Extra Evil - The Joy of Regression

Today’s Fortune: Take the chance to embarrass yourself.

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Newsreel

Ethiopia denied plotting to invade East Ethiopia.

The Paralympics won’t have breakbeats.

I may pay dearly for all those Veep jokes.

Gaza water isn’t.

Canada raised electric car tariffs between forest fires.

Stranded astronauts fine-tuned their new language.

Today's Mood

Tag teams are the world.

War Journal

I clicked FTL after midnight. Mistake.

Next week: Weeaboo Hell, the podcast where Sam and I sometimes mention anime, returns. Now that America’s fixed forever, our tangents should draw less FBI attention.

The return means a lot to me. Sure, animation’s fun and such. But the joy is playing verbal ping-pong until someone slips and says something I delete. You get the rest.

We’ve got enough topics for a year or four of episodes. Feel free to drop a suggestion if you’re an old listener. Or never heard of it. Or don’t even know what “Weeaboo” means. One perk of a mixed audience is each section baffling the others.

My legendary impulse control spurred me to mock Nazi Party comics on the Hotdog column. As in the literal American Nazi Party, not a clever jab at red hats. I love the results, but wonder how I’ve lived this long. Something about railroad tracks tells me “stand here.”

I love that gig to death. It’s like being paid to play chicken. With a train. I’m normal.

How to Dodge a Cannonball still hits in July, I’m just staying mum until preorders and the like exist. I’m a remedial self-promoter, as you can tell from all the nothing I did when that prank went viral. I should get with the times. While living for followers is spiritual suicide, pretending the game doesn’t exist is a great way to lose.

The Present

So there’s this comic by a nazi murderer—where are you going? [1900HOTDOG]

Personally, I'd only need three or four deathloops to pop on a seat belt. [1900HOTDOG]

Airport purgatory was much more fun than it sounds. [Expensive Evil]

What's your favorite possessed doll? [1900HOTDOG]

Everything Abridged is a new world’s codex. [My Book]

The Past

I visited and embodied the Museum of Failure.

The Future

I’m putting up an extremely immature, extremely petty bonus this weekend. Enjoy it.

Not Brought to You By

Lightning round: WW1 war bonds. You have money, and Uncle Sam needs it to live. It’s total war, so the sanity category’s out.

There’s no real idea or punch to this one. Just a featureless mascot and vague guilt. We’re a long way from Rosie’s WW2 run.

Creativity: D | Persuasion: D- | Sanity: N/A

My end? I didn’t invade shit. Antisocial tendencies aside, a glorified pun.

Creativity: C- | Persuasion: C | Sanity: N/A

Classic for a reason. Simplicity lets the obvious shine without browbeating or getting stupid. In a total war you win, or play film villains forever.

Creativity: A | Persuasion: A | Sanity: N/A

Oh, that’s dirty. “My daddy’s not a traitor. Is yours? Don’t forget, the neighbors can see.”

Creativity: C | Persuasion: A | Sanity: F

One Sentence Reviews

Fleshgod Apocalypse - Opera: Treading pleasant water. (3/5)

Tai Chi Master: Gets you kicking the air like a child. (4.5/5)

Open Question

Signing off

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