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Thomas P
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Music, education, bicycles, live band karaoke, existential dread. thomaspshea on Discord in case bsky becomes untenable and you want to stay in touch
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The 1992 Ford Ranger is the apotheosis of the form; any pickup bigger than that is an abomination and must be destroyed.
1992 Ford Ranger pickup truck, blue; there's a dude inside in the driver's seat but he's barely discernable. There are rocks and other rugged nature signaling things in the foreground.
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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goose chase meme, two panels: top panel a suspicious looking goose asks "which respiratory virus?" bottom panel the goose, now enraged, chases after a person in a puffy coat, shouting "which respiratory virus, mary?"
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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What are the _worst_ karaoke songs of all time?
the trolley problem meme, but the trolley is labelled "live band karaoke" and the people on the two tracks are respectively labelled "lightning crashes" and "we didn't start the fire"
November 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Ernulph's Curse goes so hard...
"By the authority of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and Holy Ghost, and of the holy canons, and of the undefiled Virgin Mary, mother and patroness of our Saviour, and of all the celestial virtues, angels, archangels, thrones, dominions, powers, cherubims and seraphims, and of all the holy patriarchs, prophets, and of all the apostles and evangelists, and of the holy innocents, who in the sight of the Holy Lamb, are found worthy to sing the new song of the holy martyrs and holy confessors, and of the holy virgins, and of all the saints, together with the holy and elect of God We excommunicate and anathematize this malefactor, and from the thresholds of the holy church of God Almighty we sequester him, that he may be tormented, disposed and delivered over with Dathan and Abiram, and with those who say unto the Lord God, Depart from us, we desire none of thy ways. And as fire is quenched with water, so let the light of him be put out for evermore, unless it shall repent him and make satisfaction. May the Father who created man, curse him. – May the Son who suffered for us, curse him. - May the Holy Ghost, who was given to us in baptism, curse him. - May the holy cross which Christ, for our salvation triumphing over his enemies, ascended, curse him.-May the holy and eternal Virgin Mary, mother of God, curse him. - May St Michael, the advocate of holy souls, curse him.- May all the angels and archangels, principalities and powers, and all the heavenly armies, curse him.- May St. John, the Praecursor, and St John the Baptist, and St. Peter and Paul, and St. Andrew, and all the other Christ’s apostles, together curse him. And may the rest of his disciples and four evangelists, who by their preaching converted the universal world, and may the holy and wonderful company of martyrs and confessors, who by their holy works are found pleasing to God Almighty, curse him. May the holy choir of the holy virgins, who for the honour of Christ have despised the things of the world, damn him.-May the saints, who from the beginning of the world to everlasting ages are found to be beloved of God, damn him. - May the heavens and earth, and all the holy things remaining in therein, damn him. May he be damn'd wherever he be - whether in the house or the stables, the garden or the field, or the highway, or in the path, or in the wood, or in the water, or in the church.-May he be cursed in living, in dying. May he be cursed in eating and drinking, in being hungry, in being thirsty, in fasting, in sleeping, in slumbering, in walking, in standing, in lying, in working, in resting, in pissing, in shitting, and in blood letting. May he be cursed in all the faculties of his body. May he be cursed inwardly and outwardly! - May he be cursed in the hair of his head! - May he be cursed in his brains, and in his vertex, in his temples, in his forehead, in his ears, in his eye-brows, in his cheeks, in his jaw-bones, in his nostrils, in his fore-teeth and grinders, in his lips, in his throat, in his shoulders, in his wrists, in his arms, in his hands, in his fingers! May he be damn’d in his mouth, in his breast, in his heart and purtenance, down to the very stomach! May he be cursed in his reins, and in his groin, in his thighs, in his genitals, and in his hips, and in his knees, his legs, and feet and toe-nails! May he be cursed in all the joints and articulations of his members, from the top of his head to the sole of his foot! May there be no soundness in him! May the Son of the living God, with all the Glory of his Majesty, curse him! And may heaven with all the powers that move therein, rise up against him, curse and damn him unless he repent and make satisfaction. Amen. So be it - so be it. Amen."
November 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Also a big fan of the opening two pages of @themountaingoats.bsky.social "Masters of Reality." The second page is identical except for the date: a day has passed; nothing has changed.
Screenshot of a page from the book. Appears to be a journal entry. October 11, 1985 FUCK YOU ALL GO TO HELL The rest of the page is blank.
November 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Shout out to the black page in Tristram Shandy.
photograph of a book (The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy esq.) open to a two page spread. The left page reads "...pity and esteem for him;--a footway crossing the church-yard close by the side of his grave, --not a passenger goes by without stopping to cast a look upon it,--and sighing as he walks on, Alas poor YORICK!" The right hand page is a solid black rectangle labelled "Chap 73"
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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me, doing physio for my creaky wrist except it's 3 pounds and a prairie dog
tweet from Alex Rogaski *lifts 10 pound weight* Nice. "adds "salmon" to list of animals I could protect a woman from*
November 8, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Simpsons meme. Mr. Burns is measuring Smithers' head with calipers and saying "of course you'd say that; you have the brainpan of a stagecoach tilter."
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Hamilton City Hall hosts a gruesome statue to commemorate victims of industrial accidents.

I'll wager there is no comparable "victims of desk jobs" statue anywhere in the world.

Manual labor kills.
Day of Mourning, a 5 m tall bronze sculture depicting a headless, shirtless male figure clinging with both hands to the top edge of a tilted wall. The statue is in a small park; green trees are visible in the background.
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Mechanical Turk. Every. Time.
The mechanical Turk. A chess playing robot that's really a big box with a little chess-playing human inside.
October 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Mechanical Turk. A man stands over a large box. Cutaway art shows that inside the box is a much smaller man contemplating a game of chess.
October 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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The original "Mechanical Turk," shows a turbanned man in a fur-trimmed coat standing over a box. Cutaway illustration shows one side of the box interior full of gears, pulleys, punchcard rolls...other side shows a curiously small man contemplating a chess board.
October 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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"Not a lot of energy for walks; still up for a cup of tea?"
October 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Oh--and there it is!
The name of the imaginary kingdom is similar to that of the Narnian island Terebinthia, created by C. S. Lewis in 1951 or earlier for Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Paterson observed in 2005: I thought I had made it up. Then, rereading The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis, I realized that I had probably gotten it from the island of Terebinthia in that book. However, Lewis probably got that name from the terebinth tree in the Bible, so both of us pinched from somewhere else, probably unconsciously.
October 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness
Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau and London Thor as Jordan Li in the tv show Gen V. They're looking badass but also slightly worried. Marie has just said "Fucking Frodo."
October 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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ahaha oh no I posted the wrong image!! haste makes waste! try this one instead!
an image of a feral hog. superimposed is a tweet from William MacNabb, which reads "legit question for rural Americans - how do I kill the 30 - 50 feral hogs that run into my yard within 3 - 5 mins while my small kids play?"
October 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Reading this in William MacNabb's voice.
30 to 50 feral hogs tweet
October 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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20. A song that has many meanings to you

Before I had kids I thought this was about selling out your ideals; now I know it's about learning to let love in to make your righteous rage surviveable. My god it's gorgeous. Thanks, @billybragg.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCN5...
I steal a kiss from you in the supermarket I walk you down the aisle, you fill my basket And through it all, the stick I take Is worth it for the love we make I used to want to plant bombs at the Last Night of the Proms But now you'll find me with the baby, in the bathroom, With that big shell, listening for the sound of the sea, The baby and me I stayed in bed, alone, uncertain Then I met you, you drew the curtain The sun came up, the trees began to sing and light shone in on everything I love you
October 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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We have somehow been led to believe that this is not an entirely unhinged way to relate to a doorbell. Real PK Dick stuff.

www.pcworld.com/article/2947...
But earlier this morning my Ring doorbell was down for the count. Not only was I unable to see a live feed from my doorbell, I also couldn't access my history of saved video clips at all
October 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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What the fuck kind of survey is this, and why was it sent to me from the bargaining@osstf email address?

Has #osstf been hacked, or have they lost their collective minds?
A page from the survey, asking users to choose any/all that apply but the choices are random shit like "I am older than 17" "I play tennis regularly" "I am right handed" "I have been in a car at some point in the last 2 years" "I have purchased a dodge dart or viper (new) this year" "I have travelled to springfield AZ in the last 4 years" "I sometimes watch tv"
October 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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CAPTAIN LOGIC OWL TO THE RESCUE!
a clipart comic. an audience of silhouettes watches a debate. the presenter on the left says "i do not want our troops sent to a dangerous war" to which a shady character on the right responds "you are not supporting our troops." An owl in a yellow and purple superhero suit swoops in from the right and tells the shady character "Dr. Fallacy, you can't set this up as an 'either'or' choice when there are other options. That's a FALSE DILEMMA fallacy." The shady figure (Dr. Fallacy, I assume) replies "Drat! Foiled again by logic! But this will not be my final fallacy!" and the audience (yes, this is all one panel) cheers "Captain Logic Own, you're our hero!"
October 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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oh no
A crab wearing a tuxedo holds a tiny violin. He seems sad but who knows with crabs?
October 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Didn't expect my dad to go full "God must smite Gomorrah" on billionaires but here we are.
Reminds me of that old Bible story where God is talking to one of the prophets, asking him not to destroy the city and he eventually works his way down to if you can find me one billionaire who is a good guy I will not destroy the city That’s just the modern version
October 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Every 80s metal drum solo ever recorded:
he's doing the "speed up my paradiddles" thing sigh his paradiddles are very fast now he's slowing them down again they are very slow he's speeding up again and people are cheering because woo fast
October 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Next person who asks, I'll tell them I caught a falling school bus.
Queen Maeve, from The Boys. She's a mighty Celtic warrior queen in spiral-worked metal and burgundy leather armour, wearing an iron circlet on her brow. She has long red hair, and is facing off to the right but has turned her head to look back to the left. She seems concerned.
October 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM