Jim Tatalias
@jimtatatata.bsky.social
stuff in new yorker, mcsweeneys, etc.; member of sketch group Brick Penguin; DC comedy person; editor of the DC humor zine SKITS
see writing & sketches @ jimtatalias.com
zines @ skitszine.my.canva.site
see writing & sketches @ jimtatalias.com
zines @ skitszine.my.canva.site
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Jim Tatalias
@jimtatatata.bsky.social
· Nov 19
I’m Sorry to Ask This, but I’m Your Father, and Could You Please Respect Me?
If you have the time. I’m just troubled by the way you’re treating me at home.
medium.com
Hey, in case you found me from the parent humor starter pack: I'm building a legacy of how many wrong things I can say to children
Reposted by Jim Tatalias
Important
October 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Important
Good art is "taken from the stale coverings that masquerade as reality." Good art "has scrubbed the varnish off the commonplace in order to reveal hidden magic."
-Harold Bloom, How to Read and Why
#writingcommunity
-Harold Bloom, How to Read and Why
#writingcommunity
October 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Good art is "taken from the stale coverings that masquerade as reality." Good art "has scrubbed the varnish off the commonplace in order to reveal hidden magic."
-Harold Bloom, How to Read and Why
#writingcommunity
-Harold Bloom, How to Read and Why
#writingcommunity
I'm mad
Join Our Team at the National Guard and Challenge Yourself to Club Sleeping People on the Street
Anybody can club a mean guy
medium.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I'm mad
Thanks to @pointsincase.com for putting my full introversion on display. All this stuff is totally, totally normal
Don’t Leave a Voicemail: Voicemails are a dusty artifact from the days before text messaging.
The Rules of Modern Phone Etiquette, by a Totally Healthy Introvert
Don’t Leave a Voicemail: Voicemails are a dusty artifact from the days before text messaging.
www.pointsincase.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Thanks to @pointsincase.com for putting my full introversion on display. All this stuff is totally, totally normal
New thing on @hard-drive.net that may or may not be informed by having people in my house that write fanfiction
Hades Game Fan Desperately Tries and Fails to Avoid Incest Ships While Writing Fanfiction
CHICAGO — Despite her best efforts, 15-year-old Katherine Vargas reportedly cannot write any Hades fanfiction without incest cropping up as part of the story. “So…
hard-drive.net
July 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
New thing on @hard-drive.net that may or may not be informed by having people in my house that write fanfiction
new zine's out today
June 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
new zine's out today
Reposted by Jim Tatalias
Reposted by Jim Tatalias
After the Pope dies, the next 3 potential Popes must feast on his Popely flesh, absorbing his Pope powers. Whoever can keep them down the longest wins and becomes Pope. The other 2 must go live in the Pope Bog never to be seen again except by the voiceless Pope Tenders.
March 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
After the Pope dies, the next 3 potential Popes must feast on his Popely flesh, absorbing his Pope powers. Whoever can keep them down the longest wins and becomes Pope. The other 2 must go live in the Pope Bog never to be seen again except by the voiceless Pope Tenders.
Whoa I tricked the @hard-drive.net people into posting my stuff. I like this one. I think I wrote it up good.
Top 9 Things You Can Do to Improve Your Cybersecurity, Tom
A lot of people are worried about their cybersecurity these days and with good reason. With almost all of our lives online and in digital…
hard-drive.net
March 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Whoa I tricked the @hard-drive.net people into posting my stuff. I like this one. I think I wrote it up good.
Reposted by Jim Tatalias
Wish more people realised that for most art businesses, there's only one person doing all the work. Creating, shipping, admin, promotion, starting feuds with other artists, painting unflattering portraits of them into historical scenes, trying to poison them, it's all one person.
November 23, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Wish more people realised that for most art businesses, there's only one person doing all the work. Creating, shipping, admin, promotion, starting feuds with other artists, painting unflattering portraits of them into historical scenes, trying to poison them, it's all one person.
Reposted by Jim Tatalias
top 10 simpsons moments
10. homer in space
9. bart prank calls moe
8. grandpa simpson falls asleep
7. bart and lisa
6. steamed food
5. cashier scans maggie at register
4. skateboarding bart
3. the simpsons on dvd
2. homer has a TRULY memorable moment
1. mr. burn
10. homer in space
9. bart prank calls moe
8. grandpa simpson falls asleep
7. bart and lisa
6. steamed food
5. cashier scans maggie at register
4. skateboarding bart
3. the simpsons on dvd
2. homer has a TRULY memorable moment
1. mr. burn
November 18, 2024 at 10:48 PM
top 10 simpsons moments
10. homer in space
9. bart prank calls moe
8. grandpa simpson falls asleep
7. bart and lisa
6. steamed food
5. cashier scans maggie at register
4. skateboarding bart
3. the simpsons on dvd
2. homer has a TRULY memorable moment
1. mr. burn
10. homer in space
9. bart prank calls moe
8. grandpa simpson falls asleep
7. bart and lisa
6. steamed food
5. cashier scans maggie at register
4. skateboarding bart
3. the simpsons on dvd
2. homer has a TRULY memorable moment
1. mr. burn
Hey, in case you found me from the parent humor starter pack: I'm building a legacy of how many wrong things I can say to children
I’m Sorry to Ask This, but I’m Your Father, and Could You Please Respect Me?
If you have the time. I’m just troubled by the way you’re treating me at home.
medium.com
November 19, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Hey, in case you found me from the parent humor starter pack: I'm building a legacy of how many wrong things I can say to children
My title on everything now:
November 14, 2024 at 10:02 PM
My title on everything now:
Reposted by Jim Tatalias
Started a starter pack for people who write funny parenting content (in any form). I am definitely missing lots of people so if you want to be added, just reply to this to let me know.
(Also appreciate any shares.)
go.bsky.app/6pmJ8MU
(Also appreciate any shares.)
go.bsky.app/6pmJ8MU
November 14, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Started a starter pack for people who write funny parenting content (in any form). I am definitely missing lots of people so if you want to be added, just reply to this to let me know.
(Also appreciate any shares.)
go.bsky.app/6pmJ8MU
(Also appreciate any shares.)
go.bsky.app/6pmJ8MU
This one is actually mine :)
When We Get Married, I Want to Take Your Last Name, Along with Your First Name, Middle Name, Social Security Number, and Dental Impressions | Points in Case
My mom took my dad's name—and fingerprints, and mustache, and a high-resolution scan of his face with a state-of-the-art LIDAR device.
www.pointsincase.com
November 13, 2024 at 5:57 PM
This one is actually mine :)
Reposted by Jim Tatalias
Yeah I’m into fitness. Fitness hot dog up my sleeve to secretly eat it during a lunch meeting.
November 12, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Yeah I’m into fitness. Fitness hot dog up my sleeve to secretly eat it during a lunch meeting.
Posting a few of my best humor pieces to say hey!
November 12, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Posting a few of my best humor pieces to say hey!
walking into blue sky like
Tuesday Taco GIF
Alt: gif of guy struggling to walk and waving
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2024 at 7:17 PM
walking into blue sky like
This is the zine I make for the DC comedy scene. It's not hot trash. (but if it is, let me know and I'll revise this to say it is i want to be honest. or I can say garbage that's fine too)
you can get copies shipped to you
you can get a subscription
you can read samples
skitszine.my.canva.site
you can get copies shipped to you
you can get a subscription
you can read samples
skitszine.my.canva.site
SKITS
a D.C. sketch comedy zine
skitszine.my.canva.site
November 11, 2024 at 1:39 PM
This is the zine I make for the DC comedy scene. It's not hot trash. (but if it is, let me know and I'll revise this to say it is i want to be honest. or I can say garbage that's fine too)
you can get copies shipped to you
you can get a subscription
you can read samples
skitszine.my.canva.site
you can get copies shipped to you
you can get a subscription
you can read samples
skitszine.my.canva.site