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I'm a man of neither wealth nor taste. Not much of a man either, come to think of it. My book "Grievances" on Amazon https://a.co/d/8i9T6xX My Substack blathering: https://narrowback601.substack.com/
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My evenings consist of watching shows & movies, looking up cast members of said shows & movies wondering where I know them from, then looking up their ages, and then wondering what the fuck have I been doing all my life.

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“Happy Wife, Happy Wife” —Thomas McKeon

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“The longest path is often the shortcut.” — Thomas McKeon

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“Originality is one trying to emulate their influences and falling dreadfully short.” —Thomas McKeon (probably plagiarized)

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"Breaks his silence" doesn't apply if that thing happened when he was sleeping and he just woke up and found out about it and then expressed his opinion to the first reporter who asked.

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If you film a how-to clip set to music, no dialog, and you wag your finger at the camera, I will swipe away so fast I’ll risk tearing the fabric of space-time.

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LinkedIn: If you happen to cough while your LinkedIn profile page is open in edit mode, get ready for two solid weeks of “[yourname] has a new job! Say Congratulations!” followed with messages like “Congrats [yourname] on the new job! [1/3]

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Use of the Oxford comma is often unnecessary, superfluous, and redundant.

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Empathy > Apathy

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Fabric Softener Sheets: Why is it that you can lose a sock in the dryer on a regular basis but never lose those damn fabric softener sheets? In fact, it’s the opposite: You put one sheet in with your laundry and like ten come out... [1/2]

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[MAGA sign in train station]: Attention! Present you're papers to the guard. [Dem in line, smugly to himself]: pfft...your...lol

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The Pita Chip: That winning taste & consistency combination of a stale fortune cookie and a tongue depressor.

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Grievance | 12 Feb 2025 The kids in all Spielberg movies: Peppy and annoying. They are always smarter than adults, often pulling off the impossible like cracking into elaborate computer systems with a few keystrokes...[1/2]

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Not a single reporter at the Superbowl asked any of the Eagles why they didn't fly the Fellowship to Mordor.

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Grievance | 10 Feb 2025 Figure skating competitions: With all the soft, sappy music played during performances all you need is a song with any kind of a beat that showmoms can clap to and you’re on to the next round. Guaranteed. ... [1/3]

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Grievance | 9 Feb 2025 Animal crackers? That’s bullshit. They’re cookies.

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Grievance | 8 Feb 2025 Movie theatre vending: Double the price of the already expensive movie tickets. And then the upsell: – “I’d like a small soda.” – “For only 34 cents more you can get a medium.” – “Ah, OK medium.” [1/2]

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The Trial of Barabbas A couple of years before the original Good Friday (I have THE BEST Good Friday story, but I’ll tell you that later), the crowd-favorite, Barabbas, was standing trial for the murder of a local man, Lazarus... [1/6]

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Grievance | 7 Feb 2025 The tendency toward hyper sensitivity and uber self-righteousness so prevalent in the world today. It’s a race to see who can claim offense the fastest and then who can very publically put the “offender” in their place... [1/2]

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Grievance | 6 Feb 2025 Hotel bathroom signage that gives the line about not washing towels to save the environment. While it may be true I can’t help thinking of the self-serving nature of said guilt trip... [1/2]

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Grievance | 5 Feb 2025 The female preoccupation with shoes: I have a few pairs of shoes for utilitarian purposes, but I have no desire to look at shoes in magazines and websites for hours on end. When questioned, the reversal... [1/3]

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Grievance | 4 Feb 2025 All songs these days are not just the artist, they are always ‘featuring’ someone. “Beotch $lap” by Ke$ha featuring Pink, Will.I.Am, Wiz Khalifa, Biz Markie, Blake Shelton, Charo, Esteban, Caillou, Ruth Buzzi... [1/2]

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Grievance | 2 Feb 2025 Low T? “If you’re tired, lack muscle mass, can’t fornicate for eight straight hours…you could have Low Testosterone.” Yes, that must be it! We need MORE T as we get older, not less T! ... [1/2]

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Grievance | 1 Feb 2025 When you are now first in line at a place like Starbucks and the person behind the counter shouts out, without making eye contact, “I’ll help whoever’s next.” Uh, it’s a line that you people organize... [1/3]

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