Lain Hughes
@pumpkinshirt.bsky.social
History teacher/school newspaper sponsor/dilettante/just this guy, you know? (In a Beeblebroxian sense)
I like sci-fi, politics, and history and am therefore constantly irritated.
Also pumpkinshirt on Instagram, Threads, and TOS (The Old Site)
I like sci-fi, politics, and history and am therefore constantly irritated.
Also pumpkinshirt on Instagram, Threads, and TOS (The Old Site)
Didn’t have a period costume, but otherwise was bicentennial-ready.
November 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Didn’t have a period costume, but otherwise was bicentennial-ready.
“What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every banana stand, organ-grinder’s residence, circus tent, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in the area. Checkpoints go up at fifteen miles. Your fugitive's name is Dr. Gigglebritches. Go get him."
October 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
“What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every banana stand, organ-grinder’s residence, circus tent, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in the area. Checkpoints go up at fifteen miles. Your fugitive's name is Dr. Gigglebritches. Go get him."
Finally watching the new Spinal Tap movie.
October 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Finally watching the new Spinal Tap movie.
Somehow, irony returned.
October 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Somehow, irony returned.
At camp we used to play a rousing game of Shark Shark Smurf.
(Alternate joke: “You’re gonna need a smaller boat.”)
(Alternate joke: “You’re gonna need a smaller boat.”)
October 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
At camp we used to play a rousing game of Shark Shark Smurf.
(Alternate joke: “You’re gonna need a smaller boat.”)
(Alternate joke: “You’re gonna need a smaller boat.”)
Don’t mind if I do!
October 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Don’t mind if I do!
For a split second I thought North Korea was building a Death Star.
October 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
For a split second I thought North Korea was building a Death Star.
Can’t help but be impressed that this little parasite went to the trouble to grow a Snidely Whiplash-style evil mustache to let us know it’s a villain.
August 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Can’t help but be impressed that this little parasite went to the trouble to grow a Snidely Whiplash-style evil mustache to let us know it’s a villain.
Wait, are you saying I waited too long to use this? Darn my procrastination.
August 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Wait, are you saying I waited too long to use this? Darn my procrastination.
“Inside Trump’s Extraordinary Cave” was definitely the worst of the direct-to-video “Aladdin “ sequels.
June 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“Inside Trump’s Extraordinary Cave” was definitely the worst of the direct-to-video “Aladdin “ sequels.
Well here’s at least one person who’s not looking forward to the King of the Hill revival.
June 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Well here’s at least one person who’s not looking forward to the King of the Hill revival.
I worry about people who would.
May 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I worry about people who would.
My dog door looks like an angry Wookiee.
May 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
My dog door looks like an angry Wookiee.
Be sure to pick up a copy of my thrilling new memoir “Tales from Laundry Mountain.”
May 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Be sure to pick up a copy of my thrilling new memoir “Tales from Laundry Mountain.”
Hey, @stacey.bsky.social, didn’t want you to miss this, because I know what a big fan you are of people blowing a 25-point lead.
April 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Hey, @stacey.bsky.social, didn’t want you to miss this, because I know what a big fan you are of people blowing a 25-point lead.
As an awkward, clumsy dork myself, this is the most sympathy I’ve ever felt with JD Vance.
April 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
As an awkward, clumsy dork myself, this is the most sympathy I’ve ever felt with JD Vance.
R.I.P. Pac-Man
(1980-2025)
(1980-2025)
March 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
R.I.P. Pac-Man
(1980-2025)
(1980-2025)
When I joined Bluesky in 2001, this was my first post:
Really enjoying shopping at Bed, Bath & Björk!
Really enjoying shopping at Bed, Bath & Björk!
March 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
When I joined Bluesky in 2001, this was my first post:
Really enjoying shopping at Bed, Bath & Björk!
Really enjoying shopping at Bed, Bath & Björk!
Hulu after telling me for weeks that I’d be able to watch the Oscars live on Hulu.
March 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Hulu after telling me for weeks that I’d be able to watch the Oscars live on Hulu.
When you voluntarily send extra money to the government to show how conservative you are.
February 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
When you voluntarily send extra money to the government to show how conservative you are.
You misspelled “shameful.”
February 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
You misspelled “shameful.”
Congratulations to Fred Mertz on being Germany’s next chancellor!
February 24, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Congratulations to Fred Mertz on being Germany’s next chancellor!
When you want some Mandalorian but you’re watching those calories.
February 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
When you want some Mandalorian but you’re watching those calories.