Jack Lynch
@jacklynch000.bsky.social
Extinguished Perfesser of English at Ruckers–Nork; mooseophile; wine guzzler; author of many books, a few of them readable; harmless eccentric.
C18 BritLit, dictionaries, book history, fakery, life-writing, political smartassery.
https://jacklynch.net
C18 BritLit, dictionaries, book history, fakery, life-writing, political smartassery.
https://jacklynch.net
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yo nerds
take a online class with me
read books ’n’ stuff
take a online class with me
read books ’n’ stuff
Course | Reading Johnson and Boswell with Jack Lynch | Virtual — The Rosenbach Museum & Library
Over the course of four biweekly meetings we’ll read some of Johnson’s most important works—essays, poems, fiction, travel narratives, biography—and selections from Boswell’s Life . The focus will al...
www.rosenbach.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 AM
yo nerds
take a online class with me
read books ’n’ stuff
take a online class with me
read books ’n’ stuff
I dunno, a run of nearly two whole minutes is better than I might have guessed.
absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
November 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I dunno, a run of nearly two whole minutes is better than I might have guessed.
Without much reading, you will no more be able to penetrate the moral of the next marbled page (motley emblem of my work!) than the world with all its sagacity has been able to unravel the many opinions, transactions, and truths.
(Happy birthday to Laurence Sterne.)
(Happy birthday to Laurence Sterne.)
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Without much reading, you will no more be able to penetrate the moral of the next marbled page (motley emblem of my work!) than the world with all its sagacity has been able to unravel the many opinions, transactions, and truths.
(Happy birthday to Laurence Sterne.)
(Happy birthday to Laurence Sterne.)
I’d be much happier if they were fighting AGAINST the Nazis, but maybe this is a start.
November 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I’d be much happier if they were fighting AGAINST the Nazis, but maybe this is a start.
Got my flu vaccine today, and now I think I feel a case of autism coming on.
November 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Got my flu vaccine today, and now I think I feel a case of autism coming on.
ADVERSARIAL POETRY
ENGLISH MAJORS WILL LEAD THE REVOLUTION
“Adversarial poetry functions as a universal single-turn jailbreak technique for large language models (LLMs). Across 25 frontier proprietary and open-weight models, curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates.”
ENGLISH MAJORS WILL LEAD THE REVOLUTION
“Adversarial poetry functions as a universal single-turn jailbreak technique for large language models (LLMs). Across 25 frontier proprietary and open-weight models, curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates.”
does… does this mean that the hackers of the future are poets because ☠️
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
ADVERSARIAL POETRY
ENGLISH MAJORS WILL LEAD THE REVOLUTION
“Adversarial poetry functions as a universal single-turn jailbreak technique for large language models (LLMs). Across 25 frontier proprietary and open-weight models, curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates.”
ENGLISH MAJORS WILL LEAD THE REVOLUTION
“Adversarial poetry functions as a universal single-turn jailbreak technique for large language models (LLMs). Across 25 frontier proprietary and open-weight models, curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates.”
Found on the train.
Banana for scale.
Banana for scale.
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Found on the train.
Banana for scale.
Banana for scale.
Part of NJ Transit’s bold “Eh, we just can’t be bothered anymore” strategy.
(First draft of the slogan was “You’re not counting on us to get you anywhere, are you?!”)
(First draft of the slogan was “You’re not counting on us to get you anywhere, are you?!”)
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Part of NJ Transit’s bold “Eh, we just can’t be bothered anymore” strategy.
(First draft of the slogan was “You’re not counting on us to get you anywhere, are you?!”)
(First draft of the slogan was “You’re not counting on us to get you anywhere, are you?!”)
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WAITER: Drinks for the table?
ME: I'll have a Diet Coke
WAITER: Ooh, I'm so sorry, we only stock Pepsi products
ME:
ME: I'll have a Diet Coke
WAITER: Ooh, I'm so sorry, we only stock Pepsi products
ME:
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
WAITER: Drinks for the table?
ME: I'll have a Diet Coke
WAITER: Ooh, I'm so sorry, we only stock Pepsi products
ME:
ME: I'll have a Diet Coke
WAITER: Ooh, I'm so sorry, we only stock Pepsi products
ME:
Grim (and right down the road from Ruckers).
Sigh.
Sigh.
At This College, the English Dept. Is Out. ‘Human Narratives’ Is In.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Grim (and right down the road from Ruckers).
Sigh.
Sigh.
Nice try, NJT, cancelling my usual train, but I managed to get on the previous train because it was delayed!
November 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Nice try, NJT, cancelling my usual train, but I managed to get on the previous train because it was delayed!
LYNCH TO DONATE MILLIONS
* For immediate release *
Well-known philanthropist Jack Lynch will donate every penny of his retirement savings — including cash, equities, and real estate holdings — to the Jack Lynch Retirement Fund.
“I believe it’s important to give back,” said Lynch.
* For immediate release *
Well-known philanthropist Jack Lynch will donate every penny of his retirement savings — including cash, equities, and real estate holdings — to the Jack Lynch Retirement Fund.
“I believe it’s important to give back,” said Lynch.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
LYNCH TO DONATE MILLIONS
* For immediate release *
Well-known philanthropist Jack Lynch will donate every penny of his retirement savings — including cash, equities, and real estate holdings — to the Jack Lynch Retirement Fund.
“I believe it’s important to give back,” said Lynch.
* For immediate release *
Well-known philanthropist Jack Lynch will donate every penny of his retirement savings — including cash, equities, and real estate holdings — to the Jack Lynch Retirement Fund.
“I believe it’s important to give back,” said Lynch.
I think what I most admire about him is his class, dignity, and empathy.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I think what I most admire about him is his class, dignity, and empathy.
So lemme see if I follow — he’s getting out of committees but will continue teaching, perhaps even the occasional 17-year-old undergrad? Checks out.
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 AM
So lemme see if I follow — he’s getting out of committees but will continue teaching, perhaps even the occasional 17-year-old undergrad? Checks out.
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It hath ben a longe tyme synce Ich have rockid and rollid
It hath ben a longe tyme synce Ich did the strolle
O Let me retourne, let me retourne
Retourne to the place whence Ich went from
It hath ben a longe tyme, ben a longe tyme
Ben a longe lonelye lonelye lonelye O lonelye tyme
It hath ben a longe tyme synce Ich did the strolle
O Let me retourne, let me retourne
Retourne to the place whence Ich went from
It hath ben a longe tyme, ben a longe tyme
Ben a longe lonelye lonelye lonelye O lonelye tyme
November 15, 2025 at 4:04 AM
It hath ben a longe tyme synce Ich have rockid and rollid
It hath ben a longe tyme synce Ich did the strolle
O Let me retourne, let me retourne
Retourne to the place whence Ich went from
It hath ben a longe tyme, ben a longe tyme
Ben a longe lonelye lonelye lonelye O lonelye tyme
It hath ben a longe tyme synce Ich did the strolle
O Let me retourne, let me retourne
Retourne to the place whence Ich went from
It hath ben a longe tyme, ben a longe tyme
Ben a longe lonelye lonelye lonelye O lonelye tyme
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The $2,000 rebate could be the friends you made along the way
November 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The $2,000 rebate could be the friends you made along the way
Outrageously expensive windows have been installed throughout the house for only about thirty hours, but Clementine is already working her magic on the custom-sized screens.
November 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Outrageously expensive windows have been installed throughout the house for only about thirty hours, but Clementine is already working her magic on the custom-sized screens.
Oh, that is good news. It's been a long time since he's received any recognition.
November 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Oh, that is good news. It's been a long time since he's received any recognition.
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Real possibility that my sabbatical activity report is going to be like 65% photos of Fiorello
November 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Real possibility that my sabbatical activity report is going to be like 65% photos of Fiorello
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For the record, I am willing to lend the space laser to Marjorie Taylor Greene should that be helpful.
November 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
For the record, I am willing to lend the space laser to Marjorie Taylor Greene should that be helpful.
I can’t tell you how much it saddens me to see two of the country’s most prominent intellectuals and philanthropists at odds with one another.
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I can’t tell you how much it saddens me to see two of the country’s most prominent intellectuals and philanthropists at odds with one another.
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The only reason the US is not now a banana republic is that the bananas are too expensive.
November 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The only reason the US is not now a banana republic is that the bananas are too expensive.
The War on Christmas, now with added war.
Florida air force base orders residents to take down Christmas decor
Families say the housing contractor’s strict timing rules dampen holiday spirit on the base
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The War on Christmas, now with added war.