Seth von Clausewitz

Ps 34:18

[Seth von Clausewitz @ppdSalt]

Gilbert Arenas smiling down from heaven

[ESPN @espn]

Former Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Jordan Elliott was attempting to retrieve a gun from his car following an altercation with a teammate during practice last week, a source confirmed to @MikeGarafolo.

The Titans released Elliott on Tuesday, citing an undisclosed "incident" that occurred at the team facility last Thursday. https://t.co/buOV37cdmZ

[Daniel Friedman @DanFriedman81]

“The Simpsons” was a beloved animated sitcom that ran for ten legendary seasons and concluded in 1999. The show was celebrated for what was widely perceived as a near perfect run that wrapped before it wore out its concept and overstayed its welcome.

Creator Matt Groening and showrunner James L. Brooks famously decided to bring the show to a conclusion after experiencing the negative audience reaction to the season 9 episode “The Principal and the Pauper,” in which it was revealed that the school’s principal was actually an impostor who had stolen the real Seymour Skinner’s identity. Brooks did not want to sully the show’s legacy by doing a bunch of weird episodes as the franchise slid into mediocrity and cultural irrelevance, so the writers and cast decided instead to go out on top and end things on a high note.

However, because of its centrality in 90s pop culture, a long-running Internet joke is to pretend “The Simpsons” is still on the air, a premise that gets more absurd and deranged with each passing year. If this show were still producing new episodes, it would be in its 38th season now, and most of the voice cast would be in their 80s.

The joke is to imagine how distorted this charming show would have become if it had been stretched out to more than 800 episodes. Comedy posters on “weird Twitter” used to try to top each other by making up terrible ideas for what modern episodes of the show might be like.

For example, a viral 2012 tweet imagined an episode where Lady Gaga helps Lisa Simpson with her self esteem. In 2019, popular shitposter Megan Amram originated the premise of Bart Simpson becoming a men’s rights activist to protest a gender-swapped reboot of “Itchy and Scratchy.”

But perhaps the most elaborate Internet “Simpsons” joke was a 2017 YouTube mockumentary “The Problem With Apu,” in which the comedian Hari Kondabolu ironically pretended to be offended by the charming and innocuous convenience store owner character Apu.

Everyone thought this was hilarious, especially since the show had been off the air for nearly two decades when the mockumentary was released. So, Twitter ran with the joke by pretending to “cancel” Apu, and the viral gag memorably resulted in the character’s voice actor, Hank Azaria, recognizing the meme by promising never to perform the character again, which everybody thought was really funny since Azaria had been retired for years.

Now, nearly a decade later, fans are pretending that the show — which has now been off the air longer than most people tweeting about it have been alive— has brought back the “cancelled” character with a new racially-appropriate voice actor.

I actually don’t think this is that funny, and I kind of think the gag of pretending “The Simpsons” is still airing new episodes has overstayed its welcome, a mistake the actual show “The Simpsons” would never have made.

If you haven’t seen this 1990s classic, which — and I cannot emphasize this enough — ended after 10 seasons in 1999, you can watch all the episodes on Disney+ (except the one with Michael Jackson that got pulled from streaming).

[Seth von Clausewitz @ppdSalt]

@politicalmath I gave up on Opus, Astra/Sol are much more controllable. Even though Sonnet 5 is dumber I don't think it's been surpassed in usability.

[Seth von Clausewitz @ppdSalt]

@KelsoDylan @TristinHopper Not only a mistake, but one that people have been conditioned into celebrating. Canada wasn't broken before 1982, and grafting American Constitutionalism onto a country that didn't need it took the worst part of their system without the good parts (checks, balances, etc)

[Seth von Clausewitz @ppdSalt]

@LucastaHonoria You should read until it gets too weird for you and then stop. You don't have to feel bad about stopping after any given book; there aren't really cliffhangers. Every ending is valid by itself. I wasn't a huge fan of Children but I think God Emperor is great

[Seth von Clausewitz @ppdSalt]

@joeyferg Matthews may be back. Thought Roslovic was decent. Many forwards were good.

Beyond the obvious answer, McKenna made a couple mistakes despite the goal

[Seth von Clausewitz @ppdSalt]

@RolandGunnTN They're right for the wrong reasons. The real reason they say/do this is they're morally squeamish about anything harsh, as they are in many contexts. The reason (I think) they're right is that you can't trust the secular state to be just due to mob rule in the age of mass media

[Seth von Clausewitz @ppdSalt]

@BuiltInBuffalo_ He's shit, if he has a different name he'd be worth a 5th round pick

[Seth von Clausewitz @ppdSalt]

@TonyOllenberger @TristinHopper Well yes, Canada and the US are probably the two most similar developed nations anywhere, with the possible exception of AUS/NZ. There are important ways in which Canada moderated between the US and traditional Anglo/French culture.

[Seth von Clausewitz @ppdSalt]

@logopatt It's a shame that Trump spent generations of his predecessors political capital. That Western nations are increasingly viewing the CCP as a more fair partner than Washington is both deserved and incredibly dangerous for their future. It will take a long time to course correct

[Seth von Clausewitz @ppdSalt]

@yolo_pinyato But doesn't that apply to the 16-17 Leafs? They had some ok depth in Kadri/JVR/Bozak but they pulled it out almost entirely off the strength of Matthews

[Seth von Clausewitz @ppdSalt]

@musicandroots Appassionata and Waldstein clear for sure

[Seth von Clausewitz @ppdSalt]

@OrdinariateUSA Out of love is certainly easier. It's more pleasant for you if that is the case. However many of the spiritual writers about dry spells (St. John of the Cross especially, but also Teresa) talk about how persisting when one feels nothing shows deeper faith. Obedience is good too

[Seth von Clausewitz @ppdSalt]

@SaveMeeJeebus @603greg @allgarbled It's definitely possible if you don't do the big ticket items like Kobe beef or fancy omakase. Shinkansen is a little pricey but in most cases is optional.

[Seth von Clausewitz @ppdSalt]

@AlexPHolstein @PincherMartin8 Yeah, and now they're about to do it way harder because they are being given no other choice. And (gestures at giant undefendable land border) guess who's problem that is gonna be? People gotta smarten up quick and think more than 2 weeks into the future here.

[Seth von Clausewitz @ppdSalt]

@allie__voss Local people said this was a stunt, the guy who did it is a huge chud and did it as a protest basically

[Seth von Clausewitz @ppdSalt]

@Emma506131772 Oh yeah I think it can be. Not a problem with the canon itself. Reading along is good. I feel there's something awkward about it being "preached to me". I go to a parish which is EP1 every Sunday, and I just find that part out of place. It's doing something it wasn't meant for.

[Enes Kanter FREEDOM @EnesFreedom]

After careful consideration and reviewing the current eligibility guidelines,
I’m officially declaring myself a @WNBA prospect.

If simply declaring who you are is all that’s required, then I meet every single requirement necessary to compete in the WNBA.

My team and I have carefully examined the WNBA’s eligibility criteria and governing framework surrounding self-identification and inclusion. Based on the current guidelines, I can and am officially declaring my eligibility for the upcoming WNBA draft in April 2027.

I know my presence on the court will stir up strong opinions.
I am definitely not here to mock, make fun of, or disrespect any community or personal choices.
I’m simply asking that the current rules be applied equally to everyone — the rules that represent the very values many WNBA players and coaches have publicly advocated for.
My team and I are prepared to ensure these guidelines are applied equally, consistently, and without exception, and I look forward to the #WNBA honoring its stated principles.

See you at training camp.

https://t.co/zlwWpVF0Ou

[Seth von Clausewitz @ppdSalt]

@Brownson_Review @CatholicSmark At least when I visited the UK it seemed like their liturgical experience was actually quite good. I dunno if that's a product of being in big cities though.