Wes Flinn (but turkey)
@wesflinn.bsky.social
Composer. Music theorist. Lowbrassman. Director of the School of Music at Louisiana Tech. In an alternate universe, the second-most popular optometrist in Bedford, Indiana. Son of Pinhook, citizen of the world. Views my own.
My father, a man in his then-early-50s who got his GED in the Army and only watches war movies and westerns, once grabbed “The Gods Must Be Crazy” off a video rental shelf because…well, I still don’t know why.
It was his favorite movie for *decades*.
Browse. You learn things about yourself.
It was his favorite movie for *decades*.
Browse. You learn things about yourself.
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
My father, a man in his then-early-50s who got his GED in the Army and only watches war movies and westerns, once grabbed “The Gods Must Be Crazy” off a video rental shelf because…well, I still don’t know why.
It was his favorite movie for *decades*.
Browse. You learn things about yourself.
It was his favorite movie for *decades*.
Browse. You learn things about yourself.
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The fact that TPUSA posted the entirely reasonable comments from the instructor here as coming from the “TRANS PROFESSOR” gives away the game.
They’re not defending students, they’re targeting faculty — as always
They’re not defending students, they’re targeting faculty — as always
idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was
November 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The fact that TPUSA posted the entirely reasonable comments from the instructor here as coming from the “TRANS PROFESSOR” gives away the game.
They’re not defending students, they’re targeting faculty — as always
They’re not defending students, they’re targeting faculty — as always
I come from a long line of bland, pale people and even I find this awful.
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I come from a long line of bland, pale people and even I find this awful.
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Universities are assembling larger and larger teams to deal with academic integrity issues--mostly focused on AI--while simultaneously holding AI "writing" contests, AI-themed events, "hey, come play with these fun tools!" The messages are so mixed, it's criminal. Because AI is bloated with money.
November 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Universities are assembling larger and larger teams to deal with academic integrity issues--mostly focused on AI--while simultaneously holding AI "writing" contests, AI-themed events, "hey, come play with these fun tools!" The messages are so mixed, it's criminal. Because AI is bloated with money.
“A man becomes preeminent, he’s expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms, enthusiasms… What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? Baseball! A man stands alone at the plate. This is the time for what? For individual achievement. There he stands alone. But…”
November 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“A man becomes preeminent, he’s expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms, enthusiasms… What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? Baseball! A man stands alone at the plate. This is the time for what? For individual achievement. There he stands alone. But…”
Dad likes to make sure the boys stay hydrated.
November 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Dad likes to make sure the boys stay hydrated.
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Oh, it's on.
Heeeere’s Drummy—and the First Fallen: Bill S.!
My calendar, Gmail mailbox, texts, TV, radio, news, and all media in existence tell me it’s Black Friday. Something about a sale or two going on. But that’s not important right now. Wha…
littledrummerboychallenge.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Oh, it's on.
Glad he’s still around at nearly 91.
November 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Glad he’s still around at nearly 91.
When I was in college in Appalachia 35 years ago - and I also grew up next to it and lived similarly for another 12 years beyond that - the attitude was “I hope my kids don’t have to mine.” Most with that attitude left. Now it’s “if everyone else isn’t as miserable as me I will storm the Capitol.”
unironically i think he wants to impose the conditions of his childhood onto the entire country
JD Vance's ideal America is a place with half the GDP where everyone with potential and options gets the fuck out, a shithole that people from countries with actual dynamism visit to watch chintzy 'traditional' dances before going home.
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
When I was in college in Appalachia 35 years ago - and I also grew up next to it and lived similarly for another 12 years beyond that - the attitude was “I hope my kids don’t have to mine.” Most with that attitude left. Now it’s “if everyone else isn’t as miserable as me I will storm the Capitol.”
Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments.
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments.
He’s just upset because his daughter is dating a gelatinous cube.
November 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
He’s just upset because his daughter is dating a gelatinous cube.
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WIFE: I learned that the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for plumbers...
ME: Because everyone clogs the toilets?
WIFE (eyes narrowing): ... because people dump turkey grease down the sink.
ME: Because everyone clogs the toilets?
WIFE (eyes narrowing): ... because people dump turkey grease down the sink.
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
WIFE: I learned that the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for plumbers...
ME: Because everyone clogs the toilets?
WIFE (eyes narrowing): ... because people dump turkey grease down the sink.
ME: Because everyone clogs the toilets?
WIFE (eyes narrowing): ... because people dump turkey grease down the sink.
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A turducken,
but it’s croissant, bear claw, cinnamon roll.
but it’s croissant, bear claw, cinnamon roll.
February 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
A turducken,
but it’s croissant, bear claw, cinnamon roll.
but it’s croissant, bear claw, cinnamon roll.
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Endowing a faculty position runs about $2–3 million, in case you were wondering
LSU confirms Kelly was fired 'without cause' and is owed his full $54 million buyout
Former LSU coach Brian Kelly has received a letter from LSU confirming that he was fired without cause and is owed his full $54 million buyout.
apnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Endowing a faculty position runs about $2–3 million, in case you were wondering
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Epistemological collapse has *always* been the goal
sorta coming around to the view that the social danger of genAI images is less that they'll make people believe fabricated things are real and more that they'll make people believe real things are fabricated
November 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Epistemological collapse has *always* been the goal
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Plate check from earlier today.
November 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Plate check from earlier today.
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Five concerts:
I’ll limit to popular music for right now
Tower of Power (3x)
Prince (2x)
Janet Jackson (2x)
Nine Inch Nails (2x)
Donny and Marie
Which of these is not like the other…
I’ll limit to popular music for right now
Tower of Power (3x)
Prince (2x)
Janet Jackson (2x)
Nine Inch Nails (2x)
Donny and Marie
Which of these is not like the other…
Five concerts I’ve been to:
- DMB at the Gorge
- Kendrick
- Green Day
- Wayne Shorter
- The Smothers Brothers
- DMB at the Gorge
- Kendrick
- Green Day
- Wayne Shorter
- The Smothers Brothers
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve been to:
Phish
Metallica
Elliott Smith
Ween
Dave Matthews Band
Phish
Metallica
Elliott Smith
Ween
Dave Matthews Band
November 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Five concerts:
I’ll limit to popular music for right now
Tower of Power (3x)
Prince (2x)
Janet Jackson (2x)
Nine Inch Nails (2x)
Donny and Marie
Which of these is not like the other…
I’ll limit to popular music for right now
Tower of Power (3x)
Prince (2x)
Janet Jackson (2x)
Nine Inch Nails (2x)
Donny and Marie
Which of these is not like the other…
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Moo goo goo goo.
You're all piling on the love for the WKRP turkey drop, but don't sleep on that Newhart episode, where he spends Thanksgiving without Emily and gets shitfaced with Howard and Jerry and Eliot Carlin
"Emily, don't open the dishwasher" :D
"Emily, don't open the dishwasher" :D
November 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Moo goo goo goo.
As God is my witness…
November 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
As God is my witness…
May your turkey be moist and your pants stretchy.
November 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
May your turkey be moist and your pants stretchy.