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Chaos Cherub @biensur-jetaime.blacksky.app · 7h

Somewhere in the United States someone who invested their life savings into an inflatable frog costume business to the dismay of everyone that knew them is having the best week of their life and handing I Told You Sos to those who doubted them.

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 15h

Right? The farm itself was ancient, as were the owners. So now I wonder if they'd disassembled a cemetery, or if it was someone else.

The land eventually got turned into a housing tract, which brings up the additional question of what the developers did with them.

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 1d

When she showed up in The Diplomat I kept trying to place her voice, so I looked it up and discovered she did some voice acting in the Phineas and Ferb cartoon. Which is probably my favorite animated kids show.

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 1d

I'm giving them extra points for not making us wait 2 - 3 years between seasons. I can almost remember what happened in season 2! :-)

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 1d

"So what exactly happens on these introvert weekends with your friend?"

"We read, eat snacks, and watch a couple of movies"

"So... parallel play, like toddlers?"

"IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. We have booze."

"Toddlers with booze. Got it."

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 1d

Now that's even worse than being born around Christmas 🤣

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 1d

Fair point!

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 1d

Just finished reading an article about the gravestone of a Roman soldier who died 1900 years ago being found in a backyard in New Orleans.

Now I can't help but think of a farmhouse where I grew up in Macedon that had a large equipment parking area paved with gravestones. Several dozen of them.

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 1d

Our daughter deciding to be born exactly 10 years and one hour after Katy and I wed was honestly quite the power move

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 1d

*Deep diving into local history*

People just don't discover mysterious gold or brass plates and translate them with a small rock like they did before. We used to be a proper country.

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 2d

To be fair, holding up a copy of the Norton Anthology of English Literature has the same protective power as 3 inches of steel plate armor

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 2d

19 years later has to be the oldest previously unacknowledged amateur radio contact I've ever gotten

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FᎪᎢ ᏩᎪNᎠᎪᏞF @sofarrsogud.bsky.social · 4d

Why did they call it a ukulele when a 'weetar' was right there

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 3d

Just remember : I'm the pickle friend

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 3d

Now they just need a sarcastic cat to fill out the group!

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 3d

I was honestly really proud of being able to come up with that on a moment's notice

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 3d

They should get together and have an adventure!

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 3d

I mean, you really can't go wrong with Rufus Sewell in any context.

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 3d

I had to say it

Image reading TIL that the "Young Republican" organizations include people well into their 30's. Which makes sense, considering how often they seem to have difficulty respecting age boundaries in general.

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 3d

From a friend : "Also, this squirrel is just standing there like this staring at me as if he has bad news to deliver"

A squirrel with its paws folder while sitting on a porch rail, looking concerned

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 3d

Right? And they never seem to realize just how bizarre they are.

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 3d

My neighbors have filled the Little Free Libraries with whistles so we can warn each other about ICE. Chicago is not afraid.

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 3d

www.yahoo.com/news/mike-jo... for those who didn't know

Mike Johnson and His Son Monitoring Each Other’s Porn Intake Is Worse Than You Think

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s unusual porn habits could have ramifications for the entire country.In a newly resurfaced video from 2022, the newly minted speaker admitted that he and his son monitor ea...

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Rich or whatever @derpmeister2000.bsky.social · 3d

"I've never seen such a gathering of thick, tumescent shlongs. I immediately had to text my son and tell him about the feelings I started having."

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Poorly Drawn Lines @poorlydrawnlines.bsky.social · 3d

For those who wish to observe Halloween year-round, there is a limited edition hand-signed print of this comic in my shop right now. Available for a few days only!

poorlydrawnstore.com/pages/poorly...

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