*Some* man-feels can be sublimated into dog ownership.
They can cry over certain sports movies too.
Whoa. Good myth.
Wash ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - May 21, 2026 6:37:42 pm PDT #12779 of 12804
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
sj - May 21, 2026 8:58:01 pm PDT #12780 of 12804
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
They can also drink heavily to avoid showing actual emotions.
kat - May 21, 2026 9:39:51 pm PDT #12781 of 12804
"The thing about dorks is we stick together. Mostly for gaming purposes but also because it wards off jocks, gutter clowns and other Stephen King-like threats." - Lauren Okie
Man-feels may only be expressed through violence! It is the law.
As they said on the pod, all of the feelings can only leave through the fists...preferably to the faces of the sworn enemies of the female main character.
JenP - May 22, 2026 6:46:58 am PDT #12782 of 12804
Hey, our traveling road warrior, Laura, tells me it's a day to celebrate Java Cat's entry into the world -- Happy Birthday, Java Cat! Cupcakes and glitter your way!
Matt the Bruins fan - May 22, 2026 9:09:04 am PDT #12783 of 12804
You have to remember that being a 5-time Olympic medalist means Hilary Knight has been playing hockey at an elite level at least 16 years. It's impossible for her to be a teenage girl less than 16 years old, thus the President's complete lack of interest.
Happy Birthday Java Cat!
erikaj - May 22, 2026 10:49:32 am PDT #12784 of 12804
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Bayliss was both sad and angry about his puny raise when he shot Luke Ryland, though in general, he is kind of an exception(and Ryland was truly evil, but not really doing anything at that precise moment, much like the Luther Mahoney thing.)
I love that the Mahoney shooting was so ethically ambiguous because Simon got pissed off about notes from some executive(Whether they did it more because people thought Dellums was good and they didn't want to confuse our little viewer-brains or what, idk, but they were like "Okay, but this guy has to die in the end.") Possibly "Beer Bad" energy, right? if they don't tell us drugs are bad, we'll run out to the corners.
And Simon was like "Well, it's a possibility, for sure, but it doesn't always happen. I have receipts."Probably so many receipts. CVS receipts.
"But he's the bad guy."
"You told me we weren't doing that."
"You said that, not me. Dick Wolf never minds."
"His mother didn't either."
"Does that sound like something an Emmy winner says?"
So David Simon wrecked fun-loving , clean-cut, Detective Kellerman's life.
erikaj - May 22, 2026 10:56:04 am PDT #12785 of 12804
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
cereal: Happy birthday, Java Cat!
Calli - May 22, 2026 4:13:12 pm PDT #12786 of 12804
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Happy birthday, Javacat!
Hil R. - May 22, 2026 8:31:54 pm PDT #12787 of 12804
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I assembled a bookcase today, so I feel like I accomplished something. I'm slowly getting my house looking like not a disaster.
Sophia Brooks - May 23, 2026 12:42:24 am PDT #12788 of 12804
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Yay Hil! I remember bookcase assembly and it was a pain!
Aargh, I met with my aunt today for dinner and she hasn’t been answering my lawyer! We need her to give an affidavit that I am an only child to get everything started, but she missed my text about it, so wasn’t answering the phone to unknown numbers! I gave her the number, so hopefully we can get this straightened out.
She lives in my mother’s town and is supportive of my moving there. She, too, had to be talked out of my mothers narrative that everything needed to be torn down, so maybe my uncle and I are in denial. But it really doesn’t seem that bad.