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Jere from Buffalo. @jeredolan2.bsky.social · 1d

Jack Kirby with the line "No Kings but Kirby" underneath.

Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 2d

Back to your original post, SStTitD is solid and a great first horror movie for kids. It’s got cool monsters, and the design of the story signals to them when things are going to get scary.

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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 3d

Between Colonel Sanders and General Tso, why is the military so hands on with our chicken?

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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 3d

'Cause the boys in the hood are always hard of hearing
You come talkin' the trash, we'll read your lips
Knowin' nothin' in life, but to say, "What?"
Don't quote me, boy, 'cause I can't hear shit

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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 4d

I think something's wrong with me.

From a FB post that reads: Describe yourself in 3 musicians.

My comment:

This is hard, but here goes.

"Help! I'm inside Moby. I've been shrunk down and inserted into him via a syringe. And now I'm trapped. I'm somehwhere near his gall bladder. I think. Help! I'm inside Moby!"

"I'm inside Keith Richards. I accidentally teleported into his body. And now I'm trapped. His skin is stretchy and fun. I'm inside Keith Richards! And I like it!"

"I entered a weird door and now I'm inside Lisa Loeb. I hope I never leave, cause that's when I know that I did something wrong!"

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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 6d

Thanks, Chaka Khan.

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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 6d

I can't remember my wife's number, but I can list off every one of my friends' phone numbers from 30 years ago.

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 6d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 6d

After I took care of some of this month's accounting, I ended up reoganizing books and giving my office a deep clean.

Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 7d

First day in eight years without a client. In the office doing some reorganizing, warming up some dusty social accounts, and polishing up my CV. Not in panic mode yet. Just wallowing in the weirdness of having nothing to do.

Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 7d

First day in eight years without a client. In the office doing some reorganizing, warming up some dusty social accounts, and polishing up my CV. Not in panic mode yet. Just wallowing in the weirdness of having nothing to do.

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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 11d

I convinced a lot of people that I was an inebriated version of a popular Marvel superhero and my life was better for it.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 12d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 11d

I don't like him personally, but David Simon on AI is the final word on the subject.

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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 11d

It's stayed with me since I was a kid. I was delighted that it held up so well decades later.

Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 11d

A group of crows is a murder.
A group of owls is a parliament.
A group of lions is a Voltron.
A group of men is a podcast.

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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 11d

I'm not her biggest fan either, but this was a solid book.

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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 11d

The company where I've served as Editor & Communications Manager has decided to part ways in favor of AI and automation.

If you're in #Wroclaw (and beyond!) and know of any editing opportunities, please reach out to me.

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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 12d

I rewatched this movie recently after having not seen it in decades and it was even better than I remembered. Some movies age badly, but MIRACLE MILE keeps finding new ways to reveal how ahead of its time it was.

Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 12d

"MIRACLE MILE is about many things — romance and Los Angeles and the looming threat of nuclear devastation at the close of the Cold War — but also, obsessively, it’s about marking the passage of time."

The End of the World Will Come at Dawn | Miracle Mile (1989) | BW/DR

Miracle Mile is about many things — romance and LA and the looming threat of nuclear devastation — but also, obsessively, it’s about the passage of time.

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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 12d

I rewatched this movie recently after having not seen it in decades and it was even better than I remembered. Some movies age badly, but MIRACLE MILE keeps finding new ways to reveal how ahead of its time it was.

Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 12d

"MIRACLE MILE is about many things — romance and Los Angeles and the looming threat of nuclear devastation at the close of the Cold War — but also, obsessively, it’s about marking the passage of time."

The End of the World Will Come at Dawn | Miracle Mile (1989) | BW/DR

Miracle Mile is about many things — romance and LA and the looming threat of nuclear devastation — but also, obsessively, it’s about the passage of time.

www.brightwalldarkroom.com

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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 13d

I love the packaging of this special edition book by PigOut and Corso Przemek. Just lovely work all around. I might have to pick this one up.

A book that looks like an 80s VHS tape in a slipcase that looks like a VHS slipcase. At a quick glance, it doesn't even look like a book at all.

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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 14d

I think a lot about the fact that Dana Carvey was filming THE MASTER OF DISGUISE on September 11, 2001, and when the crew got together for a group prayer, Carvey was holding hands looking like this:

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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 14d

(Sorry for not doing alt-text. It's a picture of Dana Carvey dressed as a human turtle from the movie. He's wearing a large green suit that is shaped like a turtle shell, and his bald head is sticking out.)

Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 14d

I think a lot about the fact that Dana Carvey was filming THE MASTER OF DISGUISE on September 11, 2001, and when the crew got together for a group prayer, Carvey was holding hands looking like this:

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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 14d

I'm beginning to suspect that even if they achieve all of their mad fever dreams to turn the country into a Christian utopia (whatever that is), they'll still be mad.

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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 14d

I know there are a lot of reasons to detest MAGA supporters, but the thing that always gets me is how angry they are.

Republicans are in charge of EVERYTHING. They won. And they're still angry, still complaining about the people who lost.

At what point will you start enjoying America?

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Christian A. Dumais @cadumais.com · 15d

I keep telling my wife that we’d be happier having an owl in our home, and this kind of story helps my case.

Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 15d

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

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Hubert Motley Jr @groonk.bsky.social · 15d

"Power doesn't panic"

This quote is living rent free in my head, lately.

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