Christopher Rose's Avatar

Christopher Rose

@khowaga.bsky.social

I’m not clumsy, I’m just sensitive to gravity. Historian | Professor | Traveler | Foodie | πŸ‘¨πŸ½β€πŸ€β€πŸ‘¨πŸ»@pistorin.bsky.social | ATX & SATx | Usually in bed by 10. Pronouns & langs: He / Γ©l / Ω‡Ωˆ / hey you christophersrose.com

2,873 Followers  |  1,010 Following  |  2,519 Posts  |  Joined: 05.09.2023  |  2.0621

Latest posts by khowaga.bsky.social on Bluesky


Preview
a little girl is sitting in front of a bed with the word duh written on her face . ALT: a little girl is sitting in front of a bed with the word duh written on her face .

It’s obviously a metaphysical dart gun

24.02.2026 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What does Marduk have to do to get respect around here?

23.02.2026 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You’re actually increasing the morbid curiosity factor….

23.02.2026 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Einstein - AI Homework Agent Einstein logs into Canvas and does your homework automatically. He has his own computer β€” he can watch lectures, read essays, write papers, and participate in discussions.

Is this bad

23.02.2026 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1375    πŸ” 330    πŸ’¬ 156    πŸ“Œ 621

It is the only logical conclusion.

What gets me is the people who think he’s a genius.

22.02.2026 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also, getting the traveling public to turn on the Democrats didn’t work the first time.

I’d ask how stupid Kristi Noem thinks we are, but the answer is clear. So is the question of how stupid she is.

22.02.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I need someone to explain to me how not letting people use automated kiosks that use biometric scans to allow you to enter the country, and instead making them stand in line to speak to an agent is somehow less expensive and requires less manpower.

22.02.2026 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Text message: β€œYou know, I really do think this is the best online class I have taken, ever. No smoke, just doing some of the work during the conference period because there is testing going on, but you are really good.
β€œGranted, you set it up in a way that have to ACTUALLY learn instead of just fucking around, but you know, at least it is mostly interesting.”

Reply: β€œThat may be the nicest compliment I've ever gotten.”

Response: β€œOh, my bad. You suck.”

Text message: β€œYou know, I really do think this is the best online class I have taken, ever. No smoke, just doing some of the work during the conference period because there is testing going on, but you are really good. β€œGranted, you set it up in a way that have to ACTUALLY learn instead of just fucking around, but you know, at least it is mostly interesting.” Reply: β€œThat may be the nicest compliment I've ever gotten.” Response: β€œOh, my bad. You suck.”

I feel like this should be a meme.

20.02.2026 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Flavorless is the American way!

21.02.2026 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Contrary to what they may imply, we have lots of terrible food here, too.

21.02.2026 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, I see. You think this is about the food instead of rank snobbery.

21.02.2026 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Have you tried dinosaur vibes? It still tastes like normal vibes but it’s dark green.

20.02.2026 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Text message: β€œYou know, I really do think this is the best online class I have taken, ever. No smoke, just doing some of the work during the conference period because there is testing going on, but you are really good.
β€œGranted, you set it up in a way that have to ACTUALLY learn instead of just fucking around, but you know, at least it is mostly interesting.”

Reply: β€œThat may be the nicest compliment I've ever gotten.”

Response: β€œOh, my bad. You suck.”

Text message: β€œYou know, I really do think this is the best online class I have taken, ever. No smoke, just doing some of the work during the conference period because there is testing going on, but you are really good. β€œGranted, you set it up in a way that have to ACTUALLY learn instead of just fucking around, but you know, at least it is mostly interesting.” Reply: β€œThat may be the nicest compliment I've ever gotten.” Response: β€œOh, my bad. You suck.”

I feel like this should be a meme.

20.02.2026 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I told a student yesterday that he’s ready to be a father because he has dad jokes down perfectly, and I ain’t even sorry.

20.02.2026 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a man is covering his mouth in front of a screen that says big money no whammys ALT: a man is covering his mouth in front of a screen that says big money no whammys

Randy Andy goes to jail.
Ex South Korean president goes to jail.

They say things happen in threes.

19.02.2026 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You will all be pleased to know that the cat did manage to get to the silk rug in time to vomit.

18.02.2026 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The last ten years have consisted of people saying β€œCollege professors need to [insert daily task of every academic ever].”

I mean, they all send me into an apoplectic rage, too; I just feel like I should at least acknowledge the cycle.

18.02.2026 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Extended family, not core. But possibly.

16.02.2026 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As others have said: it’s rude and unprofessional. You’re saying you are more important than everyone else, and you usually aren’t.

If you weren’t an invited keynote speaker, no one else thinks you’re that important. Get over it.

16.02.2026 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She then came back and began her remarks. She ran over her 20 minute time by 10 minutes, apparently becoming blind and completely ignore the chair’s attempts to cut her off.

16.02.2026 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

For the non academics among you, there are two acceptable reasons to leave the dais during your panel: incoming nuclear strike, and death (your own).

16.02.2026 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Her panel begins. As the first speaker is talking, she starts doing her makeup. As the second speaker is talking, she gets up, loudly banging all the chairs together, before departing the dais.

16.02.2026 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The day of her panel, I was going over info with the panelists. It wasn’t the first day, and I had learned that the table mics were very sensitive and told the panelists β€œthey’ll pick your voice up. You don’t need to touch them.”
She responded β€œbut I’m short.” (I … don’t know why.)

16.02.2026 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Let me preface this by saying she was an absolute diva through the entire run up. Every time she saw a poster for the event that didn’t specifically mention her as a panelist (most of them only named the two keynotes) she would email me and ask if she β€œshould plan not to speak.”

16.02.2026 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Once Upon a Time, I was running a conference in honor of a Name Scholar who had passed. One of our professors, who was not the Name Scholar she imagined herself to be, put herself on one of the panels to the surprise of no one who had ever met her.

16.02.2026 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY

16.02.2026 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Omg, this one made me howl out loud.

16.02.2026 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Elon seems to be unaware of the existence of the Irish, Welsh, and Scottish Gaelic languages (as well as the extinct Brittanic languages) and the cultures therein.

Also, what a surprise he thinks American culture is *English*.

15.02.2026 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a bald man in a blue suit is making a face . ALT: a bald man in a blue suit is making a face .
14.02.2026 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I asked a scholar who works on Egyptian music within minutes of meeting them if they had heard that a particular song was sung by prostitutes during world war I.

14.02.2026 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@khowaga is following 20 prominent accounts