joe
atjoepetro.bsky.social
joe
@atjoepetro.bsky.social
Comedy person in Los Angeles.
Blogging at clippingsilver.com.
Join my mixtape club at greenbananas.club
Five years ago on Christmas Eve, I launched my mixtape club with this mix. Still holds up! Particularly if you're looking to quietly wind down the evening or you’re just inconsolably lonely…

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Mixtape: Muddled Through
Sad accompaniment for your unaccompanied Christmas in quarantine.
www.greenbananas.club
December 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The only two certainties in life are Getting Killed and “Taxes”.

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Listen to “Taxes” by Geese
Geese’s new album Getting Killed will make you feel alive. Their standout single “Taxes” is an exhale you didn’t know you were holding.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Paying my respects this Sunday. Without Uni Watch, who else will point out that the Blue Jays didn't have a uniform belt color last night and that might actually be the real reason they lost?

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End of Watch: Uni Watch (1999–2025)
A look back at Uni Watch (1999–2025), the pioneering blog that chronicled the design and culture of sports uniforms for more than two decades.
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November 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Going to a game at Dodger Stadium doesn’t feel like going to a baseball game—it feels like going to the taping of a game show where during commercial breaks they play a little baseball.

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Dodger Stadium is TOO LOUD
We took some very unscientific decibel readings at Dodger Stadium and confirmed what every fan knows—it’s too loud. The 100 dB sound system isn’t exciting—it’s excruciating.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Amplifying @garbageday.email here

I used to call this genre sole music as it had everything to do with the sole of your shoe and nothing to do with soul music. But I guess people prefer “stomp clap hey ho” because they're too homophonophobic.

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Edward Sharpe is not "stomp clap hey ho" music
Edward Sharpe’s “Home” isn’t the worst song ever. It's overplayed—and it’s not even stomp clap hey ho to begin with.
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September 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
▶︎ After Ours is an end-of-summer mixtape featuring the soft sounds of hard times. Easy listening is not always an easy listen.

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#mixtape #nowplaying #musicdiscovery
Mixtape: After Ours
Bittersweet sunsetters for the end of the summer.
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September 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
If Trump wanted easy wins on crime, the data shows he should send the National Guard to red states.

7 of the Top 10 murderiest cities are conveniently located in Trump-friendly states with Republican governors.

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The data shows that if Trump wanted easy wins on crime, he’d start in red states
If Trump truly wanted to fight crime, the data shows the easier path runs through red states with sympathetic governors — but politics and payback lead him to blue ones.
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September 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Join me in the impossible task of imagining if “Lonely Night in the Park” was included on Born to Run.

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Born to Run at 50 and the album Springsteen nearly released instead
For Born To Run’s 50th, Springsteen released “Lonely Night in the Park” — a 1975 outtake that almost changed the album’s tracklist and sequencing.
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August 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Apparently, erotic Harry Potter fan fiction is taking over the world. I haven't read any yet, but I’m sure they’re having a great time with word “Hogwarts.”

clippingsilver.com/erotic-harry... #harrypotter #romantasy
Erotic Harry Potter fan fiction is taking over the world
Erotic Harry Potter fan fiction and romantasy novels are booming, with fans and publishers fueling the hottest trend in books.
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August 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Maybe I just took a wrong turn. But it feels like there’s this creeping expectation that everyday internet users need to learn dev tools and terminology just to function online. But don’t take my word for it—just ask @[email protected].

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Is the internet becoming too gitty?
There are few places in this world that are more infuriating to visit than GitHub. I’d rather do anything than spend time on GitHub. I’d rather get my te...
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August 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I wrote this for @mcsweeneys.net. It’s fun for the whole family, but especially for parents. Toddlers will like it, too, if they understand irony.
"I’m obsessed with these hardwood floors, but they can be slippery when I’m not wearing my socks with the grippy bottoms, so I slathered them with an adhesive coating of organic apple juice and upcycled pee. You can already smell it working."
I’m Your Three-Year-Old Interior Designer and This Is Your New Home Makeover
So, what do you think? Never in your wildest dreams, right? It’s hard to know where to begin, because the house is almost unrecognizable, but let m...
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August 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM