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[The Wizard Joseph]

An additional penalty has been added, please report to your nearest active volcanic processing center to redistribute your carbon appropriately.

I... I understand. It's best for everyone this way. I think closest active volcano without needing a passport is in Hawaii. I'll report there immediately. I should have heeded the clearly posted signage.

 

[Junkenstein]

On the plus side, additional food supplements are to be supplied to entities getting a tattoo of the text "you only have yourselves to blame".

On the downside the critical ink shortage will result in an excessive tattoo tax on all those who get said tattoo because, well, they only have themselves to blame.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I'm so frustrated right now.

So we got kittens, right, two of them. They are adorable and me and the boy both love them. However, the boy is interested mostly in doing whatever entertains him, and I've had to discuss how cats need respect and gentleness even more than dogs do, because they're slightly more likely to bite and scratch and they won't like being abused. Today I found the boy had put my kitten in a tall laundry hamper and put a puzzle flannel over it so he couldn't get out. I grounded him to his room for the rest of today.

I've been really trying to never resort to the "Because I said so," reasoning that my folks used on me to explain why it's fair to ground him, and explain what isn't fair (torment the cats, disrespect boundaries, so on and so forth), but he still doesn't get it and I'm so 

First world problems, right?

That's hard. How old is he now? Sometimes it just takes a few years for empathy to develop.

[The Wizard Joseph]

On the plus side, additional food supplements are to be supplied to entities getting a tattoo of the text "you only have yourselves to blame".

On the downside the critical ink shortage will result in an excessive tattoo tax on all those who get said tattoo because, well, they only have themselves to blame.

I want mine in Akkadian cuneiform so they know that I mean business..
Wait, what?

[Trivial]

 

MST3K used this movie as the first episode of their new season.

[Freeky]

I'm so frustrated right now.

So we got kittens, right, two of them. They are adorable and me and the boy both love them. However, the boy is interested mostly in doing whatever entertains him, and I've had to discuss how cats need respect and gentleness even more than dogs do, because they're slightly more likely to bite and scratch and they won't like being abused. Today I found the boy had put my kitten in a tall laundry hamper and put a puzzle flannel over it so he couldn't get out. I grounded him to his room for the rest of today.

I've been really trying to never resort to the "Because I said so," reasoning that my folks used on me to explain why it's fair to ground him, and explain what isn't fair (torment the cats, disrespect boundaries, so on and so forth), but he still doesn't get it and I'm so 

First world problems, right?

That's hard. How old is he now? Sometimes it just takes a few years for empathy to develop.

He's 9. I'm hoping that it's just slow to develop, too.

There was also an incident today involving him and the same kitten. He says he just dropped him on accident, but Munkustrap can't put any weight on his leg and when I touch his knee he growls and shouts at me. Vet tomorrow, and my mom is already treating me like shit because it needs doing.

[The Wizard Joseph]

MST3K used this movie as the first episode of their new season.

What movie is this from?

[Trivial]

MST3K used this movie as the first episode of their new season.

What movie is this from?

Reptilicus

[Roly Poly Oly-Garch]

I'm trying to think of something more inadvertently despicable than encouraging a person with an untreated mental illness to ignore all those people out there trying to gaslight them.

[Freeky]

I'm trying to think of something more inadvertently despicable than encouraging a person with an untreated mental illness to ignore all those people out there trying to gaslight them.

What? That sounds... something.


Also, Munkustrap is doing okay. The vet said there's some swelling and bruising in his knee and ankle, but nothing seems outrageously wrong, so they gave  him an anti-inflammatory shot and sent us home with some oral pain meds. If he doesn't get better we have to go get x-rays, bt for now things look good.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I'm trying to think of something more inadvertently despicable than encouraging a person with an untreated mental illness to ignore all those people out there trying to gaslight them.

That sounds like a shitty situation.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I'm so frustrated right now.

So we got kittens, right, two of them. They are adorable and me and the boy both love them. However, the boy is interested mostly in doing whatever entertains him, and I've had to discuss how cats need respect and gentleness even more than dogs do, because they're slightly more likely to bite and scratch and they won't like being abused. Today I found the boy had put my kitten in a tall laundry hamper and put a puzzle flannel over it so he couldn't get out. I grounded him to his room for the rest of today.

I've been really trying to never resort to the "Because I said so," reasoning that my folks used on me to explain why it's fair to ground him, and explain what isn't fair (torment the cats, disrespect boundaries, so on and so forth), but he still doesn't get it and I'm so 

First world problems, right?

That's hard. How old is he now? Sometimes it just takes a few years for empathy to develop.

He's 9. I'm hoping that it's just slow to develop, too.

There was also an incident today involving him and the same kitten. He says he just dropped him on accident, but Munkustrap can't put any weight on his leg and when I touch his knee he growls and shouts at me. Vet tomorrow, and my mom is already treating me like shit because it needs doing.

Have you had him assessed for developmental delays?

[Freeky]

I'm so frustrated right now.

So we got kittens, right, two of them. They are adorable and me and the boy both love them. However, the boy is interested mostly in doing whatever entertains him, and I've had to discuss how cats need respect and gentleness even more than dogs do, because they're slightly more likely to bite and scratch and they won't like being abused. Today I found the boy had put my kitten in a tall laundry hamper and put a puzzle flannel over it so he couldn't get out. I grounded him to his room for the rest of today.

I've been really trying to never resort to the "Because I said so," reasoning that my folks used on me to explain why it's fair to ground him, and explain what isn't fair (torment the cats, disrespect boundaries, so on and so forth), but he still doesn't get it and I'm so 

First world problems, right?

That's hard. How old is he now? Sometimes it just takes a few years for empathy to develop.

He's 9. I'm hoping that it's just slow to develop, too.

There was also an incident today involving him and the same kitten. He says he just dropped him on accident, but Munkustrap can't put any weight on his leg and when I touch his knee he growls and shouts at me. Vet tomorrow, and my mom is already treating me like shit because it needs doing.

Have you had him assessed for developmental delays?

I don't think so, but I think I will soon.

[POFP]

MST3K used this movie as the first episode of their new season.

What movie is this from?

Reptilicus

I'm so glad someone else watches MST3K. I felt like the only one.

Horrors of Spider Island and This Island Earth are my favorites of all time I think.



Unrelated:

So, the self-service request system the company I support uses has a "Special Shipping Instructions" field at the end of the order form. Since all of the requests don't actually involve physical shipments, because it's an IT request form, I decided to throw in some sarcastic remarks into those "Shipping Instructions." This included:

"Fill box only half-full of packing peanuts.
Store diagonally and ship by mule only. Horses cost too much.
Use only organic tape."

I assumed that this would not be visible to the actual resolver teams, the approving manager, or anyone who happens to look at the request itself in our ticketing system.

I was gloriously wrong 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

MST3K used this movie as the first episode of their new season.

What movie is this from?

Reptilicus

I'm so glad someone else watches MST3K. I felt like the only one.

Horrors of Spider Island and This Island Earth are my favorites of all time I think.



Unrelated:

So, the self-service request system the company I support uses has a "Special Shipping Instructions" field at the end of the order form. Since all of the requests don't actually involve physical shipments, because it's an IT request form, I decided to throw in some sarcastic remarks into those "Shipping Instructions." This included:

"Fill box only half-full of packing peanuts.
Store diagonally and ship by mule only. Horses cost too much.
Use only organic tape."

I assumed that this would not be visible to the actual resolver teams, the approving manager, or anyone who happens to look at the request itself in our ticketing system.

I was gloriously wrong 

sounds like a new hobby.