'Now, there is a long and honorable tradition in the gay community and it has stood us in good stead for a very long time. When somebody calls you a name... You take it and you own it!'
Mehhhhh ... I live on an island (in a rather historical town), which is on the Atlantic. We've had great whites spotted not too far away. We rely heavily on tourism. We have half-naked and drunk college students running over sand dunes at night.
We also have boats (and bigger boats if needed).
"Jaws" gives me nightmares, which is why I watch it once a year. It's a great movie! It's also why I don't go swimming. Kinda like "Psycho". I take bubble baths for a month after viewing. It's a great movie! 💜🙂
You know, every US Thanksgiving I watch Tank Girl, a tradition going back 28.5 years now, and call the day "Tanksgiving". Maybe we should do that together this year for those who don't sportsball? Though I suspect that even here the number who sportsball on thanksgiving is fairly high.
“The soundtrack is particularly notable for the 2-note ostinato which represents the shark, a theme so simple that Spielberg initially thought it was a joke by the composer”
To keep it vaguely on topic, I live about 45 minutes north of Dexter, and just saw my first Wankpanzer in the Wild. They're even uglier in person.
And on a hopeful note -- I moved here twenty-odd years ago, and at the time, was a lonely blue speck in a sea of red. But now every year, it grows more and more purple. I didn't see my first 45 sign until yesterday, but that was in the next county over. In 2020, the RWNJs were out on the main drag, waving signs and yelling at people by now.
I'm finding it so delicious that the Supreme's flicked little Mike Johnson and his clown car off their shoulder with regard to them stepping in to plead for the criminal Bannon. I know it ain't much given the coup they just pulled off, but still.
I tried to learn to play golf once, and it was a total disaster, because I’m a spaz. But it taught me so much about learning to do something you’re just not cut out for, but really work hard at it anyway. I’ve used this knowledge a lot in my teaching the French horn. Not many people are able to really get it.
People wistfully say "I wish I could draw like you" and I tell them I can teach them how in an hour, and if they practice a few hours every day in a few years they'll be better than me!
I’m not sure why, yet, but the BBC’s headline for Martin Mull’s death irritates me. All the things he did in life, and he’s “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” star? Couldn’t you have at least gone with “Fernwood 2 Night,” BBC?
H Beryl was just made a hurricane less than 24 hours ago; current update from the NHC lists sustained winds at 120 mph, almost 50 mph above Cat 1 hurricane strength.
it's no mercy to the people of the Windward Isles, but ... there are much more densely populated places that it could have hit. Cuba or Haiti & the Dominican Republic. There's no stopping it from crushing the Windwards, but there's still a chance it might miss Yucatán.
Liberte Mediterian style 10% milk fat, is by far, the best plain yogurt I have accidentaly bought and almost liked the eating of. Mushed up blueberries in there and now you are into something good.
The cicadas just over the Illinois border are finally quieting down. Pretty much all thst is left of them is the stench of their after sex dead carcasses see ya in 17 years ya horny filthy basturds.
I am lightly drunk and have got a sunburnt face, which is annoying because I took so much care to stay out of the sunshine, and also because the bald horrible doorknob of a head I have is entirely fine and it's only my beautiful, simian face that's now red which means I look like an upside down strawberries and cream Chupa Chup but with an evil overlord beard and- to be honest- I think the very pretty lady who asked for my number a little over a week ago only did so to get me to go away. Which is, to be fair, a very elegant way of doing that.
This Thursday we are having a special event. 𝐉𝐔𝐋𝐘 𝟒 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐄: 𝐉𝐀𝐖𝐒! 𝟏𝐩𝐦 𝐏𝐓/ 𝟒𝐩𝐦 𝐄𝐓
Hoping to see all of you who can't make it on Saturday nights.
https://open.substack.com/pub/ziggywiggy/p/wonkette-movie-matinee-july-4th-jaws?r=2knfuc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Mehhhhh ... I live on an island (in a rather historical town), which is on the Atlantic. We've had great whites spotted not too far away. We rely heavily on tourism. We have half-naked and drunk college students running over sand dunes at night.
We also have boats (and bigger boats if needed).
"Jaws" gives me nightmares, which is why I watch it once a year. It's a great movie! It's also why I don't go swimming. Kinda like "Psycho". I take bubble baths for a month after viewing. It's a great movie! 💜🙂
abbienormal says you're going to need a bigger boat.
You're going to need a bigger snack bowl!
OMG, Ziggy! This might be my favorite Axl movie poster ever, and that is saying something! 😂😂😂😂
Me too! Once I had finished it I knew it was a good one. Perfect picture for it.
Ive never seen it but i feel like i have
We're gonna need a bigger boat.
You know, every US Thanksgiving I watch Tank Girl, a tradition going back 28.5 years now, and call the day "Tanksgiving". Maybe we should do that together this year for those who don't sportsball? Though I suspect that even here the number who sportsball on thanksgiving is fairly high.
I like Addams Family Values for Thanksgiving, it's what we did last year. I do love me some Tank Girl though.
I love both!
nom nom nom
DaaaDum
"It's one of those rare Mantovani sharks"
From the MAD Magazine satire.
“The soundtrack is particularly notable for the 2-note ostinato which represents the shark, a theme so simple that Spielberg initially thought it was a joke by the composer”
Ever see the "modern" take, "Piranha!"? (modern as in still 4 decades old!)
Should I?
It is fun! And gory!
Perfect summer film!
“Black eyes, lifeless eyes, like a doll’s eyes”
That’s what goes through my mind when I see that photo of Aileen Cannon.
"You open the beaches on the 4th of July, it's like ringing the dinner bell for Christ's sakes."
We're gonna need a bigger thread.
I'm reminded of Billy Elliott and The Full Monty. I'll have to watch this, thanks for the recommendation.
To keep it vaguely on topic, I live about 45 minutes north of Dexter, and just saw my first Wankpanzer in the Wild. They're even uglier in person.
And on a hopeful note -- I moved here twenty-odd years ago, and at the time, was a lonely blue speck in a sea of red. But now every year, it grows more and more purple. I didn't see my first 45 sign until yesterday, but that was in the next county over. In 2020, the RWNJs were out on the main drag, waving signs and yelling at people by now.
There's a post on FB (my husband showed me; I would rather be boiled in oil than sign onto any social media crapsite).
Someone posted a pic of their neighborhood just plague-like with Trump lawn signs in June, 2020. Now there are only two.
I'm not sure what it means, but I'm hoping it means what we hope it means. Good grief. I sound like a moron. 💜🙂
After Jaws on July 4th our next regularly scheduled Movie Night is 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐞 on July 6.
https://open.substack.com/pub/ziggywiggy/p/wonkette-movie-night-july-6-stand?r=2knfuc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Also an excellent summer movie!
Read Jeff Tiderích's smackdown of the media trying mightily to destroy OHJB. The thing about Dump's "tan“ making Joe look pale made me extra stabby.
I just learnt England player Kobbie Mainoo started his career at Cheadle and Gatley FC, which is less than a mile from my home.
I'm finding it so delicious that the Supreme's flicked little Mike Johnson and his clown car off their shoulder with regard to them stepping in to plead for the criminal Bannon. I know it ain't much given the coup they just pulled off, but still.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme-court-chevron-overrule-agency?utm_source=brevo&utm_campaign=memberships&utm_medium=email&utm_id=1424
golfers?
I don't imagine there are too many golfers here - personally, I've had sailing as an excuse to stay the fuck away from that shit
but for anywonk interested, the US Senior Open is going off here in town and someone got 2 consecutive holes-in-one, which is nice
I tried to learn to play golf once, and it was a total disaster, because I’m a spaz. But it taught me so much about learning to do something you’re just not cut out for, but really work hard at it anyway. I’ve used this knowledge a lot in my teaching the French horn. Not many people are able to really get it.
People wistfully say "I wish I could draw like you" and I tell them I can teach them how in an hour, and if they practice a few hours every day in a few years they'll be better than me!
(same for surfing)
I was mediocre on the long boards of my youth, but I totally sucked on short boards and quit the sport in about 1969.
I think anyone can do anything if they put in the time. It's never natural talent but always time invested.
not sure about that generalization - some things will always be beyond my capabilities
shrug
(tmi:
I took up aikido around the time I got divorced
in order to be humble and very not good at something)
whaaat? that's so rare! odds of it happening are insane.
from a couple of days ago:
https://whatsupnewp.com/2024/06/frank-bensel-makes-hole-in-one-on-back-to-back-shots-at-the-u-s-senior-open/
I read that the Newport Jazz Festival is sold out.
folk and jazz fests routinely sell out in seconds once tickets are made available, and that's months before the lineup is even settled
some friends bought their way onto the board, which grants them early access to those coveted three-day passes
I’m not sure why, yet, but the BBC’s headline for Martin Mull’s death irritates me. All the things he did in life, and he’s “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” star? Couldn’t you have at least gone with “Fernwood 2 Night,” BBC?
Fernwood was never appreciated as it should have been.
Or 'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'?
Or "Ventriloquist Love."
"Ventriloquist love,
You ain't such a groove
Whenever I kiss you,
Your lips never move."
His rendering of the ventriloquist's voice is perfect.
Or "Clue".
It's the BBC, that's Cluedo.
In the context of the end of this month, is this epic mullet allowed?
U2 - "Pride" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHcP4MWABGY
H Beryl was just made a hurricane less than 24 hours ago; current update from the NHC lists sustained winds at 120 mph, almost 50 mph above Cat 1 hurricane strength.
Where's my Sharpie?
it's no mercy to the people of the Windward Isles, but ... there are much more densely populated places that it could have hit. Cuba or Haiti & the Dominican Republic. There's no stopping it from crushing the Windwards, but there's still a chance it might miss Yucatán.
https://hurricane.terrapin.com/storm/02A
shitshow
and it's only June
Barbados is in the direct path.
and it's heading to the gulf
stay safe, everywonk
That face you make when; with the first spoonful, you realize you accidently bought plain yogurt instead of vanilla (again).
I actually only like plain because the vanilla's too sweet for me, and I think it's good--my husband adds honey to his portion, though.
Still, sorry you didn't get what you wanted!
Liberte Mediterian style 10% milk fat, is by far, the best plain yogurt I have accidentaly bought and almost liked the eating of. Mushed up blueberries in there and now you are into something good.
The brand I get, Mountain High, packages them nearly identically. With only one eye, I have to be doubly careful.
I try to be real careful but get caught when the staff mixes in the plain and vanilla together cause they get fooled by the packaging similarity too.
Yabut- it's a good substitute for sour cream adds, in place of milk for boxed mac & cheese... Etc
And actually that whole "you can mix in fruits" does work.
Applesauce!
OMG, I haven't thought of that Love and Pride song in ages!
Preying mantis season is upon us!
https://substack.com/profile/156018579-sayitwithwookies/note/c-60508448?r=2kw0pf
This is fun: preying (praying?) mantis eats murder hornet
https://youtu.be/xvPk7EXxdUE?si=rOa9R_Gf5oxUlZOf
3/4 " praying mantisling was neat to watch but needed be got outside befor the cats took an interest in it and started clearing shelves to get at it.
https://substack.com/profile/157989862-page-turner?utm_source=user-menu
The cicadas just over the Illinois border are finally quieting down. Pretty much all thst is left of them is the stench of their after sex dead carcasses see ya in 17 years ya horny filthy basturds.
It's head snacking time!
They're cute little deadly predators.
I still can't get my head around the fact that they successfully hunt hummingbirds at feeders.
Horrors!
Like Urethra Weasels.
The Dreaded Candiru!
(candirù)
GAH
D'oh!
oh, not something one wants to keep in mind, at all!
(which is to say, eminently reasonable to misspell, mate)
I am lightly drunk and have got a sunburnt face, which is annoying because I took so much care to stay out of the sunshine, and also because the bald horrible doorknob of a head I have is entirely fine and it's only my beautiful, simian face that's now red which means I look like an upside down strawberries and cream Chupa Chup but with an evil overlord beard and- to be honest- I think the very pretty lady who asked for my number a little over a week ago only did so to get me to go away. Which is, to be fair, a very elegant way of doing that.
Take care of that burn, baby, and remember red and peeling's worse than red...and if you can find some green-tinted moisturizer all the better.
England - Slovakia coming up in about an hour.
I am heading to the pub to watch with an Italian friend and two Poles.
I entertained the idea of Slovakia and Georgia advancing, while riots erupt in England and Spain.
guessing, now:
north and south?
After that, as in several days after that, she did also say that she hoped she'd see me again.
But I think that's something people just say.
Anyway, I look like something that might be growing on Steve Bannon.
And this after a night of troubled dreams.