I've seen several examples in recent months, so why not a thread to catalog them all? Nominating Michigan gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon to begin the thread, as (doubly) pointed out by C. Grisso/McCain in the rolling politics thread.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 3 October 2022 20:34 (three years ago)
*immediately smacks forehead*
spell check doesn't help on made up words, sorry for the botched thread title!
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 3 October 2022 20:36 (three years ago)
I was contemplating an ILM style poll of favorite character names. AtD alone has too many for a button poll.
― i need to put some clouds behind the reaper (PBKR), Monday, 3 October 2022 20:44 (three years ago)
I guess that’s the opposite of what this thread is for.
― i need to put some clouds behind the reaper (PBKR), Monday, 3 October 2022 20:45 (three years ago)
Denver WrigglemanZephyr TeachoutReality Winner
Blanking on more, but seems like there was a fuck-ton of these working for Trump
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 3 October 2022 20:58 (three years ago)
That's what I looking to catalog right there!
xp - a Pynchon character poll would be fun, but I feel like it would take multiple rounds just to whittle down to the top 50!
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 3 October 2022 21:36 (three years ago)
Otto Warmbier
― Judi Dench's Human Hand (methanietanner), Monday, 3 October 2022 21:48 (three years ago)
Madison Cawthorn
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 3 October 2022 23:49 (three years ago)
Deep Cut: Sandra Fluke
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 3 October 2022 23:58 (three years ago)
Pano Churchill
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 23:21 (three years ago)
Denver Wriggleman
― sweating like Cathy *aaaack* (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 23:37 (three years ago)
Came off of posting hiatus to say: Mercedes Schlapp
― New York Review of Wooks (swim), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 23:45 (three years ago)
Xpost lol Mercedes Schlapp
― “uhh”—like, this is an insane oatmeal raisin cookie “uhh” (President Keyes), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 23:48 (three years ago)
Cassidy M. Dumbauld
― “uhh”—like, this is an insane oatmeal raisin cookie “uhh” (President Keyes), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 23:50 (three years ago)
Paul Dominique Laxalt
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 23:52 (three years ago)
caius julius caesar mussolini
― adam, Wednesday, 5 October 2022 00:40 (three years ago)
Saxby Chambliss
― jaymc, Wednesday, 5 October 2022 01:06 (three years ago)
Butch Otter
― jaymc, Wednesday, 5 October 2022 01:07 (three years ago)
Reince Priebus
― jaymc, Wednesday, 5 October 2022 01:41 (three years ago)
Biden staff:
Zephranie BuetowKelliann BlazekTerri TanielianCarahna MagwoodHomer VentersTJ DuckloDavid RecordonJim Secreto
― “uhh”—like, this is an insane oatmeal raisin cookie “uhh” (President Keyes), Wednesday, 5 October 2022 02:46 (three years ago)
Pierre Delecto
― symsymsym, Wednesday, 5 October 2022 03:02 (three years ago)
irl lol
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Wednesday, 5 October 2022 03:03 (three years ago)
Nick Sandmann
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 5 October 2022 04:15 (three years ago)
Teddy RooseveltIvana TrumpNewt Gingrich
― i need to put some clouds behind the reaper (PBKR), Wednesday, 5 October 2022 12:46 (three years ago)
Lee Zeldin
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 10 October 2022 21:50 (three years ago)
Liz Truss
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 20 October 2022 13:51 (three years ago)
Wiley Nickel
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 9 November 2022 05:47 (three years ago)
Winsome Sears
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 10 November 2022 20:30 (three years ago)
Blaise Ingoglia
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 1 March 2023 14:32 (three years ago)
Joe Tacopina
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 02:08 (three years ago)
Jim Trusty
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 16 June 2023 17:21 (two years ago)
^ beat me to it, esp for his occupation
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 16 June 2023 20:10 (two years ago)
Sam Power
― Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 16 June 2023 21:44 (two years ago)
Waltine Nauta
― with hidden noise, Saturday, 17 June 2023 06:45 (two years ago)
Affectionately known as "Joey Tacopants."
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 17 June 2023 17:53 (two years ago)
Tommy Tuberville
Then Pynchon goes into a typical digression about how Tuberville had a minor doo wop hit with his group, The Tubervilles, dipping into the song lyrics for half a page.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 12:30 (two years ago)
Cenk Uygur
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 11 October 2023 22:36 (two years ago)
beat me to it
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 12 October 2023 14:42 (two years ago)
Big Jim Justice
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 9 November 2023 20:11 (two years ago)
Washington Post columnist Philip Bump
(From today's posts on the US politics thread)
― Charlie Hair (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 21 August 2024 14:50 (one year ago)
Amaryllis Fox Kennedy
― Okay, heteros are cutting edge this year, too. (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 13 December 2024 13:20 (one year ago)
McLaurine Pinover
― Okay, heteros are cutting edge this year, too. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 12 March 2025 04:24 (one year ago)
Thank you, was going to add that one myself!
― better than ezra collective soul asylum (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 12 March 2025 14:43 (one year ago)
Calamitous Ortbo
― pfutt, Friday, 14 March 2025 22:35 (one year ago)
FIFA president Gianni Infantino absolutely sounds like one that would have popped up in the latter chapters of Shadow Ticket.
― better than ezra collective soul asylum (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 6 November 2025 21:31 (five months ago)
“Google is committed to compliance with applicable sanctions and trade compliance laws,” YouTube spokesperson Boot Bullwinkle said in a statement.
via: https://theintercept.com/2025/11/04/youtube-google-israel-palestine-human-rights-censorship/
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 9 November 2025 11:24 (five months ago)
incredible
― starring jean-claude van damme as paving mctasel (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 9 November 2025 13:23 (five months ago)
“Boynt Crosstown” is one heckuva character name
― Clever Message Board User Name (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 26 December 2025 11:44 (three months ago)
James Fishback
― Lithium Just Madison (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 4 April 2026 21:37 (two weeks ago)