The Wordsmith's Forge

Never give up anything that makes you happy just because other people think it is silly or childish.  Especially never give up an effective coping skill!  Yes, I have stuffed animals.  I am currently most fond of Snoozimals and Squishmallows for practical use, but we also have a weird stuffy collection for artistic merit.  


 

This cartoon caught my attention.  I'm sure it's meant as a criticism, and is likely untrue.



However, a poor person can become a well-to-do person if decent work opportunities are available.  Immigrants in particular are highly inclined to start business which eventually create more jobs.  And they're practical folks.

Rich people don't work.  They just suck up resources.

It is much easier to turn a poor person into a contributing citizen than it is to make a rich person either decent or productive.  So I'd much rather have poor immigrants than rich loafers, because I know who is actually useful to have around.



 

Warning: Do not watch with mouth full.

A hilarious look at Earth's biosphere as game development, in this installment explaining why cats are such a superior build. 

From kaanbaltla:

Challenge #14: In your own space, create your own fandom challenge.

I opted for a really low stakes and funny challenge: create your personal crackship. How? Easy. Take the last character you're obsessed with/like the most right now and then take very first character (or the one you believe was the very first if you don't really remember) you created for (be that meta, fanart, fanfic, moodboard, everything counts as long as you created for 'em!).

Bonus points if you explain how you'd make it work! (But don't worry if you don't want to explain anything and just amuse --and if you vibe with polyships and make one for this, that's more bonus points.)

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This poem is spillover from the January 7, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by janetmiles. It also fills the "Then You've Never Been Blue" square in my 1-1-25 card for the Public Domain Day Bingo fest.


"Never Been Blue"
-- a limerick


a There was a young girl from Purdue
a Who struggled with classes, it's true.
b As her roommate coped,
b She grumped and she moped
a And said, "Then you've never been blue."

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Notes:

A limerick is a 5-line poem usually with a funny or wry tone.

Another use for AI -- collecting hilariously wrong examples of its output.


 

Check out the amazing math of 2025. 

Here are two "Simon's Cat" compilations plus a single episode. There's a bit of overlap but they both have some different scenes too. Do not watch with mouth full. Also, never turn your back on a cat.


"Cozy Christmas"



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"Christmas Collection"



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"Wreck the Halls"

This is a great performance of a classic Christmas song.




 ... now replace the name starting with "G" using another one-syllable name starting with T...