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Bruce

@contrasoma.bsky.social

460 followers 170 following 550 posts

1/2 of @idieyoudie.bsky.social. NJPW podcasts at @postwrestling.com. Blue Jays, science/weird fiction, scotch whisky, beer. He/him. Opinions mine, not employer's. Ⓥ Some snotty Marxist carbuncle.

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Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · Jun 30

I've been searching for this bit of 90s Canadiana for decades. Shirts with the sketch from this ad were actually printed and given away, yet it had become impossible to find. A friend managed to locate it in an ad comp video, and I'm overjoyed to be able to isolate and present it in all its glory.

Yellow Pages Police Sketch Artist Commercial - "Is this the man that robbed you?"

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Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 8h

Loved the "we're live on Sportsnet" nudging, even in vain.

Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 9h

Vibe check:

Me age 12 with the World Series trophy covered in Jays regalia.

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Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 9h

Nathan Lukes right now.

Radioactive man being swept away by acid saying "My eyes, the goggles do nothing"

Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 9h

Hahahaha holy shit that's my manager. I want that speech as my ringtone.

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Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 9h

What an outing from the pen. Just silencing those bats. Feels so much better coming against the Yanks.

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Brian @brianclement.com · Jul 22

A group of mobsters on the television program The Sopranos sit around complaining about their favourite team the New York Yankees losing to the Toronto Blue Jays, with one of them saying “do you believe these fuckin’ Blue Jays?”

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Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 9h

They don't like the team, they like the idea of winning.

Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 9h

That shot of Yankees fans swarming for the exits feels like a refreshing fall breeze.

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Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 10h

Ah, shit. Hadn't seen that. :(

Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 10h

Oof. Gotta give credit to Boone - smart/classy move to yank Doval to defuse things.

Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 10h

Phew. Six outs.

Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 1d

Being told to "go back to Canada, f*****" is one of the enduring memories of my trip to the Bronx in September 2015. Jays took 3 of 4 and made the postseason though, so fuck em.

Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 1d

The real national anthem.

Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 1d

I mean I get Yanks dorks running onfield: your season's over, may as well be clowns.

Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 1d

Flashing back to flying to New York in 2015 to see the Jays effectively cinch the postseason in a rainy doubleheader blowout and waving at all the grumbling Yanks fans as they left.

Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 1d

Step on the Yankees' necks. Chase the starter in the third and the fans by the fourth.

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Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 1d

Crazy head on a swivel work from Davis even with the stumble. Wow.

Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 1d

Real Dudley Do-Right voice on this cat.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 2d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently second highest in franchise postseason history. Stieb had 83 in the '85 ALCS.

Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 3d

Game score of 78 in 5.1 if my math's right. Nuts.

Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 2d

When mums bump into neighbours from decades back you need to prepare for digressions which would put Tristram Shandy to sleep.

Nick 🐙 @nickoctopus.bsky.social · 2d

My mum spent more time on a call just now telling me about the medical problems of the brother-in-law (never met him) of the daughter (don't remember her) of the family that lived next to us in the early 90s (barely remember them) than she did telling me about the holiday she has just returned from

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 2d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 3d

Der Hügel ist heilig.

Bruce @contrasoma.bsky.social · 3d

Game score of 78 in 5.1 if my math's right. Nuts.