Kids today don’t know the sheer awesomeness of being in college when this came out:
Aug 042021
Jul 292021
So today I was in a hospital room listening to the beeps and examining the decor when I saw the “pain chart.” It’s a fairly standard bit of simple art that’s supposed to help the patient tell the doctor just how bad they feel. But as should be *blisteringly* obvious, it’s really… lame.
Only the last one looks like pain, and it doesn’t reflect just how painful pain can be. Fortunately, eleven years ago, a FAR more accurate version was released to the world by Allie Brosch:
You’ve probably seen some version of that chart before. You may also have noticed how inadequate it is at helping you. Based on the faces, this is my interpretation of the chart:
0: Haha! I’m not wearing any pants!
2: Awesome! Someone just offered me a free hot dog!
4: Huh. I never knew that about giraffes.
6: I’m sorry about your cat, but can we talk about something else now? I’m bored.
8: The ice cream I bought barely has any cookie dough chunks in it. This is not what I expected and I am disappointed.
10:You hurt my feelings and now I’m crying!
None of that is medically useful and it doesn’t even have all the numbers, so I made a better one with all the numbers:
0: Hi. I am not experiencing any pain at all. I don’t know why I’m even here.
1: I am completely unsure whether I am experiencing pain or itching or maybe I just have a bad taste in my mouth.
2: I probably just need a Band Aid.
3: This is distressing. I don’t want this to be happening to me at all.
4: My pain is not ᚠᚪᛣᚳᛁᚾᚷ around.
5: Why is this happening to me??
6: Ow. Okay, my pain is super legit now.
7: I see Jesus coming for me and I’m scared.
8: I am experiencing a disturbing amount of pain. I might actually be dying. Please help.
9: I am almost definitely dying.
10: I am actively being mauled by a bear.
11: Blood is going to explode out of my face at any moment.
Too Serious For Numbers: You probably have ebola. It appears that you may also be suffering from Stigmata and/or pinkeye.
Jul 282021
Jul 272021
This was supposed to be out a year ago, now it will (hopefully) be out for Thanksgiving. It looks pretty promising to me… this trailer makes it look slapstick-free, a straight-up drama/horror. Obviously, that’s not how it’ll end up playing out, but this approach is interesting.
Jul 262021
Some might consider this very brief video (at the link) to be NSFW, but all it actually shows is a de-brancher in a logging operation. With bonus googly eyes and arms.
Jul 262021
People are debating whether this is on the up-and-up, or whether it’s a troll operation of some kind. Either way, it’s fairly hilarious.
https://www.dallasjustice.org/college-pledge
Talk is not enough. Commit yourself towards taking action and making sacrifices to correct centuries of injustice. Open up spaces for Black and LatinX communities by refusing to send your kids to Ivy League and US News & World Report Top 50 schools and encourage friends, neighbors, and family members to do the same.
On the one hand, conning gullible wokies is always good for a lark. On the other hand, it’s their kids who would theoretically suffer. On the gripping hand, wokies abandoning the more expensive universities in favor of “underpriveledged” will lead to the “underpriveledged” getting burdened with *extraordinary* levels of student debt, coupled with either degrees of no particular value, or a failure to attain degrees because expensive educations tend to be difficult and demanding ones.
It might be interesting to see if anyone signs up, if the website actually publishes names, and if anyone carries through.
Jul 222021
Almost as good as:
Jul 222021
Nice to see Scandinavians advertising to Scandinavians without denigrating Scandinavians.
Jul 192021
And yet, I’m far more impressed with this kids skills than any actions by some overpaid sportsball player.
Bonus: dude has a sense of humor:
@ethanjan3.14 #stitch with @bandwagon_er I can make noise in bed! 😉 #rubikscube #rubiks #pi #fy #fyp #foryou
@ethanjan3.14 #stitch with @kellyz1123 Roses are red, violets are blue, 90 degrees is π over 2 🙂 #rubikscube #nerd #nolife #fy #fyp #foryoupage
Jul 172021