Tommy Tomlinson
@tommytomlinson.bsky.social
Author of DOGLAND (on the Westminster Dog Show) and THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM (memoir on obesity in America). Newsletter: THE WRITING SHED. Georgia boy, Carolina man.
Do you love golf? Do you love the Boss? My friend @alexpodlogar.bsky.social has striped one right down the middle.
What do Pinehurst No. 2 and Bruce Springsteen's music have in common? Nothing. Unless you are an old sportswriter contemplating life at 50.
Here is every hole of No. 2 - as a Bruce Springsteen song: www.pinehurst.com/news/every-h...
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Here is every hole of No. 2 - as a Bruce Springsteen song: www.pinehurst.com/news/every-h...
@joeposnanski.com @tommytomlinson.bsky.social
Every Hole of Pinehurst No. 2 - As a Springsteen song | Pinehurst Resort
www.pinehurst.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Do you love golf? Do you love the Boss? My friend @alexpodlogar.bsky.social has striped one right down the middle.
Can’t decide whether I want the Boyd Crowder movie or the Wynn Duffy movie, let’s make ’em both
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Can’t decide whether I want the Boyd Crowder movie or the Wynn Duffy movie, let’s make ’em both
Remember, this Thanksgiving, don’t confuse pumpkin pie with sweet potato pie; sweet potato is the one that’s 1000x better
November 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Remember, this Thanksgiving, don’t confuse pumpkin pie with sweet potato pie; sweet potato is the one that’s 1000x better
Bryce Young threw for 448 yards last week and completed NINE passes of 20 yards or more. But somehow this week the Panthers are playing like anything more than a swing pass is against their religion.
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Bryce Young threw for 448 yards last week and completed NINE passes of 20 yards or more. But somehow this week the Panthers are playing like anything more than a swing pass is against their religion.
I admire the Panthers' persistent refusal to let San Francisco hand them the game
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I admire the Panthers' persistent refusal to let San Francisco hand them the game
“Dear Grok, I am painfully unfunny but would like to pretend otherwise, and I also want to be offensive but do not want to get punched in the face. Can you help?”
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“Dear Grok, I am painfully unfunny but would like to pretend otherwise, and I also want to be offensive but do not want to get punched in the face. Can you help?”
Not the brightest bulb, obviously
Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Not the brightest bulb, obviously
Reposted by Tommy Tomlinson
Eagles sports radio is gonna make the red wedding look like a romantic comedy
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Eagles sports radio is gonna make the red wedding look like a romantic comedy
I am so glad Jameis is not on my team but he is entertaining as hell on somebody else’s team
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I am so glad Jameis is not on my team but he is entertaining as hell on somebody else’s team
The ACC is like the goddamn Cones of Dunshire (via @sethemerson.bsky.social)
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The ACC is like the goddamn Cones of Dunshire (via @sethemerson.bsky.social)
Now I guess I'll have to tell 'em
That I got no cerebellum
Gonna get my Ph.D
I'm a teenage lobotomy
That I got no cerebellum
Gonna get my Ph.D
I'm a teenage lobotomy
November 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Now I guess I'll have to tell 'em
That I got no cerebellum
Gonna get my Ph.D
I'm a teenage lobotomy
That I got no cerebellum
Gonna get my Ph.D
I'm a teenage lobotomy
Kind of charming to see Florida and LSU both tanking for Lane
November 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Kind of charming to see Florida and LSU both tanking for Lane
Welcome back to Late Season Pitt, Ruiner of Dreams
November 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Welcome back to Late Season Pitt, Ruiner of Dreams
It’s not even halftime
November 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
It’s not even halftime
Looks like it's time for a diablo sandwich and a Dr Pepper
November 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Looks like it's time for a diablo sandwich and a Dr Pepper
Kirby is secretly thrilled at that turnover and FG because now he has something to yell about at halftime
November 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Kirby is secretly thrilled at that turnover and FG because now he has something to yell about at halftime
I missed this last night—NC State invented the onside punt
I’m ignoring the timeline and just watching this again
ACC after dark
November 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I missed this last night—NC State invented the onside punt
I know it goes against every fiber of his being but Gunner really doesn’t need to be running in this game
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I know it goes against every fiber of his being but Gunner really doesn’t need to be running in this game
A few thoughts, before the ball games start, on a strange last week in Charlotte ... and the real virtues of CHARLOTTE'S WEB.
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tommytomlinson.substack.com/p/bruised-bu...
Bruised but unbroken in Charlotte
The story of a strange week
tommytomlinson.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A few thoughts, before the ball games start, on a strange last week in Charlotte ... and the real virtues of CHARLOTTE'S WEB.
tommytomlinson.substack.com/p/bruised-bu...
tommytomlinson.substack.com/p/bruised-bu...
First time I’ve laughed at this meme in at least five years
November 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
First time I’ve laughed at this meme in at least five years
I know Kellen Winslow is on that field somewhere
November 21, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I know Kellen Winslow is on that field somewhere
Reposted by Tommy Tomlinson
I want to try whatever gummies this game took.
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I want to try whatever gummies this game took.
Reposted by Tommy Tomlinson
Charlotte hasn't been this tough a road game since they had Zo
Border Patrol's immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte, North Carolina, is over, local officials say. https://cnn.it/4oqPPD3
November 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Charlotte hasn't been this tough a road game since they had Zo
Reposted by Tommy Tomlinson
Today is the North Carolina Rabbit Hole's fifth birthday. Because I hate making an entire newsletter out of earnest reflection, here's a story about the guy who lost his race to become North Carolina's governor because he told people that barbecue sucks www.ncrabbithole.com/p/the-politi...
The Politician who Refused to Eat Barbecue and Lost (also, it's the Rabbit Hole's Fifth Birthday)
An update on the state of the Hole, but first, the most ridiculous North Carolina political food story ever told.
www.ncrabbithole.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Today is the North Carolina Rabbit Hole's fifth birthday. Because I hate making an entire newsletter out of earnest reflection, here's a story about the guy who lost his race to become North Carolina's governor because he told people that barbecue sucks www.ncrabbithole.com/p/the-politi...
There was a time when the one thing I wanted most in life was Jim Rockford's Firebird
Anyway, in honor of International Men's Day here's a J turn compilation from The Rockford FIles www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X7X...
The Rockford Files - J-turn compilation
YouTube video by Richard Korpel
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
There was a time when the one thing I wanted most in life was Jim Rockford's Firebird