It’s a problem hardly limited to North America; the word “barbarian”, after all, is a coinage of the ancient Greeks and referred to the languages of mainly the Illyrian and Thracian peoples who sounded like they were just saying “bar bar bar”—what today we render as “blah, blah, blah”, which served as proof to the…

This was my thought. On my dad’s side of the family I can trace Mi’kmaq ancestry to French fur trappers who traded with and lived among the First Nations of Nova Scotia; the Mohawk people were a lot further southwest in what is today upstate New York. Seems more than a bit bizarre to place Vinland both that far south…

So did the blatant disregard for basic contract law, the dripping desperation for relevance required to get in hock with the Russkies, and the other side putting up one of the least likable candidates in my 44 years on this earth in an election that should’ve been a slam dunk with the economy still going strong and…

Meanwhile, some cop’s like “I bet I could use this on black people...”

Only if someone wires in and activates the Chinese army invasion failsafe.

Is there just a rash of white teachers nationwide who hate their jobs and want to make absolutely sure they never, ever, ever teach again, like an extreme form of cold-turkey quitting of hard drugs?

“No One Is Responsible for Dr. Susan Moore’s Death”

Welcome to Portland. Don’t worry, the weirdo sexual deviants in power armor won’t show up until 2281. (via American Truck Simulator)

“Boy, you can say that again, brother!”

“This means that in a given year, your team’s chance of winning a championship is roughly 3%.”

The use of a locker reminded me of nothing so much as You Can’t Do That On Television.

Hey, say what you will about the geoduck, but slice that sucker up and fry it and it’s delicious. Back East, clam strips are flavorless and depressing. On the West Coast, they’re damn tasty. Although I will admit I prefer razor clams for the purpose. I won’t go quite so far as to say Seattle clam chowder’s better than…

With a million-dollar loan from your dad and no discernible business acumen, you can become president of the United States.

At least Jalopnik has Torchinsky.

Absolutely. This is late-stage capitalism demonstrated, namely the part where people will willingly be exploited to feel close to dubious fame.

Good. May it serve as a sneak preview of her eternal afterlife.

“one for your... Pepsi.”

Your grandmother’s view of food and mine’s of religion live in the same territory.

The state fruit of Washington is the apple (duh) and our state vegetable is the Walla Walla Sweet Onion. The state has otherwise not gone overboard on such honorifics for edibles (although there are some pretty honorific edibles available for sale in Seattle’s finer establishments for such things.)

They were crowing about this for awhile but they managed to cock it up.