Colleen Barry
@copycurmudgeon.bsky.social
Copy editor (ProPublica, FiveThirtyEight, ESPN), baker, cross stitcher, cat furniture. she/her
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Getting kicked out of my family vacation for bellowing, “Do not cite the deep lore to me, witch,” when my 5-year-old niece told me I had to watch the Mario movie to know about the characters, like how Peach comes from the Mushroom Kingdom and Bowser wants to marry her.
Caught up on “Slow Horses” and made what I believe is a complete list of River Cartwright’s skills:
1. Running
1. Running
November 3, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Caught up on “Slow Horses” and made what I believe is a complete list of River Cartwright’s skills:
1. Running
1. Running
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me explaining daylight saving time to the cat
November 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
me explaining daylight saving time to the cat
Bonus game 7 baybeeee
November 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Bonus game 7 baybeeee
Nothing sweeter than the childless aunt’s post-nibling-time beer.
Took my niece to the Museum of Science, the attraction that asks, “Who’s the REAL 8-year-old here?”
November 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Nothing sweeter than the childless aunt’s post-nibling-time beer.
Took my niece to the Museum of Science, the attraction that asks, “Who’s the REAL 8-year-old here?”
November 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Took my niece to the Museum of Science, the attraction that asks, “Who’s the REAL 8-year-old here?”
It should be illegal to make a playlist without warning people that The Smiths are on it
October 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
It should be illegal to make a playlist without warning people that The Smiths are on it
Poor guy can’t find the B button
October 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Poor guy can’t find the B button
October 27, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The presence of Patrick McGoohan makes “Scanners” part of the extended Columbo-verse, I don’t make the rules
October 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The presence of Patrick McGoohan makes “Scanners” part of the extended Columbo-verse, I don’t make the rules
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i'm so tired i could sleep a horse
October 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
i'm so tired i could sleep a horse
Every time I see people screaming that a writer is some kind traitor to a cause or a class or whatever for not writing about a specific thing, my eye starts twitching.
October 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Every time I see people screaming that a writer is some kind traitor to a cause or a class or whatever for not writing about a specific thing, my eye starts twitching.
Bluesky is so dramatic when you hide a post. “This can’t be undone!” It’s OK, man, I’m pretty confident I can survive without ever again seeing this weird AI “photo,” porny cartoon or troll bait.
October 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Bluesky is so dramatic when you hide a post. “This can’t be undone!” It’s OK, man, I’m pretty confident I can survive without ever again seeing this weird AI “photo,” porny cartoon or troll bait.
Monster!
Made a Slack-o-lantern that hits you with the Slack notification sound and logo when you walk by.
👻 now baAAck toOOO WooOOrk 👻
👻 now baAAck toOOO WooOOrk 👻
October 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Monster!
I googled how many lemons to buy for a recipe that calls for 4 tablespoons of zest, and one of the first things I found was a comment where someone insisted that no recipe could possibly call for 4 tablespoons of lemon zest, the writer must have meant teaspoons. Some of us are just lemon sickos, OK?
October 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I googled how many lemons to buy for a recipe that calls for 4 tablespoons of zest, and one of the first things I found was a comment where someone insisted that no recipe could possibly call for 4 tablespoons of lemon zest, the writer must have meant teaspoons. Some of us are just lemon sickos, OK?
Why are the last two minutes of “28 Years Later” from a totally different movie?
October 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Why are the last two minutes of “28 Years Later” from a totally different movie?
Watching “The Lowdown” in October leads directly and inexorably to watching “The Thing.”
October 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Watching “The Lowdown” in October leads directly and inexorably to watching “The Thing.”
When I was growing up, “Columbo” was one of those on-in-syndication things that my parents liked and seemed corny to me. I really watched it for the first time like 15 years ago and was surprised to find it genuinely was delightful.
Started watching Columbo. This may be the greatest show ever made. My prior Columbo experience outside of pop culture osmosis is Peter Falk in Wings Of Desire. Wenders told us the truth: he was an angel.
October 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
When I was growing up, “Columbo” was one of those on-in-syndication things that my parents liked and seemed corny to me. I really watched it for the first time like 15 years ago and was surprised to find it genuinely was delightful.
“I forgot how tall Angela Lansbury was.”
“In an earlier scene she was towering over a guy, and I was like, ‘Good for you, Angela. It’s your show, don’t let that man have an apple box.’”
“In an earlier scene she was towering over a guy, and I was like, ‘Good for you, Angela. It’s your show, don’t let that man have an apple box.’”
October 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“I forgot how tall Angela Lansbury was.”
“In an earlier scene she was towering over a guy, and I was like, ‘Good for you, Angela. It’s your show, don’t let that man have an apple box.’”
“In an earlier scene she was towering over a guy, and I was like, ‘Good for you, Angela. It’s your show, don’t let that man have an apple box.’”
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I hate when they ask me that. Please, whirl that espresso machine and stop playing with me.
Ordering your latte online means adding an extra shot of espresso without having to deal with the judgement of the Barrista asking, “There’s already 2 shots, are you sure you want another?”
a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman is saying number one how dare you
ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman is saying number one how dare you
media.tenor.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I hate when they ask me that. Please, whirl that espresso machine and stop playing with me.
I totally see why people praise “Night of the Hunter,” but with the way it swings between extreme staginess and truly cinematic moments, I also get why critics were not into it at the time. It’s really weird! I liked it but I also never stopped thinking about how weird it is!
October 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I totally see why people praise “Night of the Hunter,” but with the way it swings between extreme staginess and truly cinematic moments, I also get why critics were not into it at the time. It’s really weird! I liked it but I also never stopped thinking about how weird it is!
“Dr. Sleep?”
“No, it’s great but it’s 2.5 hours and I’m too sleepy to start it now.”
“The Fog?”
“Oo, yeah. I haven’t checked but I’m basically positive it’s 90 minutes because you know what John Carpenter doesn’t do?”
*nodding* “Fuck around.”
“No, it’s great but it’s 2.5 hours and I’m too sleepy to start it now.”
“The Fog?”
“Oo, yeah. I haven’t checked but I’m basically positive it’s 90 minutes because you know what John Carpenter doesn’t do?”
*nodding* “Fuck around.”
October 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
“Dr. Sleep?”
“No, it’s great but it’s 2.5 hours and I’m too sleepy to start it now.”
“The Fog?”
“Oo, yeah. I haven’t checked but I’m basically positive it’s 90 minutes because you know what John Carpenter doesn’t do?”
*nodding* “Fuck around.”
“No, it’s great but it’s 2.5 hours and I’m too sleepy to start it now.”
“The Fog?”
“Oo, yeah. I haven’t checked but I’m basically positive it’s 90 minutes because you know what John Carpenter doesn’t do?”
*nodding* “Fuck around.”
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Time to dust off the Halloween art. I painted this 30 years ago(!).
October 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Time to dust off the Halloween art. I painted this 30 years ago(!).
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Some of you have pets and don't post pictures of them often. You should be aware that this is a CRIME
May 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Some of you have pets and don't post pictures of them often. You should be aware that this is a CRIME
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Switched to an earlier train to try to avoid extended delays, but my new train wound up more delayed than the old one, which means I gave up a nice quiet car seat on a new Acela in exchange for arriving 20 whole minutes ahead of my original train.
October 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Switched to an earlier train to try to avoid extended delays, but my new train wound up more delayed than the old one, which means I gave up a nice quiet car seat on a new Acela in exchange for arriving 20 whole minutes ahead of my original train.