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24 Things, Allegedly, But The Smart Money's On About Eight. Thing Five.

Vroom.




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24 things, and if you believe that I have a bridge to sell you. Thing 6.


This is from the tour show. It's the image we put up at the start of the sketch about the designer of the snake, to try to get across the idea of an animal design department. Tomorrow, I'll put up the image that replaces it when the head of the department says he has one or two questions about the new design...




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24 Things, No Doubt About That, Oh No. Thing 7.



'...So, basically a tube?'




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24 Things: the in-itself-surprising 'Double Figures' post. Thing 10.


All these things can be clicked for bigger-er, by the way.




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24 Things - Half way point, or possibly way over half way point: Thing 12.

Oh no.
It's happened again. 



We've got Muppets.





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24 things, or not, but maybe. Thing 13.



Apologies if this is baffling to non-Brits. But count yourselves lucky.




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24 Things, or so the legend goes. Probably nonsense. Thing 14.


Also drawn for the tour show. And also animated, though that was done by the excellent Chris Lincé, not by me.

And indeed not in Salford. Because in Salford, the computer that we run the show on froze at the start of the Kirates sketch, and Simon and I had to stick our heads round the back cloth and do it live. Whilst in the middle of changing into our red trousers...




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24 Things still seem unlikely to me, but who knows. Thing 16.


Sure, you can't stop progress, and it's not as if the old way ever worked in any case, but... still, he kind of misses it.




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24 Things, though it would be quite funny to drop out now. Thing 20.


These are the practice sketches for yesterday's, but I think I like some of them better than the way it turned out. Especially the cheerful chap in the bottom right corner.




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24 Things, barring hilarious accidents. Thing 21.


After all those people and animals, here's a vegetable.




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24 Things, probably, but taking nothing for granted. Thing 22.




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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Good Government and Dry Socks

In the latest episode of their double-double podcast, Ken and Robin talk regional word magic, Eco vs. Superman, the bane of werewolf movies, and the Dyatlov Pass Incident.



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Lotta Garlic There Though

In the latest episode of their improvisatory, highly customizable podcast, Ken and Robin talk Armitage Files and Dracula Dossier for Fall of Delta Green, Chicago film fest, James Damato, and Cornelius Agrippa.



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Dire, Satanic Chili

In the latest episode of their hot and tangy podcast, Ken and Robin talk handling player absence, video game money laundering, chili, and the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors.



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Werewolf Adjacent

In the latest episode of their podcast of many things, Ken and Robin talk magical artifacts, the Shakespeare riots, Dr. Jekyll, and Dick Nixon, FBI.



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Nutty Crab Soup

An epic arc reaches its pulse-pounding conclusion as Ken and Robin confront the wonder and terror of the Sno-Voyageurs Cookbook! (And also talk the system matters debate, Profumo Affair and 1911 Ark of the Covenant expedition)



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: All Books are Tax Deductible

In the latest episode of their visionary, extravagantly muscled podcast, Ken and Robin talk Blake at the Tate, Colby Elliott, and Ken's latest London book raid—complete with record-scratching twist!



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Live from Dragonmeet 2019

Live at Dragonmeet, Ken and Robin talk Hindu mythology's secret role in the Norman Invasion, crisis on infinite podcasts, drinks to write by, and the real reason Ken had to make Trump president.



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Landlord Reform

In the latest installment of their well-rounded and informative podcast, Ken and Robin talk resource refreshing, the espionage career of the inventor of the pie chart, Earthdawn, and Gustavus Aldophus.



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Everyone Believes in Horse Theft

In the latest episode of their scrappy but determined podcast, Ken and Robin talk underdog opponents, the Sandby Borg massacre, All Rolled Up's Fil Baldowski, and lunar metal.



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Killer Pupples

In the latest episode of their chainsaw-handed podcast, Ken and Robin talk comedic horror games, OSS graphic design, Guy Maddin, and sky amoeba UFOs.



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Stealth Out and Touch the Egg Wrong

In the latest episode of their mephitic podcast, Ken and Robin talk playing the secret assassin, sand pirate GPS spoofing, Clark Ashton Smith, and the terrible name megalosaurus almost had.



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: He Said, Foreshadowingly

In the latest episode of their always activated podcast, Ken and Robin talk sandbox encounters, our top 2019 movies, and the tomb of Christian Rosenkreutz.



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Anthropodermic Wallet

In a very special episode dedicated to The Yellow King Roleplaying Game, Ken and Robin talk time as a game mechanic, the Skin Affair, strange machinery in the Belle Epoque, and the Martinist magician Papus.



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Health and Safety


In the latest episode of their delicious yet impeccably organized podcast, Ken and Robin talk GUMSHOE with more die rolling, Auguste Escoffier, Hellenism at the British Museum, and Belle Epoque bookhound Edmond Bailly.




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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Not Quite Doctor Cowboy

In the latest episode of their pageant-like podcast, Ken and Robin talk where to start with Earth, your conspiracy bookshelf, Moina and Samuel Mathers, and The Rise of Skywalker.



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Number One Nightmare

In the latest episode of their starry starry podcast, Ken and Robin talk alternate reality tech levels, Sarah Saltiel, emergent continuity and Belle Epoque astrologer Ely Star.




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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Shill for the Macedonians

In the latest episode of their multi-layered podcast, Ken and Robin talk narrative voices in RPG play, Whitey Bulger & MK-ULTRA, curse tablets, and Oswald Wirth & Stanislas de Guaita.



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: The Apache Helicopter of Toaster Ovens

In the latest episode of their crispy-in-a-good-way podcast, Ken and Robin talk agency in the sandbox, air frying, Alphonse Bertillon, and numbers stations.



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Yell Down Into the Hollers

In the latest episode of their unswervingly loyal podcast, Ken and Robin talk Night's Black Agents vampire concealment, Gideon & Longknife, Robin's Yellow King novel, and Time Inc vs the Iowa caucuses.



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: The Toppling is the Point

In the latest episode of their feathery but unruffled podcast, Ken and Robin talk history spoilers, political pigeons, Sarah Bernhardt, and the Dark Watchers.



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: The Owl Costume Never Pulled

In the latest episode of their swelegant podcast, Ken and Robin talk GUMSHOE One-2-Ones you should writer, an Esperanto commune, screwball comedies, and the Takenouchi Documents.




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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Vigorous Deaccessioning Policy

In the latest episode of their high-flying double-decker podcast, Ken and Robin talk making mind control fun to play, Nadar, the occult adventures of Bruce Lee & Jimi Hendrix, and the Rotodyne.




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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Existence Does Exist

In the latest episode of their safely sheltering podcast, Ken and Robin talk remote play tips, secret museum scans,  war movies you can nerdtrope into Yellow King RPG: The Wars scenarios, and USAF involvement in UFO patents.



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Sonia Plus Melted Cheese

In the latest episode of their thoroughly vetted podcast, Ken and Robin talk converting standard GUMSHOE scenarios to QuickShock, a Ukraine mole, QuestWorlds with Ian Cooper, and moving Lovecraft to Chicago.



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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Fruit Cutting Policies

In the latest episode of their correctly advertised podcast, Ken and Robin talk intelligent maps, Guelphs vs Ghibellines, bad place psychology, and a terrible novel and/or occult tome.




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In case you were wondering where I’ve been…

Just thought I’d give an update, since I haven’t posted any articles in a while…I decided to take some time off from this site as it was taking up a lot of time just trying to keep up with the news lately, and I’ve been super busy with many other things that I just couldn’t […]



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Congress Sets Up Taxpayers to Eat $454 Billion of Wall Street’s Losses. Where Is the Outrage?

Congress Sets Up Taxpayers to Eat $454 Billion of Wall Street’s Losses. Where Is the Outrage?

By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: May 7, 2020 ~ Beginning on March 24 of this year, Larry Kudlow, the White House Economic Advisor, began to roll out the most deviously designed bailout of Wall Street in the history of America. After the Federal Reserve’s secret $29 trillion bailout of Wall Street from 2007 to 2010, and the exposure of that by a government audit and in-depth report by the Levy Economics Institute in 2011, Kudlow was going to have to come up with a brilliant strategy to sell another multi-trillion-dollar Wall Street bailout to the American people. The scheme was brilliant (in an evil genius sort of way) and audacious in employing an Orwellian form of reverse-speak. The plan to bail out Wall Street would be sold to the American people as a rescue of “Main Street.” It was critical, however, that all of the officials speaking to the … Continue reading

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Narbonic/Skin Horse Indoor Reading Promo

Shaenon: Indoors? Reading? Need piles of comics? For the length of all shelter-in-place advisories, all Narbonic and Skin Horse books you order from the Couscous Store will arrive signed and sketched by me. Stay safe, stay sane, read fun stuff.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...




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Jonah Yu Map by Tiger_T

Shaenon: This is one of the more unusual fan art submissions we’ve gotten. One of the prose stories Jeff wrote as a bonus for Kickstarter backers is “You Are Jonah Yu,” a choose-your-own-adventure story starring Jonah and Nera. The story[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...




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April 2020 Wallpaper: Balcony Cats

Shaenon: My kid told me I should only draw cats, so I made this Florida Keys-themed wallpaper for him. As usual, if you make a donation in any amount to the Skin Horse Tip Jar, or contribute any amount to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...




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Cuddle Cobra by Trivena

Shaenon: Oh my gosh, look at this! Trivena writes, “Looking for something to do during isolation, I raided my craft stash and found some snakeskin print left over from another project. As a big fan of hugs, which are difficult[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...




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Unity by Claire Connelly

Shaenon: Claire writes, “I redraw bits of the strip almost every evening; it started as a way to get nice avatar images, but has ended up being a longer term project.” That is…amazing, and thank you very much for this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...




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Badminton worlds moved in '21 to avoid conflict

The Badminton World Federation said the 2021 world championships will run from Nov. 29-Dec. 5 to avoid a schedule conflict with the Tokyo Olympics.




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USA Badminton taken off probation by USOPC

USA Badminton has been taken off probation by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, which tried to decertify the organization for noncompliance to protect athletes from sexual abuse.




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TV's 'Mountain' takes deadlift throne at 1,104 lbs.

Hafthor Bjornsson set a world record in the deadlift on Saturday, hoisting 1,104.52 pounds (501 kilograms).




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Pole vault event held in competitors' backyards

Mondo Duplantis of Sweden and Renaud Lavillenie of France tied for the gold medal Sunday during a men's pole vault competition held in their own backyards.




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Running on empty: Coronavirus has changed the course for races big and small

Don't expect a pack of running fanatics swarming to the finish line at road races this year. But that doesn't mean that participants don't have options.




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Sun Yang appeals to Swiss court over doping ban

Three-time Olympic champion Sun Yang has lodged an appeal an appeal to the Swiss federal court in an attempt to overturn his eight-year doping ban.




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Lance Armstrong and Bruce Lee 30 For 30 documentaries coming to ESPN Africa

ESPN will be releasing two brand new 30 For 30 documentaries in Africa in May and early June, telling the stories of cyclist Lance Armstrong and martial artist Bruce Lee.