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Kent Knudsen @captgoodenough.bsky.social · 2d

The Magicians Alliance from Arrested Development. Gob holds a sign saying, “We demand to be taken seriously.”

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Kent Knudsen @captgoodenough.bsky.social · 3d

I bet you could get him.

Kent Knudsen @captgoodenough.bsky.social · 3d

Can you recommend any podcasts that discuss this, what would you call it, era of the superkicker?

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Kent Knudsen @captgoodenough.bsky.social · 5d

Man, the remake of The Warriors is going to be so confusing.

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Kent Knudsen @captgoodenough.bsky.social · Aug 7

The film watching / bible reading analogy is on the money. And incidentally, I recommend the novel Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr.

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Kent Knudsen @captgoodenough.bsky.social · Jul 26

*Steven, not Stephen. All apologies.

Kent Knudsen @captgoodenough.bsky.social · Jul 26

I like so much about this podcast, but I especially appreciate 1) Stephen’s refusal to play golf, and 2) his willingness to say things like “the links be swingin’.”

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Kent Knudsen @captgoodenough.bsky.social · Jul 19

We’re going to the World Series!

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…of poker.

Oh.

Kent Knudsen @captgoodenough.bsky.social · Jul 19

Haha, of course. Just makes me wonder how those decisions are made. “Football” confuses American readers, apparently, but other possibly unfamiliar terms (biscuit, garden, holiday, nous) pass through. I wish they’d print the original text and let us figure it out.

Kent Knudsen @captgoodenough.bsky.social · Jul 18

Ok, @nickharkaway.com, silly question. I’m reading Absolute Friends and there’s a passage mentioning “soccer fields.” Was this changed from “football” for the American printing? Page 145 in my edition. Kate’s dad is talking to Ted about the house they’re going to buy.

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Kent Knudsen @captgoodenough.bsky.social · Jul 2

@matteckhardt.bsky.social 🧵

Tim Clare @timclare.bsky.social · Jul 1

16 years ago, I found myself in the back garden of a couple I'd just met, as they showed me their pillow fighting arena. The lesson they taught me about games - especially competitive ones - has stayed with me ever since, but I forgot to mention it in interviews when asked if competition is bad. So:

Kent Knudsen @captgoodenough.bsky.social · Jun 30

@philplait.bsky.social This is an outstanding book. Informative, interesting, and filled with nerdy humor. I’m going to start saying “equinoctes” whenever they come up in conversation.

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Kent Knudsen @captgoodenough.bsky.social · Jun 22

Everybody knows rich bachelors want to get married.

Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · Jun 21

This article is going to turn me into the Joker. Literary style is not a puzzle you solve to get a little information treat 😩😩😩

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · Jun 22

I’m betting on the Pacers to win Game 7 tonight because if a Republican-led US government is starting wars over spurious claims that Muslim countries are developing WMD programs, Haliburton is probably about to get a big win