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Doug Messel
@dougmessel.com
Current: writer, dad, and content marketer

Past: carhartt coverall and goose call enthusiast
Thanks to @maggieserota.bsky.social I was reminded about the glory of Son In Law. I’m describing it to Erin and it does not actually sound like a real film when the words come out of my mouth
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
SCREAMING
November 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
On the plus side we host Christmas so when one of my guests decides that they need to echo the color commentator I can just slink away to my basement lair to seethe
The good news is they play on Christmas Day too so you can ruin your whole holiday season if you want
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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For the love of god, can we stop playing on holidays? Just ruins the entire day, even if they win. I’m sick of it
November 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Having seen this, I’ve got to say, the KPop Demon Hunter fans need to re-discover Final Fantasy X-2, where you play a girl band who changes fighting classes by changing dresses and has no less than two concerts on the way to saving the world from a giant weapon.
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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“Ban all immigrants seeking refuge from persecution” is just a perfectly spot-on GOP Thanksgiving message
November 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The vibes are rancid this year. Traeger damn near caught on fire. Summer sausage is dry. Only one watchable non-bedroom TV in the house.
November 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Goddamn there is SO MUCH good stuff available this year.
Doing my annual viny fundraiser for those unhoused and hungry in the KC area. Rare/well-loved items up for sale through the Discogs website, and every dollar goes directly to area organizations. Looking for something for yourself/friend in the soundtrack/rock world? www.discogs.com/seller/riots...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
After Erin and I started dating and it was serious enough that I brought her home for a few weekends, Jean Messel wrote an entire cookbook longhand, explicitly noting this potato dish as my favorite. I’m making it today, and I always forget about this absolutely absurd cook time she included.
November 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Threads is incredible because no one posting over there has apparently watched the NBC parade broadcast in their lives and they’re all mad about the frontloaded performances
November 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Nothing says wholesome family entertainment like Shaggy going through his greatest hits about fucking good
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Damn this dude sucks at lip syncing
November 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It IS a good book and made me immediately start outlining a novel I ended up not writing, which is honestly the highest praise I can give
November 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Hell with it, I'm just going to post the whole thing here via screencap and alt text. It's Kaleb Horton, man, his writing always deserves the second read, especially since it could have just easily been lost forever like so much else. Read it, share it.
November 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I love a good prompt.

Anime to get to know me:

Vampire Hunter D
Iria: Zeiram the Animation
Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
Wicked City
Lily CAT
Street Fighter II
Akira
Record of Lodoss War
Golgo 13: The Professional
Tokyo Revelation
Ninja Scroll
Sailor Moon
Rurouni Kenshin
Cowboy Bebop
Escaflowne
Anime to get to know me

Slayers
Outlaw Star
Kino's Journey
Nichijou
Robot Carnival
Wicked City
Golgo 13: The Professional
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Giant Robo OVA
Project A-ko
Tenchi Muyo! OVA
Irreponsible Captain Tylor
HxH (2011)
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
Interstella 5555
Yu Yu Hakisho dub
Anime to get to know me

Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Ping Pong
Kaiba
Hokuto no Ken
VOTOMS
One Piece Movie 6 Omatsuri Island
Record of Lodoss War
Dungeon Meshi
Patlabor Movie 1
Giant Robo OVA
Armored Hunter Mellowlink
Giant Gorg
Shin Mazinger Z
Shin Getter Robo
Kodomo no Omocha
YuYu Hakusho dub
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Have fun voting for the radio man, I guess
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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If you're mad that it's difficult to have an objective and nuanced conversation about the pros and cons of AI your beef is with the developers and promoters of this tech who deliberately made that impossible because they benefited from the irrational hype!
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
As someone who thought Black was cool as hell in 2019-2021, it is very funny that my immediate thought is "that's just fewer opportunities for him to eat a pin"
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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you know what i would be thankful for? if you looked at my new website, and said something nice to me 🔪
anyway new website just dropped, hire me: emmkid.info
(the eagle eyed will notice i'm using screenshots from my tga video spot because lol)
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
you don't even have to remaster it but i would very gladly take a PC port of SotN
I would like to know! 🤓👾
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Loved to be cursed with the image of a cooked turkey shitting spaghetti and pure heartburn
A lot of people don't know this, but in Cincinnati they stuff the Thanksgiving turkey with chili
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I dunno. My senior economics teacher loved the shit out of Trump and made The Apprentice appointment viewing as far back as 2005. In 2010, people commented on Facebook posts that he was smart and should be president. He's had fans for decades. They're just fundamentally stupid people.
Trump never had a fan base.

He had an army of bots who sold his racism and misogyny and xenophobia to uneducated Americans who took voting advice from bald eagle profiles posting Tweets from Eastern Europe.

It’s as stupid as it sounds.
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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reporting AI slop kids youtube channels I don't want to see
November 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM