at the recommendation of some jackal here, I picked up Horizon Zero Dawn, which was just great, so thanks, person. What are your most favorite games ever? Mine are Metal Gear Solid 3, Final Fantasy VII, …