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Mark A. Rayner

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Human-shaped, monkey-loving, robot-fighting, pirate-hearted, storytelling junkie, Mark is an award-winning author of satire and science fiction. (alt texts: avatar […] [bridged from https://mas.to/@markarayner on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]

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a dog dressed as a ghost, with it's muzzle sticking through the boo hole

a dog dressed as a ghost, with it's muzzle sticking through the boo hole

Have a spooky Halloween everyone!

#dog #dogs #dogstodon #dogsofmastodon #humor #humour #halloween

31.10.2025 19:01 — 👍 2    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
a polar bear lying on its belly with it's head hidden in a pool

a polar bear lying on its belly with it's head hidden in a pool

Like this weird dog, I have busy plans for the weekend.

#IKnowItsABear #bear #polarbear #humor #humour #weekend #friday

31.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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In Canada, Halloween Moose kicks The Great Pumpkin's ass, every time.

#moose #meese #mooses #humor #humour #halloween

[description: a huge bull moose eats jackolanterns by the street.]

30.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 2    🔁 27    💬 1    📌 0
painting of vlad the impaler, with the caption: halloween yard decoration champion, 1456-1462

painting of vlad the impaler, with the caption: halloween yard decoration champion, 1456-1462

Just a reminder to my Halloween-deranged neighbors, it's hard to top this dude.

#Halloween #vladtheimpaler #yarddecorations

29.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 0    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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I think this video may have been altered.

#obiwankenobi #ewanmcgregor #otters #humor #humour

[description: Ewan McGregor points to six otters in the sea. The video cuts to one of the otters with an obviously fake mouth on it, saying: "That's fucking Obi Wan Kenobi."

28.10.2025 12:19 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Monday dog explosion cuteness. [sound on!]

#dog #dogs #dogstodon #dogsofmastodon #humor #humour #cute #orf

[description: a wooden gate opens and dozens of dogs burst through in slow motion as Carl Orff's O Fortuna plays dramatically]

27.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 4    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

@thisismissem @xgebi Yeah, I can't spot the weirdness, but I'm now doubting everything I see. Yay.

26.10.2025 15:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Roo reaction

[description: kangaroo checking out a Halloween display is scared by the cackling skeleton -- you can see the roo running away far down the street]

#kangaroo #roo #animal #halloween #humor #humour

26.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 13    🔁 94    💬 9    📌 0
A tabby cat sitting in a sink, looking shocked as it sees itself in a convex mirror.

A tabby cat sitting in a sink, looking shocked as it sees itself in a convex mirror.

Really shouldn't have had that peyote milkshake for breakfast

#cat #cats #catstodon #catsofmastodon #Caturday #humor #humour

25.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 11    🔁 16    💬 1    📌 0
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I'm enjoying this new genre of jump scare video.

[description: a possum eating candy from a bowl is surprised by a robot witch as it cackles -- jumps straight up.]

#possum #animal #halloween #jumpscare #humor #humour

24.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 3    🔁 10    💬 2    📌 0
Still of Frodo Baggins from LOTR movies, with his face swapped with Austin Powers (in the 'british teeth' era.)
Label: Frodo Shaggins

Still of Frodo Baggins from LOTR movies, with his face swapped with Austin Powers (in the 'british teeth' era.) Label: Frodo Shaggins

Sharing this. Sorry. I don't know what's wrong with me.

#LOTR #AustinPowers #pun #puns #humor #humour

23.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Lizardman in a blue suit.
Headline: Overlords Apologies, Will Reset Simulation to 2015
Caption: "We just wanted to see what you would do," explains spokesman.

Lizardman in a blue suit. Headline: Overlords Apologies, Will Reset Simulation to 2015 Caption: "We just wanted to see what you would do," explains spokesman.

Missed opportunity to call it the "spokeslizard."

#simulation #lizardpeople #humor #humour

22.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 12    🔁 15    💬 2    📌 1
Fake toy packaging: Image of C3PO. Actual toy of Iron Man. They Toy is labelled T-800. The package says: "Robotcop - America's favorite cyborg" (Ages 4 and up, Kenner)

Fake toy packaging: Image of C3PO. Actual toy of Iron Man. They Toy is labelled T-800. The package says: "Robotcop - America's favorite cyborg" (Ages 4 and up, Kenner)

The labeling on this Inspector Gadget toy is wrong.

#weird #design #humor #humour

21.10.2025 12:08 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

@johannab @roland Bark-our, perhaps?

20.10.2025 20:38 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
cover art for the fridgularity by mark a rayner -- an old timey fridge with a raven on top, in front of an apocalyptic sky

cover art for the fridgularity by mark a rayner -- an old timey fridge with a raven on top, in front of an apocalyptic sky

Hmm. The #aws #outrage reminds me a bit of The Fridgularity -- in which a rogue AI takes over all the internet and only wants to talk to one human via his web-enabled fridge. (The book is 13 years old now, but I think it's aging pretty well.) […]

[Original post on mas.to]

20.10.2025 15:54 — 👍 6    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
a husky looking excited as it apparently stands on a brick wall

a husky looking excited as it apparently stands on a brick wall

Too derpy to understand gravity.

#dog #dogs #dogstodon #dogsofmastodon #humor #humour

20.10.2025 13:29 — 👍 23    🔁 55    💬 2    📌 0
painting of jesus with followers as he says: So I was like, "bro, do you want someone to do that to you? Well, then don't do it to them."

painting of jesus with followers as he says: So I was like, "bro, do you want someone to do that to you? Well, then don't do it to them."

It's Sunday, so here's your Jesus-related content.

#Sunday #sundayfunday #humor #humour #goldenrule

19.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
cat sitting in a container looking cross and sullen

cat sitting in a container looking cross and sullen

Look, I'm not coming out until there's tuna.

#caturday #cat #cats #catstodon #catsofmastodon #humor #humour

18.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 5    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
cover art for the gates of polished horn, a collection of stories, by Mark A. Rayner

cover art for the gates of polished horn, a collection of stories, by Mark A. Rayner

★★★★★ "Rayner is showing his prowess as a genuine storyteller. The stories are at times subtle, at times dark, at times heartwarming, and heartbreaking. He's got skills, and we as readers get to reap the benefits. Bravo!" –Scott F. on Amazon

Only $3.48!

Amazon […]

[Original post on mas.to]

16.10.2025 19:25 — 👍 1    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
A chonky grey cat standing on the counter next to three bottles of vodka

A chonky grey cat standing on the counter next to three bottles of vodka

Weekend plans!

#cat #cats #catstodon #catsofmastodon #humor #humour #Friday

17.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
cover art for the gates of polished horn, a collection of stories, by Mark A. Rayner

cover art for the gates of polished horn, a collection of stories, by Mark A. Rayner

★★★★★ "Rayner is showing his prowess as a genuine storyteller. The stories are at times subtle, at times dark, at times heartwarming, and heartbreaking. He's got skills, and we as readers get to reap the benefits. Bravo!" –Scott F. on Amazon

Only $3.48!

Amazon […]

[Original post on mas.to]

16.10.2025 19:25 — 👍 1    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Label: Woman practicing cutting off a head while riding a bicycle. Old black and white photo depicting the same.

Label: Woman practicing cutting off a head while riding a bicycle. Old black and white photo depicting the same.

People forget how hard core the Edwardian Temperance movement really was.

#blackandwhite #vintage #humor #humour

16.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 1    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
a herd of reindeer with their mouths open and tongues stuck out, looking like they're laughing

a herd of reindeer with their mouths open and tongues stuck out, looking like they're laughing

These are the jerks that made fun of Rudolph.

#reindeer #games #humor #humour

15.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 6    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0

@octothorpe Yes.

14.10.2025 14:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
black and white photo of a man in a hat smoking a pipe and contemplating the small alligator in his hand

black and white photo of a man in a hat smoking a pipe and contemplating the small alligator in his hand

Some days you just need to say "fuck it" and smoke a pipe with your alligator .

#tuesday #alligator #humor #humour

14.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 1    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
angry bull moose impales guy in a flannel shirt on its horns, while a woman watches, her rifle unused, but her flannel shirt unbuttoned to the belly button

angry bull moose impales guy in a flannel shirt on its horns, while a woman watches, her rifle unused, but her flannel shirt unbuttoned to the belly button

On this day, Canadians celebrate the end of the Moose Ascendancy.

During this dark period of Canadian history, the moose reigned supreme, forcing our provocatively dressed women to worship them, slaughtering any man who got in their way. Eventually, Canadians […]

[Original post on mas.to]

13.10.2025 13:18 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Dear Illuminati, re: 2025. Terrible terrible job so far. Or depending on your endgame, maybe you're CRUSHING IT!

Serve some snacks at the meeting!

[animated gif: aliens and other powerful creatures sitting around table with a spinning globe under the all-seeing eye […]

[Original post on mas.to]

12.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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It's important to keep hydrated!

#caturday #cat #cats #catsodon #catsofmastodon #humor #humour

[video description: a cute kitten is sitting next to a water hose with a leak in it, getting sprayed by the water and drinking it awkwardly.]

11.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 3    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
sign that says:
Did you know...
"Breakfast is the most important meal of the day" is a lie told by the Illuminati to keep us from discovering DAWNFEAST the true meal of power.

sign that says: Did you know... "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day" is a lie told by the Illuminati to keep us from discovering DAWNFEAST the true meal of power.

On a daily basis, Dawnfeast is good, but for real power don't miss the annual Festival of Slorg. (I wonder if this is why the Illuminati still aren't serving snacks at the meetings?)

#Illuminiati #breakfast #humor #humour

10.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
stormtrooper sitting on a vespa

stormtrooper sitting on a vespa

Image how much better Roman Holiday would have been better if stormtroopers were chasing Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck the whole time.

#stormtrooper #oldmovies #humor #humour

09.10.2025 13:28 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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