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"A really punny guy. You should follow him." - Aristotle I also curate themed playlists @tincanland.com. Adele once asked if I kept a catalogue so she could have them allllllllllll #nanoinfluencer #BillW

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tincanman @tincanman.bsky.social · Feb 3

Just got an email notice from me bridge club. From now on the dominant suit will be called wanker instead of Trump.

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tincanman @tincanman.bsky.social · 7h

I'd start a wave when we landed safely and I wish i was still allowed on major airlines to see if it caught on

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tincanman @tincanman.bsky.social · 21h

This is 4 days old. Anyone seen @laboxalaroxa.bsky.social since? My teeth are soaking or I'd go look.

Roxy @laboxalaroxa.bsky.social · 5d

I have to go IN to a Walmart today. Wish me luck.

tincanman @tincanman.bsky.social · 21h

Or block.

tincanman @tincanman.bsky.social · 21h

Lots of substitutes? You mean liquids. There are lots of liquids.

Loather @loather.bsky.social · 23h

Ellen I will fight you personally

The Drink That Americans Won't Give
Up Without a Fight
Coffee has almost no nutritional value and lots of substitutes. It's also, apparently, too important to lose.
By Ellen Cushing.
Includes an illustration of a coffee ring with a frowny face.

tincanman @tincanman.bsky.social · 21h

Nice one. You got more or you going to quilt while you're ahead?

tincanman @tincanman.bsky.social · 22h

Food groups!

Jenny Doesn’t Know @jennydoesntknow.bsky.social · 23h

Behold! Apples filled with homemade cheesecake, covered in chocolate & nuts

tincanman @tincanman.bsky.social · 1d

So mesmerizing it bends npr writers towards even more gibberishiness than usual.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Silvana Estrada's powerful, yet elegant voice finds a way to bend wounds to her will and become whole. n.pr/4oat8DP

Silvana Estrada: Tiny Desk Concert

Silvana Estrada's powerful, yet elegant voice finds a way to bend wounds to her will and become whole.

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tincanman @tincanman.bsky.social · 1d

Why is he sitting like that?

Nate O @nateo.bsky.social · 1d

Not once have I seen an explanation for why teenagers must hear things that upset them in virtue of the unspecified speech-acts being upsetting, nor have I ever seen an explanation for why teenagers will be forbidden to express displeasure with upsetting things.

William Hague: Why I’ll banish ‘safe spaces’ at Oxford
The new chancellor tells Cheltenham Literature Festival that there will be no ‘cancel culture’ and students should expect to hear things that upset them
October 14 2025, The Times
The new chancellor of Oxford University has said there will be no safe spaces for students and warned would-be undergraduates that they will “hear things that will upset and offend them”.

tincanman @tincanman.bsky.social · 1d

I heard the Brazilian military is behind it

tincanman @tincanman.bsky.social · 2d

How many Brits could pass the Life In The UK test, let alone A-level English?

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bobby @bobbylewis.bsky.social · 2d

the internet went wrong in a lot of places but one of the most prominent is when you search for something specific and get generic results

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Shade 5 @shade5.bsky.social · 3d

Now that Rush has a female drummer, there will be at least one woman in the building during their concerts.

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tincanman @tincanman.bsky.social · 2d

Shout out to the husband and wife Bryants, who also wrote Love Hurts, All I Have to Do Is Dream and Bye Bye Love for them.

Classic Rock Junky AKA Todd James @tjsbam.bsky.social · 2d

October 14, 1957

The Everly Brothers score their first #1 hit with "Wake Up Little Susie." 🎶🎸

#ClassicRock
#RockNRoll
#ClassicVinyl
#MusicSky

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The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie ( 1957 )

YouTube video by Oktavian Hermawan Susilo

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tincanman @tincanman.bsky.social · 2d

Pretty spooky when something like that happens out of nowhere. Erie, even

Wurmpth Furdber @purelava.bsky.social · 2d

I think I won a trip to Ireland?!?!??!?

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Craig Carl 👨‍🦳 👩‍🦳👨🐕 @craigrcarl.bsky.social · 3d

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Irene Fraser @boozybluesy.bsky.social · 3d

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ELMORE JAMES

'The Sky Is Crying'

Original and best! 👌

The Sky Is Crying

YouTube video by Elmore James - Topic

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tincanman @tincanman.bsky.social · 3d

We're still Enroning it. Earnings are strong. Profits up. Supply up. Demand up. Unemployment down. Productivity up.

tincanman @tincanman.bsky.social · 3d

Attn Donnie: