Wee Timorous Beastie
@timprobable.bsky.social
simple machine that works badly
TimProbable on Twitter and Discord, too.
TimProbable on Twitter and Discord, too.
Nice 'rediscovery of Roman cement recipe', too bad it was over breakfast
November 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Nice 'rediscovery of Roman cement recipe', too bad it was over breakfast
I want the 'Donnie Darko talking to the therapist' meme but for 'hey I found another scientist who says X' and the therapist asks 'is it an actual scientist with professional and personal experience in the relevant field or just another engineer who decided they could 'figure it out'?'
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I want the 'Donnie Darko talking to the therapist' meme but for 'hey I found another scientist who says X' and the therapist asks 'is it an actual scientist with professional and personal experience in the relevant field or just another engineer who decided they could 'figure it out'?'
Too beefy? Maybe one shelf and hands with no arms attached?
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Too beefy? Maybe one shelf and hands with no arms attached?
Decadent American chili powder! Or was it local and he's just made of unsqueezed wood pulp?
November 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Decadent American chili powder! Or was it local and he's just made of unsqueezed wood pulp?
I have been previously informed by Skylar the housemate that she goes in and glares at Jen's urn on the mantel when she's had it up to here with the rest of us. Like taking it up with management.
November 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I have been previously informed by Skylar the housemate that she goes in and glares at Jen's urn on the mantel when she's had it up to here with the rest of us. Like taking it up with management.
I spiced a cider once, it was good.
November 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I spiced a cider once, it was good.
Wtf is 'milk soup', that's the actual horror here
November 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Wtf is 'milk soup', that's the actual horror here
"Oh, well, screw YOU"
*un-Services your Parcel*
*un-Services your Parcel*
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
"Oh, well, screw YOU"
*un-Services your Parcel*
*un-Services your Parcel*
Still better than "begging for a Smegging"
November 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Still better than "begging for a Smegging"
That whole paragraph was him dragging himself, too? Like, it's a safer ride and I can work but I'm not looking at my phone? What are you doing here, my guy.
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 AM
That whole paragraph was him dragging himself, too? Like, it's a safer ride and I can work but I'm not looking at my phone? What are you doing here, my guy.
I did not realize there was a historical precursor to the Slim Jim, but I suppose it makes sense.
November 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I did not realize there was a historical precursor to the Slim Jim, but I suppose it makes sense.
Secret Cultist Librarian will later be seen charging at you from across a darkened room, shrieking, with a ritual dagger.
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Secret Cultist Librarian will later be seen charging at you from across a darkened room, shrieking, with a ritual dagger.
"No thneeded, it was my plesaur", as Dr. Seuss throw a book about dinosaurs out a window
November 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"No thneeded, it was my plesaur", as Dr. Seuss throw a book about dinosaurs out a window
>*mixes up verb for “to read” with verb for “to piss”*
Later to family: "I'm not entirely sure about this, but American book clubs must be WILD."
Later to family: "I'm not entirely sure about this, but American book clubs must be WILD."
November 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
>*mixes up verb for “to read” with verb for “to piss”*
Later to family: "I'm not entirely sure about this, but American book clubs must be WILD."
Later to family: "I'm not entirely sure about this, but American book clubs must be WILD."
That's odd, MY state is also well represented by those two things
November 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
That's odd, MY state is also well represented by those two things
Even trying to use cooking for myself as a broadening experience, sometimes it's very nice to just... go to one of the go-tos. And some of them are still 'remember when this was nerve wracking? and now it feels like throwing things in a pot?'
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Even trying to use cooking for myself as a broadening experience, sometimes it's very nice to just... go to one of the go-tos. And some of them are still 'remember when this was nerve wracking? and now it feels like throwing things in a pot?'
*starts banging clipboard* ODED FEHR, ODED FEHR
November 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
*starts banging clipboard* ODED FEHR, ODED FEHR
"But for him, the drone was over."
November 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"But for him, the drone was over."
Has he got any of the establishment Republicans on staff this time around, or just the political outfield viziers (Miller) and media toadies? It really feels like a pile of jesters concealing a poisoner with an evil goatee for this round.
November 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Has he got any of the establishment Republicans on staff this time around, or just the political outfield viziers (Miller) and media toadies? It really feels like a pile of jesters concealing a poisoner with an evil goatee for this round.
I had a couple days of trying to figure out who was hiding pickled ginger in the cupboards until I realized my housemate was using a lemongrass and vinegar cleaning spray.
November 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I had a couple days of trying to figure out who was hiding pickled ginger in the cupboards until I realized my housemate was using a lemongrass and vinegar cleaning spray.
Got to settle for being better at being a person
November 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Got to settle for being better at being a person