Pete Metrinko
peteroman.bsky.social
Pete Metrinko
@peteroman.bsky.social
Retired lawyer whose best job ever was in the recreation department of a mental institution. Though that place and the legal profession are often hard to tell apart. I like to write jokes. Warning: Occasional puns.
The poet Elizabeth Barret Browning after she had children looked sadly at the cellulite on her thighs. “It looks like cottage cheese!” she wailed to Robert. He took her in his arms and said “How do I love thee? Let me discount the wheys.”
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
When you're really hungry and all the stores are closed it's then that you find vending machines indispensable.
February 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
If you like baseball and footnotes then this is a humor gold mine, at least for a few pages. "The Common Law Origins of the Infield Fly Rule" scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcont...
scholarship.law.upenn.edu
February 8, 2026 at 2:51 PM
When international aid groups go into poor countries that have to figure out which street kids are truly needy and which ones just want a free snack. They have to separate the cheat from the waif.
February 7, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Reposted by Pete Metrinko
ok, whoa. the DOJ just told me that the unredacted version of the document in question contains an image of a victim’s face overlayed on the face of the Mona Lisa image. so, that's why it's redacted. jesus christ
February 5, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Trump told Sen. Schumer he wants Penn Station and Dulles Airport named after him. Schumer should counter with - "How about one of DC's oldest institutions, St. Elizabeth's Mental Hospital?"
February 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I saw animals in a circle, marching around the state capital in Richmond. They were holding signs saying "WE DEMAND OPPOSABLE THUMBS!" The picketing wasn't very successful, though. They kept dropping the signs.
February 7, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Dear Speedo: Your swimsuits look great on the young females at our pool, but I worry that I may be checking out a minor. Is there any way you can label the bathing suits to identify the wearer as over 18 and okay. One can't be too careful these days.
February 7, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I dated a woman who was stunning. She punched me in the head a lot.
February 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I've started putting the toilet paper roll on backwards. The unacceptable way. I'm doing this because no one ever gives credit to the person who puts on the new rolls. If it's in backwards, they'll know I did it.
February 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM