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Ray Vallese
@rayvallese.bsky.social
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I edit, proofread, and occasionally write things, mostly games and books.
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There were signs.
Peanuts daily comic strip from 1964. Linus gives a fiery campaign speech while running for school president, promising to "release us from our spiritual Babylon" and "bring down the false idols in high places."
November 27, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Editing. How did you even *do* this, author?
Screenshot of the words "if you're carrying" but the apostrophe is somehow backward
October 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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At first I thought the @merriam-webster.com site was having a stroke.
Screenshot from the Top Lookups Right Now list on the Merriam-Webster dictionary website, which includes an incredibly long word (the name of a lake) that looks like gibberish. The word is so long that it doesn't even fit in the list.
October 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Okay, *one* king. But that’s all.
Image of Godzilla that calls him King of the Monsters
October 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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I'm enjoying the new ALIEN: EARTH show, which is set in 2120, but this line from the latest episode hit too hard.
Quote from episode 4 of the Alien: Earth TV show, which is set in the year 2120. The character Hermit says "The old planet had something called governments. They'd vote for who they wanted to make decisions. THAT didn't work."
August 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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This reminds me of another Gen Con photo with you, me, @colinmcc.bsky.social, and Anne Brown, which I love because someone said the three of us look like a creature advancement table.
Photo of former TSR employees Anne Brown, Colin McComb, Sean Reynolds, and Ray Vallese at Gen Con.
August 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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My Fantastic Four
Albert, Dale Cooper, Gordon, and Phillip (David Bowie) from Twin Peaks
July 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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June 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Dear Drafts phone app, perhaps describing your export options as "bewildering" is not the best marketing ploy.
Screenshot of a feature description in the phone app Drafts. It says Drafts can integrate with a "bewildering" array of apps and services.
May 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Now THIS I'd be fine with.
Movie still from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in which Poe Dameron says "Somehow, Palpatine returned . . ." The word "Palpatine" is crossed out in red, and the word "Andor" is written above it.
May 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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May 3, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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I was hoping for something more like this.
Adam West as Batman, wearing yellow swim trunks while surfing in the ocean.
May 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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In honor of Pope Francis, here's another look at this perfect tweet.
Photo of Pope Francis in a pose that looks like he's rapping, in front of a man in a suit who looks like he's beatboxing. The caption says "Why this pope looking like he about to drop the hardest freestyle of the year and d guy behind him dropping the beat".
April 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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There is also this amazing tweet.
April 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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- "Hi, is this the guy who left his business card in my mailbox?"
- "Yes, hello! Are you looking for home repair or yard work?"
- "No . . . I'm calling for a different reason."
Photo of a business card that offers home remodeling and landscaping services, but it misspells the word "fence."
April 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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This might be one of the best games I've ever played in my life.
Big title at the top of the image says CHICKEN GAME with the instructions "Don't look at the chicken." Right below that is a cartoon of a chicken that you can't help but immediately look at, and on the chicken are the words GAME OVER.
March 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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March 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Yes, weird AI creation, when I think of Good Ol' Charlie Brown, the first thing I think of is his love of coffee and alcohol.
Cartoon drawing of Charlie Brown holding a margarita with a cup of coffee in front of him, saying "Life is basically all the stuff you have to do to get from coffee time to margarita time." You know, the famous Charlie Brown catchphrase. Ugh.
March 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Gene Hackman was a great actor and I'm sorry he's gone, but boy this headline could have used a little more comma attention. @bcdreyer.social
February 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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And like you, I took a photo when I first found it, out of delighted shock at stumbling across such a miracle.
Cases of Orange Cream Coke Zero soda cans.
February 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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In 2015 this person tweeted a joke that has become more than a meme or a viral tweet. The analogy of leopards eating people's faces is an essential part of the language (and in heavy use lately, given everything). I hope Adrian Bott takes great pride in their contribution to our culture.
Screenshot of a tweet by Adrian Bott that says: 'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.
February 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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If you see this, post a knight!
Ted Knight with a crazed look on this face, from the movie Caddyshack
February 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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This mobile game ad is very cleverly appealing to our collective burning desire for more anxiety in our daily lives.
Mobile game ad with the tag line "I never knew anxiety until I played this!" as if that would make someone WANT to play this gam.
February 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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As we all learned in school, 0 x 3 = 10.
Nutrition label from a liter bottle of sparkling water. It says there are three servings, with zero calories per serving but 10 calories in the whole container.
February 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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This week I'm the guest on @stannex.bsky.social's livestream show 50 Years in the Dungeon. We'll talk about games, editing, and editing games while Stan! draws a D&D homage. Come talk to us in the chat!

Check it out Wed Feb 19 at 6 pm Pacific on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/live/61cxOV-...
February 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM