Brian McGovern
@brianmcgovern.bsky.social
A long walk for a short biscuit.
Experience and wisdom are not the same thing.
[ SOURCE: old fool ]
[ SOURCE: old fool ]
August 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Experience and wisdom are not the same thing.
[ SOURCE: old fool ]
[ SOURCE: old fool ]
"The goody-goodies are the thieves of virtue."
好人反而是美德的窃贼。
Confucius
好人反而是美德的窃贼。
Confucius
August 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"The goody-goodies are the thieves of virtue."
好人反而是美德的窃贼。
Confucius
好人反而是美德的窃贼。
Confucius
Now is not the time to panic.
November 8th was.
November 8th was.
April 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Now is not the time to panic.
November 8th was.
November 8th was.
If you're worried about your life savings, soon you will have nothing to worry about.
April 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
If you're worried about your life savings, soon you will have nothing to worry about.
"Saints always have a past, and sinners always have a future."
March 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
"Saints always have a past, and sinners always have a future."
Master the art of the emoji reaction. It is the modern equivalent of the courtly nod - acknowledging without committing.
February 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Master the art of the emoji reaction. It is the modern equivalent of the courtly nod - acknowledging without committing.
Create such an aura of mystery about your job title that even LinkedIn cannot fully capture what you do. Confusion can be more prestigious than clarity.
February 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Create such an aura of mystery about your job title that even LinkedIn cannot fully capture what you do. Confusion can be more prestigious than clarity.
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Story is a technology for fusing minds together. Humans solve the problems of life in the form of highly cooperative groups.
How do you get a bunch of individual minds thinking as one?
By telling stories
A STORY IS A DEAL 20/2/2025
ORDERS: geni.us/AStoryIsADea...
How do you get a bunch of individual minds thinking as one?
By telling stories
A STORY IS A DEAL 20/2/2025
ORDERS: geni.us/AStoryIsADea...
January 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Story is a technology for fusing minds together. Humans solve the problems of life in the form of highly cooperative groups.
How do you get a bunch of individual minds thinking as one?
By telling stories
A STORY IS A DEAL 20/2/2025
ORDERS: geni.us/AStoryIsADea...
How do you get a bunch of individual minds thinking as one?
By telling stories
A STORY IS A DEAL 20/2/2025
ORDERS: geni.us/AStoryIsADea...
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This is awesome. From a custom knife forging shop in Edom, Texas.
January 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This is awesome. From a custom knife forging shop in Edom, Texas.
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I've been researching book spines and if you ask me the most unfortunate ever placement of an author's name is a toss-up between these two...
January 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I've been researching book spines and if you ask me the most unfortunate ever placement of an author's name is a toss-up between these two...
Some people will sell out and do anything for a check. But not me. I only accept cash.
January 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Some people will sell out and do anything for a check. But not me. I only accept cash.
TIL that in medieval London, men would stand on street corners wiggling their pointy shoes suggestively at passersby. If the shoes had bells? That meant they were DTF.
#MedievalTinder #HistoryFacts"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#MedievalTinder #HistoryFacts"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
How pointy shoes created a moral panic in medieval London
Shoes seen as demonic and vain were blamed for making men "effeminate" and bringing the plague to London.
www.bbc.com
January 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
TIL that in medieval London, men would stand on street corners wiggling their pointy shoes suggestively at passersby. If the shoes had bells? That meant they were DTF.
#MedievalTinder #HistoryFacts"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#MedievalTinder #HistoryFacts"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I just now realized I'm following idiots.
January 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I just now realized I'm following idiots.
Farmer's Almanac 1950
January 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Farmer's Almanac 1950
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the only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm one
January 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
the only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm one
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A useful tip for taking photos or videos of fireworks on NYE: ask yourself when was the last time someone asked you for a video of last year's fireworks.
December 31, 2024 at 11:50 PM
A useful tip for taking photos or videos of fireworks on NYE: ask yourself when was the last time someone asked you for a video of last year's fireworks.
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By “On my way,” I meant “I just woke up.”
December 28, 2024 at 1:02 AM
By “On my way,” I meant “I just woke up.”
Any port in a storm. Or sherry. Or vodka in a plastic jug. It’s that kind of night.
December 23, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Any port in a storm. Or sherry. Or vodka in a plastic jug. It’s that kind of night.
Always a fascinating, fun and informative read from @mjbanias.bsky.social PICK UP THE PHONE. A free OSINT lesson.
www.bullshithunting.com/p/a-free-osi...
www.bullshithunting.com/p/a-free-osi...
A Free OSINT Lesson: Sometimes It's Easier Just to Make a Phone Call
Piiick uuppp the phoone....
www.bullshithunting.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Always a fascinating, fun and informative read from @mjbanias.bsky.social PICK UP THE PHONE. A free OSINT lesson.
www.bullshithunting.com/p/a-free-osi...
www.bullshithunting.com/p/a-free-osi...
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Reposted by Brian McGovern
There will always be a special place in my heart for my atrioventricular septum.
December 8, 2024 at 12:48 AM
There will always be a special place in my heart for my atrioventricular septum.