Colleen Barry
@copycurmudgeon.bsky.social
Copy editor (ProPublica, FiveThirtyEight, ESPN), baker, cross stitcher, cat furniture. she/her
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Getting kicked out of my family vacation for bellowing, “Do not cite the deep lore to me, witch,” when my 5-year-old niece told me I had to watch the Mario movie to know about the characters, like how Peach comes from the Mushroom Kingdom and Bowser wants to marry her.
This sounds like excerpts from a tedious conversation you were forced to endure when seated next to a talker on a long flight.
bravely describing it as one of his ‘strongest standup routines in years’ and then all the quotes from it are stuff like this lol ‘cancellation’ is never solely a cultural issue! it’s a craft issue too!
November 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This sounds like excerpts from a tedious conversation you were forced to endure when seated next to a talker on a long flight.
“What do you want for dinner?”
“Mashed potatoes.”
“Mashed potatoes.”
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
“What do you want for dinner?”
“Mashed potatoes.”
“Mashed potatoes.”
Before and after I told him that no one was going to roast a turkey today.
November 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Before and after I told him that no one was going to roast a turkey today.
All I’m doing today is watching Muppet movies.
November 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
All I’m doing today is watching Muppet movies.
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remember: columbo isn't a cop. he's a fae with a strong sense of justice, who shows up to crimes and glamours people into thinking he's a cop.
that's why he doesn't carry a gun: the cold iron
that's why he doesn't carry a gun: the cold iron
November 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
remember: columbo isn't a cop. he's a fae with a strong sense of justice, who shows up to crimes and glamours people into thinking he's a cop.
that's why he doesn't carry a gun: the cold iron
that's why he doesn't carry a gun: the cold iron
Had a real-life “dead dove, do not eat” moment when I thought, “Huh, I wonder what happens when you throw a blue shell while you’re in first place.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Had a real-life “dead dove, do not eat” moment when I thought, “Huh, I wonder what happens when you throw a blue shell while you’re in first place.”
The sweetest words a host can hear 5 seconds after everyone is out of their house: “I planned ahead and got Thanksgiving Lagavulin.”
November 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The sweetest words a host can hear 5 seconds after everyone is out of their house: “I planned ahead and got Thanksgiving Lagavulin.”
We looked away for 5 seconds and my 16-pound cat made off with a chunk of turkey the size of his enormous head.
It turns out crime does pay, because that’s absolutely his turkey now.
It turns out crime does pay, because that’s absolutely his turkey now.
November 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
We looked away for 5 seconds and my 16-pound cat made off with a chunk of turkey the size of his enormous head.
It turns out crime does pay, because that’s absolutely his turkey now.
It turns out crime does pay, because that’s absolutely his turkey now.
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Mulligan has been drinking out of the people water all afternoon and we just found out
November 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Mulligan has been drinking out of the people water all afternoon and we just found out
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Me using the Cuisinart: hell yeah yes!!!
Me washing the Cuisinart: well this sucks wtf
Me washing the Cuisinart: well this sucks wtf
November 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Me using the Cuisinart: hell yeah yes!!!
Me washing the Cuisinart: well this sucks wtf
Me washing the Cuisinart: well this sucks wtf
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Whatever the truth of it is, Lizza is also proving he’s not a journalist either
November 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Whatever the truth of it is, Lizza is also proving he’s not a journalist either
My new Merriam-Webster’s has been waiting for me at @portersqbooks.bsky.social, but I haven’t been able to pick it up with all the Thanksgiving prep, so I *will* force every attendee to appreciate my sacrifice.
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
My new Merriam-Webster’s has been waiting for me at @portersqbooks.bsky.social, but I haven’t been able to pick it up with all the Thanksgiving prep, so I *will* force every attendee to appreciate my sacrifice.
OK, pie’s in the oven, bread is rising, let me just check in on Bloosky …
Maybe I’ll go vacuum something.
Maybe I’ll go vacuum something.
November 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
OK, pie’s in the oven, bread is rising, let me just check in on Bloosky …
Maybe I’ll go vacuum something.
Maybe I’ll go vacuum something.
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SCULLY: It's impossible. There's no one on earth who could teach you to fit that many marshmallows in your mouth.
MULDER: Daff righ...... No one...... on urff...
MULDER: Daff righ...... No one...... on urff...
December 7, 2024 at 5:42 AM
SCULLY: It's impossible. There's no one on earth who could teach you to fit that many marshmallows in your mouth.
MULDER: Daff righ...... No one...... on urff...
MULDER: Daff righ...... No one...... on urff...
I have been “helping” with Thanksgiving prep all evening by sitting in the kitchen and reading aloud from this blessèd thread.
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I have been “helping” with Thanksgiving prep all evening by sitting in the kitchen and reading aloud from this blessèd thread.
Lizza’s who-knows-how-many-parts blog series reminds me uncomfortably of the guy who kicked off Gamergate by posting a giant screed enumerating every wrong he thought she committed in their relationship. Trying to ruin your ex’s life by torching her to an audience primed to believe everything.
November 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Lizza’s who-knows-how-many-parts blog series reminds me uncomfortably of the guy who kicked off Gamergate by posting a giant screed enumerating every wrong he thought she committed in their relationship. Trying to ruin your ex’s life by torching her to an audience primed to believe everything.
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Editor-in-chief used AI editing tools to insert hallucinations into stories without fact-checking or disclosure, reports @niemanlab.org. #WCGW
#AmReading #GenAI #AI #Journalism
#AmReading #GenAI #AI #Journalism
Florida nonprofit news reporters ask board to investigate their editor’s AI use
Suncoast Searchlight’s four reporters told the board their editor-in-chief was using AI editing tools and inserting hallucinations into drafts. The next day, one of the reporters was fired.
www.niemanlab.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Editor-in-chief used AI editing tools to insert hallucinations into stories without fact-checking or disclosure, reports @niemanlab.org. #WCGW
#AmReading #GenAI #AI #Journalism
#AmReading #GenAI #AI #Journalism
These things are great. I keep mine in my purse and I can check air quality any time in an app on my phone. It’s also changed some of my habits at home — I’m more likely to crack a window for a little while even when it’s cold out now that I can see how much CO2 is building up.
Aranet CO2 monitors are on sale, almost 50% off. This is a great price. I got one a few years ago and it’s been very illuminating. aranet.com/en/home/prod...
Aranet
aranet.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
These things are great. I keep mine in my purse and I can check air quality any time in an app on my phone. It’s also changed some of my habits at home — I’m more likely to crack a window for a little while even when it’s cold out now that I can see how much CO2 is building up.
Behold the grumpkin
November 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Behold the grumpkin
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I will no doubt read and enjoy all your very good Nuzzi jokes, but I also want to say earnestly, so many of us (myself included) are on the verge of being pushed out of this industry and it's genuinely so dispiriting to see the worst among us, ethics-wise, get such preferential treatment.
November 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I will no doubt read and enjoy all your very good Nuzzi jokes, but I also want to say earnestly, so many of us (myself included) are on the verge of being pushed out of this industry and it's genuinely so dispiriting to see the worst among us, ethics-wise, get such preferential treatment.
I bought the biscuit makers’ union poster, but I had that Etsy page open in my tabs for like 6 months while I tried to make a list of things to order that was less than 30 items long.
I do a whole cat world of posters, paintings, and drawings. If you like what you see please follow and visit my print shop at nathannunart.etsy.com - Thank you for taking a look and many thanks to Cats of Yore for hosting this art show.
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I bought the biscuit makers’ union poster, but I had that Etsy page open in my tabs for like 6 months while I tried to make a list of things to order that was less than 30 items long.
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
Cross stitch “assistant”
November 13, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Cross stitch “assistant”
Caught up on “Slow Horses” and made what I believe is a complete list of River Cartwright’s skills:
1. Running
1. Running
November 3, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Caught up on “Slow Horses” and made what I believe is a complete list of River Cartwright’s skills:
1. Running
1. Running
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me explaining daylight saving time to the cat
November 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
me explaining daylight saving time to the cat