Jay O'Brien
@jayobrien76.bsky.social
Physics instructor. Soccer ref. Quiz Bowl moderator. Footnote #49 on the Jeopardy! Wikipedia page.
A movie that takes place where you're from.
For better or for worse.
"Stella" (Watertown, NY).
Unfortunately, it was not shot there.
For better or for worse.
"Stella" (Watertown, NY).
Unfortunately, it was not shot there.
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
For better or for worse.
"Stella" (Watertown, NY).
Unfortunately, it was not shot there.
For better or for worse.
"Stella" (Watertown, NY).
Unfortunately, it was not shot there.
I already knew it, but I'll give @rouquinne.bsky.social credit anyway for this one at trivia tonight.
October 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I already knew it, but I'll give @rouquinne.bsky.social credit anyway for this one at trivia tonight.
You ever feel attacked by a physics question?
September 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
You ever feel attacked by a physics question?
Roger Clemens was never on the ineligible list. And the writers vote for the first ten years. The commissioner has nothing to do with who gets in. Let him try his luck with the Veterans Committee. Hopefully, he didn't pass off too many of them.
August 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Roger Clemens was never on the ineligible list. And the writers vote for the first ten years. The commissioner has nothing to do with who gets in. Let him try his luck with the Veterans Committee. Hopefully, he didn't pass off too many of them.
He did it! He's actually doing the Obama meme!
August 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
He did it! He's actually doing the Obama meme!
Someone tell him Obama already did that.
August 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Someone tell him Obama already did that.
If you had told me four years ago that Southampton and Wrexham would be playing each other in a league match today, I would've been predicting a major scandal that got Southampton relegated several tiers (e.g. Rangers 2012), moreso than Wrexham's rise up the pyramid.
August 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
If you had told me four years ago that Southampton and Wrexham would be playing each other in a league match today, I would've been predicting a major scandal that got Southampton relegated several tiers (e.g. Rangers 2012), moreso than Wrexham's rise up the pyramid.
Please let this be happening right now.
July 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Please let this be happening right now.
Best birthday gift ever ... Weird Al Yankovic tickets.
July 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Best birthday gift ever ... Weird Al Yankovic tickets.
Americans have questions about the shape of the Earth and how gravity works. They expect honesty and transparency from their government when seeking answers. For years, people who asked questions in good faith were dismissed, even vilified by the media and their own government. This ends today.
July 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Americans have questions about the shape of the Earth and how gravity works. They expect honesty and transparency from their government when seeking answers. For years, people who asked questions in good faith were dismissed, even vilified by the media and their own government. This ends today.
This is all I see when I read negative comments about NYC.
June 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is all I see when I read negative comments about NYC.
Perfect day to break out this shirt.
June 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Perfect day to break out this shirt.
Did trump think his supporters needed clarification about which n-word he was talking about?
June 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Did trump think his supporters needed clarification about which n-word he was talking about?
FIFA: "Why isn't anyone coming to our tournaments?"
June 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
FIFA: "Why isn't anyone coming to our tournaments?"
So this will be perfectly okay again?
May 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
So this will be perfectly okay again?
My father posted this to FB yesterday, and now I'm trying to find which Fox anchor or NY Post writer said it because not even he could come up with this type of idiocy on his own.
May 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
My father posted this to FB yesterday, and now I'm trying to find which Fox anchor or NY Post writer said it because not even he could come up with this type of idiocy on his own.
Yup, just caught it!
April 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Yup, just caught it!
The pope has died. Also, FanDuel is no longer taking bets for a Nick Castellanos home run tonight.
April 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The pope has died. Also, FanDuel is no longer taking bets for a Nick Castellanos home run tonight.
Will someone please save the women's sports that my father neither watches nor cares about? Thanks!
March 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Will someone please save the women's sports that my father neither watches nor cares about? Thanks!
Umm, spoiler alert, Celebrity Jeopardy?
February 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Umm, spoiler alert, Celebrity Jeopardy?
Upstate NY isn't exactly sending its best to Washington these days. Also, how the hell is Emil Bove (Deputy AG, lower left) only 42 years old?
February 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Upstate NY isn't exactly sending its best to Washington these days. Also, how the hell is Emil Bove (Deputy AG, lower left) only 42 years old?
Just reminding the NFL that even FIFA, an organization that's practically written the book on match fixing, can track the position of a ball within a millimeter. Just sayin'.
January 27, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Just reminding the NFL that even FIFA, an organization that's practically written the book on match fixing, can track the position of a ball within a millimeter. Just sayin'.