Gretchen von Tongeln
@metalligretch.bsky.social
Roy Scheider in a turteneck
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Ranking of traditional Thanksgiving dishes by how far I could throw them:
1. sweet potatoes (pre-bake)
2. pumpkin pie
3. cranberry sauce (canned, congealed)
4. Brussels sprouts
5. turkey (raw)
6. rolls (baked)
7 sweet potatoes (post-bake but balled up)
8. turkey (cooked)
1. sweet potatoes (pre-bake)
2. pumpkin pie
3. cranberry sauce (canned, congealed)
4. Brussels sprouts
5. turkey (raw)
6. rolls (baked)
7 sweet potatoes (post-bake but balled up)
8. turkey (cooked)
November 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Ranking of traditional Thanksgiving dishes by how far I could throw them:
1. sweet potatoes (pre-bake)
2. pumpkin pie
3. cranberry sauce (canned, congealed)
4. Brussels sprouts
5. turkey (raw)
6. rolls (baked)
7 sweet potatoes (post-bake but balled up)
8. turkey (cooked)
1. sweet potatoes (pre-bake)
2. pumpkin pie
3. cranberry sauce (canned, congealed)
4. Brussels sprouts
5. turkey (raw)
6. rolls (baked)
7 sweet potatoes (post-bake but balled up)
8. turkey (cooked)
Get to say parchment a lot this time of year.
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Get to say parchment a lot this time of year.
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my new thing is whenever the dog does a big loud yawn i reply "everyone's saying it!"
November 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
my new thing is whenever the dog does a big loud yawn i reply "everyone's saying it!"
Thanksgiving should have more of a disco theme.
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Thanksgiving should have more of a disco theme.
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Got an excellent deal on razor wire at the Dangerous Fencing Supply Superstore. And my Christmas shopping is done.
November 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Got an excellent deal on razor wire at the Dangerous Fencing Supply Superstore. And my Christmas shopping is done.
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hittin my family with some new laughs this season. going to try out a single, loud “ha!” to start
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
hittin my family with some new laughs this season. going to try out a single, loud “ha!” to start
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A painting for Halloween, or Samhain should you prefer
LAUGHING WHILE CORPSING series - NIGHT
150 X 70 cm
2023
OIL ON LINEN
LAUGHING WHILE CORPSING series - NIGHT
150 X 70 cm
2023
OIL ON LINEN
October 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A painting for Halloween, or Samhain should you prefer
LAUGHING WHILE CORPSING series - NIGHT
150 X 70 cm
2023
OIL ON LINEN
LAUGHING WHILE CORPSING series - NIGHT
150 X 70 cm
2023
OIL ON LINEN
Not sure I could convince a cow to do anything.
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Not sure I could convince a cow to do anything.
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Is today your daughter's wedding? Hey, that's great. Anyway, I need you to kill a guy.
November 23, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Is today your daughter's wedding? Hey, that's great. Anyway, I need you to kill a guy.
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Tech bros really can't understand why we're hostile to technology that a) is frequently confidently wrong and b) threatens to ruin our already terrible lives
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Tech bros really can't understand why we're hostile to technology that a) is frequently confidently wrong and b) threatens to ruin our already terrible lives
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Someone is stealing my hair ties in an effort to drive me insane.
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Someone is stealing my hair ties in an effort to drive me insane.
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Me when the cold front finally comes through.
November 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Me when the cold front finally comes through.
I'd like to adapt 'The Shining' for the ice.
November 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I'd like to adapt 'The Shining' for the ice.
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my great-grandchild allows me to beckon to her. i cling to her warm hand w my ancient filigreed paw, pulling her close. as her ear touches my wizened lips, i inhale in a gasp as i summon the breath required to whisper the words “pp-pour … some sugar .. on me”
July 9, 2025 at 2:19 AM
my great-grandchild allows me to beckon to her. i cling to her warm hand w my ancient filigreed paw, pulling her close. as her ear touches my wizened lips, i inhale in a gasp as i summon the breath required to whisper the words “pp-pour … some sugar .. on me”
Don't know what that guy was drinking out of his mason jar but he was really friendly.
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Don't know what that guy was drinking out of his mason jar but he was really friendly.
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2/2 Just taking a moment to acknowledge the frog. He was there too! And got painted by Paulus Potter.
November 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
2/2 Just taking a moment to acknowledge the frog. He was there too! And got painted by Paulus Potter.
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The implied preface to every project I finish:
Hi, here’s a piece of writing that either indicates that I’m at my interpretive zenith as a perceiving being or that I’m being attacked by once friendly but now vicious words because I’ve gone mad.
Hi, here’s a piece of writing that either indicates that I’m at my interpretive zenith as a perceiving being or that I’m being attacked by once friendly but now vicious words because I’ve gone mad.
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The implied preface to every project I finish:
Hi, here’s a piece of writing that either indicates that I’m at my interpretive zenith as a perceiving being or that I’m being attacked by once friendly but now vicious words because I’ve gone mad.
Hi, here’s a piece of writing that either indicates that I’m at my interpretive zenith as a perceiving being or that I’m being attacked by once friendly but now vicious words because I’ve gone mad.
I have to go to the airport.
November 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I have to go to the airport.
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well look, at least it’s not like [is handed a note from someone off camera] well folks, at least it is [is handed another note from someone off camera] anyway, things are bad, but it could be [is handed another note from someone off camera] as I was saying, we should be [is handed another note from
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 AM
well look, at least it’s not like [is handed a note from someone off camera] well folks, at least it is [is handed another note from someone off camera] anyway, things are bad, but it could be [is handed another note from someone off camera] as I was saying, we should be [is handed another note from
I'm thinking curtains will help me get in touch with my emotions.
November 18, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I'm thinking curtains will help me get in touch with my emotions.
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I'm having a BIG HOLIDAY SALE FULL OF SAVINGS on my website. 11x14 prints on sale for $45! And NEW 8x10 prints of all my classic designs for just $20 EACH. All prices on original art SLASHED.
michaelkupperman.com/shop
michaelkupperman.com/shop
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I'm having a BIG HOLIDAY SALE FULL OF SAVINGS on my website. 11x14 prints on sale for $45! And NEW 8x10 prints of all my classic designs for just $20 EACH. All prices on original art SLASHED.
michaelkupperman.com/shop
michaelkupperman.com/shop
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math textbook covers for some reason:
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
math textbook covers for some reason: