Call Me Ishmael

The problem with Murdle is that it's impossible to recommend to literally anyone on the face of the earth due to What It Is but the other problem with it is that it's funny as hell

You can SEE how comfortable Langa is and how cold Reki is

Simon GET OUT OF THE WATER.

I hate you epitome of innocence being represented with blonde hair I hate you lightness representing goodness I hate you "angelic features" automatically being read as blonde hair and blue eyed with pale skin I hate you whiteness as the default for morality I HATE YOU I HATE YOU

i can’t reblog the post asking people to name their white whale book for 2026 in the tags because i see the words “white whale book” and i black out and go crazy and it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street and methodically knocking people’s hats off

Strong contender for the best chapter in Moby Dick is the one where they meet another ship whose captain lost a limb to the white whale (an arm instead of a leg) and that guy is Completely Normal about it. Thinks it’s ridiculous to get vengeance against a dumb animal. Hasn’t tried to chase Moby Dick since, because why the fuck would he? The book cannot make more clear that Ahab is choosing to be Like This

Vampire girl explaining that vampires don’t necessarily have to kill someone to drink their blood, but she did kind of kill a lot of people back when she was all depressed pre-transition: “when I was an egg I ate four dozen lads”