Jon Green

Hemingway was once bet that he couldn’t write the world’s happiest short story in just 5 words. He replied,

It’s a staple of British homes and businesses.

A fun brain teaser:

When my son is disturbed at night and he cries out in his sleep, does he call for:
A) His mother who birthed him and takes care of him every day.
B) His father who provides for him and holds him all night long.
C) His aunt/uncle who play with him and spoil him
D) Henry Hoover

Jennifer @JenYetAgain@beige.party in 2017 a popular twitter game was to type a partial phrase then see what your phone auto-completes it with. this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US. Feb 9, 2026 at 4:35:18PM Boosted by 968: Favourited by 1324:

mom they’re roasting the US economy on mastodon again

@tinabuttajelly 2 days ago Last Voyage of the Demeter

@ICELEVEL = obi-wan kenobi: I fought in a galactic war and watched my pupil become a fascist. The most evil people imaginable are in this airport bar

I once shot a man for criticizing my text alignment.

It was justified.

Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees

COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS

Using a combination of glitches in Super Mario World, Yoshi can be taken into the final battle, where he can eat Peach upon Bowser's defeat. With Peach gone, the ending will not play, and Mario and Yoshi will simply stare at each other forever.

the thing about the Tom Bombadil parts of Fellowship is that that is a psychological reaction to leaving England and meeting French people for the first time. a coping mechanism for a bewildering experience. what is that strange man doing? he’s Tom Bombadil and that’s the only answer you’re getting

Honorable mention: going to watch the A-team movie with my ttrpg group because our Shadowrun game finished early because our heist went off without a hitch. Just the right movie for the right people in the right mood; and we had so much fun.

Watching Trainspotting 2 in Glasgow, where the entire audience was falling out of their seat laughing at the Orange Lodge scene. I’ve no idea if that bit is funny to non-Scots; but people were in pain from laughter here.

Shout out to O Come All Ye Faithful for being the only popular Christmas carol that explicitly rejects the Arian heresy

Buster from the tv show ‘Arrested Development’ holding an arm full of plushies while he looks at his mother Lucille, saying, “these are my awards, mother, from FIFA.“

Who has made this 🤣

Jonathan? Mwah

What a great headline

Reposting this on main, because this was probably the most challenging book I’ve ever read; and I’m incredibly proud of myself.
Epic poetry in Scots from 1470, about the life of William Wallace; a 100% unbiased and accurate account, guaranteed.

I misread this image so badly that I can only really hope to illustrate what I saw.

( Also a good excuse for an #art study )

I’d forgotten the bizarre joy of trying to piece together an event after the fact by the social media memes. The Mamdani-Trump thing, especially when I have all mentions of Trump muted, was a fun challenge.
“Why is everyone talking about bugs bunny seducing Elmer Fudd?”

I can't even describe how much I love this.

People love to talk about how awful theater kids are, and they’re not wrong, but let’s be real, debate kids have made this country a lot worse

Symbol of house Zarovich

I think it works, if nothing else because it gives you lots of great iconography to work with?

I’m waiting excitedly to hear what the nerdy biker gang name will be

If anyone else is missing #NaNoWriMo this year, our wee Scottish writing group is keeping the tradition alive, with write-ins, a strong #writingcommunity, and a Quest to keep everyone going to their 50,000 words.

Free to join; come say hi.

discord.gg/FNW4XNa5

#Scotland

My foolish aunt telling me that I'm the family member "most likely to be involved in a heist of the Louvre" and thinking I'd be insulted

I think Dracula could defeat Frankenstein but I don’t think Count Chocula could defeat Frankenberry and that speaks to the richness of the characters

95 Reese's nailed to a door next to a pumpkin carved to look like Martin Luther

Enjoy the Reformation and Halloween with the classic 95 Reese's being nailed to a door

Our antecessowris, that we suld of reide, And hald in mynde thar nobille worthi deid, We lat ourslide, throw werray sleuthfulnes; And castis ws euir till vthir besynes. Till honour ennymys is our haile entent,5 It has beyne seyne in thir tymys bywent; Our ald ennemys cummyn of Saxonys blud, That neuyr yeit to Scotland wald do gud, Bot euir on fors, and contrar haile thair will, Quhow gret kyndnes thar has beyne kyth thaim till.10 It is weyle knawyne on mony diuerss syde, How thai haff wrocht in to thair mychty pryde, To hald Scotlande at wndyr euirmar. Bot God abuff has maid thar mycht to par: Yhit we suld thynk one our bearis befor.15 Of thair parablyss as now I say no mor. We reide of ane rycht famouss of renowne, Of worthi blude that ryngis in this regioune: And hensfurth I will my process hald Of Wilyham Wallas yhe haf hard beyne tald.

I thought I was ordering a translation, but I should have checked more carefully. So now I get to fumble through 15th century #Scots poetry.

I’m having a great time, it’s just slow going, and I need to read everything aloud in the accent of an old man from Fife

The Wallace by Blind Harry
#scotland

Let me tell you how tired I’m getting of AI being forced into software:
I have genuinely given thought to making Linux my next OS.

This is not ok, and is the sign of a sick and twisted society that is collapsing.