A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.

A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.

Cartoon by Joe Lennon of the five members of the Spice Girls in their stage costumes. Beside them stands a sixth figure with weathered limbs, a yellow patched dress, and a pumpkin for a head. Text says: Although initially unpopular, Pumpkin went on to become the most successful of the Spice Girls.

She's the only one that gets her own season. 🎃

Melinoe and Frinos from Hades 2

Soon... 🌑

Panel 1 Lester and a blonde woman are making out on a bed. Panel 2 Woman: Close your eyes. I've got a surprise for you. Panel 3 Lester covers his eyes with his hands, smiling, while the woman undresses. Panel 4 Woman: Alright, open your eyes. Lester uncovers his eyes with a big smile on his face. Panel 5 The woman kneels at the end of the bed, wearing a black bunny suit and biting her lower lip. Lester looks at her with an awed expression. Panel 6 Lester: Wow... Panel 7 Lester: That's actually pretty racist.

Throwback time: this comic turns one year old today!

#webcomics

Incredible work. This is my favourite follow on this site ❤️

The correctly prioritised list 😜

You can lean on me🫶

I love the leek float.

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Etymology of the day: in the expression ‘just deserts’, ‘deserts’ is an old past participle of the French ‘deservir’, meaning ‘deserve’. To get your just deserts is to get what you deserve.

‘Desert’ in this sense is obsolete, which is why lexicographers see ‘just desserts’ popping up everywhere.

Absolutely loved SSX Tricky

This Week In Maligned Little Fish | Defector Two species of tiny, drab, and otherwise forgettable fish—the blotchy brown snail darter and the pale, silvery delta smelt—will never meet in real life. The snail darter swims in rivers and streams in...

Such a good read!
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Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']:

Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.

every new restaurant in every major city is either called Thistle+Thorn and thinks adding turmeric to brussel sprouts makes them worth $30 or is called Burger Bitch and has a neon sign in the window that says “im gonna fuck a hamburger”

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Please read this beautiful piece. Happy to send out a gift link if you need it!

What Do You Risk In Revisiting A Piece Of Culture You Once Loved? - defector.com/what-do-you-...

"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog."
- Glamorizes hustle culture
- Speciest
- Was taught to you in elementary school

"Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow."
- Metal as fuck
- Implies that you are a wizard
- No one will know you are testing out a font