The Terra-ists were winning.
Wave after wave of their clumsy, improvised starships burned across the galaxy, spreading fear and chaos in the name of their backward, blue-green planet.
They bled viral DNA bases from ancient nightmares, and breathed burning, corrosive _oxygen_.
Their society was brutal: financialised industrial capitalism.
There was only one answer. The free races of the galaxy were forced to combine to save themselves.
But could they build the singularity gun in time?
Psychedelia, postmodernism, YouTube.
If you'll forgive a bit of a ramble from a self-described "armpit philosopher", I'd like to talk about this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R0d-IT0maI
I say: If some YouTube Poops are the frenetic, noisy, distortion-laden beat poetry of the day, then this is a haiku, committing a single emotion to video in a tight, regimented package.
Your thoughts, friends?
Keet: "Hey, I'm feeling pretty good! I think I'll get a quick shower, get myself together, go get a hair trim, run errands, perhaps walk to my favourite café—"
One of Keet's Lower Back Muscles: "Not bad. Counter-offer: How about I pretend to be just fine with this right up until you try to sit up, walk, or do anything useful?"
Keet: "I dunno, that sounds kinda lame OW CRAP OW OKAY I'LL JUST STAY IN OW I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU WANT OW JUST RELAX PLEASE"
OoKLBM: "I knew you'd see things my way."
SOTN
👨: Die, 👿, you don't belong in this 🗺!
🦇: It was not by my 🖐 that I was once again given flesh. I was brought here by 👨 who wish to pay me 💵.
👨: 💵? You steal 👨 👻, and make them your slaves!
🦇: The same could be said of all ✝.
👨: Your words are as empty as your 👻! 👨 😷 needs a 👼 such as you!
🦇: What is a 👨? (🍷 💥) A 😢 💩 of secrets! But enough talk! ⚔
Foodcrime (Office Kobold Edition)
Sneak cashews from the snack shelf in the break room, put in paper bowl.
Steal honey from the tea-and-coffee station, put on nuts in bowl.
Filch salt and pepper shakers from break room table, add to nuts and honey.
Stir, microwave for thirty seconds, stir again, let crystallize.
Sweet and spicy nuts lovingly snuck out from under the Looming Ones. Return remaining ingredients if you think they deserve them back.
I didn't either.
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@neonNeptunian @CoronaCoreanici Quatre-vingt, fais-le flamber.
.@zebratron2084 In light of our past conversation about word games in non-Latin scripts, I know you'll find this of interest, about exactly that: http://ilovetypography.com/2017/07/24/endangered-alphabets/
(they/them pronouns/apologies if I F'd up on the sheet music:)
It's a kobold testing out nostalgic game hardware. Period.
https://scalie.club/media/ha5UhN28hpmFx9wPDSs https://scalie.club/media/O5PDGW3MbhXl6x9kUQk
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