Stranger than Fiction

It REALLY sounds like a Philip K. Dick book title

Here’s the source tweet. (Need context? Dick’s best-known novel is Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, published in 1968 and made…

2 years ago

Hurricane Ian follies, part 7: Just use the unlubricated kind!

There are still a lot of prudes here in the Excited States, as evidenced by these headlines, listed in order…

2 years ago

I found a signed limited edition book by Ferdinand Marcos in a dumpster

Last Monday, I stumbled across a social media post that led to a very rare and relevant (at least to…

2 years ago

Worst. Mnemonic. Ever.

This is a good set of checks to perform before attempting a forced landing of your airplane, but the mnemonic…

2 years ago

Oh, my sweet summer child…

Here’s the text: Tweet 1: How can Charles be King and head of the church after cheating on his wife…

2 years ago

Yet another reminder to have someone else check your work

Again I remind you: see if you can have someone else check your work. There’s a chance they’ll catch something…

2 years ago

Stay cool, Britain…sensibly!

(In case you didn’t know: Ice lolly is UK English for popsicle.) We were in London last month, and it was uncharacteristically…

2 years ago

“Wait — that’s not what I meant…”

It looks as though the proprietor just figured out why there’s no one visiting the stall. Once again, consider this…

2 years ago

Elon and Boris wouldn’t be able to escape

Both are cruel, spoiled brats with a large number of children from three different women, the third one being a…

2 years ago