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Homer Simpson from The Simpsons: Perhaps the most famous of this archetype, Homer is known for his love of beer, couch-potato lifestyle, and his endless schemes to avoid work, balanced with a quirky affection for his family.
Peter Griffin from Family Guy: Similar to Homer, Peter is depicted as lazy, dim-witted, and often found at the local bar with his buddies. His antics and bumbling nature are tempered by his love for his family.
Fred Flintstone from The Flintstones: Fred is often seen trying to shirk his responsibilities at the rock quarry, favoring relaxation or get-rich-quick schemes. He's also known for his loyalty to his friend Barney and devotion to his family, despite his frequent mishaps.
Al Bundy from Married… with Children: Al is a shoe salesman who constantly reminisces about his "glory days" as a high school football star while often lounging around and complaining. His love of beer and detachment from his household responsibilities are central to his character.
Dan Conner from Roseanne (particularly in the early seasons): Though Dan is a bit more grounded and hardworking than some of the others, he loves beer, sports, and relaxation after a hard day’s work, making him a more relatable, working-class version of the archetype.
Doug Heffernan from The King of Queens: Doug is a delivery driver who loves to relax on the couch, indulge in junk food, and avoid strenuous responsibilities, especially around the house. His relationship with his wife, Carrie, often revolves around their amusing conflicts over his lack of ambition.
Andy Capp from Andy Capp: The quintessential British "lovable layabout," Andy is known for his love of beer, aversion to work, and constant humorous spats with his wife, Flo. He spends much of his time at the pub, loves football, and is often found napping.
Randy Marsh from South Park: Known for his outlandish antics and impulsive nature, Randy is frequently seen at the bar or getting himself into bizarre situations. His combination of laziness and lack of self-awareness make him a classic example of this archetype.
Archie Bunker from All in the Family: Archie is known for his strong opinions and love of his chair and beer. Although he isn’t always lazy, his stubbornness and preference for a comfortable, low-effort lifestyle around the house make him fit this archetype in his own gruff way.

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2024/11/01
14:54 UTC

That’s a effing list!

I owe my Trump-supporting friends an apology. I’ve been critical of the Trump presidency and am still exhausted from the experience. But to be fair President Trump wasn’t that bad, other than:

• when he incited an insurrection against the government, • mismanaged a pandemic that killed over a million Americans • separated children from their families • lost those children in the bureaucracy • tear-gassed peaceful protesters on Lafayette Square so he could hold a photo op holding a Bible in front of a church • tried to block all Muslims from entering the country • got impeached • got impeached again • had the worst jobs record of any president in modern history • pressured Ukraine to dig dirt on Joe Biden • fired the FBI director for investigating his ties to Russia • bragged about firing the FBI director on TV • took Vladimir Putin’s word over the US intelligence community • diverted military funding to build his wall • caused the longest government shutdown in US history • called Black Lives Matter a “symbol of hate” • lied nearly 40,000 times • banned transgender people from serving in the military • ejected reporters from the White House briefing room who asked tough questions • vetoed the defense funding bill because it renamed military bases named for Confederate soldiers • refused to release his tax returns • increased the national debt by nearly $8 trillion • had three of the highest annual trade deficits in U.S. history • called veterans and soldiers who died in combat losers and suckers • coddled the leader of Saudi Arabia after he ordered the execution and dismembering of a US-based journalist • refused to concede the 2020 election • hired his unqualified daughter and son-in-law to work in the White House • walked out of an interview with Lesley Stahl • called neo-Nazis “very fine people” • suggested that people should inject bleach into their bodies to fight COVID • abandoned our allies the Kurds to Turkey • pushed through massive tax cuts for the wealthiest but balked at helping working Americans • incited anti-lockdown protestors in several states at the height of the pandemic • withdrew the US from the Paris climate accords • withdrew the US from the Iranian nuclear deal • withdrew the US from the Trans Pacific Partnership which was designed to block China’s advances • insulted his own Cabinet members on Twitter • pushed the leader of Montenegro out of the way during a photo op • failed to reiterate US commitment to defending NATO allies • called Haiti and African nations “shithole” countries • called the city of Baltimore the “worst in the nation” • claimed that he single-handedly brought back the phrase “Merry Christmas” even though it hadn’t gone anywhere • forced his Cabinet members to praise him publicly like some cult leader • believed he should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize • berated and belittled his hand-picked Attorney General when he recused himself from the Russia probe • suggested the US should buy Greenland • colluded with Mitch McConnell to push through federal judges and two Supreme Court justices after supporting efforts to prevent his predecessor from appointing judges • repeatedly called the media “enemies of the people” • claimed that if we tested fewer people for COVID we’d have fewer cases • violated the emoluments clause • thought that Nambia was a country • told Bob Woodward in private that the coronavirus was a big deal but then downplayed it in public • called his exceedingly faithful vice president a “p---y” for following the Constitution • nearly got us into a war with Iran after threatening them by tweet • nominated a corrupt head of the EPA • nominated a corrupt head of HHS • nominated a corrupt head of the Interior Department • nominated a corrupt head of the USDA • praised dictators and authoritarians around the world while criticizing allies • refused to allow the presidential transition to begin • insulted war hero John McCain – even after his death • spent an obscene amount of time playing golf after criticizing Barack Obama for playing (far less) golf while president • falsely claimed that he won the 2016 popular vote • called the Muslim mayor of London a “stone cold loser” • falsely claimed that he turned down being Time’s Man of the Year • considered firing special counsel Robert Mueller on several occasions • mocked wearing face masks to guard against transmitting COVID • locked Congress out of its constitutional duty to confirm Cabinet officials by hiring acting ones • used a racist dog whistle by calling COVID the “China virus” • hired and associated with numerous shady figures that were eventually convicted of federal offenses including his campaign manager and national security adviser • pardoned several of his shady associates • gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to two congressman who amplified his batshit crazy conspiracy theories • got into telephone fight with the leader of Australia(!) • had a Secretary of State who called him a moron • forced his press secretary to claim without merit that his was the largest inauguration crowd in history • botched the COVID vaccine rollout • tweeted so much dangerous propaganda that Twitter eventually banned him • charged the Secret Service jacked-up rates at his properties • constantly interrupted Joe Biden in their first presidential debate • claimed that COVID would “magically” disappear • called a U.S. Senator “Pocahontas” • used his Twitter account to blast Nordstrom when it stopped selling Ivanka’s merchandise • opened up millions of pristine federal lands to development and drilling • got into a losing tariff war with China that forced US taxpayers to bail out farmers • claimed that his losing tariff war was a win for the US • ignored or didn’t even take part in daily intelligence briefings • blew off honoring American war dead in France because it was raining • redesigned Air Force One to look like the Trump Shuttle • got played by Kim Jung Un and his “love letters” • threatened to go after social media companies in clear violation of the Constitution • botched the response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico • threw paper towels at Puerto Ricans when he finally visited them • pressured the governor and secretary of state of Georgia to “find” him votes • thought that the Virgin islands had a President • drew on a map with a Sharpie to justify his inaccurate tweet that Alabama was threatened by a hurricane • allowed White House staff to use personal email accounts for official businesses after blasting Hillary Clinton for doing the same thing • rolled back regulations that protected the public from mercury and asbestos • pushed regulators to waste time studying snake-oil remedies for COVID • rolled back regulations that stopped coal companies from dumping waste into rivers • held blatant campaign rallies at the White House • tried to take away millions of Americans’ health insurance because the law was named for a Black man • refused to attend his successors’ inauguration • nominated the worst Education Secretary in history • threatened judges who didn’t do what he wanted • attacked Dr. Anthony Fauci • promised that Mexico would pay for the wall (it didn’t) • allowed political hacks to overrule government scientists on major reports on climate change and other issues • struggled navigating a ramp after claiming his opponent was feeble • called an African-American Congresswoman “low IQ” • threatened to withhold federal aid from states and cities with Democratic leaders • went ahead with rallies filled with maskless supporters in the middle of a pandemic • claimed that legitimate investigations of his wrongdoing were “witch hunts,” • seemed to demonstrate a belief that there were airports during the American Revolution • demanded “total loyalty” from the FBI director • praised a conspiracy theory that Democrats are Satanic pedophiles • completely gutted the Voice of America • placed a political hack in charge of the Postal Service • claimed without evidence that the Obama administration bugged Trump Tower • suggested that the US should allow more people from places like Norway into the country • suggested that COVID wasn’t that bad because he recovered with the help of top government doctors and treatments not available to the public • overturned energy conservation standards that even industry supported • reduced the number of refugees the US accepts • insulted various members of Congress and the media with infantile nicknames • gave Rush Limbaugh a Presidential medal of Freedom at the State of the Union address • named as head of federal personnel a 29-year old who’d previously been fired from the White House for allegations of financial improprieties • eliminated the White House office of pandemic response • used soldiers as campaign props • fired any advisor who made the mistake of disagreeing with him • demanded the Pentagon throw him a Soviet-style military parade • hired a shit ton of white nationalists • politicized the civil service • did absolutely nothing after Russia hacked the U.S. government • falsely said the Boy Scouts called him to say his bizarre Jamboree speech was the best speech ever given to the Scouts • claimed that Black people would overrun the suburbs if Biden won • insulted reporters of color • insulted women reporters • insulted women reporters of color • suggested he was fine with China’s oppression of the Uighurs • attacked the Supreme Court when it ruled against him • summoned Pennsylvania state legislative leaders to the White House to pressure them to overturn the election • spent countless hours every day watching Fox News • refused to allow his administration to comply with Congressional subpoenas • hired Rudy Giuliani as his lawyer • tried to punish Amazon because the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post wrote negative stories about him • acted as if the Attorney General of the United States was his personal attorney • attempted to get the federal government to defend him in a libel lawsuit from a women who accused him of sexual assault • held private meetings with Vladimir Putin without staff present • didn’t disclose his private meetings with Vladimir Putin so that the US had to find out via Russian media • stopped holding press briefings for months at a time • “ordered” US companies to leave China even though he has no such power • led a political party that couldn’t even be bothered to draft a policy platform • claimed preposterously that Article II of the Constitution gave him absolute powers • tried to pressure the U.K. to hold the British Open at his golf course • suggested that the government nuke hurricanes • suggested that wind turbines cause cancer • said that he had a special aptitude for science • fired the head of election cyber security after he said that the 2020 election was secure • blurted out classified information to Russian officials • tried to force the G7 to hold their meeting at his failing golf resort in Florida • fired the acting attorney general when she refused to go along with his unconstitutional Muslim travel ban • hired Stephen Miller • openly discussed national security issues in the dining room at Mar-a-Lago where everyone could hear them • interfered with plans to relocate the FBI because a new development there might compete with his hotel • abandoned Iraqi refugees who’d helped the U.S. during the war • tried to get Russia back into the G7 • held a COVID super spreader event in the Rose Garden • seemed to believe that Frederick Douglass is still alive • lost 60 election fraud cases in court including before judges he had nominated • falsely claimed that factories were reopening when they weren’t • shamelessly exploited terror attacks in Europe to justify his anti-immigrant policies • still hasn’t come up with a healthcare plan • still hasn’t come up with an infrastructure plan despite repeated “Infrastructure Weeks" • forced Secret Service agents to drive him around Walter Reed while contagious with COVID • told the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by” • fucked up the Census • withdrew the U.S. from the World Health Organization in the middle of a pandemic • did so few of his duties that his press staff were forced to state on his daily schedule “President Trump will work from early in the morning until late in the evening. He will make many calls and have many meetings,” allowed his staff to repeatedly violate the Hatch Act • seemed not to know that Abraham Lincoln was a Republican • stood before sacred CIA wall of heroes and bragged about his election win • constantly claimed he was treated worse than any president which presumably includes four that were assassinated and his predecessor whose legitimacy and birthplace were challenged by a racist reality TV show star named Donald Trump • claimed Andrew Jackson could’ve stopped the Civil War even though he died 16 years before it happened • said that any opinion poll showing him behind was fake • claimed that other countries laughed at us before he became president when several world leaders were literally laughing at him • claimed that the military was out of ammunition before he became President • created a commission to whitewash American history • retweeted anti-Islam videos from one of the most racist people in Britain • claimed ludicrously that the Pulse nightclub shooting wouldn’t have happened if someone there had a gun even though there was an armed security guard there • hired a senior staffer who cited the non-existent Bowling Green Massacre as a reason to ban Muslims • had a press secretary who claimed that Nazi Germany never used chemical weapons even though every sane human being knows they used gas to kill millions of Jews and others • bilked the Secret Service for higher than market rates when they had to stay at Trump properties • apparently sold pardons on his way out of the White House • stripped protective status from 59,000 Haitians • falsely claimed Biden wanted to defund the police • said that the head of the CDC didn’t know what he was talking about • tried to rescind protection from DREAMers • gave himself an A+ for his handling of the pandemic • tried to start a boycott of Goodyear tires due to an Internet hoax • said U.S. rates of COVID would be lower if you didn’t count blue states • deported U.S. veterans who served their country but were undocumented • claimed he did more for African Americans than any president since Lincoln • touted a “super-duper” secret “hydrosonic” missile which may or may not be a new “hypersonic” missile or may not exist at all • retweeted a gif calling Biden a pedophile • forced through security clearances for his family • suggested that police officers should rough up suspects • suggested that Biden was on performance-enhancing drugs • tried to stop transgender students from being able to use school bathrooms in line with their gender • suggested the US not accept COVID patients from a cruise ship because it would make US numbers look higher • nominated a climate change skeptic to chair the committee advising the White House on environmental policy • retweeted a video doctored to look like Biden had played a song called “Fuck tha Police” at a campaign event • hugged a disturbingly large number of U.S. flags • accused Democrats of “treason” for not applauding his State of the Union address • claimed that the FBI failed to capture the Parkland school shooter because they were “spending too much time” on Russia • mocked the testimony of Dr Christine Blasey Ford when she accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault • obsessed over low-flow toilets • ordered the re-release of more COVID vaccines when there weren’t any to release • called for the construction of a bizarre garden of heroes with statutes of famous dead Americans as well as at least one Canadian (Alex Trebek) • hijacked Washington’s July 4th celebrations to give a partisan speech • took advice from the MyPillow guy • claimed that migrants seeking a better life in the US were dangerous caravans of drug dealers and rapists • said nothing when Vladimir Putin poisoned a leading opposition figure • never seemed to heed the advice of his wife’s “Be Best” campaign • falsely claimed that mail-in voting is fraudulent • announced a precipitous withdrawal of troops from Syria which not only handed Russia and ISIS a win but also prompted his defense secretary to resign in protest • insulted the leader of Canada • insulted the leader of France • insulted the leader of Britain • insulted the leader of Germany • insulted the leader of Sweden (Sweden!!) • falsely claimed credit for getting NATO members to increase their share of dues • blew off two Asia summits even though they were held virtually • continued lying about spending lots of time at Ground Zero with 9/11 responders, • said that the Japanese would sit back and watch their “Sony televisions” if the US were ever attacked • left a NATO summit early in a huff • stared directly into an eclipse even though everyone over the age of five knows not to do that • called himself a very stable genius despite significant evidence to the contrary • refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power and kept his promise • Held a very racist rally where Puerto Rico was called garbage • That same racist rally that had a very racist watermelon joke. OH BTW you never once said it was inappropriate or wrong • Oh did I mentioned he sexuallly assaulted a woman and then slandered her

And a whole bunch of other things I can’t remember at the moment.

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2024/10/31
02:04 UTC

Most hated sports teams, guess my fandoms!

In order of less hated to most hated:

San Francisco 49ers
Chicago Bears
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Nets
New York Rangers

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2024/10/22
20:11 UTC

Names I Came Across in My Reading (September 2024)

Part of an endless series on this sub;

PEOPLE

Somerset Manghan British author c. 1920

George Dashwood Taubman Goldie (“George Goldie”) KMG, FRS important in the development of Nigeria. D. 1925

Thomas Fortune Ryan Jr. American financier

Tiffany Justice founder of “Moms for Justice.”

Air Chief Marshal Sir Cyril Newall Chief of the (British) Air Staff

Walt Ehmer former CEO of Waffle house

Peter Pond a founder of the Hudson Bay Company

Earl Tupper who invented Tupperware

Private Elmo Sweetland of the West Indies Regiment c. 1918

Frank Hercules Trinidadian-American author

Thomas Mort Australian wool broker c. 1880

M.E. Pennnington Food safety pioneer. Her friends called her “Polly.” C. 1907

Tex Lee an aide to Ike during the war

Blossom Rock played Grandmama on the Addams Family TV series.

Ken Weatherwax played Puggsly.

Delbert Grandstaff appeared in the news through no fault of his own.

Amy Wax of Penn State

Kyle Arena was recently arrested

Summer Bunny is a stage name according to the newspaper story.

Verb Washington of University of Dayton

PLACES & THINGS

Limerick Leader Irish newspaper

Low Temperature Research Station may still exist in the UK

Frost, Texas

Kalispell, Montana

The Record of Badalia Herodsfoot by Kipling 1890

SS Frigorifique the first refrigerated ship c. 1876

Blackduck, Minnesota, near Floodwood.

Meteor Wisconsin

Claycutter Arms a pub in Devon

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2024/10/05
21:39 UTC

50 compound words that make me love English

50 compound words that make me love English (as a native speaker):

afterglow, braincase, brainstorm, breadstick, breakneck, browbeat, bugbear, bulldoze, careworn, cartwheel, chopstick, cloudburst, crisscross, deadline, fairytale, flywheel, footfall, frogman, frostbite, ghostwrite, gridlock, handkerchief, headlong, inkwell, jellyfish, killjoy, lifeblood, mainspring, newspaper, overkill, pancake, patchwork, potluck, rattrap, scapegoat, scrapbook, scrubland, spellbound, spendthrift, spoilsport, swashbuckler, threadbare, trackbed, tumbleweed, vainglory, vouchsafe, wasteland, watchword, wedlock, wonderland

feel free to let me know which are your favs and/or drop your own fav compound words as well!! other languages welcome as well!

[edited to fix an alphabetization issue]

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2024/09/26
15:32 UTC

Monthly toilet cleaning checklist

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2024/09/02
08:10 UTC

List of books about listology

There is a new science called listology. Here are the books related to it:

Forms of List-Making,
Enlistment,
Literary Lists,
A Narratological Approach to Lists in Detective Fiction,
Le pouvoir des listes au Moyen Âge – I,
Le pouvoir des listes au Moyen Âge – II,
Le pouvoir des listes au Moyen Âge – III.

They even have a blog.

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2024/08/26
14:05 UTC

Rhymey Timey

A list of words, phrases, and titles that have two rhymes in 4 syllables (or 3 rhymes in 6 syllables), compiled over the course of a few silly weeks.

Quiet riot
Hurdy gurdy
Lucky ducky
Hankey pankey
Starvin’ Marvin
Marinara
Santa Anna
Hubba bubba
Millie vanilly
Tora Bora
Humpty Dumpty
Shaggin wagon
Chumbawumba
Do it to it
Power hour
Wild child
Earth-day Birthday
Notta lotta
Whitey-tighties
Googly moogly
Easy-breezy
Ready Freddie
Ready steady
Study buddy
Double bubble
Jeepers creepers
Later gator
(boom) Shaka laka
Snacker crackers
Turkey jerky
Ragin’ Cajun
Inky dinky
Achy-breaky
Pretty shitty
Phenomena
Skinny Minnie
Itsy bitsy
Yippee skippy
Funky monkey
Coulda’ woulda’ shoulda’
Yadda yadda
Hurly-burly
Heebee jeebees
Super troopers
FireWire
Never-ever
Wanta Fanta
Yippee-skippy
Holy Moly
Razzle-dazzle
Hocus Pocus
Nitty-gritty
Piggly Wiggley
Tire iron
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Fuddy-duddy
Badonkadonk (my personal favorite)

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2024/08/09
14:10 UTC

I found this list on my phone from 2015.

It’s a complete list imo.

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2024/07/31
23:58 UTC

Names I Came Across in My Reading (July 2024)

Part of an endless series on this sub;

People

Bud Plant "Comic Book Guy

August LoBlue of Newark NJ

Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog recently died, married 71 years!

Gustavus Vasa Fox 1862 US Assistant Secretary of the navy

Colonel Winchester Hall, CSA of Thibodaux Mississippi

Captain Sidney Champion, CSA

Darbney Mino Scales, CS Navy

George W Gift, CS Navy

Colonel Charles Rivers Ellet, USA, commander of the River Marine Force

Sylvanias Cadwalladr, A reporter who travelled with Sam Grant

Moon Bloodgood has no note

Amber Midthunder has no note

Issac F Quinby, USA 1863

Nemat Shafik of Columbia University

Marmaduke Shannon newspaper editor 1862

Seneca Thrall surgeon 1960

Colonel Manning Force USA

Jeff Dragon a snake guy with the New Jersey Pinelands Commission

James Cleverly UK home secretary

George Boomer commander **Boomer's Brigade at Champion Hill

Captain Frederick Prime USA

Gregory Pflugfelden professor of Japanese History and Gender Studies at Columbia University

US Senator Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter of the Civil War era "R.M.T. Hunter"

Xavier Cerf was recently killed

Ron Flipkowski is a blogger

Daniel Auderer, Seattle policeman

Kevin Dave, another Seattle policeman

Hedwig Witzel, New Zealand radical 1921

Esta TerBlanche recently died

Enika Ford Morthel Superintendent of the Berkley CA schools

Louis Trezevant Wigfall US Senator from Texas 1886-74

Alexander Hamilton Stephens CSA vice president

Robert Augustus Toombs of the CSA

LeRoy Pope Walker, CSA secretary of war

Lucius Bellinger Northrop CSA commissary-general

Robert Records Welsh mathematician 1550s

Abi Flynnsinger British singer

Beriah Magoffin Kentucky governor 1982

Erasmus Gardenhire CSA congressman

Ethelbert Barksdale CSA congressman

General States Rights Gist, CSA

Lord Eric Pickles

Gilly Carr British historian

Luvien-Anatole Prevost-Paradol French ambassador to the UK in 1870

Places/Things

Christian County, Kentucky

Czech Hall Road, Oklahoma City

Duckport Landing, Mississippi

Delhi Mississippi (Louisiana?)

Jordan (Utah) Beetpickers local team

Hatfield/McCoy Regional Recreational Authority

Ira F Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies at San Jose State University

National Shoe and Leather Bank

Drunken Dick Shoal is or was in Charleston SC harbor

Victoria British Columbia Times-Colonist newspaper, still in business.

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2024/07/26
14:03 UTC

Theme parks whose names end in “world”

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2024/07/24
01:04 UTC

Top Spotify Artists as of July 19, 2024

The Weeknd 105.1M
Taylor Swift 97.3M
Billie Eilish 96.6M
Post Malone 86.9M
Coldplay 86.6M
Sabrina Carpenter 85.4M
Eminem 84.9M
Rihanna 84.8M
David Guetta 79.3M
Ariana Grande 78.4M
Dua Lipa 75.2M
Kendrick Lamar 74.5M
Justin Bieber 74.4M
Drake 74M
Bruno Mars 72.8M
Calvin Harris 71.8M
Sza 69.7M
Shakira 66.9M
Travis Scott 66.9M
Ed Sheeran 66.5M

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2024/07/19
11:12 UTC