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Jackson O'Brien @sprobeforebros.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

GREG DAVIES: seems like a kind of a shit task. Everyone just seems like they're going home normally. ALEX HORNE: well before you say that let's have a look at how Odysseus did. cut to panel of AJAX, MENELAUS, AGAMEMNON, and DIOMEDES who are all staring at ODYSSEUS with his head in his hands

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James Lamsdell, PhD @fossildetective.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

It's that time of year again.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Who put this here this is a biology program.

A picture of a tulip. It is labeled petunia.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

To reiterate: OB has no brain at all.

Orange Boy, a large orange tabby cat, looms over the camera. His green eyes are wide and vacant and his mouth is faintly agape, giving him a particularly derpy expression. He is blurry because he was coming to doof the camera.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

I have a colleague who mentors the catholic club on our campus and they ordered some cheap stickers for an event. They got what they paid for. This feels like a threat… maybe I should go through them with her at some point and look for more bible stickers with threatening auras.

A sticker with pretty flowers that says “You need simply watch the punishment of the wicked you will see. Psalm 91.8.” It feels like a threat.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Orange boy sometimes likes to creep me out by sleeping with his eyes open. And snoring. On top of Big Boy’s head, too, because why not.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

I haven’t posted anything for a while sorry guys yes my cats are still big and in love with each other.

Big Boy, a black and white tuxedo cat, is asleep (probably) next to Orange Boy, an orange tabby cat, who is looking at the camera with an absolutely vacant expression. There is clearly not a brain cell to be had in his sweet big head.

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James Lamsdell, PhD @fossildetective.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

New paper out online in Geology @geosociety.bsky.social for #FossilFriday with @bigfacecats.bsky.social, @thomashegna.bsky.social and Ron Meyer. We describe an unusual horseshoe crab from the Ordovician of Michigan which preserves the ovaries with developing eggs! 🧪⚒️ 🧵[1/7] doi.org/10.1130/G533...

A view of a fossil horseshoe crab preserving the entire animal in a cream-coloured rock. The head is unusually long and has a dark stain running around its edge. Closeup views of the dark stain show little round eggs preserved inside it.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Enjoy ten seconds of Big Boy purring. #purring

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James Lamsdell, PhD @fossildetective.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Is this anything?

An image of David's "The Death of Socrates", over which is emblasoned the caption "What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?"

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James Lamsdell, PhD @fossildetective.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Just heard the news that Richard Fortey has passed away. As well as his science he did a lot for popukarising arthropod research in his books. Reading his autobiography (A Curious Boy) really made me reflect on my own pathway into science and highlighted the different opportunities people get.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

This paper is really a great paper for a number of reasons but one of the big ones *is* this figure.

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James Lamsdell, PhD @fossildetective.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

This might be the best reviewer comment I have ever received. 🧪

A screenshot of a comment in a word document by a reviewer, which just says "what is a mech?".

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

They love each other so very much.

Orange Boy, a large orange tabby cat, is snuggled against Big Boy, a large black and white tuxedo cat. OB has his head against Big Boy’s side, and Big Boy has his against one of OB’s paws. It looks like they’re holding hands. They are so in love.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Y’all I think God is trying to tell me something.

A syllabus for a class titled “Natural History of the Vertebrates”, only it overprinted a handout titled “The Selfishness of Self-Care”, from a publication with the title “Self-care for Department Chairs and Faculty Members”. The overplay of words from the syllabus and handout makes it impossible to read and gives a subtly disturbing “House of Leaves” or Zalgo impression…

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Important update re: OB’s dental. I am forgiven.

Orange Boy, a large orange tabby, is lying on someone’s chest, facing the camera.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I’ve been avoiding social media except to post daily cat timeline cleanses, I should start doing that here. OB had a tooth extracted yesterday and ended up sitting like this in my living room for upwards of 20 minutes last night. He was still very stoned.

Orange Boy, a big orange tabby, sits with a vacant stare and his tongue sticking out. He can see time, thanks to the drugs the vet gave him for his dental. There is also some junk around him because I haven’t been able to be arsed to clean my living room and get rid of Christmas packing stuff. (Also the box in the foreground is for the cats.)

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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

You know what they say, "Never going in against a caecilian when milk is on the line" or ... something like that

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

He snorfled, then snorted himself awake. This cat is unreal.

Big Boy, a large black and white tuxedo cat, lies on his back asleep. The picture is only of his face (and white bib), but his eyes are closed and his mouth is open. You can see his lower incisors and even his lower canines. He is an embarrassment, even though his majestic white whiskers, which are very long, sort of makes up for it. His nose and lips/gums are very pink. You can practically hear him snoring just from the picture.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

In case you were wondering, Big Boy and Orange Boy love each other very much.

Orange Boy (an orange tabby) sits with his forehead against Big Boy’s forehead (Big Boy is a black and white tuxedo cat). Their eyes are closed, and they are just vibing with each other. This was immediately after a mutual grooming session. They are clearly in love and are curled around each other, although the picture is zoomed in so you can really only see their heads and a little of their bodies.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Don’t worry, Orange Boy is happy too.

Orange Boy, a large orange tabby, is asleep on a chunky hand-knit blue blanket. He is on one side, his front paws stretched out. He almost looks to be smiling in his sleep. His nose is very pink today and turned slightly upward, towards the ceiling.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Big Boy is happy I’m home and feeling ridiculous.

Big Boy, a large black and white tuxedo cat, is lying on his back with his front paws in the air. His belly is pink because he licks the fur off of it. He’s done this for years ever since my cat Drace thumped the crap out of him when he tried to wrestle with her once. (Drace has been dead for almost 4 years so I think he just likes it now.) Orange Boy’s back half is just visible in the upper left hand corner of the picture. Big Boy is also lying on my knitting; I’ve just started a sock, but he doesn’t want me to work on it right now.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Happy Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa from these two dapper boys!

Big Boy, a large black and white cat, looks up at the camera, revealing a smart little red and white checked bow tie. His white whiskers are fully extended and pointed forward. There may be a treat right out of frame for him. He has a particularly eager expression and his pink nose is pointed up.

Orange Boy, a large orange tabby, has his face buried in a bowl of food. However you can see a blue and white checked bow tie around his neck. (It’s on backwards.) He clearly doesn’t care and is intent on dinner.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

My parents’ cat Bebe has finally figured out that the pillow my mom made for her is nice. It only took like two years.

Bebe, a large, long-haired black cat, sits on a patchwork pillow made from hand-woven yarn squares in shades of blue and green. She looks off into the middle distance with an expression that is rather inscrutable. But don’t be fooled—she’s a cowardly big floof.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

It’s 63 degrees in my office this morning. I pity folks with Saturday finals today.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

The last few days I think all of the stress I’ve been under has caught up to me, and I had a seriously rough couple of days with my mental health. I had a whole thread typed up multiple times and deleted it, because I couldn’t convince myself that it was worth saying, or that I wasn’t just whining.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I’ve had a very tough couple of days/weeks, but the good news is that Big Boy makes an excellent weighted blanket.

Big Boy, a large black and white tuxedo cat, lies with his paws folded in front of him, looking up at the camera. His amber-yellow eyes are big and expressive, but not entirely intelligent. He is lying on someone’s chest, and his long whiskers are slightly tucked back against his cheeks. His nose is pink and his mouth is just a little open.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

I believe he has no brain in his head at all tonight. (His allergies are also pretty bad with the weather swings we’re having, poor buddy.)

Orange Boy, a large orange tabby, sits facing the camera. Really only his face is visible. His gaze is blank, and his mouth is open with his tongue hanging out. It’s entirely possible that if one shook his head a little, one might hear a rattling sound as the one brain cell rammed around in there…

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DrawPlayDave @thedrawplay.com · 08/12/2024

Dan Campbell when other teams don't go for it on 4th

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I maintain that no one knows how to relax like OB.

Orange Boy, a large orange tabby, lies passed out on his back on a really crappy old futon that has seen better days. The cushion is slouched halfway down the back, and it’s covered in an old red sheet to avoid staining and cat hair. OB clearly gives zero shits; he is so deeply asleep that his mouth is hanging open. One paw is sticking up along the back of the futon, the other is sort of flopped down across his chest. Both back legs are stretched out long. You can absolutely tell he’s snoring uproariously just from looking at this picture. He is extremely relaxed and extremely happy.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Sorry I just had a moment of complete disconnect where I realized I was streaming music while simultaneously looking at a snowy webcam feed and sort of had this mental moment of—“remember when it took three hours to download the first LotR trailer in 1999?”

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Good evening, Bluesky. Enjoy OB and look for the single brain cell rattling around in there somewhere…

Orange Boy, an orange tabby, looks at the camera. His green eyes are half-closed, and his pink nose is slightly damp. He looks rather smug, but definitely not smart.

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Michele Bannister @astrokiwi.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I keep trying to write something eloquent and just being tired. History matters. Philosophy matters. Languages and literature matter. Indigenous studies matter. Arts and humanities and social sciences matter. All of them. Signed, a physicist

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I’m a paleontologist who studies living and fossil birds. I went to a Skyline chili with family the day before Thanksgiving and my grandpa’s friend asked me about my job. So I made him a phylogenetic tree of Accipiteriformes.

A phylogenetic tree made from oyster crackers, straw wrappers, and shredded bits of napkin. There are two monophyletic clades and an outgroup. The maker may be slightly unhinged. The table is dirty and the meal is clearly over.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Every morning we have to sit on my kitchen floor and get snuggles and pets. This is not an option, and I will get screamed at if I don’t do this.

Big Boy, a black and white tuxedo cat, sits on the lap of someone sitting cross-legged in a pair of jeans. They sit on a bamboo kitchen floor. In front of them, Orange Boy (an orange tabby cat) is flopped down on his side, looking at the legs and maybe thinking about getting up, but that’s hard to say given that OB doesn’t think about much at all. He does, however, want some pets and attention. Big Boy is looking entreatingly up at the camera, also wanting pets and attention.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

An accurate reflection of how I feel after the holiday… and I didn’t even get all of the papers graded. (I did get half of them graded though…)

Orange Boy, a big orange tabby cat, is yawning hugely at the camera. He is missing 3 of his 4 canines (the only remaining is bottom left), a couple of upper incisors, and the left upper premolar.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Hello I am still visiting family and they have a tiny dog which is fine I guess but I miss these two idiots.

Big Boy, a large black and white tuxedo, is lying next to Orange Boy, a large orange tabby. Big Boy has one paw on OB’s shoulder and OB has a back leg resting on Big Boy’s side. It looks like they’re either going to fight or kiss, and honestly with these two it could go either way. Or both ways.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

As a Lions fan, I agree with this post wholeheartedly. I hope the Bears keep him forever.

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DrawPlayDave @thedrawplay.com · 27/11/2024

ITS COMING TRUE

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Fishtopher and Friends @fishtopher.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

gotcha gotcha day! todays the day we gotcha, so its your gotcha day!! two years ago, we adopted fishtopher!! first pic is day 1, now day 731 ❤️

Fishtopher 2 years ago. He is a classic brown tabby cat with green eyes. He lays on a person's lap and looks a bit sad and apprehensive. His head is very round and oval shape.

Fishtopher now. He presses his forehead against a person's chest, with one paw flexing slightly open. His eyes are closed, and he looks very content.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Do you think my intro bio students will forgive me for not grading their papers if I just show them this picture?

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

I have come down with a nasty stomach bug. Good timing since we’re now on break. Fortunately have a lot of help.

Big Boy and Orange Boy are snuggling on a bed with OB to the left and Big Boy to the right. OB has a paw stretched towards Big Boy’s head, but they are both fast asleep.

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 18/09/2024

tl,dr; it’s email

Photograph of children’s book cover “What do scientists do all day?”

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

It has been a long, long couple of weeks. Big Boy agrees.

Big Boy, a black and white tuxedo cat, is lying on my chest, with one paw outstretched towards my face. His head is turned slightly to one side, and his eyes are partially closed, giving him a faintly glowering look. Maybe it’s because I was gone so much for work this week. He also has his ears very slightly out and to the sides, furthering his grumpy look. But really, he just wants snuggles.

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school: I’m Amanda and I’ll never amount to anything because I can’t do timed math tests.

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Dr. Tessa Fisher @tessafisher.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

If I could inject two pieces knowledge into the minds of every American, they would be 1) always try your best to show care and compassion towards your fellow humans and 2) what a comma splice is and how to avoid writing them

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Dr. BigFaceCats @bigfacecats.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

It is snowing where I’m at and I am stuck at work late today and late tomorrow. But soon…

Big Boy, black and white tuxedo cat with yellow-amber eyes and a pink nose, sits to the left of Orange Boy, an orange tabby cat with a folded back right ear and yellow-green eyes. They are snuggling together on a red recliner, lying on top of a hand-knit blue blanket. Big Boy looks perky, OB looks almost sad. Don’t worry, he’s not sad. He just has no brain at all. They are snuggling together and their legs are sort of entwined.

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