Patrick W. Reed
@patrickwreed.bsky.social
Writer, historian & occasional wrestling commentator/referee/oddjobsman
Host of the Bunkum & Ballyhoo podcast (@bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social)
"Kayfabe: A Mostly True History of Professional Wrestling", out now:
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www.patrickwreed.com
Host of the Bunkum & Ballyhoo podcast (@bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social)
"Kayfabe: A Mostly True History of Professional Wrestling", out now:
bit.ly/3N1Q73b
www.patrickwreed.com
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Everything reminds me of him...
January 17, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Everything reminds me of him...
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Makes me feel insane to live in a world that's persecuting trans folk while simultaneously doing big billboards advertising gender affirming care to cis people???
January 17, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Makes me feel insane to live in a world that's persecuting trans folk while simultaneously doing big billboards advertising gender affirming care to cis people???
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i can probably guess tho
January 17, 2026 at 10:44 AM
i can probably guess tho
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If you're wondering what MFT stands for in Solo Sikoa's group, it's Mostly Fungible Tongans.
January 17, 2026 at 10:58 AM
If you're wondering what MFT stands for in Solo Sikoa's group, it's Mostly Fungible Tongans.
Even without the transparent data harvesting, the stumbling block to ordering pizza has never been "uncertainty about how many people are eating pizza". And, actually, one of the reasons it's the corporate food of choice is because that margin of error barely matters.
January 17, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Even without the transparent data harvesting, the stumbling block to ordering pizza has never been "uncertainty about how many people are eating pizza". And, actually, one of the reasons it's the corporate food of choice is because that margin of error barely matters.
Shitting through the eye of a needle because you trusted the Papa John's AI Pizza Assistant to understand your dietary requirements.
January 17, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Shitting through the eye of a needle because you trusted the Papa John's AI Pizza Assistant to understand your dietary requirements.
The only part of this that isn't using AI to do something that is not only already possible but already commonplace on takeaway apps is using AI to solve a problem of its own invention, something nobody has ever needed.
at last we will be free from the backbreaking drudgery of ordering pizza from a menu and even counting how many people the pizza is for www.theverge.com/tech/863365/...
January 17, 2026 at 10:07 AM
The only part of this that isn't using AI to do something that is not only already possible but already commonplace on takeaway apps is using AI to solve a problem of its own invention, something nobody has ever needed.
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Such a good story.
January 17, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Such a good story.
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Block the absolute shit out of this nazi filth. Do it with an ancient curse on your lips, with black lightning coursing through your blocking finger. Or just do it the regular way. Point being: block βem.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Block the absolute shit out of this nazi filth. Do it with an ancient curse on your lips, with black lightning coursing through your blocking finger. Or just do it the regular way. Point being: block βem.
I swear I can be better.
January 16, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I swear I can be better.
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Here is my semi-regular self plug: if you are writing fiction set in the USA or U.K., esp non trad pubs, you can hire me to BritPick (or usapick!) I do this for the love of the game so itβs a βpay what you canβ model
Worst book I ever read was American written but set in Belfast. It talked about spending the summer at βbarbecues, rooftop bars and beachesβ which stood out to me, despite never living in NI either.
Plus the IRA were still active and the whole popβn lived in fear of them.
Plus the IRA were still active and the whole popβn lived in fear of them.
January 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Here is my semi-regular self plug: if you are writing fiction set in the USA or U.K., esp non trad pubs, you can hire me to BritPick (or usapick!) I do this for the love of the game so itβs a βpay what you canβ model
I worked in a record shop over the summer when I was about 19, and I still think it was probably the best job I ever had.
January 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I worked in a record shop over the summer when I was about 19, and I still think it was probably the best job I ever had.
it's not like you have any shortage of content from that episode anyway, from what I hear.
January 16, 2026 at 3:32 PM
it's not like you have any shortage of content from that episode anyway, from what I hear.
yeah, not a botch. The way I always explained it either as a ref or commentator is that the finish isn't when the ref's hand hits the mat, it's when they call for the bell - sometimes their hand hitting the mat is just gravity at work, and it's on them to make the call, and that's what happened.
January 16, 2026 at 3:32 PM
yeah, not a botch. The way I always explained it either as a ref or commentator is that the finish isn't when the ref's hand hits the mat, it's when they call for the bell - sometimes their hand hitting the mat is just gravity at work, and it's on them to make the call, and that's what happened.
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#72: Shag a massive apple
January 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM
#72: Shag a massive apple
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This is an absolutely amazing story and surely we're only going to see many more examples in the future.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
βItβs AI blackfaceβ: social media account hailed as the Aboriginal Steve Irwin is an AI character created in New Zealand
More than 180,000 people follow the Bush Legendβs accounts across Meta platforms, but its Aboriginal host is a work of digital fiction
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:23 AM
This is an absolutely amazing story and surely we're only going to see many more examples in the future.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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7) Sparks - Dick Around
8) David Bowie - Blackstar
Book: Mervyn Peake - The Gormenghast Trilogy
Luxury: I am always tempted to copy Terry Pratchett's answer to this one; "The Chrysler Building". More prosaically, a never-ending supply of pens and notebooks.
7) Sparks - Dick Around
8) David Bowie - Blackstar
Book: Mervyn Peake - The Gormenghast Trilogy
Luxury: I am always tempted to copy Terry Pratchett's answer to this one; "The Chrysler Building". More prosaically, a never-ending supply of pens and notebooks.
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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7) Sparks - Dick Around
8) David Bowie - Blackstar
Book: Mervyn Peake - The Gormenghast Trilogy
Luxury: I am always tempted to copy Terry Pratchett's answer to this one; "The Chrysler Building". More prosaically, a never-ending supply of pens and notebooks.
7) Sparks - Dick Around
8) David Bowie - Blackstar
Book: Mervyn Peake - The Gormenghast Trilogy
Luxury: I am always tempted to copy Terry Pratchett's answer to this one; "The Chrysler Building". More prosaically, a never-ending supply of pens and notebooks.
ooh, we're doing Desert Island Discs?
1) Tom Waits - Time
2) Lal & Mike Waterson - Bright Phoebus
3) The Lucksmiths - Requiem For The Punter's Club
4) Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free
5) Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
6) Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
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1) Tom Waits - Time
2) Lal & Mike Waterson - Bright Phoebus
3) The Lucksmiths - Requiem For The Punter's Club
4) Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free
5) Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
6) Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
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Oh this is really hard:
Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns n Roses
Fantastic Friday by Super Blue
Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison
Kaze Ni Nare by Ayumi Nakamura
Too Real by Kerwin Du Bois
Underground by Broder Daniel
Nancy Boy by Placebo
The Shepherd's Boy by Murray Gold
Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns n Roses
Fantastic Friday by Super Blue
Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison
Kaze Ni Nare by Ayumi Nakamura
Too Real by Kerwin Du Bois
Underground by Broder Daniel
Nancy Boy by Placebo
The Shepherd's Boy by Murray Gold
Alright - so this is todays list, taking into account @stephenkb.bsky.social point that its about memory not music
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
ooh, we're doing Desert Island Discs?
1) Tom Waits - Time
2) Lal & Mike Waterson - Bright Phoebus
3) The Lucksmiths - Requiem For The Punter's Club
4) Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free
5) Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
6) Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
...
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1) Tom Waits - Time
2) Lal & Mike Waterson - Bright Phoebus
3) The Lucksmiths - Requiem For The Punter's Club
4) Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free
5) Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
6) Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
...
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and with a memory unlocked by that board game question!
a neon sign of the number 9 on a dark background
ALT: a neon sign of the number 9 on a dark background
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January 16, 2026 at 10:06 AM
and with a memory unlocked by that board game question!
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January 16, 2026 at 6:13 AM
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Happy #Friday!
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January 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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this is genuinely incredible
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
this is genuinely incredible
Crashed truck releases 15,000 live crabs next to road
I feel itchyβ¦
I feel itchyβ¦
Watch: Crashed truck releases 15,000 live crabs next to road - UPI.com
A recovery crew was summoned to an Irish road when a truck carrying up to 15,000 crabs crashed into a ditch and set the crustaceans free.
www.upi.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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Heard a lad earlier talking about βBelgian whistlesβ
βA basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistlesβ
BELGIAN WHISTLES
βA basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistlesβ
BELGIAN WHISTLES
January 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Heard a lad earlier talking about βBelgian whistlesβ
βA basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistlesβ
BELGIAN WHISTLES
βA basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistlesβ
BELGIAN WHISTLES
Strawberry yoghurt has very quickly become "tomato yog yog" in our house π
January 15, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Strawberry yoghurt has very quickly become "tomato yog yog" in our house π