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Archive of entries posted on 19th December 2017
Not to Be Nitpicky, But ActuallyMan Disagrees
Italian designer Stefano Gabbana doesn’t like being called gay because “The word ‘gay’ was invented by those who need to label people”.
Actually, it was invented by people who needed a shorter word for “lighthearted and carefee“.
I Notice It’s Usually More of a Splintering Than a Shattering, But I’m Still Impressed
[Learn to Break a Glass with Your Voice || Learn Quick] (Viewer #1,867,502)
Not sure how valuable this skill is, but I like the key insights he developed as he learned, like crystal vs. glass, the importance of sustaining a steady pitch, and the fact that you can figure out the shatter-pitch by pinging the glass.
Link of the Day: The Gift Is Perfect! Also, I Don’t Want You to Cry
[High Praise! to Mental Floss]
6 Tips From Experts on How to Fake Loving a Gift You Hate
TL;DR version: Think of a gift you once got that you loved, and pretend it’s that one.
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Fake News News Cycle
[Created and Submitted by Oppo (High Praise!)]
Washington Post: Anonymous Source Claims Molestation By Trump
AP: Sources: Second Unnamed Accuser Claims Molestation By Trump
NY Times: Media Reports of Molestation By Trump Multiply. Are There Others?
Time: What May Bring An Administration Down
Newsweek: Accusers Fear Backlash From Trump “Goons” And Lawyers
People: #MeToo – The Scandal Expands
USA Today: Can We Trust The President?
CNN: Team Trump On The Defensive: “No Credibility” To Revelations
NBC: A Presidency In Decline, Controversy
MSNBC: Behar: “We’re Back In The Bad Old Days of Sexual Exploitation”
ABC: Boobs, Zippers, and The Oval Office: America At A Crossroads
CBS: What They Said. Watch Us.
Vet Your Civil Rights Icons Carefully
Straight Line of the Day: Forget Sex Scandals. The New Way to Embarrass Democrats Into Resigning…
Works like this: I feed you Moon Nukers a straight line, and you hit me with a punch line in the comments.
Forget sex scandals. The new way to embarrass Democrats into resigning…
The Illustrated Frank J: The End of America Started in 1937
I Wouldn’t Have Been As Kind to Hillary
“Homeland” producer Alex Gansa defended his show’s depiction of a female President as a “villain”.
Could’ve been worse – at least they didn’t give her a bad combover and a Twitter account.