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John Kirrane
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And what is this framed photo on his desk?
A photo of what appears to be a woman in a tub or couch, it's unclear. Her face is blacked out.
December 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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While it isn't my favorite I think this thread deserves at least one thagomizer reference en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomi...
A Far Side cartoon. A caveman teacher is lecturing to a class, showing a picture of the pointy spiked tail of a stegosaur. The caption: "Now this end is called the thagomizer... after the late Thag Simmons."
December 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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It seems like a proxy gender war to me. I looked at some of his other tweets for like two minutes. Sounds like he'd support reversing the 19th amendment if he thought it was possible.
Tweet from @xwanyex: I had a period in my early 20s with my first seroius girlfriend where I really took gender equality seriously. I accepted the argument. And I treated her like her and I were indistinguishable. We're moving? You can carry just as much heavy sutff as me. You can go out alone late at night. You can handle talking to the mechanic. Every cell in my body knew it was ridiculous and revolted and it became intolerable. I don't know what you expect from young guys. Everybody is telling them that there are no differences between men and women, so why would they act as though there are? A tweet from @xwanyex: I have an opinion about traditional gender roles, the primacy of the family, and the ridiculousness of husband and wife voting for different candidates from which you can probably infer where I lean. But I don’t think the 19th is going anywhere, nor do I think we’re anywhere close to where we need to be with the basics of marriage and fertility rate for my views to have even minimal support. So I tend to think that the topic is a waste of time.
December 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Kendall and Roman Roy, co-CEO failsons from the tv show Succession
September 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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In case you need a new pfp
The cover of the amazing Mo Willems book “I Really Like Slop!” in which a cartoon pig is licking her lips while holding a bowl of a mysterious, gross green goop. Her best friend Gerald the elephant is in the background with a confused and worried look on his face.
August 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Elon's black eye
May 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Xkcd comic of two geologists talking about how the average person probably doesn’t know much about minerals and so would only know the chemical formulas of a few, like olivine and quartz
February 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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I went to Google to see if I could find any references in interviews and this is the slop it served up
A phone screenshot of a Google search and the following AI slop: AI Overview David Lynch's Ministry of Fear is a film that explores the dark side of Hollywood, where powerful executives manipulate aspiring filmmakers for their own gain. The film stars Justin Theroux as a director who becomes the victim of a Hollywood conspiracy. Plot: A director is trying to cast his new movie, but studio executives insist he cast a specific actress. The director loses all his money and is forced to meet a mysterious man who tells him he must cast the actress. The director becomes ensnared by the evil forces of money, which denies him the final cut of his film.
January 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Santa Claus discussing his role as Detective Crashmore on I Think You Should Leave
December 12, 2024 at 4:31 PM
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This is Rose. She showed up outside our house last week, became a member of our household a couple days later, nearly died of refeeding syndrome 72 hours after that, but is now thriving. Been a wild week.
An adorable calico cat, two years old and recently homeless and malnourished. She's resting atop my chest as I lay down in bed. We're both contentedly smiling towards the camera.
November 26, 2024 at 4:26 PM
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Bob Odenkirk in a classic Mr. Show sketch. He's wearing a three piece suit and a ridiculous black curly haired wig, standing in what appears to be a lawyer's office or library. He's pointing at the camera with his mouth open as he states the "Pratt Promises" which are superimposed on the screen: 1. Not a Lawyer 2. I Won't Have Sex With You 3. I know When to Leave
November 4, 2024 at 3:16 PM
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This is awesome! Made me want to share the rad Greninja costume my wife made for our son
My two kids modeling homemade Halloween costumes - a Doc Ock and a Greninja
November 3, 2024 at 12:45 PM
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You can see it here - georgiavotes.com
Georgia early voting data on voters who did not vote in 2020. It is broken down by Race, Gender, and Age into.
October 30, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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I harvested some chicken of the wood just yesterday.
Chicken of the wood mushrooms growing on a log that had fallen in the woods. The mushrooms grow in shelves and have a bright orange color with yellower edges.
September 6, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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Still from the classic Phil Hartman SNL fake commercial for the "Chameleon XLE", a luxury car on the inside and, to deter thieves, a total piece of shit on the outside.
September 3, 2024 at 3:20 PM
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Not the sexiest role but he’s great as identical twins in the Columbo episode “Double Shock”.
Two (count ‘em TWO) Martin Landaus as identical twin brothers in the Columbo episode Double Shock (season 2, episode 8).
August 27, 2024 at 6:21 PM
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Lindsay Weird from Freaks and Geeks wearing her dad's old olive green army jacket in the hallway of her high school.
August 27, 2024 at 2:30 PM
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Dr. Manhattan sits forelornly on a rock on the moon, completely alone. He has power over space and time and thus he’s alien to the rest of humanity.
August 24, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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August 17, 2024 at 1:52 AM
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The wings were so good. It can do larger cuts too.
Four chicken thighs in a cast iron pan lid. They have been cooked with potato slices, onions, and rosemary which has made a tempting gravy. The ooni oven it was cooked in has imparted a bit of char to the chicken skin. I want to eat it.
August 15, 2024 at 2:33 PM
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We have a wood fired ooni darth it’s so good.
Sausage and mushroom pizza from an ooni oven. The crust is slightly charred. Mmmm Chicken wings made in an ooni oven. There is a bit of char on the wings, which are sitting in a liquid glaze at the bottom of the pan.
August 15, 2024 at 1:28 AM
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Different models predict different things but 538 currently has Biden winning the majority of the time.
July 18, 2024 at 2:39 PM
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July 10, 2024 at 11:43 PM
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Andrew Gelman at Columbia seems to be the main figure. (www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/)
June 27, 2024 at 5:08 PM
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Tobias Fünke
June 6, 2024 at 6:53 PM