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Formica Dinette

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Stereotypically boring: I mainly skeet about cats, food and things that annoy me. she/her

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Formica Dinette @formicadinette.bsky.social · Nov 6

If you really want to read those trash takes from NYT or WaPo, who suddenly seem to have discovered how awful DJT is, l recommend using archive.ph.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 21h

Things To Do While Getting Well, illustrated by Mike Strouth (1971)

Practice your speech for when people ask, "How are you?"
Cartoon style depiction of a bedridden girl rehearsing an upbeat "Oh, fine!" response to the question "How are you?" as a humorous tip for handling visitors during illness.

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Formica Dinette @formicadinette.bsky.social · 11h

That's shit's the best. I don't have an inhaler, but the plastic caps from things like little spray bottles are the equivalent in my household.

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BikePortland @bikeportland.org · 17h

Amazing Emergency Naked Ride. Here’s the moment thousands of riders rolled through the protests at the ICE facility and cheers erupted. 😮💯

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Goldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 14h

The Port of Seattle, which runs Sea-Tac International Airport, is governed by a five-member commission elected by and representing the citizens of King County, WA. This is what democracy looks like.

Sea-Tac won’t air Noem video blaming shutdown on Democrats

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport won’t broadcast a video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem saying Democrats caused the federal government shutdown.

www.seattletimes.com

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Formica Dinette @formicadinette.bsky.social · 14h

That's how it's always been with my sisters and me.

Formica Dinette @formicadinette.bsky.social · 14h

Excellent point!

Formica Dinette @formicadinette.bsky.social · 14h

This one's for the editors: It's already in layout.

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 14h

We terminated that UCC.

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 14h

I have known many cats and I've worshiped them all as the ancient pact requires, but if I'm being honest, my favorites were always the ones where we had to constantly say "She's not mean, that's just her face"

Tammi, yeah, that one. 2.1 @tammi.bsky.social · 22h

I found a 19th century Cat Villain!

A huge chonk of a fluffy cat sitting on a table near an open fire. The cat is cream and grey and appears to be shaped like a barrel in a fur coat. They are scowling fiercely with their moustache and bewhiskered ears apparently flowing back into the cold wind. There's a definite vibe that this villainous cat twirls their moustache as they evict orphans into the aforementioned blizzard and think Scrooge was an easy-going lightweight. They are magnificent.

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Formica Dinette @formicadinette.bsky.social · 15h

So what you're saying is don't cross you?

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Formica Dinette @formicadinette.bsky.social · 1d

Excuse me?

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Formica Dinette @formicadinette.bsky.social · 1d

A basket of puppies. Everybody loves surprise pets.

Formica Dinette @formicadinette.bsky.social · 1d

As someone who's done that trip several times: yes.

Formica Dinette @formicadinette.bsky.social · 1d

a close up of a cat 's face with the words ` ` awww ` ` written below it .

Alt: a close up of a cat 's face with the words ` ` awww ` ` written below it .

media.tenor.com

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Formica Dinette @formicadinette.bsky.social · 1d

If you wear skirts, we're even closer!

Formica Dinette @formicadinette.bsky.social · 1d

a close up of a white cat with the word hello on it

Alt: a close up of a white cat with the word hello on it

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Formica Dinette @formicadinette.bsky.social · 1d

If we hadn't moved to the Seattle area when I was in junior high, I probably would've made my way up here anyway because bigger city but still do-able.

Formica Dinette @formicadinette.bsky.social · 1d

She's turning 91—I don't want to kill her! 😄

Formica Dinette @formicadinette.bsky.social · 1d

I texted my mom happy birthday...but her birthday is tomorrow. I briefly thought about claiming I thought today was Sunday, but I've gotten her birthdate wrong too many times before.

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Formica Dinette @formicadinette.bsky.social · 1d

And I wonder if they were $14.99 each yesterday.

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HOWLiBOOt @halibut.bsky.social · 1d

Happy 13th Birthday to Existentialist Pumpkin

It’s a craft made by my oldest when she was three. I tore up construction paper pieces for her and she glued them on paper, forming the saddest fucking jack-o-lantern on earth.

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 1d

Harrell is pontificating about how he never punches down.

That has literally been his ONLY m.o. at every single debate with Katie Wilson, his frontrunning opponent.

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Formica Dinette @formicadinette.bsky.social · 1d

Co-worker's kid went off to a Canadian university this year; I guess I have twinja to thank that I wasn't totally confused when they said kid was coming home today for a week.

Formica Dinette @formicadinette.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, come the fuck on

Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 1d

Harrell says he targeted drug dealers at 12th and Jackson, seizing enough drugs to kill everyone in Seattle twice. Clap clap clap. Now he's talking about his faith, removing 80% of the encampments in Seattle, going "upstream," and how "we treat them" (people who use drugs in public) (we don't)

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

If you work in the Office of Special Education, have been RIF'd and want to talk to a journalist about it, please hit me up on Signal at slooterman.18.

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Stangle’s Kid @stangleskid.bsky.social · 1d

🎶Nothing’s right I’m shorn 🎶

A small black and white dog sitting on the edge of a sofa. His fur is grown out making him look like a lamb and the lint trap from your dryer had a baby

The same dog is now freshly groomed, looking dapper as fuck

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