Friday, October 23, 2026
Good morning. It's Expensive Phone Release Day, although that's statistically extremely unlikely to be relevant to you. Still, on the off chance that you're reading this on a folding phone, please crack it open and enjoy Wolmania at its intended widescreen aspect ratio.
Item 1: a link
Celebrating Spooky Season with this classic –
Turnip Jack-o’-Lanterns Are the Root of All Evil:
According to English Heritage, which manages over 400 of England’s historic buildings, monuments and sites, jack-o’-lanterns originated in Ireland, “where people have been carving turnips and other root vegetables for centuries, to ward off evil spirits.” Irish legend holds there was an actual man named Jack, who was “cursed to spend all of time roaming the earth with only a burning coal (inside a carved out turnip) to light the way, as his punishment for trying to trick the devil.”
Well, did you think Jack O' Lantern was Dutch or something?
Anyway, Irish emigrants eventually found their way to America, where they discovered big orange gourds that made for totems that were more cute-scary than utter nightmare fuel. And now everyone just carves those instead. But just think, if pumpkins weren't native to America, we might all be drinking Turnip Spice Lattes.
Item 2: a list
Corn Dogs, Pretzel Dogs, and Bagel Dogs, Ranked:
- Bagel Dogs
- Pretzel Dogs
- Corn Dogs
Item 3: a media recommendation
Item 4: word of the week
Numismatic
My interests tend towards the... numismatic.
Uh. Was that supposed to be flirty? When you say it like that, it sounds like you find old coins erotic. That's gross.
Item 5: an image
See ya!
Thanks for reading. See you in November!