

Actor Dick Van Dyke is due to turn 100 next month, so Paul’s got room.
Since I invariably wind up getting “name suits” types of comments, here’s the explanation behind it:
Around the turn of the millennium, I was trying to come up with a username to use on a particular site that had a shortish character count limit for usernames. My goal was something related to the fact that I would often be making my points in arguments with “holier-than-thou” types by taking what they were saying, and turning it on its head so the offensive stuff was directed back at them.
I also happened to learn shortly beforehand that many years ago “'ape” was somewhat commonly used as a verb to mean “imitate” or “copy.”
I’m sure you can figure the rest out.


Actor Dick Van Dyke is due to turn 100 next month, so Paul’s got room.


Now that’s a court case I’d actually watch closely. Sooner or later they’ll run out of things to squeeze money from, so I wouldn’t be surprised if someone eventually tried this.


Worked for Simon & Garfunkel’s The Sound of Silence - so well that Disturbed covered it about a decade ago.


Wait… This isn’t posted in The Onion?!?


I think they’re laughing nervously because deep down they fear that you’re right. I certainly think you are.


Oh, they’ll find a completely nonsensical way to twist things so it still is in their minds just so they can avoid every having to admit fault or error.


Alternatively, bulls and feces.
The brand name alone says so much about that.
Zoomed right over my head until you made me think again, so… Thanks? I guess…?


Yet they’ll still go on about Biden.
Nothing was said about requiring it, but I agree that it’s a bit annoying when there’s downvotes without anyone justifying even a single one of them.
I’ve had a couple cases I could’ve presented there, but it just wasn’t worth it to me to take the time to gather the evidence and write out my case. There’s good reason I’m neither a lawyer, nor a politician.


Oh, I completely believe he’s a fool.


Love the deadnamimg of the country.


“Admits” - like he was planning to do something illicit. Fuck the NYPost, the print version of Fux Snuz.
I wish I were devious enough to come up with a believable bullshit story for them to fall for at first, only to make it obvious I was full of shit by the time we were done so I could waste their time.


Takes one to know…


When it all comes crashing down, at least the Internet Archive could have easy & cheap access to it all. I trust them to handle it more responsibly than the AI bros.


THIS is what I’m looking forward to. I’m guessing it’ll start sometime next year, so shortly after Christmas '26 will be the optimal time -at least that’s my long-term plan.
Nah, that would be if they commented just spaces.