Max

Well well well

-cease and desist
-null and void
-aid and abet
-free and clear
-ways and means

Why is law stuff like this always two words?

These are called ‘legal doublets’ and we can once again blame the Normans.

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my favorite robert redford story is that mike nichols considered him for dustin hoffman's part in THE GRADUATE. during their conversation nichols asked redford something like, "have you ever struck out with a girl?" and redford's response was basically, "i don't understand the question"

Screenshot of a girl in a pikachu onsie in the Pokémon sword and shield battle tower with dialogue saying “I’ve left behind my family, my friends-everything. The only thing for me is this-the battlefield.”

when you turn 10 in the Pokémon world

this card is so cute

Screenshot of the Pokémon adventures manga showing bulbasaur splashing around in the water from a gyarados’ hydro pump

he’s playing in the water

Screenshot of a charmander using its tail flame to heat up a kettle for Professor oak

he’s very helpful

cookholding as a rhythm game

random clip of the day

Cuphead in the Weeknd's Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025)

(My favorite version, for those unfamilliar with the song. I call it the “wah wah wah” version)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc0D...

‘Waffle’ the noun and ‘waffle’ the verb are not etymologically related.

The noun is related to the Old English ‘wefan,’ which means “to weave.”

The verb is related to the English ‘woff,’ which means “to yelp.”

FWIW: we never waffle on eating waffles.

It should be illegal to have your restaurant called "midnite ramen" close at 8

Also worth noting that robins were called redbreast, not orangebreast, because they didn't have a word for that color until oranges reached england a century later

A bunny stands on the platform in the back of a traincar, as the train goes across the surface of a sea or ocean, the tracks visible just underneath the water. There are some fish next to the train, traveling in the opposite direction. It is dark out.

Daily bunny no.3028 goes over the water

106: Is a hotdog a sandwich? The problem with definitions We asked you if a burrito was a sandwich, and you said 'no'. We asked you if ravioli was a sandwich and you said 'heck no'. We asked you if an ice cream sandwich was a sandwich and things...started to

Is a burrito a sandwich? Is ravioli? What about an ice cream sandwich...?

So wait, does any word mean anything anymore? Have we just broken language?? It's okay, linguistics has a solution!

In this episode we solve the problem with definitions!

Mosaic of a patron saint rat with a sun behind it and a little heart. Below it states “Hot Rat Summer”

Tomorrow afternoon Councilmember Hollingsworth and I will be restoring “Hot Rat Summer” in Cal Anderson Park. This mosaic was wrongfully painted over and we are going to fix it.

I legitimately did not know he had these

F1: Fucking love a movie that absolutely refuses to subvert a single sports movie trope. Big dumb fun but def see it in imax.

Oh we don't say henchmen anymore. The gender-neutral term is goon