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@slidemanernie.bsky.social

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Retired band director/concert manager/trombonist residing in Southern ME. Trained in the heat of Twitter where I had 110K followers. Fan of puns, Boston, the color blue, early jazz & more. #IFollowBack

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@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · Aug 14

Next time a stranger won't go away, make a weird face and using a low voice say, "Sorry - it has been a long time since I've possessed a body."

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@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 7h

Here's one only music students familiar with modes will get.

The limited circle of Dorian Gray's friends ranged from Ray to Ray.

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@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 7h

Why was the little blackberry weeping?

Her parents got in a jam.

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@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 8h

Calumny is an under-utilized word.

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@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 8h

I like to learn something new every day.

Try this at Thanksgiving. Ripe cranberries can bounce like a ball.

@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 8h

Sorry. Didn't mean to push All your buttons.

I was looking for mute.

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@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 8h

There's one good thing. Spiders can't fly.

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@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 8h

I plan to binge the 18 seasons of "Criminal Mimes"

@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 19h

🎶 "da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da BACK PAIN" 🎶

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@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 23h

Do loggers ever have a lumber party?

@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 1d

The number five is often high.

@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 1d

Penny is such a dazzler she makes a sunrise look like a mere light bulb.

@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 1d

Diane's ex, an electrician, still sparks memories.

@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 1d

Talking trees dialogue.

@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone ever plan a murder before a transcendental meditation class?

@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 1d

Well played.

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@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 1d

8a: Too tired to think.

Noon: Too tired to think.

5p: Too tired to think.

Midnight: How do dragons blow out their birthday candles?

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Dave @wanderingmnd.bsky.social · 16d

I like music puns. They always scale well...

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@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 1d

Last month I ordered "How To Accept Rejection."

It was never shipped.

@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 2d

(Declan surveying the crowded bar)

"Bartender, a Beefeater and tonic please, with a twist of poor judgment."

@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 2d

My favorite word to spell backwards is stressed.

@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 2d

"Attention Misters Zimmer, Christian Anderson, Conried - All Hans On Deck!"

@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 2d

Aspire to inspire today.

@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 2d

(Shakespearean Dad Joke)

Hamlet: "I am too much in the sun."

Claudius: "Hi, too much in the sun. I'm Dad."

@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 2d

FOX will air a new Shakespeare series. First up is "Shaming of the True."

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@slidemanernie.bsky.social @slidemanernie.bsky.social · 2d

70-year-old dancing whiz: Steptoagenarian.