Iain (@iainnd.bsky.social) reposted
The bank app is telling me to "tap & pay like a boss😏" and "rally my crew". I am 37 years old and you are the bank. Don't talk to me this way.
Oh, hi! Didn’t see you there. formerly of the other place. once: seen at Amazin’ Avenue, Deadspin, AV Club, Class Action Park. now: will talk about the Ed Grimley cartoon for likes
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view profile on Bluesky Iain (@iainnd.bsky.social) reposted
The bank app is telling me to "tap & pay like a boss😏" and "rally my crew". I am 37 years old and you are the bank. Don't talk to me this way.
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
this also bothers me and I think the reason why is that most of this knowledge remains accessible exclusively in written form and as the internet has increasingly become a visual/video medium this has made people even less inclined to read than they were before
Parker Molloy (@parkermolloy.com) reposted
No joke. Homeschooling should be illegal.
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
can a dead guy pin a medal on a corpse
Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman.bsky.social) reposted
Happy Labor Day! This from Sven Beckert’s forthcoming CAPITALISM: A GLOBAL HISTORY details capitalists’ deliberate sabotage of knowledge production amongst the late 19th century coalescing industrial working class in order to cement their control and exploitation.
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
these people have no interest in art at all, they want a shortcut to fame and $$$ and they think people who’d take time to express themselves are suckers. the only real debate here is, should we beat these guys with rakes or shovels?
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
somehow every time I hear about someone “sparking a debate” the debate sparker is a massive piece of shit
Chris Washington (@cwashington.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
The best James Bond film.
Jon Bois (@jonbois.bsky.social) reposted
film flubs: in the movie spartacus (1960), several different characters identify themselves as spartacus. this scene was mistakenly left in the final cut of the film
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
even when i was an adult i would go nextdoor to ask my grampa for help with household repairs. now I know how he felt because my college aged kid just asked me to beat a really hard video game boss
Viktor Winetrout (@viktorwinetrout.bsky.social) reposted
[Giuliani's final breath] Tell my family I loved...9/11
Andrew Ungvari (@drewunga.bsky.social) reposted
TIL that the spoken "What does it all mean?" sampled on De La Soul's "3 is the magic number" and Cypress Hill's "How I Could Just Kill a Man" came from NY Mayor Fiorello La Guardia reading a Dick Tracy comic to kids (it's at the end). www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGFT...
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
oh man please let Clinton, Trump and Rudy kick the bucket at the same time, it’d be like the exact opposite of The Day The Music Died bsky.app/profile/thed...
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
let’s bring back the Simpsons “goin out like Stan Chera” memes, maybe that’ll be the final cosmic nudge we need
Brian Floyd (@brianmfloyd.bsky.social) reposted
that smile when she realized she was gonna get away with it
Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew.bsky.social) reposted
rip to everyone whos become delusional after talking to chatgpt but im built different. like actually different. according to chatgpt im some kind of god. the one who decides
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
I didn’t know they had Zack Hamples in Europe
Luke O'Neil (@lukeoneil47.bsky.social) reposted
They’re calling it the most believable story ever told
mtsw (@mtsw.bsky.social) reposted
not the first person to make this observation but its rules that the "i wont let my body temple be defiled by putting seed oils or processed food in it" people and the "let me go behind the gym to inject these steroids i bought from a guy i met here" people have merged into the same group.
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
to clarify I am referring here to their last scheduled series of the regular season. to further clarify the Marlins are the only baseball team I truly hate. there are other teams i dislike due to my allegiances but they are the only team I believe to be ontologically evil
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
if the Mets have to win any amount of games in Miami to clinch a playoff spot they will lose all of them in ways that are outlawed by the Geneva Convention
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
i went upstate this morning for a lovely long bike ride only to come back to the city and find my troubles still waiting for me (the Mets)
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
the big parenting danger is not to go full Frances McDormand in Raising Arizona
Simon HB (@norock.bsky.social) reposted
Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival
marina🌸 (@marinadove.bsky.social) reposted
one milkshake to bring all the boys to the yard and in the darkness bind them
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
I’d assume the one that has to wear shorts can’t be trusted to go bottomless
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
went to watch the Mets take a kick-in-the-dick loss and came home to an empty house
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
i continue to not understand this Mets team even a little bit
Daniel Carlson (@danielwcarlson.bsky.social) reposted
We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
ceej (@ceej.online) reposted
my father-in-law is a “I know a guy” Guy. sadly all the old Guys are aging out of the Guy Economy. Guys are fundamentally incompatible with Hustle Culture because it’s not about “winning” a deal, it’s about collecting favors and goodwill in a mutually-beneficial cycle. protect your local Guy Economy
a normal person (longtime micah parsons appreciator) (@oilcantim.bsky.social) reposted
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
guys we can just pretend he’s dying again tonight, it’s fun
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
define “pitching”
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
listened to the end on the radio and Howie Rose sounded like this game had run over his dog
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
they’re calling it the new flesh folks and we’ll all be hailing it a lot sooner than many people know or believe
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
I went on a long bike ride this afternoon so the stadium seats were doing a number on my elderly body plus I will be at tomorrow’s game, I swear I’m not a fake fan
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
I am definitely praying *about* him
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
guys I left the game early because they’re up 9 and I’m olde why are you all speaking in riddles now
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
made a last minute decision to go to tonight’s Mets game to see Jonah Tong’s debut and I might see the first MLB game end on a mercy rule
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
is he gonna make shitty unfunny AI slop about this too
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
yesterday i was in a grocery store that was playing the radio over the PA and the station aired one of those fascist Kristi Noem ads and I said “eat my whole ass” a little too loud, anyway apologies to the guy 5 feet away who just wanted to grab some milk
Rev. Poppy Haze 𓅋 (@poppyhaze.bsky.social) reposted
Dentist Killed on Hunt by Hairless Monkeys With Rock Throwers
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
i know we all want It to happen but if life has taught me anything it’s that evil rich people live to 100
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
I want a giant mural where Grant and Sherman are stuffing Lee’s head in a toilet
mr pussy (@mrpussy.xyz) reposted
"mom and pop landlords".........
Patrick Cosmos (@veryimportant.lawyer) reposted reply parent
Sam Altman's Robot That Makes You Kill Yourself Brought To You By The FBI: HELLO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE HAVING MARITAL PROBLEMS. I AM HERE FOR YOU. LET ME HELP
Patrick Cosmos (@veryimportant.lawyer) reposted reply parent
the cia would have loved trying to trick fidel castro into becoming friends with Sam Altman's Robot That Makes You Kill Yourself
Paul F. Tompkins (@pftompkins.bsky.social) reposted
I think we have to withhold prayers until God starts doing what we want. He’s a fiend for prayers and I think he’s just used to getting them. Cut off the supply and draw him out
Gregory Possum-Encounterer (@possumacquainter.bsky.social) reposted
John Cage's 4'33".. and he's famous as hell. short men, don't let anyone tell you that you gotta be over 6' to be successful
crowds taste metallic (@shinidengager.bsky.social) reposted
Vincent D'Onofrio should change his name to Vincent Mitochondria since he's the powerhouse of The Cell (2000)
Leena 🌵 (@leena.reuben.games) reposted
they’ll just move him to a different parish and he’ll do it again
jeff computers (@helldude.bsky.social) reposted
Tom McH (@tommchenry.bsky.social) reposted
Mon Mothma, student at the Chandrilan equivalent of Georgetown, taking her third shot in, like, fifteen minutes. She realizes she knows this bassline and begins slapping a Chandrilan townie on the arm, screaming, "BITCH, GET UP HERE! WE HAVE TO DANCE! THIS IS NIAMOS! THIS IS MY FUCKIN *SONG*"
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
ah ok well I guess that’s a lot less bad than I thought it was gonna be
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
as the prophecies foretold
Stefan (@stefanthinks.bsky.social) reposted
Fancy Feast For Men
Hungover Gourmet (@renm8r.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
the 1st rule of Wife Club (@cpi.pinball.horse) reposted
I have a prop bet that Trump burps and vomits a little down his chin and looks up at the camera and says "hamburbler?" and I have until the end of August to win it
Rob Wesley (@eastwes.bsky.social) reposted
Got a standing ovation for my performance of Hungarian Rhapsody even though there was some mouse fucking with me the whole time.
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
is it somebody from Euphoria? because whenever I don’t know who a young actor is they usually turn out to be from Euphoria
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
this should be a grainy Sports Illustrated photo and he should be smoking
Matt Zoller Seitz (@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social) reposted
Any time there's a headline like this, I translate it into "The Bamboo Lounge has officially been bought out by Paul Cicero"
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
this Fanatics betting ad with the lady in the bathtub is just a blatant ripoff of Margot Robbie in The Big Short right?
Lily Sullivan (@lilyyily.bsky.social) reposted
RFK please quit and just start an unlistenable podcast instead for the love of god
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
next, a bronze statue of the guy that who tased himself in the balls to death
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
good idea to pitch Clay Holmes after McLean and before Tong, reminds you the world is actually a cruel and senseless place
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
the thing is, he is where he is now because of Peter Thiel. even if he wanted to run as a Reasonable Republican he wouldn’t be allowed to
The Onion (@theonion.com) reposted
Dead-Eyed Travis Kelce Nods At Bow Tie Options For Cat Ring Bearers https://theonion.com/dead-eyed-travis-kelce-nods-at-bow-tie-options-for-cat-ring-bearers/
Micah (@rincewind.run) reposted
the grand unified theory of white guy baseball dipshits (assume any white baseball player is a dipshit with terrible politics until proven otherwise) remains undefeated
Vince Mpls (@vincempls.bsky.social) reposted
Today's mood. Patrons at the bar in Craigville, Minnesota, 1937.
andy™ (@andylevy.net) reposted
hey hey rfk how many kids did you kill today
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
we must back Newsom now because we can’t afford another Herman Cain or Howard Dean in the White House
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
everyone knows who Lincoln and FDR were and why they were important but only history dorks remember Henry Clay. being remembered is not the best reason to fight but it is illustrative nonetheless
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
I’ve said this before but: there have been many points in US history where compromise was made on human rights and all of these compromises are now universally recognized to be short sighted if not monstrous. if you think you’re smarter than history, history will prove you wrong
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
I don’t know how to say it other than this. I don’t think compromise is desirable with people who can’t agree on our shared humanity. that is a non negotiable point
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
wanting a group of people to disappear, whether virtually via removal from public life or literally via violence, is not a legitimate political view. pretending otherwise only serves to pave a road to genocide. those people openly declare themselves to be enemies and must be treated accordingly
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
it’s completely infuriating how there is still an idea among the mainstream media and even the Dem leadership that there are moderate reasonable Republicans and Trump is somehow an aberration. they want him to be president do what he’s doing! these are genuinely sick people who should be shunned!
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
the average Trump voters’ “political views” are “we should have concentration camps with jokey names” so I feel like Harris voters aren’t the problem here
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
was he worried he didn’t suck bad enough already
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
finally somebody said it
stage three guilt navigator (@saramchenry.bsky.social) reposted
I was just going over some of the celebrity quotes I wrote for Clickhole a decade ago. Here’s a few favorites
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
Police frontman Tom Segura
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
it’s just to dunk on everyone. yes he’s a piece of shit but he’ll still be supported 200% by the local party and the horrors he openly applauds will continue
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
found my work in here, I am horrified and flattered
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
good god Ritchie Torres is a soulless demon
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
i gotta go jump into the fire, you guys need anything?
a werebrick (@bigblocks.bsky.social) reposted
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
guy who can’t stop collecting roadkill: I know what’s healthy
Norm Charlatan (@normcharlatan.bsky.social) reposted
Smallpox seeing the CDC getting gutted:
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
Ian Boudreau (@ianboudreau.com) reposted
Are vaccines safe? Let's ask this guy who sounds like a dying refrigerator compressor
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
the thing I love about that show is he never wins. he made a food competition show where he’s the titular star and made himself its Washington Generals
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social)
Tom Clancy’s Infinite Jest
Helena Gary Carter (@scratchbomb.bsky.social) reply parent
I know he was born in a year starting with a 2 but someone get McLean to use T Rex his warmup music, it would be so sick
L Ron Mexico (@lronmexico.bsky.social) reposted
RFK slapping the headphones off an 11 year old and shaking them by the shoulders “your mito numbers are way off, kid, your movements stifled by a haplo imbalance! Here, try this! (takes fistful of warm gooey beef tallow from back pocket)