Dorothy’s Mom is taking all of her devices so she can’t post on the internet
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Hey! No deep thoughts this week, but a fun collection of things that made me happy:
Ted Lasso + Relationships = Love
My friend Alise Chaffins just released a fun new book that takes a deep dive into TED LASSO and what we can learn about our own relationships using the insights produced by the show. If you’re a big Lasso friend, I’m certain you’ll love the book!
It’s THE TED LASSO RELATIONSHIP GUIDE!
I was supposed to give Alise a blurb for the book but I was so swamped that I failed. She said I should, you know, mention it in the newsletter and here ya go.
You should also check out Alise’s substack newsletter, which is all centered around insightful TV and movie reviews!
PODCAST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
I might have gotten a little obsessed over the Planet of the Apes movies and especially their weird science fiction commentaries on the pressing cultural issues of the day (depending on whether they were made this year or SIXTY years ago). I was talking about it so much we decided to just do a podcast about it:
Cats used to be so great
I saw a rant on social media this week about how terrible Gen Z is and how “IN MY DAY” people would never act the way Gen Z acts (etc.) and I couldn’t stop laughing because some Gen Zer posted this in the comments:
Meowtch!
Going gold
My friend Cozi is featured on this song by Vicetone, which was just certified gold!
STORY CORNER: Dorothy’s Mom is taking all of her devices so she can’t post on the internet
I love this little story I came across this week. Dorothy’s mom took her phone to keep her off social media, so Dorothy had to post via her Nintendo 3DS:
Dorother’s mom is no sucker and realized exactly what was going on, and posted to her daughter’s account using the 3DS once she figured out what was going on:
Not to be deterred, Dorothy figured out how to post messages using her Wii:
And when mom figured that one out, Dorothy tried one last, desperate ploy to get her messages out into the world!
This tweet started the hilarious #FreeDorothy hashtag, and the whole thing eventually spread to reputable news sources, many of which were skeptical that she was actually a teen (she claimed to be 15) and whether this whole thing happened or was a fraud.
When reached for comment by The Guardian, and asked if it was all a joke, Dorothy reportedly said, “I wish it was a joke."
She was writing from her cousin’s iPad, but the battery was about to die because Dorothy’s mother had hidden all the chargers.
As for me, I believe. #FreeDorothy
Bruce
This is Buddy. Buddy, you might notice, is a cat, not a rabbit.
He lives at the house kitty-corner to us. That’s right, kitty-corner.
He’s not a very smart cat. I say that with all affection. He’s a little slow.
All of the other cats in the neighborhood have learned to stay away from Sheriff Bruce. But the other night we noticed that Buddy was definitely stalking Bruce from the fences above.
Bruce, for his part, seemed supremely unconcerned. In fact, he kept hopping CLOSER to Buddy.
Buddy, absolutely thrilled at his good fortune, was preparing himself for a gigantic Descent of Death on Bruce. And Bruce kept just hopping around, staying really close to the fence and Buddy.
It was stressing me out a little — I don’t think these two haven’t really crossed paths yet — so I went out and grabbed Buddy and started walking him toward the house to throw him in the front yard.
Bruce immediately followed us into the house, and when I threw Buddy out in the front yard, Bruce went back outside and did a few of his “victory” hops.
Turns out he had been purposely baiting Buddy, trying to get him to come down into the back yard so he could teach him who’s boss.
Sorry for wrecking your plan, Bruce!
I hope this week that all your enemies fall into the traps you have laid for them.
Peace to you,
Matt
OH, CATS!
Hilarious. I hadn't seen #freedorothy