The Unspeakable Dread
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3/ T: So there have been no other shes?
A: Right. Xi is the first Xi.
T: Got it. So she is not hot?
A: Yes, because Xi is the President.
T: Well, I’m the President of the United States, and I’m hot.
A: Yes, sir. You’re hotter than Xi is.
A: Right. Xi is the first Xi.
T: Got it. So she is not hot?
A: Yes, because Xi is the President.
T: Well, I’m the President of the United States, and I’m hot.
A: Yes, sir. You’re hotter than Xi is.
September 25, 2026 at 12:38 AM
3/ T: So there have been no other shes?
A: Right. Xi is the first Xi.
T: Got it. So she is not hot?
A: Yes, because Xi is the President.
T: Well, I’m the President of the United States, and I’m hot.
A: Yes, sir. You’re hotter than Xi is.
A: Right. Xi is the first Xi.
T: Got it. So she is not hot?
A: Yes, because Xi is the President.
T: Well, I’m the President of the United States, and I’m hot.
A: Yes, sir. You’re hotter than Xi is.
2/ T: That’s what I said. She.
A: Yes.
T: So the President of China - is she some hot Asian chick?
A: No, Xi is the President of China.
T: I just said that!
A: No, Xi is not a hot Asian. Xi is the President of China.
T: So the President of China is a she?
A: Yes, the first Xi to be President.
A: Yes.
T: So the President of China - is she some hot Asian chick?
A: No, Xi is the President of China.
T: I just said that!
A: No, Xi is not a hot Asian. Xi is the President of China.
T: So the President of China is a she?
A: Yes, the first Xi to be President.
September 25, 2026 at 12:26 AM
2/ T: That’s what I said. She.
A: Yes.
T: So the President of China - is she some hot Asian chick?
A: No, Xi is the President of China.
T: I just said that!
A: No, Xi is not a hot Asian. Xi is the President of China.
T: So the President of China is a she?
A: Yes, the first Xi to be President.
A: Yes.
T: So the President of China - is she some hot Asian chick?
A: No, Xi is the President of China.
T: I just said that!
A: No, Xi is not a hot Asian. Xi is the President of China.
T: So the President of China is a she?
A: Yes, the first Xi to be President.
I swear that Trump’s coddling of the President of China comes from his misunderstanding of the man’s name.
T: So I’m meeting with the President of China. What’s the guy’s name?
A: It’s Xi.
T: Oh, so they got some broad for president.
A: No, it’s Xi.
T: But she is the President of China?
A: Correct.
T: So I’m meeting with the President of China. What’s the guy’s name?
A: It’s Xi.
T: Oh, so they got some broad for president.
A: No, it’s Xi.
T: But she is the President of China?
A: Correct.
September 25, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I swear that Trump’s coddling of the President of China comes from his misunderstanding of the man’s name.
T: So I’m meeting with the President of China. What’s the guy’s name?
A: It’s Xi.
T: Oh, so they got some broad for president.
A: No, it’s Xi.
T: But she is the President of China?
A: Correct.
T: So I’m meeting with the President of China. What’s the guy’s name?
A: It’s Xi.
T: Oh, so they got some broad for president.
A: No, it’s Xi.
T: But she is the President of China?
A: Correct.
Well, the apartment managers are forcing me to move out as soon as possible, as the leaking roof that they never repaired apparently makes my loft unsafe and uninhabitable.
They will pay for my move into another unit on the same floor.
They will pay for my move into another unit on the same floor.
June 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Well, the apartment managers are forcing me to move out as soon as possible, as the leaking roof that they never repaired apparently makes my loft unsafe and uninhabitable.
They will pay for my move into another unit on the same floor.
They will pay for my move into another unit on the same floor.
Obligatory cat photo. This is Hisa-me, whom I took in as a stray years ago. Our eyes match.
February 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Obligatory cat photo. This is Hisa-me, whom I took in as a stray years ago. Our eyes match.
So now we’re going to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. I would complain, but I don’t want Donnie wishing me to the cornfield. Happy thoughts, happy thoughts….
January 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
So now we’re going to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. I would complain, but I don’t want Donnie wishing me to the cornfield. Happy thoughts, happy thoughts….
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