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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · Mar 23

this cat looks like one of the Old Master painters who's just slept with three servants, argued viciously with his annoying patron about the inferior ham he receives, and then painted his masterpiece out of spite

Collection of paints, brushes and pots on an old table. In the corner a large very fluffy cat sprawls in decadence

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 8h

Excerpt from Interview (the publication)

MARTIN SHORT: Who's sexier, me or Steve Martin?

DIANE KEATON: I mean, you're both idiots

A comment from @stevemartinreally: Don't know who first posted this, but
it sums up our delightful relationship with Diane.

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 9h

Just had a conversation with
a nice French couple who said
the problem with American
protests is that we schedule
them one by one instead of
showing up every night until
the change happens.

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 9h

Pulled out a gun so I backed right off

Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 9h

this city is a joke

street in Colarado where a chicken (here, a rooster) is literally crossing the road

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Guilherme Nunes - Commissions Open!! @guilhernunes.bsky.social · 16h

the chosen capybara

Painting, in a forest at night in a field of flowers a capybara is abducted by an alien ship while two other capybaras celebrate.

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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 19h

Hot off the presses! If you need a bigger size to print your stickers let me know!

The Portland frog as a founding father, surround by the words "give me ribberty or give me death"

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 16h

The length of time this takes is so hilariously long you'll swear she's just offscreen, stomping her feet, pretending, for laughs

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 17h

RIP Diane Keaton, I hope wherever you are now your forks are somewhat closer

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 17h

One of the best parts of this is how mascots almost universally have a look on their face which says "Wth is going on? I'm so confused. But still happy to be here! Hi!" Perfect levels of mockery and derision in a way lol

midnightsun49.bsky.social @midnightsun49.bsky.social · 1d

Total zoo 🤣😂

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 2d

Just been reminded of a colloquial Colombian phrase for when someone is lost or confused that goes mas enredado que un pulpo aplaudiendo. It means “more tangled up than a clapping octopus.”

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 17h

TNT, but that's beside the point

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 19h

Oh, that's incredible. I'm so sorry for your loss

Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 19h

It is the time of the frog 🐸

Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · Feb 9

I'm already tired of football here are two small froggs

Small, pale green frog perched on a twig, mouth wide open in a grin, looking like kermit's baby son telling a great joke

Insanely tiny and beautiful frog perched on the end of someone's finger. It's a Vietnamese moss frog, and its skin looks like moss and tiny jewels and beads. It's eyes are large and iridescently green

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · Sep 15

not changing any of my plans until we hear what the toad wants

Night-vision photo of a frog in a forest looking into the camera. Headline reads: the national park service wants humans to stop licking this toad

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · Dec 2

I'm just going to say that I'm not a big crier but if Kermit even just put one of his little flippers gently on my shoulder I'd probably sob for an hour

This is from "trivia from MUPPETS MOST WANTED"

Danny Trejo's mother passed away as he was filming his last scenes in this movie. As he was finishing his scenes so he could fly back to Los Angeles, California for the funeral, the cast and crew offered their condolences and sympathies to him. Trejo, known for his tough guy roles and demeanor, shrugged off the sympathies. When Steve Whitmire offered his condolences in character as Kermit the Frog, Trejo broke down crying.

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 21h

Winter at the Beach, image grown from green algae by Gunes-Helene Isitan #sciart

Wavy blue art that looks like an island with trees and waves

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 20h

impact—
“1)Outbreaks go unseen…
2)Doctors lose guidance…
3)States lose coordination…like trying to fight a wildfire w/o radios
4)Americans lose time. The time btwn an emerging threat & a public warning stretches from hrs to days to weeks.In public health, time saves lives”🛟🧪 @kkjetelina.bsky.social

“But here's what happens next:
1. Outbreaks go unseen. When data stops flowing, early warnings disappear. The "invisible shield" that keeps us safe from measles, flu, and the next unknown virus begins to crack.
2. Doctors lose guidance. The experts who turn raw data into actionable guidance (how to treat, what to look for)
are gone.
3. States lose coordination. When states can't share information through the CDC, it's like trying to fight a wildfire without radios.
4. Americans lose time. The time between an emerging threat and a public warning stretches from hours to days to weeks. In public health, time saves lives.”

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terror @weedlejuice.bsky.social · 1d

Pinning my hopes and dreams on whatever surface they adhere to longer than a few moments

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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 1d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 1d

I googled “patron saint of frogs” for a bit and then immediately abandoned the bit because I would so much rather actually talk about St. Ulphia the 8th century hermit who cursed her local frogs for keeping her up at night and making her sleep through church

Her hermitage was located in a marshy wetland, inhabited by frogs whose loud croaking kept her up all night. One day, she was so tired that she slept through when Domitius knocked at her door, and he, thinking she had already gone on ahead, left without her. Legend states that Ulphia placed the frogs in the area around her under interdict as a result of their loud croaking, which kept her awake at nights.
A 19th century hagiographer noted that the frogs in the area around the oratory of Saint Ulphia were, indeed, very quiet. However, if these frogs were taken elsewhere, they became boisterous once again.
At the end of her life, she formed and directed a community of religious women at Amiens.
In iconography, she is depicted as a young nun seated in prayer on a rock with a frog in the pool near her.

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donni saphire @donni.bsky.social · 1d

Hey man, your portents are growing a bit ominous. Probably nothing to worry about

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 1d

Muppets are the original good chaos

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 1d

I like to think the Muppets would be 100% behind the Portland protests

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 1d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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batkaren @batkaren.bsky.social · Oct 3

“Ghost pumpkin,” I whisper to the unhearing autumn void.

Pure white pumpkin against an all black background.

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Michael Jay McClure @mjmimages.bsky.social · 1d

Oh thank God you called I’ve relapsed & am trying to convince myself that I can wear orange again.

—me answering phone just now

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