Author Archives: Travis

Philology

Five things I learned today. 1) Aibohphobia is a fear of palindromes. 2) Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is a fear of long words. 3) Rhotacism is the mispronouncing of “r” as “w.” 4) Lisping is the misarticulation of fricative consonants like “s” or … Continue reading

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I want my babyback babyback babyback…

The most interesting thing from our first visit to a Chili’s restaurant in over a year of pandemic isolation was the genuine surprise that our server expressed in discovering she actually had to tell the cooks our order, not simply … Continue reading

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Sticker shock

Hello, Mr. Komplexify. I’m calling you to give you a partial update on your truck, which my records indicate hit a deer on March 28. The current Blue Book value for a 2007 Honda Ridgeline is $6000. Examination of the … Continue reading

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Fauci ouchie

Was your Pi Day better than mine? I was vaccinated ‘gainst Covid 1-9 With a Pfizer shot (I shit you not) On 3-14 at 1:59.

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Minimalist pop culture II

More minimalist pop culture, with the Butterfly:

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