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He/Him. Author of PARAPPA THE RAPPER from Boss Fight Books. Writer. Fiction. Non-fiction. All the things. Doing his best, considering the circumstances.
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"Why aren't men reading books anymore??" The most influential men record themselves finding something new and violently dismissing what they don't recognize. The equivalent of a picky eater getting angry at the onion in his sandwich. Books must feel like they're fighting off Jedi Mind Tricks.

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The takeaway from today? Don't use the word "KING." Democrats will propose a new Anti-King bill. Trump will point out that he's not King; he's PRESIDENT. The NYT will print a retraction and apology. Burger King will rename itself "Burger Daddy" as an EO is signed outlawing MLK day forever.

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I worked at a Marketing Firm that didn't believe we needed to market our services. I fought with my bosses about it. "We're great and our clients know it," they said. "That's always been enough." Mass layoffs, weeks later. You cannot just Be Good. You have to be good at selling that fact, too.

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inside you there are two wolves they both have ADHD

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TIMES WHEN IT'S OKAY TO COMPLAIN ABOUT SOMETHING ONLY BEING 47.8% WHITE -Dentist just used the spit hose and didn't do any cleaning -Rosé is too Rosy -A real Phoebe-heavy episode of Friends -Fresh-driven snow could be fresher -You paid for a Quartet, but received a Barbershop Duo

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You can basically take the body text of any executive order, add "And THAT'S how I'll destroy Gotham City, BATMAN!" to the end of it, and immediately get a 6-month contract to write for DC Comics. That's how it went for me!* *i have an amazing lexcorp comedy pitch please DM me

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my opener for therapy. slays every single time. follow it with crowd work (so I remain my therapist's favourite) then a tight 5 about work (self employed? self ANNOYED) and pivot into 45 minutes of how no one taught me to love myself and i feel divorced from my body and then some fortnite jokes!

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🏆ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED🏆 ...But Doctor, I AM Pagliacci Win a Reddit argument by summarizing Atlus Shrugged from memory to prove that Musk and Thiel are the villains of the story and that Galt's Gulch was never designed as a permanent solution. Only 1.5% of Mental Illnesses have unlocked this!

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My favourite type of post is when you find the latest entry in a long-running fandom thread and it's a perfect time capsule of someone entering the abyss: "got some free time lately, maybe i should finally give star trek a shot?" · 40d "EZRI DAX IS LIKE WHEN THEY CHANGED AUNT VIV BUT WORSE" · 7m

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I fell back into MTG 3-4 years ago. I only gained the confidence to show up and play in person (and lose, constantly) because of The Prof's wisdom and kindness in his videos! I've donated to this fundraiser for the last 3 years; never won a damn thing. My only regret is not donating more!

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My wife is a Graphic Designer. She heard me making Angry Sounds at the TV, and assumed it was about The World. It wasn't—it was about WWE 2K25. I told her what 2K games have done to the concept of "UI" and "menus," and it was like explaining a Piña Colada to a pineapple. Horror and confusion.

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The cool thing about playing the Hitman games every day for the last month is that I no longer possess any thoughts I can express without getting banned from Bluesky, LinkedIn, and Denny's. "How do we prepare for what comes next?" ME: Let me tell you about a certain AGENT who LOVES to get prepared

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It's all Revisionist History. All of it. Not just decades and centuries ago, but TWO MONTHS AGO. Trudeau and the Liberals committed to this Fentanyl Czar thing...in December. With Biden. Now he gets to say those exact same things are happening because of HIM. That's the goal and the drive.

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The White House's Black History Month statement isn't surprising to me in the least, but it's worth pointing out that Trump mentions 5 Black people and they are: -2 former slaves -2 living Conservatives who believe structural racism is a myth -1 golfer It's so disgustingly predictable.

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I don't know what happened but after losing for 6 straight months, I finally won my first game of Balatro and then immediately won my second game of Balatro. It's like those videos of people getting glasses for the first time, except it's a man in his late 30s understanding math and consequences

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ME, WATCHING THE SWITCH 2 REVEAL AT 0.25X SPEED: It's slightly out of frame, but you can see it: a NINETEENTH racer. It stands to reason that there are 20 or 24 racers per track in the new Mario Kart game. Think of the possibilities! MY WIFE: yoshi

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You may know me as a talented writer and Pretty Funny Guy. It's equally important to know that I'm in a Venom Symbiote type of relationship with this dog.

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