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Jonathan Fine

@jonathanbfine.bsky.social

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Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 1d

I wouldn’t say that I bought something at the Theory outlet just so I could get a Theory tote bag to carry books of theory, but I also wouldn’t not say that I did exactly that.

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 4d

Discovered today that Maia Mindel has unblocked me. I wish I could have advised her against making such a terrible decision.

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 5d

eww gross

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 5d

Germans: Wouldn’t your tweet be better if it weren’t funny?

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 5d

select all that apply

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 6d

leaving a gap in the literature is real loser behavior and something i would just never do

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 7d

when your career never advances, you’re always early career faculty, which is neat

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 9d

I’d never tell people to join the Lessing Society just because I designed the new website, but I also would never discourage people from joining purely on that basis.

Lessing Society

www.lessingsociety.org

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 10d

Wife: The kids told me the house ate you and you were talking to me from in the walls

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 12d

6: you look like a little kid in this

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 12d

foreign languages are irrelevant gobbledeygoop. got it. thanks.

Chris 🍁 @chrischoptain.bsky.social · 13d

w/o translation half of this is gobbledeygoop and therefor loses all relevance

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 13d

It was the 80s and my parents were New York yuppies

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 13d

Jonathan Fine stuns in new academic journal article

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 14d

I have not earned this title, but I never complain when I’m mistakenly granted it

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 15d

i’m too shallow of a reader to tell if this tweet is about me

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 16d

fascinating things are happening on twitter dot com

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 18d

Overheard at the coffee shop this morning: Who needs a philosophical thing about Goethe? The research we do is important.

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 18d

might go as hamlet for halloween

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 20d

Dad: You didn’t get asked to do that because they think you’re an idiot.
Wife: That’s because they’re not on twitter.

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 24d

if i ever click follow back it’s a sign i’ve lost all self respect

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John @jthiels.bsky.social · 26d

@jonathanbfine.bsky.social

Man seated at table on date with woman imagines in a thought bubble that she thinks "He brought up Hegel; he must be smart." There is no indication the woman actually thinks this.

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 26d

yes

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 26d

some basic grammar (gender ideology)

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 26d

this sentence is so precious to me

Jonathan Fine @jonathanbfine.bsky.social · 27d

My wife thinks I should beg for forgiveness for my mustache on Yom Kippur.