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Vernors Herzog

@vernorsherzog.bsky.social

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Lanstronaut | Michigander | Midwestern as heck | co-runner of Lansing Facts | here to make dumb jokes, get smarter about politics, and occasionally post about sports (he/him)

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Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 7h

I didn’t even have to do a special google search to find this photo, he just always looks like a sweaty pervert

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Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 8h

“my programming needs are … somewhat unusual”

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Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 9h

let’s see how things are going for our buddy Frames Janklin

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Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 14h

just got home from taking the kid to the zoo and uhhh …

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Roger (Perpetual Stu) @iamtherog.com · 15h

New fantasy football team name

A screenshot of a fantasy football app showing the team name “huntrix Biden” stylized the way it is in KPop demon hunters

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Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 15h

I’m blaming @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social for the Honeybaked Ham ad I just saw on the Big Ten Network

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Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 1d

Matthew Lyn Lillard is doing a Marvel show which means Ghostface is now a Disney princess and no I will not show my work

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Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 1d

Matthew Lyn Lillard is doing a Marvel show which means Ghostface is now a Disney princess and no I will not show my work

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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 1d

baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other

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Roger Cormier @yayroger.bsky.social · 1d

ADAM AMIN: Welcome to the top of the 47th
[Sun rises]
[Sun keeps getting bigger]
ADAM AMIN: yes
[World engulfed by flames]
ADAM AMIN: oh god yes
AJ PIERZYNSKI: shoulda bunted

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Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 1d

after the 13th inning they should have to pitch with their non-dominant hand

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Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 1d

I saw a vanity plate that said “relaxin” (actually R3L4X1N) and my anxiety brain cannot fathom a life where relaxin’ is the defining feature I would put on my license plate

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Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 3d

starting playoff games at 3pm on a weekday is psychotic. MLB, what are you doing?

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Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 5d

local history connection: it’s not very well documented, but it seems like Rush’s first US gig was at a drive-in theater in Lansing

www.2112.net/powerwindows...

Rush's First U.S. Show: North Side Drive-In, Lansing, Michigan, May 18, 1974

From the Rush Tour Archive at Power Windows

www.2112.net

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Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 6d

some BODY once told me

CNBC @cnbc.com · 6d

To shut down rude behavior instantly, try a simple yet powerful five-word response.

Use this 5-word phrase when someone is rude to you—it's like 'holding up a mirror,' says public speaking expert

When we encounter a rude person, our first instinct might be to fire back with a snarky comment. But that's not the right move, says public speaking expert John Bowe. Here's the perfect response to instantly shut down rude behavior.

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Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 6d

I’ve started getting ads from Old World Christmas, so it’s time to see what they’ve cooked up this year

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Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 6d

I have zero interest in arguing about Taylor’s new album, but I will say that some of y’all should be talking about this in therapy instead of on TikTok

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 6d

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day, still here for some reason

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Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 6d

the rare non-derogatory “florida-raised podcaster”

Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 7d

@thelouvreof.bsky.social

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Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 7d

a few years ago I heard that Travis Scott was playing the Super Bowl halftime show and I spent the first six minutes of the show wondering when the drummer from Blink-182 was going to show up

Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 7d

Wondering in the back of my head all week why people were mad about Theo Von on gameday, and also wondering why Theo was picked in the first place, only to turn gameday on at 11:58 and realize I thought they were talking about Theo James this entire time

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Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 8d

watching a game on the CBS Sports Network and this is the greatest lawyer ad I’ve ever seen

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Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 8d

watching a game on the CBS Sports Network and this is the greatest lawyer ad I’ve ever seen

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