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Jill Weinberger @jillybobww.bsky.social · 36m

Brb just writing a screenplay about a struggling inflatable costume factory in a wholesome but dying American small town that unexpectedly helps save democracy, and democracy saves it right back.

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 17m

You are allowed to block and mute simply because you are in a bad mood. It's fine.

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 26m

Ending the show by having her and the snotty girl at her school blow up the whole town and doing a Thelma and Louise down the Niagara Falls sure was a choice.

Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 41m

Threaten to give it to a hockey player or short track skater.

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Alda Villiljós @villiljos.bsky.social · Aug 20

Ég hef verið að hlusta á Fóstbræðrasögu öðru hvoru fyrir svefninn og ég er á barmi þess að gera bunka af jörmum uppúr henni. Þangað til eru hérna Njálujörm sem ég gerði um árið og er ansi stolt af 🤓

Brennu-Njáls saga. Mím með tveimur myndum af sama gæja, fyrst spenntur á svipinn yfir textanum „Vel skrifuð bardaga-atriði, stingandi móðganir, klúrir brandarar, fleygar setningar og nákvæmar lýsingar á lifnaðarháttum fyrri alda.“ svo með vonbrigðasvip yfir setningunni „Heilu kaflarnir af ættartölum eða lagalegu hrognamáli sem útskýrir á óskiljanlegan hátt mikilvæga framvindu sögunnar.“

Mím þar sem Phoebe úr Friends fer hægt með setningu og Joey endurtekur hana í litlum bútum. Í lokin segir Phoebe alla setninguna og Joey endurtekur hana kolrangt. Hér er Phoebe merkt sem Njáll og Joey sem Gunnar. Setningin er „Ef þú ferð eigi utan og rýfur sætt þína þá munt þú drepinn vera hér á landi“. Joey/Gunnar segir í lokin „Fögur er hlíðin svo að mér hefir hún aldrei jafnfögur sýnst, bleikir akrar en slegin tún, og mun ég ríða heim aftur og fara hvergi.“

Mynd af Leonardo DiCaprio í fansí jakkafötum með drykk í glasi og svip sem virðist vera hann að hlæja að þeim sem eru verr settir en hann. Á myndinni er hann merktur sem Mörður Valgarðsson á meðan vinur hans reynir að drepa frænda hans fyrir utan heimili hans.

Meme af konu að öskurgráta og benda til hægri meðan önnur kona heldur utan um hana. Hægra megin við myndina er mynd af hvítum ketti að sitja við matarborð og gretta sig fyrir framan disk af grænmeti, í áttina að hinni myndinni. Fyrsta myndin er merkt sem „Hallgerður, eftir að Bergþóra biður hana að skipta um sæti við veislu á Bergþórshvoli“ og kötturinn er merktur sem Gunnar.

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 2h

Bet they wish they could've gotten Daft Punk to do the slow techno, though.

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Bria LaVorgna @chaosbria.com · 2h

Happy Anniversary to this photo of me in a casual RenFaire version of Bellara when I was secretly in the midst of playing Veilguard early, had already agreed to go to Faire that day weeks before, and desperately needed to touch grass. 😂

Bria in a RenFaire version of Bellara, holding a drink, touching a green plant

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 3h

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

The Obama Hope poster, but it's a frog and it says "Hop"

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 4h

"I’m gonna tell you fascists
You may be surprised
The people in this world
Are getting organized
You’re bound to lose
You fascists bound to lose"

Woody Guthrie

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 4h

And they used to have dozens at a time, too.

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 4h

He should start his own team with Jon Dahl Tomasson.

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Bria LaVorgna @chaosbria.com · 4h

I like my kings like I like my men: fictional

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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 4h

Please stop replying to tell me facts about curry and fish and chips.

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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 6h

"There actually are pronouns in the bible!" I know, but this person is really saying "I hate trans people," and they're not factually wrong about that.

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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 6h

It seems pointless to fact check someone saying "curry isn't proper British food like fish and chips", just like it's futile to correct someone saying "there are no pronouns in the Bible". They haven't made a mistake. What they're saying is, "Britain is a white country".

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 4h

Tfw the food you're making has to simmer for a couple of hours, but it's already started to smell really good.

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 5h

Reminder that 3rd edition D'n'D had at least two dismembered hand monsters. (The other one was in the Psionics supplement, and Dragon Magazine might have added a third when they did an article based on China Mièville's Bas-Lag novels.)

Forgotten Realms Wiki @frwiki.bsky.social · 6h

Crawling claws were amputated and then reanimated hands. They were employed by dark wizards and warlocks to perform watch duty or provide an extra set of hands.
#dnd #forgottenrealms #Spooktober

📖: Player's Guide to Faerûn
🎨: Tom Baxa

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The Expanse No Context @expansenocontext.bsky.social · 6h

Stay safe out there, Beltalowda

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 5h

Ooh, I like them, I think.

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Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 5h

My friend Helen and her band “Ladytron” from Glasgow Scotland have put out a sick new track I See Red this week, I implore you to buy and enjoy it youtu.be/72A9nFNhdOM?...

Ladytron - I See Red (Official Video)

YouTube video by Ladytron

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 8h

Especially if it turns out to be, like, the Balearic Islands or Finnish Lappland.

Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 8h

At least some standard equipment kits for British WW1 soldiers included curry powder.

For people prone to saying things were better before, they don't know that much about how things actually were, do they?

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Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 8h

Come for the interesting facts about Dutch land reclamation. Stay for our tribute to the best advert ever aired on British television. (Starts at 4:23)

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This country is 17% fake

YouTube video by Jay and Mark

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Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 18h

the difference between a wonderful audiobook performance by a gifted voice actor and this "digital voice" horseshit masquerading as legit audiobooks makes me steaming mad. good narration is important and deserves to be paid for!!!!!!

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Coates is Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 11h

Well, to begin with this morning, happy eighth birthday to this tweet

Screenshot of tweet by James McNicholas:
“No-one ever has near death experiences about hell. [flame emoji] "There was a bright red light & I felt a metal stick going up my bum. Hitler was there."”
18/10/2017, 14:21
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