Inanism (n): [in-NAYN-is-um] 1. a saying, malapropism or phrase that is inherently inane. [eg: “Working hard or hardly working?”] 2. a means of filling the air with noise under the guise of conversation. [eg: “Sure, we talked; but it was all inanisms.”] orig: Inane.
Why this word needs to exist: we seriously need a word for the verbal nothing that spouts effortlessly from the mouths of those loud, annoying people in the office/workspace/elevator.
Endorse the word. Make it real.
A little stand-alone work on the nature of reality and such. It may be my last short story for a bit, as I’m throwing myself at novels.
…and missing a lot…
Read more »O, the feels. There is no combination of gif or ascii that could speak for me… [Is there one for a combination of embarrassment, pride, and that glowy-gooey aaaawwwwness? If so, I don’t have it]
I had to take a while to make sure that I could answer this coherently :)
Good news: I have found most of Misfits, and Flotsam.
Bad news: You’ll have to wait until my rants are done before you see any of it.
Read more »Koch brother building life size play town.
I’m reminded of the story about a pre-revolution French Princess/Queen who had a rustic village built so she could play at churning butter…
Read more »Microbe can turn sewerage into black gold
Bet'cha they never go for it because they would lose their stranglehold on the fuel industry.
Read more »Short answer: the server imploded.
Long Answer: The server imploded and took all its data with it. I had erroneously believed I had some of it, at least, backed up on a reserve hard drive, cables lost. I kept asking the Grand Fixer-Upperer to help, but he was busy. Fast forward through two computer implosions and one huge argument, and the alleged backup turns out to be no backup at all.
So, in summary, the server imploded, I lost everything, and if
Read more »The only place in the world where dumb people get away with beating up smart people.
If you’ve had it with bullies, come and join us at Mums on Patrol. Share your stories of bully survival, give us strategies on how to make them stop. Join our goal of eliminating the institution of bullying within two generations.
We can make the world a better place, one kid at a time.
Read more »This is one of the ones that chafes my niblets something fierce.
Ranting in three… two…
I’ll get this out of my system, now, and move on to more civilised discussion with a clear head.
Ahem.
THEY ARE NOT THE SAME GODDAMN WORD, PEOPLE!
Aaaahh. I feel so much better.
I am sick and tired of people treating “breath” and “breathe” as interchangeable whenever they write. So let me make it clear.
“Breath&
Read more »We're morally obligated to Gmod our kids? WTF?
So does this mean the long anticipated Eugenics Wars of Star Trek fame are starting up a bit late?
Watch out for a kid named Khan Noonien Singh, folks.
Read more »Soon it will no longer be exclusively “her fault” that she falls pregnant.
Read more »At approximately 6:45 AM on the 21st of August, my son had a near-creep experience.
The man was muscular, around 5'4" [~163cm] and wearing a grey hoodie and camo trousers with black shoes and black knit gloves. He offered my son lollies that he allegedly had in his car.
My son did not hang around to see the car, the guys face, or anything further that could be helpful. He did the smart thing and got the hell out of
Read more »The potentially stomach-twisting story of an old man and his dog…
Read more »Patent on breast cancer upheld
So… if you have breast cancer, do these dillholes now own your disease? Or just your boobs?
Can they claim you as a dependant, or sue you for copyright infringement?
Is there any possible way to make them responsible for your medical care?
Read more »I have two of them!
WANT!
Where can you get these?
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Blather about my new chair to follow. I just thought I’d at least have an interesting title.
I do recall reading somewhere that sitting on a big ball was better for you than the typical office chair.
I can literally feel mine doing things to my back. And, having sprained my ankle, yesterday, I can attest that your back will tell you it objects to sitting improperly again.
Alas, one thing you can’t do with a ball is
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