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If We Took Instructions Literally, Civilization Would Collapse by Thursday
We live in a society held together by one fragile, invisible thread: the collective understanding that no one is taking the instructions literally. This is the unspoken covenant of civilization.
By The Pompous Postabout 9 hours ago in Humor
Inside the Gym of Chad “Thunderbuns” Wilson, The World’s First Mentagonist™
When I accepted an internship at The Pompous Post, I imagined journalism. Investigations, serious interviews, and possibly a press badge. Instead, last Tuesday morning, I was handed a clipboard and told:
By The Pompous Post2 days ago in Humor
Mally and Media Junkiez
Molly and the media junkies are kids from all ages and stuff who like to hang out at the mall and stuff. They’re seeing kids and Goth kids and metalhead kids and just live in the dream or at least there of I think outside of the mall there are part of bands and stuff that that gives them the luxury and the privilege to be able to hang out at the mall as they do.
By Revista Miko:XCI 5 days ago in Humor
The Disappearance of Common Sense (As Told by Warning Labels)
There was a time when products trusted us to use them correctly. A ladder did not need to remind us not to stand on the very top rung. A candle did not feel compelled to clarify that fire, historically speaking, is hot. Shampoo did not warn us that it was not to be consumed as a breakfast smoothie.
By The Pompous Post7 days ago in Humor
Plain Pasta, Part 2
I met Kira at the entrance of the 12-story building where the Italian rented his apartment and went up to the sixth floor. The building itself was notable — one of the few high-rises in central Bishkek built from an individual design rather than a standard Soviet brutalist blueprint. For those of us raised in cramped five-story blocks and Khrushchev-era apartments for the proletariat, it was intriguing just to see the inside. “At least for that reason, the evening won’t be wasted,” I decided.
By Lana V Lynx8 days ago in Humor
The Lie of Rich Corinthian Leather (And Other Things We Believed Because a Man With an Accent Said Them)
There was a time when a man could look into a camera, gently stroke a car seat, and convince an entire nation that luxury had a birthplace. That place was Corinth… Or so we were told.
By The Pompous Post9 days ago in Humor
The Day I Tried to Be Serious
I woke up that morning with a very strong and very serious decision. Today, I would act like a responsible adult. No jokes, no silly thoughts, and no laughing at small things. I told myself that serious people were respected, and today I wanted respect, even if I didn’t fully understand how serious people actually lived.
By Sudais Zakwan18 days ago in Humor
America’s Untapped Energy Crisis May Be Closer Than We Think...
For decades, policymakers, scientists, and think tanks alike have searched desperately for a clean, renewable, domestic energy source. One capable of freeing the nation from its dependence on fossil fuels. Solar has promise. Wind has potential. Nuclear remains controversial.
By The Pompous Post22 days ago in Humor
