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Chris Frank @krustyfrank27.bsky.social · 4h

Iconic

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Chris Frank @krustyfrank27.bsky.social · 4h

I just created it, but now I’m going to AO3

Chris Frank @krustyfrank27.bsky.social · 10h

Me and Davisonley

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Chris Frank @krustyfrank27.bsky.social · 1d

To be fair, there are also SFF books from the 90s that could also be 200 pages. Looking at you, Snow Crash!

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sarah @teganandsarahj.bsky.social · 1d

books are too damn long these days.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 3d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Jason M. @drwhonovels.bsky.social · 2d

The best part of Harlan Ellison's Doctor Who essay is that Pinnacle Books censored one line and one line only of Harlan's submitted draft dated Nov. 1, 1978. A dig at Anita Bryant at the height of her pernicious political influence in the States.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Man Panics After Reaching Age Where Parents Prematurely Started Family

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The Tell-Tale Brian Phillips @brianphillips.bsky.social · 3d

All your unhinged literary opinions are so comprehensively hinged that I'm starting to suspect some of you aren't obeying the prompt

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The Onion @theonion.com · 3d

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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matthew @pahuski.com · 3d

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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The Zack(s) of the Killer Handlen @zhandlen.bsky.social · 3d

hm? sorry, i was just thinking about how the latest adaptation of PET SEMATARY managed to fuck up one of King's best, most straightforward stories in the stupidest way possible, and how i wish the first PET SEMATARY movie was better, and also, this can't be an Arby's because that place burned down

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Chris Frank @krustyfrank27.bsky.social · 4d

We’ve been out of Class since 2016.

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Leese on Life @katherineleese.is.tired.fyi · 4d

A Doctor Who pure-historical where the TARDIS breaks down in 1750 BC Mesopotamia; luckily, it’s actually a really simple part to fix as long as they can find someone to sell them some good quality Sumerian copper.

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sarah @teganandsarahj.bsky.social · 7d

you know we're on a hiatus when they announce they're finally releasing the series 10 soundtrack

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Che John @che666.bsky.social · 8d

The amazing team @gamesthatwerent.com have supported me recently in recovering & archiving a couple of my unpublished games from the late 80's for Commodore 64 & Amiga platforms. Read more here : www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/hill-19/

#commodore64 #retrogames

Hill 19 (C64) - 1988 Gremlin Graphics - GTW64

Hill 19 was to be a strategic action-shooter game, very similar to Ikari Warriors/Commando, but with more strategy involved. The player would control a team of characters (believed to be about 3), inc...

www.gamesthatwerent.com

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The Onion @theonion.com · 9d

U.S. Military Carries Out Strike On Scuffy The Tugboat https://theonion.com/u-s-military-carries-out-strike-on-scuffy-the-tugboat/

U.S. Military Carries Out Strike On Scuffy The Tugboat
Pentagon Claims Little Red Vessel Working With ‘Narco-Terrorists’

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The Onion @theonion.com · 10d

Netflix Now Requiring All Subscribers To Recruit 5 New Customers https://theonion.com/netflix-now-requiring-all-subscribers-to-recruit-5-new-customers/

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Chris Frank @krustyfrank27.bsky.social · 10d

Damn. Even Steven Tyler?

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sarah @teganandsarahj.bsky.social · 11d

here, you'll see a huge waste of public funds. and also, the TARDIS set.

Prince William standing in the 2025 state of the art white TARDIS set.

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PushingUpRoses 🦇 @pushinguproses.bsky.social · 11d

(Reading the plot synopsis for a Stephen King novel)

“So… it follows a writer…”

OH DOES IT NOW.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 11d

New Study Shows That Bones Are Incredibly Cool

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d.ly @dly.bsky.social · Apr 17

hey sorry, can’t. busy.

Image with the photographer holding a cigrette and a pint of beer. Across the table is Snoopy also holding a cigarette but drinking root beer. It’s night time on a city street and there’s a bright McDonald’s sign across the way

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mel thomas @pagemelt.bsky.social · 13d

i'm getting weirder, maybe
open.substack.com/pub/pagemelt...

Music is a thing you can hold in your hands

DIY sigilism with compact discs

open.substack.com

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Chris Frank @krustyfrank27.bsky.social · 16d

Help! A person isn’t supposed to swoon this much!

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sarah @teganandsarahj.bsky.social · 16d

really appreciating the fact that time lord lore is buried in a dozen incomprehensible EU novels and comics and a handful of episodes that all contradict each other, like a scavenger hunt

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