Tom McGrath
@tcmcg.bsky.social
Just another dipshit from Chicago. Bits and jokes and jokes and bits. Photos, sometimes acting, mostly nonsense.
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Tom McGrath
@tcmcg.bsky.social
· Nov 28
You incompetent idiots. You dummies. You clownshod nincompoops. Your descendants will be haunted by your deeds.
The Ferentz Occlusion
when I was a kid my dad could have kicked my ass because he was an adult. now I could kick my dad’s ass because he’s old. but there was one day between then and now when we were exactly evenly matched. the father/son convergence
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM
The Ferentz Occlusion
They made a Subway Maker game. They made an open-source drill-writing program.
If they make HABS Photography, The RPG, I’m fucking DONE.
If they make HABS Photography, The RPG, I’m fucking DONE.
November 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They made a Subway Maker game. They made an open-source drill-writing program.
If they make HABS Photography, The RPG, I’m fucking DONE.
If they make HABS Photography, The RPG, I’m fucking DONE.
What.
Hey band nerds, want open source drill writing software?
You know you do.
You know you do.
We were band geeks so this makes us excited!
OpenMarch v0.0.12
Free and open-source drill writing software for marching bands and drum corps.
www.oldergeeks.com/downloads/fi...
#MarchingBand #DrumCorps #MusicEducation
OpenMarch v0.0.12
Free and open-source drill writing software for marching bands and drum corps.
www.oldergeeks.com/downloads/fi...
#MarchingBand #DrumCorps #MusicEducation
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 AM
What.
Reposted by Tom McGrath
Look, Sometimes When You Are Writing About Animatronic Bands, You Fall In Love With the Showbiz Pizza Gorilla: an excerpt from American Gilgamesh
medium.com/@byctom/look...
medium.com/@byctom/look...
LOOK SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ARE REPORTING ABOUT ANIMATRONIC BANDS YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH THE SHOWBIZ…
An Excerpt from American Gilgamesh
medium.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Look, Sometimes When You Are Writing About Animatronic Bands, You Fall In Love With the Showbiz Pizza Gorilla: an excerpt from American Gilgamesh
medium.com/@byctom/look...
medium.com/@byctom/look...
I would find it very funny if signing the Epstein Transparency Thing was what finally does It.
November 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I would find it very funny if signing the Epstein Transparency Thing was what finally does It.
Reposted by Tom McGrath
go to Topgolf while it’s still good
Topgolf Sold to LA Private Equity Firm in $1.1 Billion Deal
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. has agreed to sell a 60% stake in its Topgolf and Toptracer business to private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners LP in a deal that values the business at about $1...
www.bloomberg.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
go to Topgolf while it’s still good
There were people who recognized the reference. Which I DEEPLY appreciate.
For those of you that can’t make it to REDACTED: OCEAN’S 11 tonight (GMan Tavern, doors @ 7), I’ll let you know how this joke goes.
November 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
There were people who recognized the reference. Which I DEEPLY appreciate.
As long as we’re winging half-considered opinions out there, are we still allowed to fondly remember Keith as Dan or Casey from Sports Night? And subsequently he legally became a wholly different entity for the purposes of nostalgia and esteem?
November 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
As long as we’re winging half-considered opinions out there, are we still allowed to fondly remember Keith as Dan or Casey from Sports Night? And subsequently he legally became a wholly different entity for the purposes of nostalgia and esteem?
I remember the first time I saw The Sixth Sense, too.
i understand why people are mocking the bamboo stuff - it’s a big fish in a small barrel - but as someone who is not a fan of the author i do feel like like i gotta hand it to to him: that post is very well written.
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I remember the first time I saw The Sixth Sense, too.
Quite frankly, I’m skeptical of those 16.
Court records from Chicago: ICE made 607 arrests, but only 16 were classified as “high public safety risks.” The vast majority were low-risk, contradicting the Trump admin’s messaging.
Read more here: www.latintimes.com/only-16-over...
Read more here: www.latintimes.com/only-16-over...
Only 16 of Over 600 ICE Arrests in Chicago Labeled 'High Public Safety Risks,' Court Documents Show
Federal court documents show that, out of 607 people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Chicago, only 16 were classified by the government as a "high public safety risk," despite…
www.latintimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Quite frankly, I’m skeptical of those 16.
For those of you that can’t make it to REDACTED: OCEAN’S 11 tonight (GMan Tavern, doors @ 7), I’ll let you know how this joke goes.
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
For those of you that can’t make it to REDACTED: OCEAN’S 11 tonight (GMan Tavern, doors @ 7), I’ll let you know how this joke goes.
Now I’m not rooting for his failure, but as an interim head coach, he’s got bad odds.
If Mike Kafka ends up jobless, one puts in the call, right? Just, like, to see?
If Mike Kafka ends up jobless, one puts in the call, right? Just, like, to see?
November 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Now I’m not rooting for his failure, but as an interim head coach, he’s got bad odds.
If Mike Kafka ends up jobless, one puts in the call, right? Just, like, to see?
If Mike Kafka ends up jobless, one puts in the call, right? Just, like, to see?
Like, is there anything I NEED to know?
November 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Like, is there anything I NEED to know?
Hmmmmmmm - I suspect something crazy/bullshitty has happened today, but I’ve been busy… do I want to pursue this?
November 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Hmmmmmmm - I suspect something crazy/bullshitty has happened today, but I’ve been busy… do I want to pursue this?
I want to know how this was explained to them.
Hey, just in case you were curious, Torgdor released on January 13, 2003.
Not only can Trogdor drink, Trogdor is older than most of the kids performing in guns halftime show.
Not only can Trogdor drink, Trogdor is older than most of the kids performing in guns halftime show.
November 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I want to know how this was explained to them.
Reposted by Tom McGrath
Just realized that this Pope is the first ever pope who has maybe seen a Harold. very curséd
November 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Just realized that this Pope is the first ever pope who has maybe seen a Harold. very curséd
Wait, the Bears are WHERE in the NFC North? Nonsense.
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Wait, the Bears are WHERE in the NFC North? Nonsense.
Afflicted with walk-off FGs in both games of personal importance this weekend. I know my sins are manifold, but this particular purgatory seems ill-devised.
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Afflicted with walk-off FGs in both games of personal importance this weekend. I know my sins are manifold, but this particular purgatory seems ill-devised.
Lucy, pointing at the TV: "Hey, that's not true! The phone says 19, but the TV says 16 Bears!"
Me: "Oh, well, that's a relief."
Me: "Oh, well, that's a relief."
November 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Lucy, pointing at the TV: "Hey, that's not true! The phone says 19, but the TV says 16 Bears!"
Me: "Oh, well, that's a relief."
Me: "Oh, well, that's a relief."
BLERF. NOT COMFORTABLE.
November 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
BLERF. NOT COMFORTABLE.
I'M HAPPY! I'M ANGRY! I'M SAD! I'M GIDDY! I'M DISAPPOINTED! I'M ASLEEP!
My pulse: 89 bpm
This is probably unhealthy.
My pulse: 89 bpm
This is probably unhealthy.
November 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I'M HAPPY! I'M ANGRY! I'M SAD! I'M GIDDY! I'M DISAPPOINTED! I'M ASLEEP!
My pulse: 89 bpm
This is probably unhealthy.
My pulse: 89 bpm
This is probably unhealthy.
Good news, bad news, it's all standard weekend heart rate at this point. That was exciting!
November 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Good news, bad news, it's all standard weekend heart rate at this point. That was exciting!
No, no: this is normal amounts of upsetting.
November 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
No, no: this is normal amounts of upsetting.
Reposted by Tom McGrath
From a reddit post discussing ICE moving into Charlotte
November 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
From a reddit post discussing ICE moving into Charlotte