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Retro Des

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Angry monkey with superpowers. Just a snake on a rock. Maker - Musician - Technician - Doodlehum

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Retro Des @retrodes.net · Feb 19

If anyone needs me the rest of the year, I’m around, just follow the screams.

a man in a beret is singing into a microphone while wearing a blue jacket

Alt: Sam Kinison in a beret is screaming into a microphone while wearing a blue jacket

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Bouba's Delivery Service @fernmonkey.bsky.social · 1d

My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.

Lost viola bow on the way from Honor Oak Station to Heathrow Terminal 2. The bow slid from its bow case somewhere along the way, possibly on the train. TFL contacted already.
It weighs 68.2 grams and has got a stamped DODD next to the frog. If any info on this, please pm me.

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Retro Des @retrodes.net · 1d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

“What’s two factor authentication?”

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 1d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.

Retro Des @retrodes.net · 1d

The one thing I never fully appreciated as a child watching WWII movies, was that all those French resistance members had to have day jobs too.

It wasn’t all cigarettes, berets, black leather jackets & bombing nazis @ outdoor cafés.

They had to work full time jobs AND do all that other stuff.

Retro Des @retrodes.net · 1d

Be warned: If you ever buy one of the world’s most beloved games and then nearly destroy it in an insane money grab, I’m gonna unfollow you.

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Retro Des @retrodes.net · 1d

Aside from being prejudicial, the photo itself disproves the lie they are trying to propagate. I hope he has a chance to use it in court.

These are not the shoes of a criminal.

These are the shoes of a man who WORKS HARD.

A closeup of a mans shoes showing them covered in white gypsum or concrete, obviously the shoes of someone who works in construction.

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Retro Des @retrodes.net · 1d

The most impressive thing about the Star Wars universe is that they somehow invented the same Latin alphabet we use, but they did it a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away…

Retro Des @retrodes.net · 1d

Mash up Bands:

The Dead Kennedys Can Dance

Reverse Clowngirl @axialagegamer.swifties.social · 1d

Mash up bands:

The Flaming Zeppelin

Retro Des @retrodes.net · 1d

Star Wars a movie:

“Little Orphan Andor”

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

So “antifa” is really “inflata” and is a bunch of people protesting in blow up costumes.

Tweet from Meidas_Charise Lee: “THIS IS THE COOLEST WAR ZONE EVER! Portland’s strategy… maybe if we act weird enough they’ll leave!”
Attached is a photo of people in colorful inflatable costumes dancing or moving playfully at night.

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Retro Des @retrodes.net · 2d

Throwing random small objects off of a cliff should be called “Björking”.

björk - hyperballad

YouTube video by björk

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Retro Des @retrodes.net · 2d

“Moon-faced assassin of Joy” has to be one of the best insults ever written.

#Babylon5

a man with a bald head is smiling in front of a green sign

Alt: Londo from Babylon 5, with a bald head is smiling and. nodding.

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Retro Des @retrodes.net · 2d

This is one eloquent frog.

HerRoyalBOO👻bies @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · 2d

They sound so young 😭

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 3d

Portland Frog gets it

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 2d

like seriously team, I know y'all are working on both improving Discover and on better reply sentiment filtering and all, but it's going to take a while to tune it properly and a "never show my post on Discover" setting would be a 10 minute fix that would get 65% of why people want private accounts

Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2d

I had a post reach the Discover feed today and was once again reminded of how many people on this site are not house trained.

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Retro Des @retrodes.net · 2d

I saw that mutherfucker melt on live television.

He doesn’t get to talk “antichrist” in any point-of-view other than the first person.

Retro Des @retrodes.net · 3d

It’s strangely reassuring to me that if the shit ever REALLY goes down, the rich guys lives are gonna look like a cross between “Fallout” and the last episode of “Alien: Earth”.

Retro Des @retrodes.net · 3d

IRS is no longer even promising back pay to furloughed workers.

At this point, I think you can probably put anything you want on that form.

Give them a crayon drawing & write “U O ME $10000” at the bottom. If the person that processes it is disgruntled enough, you might get a check.

Retro Des @retrodes.net · 3d

This quote is the chef’s kiss for every billionaire building a doomsday bunker….

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Wuote from BBC article about billionaires becoming doomsday preppers:

“But there's a distinctly human flaw.
I once met a former bodyguard of one billionaire with his own "bunker", who told me his security team's first priority, if this really did happen, would be to eliminate said boss and get in the bunker themselves. And he didn't seem to be joking.”

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Chris Smith @spyhistorian.bsky.social · 3d

You just know that in 30 years time, this image is going to appear on the cover of history text books trying to make sense of the batshit period to which, by accident of birth, we have been subjected.

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Retro Des @retrodes.net · 3d

Worse, you end up with a Golabubulem.

Saoirse ☀️ @scratchcarddust.bsky.social · 4d

If you know basic kabbalah it's actually not too hard to make a golem out of a labubu. Don't recommend it though. They have a pre-existing body-dharma. As soon as they wake they run straight for the sea. V hard to counter. Lost the first one. No idea what it's doing out there. Moved like lightning.

Retro Des @retrodes.net · 3d

And people say there is nothing to look forward to anymore…

Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 3d

NYCC ’25: Critical Role’s THE MIGHTY NEIN animated trailer is finally here

Critical Role and Titmouse's The Mighty Nein animated series trailer debuted at New York Comic Con ahead of its November premiere.