RalfWise

@untravel

PhD in philosophy, but mostly dumb jokes. Sometimes I mention serious things. This is, invariably, a mistake.

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RalfWise@untravel· Jul 15

a.co/d/0eIrJD86 ODY-C by @mattfraction.bsky.social and Christian Ward, a retelling of The Odyssey in Space with the genders of the characters swapped (e.g. Matt Damon replaced by Charlize Theron, Lupita Nyong'o with Timothy Chalemet, and so on.) It's also a comic written in dactylic hexameter 😲

The cover of a comic called ODY-C, a retelling of the odyssey in space, but with the genders of (almost) all the characters swapped

RalfWise@untravel· Jul 12

Currently Reading: The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler

Book Cover: The Way Of All Flesh by Samuel Butler (Penguin Classics)

RalfWise@untravel· Jul 10

An 11 year old Belgium fan, holding a Belgian flag and wearing a Viking helmet in Belgian colors

RalfWise@untravel· Jul 10

Currently Reading: The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

Book Cover: The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. Depicts a photo of a guy in a hat looking to the right. Behind him is either a train car or something it's hard to tell.

RalfWise@untravel· Jul 2

tell cersei, i want her to know it was me meme, butbreplaces cersei with 'trump'

RalfWise@untravel· Jun 29

Currently Reading: Sister Carrie by Theodore Drieser

Cover of Sister Carrie by Theodore Drieser. Depicts painting of woman seated wearing a fancy dress. Her facial expression looks like she's annoyed.

RalfWise@untravel· Jun 26

Currently Reading: The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington

the cover of The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington. It depicts a rich guy and a rich woman talking. The pov is looking in through a window, a grid of small glass squares, giving the effect of looking at rich people in a cage. Foreshadowing!

RalfWise@untravel· Jun 21

Currently Reading: Howards End by EM Forster

The cover of the novel Howards End by EM Forster. (Howards End is the name of a house, so the cover is a picture of a house.)

RalfWise@untravel· Jun 14

Currently Reading: Justine by Lawrence Durrell

book cover of the novel Justine by Lawrence Durrell

RalfWise@untravel· Jun 12

Currently Reading: The Ginger Man by JP Donleavy (apologies for the cover image on this one)

Book cover of The Ginger Man by JP Donleavy. Depicts a red haired guy with a beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other. Overall, the design suggests composition by a teenage art student who won second place in a contest.

RalfWise@untravel· May 26

Currently Reading: Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner

Cover of Wallace Stegner novel Angle of Repose. It's got horses on it.

RalfWise@untravel· May 17

Currently Reading: Henderson The Rain King by Saul Bellow

The cover of Henderson The Rain King, a novel by Saul Bellow. It depicts a city skyline and a seagull taking flight for some reason.

RalfWise@untravel· May 16

Currently Reading: A Question of Upbringing by Anthony Powell (Book One of A Dance to the Music of Time)

the cover of the novel A Question of Upbringing by Anthony Powell. The cover has the titel, author, and a painting of a woman wearing a floral wreath and a strange smile

RalfWise@untravel· Apr 21

Sometimes I start to lose hope, but then I stumble across some small miracle of pure beauty like this.

The cover of a comic titles Florida Hippopotamos Cocaine Massacre. It is brightly colored and well-drawn but you want to read for the title alone.

RalfWise@untravel· Apr 19

Currently Reading: There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm

RalfWise@untravel· Apr 13

Currently Reading: Horror For Weenies by Emily C. Hughes

The cover of the book Horror For Weenies by Emily C. Hughes. Red, white and black, depicts a person in silouette hiding behind a pillow because they are a weenie

RalfWise@untravel· Mar 1

Currently Reading: The Wapshot Chronicle by John Cheever

Cover of the novel The Wapshot Chronicle by John Cheever. Shows a man in a blue sportscoat looking at a woman in a red swimsuit. They are on the deck of a yacht.

RalfWise@untravel· Feb 26

A colleague offers some constructive criticism

Painting Saturn Devouring His Son by Goya. It's super gross.

RalfWise@untravel· Feb 26

Currently Reading: Loving, by Henry Green (1945)

The cover of the novel Loving by Henry Green. There's a peacock on it, which is hilarious if you've read the book.

RalfWise@untravel· Feb 18

Drawing of a guillotine, a technology the left has been excited about

RalfWise@untravel· Jan 31

Everyone knows that this is The One True Solution to the Trolley Problem

a cartoon drawing of The Trolley Problem where the trolley runs over 5 people and a blade sticks out to kill the sixth. there's a lot of blood. It's from The Good Place.

RalfWise@untravel· Jan 8

College-me can attest that this can be eaten warm or cold.* * Cold works best if your roommates are not around to marvel at your barbarity.

a can of Campbell's Chunky, Beef With Country Vegetables

RalfWise@untravel· Dec 19

Far Side Comic: student in class raises hand and asks 'Mr Osbourne, may I be excused? My brain is full.'

RalfWise@untravel· Dec 5

Only Murders In The Building

An aerial photo of The Pentagon, that building where they kill people in boats

RalfWise@untravel· Dec 4

Simpsons image teenager with camera. Caption video taping this crime spree is the best idea weve ever had

RalfWise@untravel· Nov 30

Simpsons image. During a tour of the Duff Brewery, characters look at large containers of beer labelled Duff, Duff Lite, and Duff Dry. All three containers are being filled from one pipe, suggesting there is no difference among them

RalfWise@untravel· Nov 16

Found in my mother-in-law's bathroom ('eau de javel'=bleach) 😂😂

RalfWise@untravel· Oct 31

This might not seem impressive at first, but I must point out that this is a house in BELGIUM, where Halloween is decidedly Not Really A Thing. Going this OTT with Halloween decorations in Belgium is like Santa-in-Japan levels of culture clash. 10/10

RalfWise@untravel· Oct 31

My son and his friend dressed up for Halloween. I asked my sonwhat his costume was, he said 'Louvre Robber'

RalfWise@untravel· Oct 12