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Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · 10d

Looks like he has been taking some of that Brain and Nerve tonic from the Simpsons.

Ken Griffey Jr after some Brain and Nerve tonic.

Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · 16d

Will be so nice having a different crew calling games on NBC next year, ESPN's broadcasts have been consistently terrible since they sacked Jon Miller.

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Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · 16d

Share your favorite black and white movie.

Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · 22d

Starting off the morning with the new Paradise Lost album. Nothing like some doom/gothic/death metal to kickstart the weekend!

Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · 25d

Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:

1. The Open Steppe
2. Fleet Horse
3. Falcons at your wrist
4. Wind in your hair
5. Watching a movie you've seen dozens of times and just turning your brain off and letting the troubles of the world melt away.

Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 25d

Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:

1. Cold side of a pillow
2. Autumn in New York City, sweater-weather temperature
3. Crocs (the shoe, not the reptile)
4. Finding stuff after thinking you lost it
5. Cats

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24/7 Frankie Teardrop Challenge @rarerborealis.bsky.social · Aug 8

my friend Darren said all AI sounds like Crow’s Rutherford B. Hayes report; he’s right

Crow: Rutherford B. Hayes was born humbly to his own son, Rutherford B.
Hayes Jr., in Delaware, while it was still ohio, some time after the French Revolution. Rejecting a career as a professional speller, he was admitted to the bar in 1845, though he did not drink lustfully from it. Serving heroically in the Civil War, Hayes admitted later that it was in the army he first tasted human flesh. In 1876, Hayes beat Bill Tilden in a three-set quarterfinal at Flushing Meadows, which caused the electrical college to declare him President of the United States.

Joel: Uh, crow, you just kind of threw this together, didn't you?

Crow: Please, Joel. I'm quoting from the World Book, Chapter H. Here are a few of the highlights of the administration of Rutherford B. Hayes: In 1877, Reconstruction ended and Jacques Derrida was named Secretary of Linguistics, and the era of deconstruction began, and continues to this day.

Tom Servo: I just don't think...

Crow: Thomas Edison invented the pornograph, beginning the age of pornography. President Hayes then passed the Hayes Act, started the Hayes Office, won fame as an American lyric tenor, and was named Archbishop of New York in 1919.

Gypsy: I think he's lying.

Crow: No I'm not! After he retired he founded the original ZZ Top with James Garfield and Chester Alan Arthur, shocked the world with a publicity stunt, then, on a bet, he made a tent out of the underwear of William Howard Taft and lived inside for a full year. Well, he did! And in later years Hayes retired from the stage and did a series of memorable character parts in Hollywood. Who could forget the time he was slapped by Jacqueline Bisset in the 1971 Universal movie “Airport?" And then, after inventing ringworm, Hayes died. His last words were, "I have only one life to live, let me live it as a blonde!"

Crow: The End.

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Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · Aug 28

youtu.be/d-EgbhdcSKc?...

Einstein - Kids in the Hall

YouTube video by Juliet Salazar

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Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · Aug 27

What a result, what a team! UP THE MARINERS!!!

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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · Aug 27

Grimsby Town: ✅✅❌✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅
Manchester United: ✅✅✅✅❌✅✅✅✅✅✅✅❌

Grimsby Town stun Manchester United 12-11 on penalties, following a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes, at Blundell Park.

Bryan Mbeumo missed the decisive kick as Ruben Amorim's side crash out against fourth tier opposition.

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Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · Aug 27

Up the Mariners!

Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · Aug 11

"Run better routes or there will be...trouble"

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Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · May 26

An unexpected nugget of joy at this year's BBQ, a Brak t-shirt led to bad renditions of songs from Cartoon Planet, confusing some of the younger attendees.

Someone wearing a Learnmore High School Worms t-shirt

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Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · May 19

Live look-in at that Panthers/Maple Leafs game.

Whitey Ford knocked unconscious by pretzels in the Simpsons

Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · May 19

Brings back great memories of the Video Station, just a few blocks from where I grew up. Had an amazing selection for such a small store. Was able to cut my teeth on classic movies well before TCM was a thing and, as an added bonus, was right next door to a Little Caesars.

🎃 Matthew Jack-o'-lantern 🎃 @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social · May 18

What was your first video store?

Mine was in Rosebud, Texas, where the local hardware store guy had basically walled off a corner of his building for rentals. Ratty carpet, plywood shelves, terrifying horror boxes. The best.

🎃 Matthew Jack-o'-lantern 🎃 @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social · May 18

I have said this repeatedly on my podcast at this point but my video store had the exact same deal and it was a Film School.

God bless the Mom and Pop rental outfits, they are missed.

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Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · May 14

Yeah, it was a couple of Pong variants and a Target practice game using a light gun on the Telstar Marksman when I was 7 years old. And no, I don't still play it (sadly).

A photo of the Telstar Marksman with controllers and light gun.

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Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · May 6

Sega Genesis with Streets of Rage 2, Sonic the Hedgehog and NHL 94, and Tostitos Nacho Cheese tortilla chips (still the best chips I have ever had)

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Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · May 3

Seven years old, my parents snuck me into Alien at the local drive-in by hiding me in the back of their station wagon (guessing the babysitter fell through). I remember falling asleep right before John Hurt's chest exploded (thankfully).

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Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · Apr 23

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Winnipeg Jets @winnipegjets.com · Apr 20

WINNIPEG JETS WIN GAME ONE ✈️

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Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · Apr 16

Galaga...40+ years and counting...

Picture of a Galaga standup arcade machine

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Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · Apr 15

Resident Evil 2, the giant spiders. Doesn't help that I am an arachnophobe (and no I am not going to look for a screenshot)

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Winnipeg Jets @winnipegjets.com · Apr 13

FOR THE FIRST TIME,

YOUR WINNIPEG JETS ARE CENTRAL DIVISION CHAMPS ✈️

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Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · Apr 10

145% tariff on China (how many medical supplies come from there you think), 10% tariffs everywhere else, threats of pharma tariffs that could cause drug shortages that could literally cause the death of my son, and yet here you are with another insipid social media post. RESIGN!!!!

Nathaniel Hoffmann @nat80.bsky.social · Apr 3

Long live GORF!

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Vulture @vulture.com · Mar 31

The season finale of ‘Common Side Effects’ is violent and at times horrifying, but it ends on a hopeful note that aligns with co-creators Joe Bennett and Steve Hely’s approach to the entire series, which was recently renewed for a second season.

Common Side Effects Took a Different Kind of Mushroom Trip

The season finale of ‘Common Side Effects’ is violent and at times horrifying, but it ends on a hopeful note that aligns with co-creators Joe Bennett and Steve Hely’s approach to the entire series, which was recently renewed for a second season.

www.vulture.com

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