To be fair, it was a joke gift

“Gag gift” was right there and you missed it.

I love your username.

If Red/Ash’s mom married Professor Oak, would he call Blue/Gary (Oak’s grandson) his stepson? Stepdad? And would Giovanni (Blue’s father) be his stepfather? Stepson?

And why does Game Freak refuse to answer my emails?

I think it’s more schadenfreude than victim blaming - that and a dash of Leopards Eating My Face. Those type of comments are usually under such stories as MAGA lawyers lining up to handle his nonsense lawsuits in order to ride his coattails to fame and wealth, only to be abandoned when they fail to get results. Victim blaming would imply they’re actually victims instead of grifters stupidly working under another grifter.

“It’s tee-ah-tim-eh!”

I copy+pasted my lunch without thinking and overwrote my clipboard; guess I’m sans vehicle now.

“Hey, that guy said to tell you-”

“I heard him.”

Where else would she be hiding the gun?

(I know this is a shitpost, but I couldn’t resist lore-dumping)

The Dark Sign is actually Gwyn’s curse on humanity to seal away their potential (the Dark Soul being the only fragment of the First Flame that can be shared and passed on without weakening, he feared humanity growing powerful enough to topple the gods through sheer numbers). That’s why the Dark Sign appears as a flame encircling the Dark. When the First Flame weakens enough, his seal becomes visible as the Dark within humanity begins breaking free.

Just make sure you follow proper administration procedure.

“My Steam backlog wasn’t enough, let’s add a couple thousand more to the pile with a few romsets.”

Bitwise operations are elegant in the same way nunchucks are elegant: they are impressive and versatile in the hands of a master, but inflict a lot of self-imposed bruises in the hands of novices.

If the user does not recognize the issue, this may lead to delivery of more insulin than intended

I love their subtle attempt at shifting blame here.