That would explain the name.

Yeah, speculative fiction causes people to speculate. That’s what it’s for.

Unfortunately, child murderers have more in common with child molesters than with children.

Whimsy? On the internet? Why, it’s unheard of!

I think that typing “hehe” (or any of its variations) is like saying “gasp” or “shudder” out loud. Gonna take what you have to say a lot less seriously after that.

If you had slapped, you’d be revealing yourself as a violent bully. But since you didn’t, I guess you aren’t - unless you’re out there slapping other people.

It depends on the tune.

Yum. Black olives for the win.

I feel like it’s okay to downvote abusive or dishonest posts.

Pens. Just check out the pen-spinning videos on youtube.

I read a history blogpost claiming that Ea-Nasir was a patriotic (but hot-tempered) man who carried on trying to sell his home town’s copper long after they had mined out the good deposits.

Only to avoid fashionable brands. I once bought a pair of name brand shoes and walked through the soles in less than three months. Won’t be wasting my money that way again.

There’s a lot of people here reminiscing about how it used to be a better world. It wasn’t, but we weren’t aware of all the horrible hidden shit going on, or we felt less affected/responsible because it was a less connected world back then. Sometimes I miss my ignorance, but ignorance won’t fix the world.

So I guess I miss pulp novels.

My phone screen is too small. I have a separate, larger, e-ink screen for that.

Mad World - specifically the Gary Jules version. Even Tears For Fears like what he did with it.

I’m interested. What are your economic policies?

Sauron on drums? Most metal band ever.

Listen, you can’t just call something a breakfast-whatever and convince us it’s a suitable first meal. I was prepared to let breakfast burritos slide, but this is a step too far.

Couldn’t stop thinking about that film for weeks after watching it.

The average highschooler nowadays doesn’t get to dissect executed criminals.