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Brian McGovern
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A long walk for a short biscuit.
Experience and wisdom are not the same thing.
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August 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
"The goody-goodies are the thieves of virtue."

好人反而是美德的窃贼。

Confucius
August 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Now is not the time to panic.
November 8th was.
April 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
If you're worried about your life savings, soon you will have nothing to worry about.
April 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"Saints always have a past, and sinners always have a future."
March 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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
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
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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...
January 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
February 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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This is awesome. From a custom knife forging shop in Edom, Texas.
January 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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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
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
January 19, 2025 at 9:02 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...
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
I just now realized I'm following idiots.
January 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Farmer's Almanac 1950
January 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
January 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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the only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm one
January 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Do you see it?
January 3, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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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
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By “On my way,” I meant “I just woke up.”
December 28, 2024 at 1:02 AM
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
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...
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
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December 8, 2024 at 6:48 PM
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There will always be a special place in my heart for my atrioventricular septum.
December 8, 2024 at 12:48 AM