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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 7h

I shit you not, there is a haunted golf ball in that movie.

Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 22h

I love the 1945 one.

I also highly recommend the underseen Bob Clark one from 1974.

The Dan Curtis one from 1977 is 2/3 ok and 1/3 pretty great.

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 22h

In the last three days, I’ve watched three different movies named Dead of Night.

One has a trucker-eating blood junkie.

One has a haunted golf ball.

One has Ed Bagley Jr.

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 22h

She looks simultaneously smol and HUGE.

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 22h

[Repeat in a cycle until distracted by a different shiny thing.]

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 22h

Me, three days later: Where am I going to store all these things?

Me, six days later: Gee, I really like this storage solution. And there’s some room left over!

The weasels in my brain, immediately: NATURE ABHORS A VACUUM. BUY MORE OF THE THING.

Me, three days later: Well, fuck.

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 22h

My wallet, 10 minutes later: What the fuck just happened?

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 23h

Me: I like this thing I bought on a whim.

The weasels in my brain, five minutes later: …AND NOW I NEED TO OWN 37 VARIATIONS OF THIS THING, BECAUSE THAT WILL MAKE ME 37 TIMES HAPPIER.

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 1d

I came into the comments for the exact purpose of ensuring this comment was made.

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 1d

Even nice and well-trained dogs will become bark machines when strangers approach their home. It’s just part of regular dog behavior: warn the pack that someone unfamiliar is around.

But yes, there are also way too many people who don’t know how to train their dogs.

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 1d

And, of course, in America, we have a history of using attack dogs against non-white folks, so I already knew that some Black communities are dog-averse because of that.

But my views on dogs are DEFINITELY those of a white American, and my gut reaction of surprise is telling.

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking it through, I understand the history of it: stray dogs, unvaccinated dogs, and untrained dogs can absolutely be dangerous. Just like cultures who don’t eat pig or shellfish, because the meat is dangerous if not treated properly. Religious doctrine absorbed the safety warning.

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 1d

I consider myself well-versed in other cultures compared to most Americans, but I literally had no idea that some Muslim faiths considered dogs unclean. Dogs were/are such useful working animals in many cultures that I’d have never guessed such a thing.

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 1d

Fascinating article about Minneapolis’ Muslim diasporas, religious beliefs, and dogs:

sahanjournal.com/immigration/...

More Minnesota Somali Muslims embrace dog ownership

Somali Muslim traditions consider dogs unclean. But some Minnesota immigrants — especially those with children pleading for pets — are reconsidering that.

sahanjournal.com

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 1d

I heard tonight that Christopher Mills has passed away. I did not know him well, but I did work with him on a couple projects (most notably, Femme Noir #1). He was always a gem to work with. May his memory be a blessing, and may his comics live on and on.

Christopher Mills @atomicpulp.bsky.social · 10d

I only wrote about 100 comics in my so-called career, but now that I'm dying, I'm grateful that I got to do even that. Comics are such a wonderful medium, and they've always meant so much to me.

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 3d

It’s what happens when my autocorrect decides to be British for the day.

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 3d

In my defense, I got free shipping.

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 3d

I knew you in particular would understand!

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 3d

Me: “I keep having to move my plants between home and the office because I just don’t have enough sunny window space.”

Also me: [opens box from UPS and sees

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 4d

You are spot on. I don't like gambling, and I like this even less. At least casinos usually have a nice buffet.

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 5d

This is a terrible hobby and I should have nothing to do with it.

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 5d

For some reason, I decided that I'd learn about the stock market on Wednesday. I put a negligible amount of money ($5) into a few stocks, then watched what happened.

What I learned:
* Line go up because capitalism
* Line go down because Trump say "tariff"
* Many hour lost b/c stare at line

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 5d

Episode 223: Tales from the Hood / Scream / The Sentinel

It's spooky season, dear listeners, so we are talking about our early choices for Halloweentime watching! Movies discussed: Tales from the Hood The Craft Scream The Sentinel VHS Halloween Bone Lake Other things discussed: Spooky Lakes Month…

Episode 223: Tales from the Hood / Scream / The Sentinel

It's spooky season, dear listeners, so we are talking about our early choices for Halloweentime watching! Movies discussed: Tales from the Hood The Craft Scream The Sentinel VHS Halloween Bone Lake Other things discussed: Spooky Lakes Month Fat Bear season

xanaducinema.com

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 5d

Friday is a great day for HOWLING TIME!

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 6d

I once wrote a 25 page paper on the physiology of electric stingrays (completely sourced from actual scientific papers, 5 pages of references) overnight, no coffee. Printed the paper, drove to class, handed it in, and then gave a 1 hour lecture on the same subject.

AI can go fuck a rusty tin can.

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 6d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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