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Gawain the green knight opening a letter sealed with wax

Gawain the green knight opening a letter sealed with wax

Little Alex Horne in his studio chair with the caption "so a simple task: land a fair blow anywhere on the green knight. One year later meet him at the green chapel, receive the same blow yourself."

Little Alex Horne in his studio chair with the caption "so a simple task: land a fair blow anywhere on the green knight. One year later meet him at the green chapel, receive the same blow yourself."

A cut to a wider shot showing Greg Davies in his throne turning to Little Alex Horne subtitled "Well surely no one just ran up and whanged his head clean off."

A cut to a wider shot showing Greg Davies in his throne turning to Little Alex Horne subtitled "Well surely no one just ran up and whanged his head clean off."

Cut back to Little Alex Horne subtitled "Let's see Gawain first."

Cut back to Little Alex Horne subtitled "Let's see Gawain first."

Looks like the original has been swept away by the sands of time.

25.02.2026 01:14 πŸ‘ 1635 πŸ” 547 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 12

I've been reading @adapalmer.bsky.social's Terra Ignota book series and this is pretty much the vibe. 🀣

24.02.2026 02:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dr Kareem Carr
man: i wish to publish
@kareem_carr
Jan 21
reviewer 2: your paper is no good
man: i'll do anything to improve
reviewer 2: it's simple. you must read the work of the great scientist Pagliarini
man: *bursts into tears* but i am Pagliarini
Andre Pagliarini
@apagliar
Jan 21
a first: in rejecting an article I submitted to a journal, reviewer 2 noted I failed to engage the work of one Andre Pagliarini
Jan 21, 2026 β€’ 3:47 PM UTC

Dr Kareem Carr man: i wish to publish @kareem_carr Jan 21 reviewer 2: your paper is no good man: i'll do anything to improve reviewer 2: it's simple. you must read the work of the great scientist Pagliarini man: *bursts into tears* but i am Pagliarini Andre Pagliarini @apagliar Jan 21 a first: in rejecting an article I submitted to a journal, reviewer 2 noted I failed to engage the work of one Andre Pagliarini Jan 21, 2026 β€’ 3:47 PM UTC

I just thought everyone should see this

22.01.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 25522 πŸ” 6051 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 236

That soundtrack still lives rent-free in my brain three decades later.

15.01.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

narrator: 50 years ago...

me: [nods] in 1945

narrator: in 1975...

me: what

25.11.2025 02:11 πŸ‘ 7202 πŸ” 1620 πŸ’¬ 118 πŸ“Œ 108

Don't forget to hit Torchys before you leave!

21.10.2025 01:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Brown and beige long hair cat curled up on a couch cushion

Brown and beige long hair cat curled up on a couch cushion

Look at this champion napper, how can I ever hope to compete?

20.10.2025 19:30 πŸ‘ 753 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 0

No one's commented on my new necklace that says "fnord," which I'll take as a success.

20.10.2025 00:32 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

IMPORTANT pie news.

07.10.2025 19:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A black and white photo of a baseball game, you can see that it is mid pitch with a pirate at bat

A black and white photo of a baseball game, you can see that it is mid pitch with a pirate at bat

Wife brought her 100 year old film camera to that pirates game from a few weeks ago and she got this shot that's just perfect

28.09.2025 21:36 πŸ‘ 8685 πŸ” 1395 πŸ’¬ 134 πŸ“Œ 84

He got the combo!

22.09.2025 23:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Experienced Portillo's for the first time today. Got an Italian Beef & Sausage.

Incredible.

I'm so glad I don't have daily access to a place that will serve you just a piece of bread dipped in gravy.

I would not survive it.

22.09.2025 23:16 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1
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Much like "crab", industrial music is constantly re-evolving from first principles basically anywhere where there's a bunch of metal and plastic laying about

01.09.2025 00:14 πŸ‘ 11139 πŸ” 3473 πŸ’¬ 236 πŸ“Œ 349
Brown and white long haired cat sunk into a couch cushion

Brown and white long haired cat sunk into a couch cushion

Yeah, cat, me too

21.08.2025 00:17 πŸ‘ 804 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 0

Okay fine I'll bite.
1 like = 1 SHA256 of an opinion

23.07.2025 20:19 πŸ‘ 262 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

I wanna know what they're gonna do about the payphones. 🀣

01.07.2025 19:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Birdhouse in Your Soul" is mine. πŸ˜†

30.06.2025 08:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

[wedding]

PRIEST: repeat after me

GROOM: after me

PRIEST: ... [to bride] is he serious

BRIDE: no his name is gary

17.06.2025 00:56 πŸ‘ 1040 πŸ” 216 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 9
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Found this at the farmers market.

15.06.2025 21:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely not.

15.06.2025 22:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

some of the best artistic motivation comes from mentally cranking john cages 4'33" and playing it on a constant loop in your head

21.05.2025 21:59 πŸ‘ 327 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 2
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So do I get lead or sulfur @stephy.bsky.social

19.05.2025 16:08 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1
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Makerspace Our makerspace and sound studio at Johnsonville Library. It is a community space where people of all ages can explore, create and engage with technology.

Looks like the Johnsonville Library makerspace has one! www.wcl.govt.nz/services/tec...

07.05.2025 21:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Also, "keming" is giving me a headache, so thanks for that. πŸ˜‚

30.04.2025 22:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Pope’s headstone, a flat white stone slab against the floor with a white rose laid in front

The Pope’s headstone, a flat white stone slab against the floor with a white rose laid in front

an image of the text from the headstone β€˜FRANCISCVS’ with red lines at the edge of each letter, highlighting the awkward kerning (space between individual letters)

an image of the text from the headstone β€˜FRANCISCVS’ with red lines at the edge of each letter, highlighting the awkward kerning (space between individual letters)

why would you manually kern caps Times New Roman based on the serif edges??? I’m gonna lose my mind and so is god

30.04.2025 14:40 πŸ‘ 256 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 29

FR A NCISC V S

30.04.2025 22:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
From: David Thorne

Date: Wednesday 8 Oct 2008 12.37pm

To: Jane Gilles

Subject: Re: Overdue account

Dear Jane,

I do not have any money so I am sending you this drawing I did of a spider instead. I value the drawing at $233.95 so trust that this settles the matter.

Regards, David

drawing of a spider with a smiley face

From: David Thorne Date: Wednesday 8 Oct 2008 12.37pm To: Jane Gilles Subject: Re: Overdue account Dear Jane, I do not have any money so I am sending you this drawing I did of a spider instead. I value the drawing at $233.95 so trust that this settles the matter. Regards, David drawing of a spider with a smiley face

Who remembers the original NFT

27.04.2025 23:21 πŸ‘ 661 πŸ” 159 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 3

I can't believe this made me click.

23.04.2025 20:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No way. I've watched Snatch and Pulp Fiction, I know how that turns out. 🀣

18.03.2025 00:43 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0