Ben Schultz
@ben.theskinnyonbenny.com
Old white male hetero cisgender pickup-truck-driving baseball-cap-wearing liberal. Sailing, LSU, Saints, travel, rock-and-roll, math, and science rule.
Online & links to other socials at https://theskinnyonbenny.com
Online & links to other socials at https://theskinnyonbenny.com
Hell yeah, Bluesky. Dry January is over. Who wants to come over and get drunk?
February 1, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Hell yeah, Bluesky. Dry January is over. Who wants to come over and get drunk?
Americans will use any unit of measurement other than the metric system, part 107.
January 31, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Americans will use any unit of measurement other than the metric system, part 107.
Reposted by Ben Schultz
For The Ringer, I wrote about how amazing it was that the brilliant Catherine O'Hara finally became a superstar in her 60s, and how sad it is that she was taken from us just when we had all finally begun to appreciate her:
Catherine O’Hara Could Do Anything
And she pretty much did everything. The only tragedy is that it feels like she was just beginning to get the recognition her decades-long career always deserved.
www.theringer.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:33 AM
For The Ringer, I wrote about how amazing it was that the brilliant Catherine O'Hara finally became a superstar in her 60s, and how sad it is that she was taken from us just when we had all finally begun to appreciate her:
It’s weird to be bummed just because a celebrity dies. I didn’t know them. Their work is still out there for me to consume. Nevertheless, I am bummed.
January 30, 2026 at 9:32 PM
It’s weird to be bummed just because a celebrity dies. I didn’t know them. Their work is still out there for me to consume. Nevertheless, I am bummed.
Short listen, but really good.
pca.st/episode/3660...
More of us should be shaming government officials who lie in response to FOIA requests.
@agoldman.bsky.social
pca.st/episode/3660...
More of us should be shaming government officials who lie in response to FOIA requests.
@agoldman.bsky.social
Cry Fowl
In the summer of 2022, several dozens of residents of Birmingham, Alabama disappeared without a trace. This week, the Hyperfixed team breaks the story of what happened to them.Become a premium…
pca.st
January 29, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Short listen, but really good.
pca.st/episode/3660...
More of us should be shaming government officials who lie in response to FOIA requests.
@agoldman.bsky.social
pca.st/episode/3660...
More of us should be shaming government officials who lie in response to FOIA requests.
@agoldman.bsky.social
Haven’t the good people of Greenland put up with enough already?
January 27, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Haven’t the good people of Greenland put up with enough already?
Twice I’ve been a Nutcracker boy dad. It’s so much fun to see, and the boys have a great time. Highly recommend.
January 27, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Twice I’ve been a Nutcracker boy dad. It’s so much fun to see, and the boys have a great time. Highly recommend.
Bring it on, Jack Frost. The tropicals will be dead tomorrow or they won’t, but I did what I could.
January 25, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Bring it on, Jack Frost. The tropicals will be dead tomorrow or they won’t, but I did what I could.
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unbelievably, incredibly pleased to share with you that one of my oldest friends managed, with a straight face, to convince her partner that Jon Hamm was married to an Italian woman called Ana Mortadella
January 23, 2026 at 8:52 PM
unbelievably, incredibly pleased to share with you that one of my oldest friends managed, with a straight face, to convince her partner that Jon Hamm was married to an Italian woman called Ana Mortadella
May all the ICE agents in Minnesota freeze their dicks off this weekend.
January 23, 2026 at 10:18 PM
May all the ICE agents in Minnesota freeze their dicks off this weekend.
The Hives still bring it.
January 22, 2026 at 4:14 PM
The Hives still bring it.
Reposted by Ben Schultz
You just got trucked by a guy that has his animal crackers fight before he eats them.
January 20, 2026 at 3:43 AM
You just got trucked by a guy that has his animal crackers fight before he eats them.
I think Pop Mendoza is about to consume Mom like a stadium corn dog.
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
I think Pop Mendoza is about to consume Mom like a stadium corn dog.
That sack is on me. I was dicking around on my phone instead of giving Indiana my full rooting energy.
January 20, 2026 at 2:41 AM
That sack is on me. I was dicking around on my phone instead of giving Indiana my full rooting energy.
It’s halftime and almost half of my feed is the will they/won’t they couple. They’re definitely on whatever replaced Ellen one day this week.
January 20, 2026 at 2:22 AM
It’s halftime and almost half of my feed is the will they/won’t they couple. They’re definitely on whatever replaced Ellen one day this week.
My younger son keeps his toothbrush and toothpaste in the shower and brushes his teeth in there. I can’t decide if he’s a genius or a dumbass.
January 18, 2026 at 9:33 PM
My younger son keeps his toothbrush and toothpaste in the shower and brushes his teeth in there. I can’t decide if he’s a genius or a dumbass.
After one Episode of Fallout Season 2, it’s clear that I don’t remember what the hell happened in Fallout Season 1, and I think I’d rather bow out than rewatch.
January 18, 2026 at 3:35 PM
After one Episode of Fallout Season 2, it’s clear that I don’t remember what the hell happened in Fallout Season 1, and I think I’d rather bow out than rewatch.
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Geax Tigers 🐅
Fired up for September. Let’s get that O-line now.
Fired up for September. Let’s get that O-line now.
January 12, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Geax Tigers 🐅
Fired up for September. Let’s get that O-line now.
Fired up for September. Let’s get that O-line now.
Y’all would have me committed if you saw some of the jokes that I type here and then decide not to post.
January 11, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Y’all would have me committed if you saw some of the jokes that I type here and then decide not to post.
All the Heisman voters who had Pavia #1 sitting there hoping their ballot never goes public.
January 10, 2026 at 3:54 AM
All the Heisman voters who had Pavia #1 sitting there hoping their ballot never goes public.
My 36th birthday.
Damn I’m old.
Damn I’m old.
Malachi Toney was born on September 17, 2007.
2007 !!
2007 !!
January 9, 2026 at 4:49 AM
My 36th birthday.
Damn I’m old.
Damn I’m old.
Game night set up
January 8, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Game night set up