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alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 24d

Whatever this is, no one likes it. Most people hate it.

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alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 24d

Being told to “be myself” makes me want to hit myself in the head with a rock.

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Out of Context Mickey Mouse Comic Strips @oocmickeycomics.bsky.social · 24d

From Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. 1: High Society

Man Failing to Look Through a Camera: Funny, I don't see nuthin'

Man Looking Up First Man's Jacket: Strange, I don't either.

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alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 24d

I’d love it, except for that one scene.

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alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 24d

Yeah, pretty toxic to refer to your students as “shithouse kids.” I’m still recovering from having teachers who openly hated me.

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Michael Tisserand @tisserand.bsky.social · 25d

“Nothing but sincerity as far as the eye can see.”

— Linus Van Pelt

A letter from Charles M Schulz about democracy and protecting minorities

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alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 25d

I can’t find proof of the Isaac Newton one, but here’s one with William Tell.

youtu.be/uNqD-ULEjHY?...

*NEW* Fireball Blazin' Apple | William Tell :15

YouTube video by Fireball

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alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 25d

This morning I was at someone’s house and they were watching a replay of a baseball game where a guy got beaned in the face with a fastball. The pitcher was a wreck. People were crying. Then they broke for commercials and the first ad had Jean-Ralphio throwing an apple in Isaac Newton’s face.

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alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 25d

Someone at Fox News just learned the phrase “cognitive dissonance” because they say it ALL. THE. TIME.

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Bob Chipman 🔜PAX East @bobchipman.bsky.social · 25d

J.D. Vance might be the most fatherless man who has ever walked the Earth.

I mean obviously he had no choice in the circumstances of his birth and upbringing, but it feels like literally EVERY point where a positive role model might have entered his life instead realized he wasn't worth the effort.

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alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 25d

Take care of yourself. We don’t want you to croak.

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alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 25d

Probably.

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alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 25d

Or….

a man in a plaid shirt is laughing with emily 's bach written on the bottom

ALT: a man in a plaid shirt is laughing with emily 's bach written on the bottom

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alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 25d

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alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 25d

I got teary-eyed when I saw a picture of Violet Affleck, a girl who looks like a young Jennifer Garner hanging out with Lynda Lopez. I can’t imagine what a great kid you’d have to be to want to/ get to hang out with your ex-stepmom’s sister.

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alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 25d

Also, there’s the sports lady who has good, progressive takes on LGBTQ stuff, but I’d believe her more if her husband wasn’t one of Joe Rogan’s little buddies.

alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 25d

I wish you people would stop posting that one “liberal” lady, because next week, she’ll just flirt with the conservative “comedian” on her podcast.

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alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 25d

I was hoping it was just a hard-to-market movie. You’ve changed my mind. I’m going to try to double feature this and the Spider-Man 2 re-release this weekend.

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alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 25d

It had so many elements I like, it just wasn’t clicking for me. The praise I’ve seen the last couple days has changed my mind.

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alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 25d

Don’t hit me, but it may be my favorite Evil Dead thing. So 👍

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alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 25d

I’d vote for you. Seem like a guy with my best interests at heart.

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alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 25d

Yeah, those (constant) trailers must not have done it justice. I was going to skip this one, and I’ve seen most PTA movies in theaters.

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alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 25d

Supposedly, that’s the first scene of the movie.

alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 25d

Rowlf is my favorite Muppet, and I somehow didn’t know until fairly recently (maybe from a @kenplume.bsky.social thread?) that he was once the main Muppet.

Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social · 26d

It’s worth remembering that Rowlf was *the* Muppet with anything approaching national household name recognition at the time, so this was IBM booking the breakout star of THE JIMMY DEAN SHOW. (This segment features a cameo by legendary Muppets writer Jerry Juhl as the customer.)

alonelyrobot.bsky.social @alonelyrobot.bsky.social · 25d

Thank you for doing stuff like this. I don’t really have much to comment, but I just wanted to tell you I appreciate it, and I get a nice jolt when I see you post a thread.