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Pitchforks v Torches: The 2021 Redux

17 Tuesday Aug 2021

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*** This originally ran in 2017 and was then heavily revised in 2018. I’ve updated it again for 2021, since there are many more reasons to hold mostly peaceful protests. ***

Some people are pitchfork people. They like the heft, the balance, and the soothing calm that comes from sharpening evenly-spaced tines. Pitchforks look deadly. They are a practical yet humble implement used by commoners to work the land. When it’s time for 1776 shenanigans, pitchfork people herd oligarchical despots like snakes to a mongoose convention. Just as God intended. If you don’t find a cartoon-ish jab to the behinds of bankers, TV doctors, and corruptocrats as spectacularly hilarious as myself…

…then you are probably a torch person.
Torch people favor the agility a lit torch grants during disorderly political rallies. They enjoy the soothing calm that comes from staring into a dancing flame. Torches are the tool of alchemists, using a secret chemical reaction which few can explain, but everyone can understand. Making despotic autocrats do a heat-avoidance jig is humiliating and effective. Fire cleanses in a righteous manner. Also as God intended. Continue reading →

A Costco Update

12 Thursday Aug 2021

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I’m putting together tomorrow’s post and I’m hesitant to throw this one out. I don’t want to be an alarmist, but the ‘gitchy feeling’ has infected me for three days now, and I’ve been doing extra prepping.

I’m not a conventional prepper. I’m not holding out for the apocalypse. I’m more in the “have a couple months of food/stuff you’d normally use over that time on-hand, rather than rely on the grocery store to supply you for the conventional three days.” It’s uncomfortable, and possibly insane, but I’d rather be viewed as an alarmist fool than let someone go without a head’s up. Continue reading →

Vox Popoli: Unalived Yet Living

11 Wednesday Aug 2021

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Blogspot nuked the popular Vox Popoli blog today. Love him or hate him, you had to be aware of him. His backup is up and running at voxday.net or milobookclub.com. According to announcements on Social Galactic (his social media platform) it is a temporary location.

All comments from previous posts have been nuked and will probably not be restored unless Blogger (ie Google) restores the original site. They don’t have comments enabled yet, and his team are still working on fixing the links on the side bars. He does have an interesting war post up.

Rumors that he got hacked with the ransom being the release of “A Throne of Bones III” have been denied.

We at Tempest in a Teardrop are eagerly watching as the legions of Vile Faceless Minions, Ilk, Dread Ilk, Evil Legion of Lawyer Ilk, Camp Followers, and Well-Wishers  are assembling before the mighty evil throne of the Evil Lord of Evil himself. We imagine he’ll pop in, fully armored, eyes hungrily glowing for more skulls. Good luck, men, and remember: It’s chew, then swallow.

We don’t think ‘Evil Tummy Seltzer’ has the right tone.

A Humble Burger. Only $3500. Maybe $4500.

06 Friday Aug 2021

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Day One of our hiatus was a total success! We cleaned out our freezers. It had to be done. We’d stocked up at the beginning of the pandemic madness, had been cycling through the contents, but realized that some serious reorganization was needed. We are eating older, humbler fare (so as not to be wasteful) as we begin the process once again.

We’re at halftime here, folks. We hope that you are also getting prepared.

Serendipitously, I happened to stumble across this.

It’s a hamburger. It only costs $6000. Yes, I double-checked the number of zeros. Yes, that’s real gold dust encrusting the bun. I assume Bethel Church had a sale. Continue reading →

The Mysterious Dark Cult of Master Pâtissiers

04 Wednesday Aug 2021

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*** This post originally ran in July, 2016 ***

I recently concluded that we’ve taken the completely wrong approach to our financial life. That was nine hours ago. We’re now gourmet pastry chefs.

Research has been conducted. Techniques have been practiced. Orders have been placed. We’ve decided to enter at the lower-end of the gourmet market and work our way up as fame, recognition, and awards make their way to our new bakery. We’re still toying with the name, but I’m thinking there are worse choices than The Tempest in a Teardrop Tart Temple. Our treats will start in the $100-$150 dollar range.

The key to success in the gourmet pastry market is to specialize. We’re Americans. We picked doughnuts. Continue reading →

A Hiatus Can’t Stop the Humor

03 Tuesday Aug 2021

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As of today we’re taking a three-week break from the comic. With the Apocalypse about to be unleashed at any moment, we certainly aren’t going to abandon you! There is far too much to laugh at!

My goal: to repost some old favorite comics and articles, to write some fresh ones, and to “redo” a few, so they meet our current world situation and generally-ridiculous circumstances. In fact, we’ll be putting something out six days a week!

This was planned. Reasons below. If you aren’t interested in how we do the comic, then bail now and we’ll see you tomorrow. Continue reading →