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Dad, autism advocate, artist, musician, standup comedian, software developer, writer, animal lover, bemused pop culture tourist. To wildly varying degrees of competence and enthusiasm at any given moment.

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Why sow chaos in Gotham when the entire country seems intent on burning itself to the ground?
What's the point?
Some fantasy about how great the 1930's were?
Lining the already bursting pockets of a few greedy bastards?

Where's the artistry?
Where's the FUN?

I'm going to bed

12.10.2025 23:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The movie that somehow manages to make ventriloquism seem geeky.
Ventriloquism!

12.10.2025 23:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Xen O's

12.10.2025 07:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bet your bottom dollar, there'll be sun.

12.10.2025 05:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bananarammstein

12.10.2025 01:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A great weekend to share Jeff Bridges making a perfect joke

11.10.2025 20:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3434    ๐Ÿ” 675    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31    ๐Ÿ“Œ 44

So were YOU talking about yourself in the third person at first, and then switched to first person?
Or does the night belong to the unknown narrator?

11.10.2025 21:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You've got a friend in Gsus

11.10.2025 14:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I did wonder when Victoria Coren Mitchell said she always kept some in her purse.

11.10.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Salon, Spa, meat, cheese, & crackers

11.10.2025 13:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jason gave up his BEAUTIFUL singing voice for her.

10.10.2025 22:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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50 Shades of Northern Plains Gray Langur?

10.10.2025 19:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, they look great anyway

10.10.2025 18:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

These look amazing

10.10.2025 18:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can you do a "kungfu grip" era Joe?

10.10.2025 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't know what a 1 hitter is, but you're really good at WWE modelling

10.10.2025 18:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We used to always stop at a place called G.I. Joe's Warehouse in Oregon on the way to Californy. Despite knowing from previous stops that there were NO G.I. Joes AT G.I. Joe's, I was still invariably disappointed. Yo.

10.10.2025 17:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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And storage

10.10.2025 14:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
"America Screams" with Vincent Price (1981)
YouTube video by Mondo A-Go-Go Video "America Screams" with Vincent Price (1981)

youtu.be/Wlq8Z7U-WL8?...

10.10.2025 14:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
edited comic panel. Batman is breaking a lump-with-handle cow tool over his knee and saying "this is the tool of the cow. we do not understand it. we will not use it."

edited comic panel. Batman is breaking a lump-with-handle cow tool over his knee and saying "this is the tool of the cow. we do not understand it. we will not use it."

it's not FOR us

10.10.2025 13:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14366    ๐Ÿ” 3876    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42    ๐Ÿ“Œ 35
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Gearing up for sneezyseason

09.10.2025 18:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Not a cover, but still

09.10.2025 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The villain playing with their action figures is a cover style that never gets old

09.10.2025 16:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Having a figure who might be literally the Devil, who also represents the chaingang penal system, seems a fairly clear anti-status-quo statement though.

08.10.2025 04:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For sure, convincing people that change isn't possible within the system can definitely be used to suppress voting. Dangerous game - people with no faith in the system have no stake in the system.

Suspects Coens weren't pushing that seriously, but I may be biased since I love their films.

08.10.2025 04:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ok, i was wondering if it was that. But isn't Pappy O'Daniels also presented negatively?
Like his sole virtue was being not particularly racist so long as that worked in his political favour.
Felt more politically cynical rather than pro-establishment
(ofc maybe cynicism is a bit inherently so)

08.10.2025 03:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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