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"He's a master at being clever and counteracting the clever." -- Steve Ditko (about me, probably)
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I write dumb, vulgar shit about cool comics (and dumb comics (seldom vulgar comics)) which I pretend are reviews but are actually deep stares (too deep!) into my worthless soul.
Paranoia is the search for meaning in a world where all faith in religion has been lost. If religion is about putting order to a random and chaotic universe then where do you find that order when you can't believe in religion anymore? You find it in conspiracies.
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Paranoia is the search for meaning in a world where all faith in religion has been lost. If religion is about putting order to a random and chaotic universe then where do you find that order when you can't believe in religion anymore? You find it in conspiracies.
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1079:
"But you've seen his picture in the papers."
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1079:
"But you've seen his picture in the papers."
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Chapter 1: Section 7: Page 61: Line 97 (1079)
"But you've seen his picture in the papers." * * * * * * * * * * I have not. No wait! I have! Here he is! Merle's bringing up his photogra...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1079:
"But you've seen his picture in the papers."
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1079:
"But you've seen his picture in the papers."
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Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1078:
"You might as well head for the deep jungle and talk this over with the trees, for in this town that kind of thinking won't go, nosir not at all."
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1078:
"You might as well head for the deep jungle and talk this over with the trees, for in this town that kind of thinking won't go, nosir not at all."
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Chapter 1: Section 7: Page 61: Line 96 (1078)
"You might as well head for the deep jungle and talk this over with the trees, for in this town that kind of thinking won't go, nosir not ...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1078:
"You might as well head for the deep jungle and talk this over with the trees, for in this town that kind of thinking won't go, nosir not at all."
atd1line.blogspot.com/2025/11/chap...
1078:
"You might as well head for the deep jungle and talk this over with the trees, for in this town that kind of thinking won't go, nosir not at all."
atd1line.blogspot.com/2025/11/chap...
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1077:
"This is primitive hoodoo," objected Roswell Bounce.
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1077:
"This is primitive hoodoo," objected Roswell Bounce.
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Chapter 1: Section 7: Page 61: Line 95 (1077)
"This is primitive hoodoo," objected Roswell Bounce. * * * * * * * * * * Roswell uses the term "hoodoo" to mean nonsense. He doesn't buy i...
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November 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1077:
"This is primitive hoodoo," objected Roswell Bounce.
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1077:
"This is primitive hoodoo," objected Roswell Bounce.
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Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1076:
Not that one would cause the other, exactly, but that both would be different utterances of the same principle.
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1076:
Not that one would cause the other, exactly, but that both would be different utterances of the same principle.
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Chapter 1: Section 7: Page 61: Line 94 (1076)
Not that one would cause the other, exactly, but that both would be different utterances of the same principle. * * * * * * * * * * What w...
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November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1076:
Not that one would cause the other, exactly, but that both would be different utterances of the same principle.
atd1line.blogspot.com/2025/11/chap...
1076:
Not that one would cause the other, exactly, but that both would be different utterances of the same principle.
atd1line.blogspot.com/2025/11/chap...
I don't think enough people know that Thomas Pynchon's novels are absolutely hilarious. Sure, they're difficult. But I think if more people knew going in how funny they are, more people would attempt the read.
November 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I don't think enough people know that Thomas Pynchon's novels are absolutely hilarious. Sure, they're difficult. But I think if more people knew going in how funny they are, more people would attempt the read.
Review of August 1992's Batman: Shadow of the Bat #3 by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle:
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #3 (August 1992)
The Cover Last issue I mentioned that the painted covers of this issue and the next provide us with a glimpse of Batman's body language...
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November 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Review of August 1992's Batman: Shadow of the Bat #3 by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle:
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Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1075:
That if Blinky were ever caught, there would also turn out to be no Æther.
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1075:
That if Blinky were ever caught, there would also turn out to be no Æther.
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Chapter 1: Section 7: Page 61: Line 93 (1075)
That if Blinky were ever caught, there would also turn out to be no Æther. * * * * * * * * * * Being that I'm writing this in 2025, I can ...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1075:
That if Blinky were ever caught, there would also turn out to be no Æther.
atd1line.blogspot.com/2025/11/chap...
1075:
That if Blinky were ever caught, there would also turn out to be no Æther.
atd1line.blogspot.com/2025/11/chap...
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1074:
Somehow Merle got the idea in his head that the Michelson-Morley experiment and the Blinky Morgan manhunt were connected.
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1074:
Somehow Merle got the idea in his head that the Michelson-Morley experiment and the Blinky Morgan manhunt were connected.
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Chapter 1: Section 7: Page 61: Line 92 (1074)
Somehow Merle got the idea in his head that the Michelson-Morley experiment and the Blinky Morgan manhunt were connected. * * * * * * * * ...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1074:
Somehow Merle got the idea in his head that the Michelson-Morley experiment and the Blinky Morgan manhunt were connected.
atd1line.blogspot.com/2025/11/chap...
1074:
Somehow Merle got the idea in his head that the Michelson-Morley experiment and the Blinky Morgan manhunt were connected.
atd1line.blogspot.com/2025/11/chap...
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1073:
By which point uniformed guards were approaching at a clip you could call moderate.
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1073:
By which point uniformed guards were approaching at a clip you could call moderate.
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Chapter 1: Section 7: Page 61: Line 91 (1073)
By which point uniformed guards were approaching at a clip you could call moderate. * * * * * * * * * * "uniformed guards were approaching...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1073:
By which point uniformed guards were approaching at a clip you could call moderate.
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1073:
By which point uniformed guards were approaching at a clip you could call moderate.
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It saddens me that the movie The Wicker Man didn't start a global trend.
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
It saddens me that the movie The Wicker Man didn't start a global trend.
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1071-1072:
"Shh! Will you just—"
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1071-1072:
"Shh! Will you just—"
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Chapter 1: Section 7: Page 61: Lines 89-90 (1071-1072)
"Shh! Will you just—" * * * * * * * * * * "Shh!" Instead of mocking the amount of time this project would take me, why couldn't Redditors ...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1071-1072:
"Shh! Will you just—"
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1071-1072:
"Shh! Will you just—"
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I can't recommend enough Traveling to Mars by Mark Russell (@manruss.bsky.social) and Roberto Meli. A stunningly gorgeous and touching story about everything that matters.
It's easy to recommend anything written by Mark Russell though. His work became a must read for me thanks to Prez!
It's easy to recommend anything written by Mark Russell though. His work became a must read for me thanks to Prez!
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I can't recommend enough Traveling to Mars by Mark Russell (@manruss.bsky.social) and Roberto Meli. A stunningly gorgeous and touching story about everything that matters.
It's easy to recommend anything written by Mark Russell though. His work became a must read for me thanks to Prez!
It's easy to recommend anything written by Mark Russell though. His work became a must read for me thanks to Prez!
The opposite of boredom is curiosity.
November 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The opposite of boredom is curiosity.
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1069-1070:
"Free! Free as a bird!"
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1069-1070:
"Free! Free as a bird!"
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Chapter 1: Section 7: Page 61: Lines 87-88 (1069-1070)
"Free! Free as a bird!" * * * * * * * * * * Ed again. Squawking his fool bird head off just outside the asylum gates. Is it interesting th...
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November 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1069-1070:
"Free! Free as a bird!"
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1069-1070:
"Free! Free as a bird!"
atd1line.blogspot.com/2025/11/chap...
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1068:
"Ed, they'll hear you, try not to holler quite so—"
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1068:
"Ed, they'll hear you, try not to holler quite so—"
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Chapter 1: Section 7: Page 61: Line 86 (1068)
"Ed, they'll hear you, try not to holler quite so—" * * * * * * * * * * When I said I'd read ahead after the last sentence, what I meant w...
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November 8, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1068:
"Ed, they'll hear you, try not to holler quite so—"
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1068:
"Ed, they'll hear you, try not to holler quite so—"
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Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1066:
Ætherists possessed to this degree usually ended up for a stay in Newburgh, from which it became necessary to break them out, Merle after a while becoming known as the fellow to see, once he'd . . ."
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1066:
Ætherists possessed to this degree usually ended up for a stay in Newburgh, from which it became necessary to break them out, Merle after a while becoming known as the fellow to see, once he'd . . ."
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Chapter 1: Section 7: Page 61: Line 84 (1066)
Ætherists possessed to this degree usually ended up for a stay in Newburgh, from which it became necessary to break them out, Merle afte...
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November 8, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1066:
Ætherists possessed to this degree usually ended up for a stay in Newburgh, from which it became necessary to break them out, Merle after a while becoming known as the fellow to see, once he'd . . ."
atd1line.blogspot.com/2025/11/chap...
1066:
Ætherists possessed to this degree usually ended up for a stay in Newburgh, from which it became necessary to break them out, Merle after a while becoming known as the fellow to see, once he'd . . ."
atd1line.blogspot.com/2025/11/chap...
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1064-1065:
"Better. Psychical anti-gravity."
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1064-1065:
"Better. Psychical anti-gravity."
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Chapter 1: Section 7: Page 61: Lines 82-83 (1064-1065)
"Better. Psychical anti-gravity." * * * * * * * * * * Oh. You know what. My bad. I'm sorry. I didn't realize this guy had it all figured o...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1064-1065:
"Better. Psychical anti-gravity."
atd1line.blogspot.com/2025/11/chap...
1064-1065:
"Better. Psychical anti-gravity."
atd1line.blogspot.com/2025/11/chap...
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1063:
"Airships?"
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1063:
"Airships?"
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Chapter 1: Section 7: Page 61: Line 81 (1063)
"Airships?" * * * * * * * * * * This is Merle's response to the money-making scheme to corner light by capturing the light further away fr...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1063:
"Airships?"
atd1line.blogspot.com/2025/11/chap...
1063:
"Airships?"
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Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1062:
"We have the know-how, the world's most inventive engineers and mechanics, all's we need is to get far enough out to catch the prevailing flows. . . ."
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1062:
"We have the know-how, the world's most inventive engineers and mechanics, all's we need is to get far enough out to catch the prevailing flows. . . ."
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Chapter 1: Section 7: Page 61: Line 80 (1062)
We have the know-how, the world's most inventive engineers and mechanics, all's we need is to get far enough out to catch the prevailing f...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Against the Day by Pynchon. One Line at a Time.
1062:
"We have the know-how, the world's most inventive engineers and mechanics, all's we need is to get far enough out to catch the prevailing flows. . . ."
atd1line.blogspot.com/2025/11/chap...
1062:
"We have the know-how, the world's most inventive engineers and mechanics, all's we need is to get far enough out to catch the prevailing flows. . . ."
atd1line.blogspot.com/2025/11/chap...
"I don't even want to be around anymore."
Don’t you just want to grab him by the jowls and shake?
November 8, 2025 at 2:27 AM
"I don't even want to be around anymore."
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[if Chuck Schumer replaced Liam Neeson in Taken]
CHUCK SCHUMER: [on phone] I don’t know who you are or what you want, but I will find you and I will help you kill my daughter
CHUCK SCHUMER: [on phone] I don’t know who you are or what you want, but I will find you and I will help you kill my daughter
March 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
[if Chuck Schumer replaced Liam Neeson in Taken]
CHUCK SCHUMER: [on phone] I don’t know who you are or what you want, but I will find you and I will help you kill my daughter
CHUCK SCHUMER: [on phone] I don’t know who you are or what you want, but I will find you and I will help you kill my daughter
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One thing that kind of got missed in that oval office health announcement debacle yesterday is that they were saying they were decreasing the cost of ozempic so Americans could lose weight and be healthier and then the guy from ozempic turned grey and collapsed
November 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
One thing that kind of got missed in that oval office health announcement debacle yesterday is that they were saying they were decreasing the cost of ozempic so Americans could lose weight and be healthier and then the guy from ozempic turned grey and collapsed
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i swear to fucking god i live in a bizarro universe where i never casually run into other trans people but still end up having regular HRT conversations because every cis woman i meet is going through menopause & YES, HRT IS GOOD, YOUR ENDOCRINOLOGIST & AMERICA JUST HATE WOMEN, HERE IS WHAT YOU WANT
November 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
i swear to fucking god i live in a bizarro universe where i never casually run into other trans people but still end up having regular HRT conversations because every cis woman i meet is going through menopause & YES, HRT IS GOOD, YOUR ENDOCRINOLOGIST & AMERICA JUST HATE WOMEN, HERE IS WHAT YOU WANT