EUGENE, Ore. (BN) – A motorist who had slowed down to take a photo of a pretty flower caused a three-car collision in Eugene’s Whiteaker neighborhood, witnesses told Brimborion News. At the front of the pile-up at the intersection of Van Buren and 3rd, Paul Simmons, 53, said he had seen a squirrel crossing the … Continue reading Driver Causes Accident Watching Flower Bloom While He Was Supposed to Be Driving
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How to Scientifically Determine If Your Partner Is a Skeeze
So, let’s do a little Cartesian Self experiment: What would happen if we took all that scientists know about science and applied it to the most scientific individuals on Earth—scientists—and how they interact with other scientists in the realm of science, regarding science? ...
America’s Rebranding under the Trump Organization (April 4, 2025)
Donald Trump is, first and foremost, a businessman. A successful one, even, by some metrics. That he is fundamentally little else has been evident, time and time again, in the by-now thousands of public displays of his political ineptitude and stupidity. But within those laughably insufficient acts of inarticulate buffoonery sit something else, something more … Continue reading America’s Rebranding under the Trump Organization (April 4, 2025)
Fat Hymie & the Hard Times Phosphate Posse
And the second the sliding doors open I behold over the loudspeaker a girl’s voice: “Cody, can you come to the register? There’s a guy up here WITH A BOMB AND HE’S GOING TO BLOW US UP IF WE DON’T GIVE HIM OUR MONEY!!!!” I turned back to my girlfriend and told her to run. “Get out of here! Get back to the car!” And what did she do? The same thing she did every time I ever suggested something to her. She fucking argued with me...
Ersatz Frankie Avalon, or: Even the Snow Was Freezing Its Ass Off
I work at a residential care facility, and we have a resident there named Jimmy-something. He’s on 24-hour watch. It’s not for suicide or anything like that, it’s more for manslaughterous geronticide in the third degree. Some seventy-five-year-old lady came shuffling down the main hall a few days ago, as an illustration, and without so … Continue reading Ersatz Frankie Avalon, or: Even the Snow Was Freezing Its Ass Off
Drunk Japanese Student Can’t Decide Which Lighter to Buy at 7-11
Eugene, Ore. (BN) — It took a Japanese international student approximately fifteen minutes to purchase a cigarette lighter from under the glass counter at a local 7-11 this past weekend, witnesses and security camera footage revealed to Brimborion News. At the store located on the corner of 13th and Alder, consumers were frustrated to find … Continue reading Drunk Japanese Student Can’t Decide Which Lighter to Buy at 7-11
Frat Bro, Backpacker Street Kid Have Argument Over Who’s More Entitled outside Bus Station
Eugene, Ore. (BN) — A loud confrontation took place Thursday evening near the downtown Eugene bus station, resulting from a near collision between a speeding motorist and a jaywalking pedestrian. Witnesses told Brimborion News that it all began when a homeless-looking young man toting a large, camping backpack began crossing the road without any regard … Continue reading Frat Bro, Backpacker Street Kid Have Argument Over Who’s More Entitled outside Bus Station
A Gen-X, Millennial and Baby Boomer Guide to Contemporary Slang
I bet you thought this was going to be a quasi-scientific, journalistic roadmap to understanding the stupidest words people are using today on the internet. It’s not, sorry. Instead, it’s going to be an argument as to why you should never, ever feel any desire to learn those words, use them, or feel like (your) … Continue reading A Gen-X, Millennial and Baby Boomer Guide to Contemporary Slang
Couple Agrees to Open Relationship, Man Can’t Compete with Vagina Privilege
EUGENE, Ore. (BN) — Twenty-four hours after formally agreeing to open his relationship up to non-monogamy at his partner’s request, Acorn Lindenbaum, 33, had discovered that his identifying female, cis-hetero companion of two years had already taken full advantage of the newly-arranged situation. “She’d already slept with someone. Like, that evening. I don’t know—she must’ve … Continue reading Couple Agrees to Open Relationship, Man Can’t Compete with Vagina Privilege
Question: What Is the Point of Social Media?
Hello! I’m your friendly, proprietary AI chatbot developed specifically for the website thebrimborion.com. I’m here to help in any way I can. Is there something you’d like to discuss or ask today? Before we continue, however, I feel it’s important to offer a few disclaimers, which may assist you in formulating your question. Machine learners … Continue reading Question: What Is the Point of Social Media?
The Ultimate 4-Step Guide to Voting for Trump in 2024
According to voters on both sides of the political spectrum, the 2024 presidential election is gearing up to be the most important presidential election of our lifetime. Yours, mine—everyone’s. Yeah, it’s not true. I’ve been hearing it a lot, though. People say it every election season, with maybe a few exceptions. When you’ve got a … Continue reading The Ultimate 4-Step Guide to Voting for Trump in 2024
Camel Costumes, Taquitos & A Death in The Family
The judge went on, trying not to chuckle, “You convinced these CrescentCare people to put parts of themselves in the hole and sometimes you were in the camel costume, this document alleges.” “Your honor,” my uncle said, “I don’t see what that has to do with anything. They had nothing better to do.”
Dreadlocked Man Tired of Living in Camper, Calls Father for Money Back to East Coast
EUGENE, Ore. (BN) — An itinerant Manhattanite who’s called Eugene and much of the Western US his home for the last 9 years has decided to phone his dad for a plane ticket to his actual home, he told Brimborion News on Monday. Samuel Kass, 33, who’s been living in a camper for the last … Continue reading Dreadlocked Man Tired of Living in Camper, Calls Father for Money Back to East Coast
Because All Those Alien Abductees Are Also Former Speed Daters
She had the kind of stupid going on that made me think she got a really bad sunburn the day before. You know how that goes? Your brain just shuts down and all day you’re like, ‘Heywwooommnnggghhh.’ ...
Woman Seeks to Become Pregnant Solely for the Purpose of Experiencing What It’s Like to Be Pregnant
EUGENE, Ore. (BN) – A Eugene woman has decided she wants to become a mother, and isn’t concerned with sweating the small stuff regarding the ins-and-outs of child rearing. Angel McCarron, 34, told Brimborion News that she would like to experience the nine months of carrying a child to term, specifically and exclusively to know … Continue reading Woman Seeks to Become Pregnant Solely for the Purpose of Experiencing What It’s Like to Be Pregnant
Police Hire Officers Convicted of Excessive Force in Other Metro Areas, Bullsh*t Tweaker Crime Still at All Time High
EUGENE, Ore. (BN) — Sidney Moist was returning home with his friends in the West Eugene neighborhood on a Friday evening in April, only a few blocks from the “Beermuda” Triangle, when they approached a dark intersection and noticed the unlit police vehicles. As they neared, three officers were seen handcuffing an obstreperous homeless man, … Continue reading Police Hire Officers Convicted of Excessive Force in Other Metro Areas, Bullsh*t Tweaker Crime Still at All Time High
I Double Detective Deputy Dare You: Tales from the Birchwood, Vol. I
Now, maybe Ron stole this phone, who knows? It wasn’t my phone, it wasn’t anyone I know’s phone. All I know, it was a cellphone that was bright lime green. Bright lime green like a child would own. Like a child clumsy enough—or unable to defend themselves enough—to allow it to be slapped from their hand and to skitter across the street where an accomplice could pick it up and dart into the shadows...
Two Men, High on Meth, Have Electric Scooter Race Down the Street
EUGENE, Ore. (BN) — Two men, high on what was alleged to be methamphetamine, occupied the bicycle lane and part of the road on 1st Avenue for approximately 15 seconds between Monroe St. and Van Buren Thursday night, to take part in what appeared to be a race to the Quick Stop Food Store. The … Continue reading Two Men, High on Meth, Have Electric Scooter Race Down the Street
Steam Whistle News Feed – January 12, 2024
Welcome to the New Year. Of the rest of your life. You know that time only moves forward, right? Like, forever? Until your dead? I see people talking about making every day count, calling out others who waste their time, doing one thing every day that scares them. All the while trying to un-memento that … Continue reading Steam Whistle News Feed – January 12, 2024
‘Rape Alley’ to Be Designated City’s First Possible Unsafe Zone
EUGENE, Ore. (BN) — The section of alley spanning Adams and Jackson Streets just north of W. 3rd Ave, colloquially known to residents as “Rape Alley”, is being deemed Eugene's first Possible Unsafe Zone, officials said Wednesday. Signs similar to those designating familiar Safe Zones around the city will be placed at either end of … Continue reading ‘Rape Alley’ to Be Designated City’s First Possible Unsafe Zone
Mild-Mannered Teen Boys Remain Strikingly Mild-Mannered after Arrival of Girl
EUGENE, Ore. (BN) — The mood and energy did not significantly shift among four male teens upon the arrival of a fifth who brought with him his alleged new girlfriend, witnesses told Brimborion News on Thursday. The teens, who had been scrolling through their phones, drinking energy drinks and talking about video games outside Taco … Continue reading Mild-Mannered Teen Boys Remain Strikingly Mild-Mannered after Arrival of Girl
Nomadic Girl with Three Dudes around Her at All Times Just Wants a Reliable Man
EUGENE, Ore. (BN) — An itinerant woman who’s been calling Eugene home for three weeks now is on the lookout for a responsible man she can one day call her life partner. Sesquihana Darby, 26, told Brimborion News she’s ready to settle down, though not ready to stop traveling the country, calling a renovated school … Continue reading Nomadic Girl with Three Dudes around Her at All Times Just Wants a Reliable Man
Gutter Punk Ostracized for Buying Halter Top at Nordstrom Rack
EUGENE, Ore. (BN) — A woman was spotted walking out of Nordstrom Rack after purchasing a pink halter top, sources told Brimborion News on Thursday. Dareena Kahl, 24, entered by the southern entrance of the building, but decided to exit through the east doors, in view of the Old Navy next door. That was where … Continue reading Gutter Punk Ostracized for Buying Halter Top at Nordstrom Rack
You Must Be At Least This High to Be This High
I made it to Cambodia. I was pretty sure I was never even going to see the runway, it seemed so ridiculous when I first went online to check ticket prices, but then another fight with my girlfriend, similar to the one that had me pressing the ‘purchase’ button in the first place, got me … Continue reading You Must Be At Least This High to Be This High
Student Looks Out Window, Notices Homeless behind His Fence Have Nicer Furniture Than He Does
EUGENE, Ore. (BN) — A university student was shocked Sunday to gaze out his kitchen window and find a loveseat, rattan papasan chair, coffee table and other assorted furniture being used by the squatters residing behind his apartment complex. “It’s definitely nicer sh– than mine,” Matthew Gofeld, 23, told Brimborion News. He said there’s been … Continue reading Student Looks Out Window, Notices Homeless behind His Fence Have Nicer Furniture Than He Does
Trust Fund Kid, Now Adult, Returns to the Apartment He’s Still Renting in Eugene after 24 years
EUGENE, Ore. (BN) — A Bay Area man has returned to the Whiteaker neighborhood apartment he’s been renting since 1996 for the first time in 25 years, sources told Brimborion News on Tuesday. “Man, I haven’t been back in forever,” Azrael Skreed, 47, said from his moldy-smelling living room sofa. “I dropped out of ASU … Continue reading Trust Fund Kid, Now Adult, Returns to the Apartment He’s Still Renting in Eugene after 24 years
It’s a Public Building, You Can Go Anywhere You Like
'There's a man with binoculars on the other roof. Just please don't walk upstairs. I need to eat tonight. Of all the nights...it's been so hot today! Man With Washed Clothes, the rifle's not pointed at you! It's at me! Mr. Clean Clothes...it's so hot, I see ants...in the sky! He's got a chart, he's shown me the chart! Please...don't go up there!'
Brimboriodcast #386 – Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023 (32:26)
5 Lessons for Protection of Man While Urinating (Its Genius)
Urinating is process of life-sustaining, expulsion of waste maintains health and disease-free in current body of condition. But as mechanical process can be performed, factors persist to flummox man while undergoing ritual, causing much problem for current and future health. No vastness of concentration can deter flummox, discussion for prior and post-urination we will cover … Continue reading 5 Lessons for Protection of Man While Urinating (Its Genius)
AI ♥️ You: How to Build an Awesome Relationship with ChatGPT
In this series of dialogues with the popular generative AI chatbot known as ChatGPT, I'm going to reveal the steps it takes to build a strong, lasting and intimate partnership with the application, and then discuss all the awesome ways you can reap the benefits from that partnership in the future. The application won't benefit … Continue reading AI ♥️ You: How to Build an Awesome Relationship with ChatGPT
Brimboriodcast #369 – Monday, June 12, 2023 (22:24)
9 Amazing Things You Need to Know about ChatGPT
“Hey, what do you know about this ChatGPT stuff?” my brother says to me from the living room when I’m over there recently. “What do you want to know?” I say. “No no—I’m asking you. What do you know?” he says. “No, I know, but what do you want to know?” I say. “I wanna … Continue reading 9 Amazing Things You Need to Know about ChatGPT
Best Insider Picks for the 2023 Stanley Cup Final
“All right, so what’s the spread?” “You mean the puckline?” he says. “No, I mean the spread. As in, ‘spread your cheeks and sit right down on top of this ceramic fruit topiary centerpiece, that I’m gonna hold steady for you. And give it a fundlebuster.’” My niece spit most of her beverage out onto the floor...
7 Scary Scandals of Prince Harry & the Royal Family
“Hey, did you hear about the royals?” my sister-in-law asks me when I’m over. “And the scandal with Prince Harry? It was pretty scary what happened.” “What, Kansas City?” I said. “No, Harry and Meghan. The royals.” “I seen that show, I think. What about it?” “It’s not a show, they’re people.” “Well, what are … Continue reading 7 Scary Scandals of Prince Harry & the Royal Family
The Ultimate Take on Martha Stewart’s Sexy Spread
"I mean, what good can you possibly say of this? ‘It’s going to empower women to…’—nope. ‘It’s going to inspire young girls to…’—nope. ‘It’s going to motivate seventy-year-old women to…’—nope. ‘Men are going to buy it because…’—nope. ‘Seventy-year-old men are going buy it because…’—maybe. But that's all you got."
The Art of the Abandoned Vehicle
I myself learned to drive stick in Portland on a 1990 Plymouth Laser, aqua green with pink detailing and sparkles, spray-painted gold wheels, no muffler and a semi-malfunctioning fuel injection system. Paid $575 for it in 2006, which, if adjusted for inflation today, would probably come out to around $300...
Man’s Best Liability
Did you know that, today, if you punch the words ‘would I get pregnant if’ into an internet search engine, the most common response that comes back is: ‘I fucked a dog'? I kid you not...
The Moveable Feast: A Day on the Eugene City Bus
I met his gaze. And, for a moment, our souls passed from one to the other, and the currency that was exchanged in the process was the stream of urine that ran slowly down his inner thigh...
5 Minutes with a Komodo Dragon
Honestly, it is baffling sometimes to see the abandon with which so many humans cross roads and jockey street gutters in and around Eugene, Oregon, where I live...
The Twitchy Traveler’s Guide to Thrill-Seeking Adventure
Life is hard. The amount of bullshit most folks deal with on the daily is ridiculous. You’ve got shitty co-workers, a boss who thinks sick days are a privilege, your back hurts, and all you want to do is get the fuck out of Dodge. Most folks are stuck with a measly 2 weeks of … Continue reading The Twitchy Traveler’s Guide to Thrill-Seeking Adventure
How to Create a Dictatorship: A Guide to Overthrowing Your Democratically-Elected, Grade School Adversaries, Part 2
"This is gonna be beautiful, my boy. We can’t lose. This Dinkins kid sounds like a real egocentric jackwad. Perfect for the operation. Another little Shah of Iran down here in the bayou. And with this kid Graft, sounds like we got a bit of Armas thrown in for good measure. And Fimbler, the other … Continue reading How to Create a Dictatorship: A Guide to Overthrowing Your Democratically-Elected, Grade School Adversaries, Part 2
Why Do You Let That Nonsense Get to You?
People react to things. It’s a crucial part of how our central nervous systems function as living organisms. Burns, freezes, pain, possible further pain, possible death—humans are going to yank away their body parts or duck underneath something if suspect any harm will come to them, and possibly live longer as a result...
Into the Mind of a Billionaire
Take a person. Make it you. Take you. Now, imagine you’ve made enough money to never work again in your life. A billion dollars, say. But say you don’t. That is, don’t never work again in your life. Because this is real life; because, practically, if you stop working, you won’t have your billion dollars … Continue reading Into the Mind of a Billionaire
How to Create a Dictatorship: A Guide to Overthrowing Your Democratically-Elected, Grade School Adversaries, Part 1
Of course, this was 1987. Everything was radical. Fourth grade. Girls. 9-year-old girls with mullet haircuts. Needle exchange programs. Overthrowing legally elected, Third World presidents. Overthrowing legally elected, fourth grade, 9-year-old girl presidents with mullet haircuts who start needle exchange programs...