If you're not following me on Bluesky you're missing out on a marathon of fun paired history facts about the countries in every World Cup matchup, featuring once-in-a-lifetime sentences like "In 1893, 200 Australian sheep shearers boarded a ship to follow a leftist labor journalist around Cape Horn and establish a utopian socialist, teetotal, whites-only New Australia on free land in the Paraguayan jungle." Remedy this immediately. ...
t's great that the cage fight at the White House - an almost fatally embarrassing thing in its own right; try saying the phrase out loud - is happening during the NBA Finals, the Stanely Cup Finals, and the Men's World Cup. Unless he dies at ringside, it might be the 4th sports headline on Monday. Emphasis on "might be."
Sure we're auctioning off whatever tiny shreds of dignity we have left as a nation but isn't it worth it to maybe be the top story on Yahoo! Sports for 20 minutes between World Cup group stage results like "Paraguay vs. Turkey" and "Ascension Island vs. Bir Tawil" ...
They're calling this an IPO because legally they can't print up a giant banner reading HEY WOULD YOU LIKE TO HOLD A BAG, YOU BIG FUCKING IDIOT?
Make sure YOU don't miss out on the opportunity to put up 48% of the money for 4.2% of the stock! Book value, $8! ...
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Desargues says:
"No internet"? What sort of ploy is this? Are you waiting for us to go into withdrawal, so that you can then sell us a more potent version of your crack?
I'm sure you'll explain to your friend Mike the difference between 'to effect' and 'to affect'.
displaced Capitalist says:
Ten Words You Need to Stop Mispelling
"Most of the time Effect is a noun and Affect is a verb. If you're unsure try substituting a different word and see if it works.
As a child, he was affected by his parents.
As a child, he was eaten by his parents.
A verb works here so you should use "affected."
C'MERE RANDALL I want to ingest you, just like I did your obnoxious parakeet!!
You ate him?!! But he sang only of love and beauty! You're a monster Dad!!"
Desargues says:
"Obama promised he would effect change, thus affecting for the better the lives of those who need it."
fuzzbuzz215 says:
Generation Zero. Ed, you should probably comment on this.