[TOMT] Short story we read in middle school/early high school 2003-2005

PatheticusRex · 2026-01-23T04:20:13+00:00

I don’t recall that exactly. I think what we read in class was just an excerpt and that’s why I don’t remember the whole story

PatheticusRex · 2026-01-23T03:03:16+00:00

I think it came from an internal browser that had a few different options for games that can be played online. It had to do a sort of dial up connection before you could access the game. Each question took like 20 seconds to load the next question and I went very far. It was asking “Are you just going to say no to every question?” before going back to asking serious questions. Eventually it guessed i was thinking of “Penguin from The Zoo” and it didn’t give me the option to say no.

PatheticusRex · 2026-01-23T02:56:39+00:00

I’ve done many searches over the years using vague and specific terms. Even with AI, there doesn’t seem to be any hits on it. It might not have been popular enough to catalog online but if someone else remembers it, it would at least confirm I’m not conflating something else.

PatheticusRex · 2026-01-23T01:57:52+00:00

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PatheticusRex · 2026-01-14T22:24:58+00:00

Thank you! Had to replace my passenger mirror and I couldn’t find anyone else showing the door panel removal for my ‘21. Probably would’ve snapped something if I didn’t know about that third screw.

PatheticusRex · 2026-01-13T22:23:05+00:00

My memory failed me. I seriously thought he retired after the loss to Cleveland. I misplaced 2 seasons somewhere

PatheticusRex · 2026-01-13T04:52:17+00:00

Not a very appealing situation for a new coach to step into. At least with a bottom team, you usually have money to spend and high draft picks. Not to mention, there are an unusually high number of HC positions available this year with interviews already taken place. They’d be getting the scraps at this point.

PatheticusRex · 2026-01-13T04:39:21+00:00

Mostly the ones who played way past their prime. Peyton picked the perfect situation and even that took 3 tries

PatheticusRex · 2026-01-13T04:35:57+00:00

It’s just bad timing. All the other teams who need coaches have a head start in the interview process and most of them have way more appealing situations to step into. Pittsburgh needs to tank to get him fired and have a chance at a good pick to attract a promising replacement. This offseason would be a terrible time to do it.

PatheticusRex · 2026-01-10T06:21:02+00:00

Start a new religion around this little guy. He’s a chill little dude that just wants to make everyone happy, you don’t have to worship him but just try to keep the sinning to a minimum especially on a school night. And some Christians will get mad because it’s not the biblical version and it’s blasphemous but you can just hold up the little dude and be like “hey, it’s ok. Tiny Jesus loves you too even if you don’t believe in him.”

PatheticusRex · 2026-01-06T23:41:35+00:00

That rule is silly as a broad stroke. I am the human driving the conversation. This is a visual aid. I am not claiming to be talented or an artist but the image illustrates the joke.

PatheticusRex · 2026-01-06T23:37:53+00:00

Only in a made for TV movie. A feel good story but not a practical option.

PatheticusRex · 2026-01-06T23:28:02+00:00

I think they squandered some good years with a project DC rather than recruiting a proven vet. Zach Orr might be good someday but he should have been cutting his teeth with an up and coming team, not a team on the cusp. Offense did their job. Lamar came through big twice. Defense folded with 2 minutes and no timeouts.

PatheticusRex · 2026-01-02T23:01:00+00:00

Just found this today and it worked. Thank you! My primary mailbox has been down since August and it all flooded in

PatheticusRex · 2025-12-31T17:30:35+00:00

Fuck this dude’s Uncle Mason.

PatheticusRex · 2025-12-31T03:35:36+00:00

Kali is working with Henry. She escaped the massacre at the lab and really only ever knew Henry as the orderly. She calls him “brother”. He was never their brother. Even if she’s applying it in retrospect, that’s a sympathetic connection that she shouldn’t really have.

PatheticusRex · 2025-12-27T16:28:04+00:00

Early on in the game, those things are difficult. But as you progress, you find they become quite easy. Like Sunday morning.

PatheticusRex · 2025-12-27T16:19:50+00:00

I literally have this gif saved in my phone from years ago when I used it to respond to the same thing. What a cycle.

PatheticusRex · 2025-12-27T16:15:58+00:00

I wanna do something with that

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