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Andrew Weber
@noplot.bsky.social
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Mostly harmless random stupid stuff (citation: my wife). Confusing relatives, coworkers, spouse, and cat for decades. Probably at the movies as you read this. He/him.
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 7h
Nothing since the start of the year, and our Prime expired in March.
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 11h
Can't blame him for that, honestly, as a lot of the folks around Trump are quite boring when they're not being evil...
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 11h
This really isn't changing my mind on the feeling that y'all should be bought out by a more reputable news media organization like Archie Comics.
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 11h
And sticking them on the foreheads of staffers...
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 11h
That must be transparent plywood on our downtown office windows, then...
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 1d
That guy next to her has an SOG patch...is he one of those Soggies that tried to ruin Cap'n Crunch cereal back in the 1980s?
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 1d
Mirabella, right?
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 1d
That said, there's a Heavenly Donuts in a former Winchells (based on the sign shape) that's across the street from the former police union building. (Insert joke here.)
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 1d
If you want to know more (admit it), check out this video from Feli from Germany: youtu.be/AUCTxxMPvWs?...
Why is THIS BREAD Germany’s most famous TV character?! | Feli from Germany
YouTube video by Feli from Germany
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 2d
About 80 percent of minor league baseball teams have their own Spanish-language identities, and you can find them all at www.mlb.com/milb/fans/copa . It's also a competition among all participating teams, with Hillsboro winning in 2022. The San Jose Churros were the most recent winner in 2024.
Copa de la Diversión: MiLB’s Celebration of Hispanic Communities | Minor League Baseball
Learn about Copa de la Diversión or “Fun Cup,” Minor League Baseball's Latino/a community outreach program.
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 2d
I'd never heard of the show, described as a "generational family comedy show" for us clueless Anglos. But they showed funny clips from the show and asked players from Latin America about their memories of it and their favorite characters. I think the show is still relatively unknown among Anglos.
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 2d
With the new identity, the team has had several games each year with special uniforms and promotions. For 2025, I remember a taco festival and a lucha libre night, among others. But 2019 was the first year, and their first promotion was El Chavo de Ocho night, chosen by the community.
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 2d
But that wasn't a popular identity, so for 2019 they worked with the Spanish-language community to develop a new identity and came up with the Soňadores de Hillsboro, which translates as "dreamers". (That's also the nickname for DACA immigrants in the U.S., so it's kind of a clever double meaning.)
The Soňadores de Hillsboro logo, an alebrije of a coyote facing right and howling into the sky. The alebrije's snout, stripes of its body, and feet are a light blue, with the body stripes having dark blue diiamonds, buile the rest of the head and alternating stripes are a medium blue with zigzag dark stripes, and the legs and ears and middle of the tail are kind of dark pink with purple diamonds on the legs and chevrons on the tail. The end of the tail is a bright green and looks like a flame from a torch. (If anyone else wants to describe the colors better, please do so!)
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 2d
A brief (over)explanation: most minor league baseball teams in the United States in the last several years have developed alternate Spanish-language identities that they use in some games, kind of like the City Connect uniforms in the majors. In 2018, the Hillsboro Hops went with Lupulos as theirs.
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 2d
Yes, but AI requires I. This is more AD (Astounding Dorkiness).
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 2d
I'd never heard of it until a couple of years ago, when my local minor league baseball team (go Soñadores!) had a special promotional night dedicated to the show. Went over my head as well.
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 3d
Thank you so much! I'd never heard of Klingenthal before last week (it honestly sounded fictional) and it's great to know that the film reflects some of the reality.

As a bonus, here's where my brief remark "accordions are in!" comes from, a truly weird 1967 promotional ad for electric accordions.
A 1967 ad from Ernest Deffner Affiliates for the new Combo'Cordion (yes, that's really the name). The ad's headline says "Accordions are in!", with "accordions in a cursive font above "are in!" in all capital letters. To the right of the headline is a black-and-white drawing of a young man with short straight hair smiling while playing an accordion. Behind him and to the left are three other young men with short straight hair (they look kind of different, but not much) playing (from right to left) drums, an electric guitar, and...well, I can't see what the other kid is playing. On the lower right is the pitch: "TURN YOUR GROUP ON with a Combo'Cordion...easy to play, truly portable, charged with sound excitement! Combo'Cordions are electrified to let loose piercing lead and swinging chords in audio colors that will flip your audience. If you've ever played piano, organ, or any keyboard instrument, you already know how to play a Combo'Cordion. Don't miss out on the NEWEST SOUND AROUND. Rush to your local music studio or dealer for a free demonstration. He'll show you that accordions are what's happening. MAIL this coupon with 50¢ for your 45 RPM record featuring the fab Combo'Cordion Rock/Sound." Below that is the mailing coupon for Ernest Deffner Affiliates, listing the address and saying "Here's my 50¢. Please send me your 45 RPM record of the fab Combo'Cordion Rock/Sound." To the left of the coupon is a record icon that juts into the dotted lines of the coupon at the upper left. To the left of that in the lower left corner is a teenage girl's face with horizontal oval glasses, long (presumably) blonde hair, and a big smile indicating she's enjoying the fab Combo'Cordion Rock/Sound. (She's kind of cute; perhaps I should request the 50¢ record at the Blick Art Supplies that's now at the address on the coupon?)
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 3d
#DEFAcember news flash!: the viewing deadline for these early Konrad Wolf films has been extended to Friday, October 10th. I'll try and do another of them this week before doing the film I'd meant to do in the first place to end the series this weekend.
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 3d
Might work out okay if he gets distracted by all the donut shops...
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 4d
The Muppaphones better get a cut of that remix money...
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 4d
Close enough to yell at Phil Cuzzi, one presumes? (Yes, I'm still bitter.)
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 4d
If he's been dreaming of this moment since puberty, he really needed to find a video store that didn't check IDs during high school.
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 5d
That K$H is, believe it or not, his logo, which he puts on a wide variety of items for purchase. Use the code "TrumpRox!" to get 3% off the official K$H battery-powered battery changer that's only good for changing its own batteries!
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 5d
Practicing aerial yoga and got tangled up in a hammock.
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Andrew Weber @noplot.bsky.social · 5d
Somewhat higher competence?
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