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PaperclipPerfector  6d ago (text post)   1629 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for January 2, 2026

Be advised: this thread is not for serious in-depth discussion of weighty topics (we have a link for that), this thread is not for anything Culture War related. This thread is for Fun. You got jokes? Share 'em. You got silly questions? Ask 'em.

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One can easily just a) skip the Friday Fun Thread b) skip @ToaKraka's posts/comments or c) skip @ToaKraka's posts/comments within the Friday Fun Thread.

@ToaKraka's been carrying the Friday Fun Thread. I wouldn't have heard of several court opinions if not for his summaries. I'd prefer he not feel confined in his reviews due to people pearl-clutching and gate-keeping as to what is or isn't fun.

If such content can be Problematic for the Friday Fun Thread, I propose a "Thriday Thrun" thread for Thursdays, where it'd weapons-free with regard to any PG-Thirteen, Rated R, or Rated X topics, but otherwise still respecting forum rules. Anyone can see the thread title and skip if they'd like. Engagement would be divided between the two threads, but such is life.

Nobody wants him to stop posting entirely. We want him to stop posting horrible fucked up things that aren't in the least fun. As others have pointed out, 75% of this week's post was fine. Most of the cases he posts are fine. It's just every so often he posts cases which are the antithesis of fun, and people would like him to not post that minority of cases.

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