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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

In the same way that “you aren’t stuck in traffic, you are traffic,” you can’t owe or pay a debt to society. You are society.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

I’m not always the best at counterfactuals, but something I 100% know I wouldn’t do if I were in your shoes is go barefoot.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

I have no idea what I mean by this, but December 26 doesn’t feel like a real day.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

The your-wife-should-have-stuff-in-her-stocking-too discourse on threads today enlightened me to the fact there are adults with stockings. I had no idea that was a thing. I’ve never put anything in my wife’s stocking, because, as The Ladies’ Man said about his car, her stocking…doesn’t exist.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

But…but…isn’t that second sentence a hypothetical??

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Some backyard shenanigans now that we finally have snow.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

✨10 Words That People Who Learn Everything From Reading Say…Interestingly✨ 1. Misled 2. Epitome 3. Quinoa 4. Cache 5. Worcestershire 6. Hyperbole 7. Albeit 8. Debris 9. Awry and 10. Voila! The list is done. Come along for more if you feel like it. 😆👋

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

A broken clock is wrong 86,398 times a day.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

A post came across my feed that said “Jesus died on the cross for you. Isn’t that enough?” Of course, the question comes to mind — “Enough for what?” (1/3)

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I don’t take Jesus that seriously, but at least I admit it. 🤷‍♀️ I don’t think I know of anybody who takes him very seriously apart from where his reported words and actions align with what they believe anyway.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Saw someone complaining about how their memory foam mattress has permanent indentations. Sounds like maybe they actually wanted a dementia foam mattress.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Apparently, I decided to include a review from my son when I froze tonight’s dinner a few months ago.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

The people with dramatically strong opinions about cyber trucks are going to be one of the main reasons it goes down in history.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

One reason to try to get rich is to reduce your chances of having to go to heaven.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I picked up some combat boots yesterday... There’s a date on them: August, 1966. And a name: Martin M. G—. It took about 10 seconds to find him. He’s 79 and lives 11 miles from me. Am I going to do anything with this information? Not practically, no. But I do like a boot with an ethos…

Close-up of a black combat boot on a hardwood floor.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

The dog’s shampoo says it was not tested on animals, but, like, surely it was at SOME point.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Our family is divided in today’s contest. Pray for us.

A Penn State and a Minnesota gopher football player. The two teams face off today.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Not to be over serious about it on a Saturday morning, but in this sense, language purism is a bit like a belief in moral responsibility. 🤔 (1/…)

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Language purists don’t actually have anything pure to preserve. They just prefer the previous contaminants.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Is “irregardless” a double negative? Is it nonsense because it means “not regardless”? No and no. And for a pretty interesting reason, too (if you’re an abject nerd):

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

From one perspective, Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. From another perspective, Jesus made Lazarus die twice.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

If you follow me, you follow Budget, too. So, you know, come along if you feel like it. 🤷‍♀️👋😼

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I saw this “self-help” book at a vintage shop and #8 from his list of 20 made me chuckle.

Front cover of an old book titled “20 steps to power, influence, and control over people“

A page from the book showing the chapter title “how to listen aggressively”

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

To quote Tim Minchin… Do you know what they call alternative medicine that’s been proved to work? Medicine.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Guess what the word for breasts was in the 1300s when John Wycliffe was translating some biblical erotica into our burgeoning language. (1/…)

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

The speaker was 69, the old man was 81.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Just used the word “cromulent” without “perfectly” in front of it like an absolute maniac.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Alan Watts addressing pronouns as he “explains” god to a child…

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Overheard a guy say to an old man, “You’ve lived a whole life, now the rest is just extra,” and… 1) True? Kinda? 2) Bold to just tell him that. 3) How old would you guess the old man was?

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

can’t decide which phone case to get

Phone case featuring Van Gogh’s painting of a skeleton with a burning cigarette

Phone case featuring the meme of three possums howling at the moon

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Benjamin Franklin apocryphally said, “Most men die at 25 and we bury them at 70.” But Emil Cioran *actually* said…

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Some behind-the-scenes decision making happening over here… 🤔😆

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

While this app is figuring out what to serve me algorithmically, it’s assuming I want pics of deep space and embroidery. 🤷‍♀️👍

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

The word “muscle” comes from Latin for “little mouse,” because if you’re lithe enough, when you flex, that’s what it looks like is running around inside your skin. That’s what the Romans thought, anyway.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Unproblematic artists? No, absolutely not. I don’t want ‘em. Different problems, though? Sure, that would be fine.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Just bought a book I already own so that I can read it again without my notes from last time. The last thing I need to be is influenced by myself.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Taking a woman out on a date tonight. Trying to decide whether I should immediately put my credit card down when the bill comes or wait to see if she does first.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I see the Internet is already starting eggnog discourse. And someone said they didn’t realize until recently that it’s not always an alcoholic drink. Well, I didn’t realize till I was grown that it ever was. I guess we offset each other. 🤷‍♀️🥚🥛🥃

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

That micro-surge of relief two seconds after you sneeze when you realize nobody is going to say anything in response. 😮‍💨

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

The girl Tom Petty sings about in Free Fallin’ is a marine biologist now.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

When I get my gym bag ready in the morning, I use an acronym to make sure I have what I need. Tshirt Underwear Pants Socks TUPS Problem is “tup” means to have sex with a sheep. So that won’t do. (1/…)

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I’m not here for any of the idealistic reasons I’ve heard some other people mention. Idealism isn’t sustainable. I’m here because of peer pressure and FOMO, much more effective longterm motivations in my experience.

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Getting an “invalid handle” flag from @bsky.app but I’m not sure they know what an invalid handle actually is

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Abraham Piper @abrahampiper.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Maybe I should anagram people’s names over here. Old school.

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