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Tom Merritt @tommerritt.com · 1d

I remember my Mom used to drsss as a witch’s and my Dad would cackle at the children while brewing something smoky in a kettle on the porch. I don’t remember what they did for Halloween though.

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Tom Merritt @tommerritt.com · 4d

On the latest Sword and Laser!
We revel in the Lammy Awards, follow the tale of root beer, and discuss our first, or most recent, impressions of Interview with the Vampire.
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S&L Podcast - #521 - The Portions Are Too Big! — Sword & Laser

We revel in the Lammy Awards, follow the tale of root beer, and discuss our first, or most recent, impressions of Interview with the Vampire. Download directly here! WHAT ARE WE NOMMING? Tom: ...

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Tom Merritt @tommerritt.com · 4d

I think you'lll find that record had two A sides, sir.

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Tom Merritt @tommerritt.com · 4d

How dare you call it a B side

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Tom Merritt @tommerritt.com · 4d

We need a modern day James K. Polk.

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Tom Merritt @tommerritt.com · 9d

I bounce around between Threads, Masrodon, Bluesky and
Occasional X

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Tom Merritt @tommerritt.com · 9d

It was pretty good too

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Tom Merritt @tommerritt.com · 9d

How you liking it?

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Tom Merritt @tommerritt.com · 10d

I’m cheering for a 1977 expansion team ALCS

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Tom Merritt @tommerritt.com · 14d

After a cross post I have discovered that the Threads audience has the lowest sense of humor. I would have guessed Mastodon. Huh.

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Tom Merritt @tommerritt.com · 14d

Dear Amazon, paper is not 5.4mm thick.

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Tom Merritt @tommerritt.com · 16d

134 days until spring training

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Tom Merritt @tommerritt.com · 21d

What about Paracetamol….

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Tom Merritt @tommerritt.com · 21d

Oh! I’m sorry I misunderstood. We’re all just supposed to play Blondie today.

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Tom Merritt @tommerritt.com · 21d

See, the rapture is when only God’s chosen are taken away. So if it doesn’t look like anybody was taken away…..

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Tom Merritt @tommerritt.com · 23d

AI. Secret is the one that tastes Grrrrrreat!

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Tom Merritt @tommerritt.com · 23d

Let me help norwegianfoodstore.com/en-us/produc...