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Mike Duncan
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Professor in Texas. Rhetoric, technical communication, composition, early Christianity. I also like games. https://badrhetoric.com/about/
Chap with the wings. Five rounds rapid.
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
All that time, talking about endlessly to lawyers. It’s just a waste of humanity from beginning to end.
November 15, 2025 at 3:40 AM
My greatest accomplishment as an academic remains using Silver Blaze as an extended example in a peer-reviewed article.
November 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Reposted by Mike Duncan
A companion paper written by Dr. Leonard McCoy was published along side it with the title, “Vulcans. The f*** is wrong with them?”

Among its conclusions was a recommendation to schedule sexual intercourse at shorter intervals rather than the standard 7 years
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Easy. He hid in an old refrigerator, and while inside, he took a shower and realized the precious films were all a dream. Cue muzzle sequence, where the new Bond is revealed:
kermit the frog is wearing a tuxedo and top hat .
ALT: kermit the frog is wearing a tuxedo and top hat .
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November 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Normally, refusing to hop in an X-wing is bad, but in this case, I approve.
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
What are the chances an off-duty NY cop without shoes will be there, though?
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I work out the operation or equation visually, exactly as if on paper. Short-term memory limits how well it works. More than a few digits are a problem. Artifact of how I was taught.
November 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I remember when he used his daughter to score a minor rhetorical point during his closing screed. It was disgusting. He really thought he was owed a SC seat.
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM