Patrick Andelic

That I should live to see such times...

Simpsons screencap. Springfield mafioso Legs exclaiming in astonishment. Caption: "I'm seeing double here. Four Bill de Blasios!"

CNN screencap. Split screen of Erin Burnett interviewing former NY mayor Bill de Blasio and Long Island winemaker Bill DeBlasio.

They had both Bill de Blasios (Bills de Blasio? Bill de Blasia?) on CNN!

*Francis walks out of the shower*

"My newest hobby is finding lines from The Simpsons that could pass for Morrissey song titles." I took this image from somewhere else and can't write all of these out on my phone, so if you're reading this because you need the alt-text, take the opportunity to brainstorm some good ones of your own.

oh my god

This actually would make me reconsider my vote if I were a New Yorker.

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"JD Vance claims diversity weakens unions."

Simpsons screencap. Homer and Carl reading the Springfield Shopper in the cafeteria of the nuclear plant. Caption: "Bottom of page 12. 'Local man has same name.'"

There are so many great details in this story. DeBlasio spells it that way because "low-class Italians use a little d." And he "used ChatGPT to compose a response criticizing Mamdani’s tax plans..." I'm crying.

He is, instead, a 59-year-old Long Island wine importer named Bill DeBlasio, who merely responded to an email from a journalist seeking his views on Democrat Zohran Mamdani’s policies. “I’m Bill DeBlasio. I’ve always been Bill DeBlasio,” DeBlasio said in an interview conducted Wednesday evening through his Ring doorbell in Huntington Station, Long Island, from his current location in Florida. “I never once said I was the mayor. He never addressed me as the mayor,” DeBlasio told Semafor Wednesday evening. “So I just gave him my opinion.”

Oh my god, the reporter just emailed a random guy from Long Island called "Bill DeBlasio" who decided to give his opinion. www.semafor.com/article/10/2...

The Death of Stalin meme. Michael Palin as Molotov reflecting wistfully. Caption: "[Mark Bonnar] would be loving this."

Watching the bridge challenge like #CelebrityTraitors

"Three people familiar with the situation told Semafor that Hurley reached out to an email address the reporter believed belonged to the former mayor of New York. It’s unclear where he got the address, or who it actually belongs to."

Hahahahahaha www.semafor.com/article/10/2...

Simpsons screencap. Inside the family station wagon, a crestfallen Homer looks over at Bart and Lisa, who look angry and are staring ahead. Caption: "I'm just trying to party with you guys."

It's tough out there.

Is he even her *real* uncle? 🤔

Between this and Torsten Bell's taxpayer-funded fancy desk, that's two stories that the Times has had to take down in as many days. What's going on over there?

The first question the reporter should have asked is, "Why has Bill de Blasio decided to exclusively trash a candidate he's endorsed in a foreign newspaper a week before election day?"

10/16.

Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster, in a grey three-piece suit and with a red carnation in his lapel buttonhole.

This man - an unemployed loafer with known associates in Manhattan - claims to have no fewer than four "aunts" but it can be revealed that TWO of those are the widows of his father's brothers and NO relation to him.

The Headlights Are Too Damn Bright.

Labour: 57% (+30)

Next time it is 'The Laughing Gnome'. You have been warned.

This is the funniest Mamdani scandal. "He FALSELY claims she's his aunt, but ACTUALLY she's his dad's cousin."

Pete Rose died last year.

AOC wouldn't know how many bees she'd need to take the ferry over to Morganville and would probably forget to tie an onion to her belt, even though it was the style at the time.

People are making fun of this, but they won't be laughing when the Flood comes.

Keir Starmer's parliamentary management strategy:

But it would definitely work if we tried my idea for a new constitution.