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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 15h

The real $2 glizzys are the hot dogs we made along the way #LetsGoCanes

2 hot dogs with ketchup and mustard, and some paprika Pringles

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Sourdough sandwich bread, with a sprinkle of Penzey's Justice on top. Feels good to bake, haven't done it for a while.

2 beautiful bread loaves, cooling on a rack.

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Contrary to what they say, you wear these on your hands

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Happy anniversary to my one and only @triluna.bsky.social! 20 years and still on the same wavelength. 😅 I love you! Here's to 20 more (and more).

Cynthia and I on our wedding day outside of Moore Square. Cynthia is in a beautiful white dress with lace arms and wide sleeves, with a tiara and lace veil.

I’m in a tux with a lavender flower attached to my lapel.

Behind us is banner feature the legendary photo of Rod Brind’Amour raising the Stanley Cup.

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I'm a huge fan of these and Carolina Hurricanes in-arena announcer @wademinter.com is very good at them.

Quoted post:
that dude is still alive
wtf

Wade’s reply:
When you are Mary Magdalene at the tomb

Quoted post:
GET IN THE FUCKING NET

Wade’s response:
When you are a butterfly collector and have absolutely had it

Quoted post:
no doubt a big factor

Wade’s reply:
When you’re looking at the Billboard charts in 1997

Quoted post:
Ludicrous call

Wade’s reply:
When you’re Usher checking your voicemail list

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Being serious here for a moment, you really should get back on a plane and go straight to Michigan for some Detroit-style pizza. It's better in every way.

Inexplicably, this monstrosity is the official Wikipedia photo for Altoona-style pizza. It features a square cut piece with a reasonably thick (but not Sicilian-thick) crust, salami, bell peppers, and a big ol’ slice of American cheese melted on top. The only thing that could make it look less appetizing is a dollop of whipped cream on the top or something.

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula

Colin Robinson from _What We Do in the Shadows_

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Apple //c We even had the fancy monochrome green monitor

An Apple //c with the monitor you could buy for it, rather than using your TV

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

can't stop laughing at this fucking statue in Antwerp

Yes, I took it from this angle for dramatic effect, but I assure you, there is no angle you could view it at where it *doesn’t* look like two tiny people looking up and admiring this enormous man’s crotch.

He’s just got this stance — almost Superman-like — that BEGS you to look at it. And boy oh boy are those two diminutive men looking.

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Out on a tour in Amsterdam I discovered the City Sightseeing app has an AI assistant that doesn't require any kind of login or anything. I made it recurse until it died. "Albuquerque, New Mexicorchitecture" killed me 😂

Screenshot of chat:

Understood. Here is the original description transformed by replacing every "a" with "Albuquerque, New Mexico" and every "I'with "lollipop,' including those inside replacement words recursively, presented as one continuous piece of text for easier reading: "In Albuquerque, New Mexicopolo lipop, New
Mexicolollipop, AmstermdpopperdAm is known for its historic and diverse Albuquerque, New Mexicorchitecture, incAlbuquerque, New Mexicuding the iconic Rijksmuseum and the Anne Frank House. The city's cAlbuquerque, New Mexicancs and vibrant neighborhoods offer unique experiences." Because recursive replacement creates very complex text, this is a reasonable balance to keep it readable yet follow your

It finally breaks down into a detailed list of the recursive rules

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

But what am I supposed to do with all this urine?!?

A toilet with a sticker under the lid that says, “Toilet paper only please!”

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Just saw one of these AI menu monstrosities this morning in Amsterdam and literally thought to myself, "I need to take a picture of this for all the Bluesky folks."

A horrifying triptych of menu items at a food kiosk near the Van Gogh Museum. First a Heineken poured into a pint glass with a disturbing amount of thick bubbles. Next, “sugarwaffles,” weirdly textured and covered in a fecal blast of chocolate. Finally, the Italian Style Pizza, covered in a maze of dough patterned with blackheads, and pepperoni and cheese reminiscent of the Necronomicon.

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Share one of the most obscure TV shows you can think of! 🖤 #tvsky

LEXX - weird-ass sci-fi show that somehow got 4 seasons and some critical acclaim despite nearly no one watching it

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It even shows you post size limits for both networks. Lots of little very nice touches.

Screenshot of me writing the first post in this thread.

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

It’s literally my road trip music right now.

Picture of my dashboard screen with a map and directions, and the music player showing a song by The Chemical Brothers playing.

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Oh wow, looks like GitHub is expanding into other markets.

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Picking up a prescription from CVS and uhhhh… is it supposed to do this?

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Kirk is the first to warm up to us enough to just be full-on into being held and petted. He is a WHORE for petting, which I guess fits his namesake. 😅 #CatsOfBluesky #Caturday

Kirk on his back, paws out, while I pet his belly

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

These little buggers showed up in a friend’s yard around July 4th yadda yadda yadda meet our new kittens, Uhura, Scotty, and Kirk.

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

a cab driver wins a free cruise [I am physically incapable of having a “favorite“ movie, but this is one I like that we watched again recently.]

Describe your favorite movie as boring as possible

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

first image in your camera roll that makes you laugh out loud

A sign in (I think) Spanish depicting a naked person using a hair dryer on their ass. The sign is next to a hair dryer.

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

If you see this, post a pic from your device with no explanation.

Picture of a bumper sticker, featuring a cartoon bunny driving a car with sick flames coming out the back.

It says, “I’m on a very serious mission to get a tiny treat.”

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

They’re CG’ing in the ESPN logo on the ice on the ABC broadcast, and I swear to god I spent a solid two minutes trying to figure out whether it was “IU” or “NI” before I thought to rotate it in my mind 90 degrees.

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Oh yeah, and our battery is one we got to run the freezer or fridge on a power outage, so it’s rated for a pretty strong draw. So we bought the toaster to heat our Smithfield back to crispness. :)

EcoFlow battery in the foreground, Oster toaster behind

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Leveled up our Canes tailgate fan setup with a mister.

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I’m picking up takeout, and I guess we’ve been going to Canes games so often, my phone just suggested directions to Lenovo Center instead of home. 😂

Directions from Cape Fear seafood to Lenovo Center.

Also I’m currently listening to The Adventure Zone podcast.

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Tarps off. (Not for luck, it’s just kinda warm in our living room.)

My diversity hockey shirt from Hockey By Design, laying along the back of our couch.

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Vintage 1999 ThinkGeek HTML <body> T-shirt (</body> on the back) that I now only wear for yard work. It is an experiment to find the exact moment that a shirt stops being a shirt and just becomes a pile of random cloth.

A vaguely green t-shirt with more bacon than collar. All the edges are worn and have holes, the underarms have big holes. It’s only a matter of time before it should get burned in a proper Viking funeral.

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

On a whim when we were still down 0-2 with 10 minutes left I put $1 on the Canes winning just for the hell of it. Now I wish I’d used real money…

DraftKings receipt showing I bet $1 and received $10

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

When you *really* need to go to CVS but your car’s not working so you need to take the forklift.

Picture of a CVS. In the foreground is a forklift parked in a spot just like a normal car.

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

About to do an epic rum tasting. You either won’t hear from me again today, or you’ll hear from my drunk ass WAY too much.

Photo of a set of 16 tasting bottles for the Fass Sprache wood types rum tasting.

One spirit aged in a multitude of wood types to see how each influences the flavor.

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

In honor of last night’s win I’m wearing my Canadian House of Pizza and Garbage shirt.

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Anyone know what the “8 CLIA” or whatever it is on green blowup guy’s suit means?

There’s a guy who wears these giant air-filled suits to games and he’s got something written on it this time in black tape and I have no idea what it means

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Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Me: hmm, maybe I should go change Cyn: Why? Me: I'm not sure if a Vlad Tepes shirt is gonna be lucky or not, although I suppose he *could* be a huge Caniac Cyn: I don't think he's a Canadiens fan Me: Well he *is* really into spearing…

A classic painting of Vlad Tepes aka Vlad the Impaler

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