Monkey Raptor V.2

Hi, there. 👋 Let's examine this phrase: it was nothing. One magnificent, centuries-old paradox that everyone uses and nobody questions. You've said it. I've said it. Your nan said it after knitting an impossibly intricate jumper for Christmas. We all say it, reflexively, automatically — like a social sneeze. Someone compliments us and out it comes , dressed smartly in the clothes of humility. But hold on just a moment. 🍺 Let's Dive Picture this: A bloke on an ordinary street pulls a dame clean out of the path of a speeding car. Adrenaline. Chaos. The sheer improbability of being exactly there at exactly that moment moving at exactly the right speed. The dame, breathless and alive, turns to him — Thank you so very much! I'd be dead if you weren't there! And he says: Oh, it was nothing. Nothing. He just casually dismissed a miracle as nothing. Which means, by his own accounting, one rung above nothing would be — what, exa...

I played defence (black) here in a 1 minute bullet game on Lichess. My opponent resigned. Quite an intense game, that was. 🤔 Not much to tell, really. But if I brought this jittery-style to a classical game... 🤣 You can use your left and right arrows on your keyboard or use the mouse scroll to see the moves back and forth on the chessboard. But first, click the board.

Let's use large fonts: sneak peak. After 5 seconds or one hour and seven minutes, we should realise that there is something odd about it. Sneak = to go somewhere secretly, or to take someone or something somewhere secretly. Peak = the highest, strongest, or best point, value, or level of skill. 🤔 No, sounds correct. The Rhyming ea We tend to use "peak" rather than "pee" (obviously) — I mean "peek" (the intended one), because of the ea in both words. Let us examine: sn ea k p ea k . ⬆️ They look... matching! Indeed, but! There is peek = to look, especially for a short time or while trying to avoid being seen. No, that's not the word. Sneak peek ? 🤔 Voyeur? No. ... On second thought, where? Origin The term was conceived straight from the marketing pits of Frankenlandia, circa 1950s. Examples: Get a sneak peek at our brand new Ford V8! Sneak a peek at Betty's new casserole! Tonight at 8 — an ex...

Hi. 😃 I played offence here in a 3 minutes blitz game against Stockfish chess engine — on Lichess. For our information, the Level 6 isn't a tutorial bot — it's a calibrated menace. I did 3-4 games prior this. Level 6 tends to play human‑like at times, and this was that one of those times. It did 2 "under pressure" moves, at 24th and 31st banters. I took the 31st. When its horse swung to c5 . I had.... a battering ram in position. And the horse... (Horse. ♞) Let me just... vacate the e6 square. Yes, that should frighten the enemy's queen. Neigh me, neigh! You can use your left and right arrows on your keyboard or use the mouse scroll to see the moves back and forth on the chessboard. But first, click the board. Horse = knight. But because the piece doesn't resemble a knight to begin with, it's a horse. A well-behaved horse, I presume. Here. ⬇️ ♞ (Horse. ♞) Oh hello, good sir. Might I interest you in some fine hay? It has colourful ...

Hi, everyone. Let's meet Intl.Segmenter . Hello! ( Intl.Segmenter ) G'day, mate. Say, what does Intl mean? ( Intl.Segmenter ) Inter-nasho, mate. Fascinating. But it has "l". ( Intl.Segmenter ) You bet, I fascinate... the area. Shorten it or bin it. You know mate, I've been here since April 2024. I'm the Ecky Nasho Thingo. (Sips coconut water.) Ecky... Nasho Thingo. What is that? ( Intl.Segmenter ) Ecky, E-C-M-A. Nasho, Inter-nasho. Thingo is a thing. Yeah nah. (Another sips of coconut water.) What a... bit. And my word, you're quite the modern feature! So... what exactly are you for? ( Intl.Segmenter ) I chop text like a beaut, mate. Whether... it's splitting by what folks see as a single character — like an emoji or accent, whole words even when there's no space... (Leaning forward.) Lookin' at you, Th...

The English "or else", the linguistic equivalent of raising one brow menacingly while slowly unsheathing a sabre. Right? Or else... (One eyebrow raised. Imaginary sabre unsheathed. *Schling! ) Origin "Or else" is a truncation, as you suspected. The straightforward, simply with "or": [Imperative command] + "or" + [consequence] Example: Do your homework, or it will still be blank by tomorrow. The one with the theatrically redundant "else": [Imperative command] + "or else" + [consequence] Example: Do your homework, or else it will still be blank by tomorrow. ⬆️ "Redundant", not because it's grammatically wrong, but because "or" already carries the conditional logic. "Else" steps in, Mm. Quite. I'm here. For dramatic tension, darling. And then, because we're... lazy (or efficient), yet still bloody theatrical, thus: [Imperative command] + "or el...

Onegaishimasu. 🙂‍↕️ Hi. 👋 I played the offence side of the pieces. My opponent, the defence, was quite aggressive – thought one was the offence. Thus I surmised, Mm. Yes, yes. ⬅️ Quite a delay, that. 🤔 Then, I shall employ that lad's energy. Perfect. Now I'll just gently redirect your queen over there… set your horse loose from the barn… Ah. And... the bishop on g6 was the peak of the nage-waza. Come now, you've forgotten your king. Let me help you lie down. You can use your left and right arrows on your keyboard or use the mouse scroll to see the moves back and forth on the chessboard. But first, click the board. Nage-waza (投げ技) means throwing technique — a broad term used across Japanese martial arts to describe techniques that off-balance and project the opponent, regardless of whether it's done with redirection, disruption, or sheer force. In judo, jujitsu, or karate, we throw. In aikido, we guide the opponents so they throw themselves....

The English word muse . As also being used in these words: A muse (verb) A muse ment (noun) Muse -um = museum (noun) Muse -ic = music (noun) 🤔 and others. First Muse, the Noun It stems from Greek ΜΟΥΣΑ ( m u- o micron- u psilon- s igma- a lpha: Mousa ) — singular, each of the nine goddesses. As a group, they're the Mousai ( m u- o micron- u psilon- s igma- a lpha- i ota: ΜΟΥΣΑI). They're the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who preside over the knowledge and creativity. (Other gods and goddesses roll their shape-shifting eyes.) Hermes : Why this confoundedly redundant assignment, O Sovereign Thunderer of Olympus? Zeus : (Turns his head to Hermes.) Come again? 📢⚡⚡ (10 billion dBA. Lightning bolts all over the place.) ...

(Horse screech sound.) 2026 Chinese Zodiac The Chinese zodiac for 2026 marks the Year of the Horse — specifically, the Yang Fire Horse . This year is governed by the Yang Fire element. But only after 17th February 2026. Overview The Horse holds the seventh position in the Chinese zodiac's 12‑year cycle, situated between the Snake and the Goat. Each sign repeats every 12 years, though the elemental pairing (like Fire Horse) only recurs every 60 years, making it quite distinct. The Horse is associated with energy, ambition, motion, and boldness. Fire Horse years in particular are historically known for intensity and dramatic shifts — both good and ill . Yang Energy In Chinese philosophy, Yang represents the bright, active, assertive side of the Taijitu symbol. It is the outward‑moving force — associated with light, heat, activity, and expression — contrasting the more reflective Yin. A Yang Fire year is marked by action , courage , and fierce momentum . It encourag...

📢 Error Message The error message on Blogger ( HTML editor) looks like this: 😵‍💫 Why? Because I accidentally deleted the closing CDATA section in a script . It was supposed to be like so: <script> // <![CDATA[ /* JavaScript lines here */ // ]]> </script> And I — with my sleight of mouse-hand, selected one line too many — deleted the closing tag: <script> // <![CDATA[ /* JavaScript lines here */ </script> Then saved the template. 😂 XML was like, (XML.) Oi! Aye? What? (XML.) Must start and end within the same entity! 👀 Which one? (XML.) Read. 🧐 My script is fine, ya muppet! Save it. S. A. V. E. (XML.) Read. 🤦‍♂️ I did! Why is your message vague? Are you a muppetlord ? (XML.) 🤷 R. E. A... Fine. 💡 Solution I was baffled by that because my script had everything escaped, the forbidden entities. I bloody checked the JavaScript code and nothing was suspicious. And then....