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Dr. Jim Getz — Tofurkey Gourmand
@jimgetz.bsky.social
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Historian of ancient Near Eastern ritual, religion, and magic. Associate Prof of Intellectual Heritage at Temple U. Pedagogy wonk.

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Philly AF. Speaking for no one but myself.
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Are you telling me Santa isn’t real?
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Shit, even Santa is leaving.
Santa, shoulders dropping disheartenedly, shuffles out of the Linc.
November 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Great offensive scheme from Chicago.
A televangelist saying “Jesus, I see what you’ve fine for other people, and I want that for me.”
November 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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I am grading....
Simpson meme of Leny resetting a counter of days without calling every book a "novel"
November 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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I am a patient boy
I wait, I wait, I wait, I wait
My time is like water down a drain
Everybody's moving, everybody's moving
Everybody's moving, moving, moving, moving
Please don't leave me to remain
In the waiting room
Pope Leo XIV looks like he's singing into the microphone on front of him
November 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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21-0 y’all.
A dial running from “cocky” to “distraught” all the way at cocky.
November 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Playing catchup this morning in History Ancient to 1500, after going long on Tuesday talking about the rise of Islam. At least my meme is on point...
Meme with Pope Leo III crowing Charlamagne in the foreground while a figure in the background says "They don't know I'm the Emperor of the Romans" in the background. Presumably this is Irene of Athens, since she was ruling in 800, but who knows with memes?
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Hell yeah.
Sunburst precision bass with maple fretboard, tortoise shell pickguard, and black pj pickups. Sunburst precision bass with maple fretboard, tortoise shell pickguard, and new cream pj pickups.
November 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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We’ve got a bag of Halloween-flavored vodka shots for the adults here.
Candy and nips of vodka
October 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Hell yeah.
Woman saying “thank you for changing my life” and Saquon Barkley responding “I’m literary Saquon Barkley”
October 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Whelp, guess I'm not grading right now...
Error message saying "Canvas is experiencing issues due to an ongoing AWS incident.
October 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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¿Porque no los dos?
Phillies and Eagles on two screens.
October 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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They can put it next to the one that's been up since the lockdown:
Sign that says, "Notice: the beatings will continue until morale improves."
September 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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I was wearing this shirt today. So... this is all on me.
Quarterback sneak football formation entitled "The Brotherly Shove"
September 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Hell yeah. Fly Eagles fly!
Screenshot of everyone favoring the Eagles to win.
September 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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This cat.
Orange floof on a red carpet
August 30, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Pic of an old facebook moderation questionnaire asking "What's going on?" with the option "I'm in this photo and I don't like it" checked.
August 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Got that going on over here too.
An orange floof lounging precariously on the top of a book shelf.
August 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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I’ve been drinking Pilsner Urquell at the first pub to have it on tap.
July 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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So, X-Beer 33 has the tag line “Nikdy nepij sam!” or “Never drink it alone!” Does sitting in a somewhat busy brewery count? One wonders…
A bottle of beer sitting next to a tulip glass filled with its contents.
July 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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New ink acquired.
Fresh tattoo of illustrations from Kepler’s Astronomia nova.
June 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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This sassy floof is trying to keep cool under a ceiling fan. Her name is “Boo,” because we rescued her (feral, living under our porch) on Halloween.
An orange and white floofy cat during her belly on a red rug.
June 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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What kind of nerd am I? The type that would get an illustration from Johannes Kepler's "Astronomia nova" tattooed on his arm in the city where the book was first published...
A slightly altered illustration from Johannes Kepler's "Astronomia nova" providing the first accurate depiction of the orbit of Mars.
June 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Teaching a study abroad program makes for long days, but it does have some perks.
View the Royal Gardens of Prague Castle, looking out over the city. Several churches can be seen dotting the skyline.
June 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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I’m trying a bunch of beers here in Prague, but damn if I don’t keep coming back to this.
A mug of Pilsner Urquell
June 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM