It’s just a test.
AND IT WORKED!!!
“Big Dick Brigade!” *tee hee!*
Yes, this was a real ad for a real thing, with no entendre intended. And, yes, I have the mentality of a toddler.
Although lines of ad copy such as “Get Big Dick and be envied by every boy in town,” “Become a member of the ‘Big Dick Brigade,’” and “How to get BIG DICK free” might seem like obvious double entendres to modern audiences, they were not read as such by customers of the time.
“Is This a Real Ad for a ‘Big Dick’ Machine Gun for Kids?” by David Mikkelson
Hold up—this SNL skit is based on true events‽ 😳✡️👟
subject: “DAVID, BE YOURSELF – You are perfect in every way!”
Whenever folks are like “Dave, aren’t you worried about AI making your job obsolete?” I’ll just remember this crackerjack spam bot’s best attempt at closing the sale:
SPOILER ALERT: I’m an emphatically Jewish straight cis-gendered father who looks awful in long-sleeved T-shirts/crew-necked sweatshirts.
wh… what? o_O
I guess Mac OS…thinks there is an equal likelihood that a user typing “bear” into the emoji search is looking for a fuzzy black man and a bear?🤣
see also: “bear,” i guess
Recommended Halloween Listen/Read: “The Reward” by Ryan C. Major 🎃
Halloween Treats from Dave-o!!! 🍂🍁🎃👻🕯🤡🔪🥩💀
A handful of seasonally-appropriate tales:
Distraction of the Day: A Cozy Little Corner 🌧 🍂
Just a wholesome song in celebration of the noble flamingo 🌈 ♬♫♪
RECOMMENDED READING/LISTENING: “Sometimes Boys Don’t Know” by Donyae Coles @okokno @PseudoPod_org
A classic monster story that’s also a quietly feminist story about predators. Short, but full of surprises nonetheless.
The first story in PseudoPod 798: Flash on the Borderlands LX: Words Like Violence