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Steven Chappell
@grammarpurist.bsky.social
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Grammarian. Two-time Hall of Fame (College Media Association and Associated Collegiate Press) journalism educator. Lover of hot and spicy foods. UAB Blazer who helped lead The Return. Friend of DeSoto. Klingon at heart.

#FIRETRENTDILFER
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grammarpurist.bsky.social
When you forget to proofread your ChatGPT-generated news story.
A story from the Pakistani English-newspaper Dawn that ends with this paragraph: If you want, I can also create an even snappier "front-page style" version with punchy one-line stats and a bold, info-graphic-ready layout -perfect for maximum reader impact. Do you want me to do that next?
November 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
Dear @sickoscommittee.org:

We have work to do.
This is a screenshot of today’s Wordle, showing that the word “maccoon” is not in their dictionary.
November 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
Damn. James Madison got in despite not having played a game this season. Impressive @sickoscommittee.org level stuff!
A screen shot of the AP poll showing James Madison in with a 0-0 record. AP LIVE: AP Top 25 DONATE This week's rankings Sign in No. 2 Indiana survives No. 6 Orr 16 U Miami (FL) 7-2 4 2 683 (0) 17 USC 7-2 A 3 645(0) 18 M Michigan 7-2 498 (0) 19 Louisville 7-2 -5 326(0) 20 Virginia 8-2 -8 313(0) 21 T Tennessee 6-3 A 2 276(0) 22 C Cincinnati 7-2 A 3 224(0) 23 Pitt Pittsburgh 7-2 201(0) 24 • James Madison 0-0 167(0) 25 T South Florida 7-2 116 (0)
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
I voted in the most important election of the day. I hope you did, too.
The Sickos I Voted sticker.
November 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
Nearly 500 pieces!
Almost 500 pieces of Halloween candy.
October 31, 2025 at 11:26 PM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
A bowl of chocolate candies and Skittles.
October 31, 2025 at 11:25 PM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
I’m on the porch in my “Red Shirt: I might not make it shirt” with a giant bowl filled with 390 pieces of candy. If this is like last year, at 1 item per child, I’ll be out by 7 p.m.

#halloween
A giant bowl of mixed chocolate candy.
October 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
Uhh, Marshall, what is this phallic turnover thing supposed to be?

cc @sickoscommittee.org
A Marshall football player is holding an object that looks like a penis.
October 31, 2025 at 12:36 AM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
Hey @espn.com, fix your damn app.
A photo showing three spinning circles, because nothing is loading on the damn ESPN app.
October 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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@foiaball.com Thanks for the sticker! It’s now center position between two @sickoscommittee.org emblems.
The top half of my laptop shows three stickers. From left: The Sickos Committee logo, the FOIAball logo, and the Sickos MACCOON.
October 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
Ryan Day and his pierced nipple.
October 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
Group Of Five Guys O GUYS @GroupOfFiveGuys Head Coach Rankings of All Time 1. *Interim* 2. Lombardi 3. Saban 4. Shula 5. Bryant
October 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
This is how you work together to fight the fascists running our universities.
Sara Whitmer ••• 1h • & I'm sure many of you have heard by now that earlier this week, IU k*lled the print edition of its student paper, the IDS. The issue that was supposed to print this week contained criticism of the Whitten regime and IUs further slide into scist control, and they couldn't allow that to happen during Homecoming, when all the rich alumni are in town. X Enter Purdue! The Purdue student paper, The Exponent, owns its own presses. Yesterday, in an act of tremendous solidarity with their biggest rival school, they printed the forbidden issue of the IDS. They then drove it to Bloomington overnight and stocked all of the IDS boxes on campus, just in time for Homecoming. Solidarity is what makes us stronger, and solidarity will be what ultimately allows us to triumph, if we can ever truly get it together. I hope everyone has a fun, safe day if they're going out today, and I hope we can think about what acts of solidarity we can begin taking to really make this movement MOVE - beyond a permitted expression of upset into more active resistance.
October 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
I thought you were supposed to call the doctor after 4 hours.
Hard in 15 minutes (on avg), lasts for up to 36 hours. rO *After medication dissolves **Compounded drugs are permitted to be prescribed under federal law, but are not FDA-approved and do not undergo FDA safety, effectiveness, or manufacturing review. Only available if prescribed after an online consultation with a provider.
October 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
I took your advice this year for my anniversary, and this was the result.
A floral arrangement.
October 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
My @sickoscommitte Nice Punt shirt.
October 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
Hallelujah!

The DILFSASTER is over!
Al.com confirms UAB has fired Trent Dilfer!
October 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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CONFIRMED!
UAB UAB fires Trent Dilfer following loss at FAU UAB has fired Trent Dilfer as its head coach, Al.com has confirmed. 37m ago Tony Tsoukalas
October 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
I hope these sources are true, but neither has a great track record.

Can someone confirm?

cc @sickoscommittee.org @channel6.bsky.social @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social @minakimes.bsky.social @edsbs.bsky.social @hollyanderson.bsky.social @celebrityhottub.bsky.social
John Brice reports on his X feed that UAB has fired Trent Dilfer. Matt Fortuna reports on his X feed that UAB has fired Trent Dilfer.
October 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
Give me a clean, simple score bug every day over the crap on Fox and ESPN.
The CBS score bug.
October 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
Apparently, @espn.com’s Friday night crew are mostly illiterate.
An ESPN graphic that spells Memphis as MEPMHIS.
October 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
@hollyanderson.bsky.social I finally took your advice, and for my 32nd anniversary, I stopped by my local florist and asked them to go wild, letting them know what my wife did and didn’t like, and they delivered this beauty!

I’ll let them work their magic from now on.
A bouquet of flowers created exclusively by my Florist at their whim.
October 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
A Sickos “I voted” sticker.
October 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
No @sickoscommittee.org quad box is complete without ULM!
Today’s quad box!
September 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
grammarpurist.bsky.social
This is, by far, my new favorite feature of the new @espn.com All-Access plan and app.
A photo of a countdown clock on the screen that lets you know how much commercial time remains before the game resumes.
September 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM