Irreverent musings and malarkey from a disillusioned dilettante
Usually when I write these posts, the choice title is pretty obvious - someone's name or a self-explanatory descriptor of the event. But today - whoo boy, 'CIA Filipino Vampires' sounds like a Cards Against Humanity-themed Mad Lib, but really only skims the surface. Let's unravel a new spool of wonderful tales of American imperialism!... Continue Reading →
You know how you aren't supposed to wear white after Labor Day, or wear black shoes or a black belt with khakis, or avoid clashing patterns? Imagine there were legitimate social repercussions of these rules beyond petty gossip (except the black shoes and brown belt - c'mon, you look like you're about to lecture me... Continue Reading →
An ordered ranking of titles or honorifics I would liked preceding my name. To be clear, I will accept any of them, and the ranking is more or less arbitrary. Some warrant long discussion or clarification, some don't. Don't bitch about how I only included the masculine derivations - it's not my fault history features... Continue Reading →
First off, HAPPY (belated) CAPITAL DAY!!! Yes, it's that time of year where we celebrate the hard-fought battles of capitalists past. I've often struggled with officially moving the Capital Day holiday to the first Monday of March but I fear that without a September Capital Day to keep you grounded in the realities of elementary... Continue Reading →
I am sure you know someone in your life who is an idiot - not just a standard, run-of-the-mill idiot, but a truly world-class idiot who things just magically work out for regardless of their ineptitude. Oh, did you go to class and take notes and study and take practice exams, while this person showed... Continue Reading →
In June of 1940, Nazi Germany was kicking about Europe, just being a real group of assholes, as they were wont to do. As big a group of assholes they were, they had not yet evolved into their final asshole form - they were still the Charmeleon to the Charizard of terrible they would soon... Continue Reading →
As we sit delicately on the precipice of World War III with North Korea while our Cheeto-dusted Commander in Chief pouts and yells at the North Korean Rocket Boy, let's revisit an oft-forgotten incident that had the White House convinced World War III was about to break out in 1976 between American and South Korean... Continue Reading →
DID YOU KNOW THE ILLUMINATI CONTROLS THE MEDIA AND THE PRESIDENCY AND CONGRESS AND JAY-Z AND BEYONCE? It seems unbelievable, but that's only because its so real. But seriously - why is this a thing? Why do you see an eye in a pyramid and think 'Illuminati!'? How is this so well known that Taco... Continue Reading →
I keep a list of interesting tidbits I pick up from being EXTREMELY ONLINE all day for later editions of this format that no one but myself appreciates. I was trying to find a good one for today, when I noticed a good chunk of these are pretty straightforward, and there's not much of a... Continue Reading →
Sometimes I have the urge to write, but I can't find something that sounds compelling or interesting at the moment, or I have no desire to do actual research (yes, I do research). Usually, this is because I want to watch TV and don't want to look at the depressing sinkhole of Twitter. When this... Continue Reading →
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