Flannel Underpants

I don't want to be here either

[traumacatholic]

Universal Prayer for All Things Necessary for Salvation

O My God, I believe in thee; do thou strengthen my faith. All my hopes are in thee; do thou secure them. I love thee; teach me to love thee daily more and more. I am sorry that I have offended thee; do thou increase my sorrow. I adore thee as my first beginning; I espouse after thee as my last end. I give thee thanks as my constant benefactor; I call upon thee as my sovereign protector. Vouchsafe, O my God, to conduct me by thy wisdom, to restrain me by thy justice, to comfort me by thy mercy, to defend me by thy power. To thee I desire to consecrate all my thoughts, works, actions, and sufferings; that henceforward I may think of thee, speak of thee, refer all my actions to thy greater glory, and suffer willingly whatever thou shalt appoint. Lord, I desire that in all things thy will may be done, because it is thy will, and in the manner that thou willest. I beg to thee to enlighten my understanding, to inflame my will, to purify my body, and to sanctify my soul. Give me strength, O my God, to expiate my offences, to overcome my temptations, to subdue my passions, and to acquire the virtues proper for my state.

Composed by Pope Clement XI., A.D. 1721

[targetedknowledge]

[reggiemess]

Profanity filters on single-player games are just so... incredibly performative. They don't 'protect' the player from seeing the word (you have to type it in order to activate the filter), the only thing they do is scold the player.

My favorite solution to people who get offended at the things they themselves typed is a disclaimer on a puzzle page that said "If you type profanity you will see it."

[reggiemess]

Out: Can you pet the dog?

In: Can you name yourself Fuckface McShitass?

[reggiemess]

It's really funny and jarring when you encounter a profanity filter in a single-player m-rated grown-up game for adults, but I don't think they even make sense in kid's games. If anything I think "If you tell the computer to call you FuckNugget it will do that" is exactly the sort of obvious, low-stakes 'actions have consequences' lesson that's perfect for kids.

[reggiemess]

"This impacts nobody but yourself, and even then it does not alter gameplay or the intended experience, however we cannot allow it and you need to know we disapprove of offensive language. Anyway have fun in Gorequest 4: The Tittening."

[mtf-the-gathering]

more games could benefit from brutal legend's profanity filter setting I think

[boomer-mythology-destroyer]

[crazy-brazilian]

[titanomancy]

In Memoriam John Blanche October 1948 - June 2026

We're going to be doing this more often, you know.

John Blanche died this week, as reported by fellow former Games Workshop alum Trish Carden, passing away at the age of 78. Intensely private in his personal life - his birthday is observed in "late October" - details of his passing are understandably scarce. Although he retired a few years ago owing to poor health, I hope that his ultimate end was a peaceful one untroubled by sickness or infirmity.

I had the unique pleasure of meeting Blanche in a professional capacity, once, and he was precisely the sort of gregarious weirdo that one might assume from his work. Though our acquaintance was brief, it was one of the highlights of my association with Games Workshop.

In many ways, Blanche is synonymous with Warhammer - throughout much of Games Workshop's golden age in the 1990s, it was Blanche's art which formed people's first impressions of the setting and served as the initial hook to draw them into the grim darkness of the far future. It's certainly what hooked me.

His influence on the 40k aesthetic cannot be understated and is still felt, today, in ways both subtle and gross. In celebration of Blanche's life, take a moment to appreciate some of my favorite pieces of his.

Rest in peace.

[ancaporado]

[a-h-mad-hish]

"Two sixteen-year-olds in their room or on a walk getting excited about an author they have just discovered is more important than the meeting of a writer's association or an academic conference."

Ernst Jünger, Autor und Autorschaft (Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta, 1984)

[kvroko]

[sundazesun]

[the-butterwitch]

They're strangely proficient at discerning what a woman is when they have to decide who, between JKR and Caitlyn Jenner, will get rape threats for declaring themselves against trans women in women's sports.

[niiwa-angel]

They always know who the woman is when they

Watch porn

Send rape threats

Call someone a bitch, cunt, whore, or breeder

What characteristics they want their HRT to give them

Know which shelters they want to be in

And look to date.

But somehow we're all bigots for recognizing the same thing.

[tam--lin]

I don't know what those '90s sci Fi TV writers were putting in their shows but I wish they'd start doing it again

[blujayonthewing]

(via @lalibertalia)

[boomer-mythology-destroyer]

[greinkeephus]

It’s that time of the year again ❤️ [x]

[starrmarr-deactivated20260106]

[honetii]

My roommate and I finished riverdale like a week ago and as we were watching it there were a bunch of lines that made us lose our shit so once we finished the show they went back and compiled every single one of them into this absurd 7 minute long video. I feel like y'all would enjoy this over here.

[catholicapothecary]

you don’t hate academics enough

[flannelunderpants]

Get a real job

[thememedaddy]