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jb, but scary

@jabartlett.bsky.social

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Writer (mostly at thjkoc.net), radio jock, beer geek, Badger fan. Tempting the wrath of the whatever from high atop the thing. Madison, Wisconsin.

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jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · Jul 19

same, except replace "sea" with "a brewery"

Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · Jul 19

I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can.

jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 1h

nap nap nap
NAP NAP NAP

Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 1h

What could you use right now?

1. fort made of books
2. wine & free time
3. curly fries & cash
4. thousand year nap

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jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 3h

no lies detected

lo 🧀 𓆉 @lofromwisco.bsky.social · 3h

It takes a special kind of strong to be a Wisconsin sports fan. It is not for the weary, it is not for the faint of heart to be one of us.

jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 14h

the only artist i like better than imagine dragons is benson boone

Frostbitten Flamingo @flemtheparrot.bsky.social · 18h

I cannot wait for all of you to throw me the biggest surprise party EVER!!!!

jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 2d

Brewers radio bumper music: Eric Clapton's Cocaine

sure, gimme some

jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 2d

in the words of my Fake Nephew Jack (age 18 now but 9 when he said it):

"this game is butt"

jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 2d

in the words of my Fake Nephew Jack (age 18 now but 9 when he said it):

"this game is butt"

jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 2d

i wrote a thing about Maggie May's place in my life

maybe you would like to read it

thjkoc.net/2020/10/02/m...

Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 2d

The mandolin breakdown in “Maggie May” is always so nice. Sometimes I’m lukewarm on that song but then the mandolin hits and all is good

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jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 2d

years ago the classic rock station i worked for did a Van Halen a-to-z weekend

i'm going to heaven because i've done my time in hell

jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 2d

it's very spacious, i find

jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 2d

BOOM

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jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 2d

--Huckleberry Finn becomes unreadable once the King and the Duke show up

--the exclamation point should be avoided at all costs

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 3d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 3d

Article below: "What happened when AI came for craft beer"

in my experience, a better and more fun way to match beers to your palate is to drink a shit-ton of beers

archive.ph

jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 3d

thank goodness, it's about time

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 4d

Things To Do While Getting Well, illustrated by Mike Strouth (1971)

Practice your speech for when people ask, "How are you?"
Cartoon style depiction of a bedridden girl rehearsing an upbeat "Oh, fine!" response to the question "How are you?" as a humorous tip for handling visitors during illness.

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jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 5d

BREWERS

jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 5d

solid advice

Nicole Haase @nicolehaase.bsky.social · 5d

Wisconsin sports lesson: only watch the women's sports

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jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 5d

they fired Paul Chryst for less

jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 5d

time to devote 100% attention to the Brewers and let this tire fire burn

Kedrick Stumbris @kedrickstumbris.bsky.social · 5d

HALF (as LOUD boos rain down)

Iowa 23 - Wisconsin 0

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jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 5d

i was 17 in 1977

some boys were hot for Farrah

but not all

Dr Pop Culture USA @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social · 5d

jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 5d

Caroline Harvey ties it with 20 seconds left

Cassie Hall wins it with 9 seconds left

Wisconsin 4, Minnesota Duluth 3

watch women's hockey, friends, for it does not disappoint

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jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 5d

good morning and welcome to brunch with the Badgers

wide angle of a hockey team warning up for the game

jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 6d

the kids are alright

Gourmet Spud @gourmetspud.bsky.social · 6d

Kids today have way better musical taste than we did because they have access to the entire history of popular music at their fingertips. You've got 12 year olds in the year 2025 whose favorite album is Astral Weeks.

jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 6d

as was said of Newt back in the day, he's a stupid person's idea of what smart sounds like

jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 6d

"For our friends, the law; for our enemies — also the law. Ideally all 30,000 pounds of the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory, dropped from a great height."

Justice for All - Truthdig

To restore the rule of law, Democrats must enforce the constitution with brass knuckles like there’s nothing to lose. Because there isn’t.

www.truthdig.com

jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 6d

please join me in committing some left-wing terrorism by helping get people out of the clutches of ICE

How to Help MIBFC — Midwest Immigration Bond Fund

www.mibfc.org

jb, but scary @jabartlett.bsky.social · 8d

it's a good night for apple rye whiskey