DerekZarban
@derekzarban.bsky.social
Early retired Hoosier nerd. Small town historian, small-time radio announcer. Ally to all oppressed people. TTRPG and movie nerdery at zarban.com.
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DerekZarban
@derekzarban.bsky.social
· Dec 29
Reminder that statistics can be misleading. For example, on average, humans have one boob each.
My dad turned 87 a month ago, he believes that lunch is a good reason to get out of bed.
January 8, 2026 at 6:06 PM
My dad turned 87 a month ago, he believes that lunch is a good reason to get out of bed.
The German series DARK. Sets up a crazy time travel tangle & then sticks the landing. Incredible work.
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The German series DARK. Sets up a crazy time travel tangle & then sticks the landing. Incredible work.
The Internet is an amazing place where you can type into a search engine "horizontal leather case 4x5 in" & get millions of results that are not that.
January 7, 2026 at 4:53 AM
The Internet is an amazing place where you can type into a search engine "horizontal leather case 4x5 in" & get millions of results that are not that.
I have been diagnosed with gullible dumbass disease & given 3 months to live, but I am determined to beat this with the help of homeopathic medicine. Please pray for me.
January 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I have been diagnosed with gullible dumbass disease & given 3 months to live, but I am determined to beat this with the help of homeopathic medicine. Please pray for me.
TIL "tutti frutti" just means "all fruits" in Italian, & it's "essentially the same flavor as classic bubblegum".
January 6, 2026 at 6:23 PM
TIL "tutti frutti" just means "all fruits" in Italian, & it's "essentially the same flavor as classic bubblegum".
Cups that obviously have no liquid in them. Suitcases & moving boxes that are obviously empty. It's just so lazy.
Clive Owen buys an empty coffee cup at the very beginning of Children of Men & we actually see it "spill" when a thing happens, & it made me mad the whole rest of the movie.
Clive Owen buys an empty coffee cup at the very beginning of Children of Men & we actually see it "spill" when a thing happens, & it made me mad the whole rest of the movie.
#FilmSky, a quick question; what is the pettiest thing you have had to be annoyed at a film? I ask because I am watching The Gift from 2000, and the main character does divination with Zener Cards, which are not the same thing as Tarot at all. Why go for a more boring looking option?
January 6, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Cups that obviously have no liquid in them. Suitcases & moving boxes that are obviously empty. It's just so lazy.
Clive Owen buys an empty coffee cup at the very beginning of Children of Men & we actually see it "spill" when a thing happens, & it made me mad the whole rest of the movie.
Clive Owen buys an empty coffee cup at the very beginning of Children of Men & we actually see it "spill" when a thing happens, & it made me mad the whole rest of the movie.
When it's not New Year's, they put the Times Square ball in the sewer & use it to push blockages thru the system. They don't talk about it a lot, but here is one of the old ones.
January 1, 2026 at 6:13 PM
When it's not New Year's, they put the Times Square ball in the sewer & use it to push blockages thru the system. They don't talk about it a lot, but here is one of the old ones.
Happy birthday to all horses.🐎🎂
January 1, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Happy birthday to all horses.🐎🎂
2026 is the year I fully digitize my collection of grade school filmstrips.
December 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
2026 is the year I fully digitize my collection of grade school filmstrips.
Well, this is awkward, @bsky.app. There aren’t even any options for “dudes in underpants” or “anime girls with huge knockers”. So why do i keep having to mute those in my feed??
December 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Well, this is awkward, @bsky.app. There aren’t even any options for “dudes in underpants” or “anime girls with huge knockers”. So why do i keep having to mute those in my feed??
Reposted by DerekZarban
We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps:
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
December 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps:
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
Things that enter public domain in 2026:
🔹So Swells the Sea, by Thurston Bye
🔹How to Cheat at Parcheesi, by Winifred Bark
🔹Chipmunk Recipes 2: the Squeakquel, by Pinky Liver
🔹iPhone by Apple (original novel, not the device)
🔹Let’s Teach Children Racism, by Fred Trump
🔹Star Wars (clerical oversight)
🔹So Swells the Sea, by Thurston Bye
🔹How to Cheat at Parcheesi, by Winifred Bark
🔹Chipmunk Recipes 2: the Squeakquel, by Pinky Liver
🔹iPhone by Apple (original novel, not the device)
🔹Let’s Teach Children Racism, by Fred Trump
🔹Star Wars (clerical oversight)
December 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Things that enter public domain in 2026:
🔹So Swells the Sea, by Thurston Bye
🔹How to Cheat at Parcheesi, by Winifred Bark
🔹Chipmunk Recipes 2: the Squeakquel, by Pinky Liver
🔹iPhone by Apple (original novel, not the device)
🔹Let’s Teach Children Racism, by Fred Trump
🔹Star Wars (clerical oversight)
🔹So Swells the Sea, by Thurston Bye
🔹How to Cheat at Parcheesi, by Winifred Bark
🔹Chipmunk Recipes 2: the Squeakquel, by Pinky Liver
🔹iPhone by Apple (original novel, not the device)
🔹Let’s Teach Children Racism, by Fred Trump
🔹Star Wars (clerical oversight)
I'd never heard of this. The dance with Gregory Hines is incredible.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=grB7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=grB7...
STEVE MARTIN: BEST SHOW EVER NOV 25 1981 with JOHN BELUSHI, DAN AYKROYD, BILL MURRAY FINAL TIME
YouTube video by UP LATE
www.youtube.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I'd never heard of this. The dance with Gregory Hines is incredible.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=grB7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=grB7...
Wished my old lady neighber a merry chrismas & said I was going caroling later, & she was like "oh that's nice" but that's a warning, bitch. you bettere have some figgy pudding, or there's some shit gonna go down
December 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Wished my old lady neighber a merry chrismas & said I was going caroling later, & she was like "oh that's nice" but that's a warning, bitch. you bettere have some figgy pudding, or there's some shit gonna go down
Finished up editing the rule book for the local junior high. Somehow, we STILL hadn't added a rule against dogs playing basketball, & this season we played against TWO teams that were ALL dogs.
December 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Finished up editing the rule book for the local junior high. Somehow, we STILL hadn't added a rule against dogs playing basketball, & this season we played against TWO teams that were ALL dogs.
I want to be clear, as these additional Epstein documents become public, that my presence in them is strictly incidental. I merely delivered pizza on several occasions & was coerced into certain unnatural acts that I’m not proud of, but which are NOT ILLEGAL in most states.
December 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I want to be clear, as these additional Epstein documents become public, that my presence in them is strictly incidental. I merely delivered pizza on several occasions & was coerced into certain unnatural acts that I’m not proud of, but which are NOT ILLEGAL in most states.
My sister already hosted our family Christmas gathering, so I have the rest of the week free for my usual post-holiday pastime: shooting rats in a warehouse.
December 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
My sister already hosted our family Christmas gathering, so I have the rest of the week free for my usual post-holiday pastime: shooting rats in a warehouse.
Giving the Grinch a dog was a stroke of genius. Santa Claus should have a bunch of dogs. Furry, hyper, goofy dogs that help deliver gifts.
December 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Giving the Grinch a dog was a stroke of genius. Santa Claus should have a bunch of dogs. Furry, hyper, goofy dogs that help deliver gifts.
My genius sister had these babies ready for the holiday gatherings.
December 23, 2025 at 2:38 AM
My genius sister had these babies ready for the holiday gatherings.
I've now decided that we should NOT get rid of the penny but rather issue new money that's worth 10 times as much: the "nudollar" & "nucent". One nudollar (N$) would buy as much as 10 of our old dollars. Print bills in full color with cool AI portraits.
December 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I've now decided that we should NOT get rid of the penny but rather issue new money that's worth 10 times as much: the "nudollar" & "nucent". One nudollar (N$) would buy as much as 10 of our old dollars. Print bills in full color with cool AI portraits.
The Army-Navy game just isn’t the same since they started using drones against each other.
December 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The Army-Navy game just isn’t the same since they started using drones against each other.
Reposted by DerekZarban
A Lord of the Rings Cover Band called Sting
Hmm.
Eagles?
Wait, I've got it....
Lynyrd Wyzyrd
Hmm.
Eagles?
Wait, I've got it....
Lynyrd Wyzyrd
A Lord of the Rings Cover Band called Nick Cave Troll
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Flock of Smeagols
December 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A Lord of the Rings Cover Band called Sting
Hmm.
Eagles?
Wait, I've got it....
Lynyrd Wyzyrd
Hmm.
Eagles?
Wait, I've got it....
Lynyrd Wyzyrd
1906: This was my great-grandma Pearl. In her dotage, she liked to watch Little House on the Prairie.
December 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
1906: This was my great-grandma Pearl. In her dotage, she liked to watch Little House on the Prairie.
Musically, lyrically, and vocally, this is a perfect song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cje...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cje...
🎅 Nuttin' For Christmas - Barry Gordon/Art Mooney and His Orchestra
YouTube video by HolidayFavorites
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Musically, lyrically, and vocally, this is a perfect song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cje...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cje...