Prepuce of Doom

I was making the (admittedly oblique and nonsensical) implication that I typed it all out with my foreskin.

Not so fast, my friend - you probably assumed I typed all that with my fingers, didn't you?

Speaking from personal experience, it can sometimes be hard to know when trying to defuse a situation with humor is a helpful and appropriate approach, and when it's just throwing gasoline on the fire. To me, this falls squarely into the second category. I would like to think that if given the benefit of hindsight and an opportunity to go back in time ~36 hours, Derka and Immamac would each choose to do things differently both in terms of what led to this situation, but especially in terms of what's happened and how they've conducted themselves as it's unfolded. I don't think it's right for there to be such a gulf between what a moderator (and former site owner) promises and what the current site owner does instead, but I also don't think it's reasonable to expect Immamac, Blacklab, and all other mods to always be constantly up in each others' shit. We can't expect a hive mind to exist between them. They all have lives outside of Surly. Running a message board is thankless work. Immamac takes a lot of crap (mostly good natured, I think) when the tech side of things fuck up, but I don't think he ever gets the equivalent amount of appreciation when things are running smoothly. And that's wholly separate from the babysitting of personalities and all the human drama bullshit that he presumably has to endure. So thanks for doing all the tech shit and dealing with the drama too, @immamac. Your time and efforts are appreciated more than we collectively acknowledge. But I think you've misplayed your hand here pretty significantly. And Derka - you take a lot of shit. Far more than anyone should have to. It's bullshit that the onus is mostly on you to change, but your coping, maturity, and self-awareness has improved dramatically over the years. I hope this doesn't come off as condescending, but you've made tremendous progress - don't throw it all away in a tantrum here. And it stinks that you feel betrayed by the "bait and switch" that you perceive between Blacklab's approach to the situation and Immamac's. But to borrow a phrase from The Wire, the price of the brick has changed. Derka - just accept the imperfect solution of blocking your tormentors. Immamac - Derka certainly earned himself a timeout, but please rethink the permanence of it. Both of you can do better with each other. I think there's still a lot of room for sensible resolution and more mature behavior by both sides here, and I hope you both can see how you could have handled things differently and better, and how you each owe each other an apology. You can swallow a little pride, give each other the benefit of the doubt, and build a bridge and get the fuck over it, or else you can stick to your guns and needlessly fuck things up all over the place and shit on the rest of the community in the process.

Wordle 1,022 6/6 ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Daily Quordle 803 7️⃣5️⃣ 8️⃣6️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ Connections Puzzle #300 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Looks like Wordle is now requiring an account in order to access your streak information. That bothers me far more than it should.

Wordle 1,021 3/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Daily Quordle 802 8️⃣3️⃣ 5️⃣7️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #299 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

This all sucks for multiple reasons.

What year Mercedes? Who did the work for you? How easy of a process was it? I've got a '16 that I am debating unlocking, but I'm a little leery of letting some rando from the internet remotely log into my car's shit and mash buttons.

https://www.blipshift.com/products/peak-la-24-mug?

Is there supposed to be one more image to finish this off? I would like to read it - right now there's an empty space to suggest that there's one more installment, but the last one that's visible ends with Kevin's grandfather's chainsaw death.

Wordle 1,020 4/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩⬛🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Daily Quordle 801 6️⃣3️⃣ 8️⃣5️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ Connections Puzzle #298 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩

It's funny that you mentioned Pittsnoggle. I am also continually amazed by this "college stud who doesn't sniff the NBA" phenomenon, and he's the first example of this that comes to my mind, too. As someone who watches a ton of CBB but only watches the NBA once the playoffs start, I have just come to the lazy conclusion that I simply don't understand the pro game as well as I assume I should.

Wordle 1,019 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟨⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Daily Quordle 800 5️⃣6️⃣ 4️⃣7️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #297 🟪🟦🟩🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Femaleman

Plus, you're loading up a few friends and loved ones to have giant farts in the near future. Bonus time-release pranks...

Benadryl makes me feel like I want to rip my skin off and run a marathon. Does not induce sleep for me at all. Change your username to Born to Run Skinless.

Wordle 1,018 3/6 🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Daily Quordle 799 8️⃣6️⃣ 3️⃣🟥 m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟨🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟨🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 Connections Puzzle #296 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

I'm sorry for your loss of that family photo.

Yeah, these aren't my wheelhouse, but something about this deck looks off to me as well.

Wordle 1,017 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ 🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Daily Quordle 798 4️⃣🟥 7️⃣5️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ Connections Puzzle #295 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 This could be my last attempt at Connections. If we have more emojis tomorrow, I'm done.

I don't care for how you've made me root for dook.

Wordle 1,016 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Daily Quordle 797 4️⃣7️⃣ 5️⃣9️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #294 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Wordle 1,015 4/6 ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟨🟩⬛🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Daily Quordle 796 7️⃣4️⃣ 5️⃣8️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #293 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟦🟩 🟩🟦🟦🟩 🟩🟩🟦🟩 🟦🟩🟩🟦 Purple's theme means nothing to me, and the potential overlap among the green and blue answers was impossible to disentangle.

*dook