Kirk Israel's commonplace and blog. Quotes and links daily since 2001.
2025.12.18

What's lamer and more dictator-y... an "emergency" 20 minute poltical ad on the major networks or his handpicked board renaming the Kennedy Center after him?

(Or putting a newly made up "peace prize" from a sports organization that want to suck up to him on his own neck. Man. This stuff is beyond parody.)
2025.12.17
I have a list of people I don't want at my funeral. If they weren't there for me during life I don't want them there at death.... my funeral will have a bouncer.
Lynette

technically true jokes
from https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/12/17/this-was-the-scene-at-the-boston-ice-tea-party/
2025.12.16
"Scrambled eggs/Oh, my baby, how I love your legs/Not as much as I love scrambled eggs/Oh, we should eat some scrambled eggs."
Alleged first draft of lyrics for "Yesterday"
2025.12.15
They looked like a wet cat, which is to say refusing to acknowledge their situation with such rigid dignity that it almost feels foolish to bring it up.
prokopetz

cool design examples
JFC... RIP Rob Reiner and Michele (and possibly killed by their son, yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiikes)


2025.12.14
2025.12.13
Mario and Luigi lizards via
2025.12.12

My mom recently got me back my childhood copy of "Scuffy the Tugboat" and mentions "Scuffy" was a nickname my dad used for me for a while... I weirdly remember this picture of a cow from it.
Also the back cover (the left version) - man Little Golden Books were ahead of the curve for that crossover-universe event stuff!