Tag Archives: You Can’t Make This Shit Up

This is a Thing that Happened and I Need to Go Back to Bed

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Silverwynde

This happened. This actually freaking happened: ‘Hot Dog Water’ seller in Vancouver gets laughs to prove point. Yes, you are reading that correctly; this guy was selling bottles of “hot dog water”, complete with a wiener inside the bottle, for the … Continue reading →

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I Quit the World

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Silverwynde

Not you too, Angela: Angela Lansbury: attractive women ‘must sometimes take the blame’ for sexual harassment. “There are two sides to this coin. We have to own up to the fact that women, since time immemorial, have gone out of … Continue reading →

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You Made Your Point, All Right…

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Silverwynde

That point was: you are a frigging IDIOT. From the “You can’t make this shit up, even if you tried” files with a “How effing stupid are you?!” chaser: a guy in Missouri decided to post a “Slaves 4 Sale” … Continue reading →

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Nature Is Not A Mother

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Silverwynde

I found this little gem while on Patheos a while ago and it was in the pagan section of their religious blogs: Are Hurricanes and Wildfires Persons? Respect the Power of Nature. Clunky title, I’ll be the first to admit … Continue reading →

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I Literally Cannot

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Silverwynde

In “Oh shit, why are you even fucking DOING THIS?!” news: Hasbro is suing DC over the trademark “Bumblebee”. I’m not making this up, either. This slag is very, very real. From the article: Bumblebee is one of the central heroes … Continue reading →

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I Got Nothing

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Silverwynde

Now, I’m going to be the first to admit that I’ve never heard of this guy. But it seems he’s kind of infamous. You see, he tried to sue Apple for not stopping his access to the porn that ruined his … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter: To Certain Whovians

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Silverwynde

Dear Whovians (you know Who you are), Yes, we get it: the Thirteenth Doctor will be a woman and to you guys, that shouldn’t be A Thing That Exists. We get it, your world is changing and you don’t like it. But here’s … Continue reading →

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Please Quit Your Day Job

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Silverwynde

I found this festering wad not horribly long ago and I couldn’t leave this one well enough alone: The Real Story Behind Facebook Moderation and Your Petty Reports. Supposedly, this was written by a Facebook moderator but I’m not entirely sure. … Continue reading →

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Here Is an Expensive Thing

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Silverwynde

Several years ago. Hasbro released a couple of Transformers Monopoly sets. Prime and I have them both. I even have a story about how I managed to bankrupt Prime the first time we played the first Transformers edition. (Sorry, Prime. But … Continue reading →

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Yet Another HASCON Update

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Silverwynde

On Friday, we got some new details about HASCON via the AllSpark. If you want to read the entire schedule, you can head over here and see it all. (I admit: seeing a GI Joe panel does have me intrigued. I could … Continue reading →

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