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2015-11-25
The lexicographer's lament
I have cleansed myself of most of the linguistic prescriptivism I so zealously defended in my youth. But I am seeing a certain word everywhere, and I can't find it in my heart to love or defend its right to exist. I know it's wrong, but still.
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2015-11-06
It makes sense somehow
As usual, the disclaimer: if you assume you know what this is about, maybe that says more about you than it does about the comic.
2015-11-05
Stop, drop, and accept your fate
"Hello, this is emergency dispatch; what's the problem?"
"There's a fire--"
"Sir, I can see your location has a scheduled fire drill right now. It's not real."
"They're doing a drill outside, yes, but please help, I'm consumed in fl--"
Click. "Idiot."
2015-11-04
The appeal of puns
I was trying to explain to myself why I like bad puns, and it was the middle of the night and I was half-conscious, and this is what I came up with.
2015-11-03
Metametametastasis
Oh, and also: sometime yesterday, this site hit 200,000 views
which doesn't really seem like too many, really,
and is an arbitrary milestone,
and about a tenth of which are from Ukrainian spambots,
but still.
2015-11-02
Minor monstrosities
These individuals come from the margins of what were supposed to be notes
taken at a presentation I couldn't understand
while I was hard at work not understanding
I made a word for myself. Teratographer: one who writes about or draws monsters or deformities.