Thomas Brendel 🔀

@thesolemnbard.bsky.social

a man of letters

Why love someone platonically when you can love them plate-tectonically (as two crustal masses, colliding with, sliding under, and moving past one another)

PIZZA GUY: Lemme read that back. I take the third right, second left, fifth left, second right, fourth left. Don't touch the seventh stone after the statue with the trident. Square door if there's a breeze from the east, round door otherwise MINOTAUR: No, no

murderer: [looking murderly at me] me: [holds up steaming mug that says Do Not Even Think Of Murdering Me Before I’ve Had My Coffee] murderer: [holds up steaming mug that says I Can’t Read]

I like the term “loanword” because it implies the word will need to be returned at some point. “Café” is due back to the French in three days. The fines on “raccoon” have really been piling up with the Algonquin so make sure to return that this week

[1969] MARCIA: We're married! GEORGE LUCAS: My beautiful fourth wife MARCIA: what GEORGE: Yes, later I will have three wives that come before you, nine total. I won't be involved with the last three. This is a normal way

Everyone knows "eXamine Your Zipper" but in fact the whole alphabet is good for this: Undies Visible, Warning Quick! Reliably Shut Trousers A Beautiful Cock—Doesn't Exactly Feel Great How It Just Kinda Looms Majestically iN Our Peripheral