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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 21d

In these trying times it’s important to still celebrate the good days. And there is no better day than New Bike Day.

Joe stands behind a classic step-through Dutch city bike.

The same bike on its kickstand on a bike path. Trees and the Mississippi River can be seen in the background.

A close up of the seat tube decal that reads “Azor Origineel Neerlandsch Fabrikaat”

A close up of the large, black bike bell.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Sep 8

No better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than at Lambeau Field with my brother watching the Packers beat up on the Lions. #gopackgo

My brother and I, resplendent in our Packers gear, smile in the foreground while in the background the sun breaks out of the clouds over the not-yet-frozen tundra of Lambeau Field.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Aug 24

Instant Replay. Damn, apparently it’s preseason for snarking about football.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Aug 23

Well, I guess it's preseason for the instant review crews as well. #gopackgo

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Aug 16

Unless you want to wait for the 2am replay on NFL Network, I'm pretty sure the only way to watch out of market preseason is on NFL+. Which is where I'm watching Packers/Colts.

Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Jun 18

Oh they totally know what her deal is. I’m wondering if there’s a scene cut from the MST3K version that explains it. I might have to seek out the full movie.

Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Jun 17

...and we see in an old-timey flashback the moment when she sells her soul to protect her family. But her parents in the flashback are not the parents we see in the scenes set in modern times. It is never explained who these people are; it bothers me every time I watch it.

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MST3K: The Touch of Satan (FULL MOVIE)

YouTube video by MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Jun 17

Question of the day: I'm watching the MST3K episode "The Touch of Satan". In the movie, a drifter encounters a young woman and her family. The girl turns out to be (spoilers for a 54 year old movie and a 27 year old ep of MST3K) a 140 year old witch who has sold her soul to Satan...

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Apr 26

Hey Chase, what exactly is an “immersive dining experience?” Do they like put you *in* the food? You have to eat your way out of the chocolate soufflé?

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Apr 16

My Google search for movies set in Wisconsin also turned up the Werner Herzog film “Stroszek” and now I’m imagining Wisconsin tourism videos narrated by Werner Herzog.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Apr 16

In a still from The Giant Spider Invasion” a man and a woman run down a hill fleeing from a giant spider.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Apr 11

Think we just found the solution to the league's Aaron Rogers Problem.

Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Mar 29

Tip of the 🎩 to the dudes pounding beers at 10am at the bar near our gate at Dublin Airport. You fellas are the real heroes.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Mar 14

I never feel older than when I'm playing @triviamafia.com and it's time for the sound round. I'll let Homer sum it up for me.

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Rock attained perfection in 1974

YouTube video by Jacopo Ghisolfi

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Mar 11

Happy New Car Day for the Orange Guy? He probably got a good deal. Lots of used Teslas on the market right now.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Feb 22

a man is standing in a robotic suit with a ladder attached to his back

Alt: A scene from the movie Aliens. Ellen Ripley approaches the camera in a cargo exo-suit.

media.tenor.com

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Feb 18

I was reading an article in Defector about preserving rare videos and it directed me to this performance by magician Ricky Jay. I can think of worse ways to spend an hour than to watch a master demonstrate his craft.

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Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants [1996] - RF Rip : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

NOTE: DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE COMPRESSED MP4 THAT ARCHIVE.ORG AUTO-GENERATES. This is an RF rip of Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants, to date the greatest card...

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Feb 10

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Simpsons-Homer is John Elway

YouTube video by trap jaw

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Feb 2

I'm surprised I remembered all the lyrics to the Minnesota Rouser

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Jan 23

This article kind of nailed us. While Elon's heel turn wasn't the reason we decided to move on from our Model S (in favor of a Polestar 3), it was the reason that zero Tesla models were included in the search for the replacement.

electrek.co/2025/01/22/p...

Polestar sees Elon's antics as an opportunity to steal sales from Tesla

Polestar CEO Michael Lohscheller sees Elon Musk’s politics as an opportunity to steal sales from Tesla as many owners are...

electrek.co

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Jan 19

What noise does an interception make? “Yoink!”

a cartoon of homer simpson and marge simpson with yoink written on the bottom

Alt: a cartoon of homer simpson and marge simpson with yoink written on the bottom

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Jan 19

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America Reminded Of Beef's Existence By Bold New Ad Campaign

KANSAS CITY, MO—A new $100 million "Beef—Come And Get It™" ad campaign is reminding the American people of the existence of edible cow flesh.

theonion.com

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Jan 19

Bold new ad campaign reminds America of the existence of Canada.

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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Ontario government launches U.S. trade advertisement

YouTube video by Toronto Sun

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Jan 12

Belated X-mas gift from the refs to the Eagles. I don't understand how that isn't leading with the helmet. #gopackgo

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · Jan 11

I know you have it all planned out. No one could possibly suspect you. But if famed Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, happens to be vacationing at the same Mediterranean resort, maybe postpone bumping the old lady off. Just in case.

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