@slidemanernie.bsky.social
@slidemanernie.bsky.social
Retired band director/concert manager/trombonist residing in Southern ME. Trained in the heat of Twitter where I had 110K followers. Fan of puns, Boston, the color blue, early jazz & more.
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Next time a stranger won't go away, make a weird face and using a low voice say, "Sorry - it has been a long time since I've possessed a body."
Kidney? Green? Wax Beans? Around these parts we like L.L.
December 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Kidney? Green? Wax Beans? Around these parts we like L.L.
If you try to make it idiot proof, someone will find a better idiot.
December 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
If you try to make it idiot proof, someone will find a better idiot.
Tomorrow night I plan to carry moonbeams home in a jar.
December 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Tomorrow night I plan to carry moonbeams home in a jar.
Pats fan since 1960 Ernie here. The country says we have won because we have only played soup cans. The Buffalo win there was a fluke and things get corrected tomorrow. Little chance we can beat the always-challenging Ravens. Jets and Fins have improved so expect Ls.
It's over. #NFL 🏈
It's over. #NFL 🏈
December 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Pats fan since 1960 Ernie here. The country says we have won because we have only played soup cans. The Buffalo win there was a fluke and things get corrected tomorrow. Little chance we can beat the always-challenging Ravens. Jets and Fins have improved so expect Ls.
It's over. #NFL 🏈
It's over. #NFL 🏈
NOWLEDGE NUGGET -
You could order early Model Ts in gray, green, red or blue. After 1914? Any color as long as it was black. That paint dried faster.
You could order early Model Ts in gray, green, red or blue. After 1914? Any color as long as it was black. That paint dried faster.
December 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
NOWLEDGE NUGGET -
You could order early Model Ts in gray, green, red or blue. After 1914? Any color as long as it was black. That paint dried faster.
You could order early Model Ts in gray, green, red or blue. After 1914? Any color as long as it was black. That paint dried faster.
"Psst - does this cloth smell like chloroform?"
December 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"Psst - does this cloth smell like chloroform?"
We will add these letters to the bottom of our summer party invitations to create a stir:
BYOBBQ
BYOBBQ
December 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
We will add these letters to the bottom of our summer party invitations to create a stir:
BYOBBQ
BYOBBQ
When you click, you actually HAVE read "Terms and Conditions."
December 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
When you click, you actually HAVE read "Terms and Conditions."
Which skillet understands social justice?
Wok.
Wok.
December 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Which skillet understands social justice?
Wok.
Wok.
May your morning beverage be fabrewous. Off to make mine.
December 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
May your morning beverage be fabrewous. Off to make mine.
"One sec - let me grab my tiny violin."
December 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"One sec - let me grab my tiny violin."
The culprit in NCIS: Sydney was discovered because he had used Beach Boys lyrics in his love letters. God only knows where writers get their ideas.
December 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The culprit in NCIS: Sydney was discovered because he had used Beach Boys lyrics in his love letters. God only knows where writers get their ideas.
Clothing designers in the '60s liked cut and paisley.
December 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Clothing designers in the '60s liked cut and paisley.
If "The Music Man" were written in 2025:
🎶 "I just heard six trombones caught the morning sun - with a cluster of ten cornets right behind..." 🎵
🎶 "I just heard six trombones caught the morning sun - with a cluster of ten cornets right behind..." 🎵
December 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
If "The Music Man" were written in 2025:
🎶 "I just heard six trombones caught the morning sun - with a cluster of ten cornets right behind..." 🎵
🎶 "I just heard six trombones caught the morning sun - with a cluster of ten cornets right behind..." 🎵
Nowledge Nugget:
"OK" started out as intentionally-misspelled "Oll Korrect."
"OK" started out as intentionally-misspelled "Oll Korrect."
December 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Nowledge Nugget:
"OK" started out as intentionally-misspelled "Oll Korrect."
"OK" started out as intentionally-misspelled "Oll Korrect."
OFFICE: On Fifteenth Floor Is Corporate Evil.
December 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
OFFICE: On Fifteenth Floor Is Corporate Evil.
Many skating puns should be taken figuratively.
December 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Many skating puns should be taken figuratively.
All wars are abombinable.
December 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
All wars are abombinable.
Pilots of prop planes never bet.
December 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Pilots of prop planes never bet.
DODGE: Drains Or Drops Grease Everywhere.
December 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
DODGE: Drains Or Drops Grease Everywhere.
It's bad to skip breakfast. Cerealessly.
December 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
It's bad to skip breakfast. Cerealessly.
PICNIC: Problem In Chair Not In Computer.
December 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
PICNIC: Problem In Chair Not In Computer.
Bakers hate ending up with soggy bottoms.
December 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Bakers hate ending up with soggy bottoms.
@eugeniat2.bsky.social
There you are. I thought you had left me. Phew.
There you are. I thought you had left me. Phew.
December 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
@eugeniat2.bsky.social
There you are. I thought you had left me. Phew.
There you are. I thought you had left me. Phew.
Nowledge Nugget -
There are no seagulls in Hawaii. They need a shallow continental feeding ground, not one at aloha depth.
There are no seagulls in Hawaii. They need a shallow continental feeding ground, not one at aloha depth.
December 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Nowledge Nugget -
There are no seagulls in Hawaii. They need a shallow continental feeding ground, not one at aloha depth.
There are no seagulls in Hawaii. They need a shallow continental feeding ground, not one at aloha depth.