Matt
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"Transgressively ludic." —𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
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proud member of a union
posts here are exclusively my private opinion and are not statements on behalf of my employer, family, church, union, or anything else
They laughed at me at the university. They said no man could ever acquire all seven* colors of Lands' End Comfort Flex Travel Kit Chinos. The fools! The short-sighted fools!
* ignoring the hideous Forest Moss color obviously, hard pass
* ignoring the hideous Forest Moss color obviously, hard pass
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 AM
They laughed at me at the university. They said no man could ever acquire all seven* colors of Lands' End Comfort Flex Travel Kit Chinos. The fools! The short-sighted fools!
* ignoring the hideous Forest Moss color obviously, hard pass
* ignoring the hideous Forest Moss color obviously, hard pass
![Amazon web page blurb:
Gift ideas inspired by your shopping history:
[image of the Penguin Classics edition of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "The Idiot"]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2zh7yidjszmwzagrk5euaijp/bafkreiemubf7sizxmuh6ist4qetwlv7xtfl4pklemthxee6mnivmsopd64@jpeg)
Wait! There is still more space dust on here!
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Wait! There is still more space dust on here!
Dear NYT: every godawful thing is "celebrated" by someone somewhere, but that is not how a neutral and informed person would characterize the overall reception to "The Double Helix." Not in 1968 and certainly not since.
November 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Dear NYT: every godawful thing is "celebrated" by someone somewhere, but that is not how a neutral and informed person would characterize the overall reception to "The Double Helix." Not in 1968 and certainly not since.
oh you fuckers are gonna get it now
the worm has turned, and the iguana ate it, and now he's coming for you
the worm has turned, and the iguana ate it, and now he's coming for you
November 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
oh you fuckers are gonna get it now
the worm has turned, and the iguana ate it, and now he's coming for you
the worm has turned, and the iguana ate it, and now he's coming for you
Please, "former gifted and talented kid" is no longer the accepted nomenclature. We prefer the term
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Please, "former gifted and talented kid" is no longer the accepted nomenclature. We prefer the term
I must once again renew my call for a soda for people who are neither Mr. nor Dr. but ABD. They need soda most of all.
![Headline and subhead, over an image of newly rebranded Mr Pibb cans (with a different font and color pattern):
Coca-Cola brings back Mr Pibb with more caffeine
The spicy cherry [sic] soda is meant to tap into consumer nostalgia while introducing a new generation to the soft drink
Laurel Deppen, 11/5/2025](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2zh7yidjszmwzagrk5euaijp/bafkreih3njldf56q6y4e57p52addim4rtiifd5dad5k5777gssdiak5tyq@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I must once again renew my call for a soda for people who are neither Mr. nor Dr. but ABD. They need soda most of all.
It was such a comfort when my grandma died of "flu-like symptoms" that she didn't actually have the flu.
On a related note, great news for the 1.1 million Americans who have lost their jobs this year!
On a related note, great news for the 1.1 million Americans who have lost their jobs this year!
November 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
It was such a comfort when my grandma died of "flu-like symptoms" that she didn't actually have the flu.
On a related note, great news for the 1.1 million Americans who have lost their jobs this year!
On a related note, great news for the 1.1 million Americans who have lost their jobs this year!
Not begging for forgiveness. She DECLARED that she was forgiven.
Anyone can do the non-apology apology ("I'm sorry if you got mad because of how great I am") but she really took it to the logical extreme ("You are no longer mad about what I did").
Anyone can do the non-apology apology ("I'm sorry if you got mad because of how great I am") but she really took it to the logical extreme ("You are no longer mad about what I did").
November 5, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Not begging for forgiveness. She DECLARED that she was forgiven.
Anyone can do the non-apology apology ("I'm sorry if you got mad because of how great I am") but she really took it to the logical extreme ("You are no longer mad about what I did").
Anyone can do the non-apology apology ("I'm sorry if you got mad because of how great I am") but she really took it to the logical extreme ("You are no longer mad about what I did").
me and every other intro US history instructor looking up from our lecture notes
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
me and every other intro US history instructor looking up from our lecture notes
Shame on you. You know not being able to escalate is triggering for him.
![Trump at the bottom of an escalator at the UN which has [conspiratorial music sting] stopped for some reason.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2zh7yidjszmwzagrk5euaijp/bafkreiaiklgprw5ymeejuegwiggkg5sqzxnhgmzjmy6tkgw2kqh7jzhcti@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Shame on you. You know not being able to escalate is triggering for him.
Unrelated, but I'm That Guy, my dog's name is Cleo.
She will also have the ramen with extra egg.
She will also have the ramen with extra egg.
November 3, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Unrelated, but I'm That Guy, my dog's name is Cleo.
She will also have the ramen with extra egg.
She will also have the ramen with extra egg.
I'd have gone with the Scotties/Brier jackets but this is good too I guess
November 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I'd have gone with the Scotties/Brier jackets but this is good too I guess
oh yeah, I know this game
November 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
oh yeah, I know this game
I dunno, it was kind of an interesting look.
October 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I dunno, it was kind of an interesting look.
A simple geometric extrapolation suggests that the Game 6 Canadian Flag is going to cover most of southern Ontario.
October 30, 2025 at 4:31 AM
A simple geometric extrapolation suggests that the Game 6 Canadian Flag is going to cover most of southern Ontario.
Hell for Musk will be having to sit and listen attentively while the shade of Tolkien painstakingly walks him through every line of his work, with regular quizzes in both Quenya and Sindarin.
Also, every half hour the shade of Iain M. Banks strangles him.
Also, every half hour the shade of Iain M. Banks strangles him.
October 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Hell for Musk will be having to sit and listen attentively while the shade of Tolkien painstakingly walks him through every line of his work, with regular quizzes in both Quenya and Sindarin.
Also, every half hour the shade of Iain M. Banks strangles him.
Also, every half hour the shade of Iain M. Banks strangles him.
mmmm… Latvian orthography
October 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
mmmm… Latvian orthography
Cuomo's trying to entrap New Yorkers into voting for Mamdani twice
October 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Cuomo's trying to entrap New Yorkers into voting for Mamdani twice
Oh really she just likes cute cat pics. Any picture of your cute cat will be great! She did a literal pinup calendar photo shoot of her last cat (he was very chill about it) so we're good on, like, full-on high-production-value cat photography.
October 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Oh really she just likes cute cat pics. Any picture of your cute cat will be great! She did a literal pinup calendar photo shoot of her last cat (he was very chill about it) so we're good on, like, full-on high-production-value cat photography.
oh man I really hope this is legit because long story short it's my wedding anniversary on Monday and my gifts for her are all cat-themed (it's the fur anniversary, that works, right? she doesn't want a mink stole) and it's missing a certain je ne sais quoi so… anyway, fingers crossed
October 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
oh man I really hope this is legit because long story short it's my wedding anniversary on Monday and my gifts for her are all cat-themed (it's the fur anniversary, that works, right? she doesn't want a mink stole) and it's missing a certain je ne sais quoi so… anyway, fingers crossed