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Patrick Rapa
@classypatrick.bsky.social
of Philadelphia

(he/him)
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Copenhagen town hall square, Denmark right now.

Massive solidarity with Greenland demonstrations.

Source: dr.dk
January 17, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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The first-ever Paper Airplane Subscription Drive starts NOW! My goal is 250 subscribers. I sincerely hope you’ll be one of them. paperairplane.pub#subscribe
January 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Little tiny dolphin leaps out of the water near Dragon capsule not long after splashdown.
January 15, 2026 at 8:51 AM
January 15, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Sometimes the Post Office in my neighborhood closes early to remind us that letters and stamps are stupid and we should knock it off with that shit.
January 14, 2026 at 10:09 PM
There are little bat signals everywhere.
(But also there's a new sci-fi book called Ice.)
January 13, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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Imagine trying to put one of those on with feathers for fingers.
January 13, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Also slap bracelets are back.
January 13, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I've done every single one of this gentleman's don'ts at one time or another, but I appreciate the vibe of his video and the meticulousness of his dust jacket repair.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrW4...
How to repair book jackets
YouTube video by The Bookman
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I want a soft pretzel, a diet pepsi, and for the week to be over.
January 9, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Menace on all sides.
January 8, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Whose photo are they looking at in an old episode of Police Squad?
January 7, 2026 at 4:21 PM
These books are available at The Last Word in West Philly, last I checked.
January 5, 2026 at 11:45 PM
That's your plan? Have you considered faking your death and then continuing to not pay your creditors?
THE BIG GAMBLE (1931) — 11:45 am ET — 1h 1m
(TCM Daytime: Betting Big)

William Boyd, James Gleason, Warner Oland; directed by Fred Niblo

A gambler fakes his death so he can pay off his creditors with the insurance money.

#TCM #TCMParty
The Big Gamble (1931)
www.tcm.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Back by charitable demand, here's my World Cup "PHIPHA" shirt.
January 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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Took a walk with my wife in the good cemetery where we both think we'd eventually like plots and markers, but we also both want to be cremated, so we discussed the possibility of interring some of those twelve-foot skeletons when we go.
January 3, 2026 at 9:20 PM
"I don't want to be around anymore."
January 3, 2026 at 12:07 AM
If aliens came to Earth with the sole intent of mocking Philadelphia to its face they could not do any better than the Mummers comic troupes. "THIS IS YOU," the aliens say, pointing at the crowd. "THIS IS WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE TO US."
January 1, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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I read a medium number of books last year and drew most of their covers:
December 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Herb Welch was there.
December 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Looks like yes, we are.
December 30, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Pantos: Pants of Fate
December 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Many times I've gone past this convenience store and wondered if I'd really read what I thought I'd read.
December 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Gävlebocken got tired of standing =3=
December 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Gävlebocken rocked.
December 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM