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J¡m Vaughn
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Whirled famous, editorially codependent writer of silly things. Too normal for the weirdos; too weird for the normies. STL based for better or worse. He/him.

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jiminy's animal reviews: The mangrove snake (𝘉𝘰𝘪𝘨𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘢) is a large member of the colubrid family found in the mangroves of southeast Asia. It is classified as “mildly venomous,” which is a hell of a qualifier. 🧵
A large black snake curled around a branch with its head sticking out to the side and tongue exposed. It's mouth is bright yellow and it has rings running down it's body in the same color. "Boiga dendrophila, Mangrove cat snake - Khao Sok National Park" by Rushen! is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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My loaded falafel bowl is better than yours.
A white bowl full of French fries covered in fallafel, chopped cucumber and tomato, and drizzled in tzatziki sauce.
November 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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without downloading new pics, what is it like dating you?
The outside of a restaurant at night with a lit up sign that says "Dynasty Buffet," but the d and y are out, so it looks like "Nasty Buffet."
November 22, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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jiminy's animal reviews: This majestic and noble beast is the markhor (𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘳𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘪), a wild goat species native to the mountains of central and south Asia. It really seems like it could drop some sage wisdom on you. 🧵
A tall light brown goat with a long black beard and large corkscrew shaped horns standing in some grass looking at the camera. "Markhor Schraubenziege Capra falconeri Zoo Augsburg-03" by Rufus46 is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/?ref=openverse. #naturesky
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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🎶someone left my drink out in the rain🎶
A black and white photo of a small glass of barley wine sitting on a table covered in water from rain.
November 21, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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jiminy's animal reviews: This is an Angonoka tortoise (𝘈𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘺𝘴 𝘺𝘯𝘪𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘢), also known as a ploughshare tortoise. No, not because they are notorious swingers, but rather for the plow shaped growth on the front of their plastron (bottom shell). 🧵
A tortoise with a tan shell and dark brown streaks where the shell segments meet, standing on dead leaves while looking at the camera. "Ploughshare tortoise by Andrew Routh" by British Veterinary Association (BVA) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.
November 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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jiminy's animal reviews: This sky puppy is a Mexican free-tailed bat (𝘛𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴). They are called the Michael Phelps of bats, able to go really fast and get really high. Seriously. 🧵
A small brown bat with large round ears and a long tail that resembles a mouse tail, clinging to a rock. "Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)" by mypubliclands is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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A Renaissance era painting of a cloaked man embracing a humanoid demon creature that's black with red eyes, sharp fangs, and pointed ears. The man is labeled "you're such a good baby. I love you so much" and the demon is labeled "My cat."
November 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Show me your gateway vehicle

(Only the #STL crowd will get this)
The inside of a tram that carries people to the top of the St. Louis Arch. It is round, has five plain flat seats in a U pattern, white interior, and is lit up with a white ring of light.
November 19, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Votes are in for cyclops cats, and the eyes have it.
A black manx cat sitting in a fabric basket elevated in the air on a cat tree. Her head and left paw are visible, and her left eye is missing.
November 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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jiminy's animal reviews: Vying for winner of worst condom ever is the Venus' flower basket (𝘌𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘮), a glass sponge found in the Pacific Ocean around the Philippines, usually thousands of feet deep. 🧵
An opaque white tubular sponge sticking out of some sea floor sand, full of holes formed by its lattice structure. "expl6627" by NOAA Photo Library is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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jiminy's animal reviews: The kha-nyou or Laotian rock rat (𝘓𝘢𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘮𝘢𝘮𝘶𝘴) might seem unimpressive upon first sight, but it is the ultimate hide and seek champ. First described to western science in 2005, it belongs to a rodent family thought to have been extinct for eleven million years. 🧵
A small rodent, dark grey with a shorter stubbier snout and dark brown eyes, crouched and holding a leaf in its front paws. "Laonastes aenigmamus - young male JP Hugot PLOS ONE" by Jean-Pierre Hugot is licensed under CC BY 2.5. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/?ref=openverse.
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Post your favorite Star Trek character.

Wrong answers only.
An iconic image of Sean Connery from Zardoz (1974) on a beach with thigh high black boots, a red leather thong and matching torso straps crossing over his chest, holding a gun, and sporting a long black ponytail and mustache.
November 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Hey, for the next two days, if anyone donates $20 or more to this Alzheimer's Association team, my wife will paint you a tasteful butt, as seen below. Higher donation equals bigger painting, and they can be shipped. DM me or I can send you her email for the commission.

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A series of three tasteful nude paintings of bare butts close up, in a semi-impressionist style. Each has a soft but bright background and shows a nude figure from behind, either standing or laying.
November 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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jiminy's animal reviews: This absolute unit is a Chinese giant salamander (𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴), and in my unbiased opinion, they are worth killing for. There are several species native to East Asia within the genus, and this one isn’t even the largest. 🧵
A man wearing waders in a stream, using both hands to hold a full grown Chinese giant salamander. It is mottled gray and brown with wrinkly skin, four stubby appendages with round toes and a large head and mouth with barely visible eyes. "chinese giant salamander" by Oregon State University is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.
November 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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jiminy's animal reviews: This is an Amazon short-eared dog (𝘈𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘺𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘴). No, not something Jeff Bezos had the boys in the lab come up with. It’s a rare member of the canine family found in the Amazon basin region. At about 10kg (22lbs), they are small enough to qualify for free shipping. 🧵
A small grey raccoon like dog, with short skinny legs, a bushy tail, short fur, and pointed snout with small round ears. "Atelocynus microtis en amazonie péruvienne" by Igor de le Vingne is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/?ref=openverse.
November 14, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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jiminy's animal reviews: This is an eyelash viper (𝘉𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘪), a snake that evolved a mascara game that’s absolutely on point. Native to the highlands of Colombia, these arboreal ambush hunters slay in more ways than one. 🧵
A yellow viper with pronounced scales coiled up on a mossy branch. It has dark eyes, reddish brown streaks on the side of its face, and protruding scales over its eyes that look like eyelashes. "Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) (CWPG)" by Vauxford is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/?ref=openverse.
November 13, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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I eat my bananas in aggressively homoerotic ways just to counter shit like this.
A photo of notorious Twitter use Gunther Eagleman sitting at a Starbucks table with a sweater tied around his shoulders and eating a banana with a spoon.
November 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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jiminy's animal reviews: This is a harpy eagle (𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘪𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘺𝘫𝘢), and yes, that is a monkey it intends to eat. With a 2m (6.5ft) wingspan and weighing 9kg (20lbs), it can do whatever it wants. It is merely a professional courtesy that it rarely attacks people. 🧵
A very large eagle in mid flight, wings spread out. It's black on top with white feathers on the underside, and a grey face and beak. In its talons are a small monkey. "Harpia chega ao ninho com um macaco-prego" by Jiang Chunsheng is licensed under CC BY 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/?ref=openverse.
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Oh, this one's easy. Wizards.
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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jiminy's animal reviews: This walking HR complaint is a gooseneck barnacle (𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘴), and they don’t actually walk, but rather attach themselves to almost any surface they can find in the North-East Atlantic Ocean. 🧵
A reddish brown tubular or phallic shaped barnacle, with a funnel shaped shell made of wedge shaped white segments at one end. laying in some sand. #naturesky "Pollicipes pollicipes" by Daniela Costa is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/?ref=openverse.
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Chicken bean soup, that's what.
A crock pot full of a creamy cheese soup base with corn, black beans, onions, peppers, and shredded chicken.
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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When the temperature drops twenty degrees, it's time for a long contemplative stare into the fire.
A bearded dragon sitting in a basket with its front arms up on the edge, staring over its shoulder at the camera while in front of an active electric fireplace.
November 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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We’re snailposting, post your snails

A redwood sideband (𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘢) I found in California.
A redwood sideband (𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘢) snail. It has a very dark red brown body with two long thin eyestalks (ommatophores) teaching out to the left and right. Its shell is slightly conical and a blend of tan and brown colors. It is on a dark colored mushroom growing off the side of a redwood tree.
November 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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The greatest burden of having a cat is knowing you'll never be able to get as comfortable as they do.

##Caturday
A white cat laying on a thick pink fleece blanket with her head pressed down into the blanket.
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM