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Sturg48

@dirigojoe.bsky.social

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I like the Red Sox, the Buffs, DnD, lots of other stuff. He/him. “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” -Vonnegut

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Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 2h

Pumpkin sucker sounds like an insult they dubbed into a movie to show it on tv

Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 2h

When you do sci fi, time travel especially, there’s gonna be tropes whether you’re aware of them or not. 😂

Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 2h

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Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 3h

I’m replaying Old Skies and I’m reminded that they did one of my favorite Sci Fi tropes. “Two real things and one fake thing.”

“Like killing Hitler, saving JFK or stopping the Mars colony disaster?”

I love it. Star Trek did that all the time “Like Descartes, Plato or the Vulcan philosopher Farek”

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Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 5h

And everyone in the cast acted their ass off. I think I'm gonna replay it.

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Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 16h

Damn it’s crazy that Peacemaker ended last week and the final episode never came out

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Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 18h

I'm American and I have never heard anyone pronounce it "primmer". It doesn't even make sense. I assume it derives from the word prime, like you're priming your brain for knowledge by reading the primer. You're priming your walls for a coat of paint. WTF is primmer?

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Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 18h

It's crazy how when I was a kid the WWF took a 600 pound Samoan guy and told us he was a Japanese sumo wrestler named Yokozuna

Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 19h

You're being a girl on the internet right now!

Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 19h

I have never smoked a single marijuana. I know I went to a party school and seem very chill and cool, but the fact remains I have never smoked the Devil's lettuce.

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Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 19h

When I was a kid Bob Backlund made a return to the WWF at 43 and wrestled for a few years. He was always treated like he was ancient.

Cody Rhodes is 40, Roman Reigns is 40, LA Knight is 42, AJ Styles is 48, Finn Balor is 44, the Usos are 40, Kevin Owens is 41...

Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 19h

One time in Sunday school we learned about the Golden Calf and I asked "Is that why people say Holy Cow?" and the teacher said no! I still think it is though.

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Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 21h

You guys are supposed to be the American dictionary. Leave this nonsense to the Oxford Press.

Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 21h

Every 505 Southwestern (so named because 505 is the zip code for New Mexico) product hits. Salsa, sauce, chips... Like this salsa is so excellent. Why is it sooooo good?

Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 21h

Be careful! though! It was infected with the woke mind virus! One of the NPCs is a female boxer who beats a male boxer depending on your choices! There's a cop in the game who isn't a steel jawed paragon of justice! Some of the characters are LGBTQ!

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Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 21h

It's called Old Skies. It's a point and click sci fi adventure and I think it's the best game I've played all year.

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 22h

No incarnation of any political party at any time in any country on earth has ever spent so much time thinking about children’s genitals.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 21h

Or most of America. I can't believe I am disagreeing about pronunciation with the dictionary.

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Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 22h

Erika Ishii is so radiantly beautiful. I truly do not understand.

Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 22h

Just replayed this one the other day and had a blast

Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 22h

That was a great top of the lineup. If the Red Sox ever had a cleanup hitter during the late 80's and early 90's, we might have made some noise!

Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 22h

Congratulations! Your baby is gonna love Sonic and trains.

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Red Sox @redsox.com · 23h

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Red Sox Hall of Famer Mike Greenwell.

“The Gator” spent his entire career in a Red Sox uniform & was a beloved fixture of Fenway and Fort Myers. He gave so much to this organization, Lee County, & Sox Nation.

We send our love to the Greenwell family.

TEXT: "The Red Sox Remember Mike Greenwell- 1963-2025"
IMAGE: Black and white photo shows Mike Greenwell smiling in Red Sox home white uniform as he poses for a portrait.

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Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 23h

In one of the best games of the year, one of the first characters you meet is a holographic bartender named Mx. Mix and crybaby immediately pissed themselves and left one of the only bad reviews for the game.

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Sturg48 @dirigojoe.bsky.social · 23h

Fuck cancer.