happy flushing noises

I’m like a public toilet that thinks.

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Capsule makes contact with the water at around 20mph.

Oh I can think of lots worse.

I’m sending this to my ex next time I wanna hook up:

Never, ever try and engage these people on their terms, for example, by trying to “challenge” them with counter arguments. They already have a whole script of replies ready for anything like that, designed to drag you down to his level of bad-faith bickering.

Instead, simply call out to their face what they actually are. These are bad-faith actors there for the sole purpose of undermining social cohesion by creating a false dichotomy between science and religion. They are not the only reason we are so divided but they are a large one. Tell them that. Don’t let them respond. Don’t give them questions to answer. Just keep pressing, stating what they are, to them, and to everyone who’s stopping to listen. Humiliate them by presenting them to the public as the cancer to society that they are.

I, a 55 year old man, today took six of the highest grade men’s over-50 multivitamins known to exist. I can now stand up and walk forward. I went up two flights of stairs without getting winded. I skipped my afternoon nap. I am God.

Noel Gallagher himself will show up and pee on your guitar.

Correct. It was a misunderstanding. From what I remember someone from Al’s label said he had the go ahead from Coolio to do the parody. Only after it was released did Coolio make public statements about it, and Al tried to apologize but I don’t think Coolio was having it.

I don’t know how copyright law applies to satire but in my head, a parody of a song uses enough of the original material that you’d still need permission.

As someone who was a professional musician for several decades, from my experience, anyone seeking to record and release a cover of someone else’s song needs to specifically seek permission in writing from the artist, either through their label or legal rep. If they’re seeking to monetize that cover then contracts and/or agreements need to be signed. Just dropping a cover without going through those steps invites serious legal trouble.

Artists and labels retain the right to deny permission to anyone seeking to do a cover of any song still protected under copyright law. I recall a specific incident years ago between Weird Al and Coolio about this. (Although Weird Al does parodies and not straight covers, same laws apply.)

Edit: Amending my comment to add that as I’m talking to folks here, I’m getting a better understanding of how copyright law works with covers vs. parodies, and my original comment above isn’t accurate.

I certainly am.

Me to my mom

Now now, we don’t body shame.

I draw inspiration from my boss, who is way more resourceful than he gives himself credit for. If our project manager comes out and says we need to figure out how to degoombulate a whatsit, he will (after ten minutes of bitching) go into his junk drawer of rods, shims, and c clamps, and fashion together the best damn whatsit degoombulator you ever saw.

If the tool 1) accomplishes the task and 2) doesn’t fuck up what you’re using it on, it’s the right tool.

This is basically the entire premise for Adventure Time.

Just pour it over the engine. Make sure you give it a good thorough coat. It’ll work its way in.