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Runfastandwin's avatar

Pilobolus crystallinus

is a tiny mushroom

that thrives in dung

where it shoots its bloom

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Two photography heroes of my yute were high speed photograhy pioneer Harold Edgerton and photomicroscopist Roman Vishniac. I did not know until now looking up how to spell his name that Vishniac had done a lot of work documenting Jewish life and suffering under the Nazis and had spent time in a concentration camp. I wonder why that is?

Always Be Ithacating's avatar

It brings me outsized joy this morning to learn that our world contains a Micropolitan Museum of Microscopic Art Forms, presented by the Institute for the Promotion of the Less than One Millimetre, no less! https://newatlas.com/micropolitan-museum/13522

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Oh thanks! I meant to add a link to his cool museum, but then I forgot to find it. I'll do that now.

SkeptiKC's avatar

Spore-hurling is a botanical Olympic event.

kmblue187's avatar

Git out the way, I'm throwing today!

Michael's avatar

Talk about throwing ones hat in greener pastures!

TootsStansbury 🇺🇦's avatar

Honestly, propelling one’s essence out of a pile of poop to greener pastures only to land in a new pile of poop has to be a metaphor for our times.

TootsStansbury 🇺🇦's avatar

Better than watching a turret toss!

Mavenmaven's avatar

As I recall those things did a number on Mr. Spock

Menotsure's avatar

To rhapsodize on fungi

Has left me at a loss

When I look at dung I

Just can't come across.

tehbaddr's avatar

The 2028 Rethuglican Primaries!

Hamilton & The Crew's avatar

Republican National Convention

Pere Ubu's avatar

Slime mold libelz!

Hamilton & The Crew's avatar

Fungi are actually fascinating. Unless you are having to make periodic trips to the dermatologist or podiatrist.

Jenuit Fracking Crisco's avatar

My brother asked me how on earth I did not like mushrooms and I told him I was not a fun guy.

I think I got a noogie for that one.

tehbaddr's avatar

And well you should have!

Hamilton & The Crew's avatar

Yes. You probably did.

But everybody knows that for fun guys, a swirlie is indicated.

ciaobella's avatar

Aaaaaaah it’s the wokeness zombie fungus!

Linda1961 is proudly woke's avatar

"Hat thrower fungus (Pilobolus) on rabbit dung" is the alternate name of the toilet paper halftime show for the 2026 Super Bowl.

Hamilton & The Crew's avatar

I wonder if Shartyfartblast's "hair" is actually dead Pilobolus.

Pere Ubu's avatar

It'd be smarter than him

Steven Dolan's avatar

Nicely informative post today Ms Wonkette, cats off to you!

OneYieldRegular's avatar

If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?”

I wish I'd been around to see Tolstoy's face when she said that to him.

GrannysKnitting's avatar

re the FCC and the View - does that mean that Faux Noise is gonna be investigated to? no, you say? how shocking

el duderino's avatar

To be fair, some readers really get off on AI-generated romance novels. Em dashes are sexy

"M"'s avatar

Kid Stone Age stole the diggy from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

A Confederate pattern that remains embedded in US culture to this day

Remember even Melania tried to steal Forever FLOTUS Michelle's speech

And Beyoncé hat

Furiouser and Furiouser's avatar

Anderson, South Carolina is - and I speak from the bottom of my heart - a shithole. Canceling Kid Rock is the best thing it has done since producing my parents.

Runfastandwin's avatar

every time I read Lutnick I think Nutlick and I bet I'm not the only one

fuflans's avatar

actually tim miller says he has to check himself when he's on MSNOW to make sure he DOESN'T say nutlick.

it's really really right.

Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

It's like Chump always stumbles over LGBTQ, and I'm sure it's because some little voice in his head is going, "Don't say BLT. Don't say BLT."

knockedoutloaded's avatar

He probably does too!

3FingerPete's avatar

Didn't Republicans crush the Fairness Doctrine FCC rule back in the 1980s? That's what led to the proliferation of Rush Limbaugh and all the copycat Little Limbaugh AM radio programs that currently plague the United States.

Michael Bowen's avatar

I read somewhere that the little kid that Bad Bunny handed his Grammy to was actually Liam Ramos. I can't believe that was really true - I doubt the little guy wants to get on a plane anytime soon - but if it was, it would have been a nice touch.

Michael Bowen's avatar

Thanks - I didn't think so myself because the kid has experienced enough trauma recently.

cmd Human Scum's avatar

Pretty sure it wasn’t him. Actually I don’t even think the two look alike. But there’s a name floating around of the kid.

Babe Paley's avatar

Oh, Kid Rock being so terrible at his lip sync is so beautiful.

House0fTheBlueLights's avatar

OK, libs, we got hockey and the NFL. What's next?

Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

If memory serves, the NBA isn't exactly a bastion of MAGAdom either.

Reader's avatar

Just a note that at my current job, which is thankfully temporary, I have the absolute most incompetent and not pleasant and not trustworthy co-worker I've ever had. Just had to say it somewhere.

Reader's avatar

Ah that at least gave me a laugh! Thank you!

Manic Pixel Dream Girl's avatar

“In which RFK Jr, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell went to South Dakota to loot some dinosaur bones from Native American land. (The Daily Beast)” - To be fair, RFKJ was probably just hungry for lunch.

CC's avatar

I just summarized this story to my husband by stating basically what you quoted above, & it feels like I just did the worst & most bizarre game of Mad Libs ever 😂

Manic Pixel Dream Girl's avatar

Kinda describes the last 10 years too. 😬

Jamoche's avatar

Only the oldest and rarest for his bone broth.