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Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Weird Things You Say While Playing Sims

Let's face it, Sims is a weird game sometimes. Even weirder are the things we say while playing the game. I mean, in what other game can you question why someone's been wandering around in a towel for days, or bemoan the fact that Bob was abducted by aliens and now he's gained weight? Or announce that your toddler has hair floating a foot above their head? Today's post is about the weird things we say while playing Sims.

Sims 3 screenshot- Horse standing outside the boundaries of the basement
I have no idea how a wild horse wound up in the unrouteable area beyond the basement.

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Braces

Yes, folks, braces. Those evil medieval torture devices that orthodontists love to torture their patients with. They nail metal brackets to your teeth, then attach a wire to the brackets, which they tighten until the victim is screaming in agony. Then they take you to the Pit of Despair, where they strap you to a machine that sucks away your life.

'The Princess Bride' movie scene- Pit of Despair. 'So it's to be torture, then.'

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Signs a Hotel is Bad

Most of us have stayed at hotels in our lives. Sometimes these stays are good, other times less so. Sometimes you get a hotel room, then leave an hour later because you value your life. Here are some indications that your hotel room may not be the best, to put it mildly.

Bathtub with crudely-cut gaping hole for a drain

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

How to Destroy Jewelry

Jewelry is made of many different materials, some of them more durable than others. Hematite, for example, is an inexpensive material sometimes used in jewelry. However, it's also somewhat fragile. I've read many stories of how acts of clumsiness resulted in fragile jewelry breaking.
And I can't help but think to myself, I probably shouldn't choose anything fragile for jewelry. Let's face it, I'd find some way to accidentally break it. As I thought more about this, many wild and absurd scenarios emerged in my mind. Allow me to explain.

Pile of dark grey, shiny hematite rings

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Random Weird Theories I Have

We all have those theories that are hard to prove, or that might sound crazy to some. But nonetheless, you're certain they're true. For example, Immortalkitten is certain that her cat knows when she's thinking of using her drawing tablet. Being insanely jealous of the silly square Kitten likes to pet, the cat will get in the way, sitting on her tablet while she's trying to use it... or settling in Kitten's lap before she even makes a move to get her drawing tablet.
Anyway, here are some interesting or weird theories of mine.

Arwen the black cat curled up on Kitten's lap... right in front of her drawing tablet