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Kirk Damato
@kirksays.bsky.social
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Comedy & TV Animation Writer, Cake From Outer Space, and this one time I won on UM ACTUALLY
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Started and finished October by watching two of my favorite movies
A graphic that has the logo for the Academy Museum at the top, which looks like a film strip with a silhouette of an Oscar in the middle. Beneath that it reads: Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Ed Wood A photograph of a TV screen in a dark room. On the screen is the logo "One Cut of the Dead" in white against a black background, with some red splotches of blood.
November 1, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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"So here's the thing about Keitaro-kun's promise girl..."
Photograph of a cute black rabbit sitting in a litterbox, with green hay in the background.
October 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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My favorite drink
A can of some kind of drink. It's partially obscured by another can, so you can only read the words "ASS MILK"
October 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Meanwhile, Nancy has a better idea
A photograph of a house burning down in the background. In the foreground, an illustration of a smiling Nancy looks at the camera and winks, indicating she's the one who caused the fire.
October 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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The #metazooa animal on your birthday predicts your year

Yesterday I got this:
A screenshot from the animal-guessing game Metazooa. The animal is the American cockroach, along with a text description and photo of said insect.
October 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Today is my birthday, so I can FINALLY post this picture of Cakey for myself
An anthropomorphic Black Forest cake, actually the titular character from the web series Cakey! The Cake From Outer Space. Cakey hovers on the edge of a bed and has two lit candles that are shaped like the numerals 1 and 3 atop his head.
October 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Guess who got a shout-out from Prue!!!! #GBBO
A screenshot of an episode from The Great British Bake-Off. Prue Leith, a woman with gray hair and bright red glasses, looks off-camera as she says (in subtitles) "I mean, I love a milk loaf because it's a little bit cakey." A screenshot from Cakey! The Cake From Outer Space, showing the titular character (an anthropomorphic Black Forest cake) sitting on a bed and smiling
September 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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I know just the man to sort this out
A movie poster or key art or something for a movie featuring Hugh Grant (circa 1990s) smirking at the camera as Tara Fitzgerald leans in to kiss him on the brow. The title of the movie is at the bottom: The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came down a Mountain.
September 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Space babies need the most attention!
A screengrab from The Simpsons. Two social workers (a man and a woman) hold up Maggie, who has a sign taped to her that reads "I'm a stupid baby," but it's been poorly edited to now read "I'm a space baby." For context, this moment accompanied the line "Stupid babies need the most attention."
September 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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TV's JEFF HILLER! #Emmys
An pic of Jeff Hiller from the TV series SOMEBODY, SOMEWHERE. He's smiling as he leans against the roof of a car, while wearing a long-sleeve blue shirt with yellow stripes.
September 15, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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A photo of all of us after a show at the PIT
August 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Hmm, I usually just use the standard one. The others are pretty basic -- not TOO corny, but I don't think I'd ever use the Flip or Cube option.
A drop-down menu for the different types of Transitions in Google Slide with the following options: - None - Dissolve - Fade - Slight from right - Slide from left - Flip - Cube - Gallery
August 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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In Soviet Russia, the plants water YOU
Sluggo getting splashed in the face by a spray of water
August 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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The superheroes have an unspoken rule where if you just don't mention his existence, he *might* not show up

But the minute you say the B-word it's all
A screengrab from The Simpsons. Homer stands in front of Penn Jillette (holding a crossbow and facing a shark tank, but that's not important right now) and poses like he's bowling. The caption reads, "Did somebody say a perfect game?" For context, in this episode Homer scores a perfect game and became a temporary local celebrity, who tried to milk it long after his 15 minutes of fame were up. It's like if you mentioned Batman and then he'd appear like "You called?" in a way that he assumes is cool but is really just kind of annoying. Anyways, thanks for reading this!
August 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Front-row seats at his concert would've been like this:
A panel from the Nancy comic strip. It shows Sluggo, a bald boy, getting splashed in the face by a big spray of liquid -- so much so that it knocks off his newsboy cap.
August 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Anyone else feel that earthquake in Los Angeles?
Screenshot of a newscast with the chyron "Kirk D'Amato, Earthquake Survivor"
July 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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There's also Moxie, which is recommended by a guy who definitely looks like a doctor -- but I'll admit many people think it tastes awful
Two bottles and a can of Moxie. It has an orange label with "Moxie - Original Elixir" on it, with an old-fashioned black and white illustration of a man in a shit jacket (either white or orange, depending) who points to the viewer.
July 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Why the hell did the Muppets use the Murder She Wrote font in their Kokomo music video???
Kermit the frog, wearing a Hawaiian shirt, is flanked by two female Muppet hula dancers in grass skirts and flower leis. The subtitle "Off the Florida keys" is beneath them in an unusual font.
July 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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A colorized panel from a Nancy comic. Nancy smiles as she reads from a book titled "MAGIC. She says, "I'd give anything for such power."
July 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Later:
A panel from the Nancy comic. In it, Nancy frowns as she walks and carries a pistol. She says "Grrrr --- I'm so mad at Sluggo"
July 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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A comic panel with Sluggo sitting at a table with his arms raised and an angry look on his face. He says, "I COME OVER FOR a PANCAKE LUNCHEON and you want TO GIVE ME INDIGESTION." (The words in all caps have been edited from the original word balloon.)
June 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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An edited panel from a Nancy comic. Sluggo sits at a table with his arms up in frustration, saying "I take you to DA BEACH and you want TO SPOOL YOUR KNITTING YARN" (with the words in all caps having been edited from the original panel, which is about a jelly sandwich)
June 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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A screengrab of a text from Grimace from McDonald's. (The contact photo shows Grimace, the purple mascot.) The text reads: "i'm putting Lil McDonald's toys into the Happy Meal box on 7.1 r u freaking out" with an image of a woman's hand holding an instruction book with a number of little toys in the background with a McDonald's Happy Meal box. The sender has written this as a response: "Grimace why does your hand look like that"
June 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Nancy's gonna pay a visit to Sluggo's house
Nancy smiles and winks at the camera, while behind her a real house (not an illustration) is on fire.
June 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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The Return of the King (of the Hill)
An updated image from the new King of the Hill series revival, showing the Hill Family, now older, posing for the camera in front of their home in Arlen. Bobby is now taller than Peggy and has his arms around his parents.
May 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM