The Wreck of the Thomas Paingerald
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He/him. Co-host of Ten Thousand Losses. Lefty educator and Philly native in exile. History, beer, language, and transit nerd. Go birds.
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I'm so worried about what'll happen when our kids are old enough to have phones!!!! 😮😮😮
![A meme depicting a woman staring at her phone with one hand on her head, with the following text below:
IS YOUR CHILD TEXTING ABOUT THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD?
What your Great Lakes maritime history-obsessed teen's text messages actually mean:
brb = bell rang bro
rofl = rang out for lost (crew)
bff = big freakin' freigher
lol = Load of Ore on the Lake
smh = shift minutes to hours
glhf = Great Lakes hella freighter
tbh = taconite be haulin'
stfu = steer the freighter upwind
tfw = that freakin' witch (of November)
asl = a ship lost
gg = Gitche Gumee
idc = immoderate deadweight capacity
btw = beneath the waves
afk = a freighter kaput
hbd = hauler's beacon down
ily = iron load yonder
jk = just [24] kilometers
lmao = lost my abyssal ore
nbd = north bound draft
glhf = good lord, hold flooding
omg = obliteratingly massive gales
tmi = too much iron
wtf = White Fish (Bay)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ccm7gttkbfs2eyyrlpshmeun/bafkreib6ughtj23oqdskaisavrueyn6fijujbp2e663h6p6ukx74lbibyu@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I'm so worried about what'll happen when our kids are old enough to have phones!!!! 😮😮😮
Thinking Ryan Howard but same energy.
November 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Thinking Ryan Howard but same energy.
I think that was our thing first.
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I think that was our thing first.
not enough in my ON gold gotta make it up somewhere
November 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
not enough in my ON gold gotta make it up somewhere
Fun fact: this scaffold is in assassin’s creed 2, that’s how dedicated the team was to historic accuracy
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Fun fact: this scaffold is in assassin’s creed 2, that’s how dedicated the team was to historic accuracy
abbey road looks different
November 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
abbey road looks different
don’t remember this pic of castle bravo
November 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
don’t remember this pic of castle bravo
Ovviamente un paisano 🤌
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Ovviamente un paisano 🤌
Trains go the wrong direction in the southern one
November 8, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Trains go the wrong direction in the southern one
BROAD STREET SBAHN
November 8, 2025 at 4:13 AM
BROAD STREET SBAHN
Rowhome demolished for this. Search “south Philly McMansion” I’m not sure if @katewagner.wehwalt.net covered it or not
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Rowhome demolished for this. Search “south Philly McMansion” I’m not sure if @katewagner.wehwalt.net covered it or not
Local pizza magnate
November 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Local pizza magnate