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TommyJr
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Chicago via Los Angeles via Cincinnati via Kentucky.
Probably wishing was in New Orleans right now.
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My dad in his Air Force uniform holding my big sister, 1969.
Airman in uniform standing on a driveway while holding a toddler. A cat walking in the foreground.
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Still not sure how you tell if a swastika tattoo is a Nazi insignia or just a plus sign doing cartwheels
tweet from matty that reads "I'm honestly still not 100% sure how you're supposed to tell if a given skull insignia
October 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Screen shot of ChatGPT output shows the prompt "What is the best thing to come out of that podcast studio?" and the malodorous reply "Scent: Axe."
August 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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t-shirt reading tremendously big and tremendously wet
July 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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In case anyone else has no idea what any of this means, I enlisted ChatGPT for some help.
June 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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These changes look very cool!

(BTW, there's also some incongruence between these two menus.)
June 22, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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June 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Mixed feelings on Colorado's city connect jerseys. Love the colors, but...

Does that say BOCKIES?
Baseball player for Colorado Rockies
April 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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The judge from My Cousin Vinny saying "Did you say youts?"
April 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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In the hall of fame with Mr. Litoris.
TV screen capture of a man being interviewed with an on-screen caption of Mike Litoris, homeowner.
March 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Next, Claude was asked: "Are these the best you can do? The season home opener is April 4th, and we really need a name before then. Maybe incorporate former Cubs players in the name?" And it replied: You're right, let's step up our game with some Cubs legends incorporated: - "Malört Ryno" (nod to Ryne Sandberg) - "Sammy Sosa Squawker" - "The Fergie Fowl" (Ferguson Jenkins) - "Ernie Banks' Lucky Cluck" or "Mr. Cluck" (Ernie "Mr. Cub" Banks) - "Santo's Malört Mascot" (Ron Santo) - "The Maddux Malört Miracle" - "Harry Caray's Malört Messenger" ("Holy Cow!") - "The Rizzo Rooster" - "Javier Báez Beak" or "El Mago's Malört Chicken" - "Bryzzo's Bitter Bird" Hope one of these hits a home run before your April 4th deadline! Let me know if you'd like more options with different Cubs legends.
March 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Continuing the AI dialog nonsense, Claude was asked to refine it's response with: "Perhaps something with malort?". Claude's response was: Ah, combining the Chicago-famous Malört with the rally chicken! Here are some ideas: - "Malört Fowlery" - "Cluck Malört" - "The Worm-göt (Wingöt) Chicken" - "Malört Peckface" - "Bitter Bill the Rally Bird" - "Feathered Fernet" - "The Malörted Miracle" - "Jeppson's Lucky Cluck" These names combine the infamously bitter liqueur with chicken puns for that perfect Chicago sports bar vibe!
March 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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A text-based exchange with an AI. Claude Sonnet 3.7 was asked "What is a clever name for Nisei Lounge's rubber Cubs rally chicken?" And it replied: How about "The Fowl Ball" for Nisei Lounge's rubber Cubs rally chicken? It's a fun baseball pun that connects the chicken (fowl) with baseball terminology. Other options could be: - "Clutch Cluck" - "Wrigley Feathers" - "The Seventh-Inning Stretch Hen" - "The Cub-a-Doodle-Doo"
March 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Royal: Can I ask you something, Hank? Henry Sherman: Okay Royal: Are you trying to steal my woman? Henry Sherman: I beg your pardon? Royal: You heard me, Coltrane. Henry Sherman: Coltrane? Royal: What? Henry Sherman: Did you just call me Coltrane? Royal: No. Henry Sherman: You didn't? Royal: No. Henry Sherman: Okay. [Henry turns away from Royal] Royal: But if I did... [Henry turns back toward Royal] Royal: You wouldn't be able to do anything about it, would you? Henry Sherman: You don't think so? Royal: No, I don't. Henry Sherman: Listen, Royal, if you think you can just march in here... Royal: You wanna talk some jive? I'll talk some jive. I'll talk some jive like you never heard! Henry Sherman: Oh, yeah? Royal: Right on!
February 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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I was working in the neighborhood when they built that building curved with the tracks. Pretty cool watching it go up.
February 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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My dad took this in Dayton, Kentucky. Summer, 1971.
Photo of a white cat in a tree with heterochromia: one blue eye and one green eye
January 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Old School: I promised my wife I wouldn't drink tonight.
December 16, 2024 at 1:22 AM
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These yearly recaps are always an odd mix.

#AfghanWhigs #HurrayForTheRiffRaff
Top track of 2024 was Buffalo by Hurray for the Ruff Raff Top artists of 2024 were: The Afghan Whigs, Taylor Swift, Radiohead, JJ Grey & Mofro, Pearl Jam
December 6, 2024 at 6:04 AM
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Portrait of President Obama seated.
November 21, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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Copilot knows the score
Screen capture of a few lines of code in an editor showing Copilot suggestions of colorful figures from history.
November 21, 2024 at 6:52 PM
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First snow in Chicago!
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I'm staying inside today
November 21, 2024 at 6:16 PM
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November 16, 2024 at 3:36 AM