Interesting Times with CaptainHoneydew

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  • Happy New Year!

    As 2025 draws to a close, I look back on the year and think, “Holy shit, a lot of stuff went wrong!” Numerous humanitarian crises are ongoing throughout the world, the US is toeing the line of fascism, there’s a general sense of unease coupled with a lack of empathy for your fellow man, everything’s Read more

  • When A Whole Town Beefed With One Guy

    I’m not in a Christmas-y mood this week. But, you know what I am in the mood for? People getting a big serving of street justice. I was recently made aware of Kenneth Rex McElroy. His story and eventual fate could be summed up in the following short video: Ken McElroy was born in 1934 Read more

  • That One Asshole That Ruins Things For Everyone

    You would think this dumb Spongebob meme wouldn’t make me overthink about real-world implications, but it did. The most ridiculous thing about this comic isn’t the fact that Spongebob somehow became president or that Patrick Star has a job. It’s the fact that people are complying with this new law. You know damn well there’s Read more

  • How NOT to Tackle Slavery In Your Creative Project

    What do Detroit: Become Human and the first two Oddworld games have in common? They’re about slavery and oppression. Guess which one handled the subjects better? The one from the 90s about the fucking aliens. **For our purposes here, I’ll be focusing on the original releases of Oddworld 1 and 2, since the remake of Read more

  • Why Do People Hate Larry Lovage So Much?

    Oh Lord, I’m talking about Leisure Suit Larry again. This time, though, I’m talking about a different Larry.  After LSL7, there was nothing in the main series for 8 years. Series creator Al Lowe basically said he was done with game development, and any new entries in the series would need to be handled by Read more

  • Top 3 Pet Peeves

    1. People who don’t clean up after their dogs I work in a major city. So, of course, there’s lots of people walking their dogs at all times of the day. But, more often than not, first thing in the morning when I get out of my car, I’m hit with the smell of shit. Read more