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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 2d

One of my biggest pet peeves is people insisting martial arts are only Asian fighting arts.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 2d

Mars was the Roman god of war.
That’s why we say ‘martial arts,' ‘martial law,' and 'court martial.'

Marshall was the Roman god of designer fashion at discount prices.
That’s why we have Marshall’s.

Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 3d

A file naming trick I picked up from the military is using the year,month,day date format (20251005) to delineate versions.

That keeps the files in numerical/alphabetical order. The newest version will always appear at the top or bottom of the list.

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations!

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 6d

Reposting because people need to know.

Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 11d

I just found this hilarious thread.

Brimley/Cocoon Line @brimleyline.bsky.social · Jul 27

Born Nov. 2, 1974, Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. -- known to the world as Nelly -- is 18,530 days old today, matching Wilford Brimley's age on the day 'Cocoon' was released. Congrats Nelly! You've reached the Brimley/Cocoon Line.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 8d

Hey why haven’t I seen a joint press statement from every blue state governor promising to cooperate and coordinate against the explicitly declared invasion of our cities by the US military?

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social ?
@govpritzker.illinois.gov ?
@governorwalz.mn.gov ?

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 8d

Hey why haven’t I seen an all-hands press conference from democratic leadership saying the president must be impeached for threatening to use troops on US citizens? Like why aren’t 25 key Dems in a room right now with every camera in the country?
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social ?
@schumer.senate.gov ?

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 8d

Happy Birthday!

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 10d

They fought to the death in the original Running Man.

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 10d

Personally, I'm way more offended by the lack of periods than a misused sports term. 😄

I really just wanted to be the American that got to correct a writer for The Economist on something specifically British. How often am I going to get that opportunity? 🙂

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 10d

I'm in no way a cricket expert, but I was sure I'd heard it used by the Pakistanis when I was in Iraq. I Googled it just be sure before posting.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinch_h...

(For reference the Pakistanis worked as contractors on base and watched a ton of cricket.)

Pinch hitter (cricket) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 10d

🙂

Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 10d

Just thinking it through, out loud.🙂

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 10d

Cricket has pinch hitters as well.

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 10d

I never thought drug dealers had to be good salesman. Drugs kind of sell themselves.

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 11d

I didn't think you were outraged. The OP seemed quite upset.

Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 11d

I honestly do not understand people getting outraged over this. It's not a local grocery store.

It's like going to Bergdorf's and screaming about $10K purses or $2K shoes. The excessive price is part of the allure.

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 11d

I'm fine with breaking rules in the script, if you feel that's the best way to tell the story. I'm pretty conservative in my writing, but I've seen scripts that break rules, but read really well.

But if you are arguing that consistent sluglines, "Are holding back your vision," I'm done with you.

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 11d

Wasted time and money on the company move, dressing an unused location, re-securing, re-dressing, and re-lighting the previous bedroom. All because of a bad slugline (and lazy pre-pro).

This was a $25-30 million professional movie. Not a student film. 3/3

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 11d

Where it was listed as “BEDROOM”. Locations and art thought it was a different bedroom. It was not clarified until the writer/director got to set.

We had to move to the cover set. 2/

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 11d

I was on a “studio” indie where we had to move to a cover set because the bedroom we scheduled for the day was supposed to be the same bedroom we’d shot 10 days prior.

They had secured and dressed a 2nd bedroom because the script listed it as “DAVE’S BEDROOM” except for one scene. 1/

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 11d

As someone that worked in production, I understand this in my core.

My only advice in this area is keeping slug lines consistent and simple will mitigate 90% of these issues and doesn’t really affect creativity.

I’m not shaming anyone for doing their thing, but giving advice from the other side.

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 11d

I just found this hilarious thread.

Brimley/Cocoon Line @brimleyline.bsky.social · Jul 27

Born Nov. 2, 1974, Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. -- known to the world as Nelly -- is 18,530 days old today, matching Wilford Brimley's age on the day 'Cocoon' was released. Congrats Nelly! You've reached the Brimley/Cocoon Line.

Nelly in the 90s, with a St. Louis Rams jersey and some bling

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 11d

People forget that most generals and admirals have also earned the title doctor, often multiple times. These are educated men and women who have trained their entire lives to effectively kill people.

Threatening them and talking to them like children won’t go well.

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 11d

The administration is going to find out guys with an average of 30 years military service and at LEAST a masters degree aren’t going to fold like tech bros and reps from rural districts.

Saw a video pointing out there will be over 24,000 years of service in the room.

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 11d

I doubt this is the case. There’s no way reason to bring all flag officers together to plan a war. I doubt every general and admiral were in one room to pan D-Day. This is an intimidation tactic. It will be made clear, get in line or lose your career.

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