Monkey Buckles
@monkeybuckles.bsky.social
Host of Discworld Order.
Excessive reader, punslinger, tea appreciator, Japanese wrestling enthusiast.
Excessive reader, punslinger, tea appreciator, Japanese wrestling enthusiast.
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Monkey Buckles
@monkeybuckles.bsky.social
· Jul 14
The reading list:
The River has Roots (+ John Hollowback & The Witch) by Amal El-Mohtar
A charming and sad folk tale about jealousy, love, sisterhood, and the power of song. Although I honestly think I prefer JH+TW, which is a really good short story about responsibility and consequences.
The River has Roots (+ John Hollowback & The Witch) by Amal El-Mohtar
A charming and sad folk tale about jealousy, love, sisterhood, and the power of song. Although I honestly think I prefer JH+TW, which is a really good short story about responsibility and consequences.
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Amazing article, 2 thoughts
1) absolute cosmic horror fuel (as per Ethan’s note)
2) they gave it to mice. Did the mice see mouse-sized people or even tinier mice?
1) absolute cosmic horror fuel (as per Ethan’s note)
2) they gave it to mice. Did the mice see mouse-sized people or even tinier mice?
Fascinating. Also....what if the tiny people are real and all around us and the mushrooms just let us see them.
With most psychedelic drugs, you never know what you're going to get. But this mysterious mushroom from China - without fail - causes users to hallucinate tiny people: crawling up walls, popping out from under furniture and marching under doors. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
January 23, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Amazing article, 2 thoughts
1) absolute cosmic horror fuel (as per Ethan’s note)
2) they gave it to mice. Did the mice see mouse-sized people or even tinier mice?
1) absolute cosmic horror fuel (as per Ethan’s note)
2) they gave it to mice. Did the mice see mouse-sized people or even tinier mice?
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This is a lovely and quite beautiful story. I hope after I die, my bones get to go on further adventures too
A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain.
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
January 23, 2026 at 1:08 PM
This is a lovely and quite beautiful story. I hope after I die, my bones get to go on further adventures too
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Holy hell, what an obituary
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Holy hell, what an obituary
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Someone's just 1.27 centimetred my joke about cockneys and the metric system.
January 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Someone's just 1.27 centimetred my joke about cockneys and the metric system.
No Google AI overview, these are NOT the Florida Brothers that I was looking for!
January 12, 2026 at 10:49 PM
No Google AI overview, these are NOT the Florida Brothers that I was looking for!
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MAGFest is for the sickos
January 8, 2026 at 7:40 PM
MAGFest is for the sickos
BABYLON 5 rewatch project
S1 E1 - The cgi has aged, some of the acting is noticeably ropey and the dialogue is a bit too blatant exposition.
But its pretty bold to accurately describe how main characters will die 15 minutes into the 1st episode.
S1 E1 - The cgi has aged, some of the acting is noticeably ropey and the dialogue is a bit too blatant exposition.
But its pretty bold to accurately describe how main characters will die 15 minutes into the 1st episode.
January 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
BABYLON 5 rewatch project
S1 E1 - The cgi has aged, some of the acting is noticeably ropey and the dialogue is a bit too blatant exposition.
But its pretty bold to accurately describe how main characters will die 15 minutes into the 1st episode.
S1 E1 - The cgi has aged, some of the acting is noticeably ropey and the dialogue is a bit too blatant exposition.
But its pretty bold to accurately describe how main characters will die 15 minutes into the 1st episode.
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this is a good excuse to post my all time favorite Star Trek meme
December 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
this is a good excuse to post my all time favorite Star Trek meme
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On the stairs of Korakuen Hall. Shocked there’s not a fuckton of ads all around it.
November 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
On the stairs of Korakuen Hall. Shocked there’s not a fuckton of ads all around it.
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This week's Oktobersketch vignette. All quiet on the front.
October 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This week's Oktobersketch vignette. All quiet on the front.
In todays tech fails, I set up my DVD player with a monitor only to realise that the monitor doesn't have speakers...
October 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
In todays tech fails, I set up my DVD player with a monitor only to realise that the monitor doesn't have speakers...
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When parakeets cosplay
October 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
When parakeets cosplay
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
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People signed with WWE to work for WWE, not AAA. The moment it became clear that they have effectively built a new glass ceiling for Mexican talent - and it's one that also involves working somewhere many of them were glad to see the back of - it was obvious it would ruffle some feathers, at best.
WWE buying a lucha company only for their main roster lucha guys to all leave is pretty funny
October 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
People signed with WWE to work for WWE, not AAA. The moment it became clear that they have effectively built a new glass ceiling for Mexican talent - and it's one that also involves working somewhere many of them were glad to see the back of - it was obvious it would ruffle some feathers, at best.
I've never seen a whole episode of The Office (either version), Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development, Seinfeld, The Walking Dead or Breaking Bad.
I've never seen a Godfather movie either.
I've never seen a Godfather movie either.
Have never seen an episode of Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm or King of the Hill.
Maybe seen a couple of Frasier episodes.
Not seen or read a Harry Potter.
Maybe seen a couple of Frasier episodes.
Not seen or read a Harry Potter.
Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
October 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I've never seen a whole episode of The Office (either version), Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development, Seinfeld, The Walking Dead or Breaking Bad.
I've never seen a Godfather movie either.
I've never seen a Godfather movie either.
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Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
October 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
Did you hear about the darts fan who kept mucking up when baking?
It was because everything had to be 180(C ).
It was because everything had to be 180(C ).
October 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Did you hear about the darts fan who kept mucking up when baking?
It was because everything had to be 180(C ).
It was because everything had to be 180(C ).
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@iversen83.bsky.social returns to discuss the 17th Discworld novel, Interesting Times.
We talk about updating the Rincewind formula, how comedy ages, Mustrum Ridcully’s flexibility, Pratchett's middle class revolutionaries & Scottish footballers.
🟢bit.ly/4o2wHvf
📦 bit.ly/4pUa8uy
🍎bit.ly/4mEuogD
We talk about updating the Rincewind formula, how comedy ages, Mustrum Ridcully’s flexibility, Pratchett's middle class revolutionaries & Scottish footballers.
🟢bit.ly/4o2wHvf
📦 bit.ly/4pUa8uy
🍎bit.ly/4mEuogD
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October 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
@iversen83.bsky.social returns to discuss the 17th Discworld novel, Interesting Times.
We talk about updating the Rincewind formula, how comedy ages, Mustrum Ridcully’s flexibility, Pratchett's middle class revolutionaries & Scottish footballers.
🟢bit.ly/4o2wHvf
📦 bit.ly/4pUa8uy
🍎bit.ly/4mEuogD
We talk about updating the Rincewind formula, how comedy ages, Mustrum Ridcully’s flexibility, Pratchett's middle class revolutionaries & Scottish footballers.
🟢bit.ly/4o2wHvf
📦 bit.ly/4pUa8uy
🍎bit.ly/4mEuogD
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I wrote about the sensational GENERATION CRASH match from New Japan's Sep 13th Korakuen show and the frustrations of why the promotion can't stick to a presentation like that.
www.pwtorch.com/site/2025/09...
@pwtorch.bsky.social
www.pwtorch.com/site/2025/09...
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ALAN 4L’S TAKE: Celebration and Frustration – New Japan Pro Wrestling in 2025
This coming Sunday sees New Japan Pro Wrestling present “Destruction In Kobe,” a staple event on their calendar every year. To say that there is a lack of buzz for this show, and New Japan in general,...
www.pwtorch.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I wrote about the sensational GENERATION CRASH match from New Japan's Sep 13th Korakuen show and the frustrations of why the promotion can't stick to a presentation like that.
www.pwtorch.com/site/2025/09...
@pwtorch.bsky.social
www.pwtorch.com/site/2025/09...
@pwtorch.bsky.social
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Ken Campbell once used a medium to contact the ghost of Laurence Olivier. He asked the spirit who was the greatest actor in the world right now, and received the answer “Jackie Chan”. So Campbell rented as much Chan on VHS as possible and watched the lot. “And do you know, the man was RIGHT!”
September 27, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Ken Campbell once used a medium to contact the ghost of Laurence Olivier. He asked the spirit who was the greatest actor in the world right now, and received the answer “Jackie Chan”. So Campbell rented as much Chan on VHS as possible and watched the lot. “And do you know, the man was RIGHT!”
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The most accurate recreation of DS9 I've seen.
September 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The most accurate recreation of DS9 I've seen.
Spiderlight by @aptshadow.bsky.social was a great, entertaining read.
It feels similar to Redemption's Blade in how it looks at the "default" fantasy settings & asks questions.
This borders on satire at times, with heroes seeing their perception of reality shift in the presence of a man-spider.
It feels similar to Redemption's Blade in how it looks at the "default" fantasy settings & asks questions.
This borders on satire at times, with heroes seeing their perception of reality shift in the presence of a man-spider.
September 26, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Spiderlight by @aptshadow.bsky.social was a great, entertaining read.
It feels similar to Redemption's Blade in how it looks at the "default" fantasy settings & asks questions.
This borders on satire at times, with heroes seeing their perception of reality shift in the presence of a man-spider.
It feels similar to Redemption's Blade in how it looks at the "default" fantasy settings & asks questions.
This borders on satire at times, with heroes seeing their perception of reality shift in the presence of a man-spider.
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Whenever it comes up in cultural conversation, I wonder, what would “curing” my autism look like to the people who demand it as an option? Would my being better with eye contact be worth losing so much of who I am?
September 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Whenever it comes up in cultural conversation, I wonder, what would “curing” my autism look like to the people who demand it as an option? Would my being better with eye contact be worth losing so much of who I am?