Larry Wake
@larrywake.bsky.social
Technical marketing / writing / editing, and whatnot. Low-key umbraphile. Reposts == quantum tunnels
https://larrywake.com/
https://larrywake.com/
"This may seem an inopportune moment to ask, Dean Wormer, but..."
September 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
"This may seem an inopportune moment to ask, Dean Wormer, but..."
A woman once wrote a letter to the SJ Merc's traffic column (RIP Gary Richards), complaining about people who turned on their turn signal even though, duh, they were *obviously in the left-turn pocket*.
Sadly, she didn't include any computations on therbligs wasted or whatnot.
Sadly, she didn't include any computations on therbligs wasted or whatnot.
August 20, 2026 at 7:42 PM
A woman once wrote a letter to the SJ Merc's traffic column (RIP Gary Richards), complaining about people who turned on their turn signal even though, duh, they were *obviously in the left-turn pocket*.
Sadly, she didn't include any computations on therbligs wasted or whatnot.
Sadly, she didn't include any computations on therbligs wasted or whatnot.
Can we hate Brexit and still vote for him?
July 24, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Can we hate Brexit and still vote for him?
S. Harris had an occasional strip in the National Lampoon where the president was just a regular guy with a desk job, coming home and asking his wife to set an extra plate because the King of Mumblefutz was coming over for dinner. I think about that a lot as what we should be aiming for.
July 7, 2026 at 8:08 PM
S. Harris had an occasional strip in the National Lampoon where the president was just a regular guy with a desk job, coming home and asking his wife to set an extra plate because the King of Mumblefutz was coming over for dinner. I think about that a lot as what we should be aiming for.
Rather than bother the OP, I always try to do my own research when confronted with a new term.
April 13, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Rather than bother the OP, I always try to do my own research when confronted with a new term.
Is there some reason why the Daily Mail is suddenly somehow believable?
April 2, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Is there some reason why the Daily Mail is suddenly somehow believable?
The only point of the story apparently being "Mike, look what I did to preserve your majority. You're welcome!"
March 16, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The only point of the story apparently being "Mike, look what I did to preserve your majority. You're welcome!"
Yes! The name promises a magical, transformative experience, and you’re handed a … sugar cookie. I’ve made my feelings known about this.
February 1, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Yes! The name promises a magical, transformative experience, and you’re handed a … sugar cookie. I’ve made my feelings known about this.
"I'll tell you why: because I'm a *dancer*."
January 26, 2026 at 5:09 AM
"I'll tell you why: because I'm a *dancer*."
1. "FPO - replace with picture of Colin Farrell"
2. Maybe if they hadn't gutted the Smithsonian, someone would clue them in about Greenland and penguins?
2. Maybe if they hadn't gutted the Smithsonian, someone would clue them in about Greenland and penguins?
January 24, 2026 at 6:31 PM
1. "FPO - replace with picture of Colin Farrell"
2. Maybe if they hadn't gutted the Smithsonian, someone would clue them in about Greenland and penguins?
2. Maybe if they hadn't gutted the Smithsonian, someone would clue them in about Greenland and penguins?
Maybe Roger Moore? Jack Kelly?
January 14, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Maybe Roger Moore? Jack Kelly?
A respectable Republican type face.
December 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A respectable Republican type face.
Bunny Lake is Missing, Charlie Brown
November 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Bunny Lake is Missing, Charlie Brown
"I wouldn't worry about it. Boston isn't a big college town."
November 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"I wouldn't worry about it. Boston isn't a big college town."
Huh. Interesting timing. Is there any reason Trump might want there to be a precedent for putting a name on a WH complex building's exterior? Feels like there was something in the news lately.
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Huh. Interesting timing. Is there any reason Trump might want there to be a precedent for putting a name on a WH complex building's exterior? Feels like there was something in the news lately.
The Parallax View (1974)
November 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The Parallax View (1974)
Department of Firewater couldn’t even get their profile right.
October 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Department of Firewater couldn’t even get their profile right.