Too Stupid for Words category archive
A Plague of Brocusts 0
And this was just a few of the two-wheeled hazards we saw on the two mile trip to the grocery store. There were others in that same parking lot, as well as some left in the middle of a sidewalk in front of the local thrift store.
Phoning It In 0
More stuff you couldn’t make up.
Aside:
They should call them “stupid phones,” for they facilitate the stupid.
Unleashing the Stupid 0
We are a society of stupid, and “social” media is encouraging us to unleash the stupid.
And, natch, this happened in Florida.
Afterthought:
Internet of Things Easy Marks
0
Why the hell does a light bulb need to connect to the internet in the first place?
Words fail me.
Via Le Show.
Truckin’, Like the Doo-Dah Man 0
After all, it’s his truck.
The Candidates Debate 0
Seth comments on the Kabuki.
Rye Not? (Updated) 0
It appears that the local supermarkets, at least the three nearest us, no longer carry rye flour. They’ve added all kinds of other weird flours, but rye not.
I cannot bake rye bread without rye flour.
My letter-writing campaign starts today.
Addendum:
The count is now up to four supermarket chains.
Here is the format for my letter in case anyone is willing to join me in protesting this travesty; I vary the text as appropriate:
Dear [Vendor]:
I recently searched for rye flour at your store at [address] and was informed by a [staff member | manager on duty] that you [do not | no longer] carry rye flour.
I cannot bake rye bread without rye flour.
Please include rye flour in your offerings.
Adventures in Branding 1
Whatever happened to words (emphasis added)?
The new bank is to be called Truist, Winston-Salem-based BB&T and Atlanta-based SunTrust said.
Why the hell should I trust a bank that can’t speak its native tongue?
The stupid. It burns.
Twits on Twitter 0
Noz attempts to make sense of the nonsensical.
Just the Vaxx, Ma’am 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Bryna Siegel tries to make sense of the maelstrom of misinformation magnified in the electrons of the inner webs, primarily via “social” media. She focuses on anti-vaxx as a springboard. A nugget:
I commend the entire piece to your attention.