Speed Bump #246

Aaaargh.

For the want of a space… it’s “WALK [space] OUT”, you fucking illiterate morons.  People who walk out from their jobs can be said to be staging a “walkout” (which is a NOUN).  Here’s another example, from a different article:

The mum added that she goes to the gym but has been struggling to find the time to workout.

That’s “work [space] out”, you sub-morons.  A “workout” is what you get when you exercise [he explained patiently].

First we had “verbing”, where nouns are turned into verbs (e.g. he
“exited” the room grrrr grrr grrrrr), and now we have the reverse… “nouning”, where verbs are turned into nouns?

I know what this calls for:

Monday Funnies

So let’s start off with some comparisons:

If those are just too painful, let’s move on down to the usual level:

And some random creatures that may make you want to get snared by Item #3:

And to return to our original theme:

You know what to do:  now start shoveling.

News Roundup

Straight into the important news:


...title track from her next album:  ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ “My fans made me leave my boyfriend.” ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪♫ ♪ ♫ ♪


...oy vey.  On both counts.

From the Dept. of Education:


...keyword:  Florida.

From the Red Sea area:


...and when the US Navy and the Royal Navy are both shown up by the Indian Navy...

In Election News:


...him, plus about 60 million others.

In Looneyville News:


...it’s just too bad that they and their vegan boyfriends are usually too tired to do anything about it.

Loonier still:


...atheists like these make me want to bring back the Inquisition and the stake.  Especially when the assholes get their jollies from pathetic memes like this one:

(Hint:  the ones on the left of the picture don’t fly airliners into skyscrapers.)

From the Women’s Section of Looneyville News:


...of course, had the sexes been reversed, the guy would have got life.
#MenArePigs


...yeah, that Star Wars franchise has made FAR too much money;  “equity” demands that their movies start losing it.  And what better way to get there than through feminism?


...key phrase:  Luck of the Irish.

In Media News:


...let’s hear it from those who think this is a Good Thing:

all of you, huh?

And in INSIGNIFICA:

       

 

Finally, a walk down Mammary Lane:


...and about time, too:

 

And a more recent pic:

Still all there, after all these years… [sigh]

Remember, the Comments section in the Roundup is Open Season.  Comment away.

Options

In light of all the revelations stemming from the Epstein Papers, Sarah Vine asks the question:

What to do about Bad Uncle Andrew? That’s the pressing problem facing King Charles over his morning egg – and it’s not an easy one to solve.

Well…

Just tryin’ to be helpful, here.

And for those who don’t know what all the fuss is about, here’s a clue:

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