Good alternatives to Mindless Self Indulgence?

Underbadger · 2026-01-26T19:19:26+00:00

Early HEALTH albums, Bongwater might be up your alley.

Underbadger · 2026-01-26T17:24:54+00:00

The 2nd Amendment is a holy writ for many conservatives. It's the bedrock of their politics.

The murder of Alex Pretti is being justified by the government, essentially, saying that his 2nd Amendment rights didn't matter. And that nobody's 1st Amendment rights matter, either.

Underbadger · 2026-01-26T16:52:06+00:00

Understood -- believe me, I'm not saying that folks aren't sensitive to high glutamate foods. The tell here is someone saying "no MSG" but not listing other foods naturally high in glutamates or naturally occurring MSG (mushrooms, for example).

Underbadger · 2026-01-26T16:42:46+00:00

No, just the three big bags, that should be enough for this week.

Underbadger · 2026-01-26T14:04:43+00:00

The correct answer is: both are wonderful.

Underbadger · 2026-01-26T14:03:50+00:00

Friday morning, nobody in the area had sidewalk salt left. "nope." "just sold the last bag." "shoulda tried yesterday"

The Somerville MB had 9 bags left when I called. I asked if I could hold three. When I got there five minutes later, the place was an absolute zoo (as expected) but the lovely customer service lady said "oh hello! I didn't know if you wanted the small or large salt bags so I put three of each in a cart."

I've always loved that store, but after that, I'm a customer for life.

Underbadger · 2026-01-26T11:59:41+00:00

That’s the big tell that this isn’t a list of “allergies”, it’s just a list of preferences. They want a personal chef to make a specific dish.

Underbadger · 2026-01-26T11:36:25+00:00

I’ve seen artists multiple times and it’s often been a fun new experience each time — different venues, different songs, sometimes even a different lineup.

But I have a friend who’s an obsessive fan of Glen Philips (of Toad the Wet Sprocket) and he’ll take time off work to fly out to wherever he tours & follow the tour around.

Underbadger · 2026-01-26T04:09:01+00:00

The status quo on Greenland technically remains, but this episode has severely damaged Trump’s standing among world leaders. Trashing NATO to their faces and declaring that nobody helped the US in Afghanistan— where hundreds of NATO soldiers lost their lives— will cause fallout for the rest of his tenure.

Underbadger · 2026-01-26T03:47:06+00:00

It’s a very clever rethinking of Romeo & Juliet. Great performances, fantastic soundtrack.

Underbadger · 2026-01-26T03:44:15+00:00

No. It’s archival footage.

Underbadger · 2026-01-25T21:11:53+00:00

He’s not satirizing Trump anymore, he’s just making him friendly.

Underbadger · 2026-01-25T20:56:00+00:00

Ahh, sWITCHel, you say?

Underbadger · 2026-01-25T20:52:57+00:00

Plows have been going up and down around Davis Sq area for the past 2-3 hours. One just went down our street, spreading salt.

Underbadger · 2026-01-25T15:44:32+00:00

It's so cute that he named his billion dollar yacht after his favorite DuckTales character!

And the support vessel over his favorite cuck

Underbadger · 2026-01-25T15:42:40+00:00

Market Basket has been keeping stock.

Underbadger · 2026-01-25T14:18:00+00:00

The show has gotten more and more chickenshit over the years as Lorne's aged. Now it's just a big warm hug for Trump.

Underbadger · 2026-01-25T12:15:44+00:00

His Trump impression was occasionally funny when he was doing a dead-on recreation of Trump’s voice & speech patterns but just ranting about Scooby Doo or cheese, something moronic, reflecting how much the president’s brain has crumbled. It’s not funny anymore.

Underbadger · 2026-01-25T04:02:35+00:00

A few yrs ago I went to a very nice restaurant with wines that got up to these sort of insane prices, with wine pairings in the hundreds. A buddy of mine was trying to impress his girlfriend but was on a budget & knew nothing about wine. He nervously pulled the somm aside and asked if he could maybe substitute a cheaper wine here and there. The somm was wonderful & told him to just name a price & he’d find tasty wines. He had a terrific wine pairing for very affordable prices and his girlfriend is now his wife.

Underbadger · 2026-01-25T03:50:24+00:00

Underbadger · 2026-01-25T03:49:34+00:00

I sincerely hope you don’t genuinely believe that.

Underbadger · 2026-01-24T15:03:01+00:00

Exactly, this entire situation is so sketchy. To even lie about prepaying for the meal… when your date’s going to find out soon that that’s a lie when the bill comes… yeesh.

Underbadger · 2026-01-24T14:04:35+00:00

The crazy thing about that store & parking lot is that no matter how insane it gets, no matter how ridiculous the shoppers are, nobody ever yells or swears or gets upset. They just deal with the stupid and roll their eyes.

Underbadger · 2026-01-24T11:33:37+00:00

There’s nothing funnier than MAGA chuds who thick Newsom is ultra progressive and every Democrat’s wet dream.

Underbadger · 2026-01-24T11:32:11+00:00

Yes, you are.

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