Neil Serven
@neilserven.bsky.social
Fiction & essays, novel in progress. Co-owner @federalstbooks.bsky.social . Candlepin bowler. Language stuff. A lot of crank air. Used to write the dictionary.
Western Massachusetts.
Western Massachusetts.
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Actual footage of Vince Guaraldi performing "Linus and Lucy". I'm gobsmacked that this exists, but utterly thrilled too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EMf...
Vince Guaraldi - earliest television recording of "Linus and Lucy"
YouTube video by Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc.
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Actual footage of Vince Guaraldi performing "Linus and Lucy". I'm gobsmacked that this exists, but utterly thrilled too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EMf...
RIP to the bond company stooge. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPiI...
The Life Aquatic - Bond Company Stooge
YouTube video by Max Power
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
RIP to the bond company stooge. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPiI...
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The fact that Bad Bunny's halftime show made white bigots angry and feel excluded is A GOOD THING. It's one of the best things about it. It's not a problem to solve. It's a solution to pursue. Bigots *should* feel excluded. We should find *more* ways to celebrate the reality of USian diversity.
February 9, 2026 at 12:07 PM
The fact that Bad Bunny's halftime show made white bigots angry and feel excluded is A GOOD THING. It's one of the best things about it. It's not a problem to solve. It's a solution to pursue. Bigots *should* feel excluded. We should find *more* ways to celebrate the reality of USian diversity.
Killing Eve
Wim Wenders
Cocteau Twins
Birds
Lots of gin and Brussels sprouts in this thread.
Wim Wenders
Cocteau Twins
Birds
Lots of gin and Brussels sprouts in this thread.
February 9, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Killing Eve
Wim Wenders
Cocteau Twins
Birds
Lots of gin and Brussels sprouts in this thread.
Wim Wenders
Cocteau Twins
Birds
Lots of gin and Brussels sprouts in this thread.
Same. And my mother had dentures at a young age, which I think impacted things.
February 9, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Same. And my mother had dentures at a young age, which I think impacted things.
I suspect many people didn’t know they could be roasted or glazed in a way that created an entirely different experience from however bland way they were served when we were kids.
February 8, 2026 at 11:21 PM
I suspect many people didn’t know they could be roasted or glazed in a way that created an entirely different experience from however bland way they were served when we were kids.
Far cry from the time I was given the keys to the M-W Twitter and used it to scorch the Indianapolis Colts.
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
February 8, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Far cry from the time I was given the keys to the M-W Twitter and used it to scorch the Indianapolis Colts.
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
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"Both Sides Now" was another one.
February 8, 2026 at 5:27 PM
"Both Sides Now" was another one.
We had to sing a bunch of Boomer ex-hippie shit like "Love Train" and "Stand By Me" along with "Somewhere Out There" which was a hit at the time.
The Muppet thread make me think of this. There was a lot of "having to put on shows for the other grades" in my school.
The Muppet thread make me think of this. There was a lot of "having to put on shows for the other grades" in my school.
February 8, 2026 at 5:26 PM
We had to sing a bunch of Boomer ex-hippie shit like "Love Train" and "Stand By Me" along with "Somewhere Out There" which was a hit at the time.
The Muppet thread make me think of this. There was a lot of "having to put on shows for the other grades" in my school.
The Muppet thread make me think of this. There was a lot of "having to put on shows for the other grades" in my school.
Did anyone else have to put on a show for the rest of the school for their elementary school graduation or was that just a thing where I lived?
February 8, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Did anyone else have to put on a show for the rest of the school for their elementary school graduation or was that just a thing where I lived?
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MY KIDS: so why are there muppets in the AUDIENCE
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
February 8, 2026 at 3:59 AM
MY KIDS: so why are there muppets in the AUDIENCE
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
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New Muppet Show yet again confirms the unassailability of the “puppets scrambling to put on a little show” format
February 8, 2026 at 3:49 AM
New Muppet Show yet again confirms the unassailability of the “puppets scrambling to put on a little show” format
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“Sorry, we don’t have one a restroom, you can try the coffee shop across the corner.”
“Sorry, we don’t have one a restroom, you can try the coffee shop across the corner.”
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
Let’s circle back
Let’s circle back
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"No, it's not based on a real person."
"No, it's not based on a real person."
February 7, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“Sorry, we don’t have one a restroom, you can try the coffee shop across the corner.”
“Sorry, we don’t have one a restroom, you can try the coffee shop across the corner.”
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Girl, I'm partial to France in May. Vive la France.
a picture of a ladder that says mnf on the top
ALT: a picture of a ladder that says mnf on the top
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February 6, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Girl, I'm partial to France in May. Vive la France.
He is needy and senile and lonely, and he is terrified of the files being the only ultimate story of his legacy, and he needs to know that his hateful base still loves him, even if it’s in the form of botlikes. The racism is the quickest way there.
February 6, 2026 at 11:44 PM
He is needy and senile and lonely, and he is terrified of the files being the only ultimate story of his legacy, and he needs to know that his hateful base still loves him, even if it’s in the form of botlikes. The racism is the quickest way there.
I say I kinda feel awful.
February 5, 2026 at 2:49 AM
I say I kinda feel awful.
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“Stay angry, little Meg,” Mrs Whatsit whispered. “You will need all your anger now.”
"Okay I get that," Meg whispered back, "but I've been angry for over a decade straight and my arteries are basically solid carbon fiber at this point. Do I ever get a freakin' break?"
"Okay I get that," Meg whispered back, "but I've been angry for over a decade straight and my arteries are basically solid carbon fiber at this point. Do I ever get a freakin' break?"
August 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
“Stay angry, little Meg,” Mrs Whatsit whispered. “You will need all your anger now.”
"Okay I get that," Meg whispered back, "but I've been angry for over a decade straight and my arteries are basically solid carbon fiber at this point. Do I ever get a freakin' break?"
"Okay I get that," Meg whispered back, "but I've been angry for over a decade straight and my arteries are basically solid carbon fiber at this point. Do I ever get a freakin' break?"
Abusers think abuse is love.
February 4, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Abusers think abuse is love.
Plathetic
Moshfeghurative
Nabakovbeat
Sartreorial
Moshfeghurative
Nabakovbeat
Sartreorial
February 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Plathetic
Moshfeghurative
Nabakovbeat
Sartreorial
Moshfeghurative
Nabakovbeat
Sartreorial
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Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
"Groundhog Day" (in the figurative, movie-inspired sense) was one of the last words I defined at Merriam-Webster.
February 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
"Groundhog Day" (in the figurative, movie-inspired sense) was one of the last words I defined at Merriam-Webster.