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Jeff Schroeck
@jeffschroeck.bsky.social
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Guitar (The Ergs!, Civic Mimic, Black Wine); Poetry; Boppin' baseballs with the Kensington Kayfabe; Maggs's Dad; Lynn's Husband
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I hope you realize that when you make fun of A.I., this li'l hard-workin' guy is who you're making fun of:
Cartoon robot writing on a sheet of paper
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Listen,

If someone lends this book to you and you don't IMMEDIATELY point to them and say "Hey...whatta I owe ya?"

You're a coward
David Graeber's "Debt: The First 5000 Years"
November 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Ergs gig next month at Labor Of Love's "Mischief Night Mayhem 4"

Will this be the show where @joeerg.bsky.social finally blades???
Orange and black flyer, generic wrestler in a wrestling ring with a fiery demon behind him Text says: Live at Thunderbird Hall it's...the Ergs; plus wrestling, vendors, raffles, cash prize costume contest Thunderbird hall 2856 Frankford Ave, Oct 18th, 5pm, $25
September 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Listen, I don't want anyone to be out of a job, but maybe the marketing guy who said "let's tell everyone our product isn't real" shouldn't be working there anymore
Yahoo headline that reads: "Coca-Cola under fire for allegedly misleading consumers about its products: 'There is no such thing'"
September 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Potato the Cat vs A Plate of Potatoes

Pics by @lynnr.bsky.social
Black and white cat sniffing an unattended playe of potatoes and eggs Black and white cat backed up from but still staring at a plate of eggs and potatoes Me eating the plate of eggs and potatoes while black and white cat sits near but looks away Sad black and white cat with her head down next to an empty plate
August 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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It's my all-time favorite word that seems like it's not a real word but is a real word, and I'm always thrilled to see it in the wild
The word "dumbly"
August 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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I know I'm a couple months late to this, but why?
An excerpt from the AEW Unified Championship Wikipedia page that reads: The AEW Unified Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The title was unveiled during Dynamite: Summer Blockbuster on June 11, 2025, as the unification of the AEW Continental and International Championships, although both title histories remain independently active under the Unified Championship, which has its own lineage, with the section that reads "although both title histories remain independently active under the Unified Championship" underlined in red
August 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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4th game of the season was another loss but everybody is playing better each time we play

And I FINALLY got a goddamn hit!
Group photo of two Philadelphia Sandlot Baseball teams (Kensington Kayfabe in red and white, Wissahickon sluggers in green and off-white) in front of a backstop
August 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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If you thought the answer was "music", you're wrong: audiophiles do not actually like music
Small crossword puzzle, 6 across clue: "audiophile's passion", 5 letter word
August 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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...or you could just do the fucking work!
Excerpt from an article that says: Here's what you can tell writers about working with A.I. On “theft”: AI doesn’t steal your work—it’s trained on patterns from millions of texts, not copying specific pieces. Think of it like learning to write by reading widely. The real creative work—your unique perspective, experiences, and voice—can’t be replicated. On creativity: AI is a tool, like a thesaurus or writing software. It can help break through blocks, explore new angles, or generate raw material to shape. AI can spark more creativity by giving writers something to react against or build from. On blandness: AI output is often generic because it’s trained to be “safe.” Use AI as your first draft generator or brainstorming partner, then infuse it with your weird observations, your specific knowledge. The magic happens in the revision.
June 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Giggin'
Flyer for a reading show at Brooklyn Record Exchange on June 27 2025 featuring Mike Faloon, Michael T Fournier, Jeff Schroeck, and Tobias Carroll
June 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Is one of them this but for real?
Onion headline reading "Showoff Pallbearer Carries Casket By Himself" with altered photo showing the same
April 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM