Ben McClellan
@benmcclellan.bsky.social
CPhT/essential employee, observational humorist, writer. Liberal. Detroit born, Chicago raised, Indiana (Evansville) resident. Button down mind. I'm still on Twitter, if it helps any.
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Tonight you'll be visited by three spirits
December 11, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Tonight you'll be visited by three spirits
Probably the best gag I have thought up in a long time.
December 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Probably the best gag I have thought up in a long time.
Too bad that Dan Cortese has already laid claim to that.
"I LOVE this place!!"
"I LOVE this place!!"
December 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Too bad that Dan Cortese has already laid claim to that.
"I LOVE this place!!"
"I LOVE this place!!"
Come on, Bluesky, it doesn't work that way. It says "one like" in the corner, AND "no likes yet". Which is it?
And I'm not about to start liking my own posts. Bookmarking them? Sure. Liking them? Another matter entirely.
And I'm not about to start liking my own posts. Bookmarking them? Sure. Liking them? Another matter entirely.
December 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Come on, Bluesky, it doesn't work that way. It says "one like" in the corner, AND "no likes yet". Which is it?
And I'm not about to start liking my own posts. Bookmarking them? Sure. Liking them? Another matter entirely.
And I'm not about to start liking my own posts. Bookmarking them? Sure. Liking them? Another matter entirely.
"Has anyone met someone that was once famous (actor, musician, etc.) but now works a regular job? Who was it?"
I was Facebook friends with Peter Robbins, the original voice of Charlie Brown, for the last few months of his life.
I was Facebook friends with Peter Robbins, the original voice of Charlie Brown, for the last few months of his life.
November 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM
"Has anyone met someone that was once famous (actor, musician, etc.) but now works a regular job? Who was it?"
I was Facebook friends with Peter Robbins, the original voice of Charlie Brown, for the last few months of his life.
I was Facebook friends with Peter Robbins, the original voice of Charlie Brown, for the last few months of his life.
As a reminder for those who've forgotten, or never knew in the first place, this is what MAGA favorite Kid Rock looked like when he started out in 1989-90.
November 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
As a reminder for those who've forgotten, or never knew in the first place, this is what MAGA favorite Kid Rock looked like when he started out in 1989-90.
They're right, you know. 🤣
November 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
They're right, you know. 🤣
"People born before/around 1990: Often it’s asked what things you think people born after then are worse off without. What’s something you’re GLAD young adults and kids today will never have to experience or understand?"
This one hit pretty hard:
This one hit pretty hard:
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"People born before/around 1990: Often it’s asked what things you think people born after then are worse off without. What’s something you’re GLAD young adults and kids today will never have to experience or understand?"
This one hit pretty hard:
This one hit pretty hard:
I presume he didn't write about that one certain encounter he had, did he?
November 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I presume he didn't write about that one certain encounter he had, did he?
Here you go. Keep in mind, this was just one source's findings. Ask nine more people, and you'd probably be told nine completely different results.
But all of your favorites are here.
But all of your favorites are here.
November 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Here you go. Keep in mind, this was just one source's findings. Ask nine more people, and you'd probably be told nine completely different results.
But all of your favorites are here.
But all of your favorites are here.
I'm going to not address the obvious thing here.
I had a pierced ear from age 16 to about 22. One day, I removed my earring to clean it, and couldn't get it back in. Less than two weeks later, the hole had closed shut.
Not to discredit this guy's theory, but some people do have healing powers.
I had a pierced ear from age 16 to about 22. One day, I removed my earring to clean it, and couldn't get it back in. Less than two weeks later, the hole had closed shut.
Not to discredit this guy's theory, but some people do have healing powers.
November 14, 2025 at 6:33 AM
I'm going to not address the obvious thing here.
I had a pierced ear from age 16 to about 22. One day, I removed my earring to clean it, and couldn't get it back in. Less than two weeks later, the hole had closed shut.
Not to discredit this guy's theory, but some people do have healing powers.
I had a pierced ear from age 16 to about 22. One day, I removed my earring to clean it, and couldn't get it back in. Less than two weeks later, the hole had closed shut.
Not to discredit this guy's theory, but some people do have healing powers.
Two shots from Whose Live Anyway in Louisville earlier tonight.
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Two shots from Whose Live Anyway in Louisville earlier tonight.
You know it's the holiday season when you see these kinds of trees start to show up everywhere.
November 3, 2025 at 12:48 AM
You know it's the holiday season when you see these kinds of trees start to show up everywhere.
If you know, you know.
October 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
If you know, you know.
A picture for the ages here.
October 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
A picture for the ages here.
Oh, come on. That's just mean! 🤣
October 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Oh, come on. That's just mean! 🤣
This isn't photo shopped.
This is also egregiously embarrassing no matter where you stand politically.
This is also egregiously embarrassing no matter where you stand politically.
October 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This isn't photo shopped.
This is also egregiously embarrassing no matter where you stand politically.
This is also egregiously embarrassing no matter where you stand politically.
I don't know...CAN they?
September 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I don't know...CAN they?
The picture initially threw me off when I first saw this earlier. And I was like, that's NOT how Homer looks, unless I missed some significant changes.
September 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The picture initially threw me off when I first saw this earlier. And I was like, that's NOT how Homer looks, unless I missed some significant changes.
🎶 From Memphis to St. Joe, wherever the four winds blow... 🎶
September 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🎶 From Memphis to St. Joe, wherever the four winds blow... 🎶
That's also his favorite Walter Matthau movie, too.
September 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
That's also his favorite Walter Matthau movie, too.
Yes, Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford got knocked on his rear end just after this picture was taken.
And that's how he got his nickname.
And that's how he got his nickname.
August 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Yes, Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford got knocked on his rear end just after this picture was taken.
And that's how he got his nickname.
And that's how he got his nickname.
Naturally, now I can't remember what post I saw, or what sort of action I took after getting home that day.
And that's going to drive me crazy.
And that's going to drive me crazy.
August 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Naturally, now I can't remember what post I saw, or what sort of action I took after getting home that day.
And that's going to drive me crazy.
And that's going to drive me crazy.
"One strip shows the entire cast of the strip trying to pry Snoopy off of a tree, with Snoopy pleading, "I don't want another rabies shot!" "
The whole cast, except for Linus.
I like to think he was the one filming the whole scene.
Also, note Schroeder voluntarily holding Lucy's hand for once.
The whole cast, except for Linus.
I like to think he was the one filming the whole scene.
Also, note Schroeder voluntarily holding Lucy's hand for once.
July 21, 2025 at 5:42 AM
"One strip shows the entire cast of the strip trying to pry Snoopy off of a tree, with Snoopy pleading, "I don't want another rabies shot!" "
The whole cast, except for Linus.
I like to think he was the one filming the whole scene.
Also, note Schroeder voluntarily holding Lucy's hand for once.
The whole cast, except for Linus.
I like to think he was the one filming the whole scene.
Also, note Schroeder voluntarily holding Lucy's hand for once.