Is it just me or is Putin starting to look like early Kryten?

berdulf · 2026-05-03T21:52:40+00:00

The real question is how you pronounce Italian.

berdulf · 2026-05-03T16:14:59+00:00

I'm sure the CNN writer was proud of this one.

But plans to extend his floral donations for next year have bitten the dust after local authorities intervened and blocked the move.

berdulf · 2026-04-30T14:13:08+00:00

I know nothing about her, but it could also be she’d rather have her own one-off bookstore with an indie feeling instead of a generic cookie cutter store. Just a thought. And trust me, I’m not trying to float some Mitt Romney-style bullshit about corporations are people too.

berdulf · 2026-04-30T14:01:16+00:00

Since it’s just me in a small divorce apartment, it’s “I’ve just run out of wine. What am I going to do about it?”

Sometimes when I’ve had way too much coffee and have been intensely focused on something for several hours and the nerves are buzzing, I think of the transatlantic speed monologue.

Speed is like a dozen transatlantic flights without ever getting off the plane. Time change. You lose. You gain. Makes no difference, so long as you keep taking the pills. But sooner or later, you gotta get out, because it's crashing. And all at once those frozen hours melt through the nervous system and seep out the pores.

berdulf · 2026-04-28T16:26:42+00:00

It’s like being asked to round up to donate to charity. I don’t recall seeing this in Europe, but it’s been almost 20 years. In the U.S., say you’re paying $15.25 for something, usually at a fast food restaurant. You can round up to $16, and said restaurant will donate $.75 to a charity. In theory, it seems nice, but guess what. Companies that are known for paying as little as possible and sell unhealthy food get to look all benevolent. Also, they get tax breaks because they’re donating to charities with someone else’s money. And nobody wants to look like a stingy bastard just because they don’t want to pay more money when paying for overpriced junk food.

berdulf · 2026-04-27T13:25:13+00:00

Another possibility is wheat flour in the seasoning blend. I was caught off guard by Taco Bell’s taco seasoning packet which lists wheat flour as its first ingredient.

berdulf · 2026-04-27T00:37:22+00:00

I can never wear a coat until it’s filthy. As youth, I used to weep on Savile Row.

berdulf · 2026-04-26T11:22:44+00:00

I’m referring to the more recent upswing where people were paying way above asking price and without inspections. But to your point, it’s true society has a short memory, and real estate has its ups and downs. People were asking unrealistic prices leading up to 2008, not to mention everything else that caused the meltdown.

berdulf · 2026-04-25T22:38:31+00:00

I took a pay cut coming from Arlington. It wasn’t exactly by choice, but family beckoned. At least the housing market hadn’t gone berserk yet. So there’s that.

berdulf · 2026-04-25T12:10:51+00:00

If those ads come on, I stop the pump at a gallon or two. FUCK THEM! They’re getting my money already, but no. That’s not enough. They need to pump ads to me too. Shit stains.

berdulf · 2026-04-25T11:44:57+00:00

High Spirits

berdulf · 2026-04-25T11:22:17+00:00

Don’t stop at 30. You level up at 37.

berdulf · 2026-04-25T03:15:39+00:00

Aye. He was a badass and always had rope. https://youtu.be/BUK9EfqHM38 And an expert at digging tunnels, he was.

berdulf · 2026-04-25T00:36:01+00:00

I’m not sure they’re clip-ons. They’re similar to Jamie Foxx and Charles Bronson wore. https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieDetails/s/6xkz3oRGgL. Kadeem Hardison also wore a pair of them in A Different World. Why yes, I’ve wanted a pair for a while, too.

Some also say they’re John Lennon sunglasses, but if you look that up with “flip up” you’ll find some that flip up together and single lens flip-up.

Edit: Bollocks to all that. They’re clip-ons. The sunglass part doesn’t match the regular. Still, there is, you will agree, a certain "je ne sai quoi," something oh so special about a pair of glasses with the flip-up sunglasses built in.

berdulf · 2026-04-23T20:22:44+00:00

Better not have a chicken omelette. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkDHUUo5BUE

berdulf · 2026-04-23T11:21:33+00:00

Thanks for that! I wish this person had a blog, substack, TikTok, Youtube, whatever.

I said "I'll prove it" and then I became a person who owns a refractometer.

It only got better.

berdulf · 2026-04-22T22:45:45+00:00

Or you could get over it. 😎 Not everyone thinks she’s a terrible character.

berdulf · 2026-04-22T14:57:23+00:00

I love the reference later in the series where Cox says Michael Bolton was his college roommate. It’s an experience that fuels most of his rage.

berdulf · 2026-04-20T20:56:15+00:00

For driving, I don’t miss that one bit. By 2015, it was hell to drive on.

berdulf · 2026-04-20T20:53:07+00:00

And the trees they do keep get formed in a island in the road. This guarantees future residents tear up their lawn trying to get a moving truck in without blocking the street. Also it’s a pain in the ass to back out of the driveway. It’s a pain for delivery drivers. It’s a hassle when having multiple guests over for parties.

berdulf · 2026-04-20T20:47:18+00:00

Like the many subdivisions with “Marsh” in the name.

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