peculier.bsky.social
middle America
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And free packs of Quietus for all!
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Not that I’m defending Homeland Security
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Counterpoint: this is not unusual in theater/theatre circles, even at the high school level
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Too soon
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Reminds me of a conservative older guy I knew who taught at the University of Texas — he was so mad at his Republican friends during Trump I when they complained about their gardeners leaving.
“Where did you think they were from? You dumbshits can’t have it both ways.”
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“Team of Rivals”
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Right on. It’s Popper’s Paradox: a truly tolerant society must be intolerant of intolerance.
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I know them feelz
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Careful — they might call in a flamer to take care of that
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Only because writers are too lazy to incorporate “Fagradalsfjall” into their puzzle
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lol Marriott banned him from all hotels worldwide. I may never stay anywhere else
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Shoo-in for most gobsmacked
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<ER doctors around the country furiously searching for cases of throat tissue coming into contact with hydrochloric acid>
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You said it, brother
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Reminded of the time a guest on Fox News went after Fred Rogers because he was too nice to children and made them weak. They thought it was a good idea to attack Mr. Rogers
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a wonderful amuse-douche
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trop tôt
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This has become a mood booster for me. I’m hoping Michigan beats Ohio State again this year so I can read Jane gleefully reposting the score in different contexts. Imagining different score combinations, a safety might be involved
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Passive voice is the real hero in the phrase “two million tons of ordnance were dropped” — just astonishing work there, no notes
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We just say “extended long-term depreciating asset debt” — it’s rude to be specific with the months
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He almost looked bored
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PRAISE KIER
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Need to wash that down with some recycled water and a couple Quietus
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Trump couldn’t lift his leg high enough even to piss on the gravestone of American democracy — try though he might
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Or perhaps he was more in line with my English professor’s colleague at Northwestern in the early 90s: “Now, Alfred, please tell me … who is this Ditka fellow everyone talks about?”
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That’s quite a front moving through
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Exceptions (set at 10%) for songs with McVie/Nicks harmonies, of course, almost goes without saying
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It’s 50/50 whether Kai strokes out before this is over
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Real Genus
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Real Genus
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I got that many done before breakfast
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I don’t know why, but the comma at the end was just lol
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We can hope it’s only that bad
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You’re goddamn right
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Purple Haze FTW
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Purple haze FTW. GO CATS
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And I, in turn, was taking a dig at central Iowa, where I grew up! My home town had a “town hill” with a vertical drop of about 6 feet
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Eastern Iowa has some lovely rolling hills. After mile marker 200 or so — not so much. Welcome to Iowa!
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A mercantilist one. The zeitgeist and whatnot
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Never figured you for a prescriptivist
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My dad said bonkers on a near-daily basis (mostly about stuff I was doing) and he was born in an Iowa town of ~1000 in 1940.
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Didn’t anyone ever tell you to clean your optics, Knight?
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I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said: “I drank what?”
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I feel like the 284th time would be overdoing it
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Absolutely 💯
What a great movie.
(and after all these years, Michelle Meyrink still hits the spot — be still, my beating heart)
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The thing she can’t figure out is how to take a hint and run with it in the opposite direction
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I don’t want to hear a “little ditty” about anyone, much less Diane and her boring boyfriend
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In his defense, candles with no scent are the best kinds of candles
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$420 for $TRUMP
Tx for tip Susie lol
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