Rimini by Rudyard Kipling
Marching Song of a Roman Legion of the Later Empire When I left Rome for Lalage's sake,By the Legions' Road to Rimini, She vowed her heart was mine to take With me and my shield to Rimini-- (Till...
The unquenchable thirst of Gammas
A lady with whom I've been having some interesting interactions on WhatsApp sent me this image, which she found quite funny, a few weeks back: I don't think I have ever seen a more perfect...
The price is her soul
The thousand-cock stare is real- even on virgins There is an old joke- a very old joke- that goes something like this: A man at a party spies an attractive young woman and makes his way over to...
Deus Vult!
A little POWERWOLF to go along with one's morning coffee is always a great way to wake up:
Friday T&A
You know that old saying about how great minds think alike? Well, LastRedoubt and I, being the proudly chauvinistic pigs that we are, concluded separately but with a remarkable synchronicity of...
And now for something completely different…
The Arch-Villain of Fabulosity dressed up as Marilyn Monroe and sang The Star Spangled Banner in front of a packed crowd at LSU and DEAR LORD ALMIGHTY WHAT DID I JUST SEE?!?!?: I... er... um......
“Tears of the Dragon”
I listened to this classic BRUCE DICKINSON track for the first time in what felt like an eternity yesterday, and I have to say, it's still as fresh and poignant and beautifully executed as it was...
The Children’s Song by Rudyard Kipling
From the story "Puck of Pook's Hill": Land of our Birth, we pledge to thee Our love and toil in the years to be; When we are grown and take our place As men and women with our race. Father in Heaven...
Black Lives MAFFer
Janet Bloomfield had a guest post up from a black mathematician by the name of Dr. Jonathan David Farley a few days ago, in which Dr. Farley attempted to explain (blacksplain?) away the fact that NO...
How an Alpha handles an interview
It's truly instructive and illustrative to watch the way that The Donald defangs his critics in interviews. Like most extroverted Alpha males, he does it through a very cleverly crafted combination...
The sound of your spine tingling
Commenter Kapios alerted me to the latest launch trailer for Top Gear Series 24 the new Amazon Prime show featuring the former hosts of what was formerly THE GREATEST TV SHOW IN THE...

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