John Kress
@johnkress.bsky.social
Likes: Topo Chico & lime, okra blossoms, pedal steel Dislikes: Cantaloupe, interstates, facists
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That's exactly it!
December 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
That's exactly it!
It seems like common courtesy to ask how someone pronounces their own name if I've only seen it written.
Unlike unfamiliar dishes in a restaurant that I can look up and see an arrived-at consensus, there are so many ways to fuss names up.
Unlike unfamiliar dishes in a restaurant that I can look up and see an arrived-at consensus, there are so many ways to fuss names up.
December 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
It seems like common courtesy to ask how someone pronounces their own name if I've only seen it written.
Unlike unfamiliar dishes in a restaurant that I can look up and see an arrived-at consensus, there are so many ways to fuss names up.
Unlike unfamiliar dishes in a restaurant that I can look up and see an arrived-at consensus, there are so many ways to fuss names up.
Best garlic rolls I’ve ever had.
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Best garlic rolls I’ve ever had.
Sam & Roscoe’s is legit old-school Italian.
December 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Sam & Roscoe’s is legit old-school Italian.
Equally perplexed and intrigued.
December 1, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Equally perplexed and intrigued.
I grew up reading Guinness & the World Almanac at my grandparents’ house. My kid has the same curiosity, but it would be parental malpractice to let him try to find answers on the internet.
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I grew up reading Guinness & the World Almanac at my grandparents’ house. My kid has the same curiosity, but it would be parental malpractice to let him try to find answers on the internet.
It’s so bad. But no one will believe you, they just have to sit there for 2.5 hours and figure it out.
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 AM
It’s so bad. But no one will believe you, they just have to sit there for 2.5 hours and figure it out.
That’s probably a good assessment. It’s the most bracing straight play I think I’ve seen, but it was designed that way. Some of the writing is very sharp.
December 1, 2025 at 3:04 AM
That’s probably a good assessment. It’s the most bracing straight play I think I’ve seen, but it was designed that way. Some of the writing is very sharp.
100% but did not love the last 5 minutes or so. Pretty fantastic otherwise.
December 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
100% but did not love the last 5 minutes or so. Pretty fantastic otherwise.
This is not to suggest it should be on the list, but I would love to know what you think about Slave Play.
December 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This is not to suggest it should be on the list, but I would love to know what you think about Slave Play.
You could move the goalposts, but what is holding them back? Are there any Muppet spawning rules? Are there laws?
November 29, 2025 at 4:59 AM
You could move the goalposts, but what is holding them back? Are there any Muppet spawning rules? Are there laws?
Lotta talent there. Very different in general (about 3 times the size) from when I was in school but a really good football tradition.
November 29, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Lotta talent there. Very different in general (about 3 times the size) from when I was in school but a really good football tradition.
Pretty sure there are infinite muppets. Check yr math.
November 29, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Pretty sure there are infinite muppets. Check yr math.
Good luck in your game against Buford! My Carrollton Trojans took care of Grayson tonight.
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Good luck in your game against Buford! My Carrollton Trojans took care of Grayson tonight.
Hope you hid Bossie from the cattle prod.
November 16, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Hope you hid Bossie from the cattle prod.
Dude! I was there, too. Wish I would have known -- would have said hi. What an incredible thing that was.
November 16, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Dude! I was there, too. Wish I would have known -- would have said hi. What an incredible thing that was.
How about as a matter of pure human decency you just listen to the man pronounce his own name and then say it that way from now on?
November 1, 2025 at 4:26 AM
How about as a matter of pure human decency you just listen to the man pronounce his own name and then say it that way from now on?