Best. Portmanteau word. Ever.

Why does the state of not having an opinion or an interest need a name? It's not something you run into in most of life. Even with politics we don't really have a word for someone who doesn't give a fuck either way (wait, yes we do — it's Independent! HEY-OOOOOH!)

ceci n'est pas une analogie

Nobody yell at me! I didn't say it! GUACAMOLEFIRE DID!

No I didn't. The agnostic stance is just not necessary is all I meant because changing your mind is contained by the atheist designation. To be fair, when I was religious, I thought all the denominations were really silly, too. Parsing something which is basically the same into so many unnecessary sub-categories seems…

That makes sense. If you aren't entirely comfortable? Certain? ?? About your unbelief, then the designation is easier to use?

Yes, it is silly. Atheists can always change their minds if there is evidence. There is nothing about saying "I don't believe due to lack of evidence" that means one is closed-minded or would deny evidence. There is no dogma to protect — it's all evidence-based. If there's evidence, most atheists would go with the…

I know it's hard to share the martyrdom with others. Hang in there, probable member of the vast American religious majority which is somehow still super-oppressed (much like the Holy Trinity, this is a Mystery).

Are you a Zeus agnostic, too? How about fairies? What about unicorns? So many things that people have invented which you can't be sure aren't real! Better have a word to describe how you feel about all of these things.

Cats don't need some stranger's praise. They know what they feel, and they're all like, "Dude, I totally miss you. Gonna go kill a mouse now and think about how I used to leave corpses on your doorstep. Good times."

Are you eh hemming about Greyfriars Bobby just being a story (technically a hoax but more a nice bit of local colour for the tourists)? Or were you sticking with the old version that he was super-loyaler than this dog? Because your source says the latter.

No, some cats will eat your corpse. So will some dogs. Some dogs will stay loyal forever; some cats will, too. They just aren't going to be big drama queens about it.

I think he's a hipster like Death is goth — more bellwethers or precursors than examples of the actual trend. And if there's one trait Jack definitely doesn't have that is very hipster, it's a sense of irony. He genuinely loves antiques and old fashioned things. He doesn't like them ironically.

I still remember seeing someone walking their pair of Irish Wolfhounds past a cafe where I was sitting reading. I first just saw them out of the corner of my eye and thought they were horses. If this dog is even taller than they were, WOW.

Oh, how I loved Jack Knight. So much love. If they bring him back and ruin him, there will be blood. If they've done it already, I don't want to know. I have no problem with Jack Knight-style hipsterism. In fact, I rather embrace it.

Printers used to be from hell, but with the advent of the 3D printer, it seems the breed is on a path towards redemption.

The TNG movies just got worse and worse — I now actually kind of hate the whole TNG franchise under the Mr. Darcy good-opinion-once-lost-is-lost-forever philosophy.

Oh, god, yes, you caught me. I was totally slut-shaming Mika.

Yeah, I bought this issue (for the Perks picture of Emma and Ezra and Logan which there is only one in there but I will rip it out and tape it inside my nonexistent grown-up locker because they are beyond adorable) and that picture of Mika made me just cringe.

GOD this was adorable. She's signing at the local indy bookstore (or at the Unitarian church? Or somewhere nearby?) Next week? Soon?