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I tried it and within just 21 days I will be getting a check from The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (I left in 1999) for $3.57 "plus applicable interest if any." (I don't imagine there will be any.) Neat!

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Philip @thesmithboy.bsky.social · 12d

The money is in the piles of bricks our leaders drop off for us at protest sites.

Philip @thesmithboy.bsky.social · 13d

But "BOLD" is right there in the title. What's more bold than disregarding ladder safety?

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Philip @thesmithboy.bsky.social · 13d

Fante Bukowski. I'm most of the way there already.

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Philip @thesmithboy.bsky.social · 14d

Still upset that his parents didn't name him Eduardo.

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Philip @thesmithboy.bsky.social · 14d

Seconded from Seattle.

Philip @thesmithboy.bsky.social · 15d

If you don't know who the anti-christ in the room is, it's probably you.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

www.theguardian.com

Philip @thesmithboy.bsky.social · 26d

Hey, not for nothin' but "Prepare To Die" is a great god damned read. Hilarious conceit, wonderfully executed. Great lineup of heretofore unknown heroes, too.

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Philip @thesmithboy.bsky.social · 27d

Same problem in US charity shops. Dollar Bin fodder being offered at highest price-guide numbers. Just for laughs (because I'm like that) I checked ebay for sold/closed auctions for that Harley Quinn book. Highest went for $12 USD (around 10 euro), lowest sold for 0.99 USD (0.85 euro).

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Philip @thesmithboy.bsky.social · 28d

30+ years ago when I was a house painter, my coworker and I were on adjacent ladders, quietly doing our thing, when he said, "Here's a sobering thought, 'Who's The Boss?' ran for nine seasons." Then we returned to painting quietly. I think about it at least once a week.

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Philip @thesmithboy.bsky.social · 28d

Heading down to the Guffaw Gulag.

Philip @thesmithboy.bsky.social · 28d

Not normally a fan of PTA, but I'll drop $20 bucks on Roy DeSoto. Thanks for the Tighe Tip

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Philip @thesmithboy.bsky.social · Sep 26

May I add The Decline of Western Civilization (part 1) directed by Penelop Spheeris. It is a pretty great chronicle of early '80s LA punk and huge part of my own punk experience. Oh, also Billy Idol's old band, Generation X.

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Philip @thesmithboy.bsky.social · Sep 25

This early draft of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is weird.

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Philip @thesmithboy.bsky.social · Sep 25

Somebody get Grandpa his slippers an a glass of buttermilk.

Philip @thesmithboy.bsky.social · Sep 23

Good Intentions Lad

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Philip @thesmithboy.bsky.social · Sep 23

Dr. Acky?

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