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Bob Gradeck

@bobgradeck.bsky.social

Guy in Pittsburgh, fluent in dad jokes, recovering Zamboni driver, manages a civic data project at Pitt. Once finished third in the Pennsylvania Farm Show butter sculpture contest. I brake for estate sales.

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Our president has talked to more people in Saudi Arabia and Israel about this stupid war more than he’s talked to any Americans that haven’t been to Mar a Lago.

01.03.2026 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not too many people were sad when he left Pittsburgh

28.02.2026 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
courtesy psa printed ads above a bus window - anthropomorphic pickles on a bus - one poster says β€œwant a smoke just dill with it” another says β€œthey’d relish the seat”

courtesy psa printed ads above a bus window - anthropomorphic pickles on a bus - one poster says β€œwant a smoke just dill with it” another says β€œthey’d relish the seat”

Pittsburgh Regional Transit is running a dad joke pickle-themed psa campaign focused on courteous behavior and it is a jar-ringly big dill

27.02.2026 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dalessandros and John’s Roast Pork are great but haven’t tried them all

25.02.2026 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Only a rapscallion would suggest that name for the address

25.02.2026 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why not just take them to the banjo club?

25.02.2026 04:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🎯🎯🎯

24.02.2026 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t know how you glide back into the d zone there

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

At least with 3-on-3 hockey we won’t have to watch Tom Wilson, probably

22.02.2026 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wish I could score a goal like that some day

22.02.2026 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I never considered themes for each year- we usually add a new one to the pool + try and find a day to do two.

21.02.2026 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon of homer simpson with a picture of a monkey in his head Alt: a cartoon of homer simpson with a picture of a monkey in his head playing cymbals

Probably looks like this

21.02.2026 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a kermit the frog is looking out of a window in the rain . Alt: a kermit the frog is looking out of a window in the rain .

Thinking wistfully about Brazil, South Korea, and the UK this morning

19.02.2026 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pittsburgh version of My Fair Lady has a young lady from Mt Oliver spend 3 months at a professors house in Shadyside for speech lessons

19.02.2026 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@snonsumr.bsky.social - we were just thinking about this

18.02.2026 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When the AI bubble pops, we should hope that all of the empty data centers are converted to curling and hockey rinks.

17.02.2026 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So was this a blind taste test or more of a pickle juice flight?

17.02.2026 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am raising a private equity fund to buy and monetize the collection, but that’s going to be hard to do if you keep asking questions like this. Please don’t ruin it for me /s

17.02.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking for a way to take action on the OPRE restructuring -- join our sign-on letter here: datafoundation.org/news/advocac...

14.02.2026 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fish Fry Map Update-a-Thon! Join us to update the Pittsburgh Lenten Fish Fry Map!

Hey Pittsburgh - time to update the Pgh Fish Fry Map. Do it for the halibut www.eventbrite.com/e/fish-fry-m...

14.02.2026 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fish Fry Map Update-a-Thon! Join us to update the Pittsburgh Lenten Fish Fry Map!

Time to update the fish fry map www.eventbrite.com/e/fish-fry-m...

14.02.2026 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
09.02.2026 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The only thing that would make this game better is if both teams would be wearing their 80’s uniforms

09.02.2026 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Usually insufferable Boston sports fans are probably a little more sufferable about now

09.02.2026 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This game could use a doink

09.02.2026 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Steelers scored 17 on Seattle earlier this season

09.02.2026 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe Stephen Miller took his phone when he shit himself

09.02.2026 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Billionaires are selling us a dystopian hellscape one lost dog at a time

09.02.2026 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just imagine if we were watching Josh Allen instead of whatever this 3 and out Patriots offense is doing

09.02.2026 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bad bunny’s football said β€œTogether, we are America”

09.02.2026 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1