Very mid Mike
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Very mid Mike
@michaelgeorgeco.bsky.social
Cats, comics, IT, video games, books. Totally disillusioned.
How lucky am I that I can just see a friggin’ owl out the back door?
December 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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The Donald Trump Kennedy Center For Kids Who Can’t Read Good And Want To Learn How To Do Other Stuff Good Too
December 20, 2025 at 3:49 AM
If you are looking for ways to use the leftover cranberry sauce, putting it on your breakfast oats is pretty great! Just a bit, though; don’t go crazy.
November 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Happy 39th Anniversary, #StarTrek IV: The Voyage Home, which hit theaters on November 26th, 1986!
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Because one is opening in my town today, I remind everyone that In-N-Out is mid, at best. Good Times is vastly superior. Whataburger is also better.
November 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Idle thought while running: in the latest @xplainthexmen.bsky.social episode (Amulet of Ass, which makes sense in context!), they point out that characters in comics that are from England are required to say “bloody” at least once. I have a theory…
November 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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we have a president who only does good things when everyone calls him a pedophile. our mission for the next 3 years is clear.
November 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Cat Follows Man Through Apartment Like Racist Walgreens Employee https://theonion.com/cat-follows-man-through-apartment-like-racist-walgreens-employee/
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Shout-out to the Jeopardy contestant rocking the cool S earrings.
November 7, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Rosario’s is, in fact, great.
November 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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ICE Agent, 7-Year-Old Both Wearing Same ‘Military Commando’ Halloween Costume
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is a fun article. Some is predictable and some is too bonkers to guess.
October 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Stephen King Most Banned Author In U.S. Schools
https://theonion.com/stephen-king-most-banned-author-in-u-s-schools/
October 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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I have lived and worked in and around Chicago for 27 years and I have been assaulted less often than Sen Paul has been in his own back yard.
Rand Paul: "Chicago is a nightmare. It is literally a war zone."
September 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Do you like comic books and want to think more seriously about the linguistics of them?

Are you a social scientist or a linguist who wants to know more about nation-building or language planning in fiction?

HAVE I GOT EXACTLY THE ARTICLE YOU NEVER ASKED FOR, on CAMP Anthropology. 🐦🐦
X-Men, Krakoa, and Linguistic Sovereignty
by Erika Alpert Krakoan national co-founder Magneto explains to diplomats at the new Krakoan Embassy in Jerusalem why mutants have decided to create their own language, from House of X #1 (Hickman …
campanthropology.org
September 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I appreciate a new music day where o can listen to Cardi B, Nine Inch Nails, and Sarah McLachlan.
September 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:

Our funding depends on usage.

So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
August 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Sign checks out.
August 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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this reminds me of the time i got an email about my “vocal fry” in a guest lecture
July 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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'Vacations.'

The word is 'vacations.'
July 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Thank you to @gqmagazine.bsky.social for enlisting me to figure out why dads watch tv while standing up! (And thank you to everyone who offered their insights!)
Why Do Dads Watch TV Standing Up?
Everyone knows that fathers love to watch TV standing up. Comedian Josh Gondelman investigates this cultural mystery, and develops a complete taxonomy of standing dads.
www.gq.com
June 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
You know you consume too much media when you think of your therapy sessions as episodes in a season.
June 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
@axios.com maybe don’t put smile emoji within the vicinity of “hate crime”. Love the newsletter otherwise, btw.
June 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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I know it’s my job to inspect this cardboard box. I don’t always feel excited about the job, but the work matters
May 23, 2025 at 4:26 AM
How good is Murderbot?! It’s so faithful and the casting is great. I want more now, please. Like, right now.
May 16, 2025 at 2:42 AM