Quote of the moment

I am a huge dumbass. 

--Tom McKay

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Our prophet says you should forgive when you can. I cannot.

--Omar Abu Obaid

Partial quote of the moment

...in urban warfare, defenders always have the advantage.

--Robert Worth

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It's more than a failure. It's a fiasco.

--Seif al-Islam

(somewhat screaming) Quote of the moment

(please excuse the formatting. The Vice article is jacking with my style sheets and I don't feel like correcting it.)

If you reach into a bag of Cheetos and pull out a snack that looks like a penis with a pair of testicles dangling from its base, you have about three options: you can pop in into your mouth and crunch it without comment; you can hold it up and announce "This one looks like a dick" before eating it; or you can put it aside and eventually list it on eBay with a title like "Cheeto Shaped Penis Balls Perfect Humor Oddity" or "Cheeto Shaped Like a Penis ULTRA RARE" or even "Cheetos Puffs Shaped Penis Can't Get Any BETTER Than This Wow My 8 yr old Found." 

--Jelisa castrodale

"No" -- headline of the moment

Kraft Foods Issues 'Mayo Culpa' For Making Fat-Free Mayonnaise

--huffpost.com

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The metaverse, apparently, is an idea that cannot fail—it can only be failed.

--David Karpf

Quote of the moment

You can't force anyone to do anything these days. You can only urge.

--Alexander Fleiss

Poorly stacked newsfeeds of the moment

... Just now ...

Required reading...

... For all three Archipelago regulars.

(I'm not gonna lay here and cut/copy/paste 15 "quotes of the moment"...

... Especially when my eyes are bleary from having laughed until I cried.)

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jul/26/my-deep-sleep-quest-i-tried-11-popular-insomnia-cures-do-any-of-them-actually-work 

Limbs and Longevity headline of the moment

All You Need To Survive Is A Piece Of Bread Under Your Arm

--yourtango.com

Quote of the moment

Don't fast for 7 days and then eat 23 bananas. 

--Cass Anderson

Perceptual quote of the moment

Consciousness involves quality — the redness of a red experience, the smell of coffee, the taste of mint.

--Philip Goff

Jarring reality quote of the moment

The most popular framework for explaining consciousness does not hold up to scrutiny.

--Luke Roelofs

Quote of the moment

Some days.... I'm better when I get there.

--The Dear Hunter

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Names like "Man-E-Faces" and "Evil-Lyn" aren't exactly born out of laser-focused brainstorms.

--Adam Rosenberg

Application that doesn't play well with itself of the moment

Screen snippet of Google weather just now.

(I guess the takeaway here is: live uphill.)

Uncovering the truth of the moment

Ms. Saypinar, 26, quickly took to social media to recount the incident for the benefit of her one million followers, tearfully explaining that the gate staff had insulted her by claiming she'd been close to "naked," which, in all fairness, she had.

--Guy Trebay

Need for a face reinforcement quote of the moment

Then Star Wars came out and punched a hole through my face.

--Aaron Eckhart

'Grow yer own' quote of the moment

'Unvaccinated people pose a huge threat to the rest of us who are vaccinated, because they're literally a breeding ground for new variants.'

--Shadaba Asad

Jurassic Park in real life quote of the moment

Every pathogen arms race ends badly, because this is fundamentally evolution. What we're talking about is the virus trying to not go extinct, and evolution is going to favor transmission. Evolution is going to favor vaccine escape.

--Sarah Fortune

Quote of the moment

Those who frequent Taco Bell turned to social media to share their culinary disappointment. 

--Kate Gibson

Quote of the moment

I don't think I should have to pay anything that I don't have to pay,

--Vickie Nelson

Battling 'may not' headlines of the moment

Cropped screenshot just now.

Headline of the moment

Covid-19 'is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated,' CDC director says

--cnn.com

Partial quote of the moment

...pasta chips are like a trip to the dentist.

--Valerio Farris

Seriously caloric headline of the moment

Minecraft's new cheese and spaghetti caves are seriously impressing fans

--eurogamer.net

Quote of the moment

Stress and self-doubt make you dumber. 

--Jessica Stillman

Quote of the moment

This is even better: one part homo-erotic soft porn movie, one part public safety information film flagging up the perils of unregulated pyrotechnics.

--Dave Everley

Friend quote of the moment

Sometimes it feels like I'm caveating myself out of existence.

--Friend of Laurence Scott

Definition quote of the moment

Casinos aren't charities.

--Scott Roeben

Hard news of the moment

A fun night for many turned into a frustrating evening for one Garth Brooks fan at Allegiant Stadium over the weekend.

--Tiffany Lane

Quote of the moment

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

--Pablo Picasso

Truest thing ever said of the moment

No one drinks a Slurpee because they're cutting down on sugar.

--Chelsea Davis

Quote of the moment

...Coroner's reports show there are more heat-related deaths and illnesses at the end of the summer than any other part, because your body is exhausted from fighting extreme heat all [season]

--Jenn Varian

Sensical article end of the moment

If you're going to buy a wallaby, make sure you've got proper fencing to protect it from escaping and to protect it from wild predators.

--Spencer McKee

I'm pretty sure the answer's 'no' headline of the moment

Did a Cuttlefish Write This?

NYT.com

Quote of the moment

Their fate is fixed: They will fall in the fighting or will be arrested.

--Léon Charles

Datum of the moment

Forty percent of food produced in America heads to the landfill or is otherwise wasted.

--Vox

Convoluted opening paragraph of the moment

The Federal Reserve is edging closer to unwinding some of the ultra-easy policy measures put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to keep the U.S. economy afloat amid an unexpectedly large spike in inflation. 

--Megan Henney

<ed: I have NO IDEA what point Ms. Henney is trying to make.>

Probably includes a lawyer headline of the moment

Can Money Buy Happiness? Research Says Yes — If You Spend It On These Things

--yourtango.com

Quote of the moment

One of the positive things to come from this pandemic is that a lot of people have started to ask deep, important questions about meaning and purpose and the value of work.

--Allison McWilliams

Quote of the moment

 I actually like the Alamo Drafthouse a lot. But I have a living room, I want to go to the theater.

--Quentin Tarantino

Solid B in Junior High English opening article sentence of the moment

Every death is tragic for the people who lost their beloved ones whether it was an expected one or not. 

--Melisa Iscan

Rhymes with "well" headline of the moment

Town Sets All-Time Heat Record, Then Burns to the Ground

--futurism.com

Say you're 'Sauron' headline of the moment

Burst pipeline causes bubbling, steaming "eye of fire" to emerge in the Gulf of Mexico

--cbsnews.com

Cheerful thought of the moment

As we know, Amazon accepts psychological torture as a course of business, and Amazon consumers are too lazy or callous to care, and that unholy union perpetuates human suffering. 

--Whitney Kimball

Quote of the moment

You may not be blind, but you're going to be legally blind.

--Mike Waltz

Partial quote of the moment

I'm not a food writer, so I won't bore you with an impression of one...

--Hannah Allen

A guidebook I'm not particularly interested in headline of the moment

This Is How You Die In Extreme Heat

--huffpost.com

Then don't do that headline of the moment

Throwing an "Axion Bomb" Into a Black Hole Could Break a Fundamental Law of Physics

--scitechdaily.com

When biology becomes movie analysis quote of the moment

The RAS protein has been referred to as the Death Star with good reason and that's because it's spherical and impenetrable, essentially preventing drugs binding and inhibiting it. 

--Darren Tomlinson

Quote of the moment

It has long been obvious that our nation's marijuana laws seem to be built on lies and racism and are an affront to civil liberties. 

--Rick Steves