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Scientist. Author. Umlaut conjurer. Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B004L2HZWE Recent articles: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2504.12447

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newton disagrees

10.11.2025 19:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

never to late to learn

10.11.2025 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the former ladder?

10.11.2025 17:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

damn right

10.11.2025 16:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

bang on

10.11.2025 16:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

no fly zone

10.11.2025 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The back forty was dotted with the stumps of old relations, cut off clean, hacked to bits, or just left fallow. They'd pop up unexpected, snag a shoelace, nick an ankle, leave a splinter. Best was to go in with gloves and a pry bar, rip them out whole, and burn without ceremony.

10.11.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sound travels 15 times faster in steel than in air, but there exists a universe where the speeds are the same. It contains no Native Americans, though, as each time one would put an ear to a railroad track to listen, their skull was instantly crushed. You are welcome.

10.11.2025 12:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gobsmack your liverwurst empanada with a Dixie melody.

10.11.2025 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Freddy Snopbrillyen and Skona Haftadu walk into a bar. "Root beer schnapps all around?" inquires the bartender, "s'all we got."

10.11.2025 10:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When I was a child we used to ask "Mom, what can I do?" and she would reply, go clean the gutters, which was impossible because you needed an extension ladder, but it kept us feeling guilty while also preventing us doing anything else that we would surely have made a mess of.๐Ÿ˜‰โœ…

10.11.2025 09:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A Makeover for Al Sharaa - Send your contributions to our program to offer a makeover to Syrian leader Ahmed Al Sharaa before his upcoming meetings. Features hair and beard styling, tanning salon, fashion tips, and demeanor coach. Fax your bitcoins to "GETAHMEDSLICK" today!

10.11.2025 07:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ten years ago today:

"Have you been drinking?" asked Margaret when she saw the dessicated corpses of Richard's hiking party scattered across the desert floor.

10.11.2025 07:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Breaking - US Department of war will shoot on sight anyone seen giving food to hungry people, experts announce.

09.11.2025 22:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

taceo time

09.11.2025 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

tactful

09.11.2025 17:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

To accept our offer, text "2" to "TANGO".

09.11.2025 16:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Al Qaselza

09.11.2025 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

some dish!

09.11.2025 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

saw one passover

09.11.2025 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

tile and all?

09.11.2025 15:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

sam i am

09.11.2025 15:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Agar-Agar the Haggard is here, Effendi. Things are starting to gel.

09.11.2025 13:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gimiya Malalateskaya is here, Effendi. Nyquil?

09.11.2025 13:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The irony is that in Muslim countries meat products are supposed to be El Al, that's what I heard. Seems to me that would cause all kinds of problems.

09.11.2025 13:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We have seen the lunch menu, and it is us.

- Hartung the Shrimp, 12th century undersea prophet, Persia

09.11.2025 09:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is known in socio-political circles as the Fehknรถsen-Glacis Subterfuge.

09.11.2025 09:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

says so in his bio

09.11.2025 08:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

to the old prairieeeee

09.11.2025 08:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sorry, did you want the Half Holbrook on a sub, or the Hole Halbrook on a bagel?

09.11.2025 07:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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