Calling someone a capitalist in certain parts of Massachusetts today would be like calling someone a communist in 1950s America

“Heaven has a plan for you” I went to bed at 9 PM and fell asleep at 2 AM. I don’t know where that plan came from but it doesn’t feel heavenly.

What it feels like to not post every ‘Beggars’ joke that pops into your head

You’d be surprised how much you can accomplish creatively as long as you’re will to never sleep again

“It’s nice going out and talking to real people.” - me after listening to an anti-vaxxer lament about ANTIFA protests funded by George Soros

I have always felt so much more safe around trans people than I have around frat bros, like, it’s not even close.

If those 7 young men got accepted into Cornell, I shudder to think who they turned down

Comedy is great because I can think to myself “What if Gandalf owned a strip club?” And show a room full of strangers how I think that would play out

Sharing a birthday with Hilary Duff and Star Trek the next generation is almost enough to make me believe the rumors that Heaven has a plan for me

The Simpsons predicted lesbian bar death traps

Today is the 1 year anniversary of my 30th anniversary!

It says a lot about the world we live in that I, a queer man living on Massachusetts, am having a hard time keeping up with the lesbian bar discourse

I love watching a bad movie right after watching a great movie because doing it in that order makes me feel like I’ve earned it

Comedy is great because I can think to myself “What if Gandalf owned a strip club?” And show a room full of strangers how I think that would play out

“It’s my birthday weekend. I’m gonna treat myself.” - Me just before ordering a mushroom pizza at a pub

Why did we ever refer to them as “Grammar Nazis”? I don’t recall a Nazi who burned a book over bad punctuation.

Remember when everyone got arrested during a Drag Off on The Drew Carey Show and we all laughed at how silly that was?

I never wanted to try in the first place

I already know one of my greatest accomplishments of 2026 will be all the posts I made that got a like from Wil Wheaton

The reputation of gingers took a hit this year thanks to Ed Sheeran and Rupert Grint. The reputation of Ohio is now taking hits thanks to Taylor Swift, JD Vance and the threat of a Glee reboot. As a ginger born in Akron, someone needs to make sure Gates McFadden is okay.

Star Trek had a Netanyahu stand in all the way back in 1969

Good thing this exchange from Star Trek 4 sounds nothing like what certain people in 21st century Earth are saying right now

Should be reposted every month....

Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished

Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished

In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.

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Happy Dolly Parton Day (9/25) to all who celebrate! And no comments from the peanut gallery about it really being 25/9. Dolly Parton was American through and through.🤣

Remember when everyone got arrested during a Drag Off on The Drew Carey Show and we all laughed at how silly that was?

I never wanted to try in the first place

OTD: "The Best of Both Worlds Part II" premieres, ending the longest summer ever for Next Gen fans, who had been waiting for it eagerly ever since Riker ended season 3 with the word "Fire" three months earlier.