Rory Barton
@subunderground.bsky.social
Abandoner of Annual Challenges; never appeared in a regular-season game; ORD Terminal 4 aficionado; Mr Barnard room 12a; chieftain of chokanchuckers; The Preeminent James Joyce Scholar in my Household and Probably on my Block
“What’s an unexpected type of less-lethal munition?… I heard baguette, thank you baguette”
November 21, 2025 at 4:25 AM
“What’s an unexpected type of less-lethal munition?… I heard baguette, thank you baguette”
As a professional Englisher having just returned from New York where I saw Waiting for Godot, the best response I can muster is:
Smug?
Quite.
😉
Smug?
Quite.
😉
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
As a professional Englisher having just returned from New York where I saw Waiting for Godot, the best response I can muster is:
Smug?
Quite.
😉
Smug?
Quite.
😉
Nowadays you can’t be too sentimental.
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Nowadays you can’t be too sentimental.
There are places open after 9pm in Evanston?!
November 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
There are places open after 9pm in Evanston?!
Man, I would almost consider turning on my work-from-home meeting camera if this was in the background.
November 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Man, I would almost consider turning on my work-from-home meeting camera if this was in the background.
Capicola, Tomato, and Aioli please.
October 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Capicola, Tomato, and Aioli please.
True maybe. And apologies, that real should have been a suggestion with a question mark rather than a prescription.
But in the vast chaos of the universe, the intersection of you standing there at all might be coincidence too.
I used burst to get a good shot of a baby whale.
But in the vast chaos of the universe, the intersection of you standing there at all might be coincidence too.
I used burst to get a good shot of a baby whale.
October 31, 2025 at 3:54 AM
True maybe. And apologies, that real should have been a suggestion with a question mark rather than a prescription.
But in the vast chaos of the universe, the intersection of you standing there at all might be coincidence too.
I used burst to get a good shot of a baby whale.
But in the vast chaos of the universe, the intersection of you standing there at all might be coincidence too.
I used burst to get a good shot of a baby whale.
I wanna believe “Truck Haulin’ Monkeys” means the apes were the drivers, infected or otherwise.
October 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I wanna believe “Truck Haulin’ Monkeys” means the apes were the drivers, infected or otherwise.
"He was a cod and good at his job..."
October 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"He was a cod and good at his job..."
Major alarm bell, personally: I don’t read Latin
October 21, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Major alarm bell, personally: I don’t read Latin
Having followed my kids' choice to rewatch the most recent Cats movie this weekend, I wholeheartedly endorse the demise of America for an Evita 2. Sacrifices must be made.
To be fair, what an opportunity to rebuild an America!
To be fair, what an opportunity to rebuild an America!
October 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Having followed my kids' choice to rewatch the most recent Cats movie this weekend, I wholeheartedly endorse the demise of America for an Evita 2. Sacrifices must be made.
To be fair, what an opportunity to rebuild an America!
To be fair, what an opportunity to rebuild an America!
“Yes I’d like a 3/4 liter of your famous hard seltzer”
October 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“Yes I’d like a 3/4 liter of your famous hard seltzer”
Careful with your sample size, you need to control for golf outings.
October 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Careful with your sample size, you need to control for golf outings.