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The Don’tion Imperative

November 21, 2024
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The Don’tion Imperative

Trust me, I plan to don’t very hard.

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The Doom Statues

November 21, 2024
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The Doom Statues

Not pictured (eight times): Doom statues. (h/t PJ)

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Happy Bindi: The twelve dogs of Christmas

November 21, 2024
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Happy Bindi: The twelve dogs of Christmas

Gosh, how… seasonal.

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Decomposing angel

November 20, 2024
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Decomposing angel

So that’s what that smell is.

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Learn English with Charlotte Volume 1 – Books 1 to 10

November 20, 2024
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Learn English with Charlotte Volume 1 – Books 1 to 10

Here’s hoping you’re the better student.

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A Very Brief History of America

November 20, 2024
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A Very Brief History of America

And that brevity is appreciated, believe me.

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Love Your Neighbor as Would a Dog

November 19, 2024
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Love Your Neighbor as Would a Dog

Excuse me, I’m going to hump my neighbor’s leg.

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God’s Earth: The Life of John Stuart Tapscott in the Great American West: Part 1

November 19, 2024
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God’s Earth: The Life of John Stuart Tapscott in the Great American West: Part 1

As in, “What on God’s earth…”

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