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Tom Barrett
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Retired newspaper hack.

Tall, bald, perpetually appalled.
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merriam-webster.com
This might be the absolute greatest reply we have ever received.

Thank you, Cookie Monster 📕🍪💙
Merriam-Webster Tweet: Any dictionary can be a pocket dictionary with big enough pants. Cookie Monster's reply to the tweet: Me no wear pants.
June 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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godfrey.bsky.social
former Burnaby Now, New West Record and Tri-City News reporters announcing a campaign to launch a cooperatively owned and run publication covering the communities that have lost their local news publications
several people at a press conference in front of a Uniform background
June 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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tomhawthorn.bsky.social
Fantastic news, @gainorspace.bsky.social. I'll definitely be watching.
June 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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An interview with Amy Bell of CBC Radio's "On the Coast" about my latest book, "Play Ball!," an anecdotal history of pro baseball in Vancouver.
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Book cover features a baseball player batting. Cover reads, "Play Ball! The amazing stories and captivating characters who have made baseball a winning ticket in Vancouver for 100 years." By Tom Hawthorn. Foreword by Jim Robson.
May 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 28,1953
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER YOU LOOK VERY PECULIAR TODAY SO DO YOU WONDER WHY WE LOOK SO SKETCHY HE WAS IN A HURRY TO GET TO THE BALL GAME TODAY SIGN ON DOOR- ERNIE BUSHMILLER
April 29, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 24,1970
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER I THINK I'LL GET WEIGHED SIGN ON SCALES- WEIGHT AND FORTUNE CLINK ( NANCY DROPS A PENNY IN THE SLOT) MESSAGE ON CARD- DEPOSIT AN EXTRA PENNY NOW 2c BECAUSE OF INFLATION
April 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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sproudfoot.bsky.social
It’s cool how Rebel and their friends got more questions in the scrums than any real media outlet interested in actually asking a question instead of staging a self-inflating stunt or acting as a human t-ball stand for their leader of choice.
April 17, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
March 19,1956
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER BOY- NANCY'S RECORDS REALLY SEND ME SLUGGO- - -WHAT KIND OF MUSIC IS THAT ? CRASH ROCK AND ROLL
March 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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FRIDAY FIGHTS
NANCY KNOCKS OUT BULLY
March 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
March 14,1951
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER I’M GONNA BE A WRASSLER WHEN I GET BIG I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO BE A TAP DANCER AW - - - WRASSLERS MAKE MORE MONEY ( SLUGGO SEES WHAT HAPPENED TO A WRESTLER ON TELEVISION AND HAS A CHANGE OF HEART) TAP TAP TAP
March 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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susiedentwords.bsky.social
Etymology of the day: ‘prevaricate’, meaning to act in an ambiguous or evasive way to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself, is from the Latin ‘praevaricari’, meaning to ‘walk crookedly’.
March 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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nancycomics.bsky.social
- - - CATS
March 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Thank you @chorusfm.bsky.social for this review of my book! chorus.fm/reviews/fion...
Fiona McQuarrie – Fountains Of Wayne
Adam Grundy reviews the well-written book about beloved band Fountains of Wayne by author Fiona McQuarrie.
chorus.fm
March 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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whimsicalmuse.bsky.social
I’m not angry when someone tells me that they don’t believe in using the Oxford comma.

However, I am surprised, saddened, and disappointed.
March 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Word of the day is ‘lickspittle’ (17th century): a person who fawns upon someone in power for personal gain.
March 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
March 01,1948
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER WOW, DAT GIVES ME AN IDEA WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT GLOBE,SLUGGO ? I’M GOING TO SELL IT YOU CAN'T SELL THAT--LOOK AT THE CONDITION IT'S IN ( THE GLOBE IS ALL BENT AND DISTORTED) WHY NOT ? - - THEY SAY THE WOILD IS IN AWFUL SHAPE THESE DAYS
March 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social
I'm sharing an image a day to celebrate the vibrant and unique culture and history of Canada.
Today, it is the World's Largest Pysanka in Vegreville, flanked by RCMP Officers.
#ProudlyCanadian

📸Ernie's Photo Studio
The color photo shows a large, egg-shaped sculpture with a geometric pattern in black, yellow, white, and brown, mounted on a pedestal in an open grassy field under a blue sky with scattered clouds. The sculpture, known as the "Big Egg," is a prominent landmark. In the foreground, four members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), dressed in red uniforms and wide-brimmed hats, stand in a line, adding a ceremonial presence.
March 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
February 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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I'm sharing an image a day to celebrate the vibrant and unique culture and history of Canada.
Today, it is this group of Nova Scotia fishermen out on the Grand Banks in November 1952.
#ProudlyCanadian

📸Peter Stackpole
The black-and-white photo shows a group of men on the deck of a ship, dressed in raincoats and hats, likely sailors or fishermen. They are standing close together, with one man positioned higher on the deck. The deck is wet, and the background includes ship masts and rigging.
February 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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While the Maple Leaf Flag was the one chosen by the Flag Committee in the Autumn of 1964, there were over 3000 submissions from Canadians over the course of six weeks.
Let's explore a dozen of those flags that were submitted but not chosen.

🧵1/14
The photo is in black and white and depicts a man seated and holding a large flag design. Here are the details: Person: The man is dressed in formal attire, wearing a suit with a tie. He is seated and appears to be presenting or showing the flag design to the camera or an audience. Flag Design: The flag he is holding features a white field with a red maple leaf in the center, which is composed of three lobes. On either side of the white field, there are vertical red bands. This design is reminiscent of an early version of the Canadian flag, specifically the one used by Ontario from 1965 to 1975 before the adoption of the current national flag. Background: The background includes a window with blinds or shutters, suggesting an indoor setting, possibly an office or a formal room.
February 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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nancycomics.bsky.social
HOT DOGS
HOT-DOGS -ERNIE BUSHMILLER
February 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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I’D GIVE ANYTHING FOR SUCH POWER
I'D GIVE ANYTHING FOR SUCH POWER MAGIC
January 31, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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January 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Word of the day (of course) is ‘scurryfunging’, from US dialect: the frantic attempt to tidy the house just before guests arrive.
December 23, 2024 at 12:54 PM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 23,1960
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER OF COURSE I BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS AW, THAT'S KID STUFF HE'S JUST A PLAIN, ORDINARY MAN НЕУ--- AREN'T YOU JUST A PLAIN, ORDINARY MAN? NO---I'M A PLAIN, ORDINARY WOMAN
December 24, 2024 at 3:25 AM