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Seriously Useful

15 October 2018 Funny, Obliviots, Online Life, The Internal Struggle

Of course, the “Mute” button would be really helpful too.

Life Lessons from Princess Bride (#4)

27 September 2018 The Internal Struggle, TV/Movies

#4 of 5. Rob Reiner had to fight off other directors make the film, including Francois Truffaut and Robert Redford. Reiner prevailed thanks in part to financial support from Norman Lear, creator of All in the Family.

Life Lessons from Princess Bride (#1)

24 September 2018 The Internal Struggle, TV/Movies

#1 of 5. The movie — released this week in 1987 (31 years ago!) — was based William Goldman’s 1973 book. Goldman adapted it into the screenplay himself. This meme is adapted from one I saw online. The four more which follow are original to me.

She Has a Bone to Pick

14 September 2018 Celebrities, Quotation, The Internal Struggle

Reba Nell McEntire (1955- ) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer.

I’m Afraid They’re Both Right

2 March 202124 August 2018 Quotation, The Internal Struggle

Tacitus was a senator and historian of the Roman Empire. Lovecraft was an American writer who achieved fame through his influential works of horror fiction.

Service with a Smile

9 July 2018 Bureaucracy, Funny, The Internal Struggle

“Well, if you didn’t want ‘that much damage’ you shouldn’t have been so careless in the first place.”

Hi, I’m Clippy!

2 March 202125 June 2018 Funny, Technology, The Internal Struggle

“BUT ITS’ GRAYED OUT I CANT CLICK IT!!!!!!!!” Take a breath. Whatever it is probably won’t matter to you next week.

Just Admit It

22 June 2018 Funny, Language, The Internal Struggle

Of course, when they then ask you “¿Hablas español?” or “Spreek je Nederlands?” and you stand there blinking at them, they’ll know you’re an obliviot.

Orwell on Thinking

2 March 202118 May 2018 Quotation, The Internal Struggle, Thinking

It’s Orwell Week (#3 of 3) George Orwell was a pen name for Eric Arthur Blair (1903–1950), an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic best known for the novella Animal Farm (1945), and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). Obviously, the term “Orwellian” – descriptive of totalitarian or authoritarian social practices – refers to his writing. He himself … See the Meme

Orwell on Alternative Facts

2 March 202116 May 2018 Quotation, The Internal Struggle, Thinking

It’s Orwell Week (#2 of 3) George Orwell was a pen name for Eric Arthur Blair (1903–1950), an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic best known for the novella Animal Farm (1945), and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). Despite having spoken on BBC radio many, many times, no recordings of Orwell’s voice are known to exist. That … See the Meme