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Late Night Open Thread

by Major Major Major Major|  August 12, 20182:17 am| 41 Comments

This post is in: Cat Blogging, Open Threads

My needs-a-new-thread-dar is pinging. Current mood: Have at it.

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The Rich And Powerful Take What They Want (Open Thread)

by Major Major Major Major|  August 11, 20188:30 pm| 235 Comments

This post is in: Crazification Factor, Open Threads, Television

John Rogers is a Friend of the Blog, co-originator of the “27%” crazification factor, and creator of (among other things) the show Leverage (2008-2012). For those who don’t know, Leverage is about a team of grifters and thieves who turn their considerable talents to defrauding corporate criminals. (It’s fun, good-hearted, and a bit silly; you should watch it!). …

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Occult Open Thread

by Major Major Major Major|  August 9, 201811:11 pm| 47 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Site Maintenance, Shameless self promotion

I put the remember-me checkbox back on the desktop site*, so now you have to humor me. ? *(If you would like to use the remember-me checkbox on your mobile device, you’ll have to scroll all the way down and request the desktop site.) This caught my eye while browsing the local news: Why Do San …

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Last night, Murray called with another bunch of prophecies, so Yonatan Kaplan hasn’t slept yet. He stayed up preparing dossiers on some doomed socialites instead. Now it’s a little after dawn, Friday morning, and he’s standing in line outside Fox’s Bagels with a thermos and a tote bag. He’s shaky from too much caffeine and too little sleep, but he doesn’t regret it. The socialites will die this weekend, according to Murray, and Murray’s got a good track record. When they do die, the obituary writers will call the Morgue—The Pre-Morgue Clipping Service, Yonatan’s business—to buy the dossiers, expecting the usual thoughtfulness and prescience. So it had been best to begin the work immediately.

The line shortens when a gaggle of tourists leaves Fox’s. Yonatan steps forward, fills his thermos lid with hot tea, and covers a yawn with the hand still holding the thermos. He thinks back to Murray’s sneering tone when he ‘apologized’ for calling so late, his fake sadness that Yonatan would stay up all night working. It doesn’t matter if Murray made a lucky guess or if it was knowledge from Murray’s divine gift—either way, it’s rude to mock a man for doing his job. Yonatan takes a big drink of tea and frowns. Fucking prophets. They’re nothing like what you read about.

Extremely loosely inspired by an exchange between NotMax and BillinGlendaleCA, as I recall. Share and enjoy, if you like.

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Let’s Hear It For The Birthday Boy

by Major Major Major Major|  August 9, 20181:11 am| 50 Comments

This post is in: Cat Blogging, Open Threads

A very special cat turned four today. 8/8/18 is an auspicious date, at least according to Chinese numerology, so maybe this means that Samwise’s upcoming year will be his best one yet. We got him before he was one, from some lovely people who nevertheless should not have adopted a kitten. This was what he …

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Bits and Bobs Open Thread

by Major Major Major Major|  August 4, 20182:37 pm| 128 Comments

This post is in: Books, Cat Blogging, Open Threads

I figured we could use a fresh thread. I’m headed to New York right now, sort of. My flight is delayed so I’m writing this from the terminal. So here is some miscellany. First, and relevant to me, something that our own Mr. Anderson retweeted. To all of the haters that said this day would never …

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Darkest Night Open Thread

by Major Major Major Major|  August 2, 20181:30 am| 35 Comments

This post is in: Cat Blogging, Open Threads, Shameless self promotion

I suppose now’s as good a time as any for an open thread. I had a bit of a rough day. Nothing in particular happened; I was just exhausted the whole time. Well–the three-hour meeting probably didn’t help. Anywho. On the train ride home, I saw a tweet that reminded me of Cole’s Sesame Street …

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True Crime: Rich Uncle Pennybags (Open Thread)

by Major Major Major Major|  July 29, 20189:53 pm| 68 Comments

This post is in: Free Markets Solve Everything, Open Threads

When I was a kid, we got a big kick out of the McDonald’s Monopoly game. You know, where little plastic tags are on the packaging, and when you peel them off, there’s Monopoly pieces or instant-win codes on them? Anyway. My older brother was convinced that it was a scam, that all of the …

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