Emily
@becausechaucer.bsky.social
Proverbs 27:14 | definitely not a vampire | not as into Chaucer as it sounds from the name | ask before adding me to lists/packs/etc
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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The sea doesn't even hate you on principle, it's just the sea and its one job is to itemize and redistribute your molecules.
And that's still safer than the sea.
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The sea doesn't even hate you on principle, it's just the sea and its one job is to itemize and redistribute your molecules.
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I designed a horseshoe crab sweater and published it on Ravelry on National horseshoe crab day! If you ever thought to yourself “man, I really want a hand knit sweater with horseshoe crabs on it” boy do I have great news for ya
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
June 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I designed a horseshoe crab sweater and published it on Ravelry on National horseshoe crab day! If you ever thought to yourself “man, I really want a hand knit sweater with horseshoe crabs on it” boy do I have great news for ya
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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an absolute tank of a cat. nothing short of an enriched uranium shell could knock this solid boy over
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
an absolute tank of a cat. nothing short of an enriched uranium shell could knock this solid boy over
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Some of the stray dogs living near Chernobyl have recently turned blue. This confused scientists for weeks, until they realized they had simply been rolling around in chemicals from a nearby set of portable toilets. 14/10 for all
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Some of the stray dogs living near Chernobyl have recently turned blue. This confused scientists for weeks, until they realized they had simply been rolling around in chemicals from a nearby set of portable toilets. 14/10 for all
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this is an extremely common and well understood surgery, obviously this was not a real number, but what the fuck
healthcare costs are an absurd kabuki theater between insurance and providers and no human being can possibly be expected to manage this shit
anyone who says otherwise is lying to you
healthcare costs are an absurd kabuki theater between insurance and providers and no human being can possibly be expected to manage this shit
anyone who says otherwise is lying to you
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
this is an extremely common and well understood surgery, obviously this was not a real number, but what the fuck
healthcare costs are an absurd kabuki theater between insurance and providers and no human being can possibly be expected to manage this shit
anyone who says otherwise is lying to you
healthcare costs are an absurd kabuki theater between insurance and providers and no human being can possibly be expected to manage this shit
anyone who says otherwise is lying to you
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For everyone who needs to hear this today: dogs still exist.
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
For everyone who needs to hear this today: dogs still exist.
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A friend of mine was riding in the woods at night and hit a black bear. Bear ran off, but my friend broke a collar bone. HIS friend walked them back to the friend's car. Packed everything, tore off toward the hospital and immediately hit a deer. Everyone (maybe not the deer) came out okay.
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A friend of mine was riding in the woods at night and hit a black bear. Bear ran off, but my friend broke a collar bone. HIS friend walked them back to the friend's car. Packed everything, tore off toward the hospital and immediately hit a deer. Everyone (maybe not the deer) came out okay.
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For the midnight crew on this #EdmundFitzgwtald50 anniversary, I have added more markups to the Newsweek article that gave Gordon Lightfoot his template for His "Wreck of" song lyrics.
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
For the midnight crew on this #EdmundFitzgwtald50 anniversary, I have added more markups to the Newsweek article that gave Gordon Lightfoot his template for His "Wreck of" song lyrics.
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This is absolutely the best way I’ve ever heard North American deer described, hands down.
A small heard of 15-20 insurance claims just sitting around in the dark, staring at you, waiting.
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This is absolutely the best way I’ve ever heard North American deer described, hands down.
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More on the Edmund Fitzgerald ahead of the 50th anniversary on Monday:
November 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
More on the Edmund Fitzgerald ahead of the 50th anniversary on Monday:
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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Happy Anniversary of The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald to all who celebrate.
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
YouTube video by Smooth Operator
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Happy Anniversary of The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald to all who celebrate.
Once again FedEx (the worst) has traipsed through the yard to leave a package at my landlord's front door, which DOES NOT have a path, instead of leaving it at MY door which is literally the most convenient door on the property
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Once again FedEx (the worst) has traipsed through the yard to leave a package at my landlord's front door, which DOES NOT have a path, instead of leaving it at MY door which is literally the most convenient door on the property
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Second degree felony phone noise to be punishable by having to wear an I AM AN INCONSIDERATE ASSHOLE sandwich board for one day per minute of felony phone noise
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Second degree felony phone noise to be punishable by having to wear an I AM AN INCONSIDERATE ASSHOLE sandwich board for one day per minute of felony phone noise
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Mamdani will implement sumptuary law. Ladies will have to carefully measure how many ounces of gold are in their girdles, and wearing pearls on hats will be banned except for wives or courtesans of foreign mercenaries.
November 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Mamdani will implement sumptuary law. Ladies will have to carefully measure how many ounces of gold are in their girdles, and wearing pearls on hats will be banned except for wives or courtesans of foreign mercenaries.
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At a Berlin diplomatic party tonight in 1989 a German politician confided to a UK official (who told me 30yrs later) that he thought the Berlin Wall could come down around the year 2000.
Minutes later a staff member approached the diplomat & told him the wall was coming down.
Now
Minutes later a staff member approached the diplomat & told him the wall was coming down.
Now
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
At a Berlin diplomatic party tonight in 1989 a German politician confided to a UK official (who told me 30yrs later) that he thought the Berlin Wall could come down around the year 2000.
Minutes later a staff member approached the diplomat & told him the wall was coming down.
Now
Minutes later a staff member approached the diplomat & told him the wall was coming down.
Now
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Jesus fucken Christ. I ordered some undercrackers, lads. Nothing came. No despatch email, no delivery confirmation, nothing.
So today I check tracking online. Evri "delivered" them to my side garden (just chucked randomly).
AND THEN THE FOXES
THE FOXES
(breathe)
ATE
MY
FUCKEN
PANTS
So today I check tracking online. Evri "delivered" them to my side garden (just chucked randomly).
AND THEN THE FOXES
THE FOXES
(breathe)
ATE
MY
FUCKEN
PANTS
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Jesus fucken Christ. I ordered some undercrackers, lads. Nothing came. No despatch email, no delivery confirmation, nothing.
So today I check tracking online. Evri "delivered" them to my side garden (just chucked randomly).
AND THEN THE FOXES
THE FOXES
(breathe)
ATE
MY
FUCKEN
PANTS
So today I check tracking online. Evri "delivered" them to my side garden (just chucked randomly).
AND THEN THE FOXES
THE FOXES
(breathe)
ATE
MY
FUCKEN
PANTS
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Y'all, the hospital where I had my surgery is running trials to see if GLP-1 medications can help people suffering from long COVID. It's open to any person with documented long COVID who lives in the US.
Please pass it on!
Please pass it on!
Home - Long COVID Treatment Trial
Be part of groundbreaking Long COVID research from Scripps Research. We endeavor to conduct a portfolio of Long COVID clinical trials.
longcovid.scripps.edu
November 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Y'all, the hospital where I had my surgery is running trials to see if GLP-1 medications can help people suffering from long COVID. It's open to any person with documented long COVID who lives in the US.
Please pass it on!
Please pass it on!
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bluesky branding refresh unveiled
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
bluesky branding refresh unveiled
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The 30 Rock episode with “how do you do, fellow kids?” is closer to the release of Windows 98 than it is to today.
I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
November 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The 30 Rock episode with “how do you do, fellow kids?” is closer to the release of Windows 98 than it is to today.
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Ship stuck in the Detroit. Apparently. Again.
November 8, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Ship stuck in the Detroit. Apparently. Again.