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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 07/12/2025

If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.

Gonzo, a Muppet with a blue face and large eyes wears a brown fedora and a yellow and black checkered suit. The Muppet has a long, curved beak and is posed with one hand on its hip and the other raised. He also wears a patterned tie. The background is plain white.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 17/08/2025

Just filing some feedback on the iOS 26 beta, hope Apple finds it helpful

My feedback to Apple:

Description
Please describe the issue and what steps we can take to reproduce it:
* Press the buttons to take a screenshot
* Wait for a second but it feels like forever, this used to be so damn snappy
* Get irritated, press the button again
* Oh god now I have two screenshots what the hell
* Figure out how to delete one of these two screenshots
* Christ where's the thing to copy and delete, I do not need you visual intelligencing this meme, Apple, god
* File feedback because this sucks

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 15/08/2025

On the one hand, I’m afraid of snakes (for some reason, I dunno why), so this would be a tough call if it were my kid* On the other, I’m so delighted by this fact that I almost wanna go get a corn snake myself. (Almost.) *jk I’d be a sucker for a presentation, who am I kidding

Part of a very nice presentation a child made on Corn Snakes and why they should have one as a pet:

TITLE: Do Corn Snakes Bite?
TEXT: If aggravated, cornsnakes will strike, but they don’t have fangs, so if bitten it feels like your [sic] getting gummed. But they won’t bite often.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 12/07/2025

In honor of my going to what I think is my 270th @alyankovic.bsky.social show tonight, here's Rocket in his Hawaiian shirt

Rocket, a mini-golden doodle, is sitting on a lawn, wearing a blue, green, and red shirt. He’s smiling, mainly because I’m holding cheese and chicken behind the phone.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 25/05/2025

This is the one true perfect example of masculinity someone tell those weirdos on fox news in this essay I will —

A photo of “Weird Al” Yankovic on stage, his eyes bugging a li’l outta his head and his mouth agape. He’s holding his accordion, and wearing a purple floral print shirt I desperately wish I owned.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 25/04/2025

Okay but at first glance this kebab and fries absolutely looks like Gritty

Gritty, an orange furry Muppet-lookin’ fella with a beard and big-ass googly-style eyes, is hold up his hands with two peace signs. He’s wearing a Philadelphia Flyers hockey jersey because he is their mascot, y’see, a pair of black shorts, and a black helmet. He is kinda shaped like a bell, which I bet is for the Liberty Bell, which is in Philadelphia, a connection I am making in real-time as I type this, holy shit could that be a thing? I dunno!

Anyway I don’t care about sports but he’s neato.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 01/01/2025

“Avant-garde” was the word that was captured when I took the screenshot, but when I was done with the screenshot, the GIF was frozen on “spaghetti”, and by god I’ll make both of ‘em count this year!

Black text on a white background: “avant-garde”

Black text on a white background: “spaghetti”

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 29/12/2024

Without downloading any new pics what's your energy going into 2025?

A frog sits, mouth agape, with text above and below them: “the horrors are never ending, yet I remain silly”

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 20/12/2024

It’s a struggle tbqh but I throw ‘em into the world when asked

Rocket, a mini golden-doodle, is looking all snuggly and cozy under a blue fleece blanket that has lions on it. He’s on the hardwood floor despite one of his two beds and a whole couch he can go on are like within a foot of him.

Fun fact, he didn’t like blankets until this very winter, so this is the first picture I have of him in a blanket I think!

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 15/12/2024

In case anyone needed a li’l Rocket Visiting Santa picture to improve their day, here you go

Rocket, a mini golden doodle, is sitting very nicely in front of Santa. He’s wearing a light blue hoodie with dark blue sleeves and an orange hood. There’s a buncha stuffies in the background, which I bet he’d love to chomp apart, but he’s being very good to ensure he stays on the Nice list. He’s also smiling a whole bunch, as one does when you’re with Santa.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 07/12/2024

GREAT WORK PAL! Have a snoozin’ Rocket in celebration

Rocket, a mini golden doodle, is asleep on a gray couch. My dude looks like he has perfectly toasted chicken tendies for arms, and has a tiny li’l smile ‘cause he’s probably having a great dream.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 19/11/2024

Hey everyone check out this picture of a Snoozin’ Rocket, you deserve it

Rocket, a mini golden doodle, doing a sweet li’l snooze on a gray couch. What a good boy tbqh

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 02/08/2024

I shall present a Rocket and ask you to give her a birthday-proximity-pal high five from me (my birthday is Monday so like clearly it’s an A+ time of year for nifty people to be born), GREAT JOB @acab4cutie.top!

Rocket, a mini golden doodle, literally chilling on a cool tile floor waiting to see one of his vet pals. It was a good checkup and he got a cookie.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 27/07/2024

Yeah, been a lot of me going “weird (derogatory)” about them to keep weird (awesome, fun, Gonzo and Al-esque) safe for those of us that identify that way, and it’s helped me, too! Also some stranger-responding-to-post-in-solidarity pet tax, as one does.

Rocket, a mini golden doodle, doing a sploot on the floor of a Lowe’s. He’s got his tongue out and is looking up lovingly, ‘cause he has no idea what’s going on but is so happy to be included.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 09/07/2024

Apparently I opened Bluesky JUST IN TIME.

Rocket, a mini golden doodle, is laying in the grass and is smiling at you, can you even believe it

Rocket, a mini golden doodle, looking all dashing after a haircut. He’s completely rocking a Little Mermaid bandana and is sitting on a red pillow.

Rocket, a mini golden doodle, is shaggy as this is before his summer haircut. He’s smiling at my Mom, who is out of frame but she’s there, I promise

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 07/07/2024

If it will help I also have Rocket basically full-snoot into a Five Guys shake cup but didn’t wanna offer that first as it doesn’t feature much adorable pup-face.

Rocket, a mini golden doodle, sits like a being made of perfectly-fried chicken tenders staring at you. He’s on top of a teal bed, which is on top of a red bed, because he likes to big sploot but also have his chin slightly raised. Anyway he’s super-cute.

Rocket, a mini golden doodle, is kinda standing weirdly in my front lawn, waiting for his favorite ball, Ball, to be thrown. He is smiling and having a great time playing tbqh

Rocket, a mini golden doodle, is lying on some grass next to a white fence. He has been running after Ball for quite some time and now needs to do a li’l rest, as is his right.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 27/05/2024

I am better at dog photos than memes but I tried 🍟

The top sign: “Jesus”, in white text on a blue-green background

The bottom sign: An ad for McDonalds, that says “beefy cheesy glory”, showing a quarter pound cheeseburger.

Unrelated, damn I’m hungry and want a burger.

A green cartoon frog with a strawberry hat, cowboy boots, and a bindle is walking down a dirt road. The caption says “omw to start a new life full of whimsy and nonsense”. I like the li’l frog, they’re cute.

A baby elephant has his nose over the face of a relaxed dog who is lying on some grass.

Elephant: I do shloop fren?
Dog: pls proceed
Elephant: *shloop
Dog: am rdy
Dog: preparing for maximum relaxo

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 28/03/2024

I’m glad you’re back, Darth, I’ve been saving these before-and-during-a-bath photos of Rocket for you

Rocker, a mini golden doodle, is extremely fluffy and brown. He’s sitting in a shower with white tiles on the wall and grey stone on the floor. He is smiling and sticking his tongue out, as you do.

Rocket, the same mini golden doodle, is now extremely soggy, now in the middle of a bath. His floof that makes him look large is now hosed down and he looks like an otter that needs a haircut. He is smiling at you, yes YOU, person reading this alt text. He’s in the same white and grey shower as before.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 17/02/2024

Please enjoy my favorite picture of Rocket waiting to get his chompers on his Valentine’s Day gift.

Rocket, a mini golden doodle, stares at a pink stuffed toy that I bought him for Valentine’s Day. The toy has a look of horror on its face, whilst Rocket, a cute li’l guy, sits in the background, a look of “Must Destroy” burning in his eyes.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 28/12/2023

Without downloading any new pics, what's your energy going into 2024?

David Lynch is sitting in the back of a car, wearing a lei:
Panel 1, Lynch is looking at the camera: I’ve just had two Cokes
Panel 2, Lynch is holding up a can of Coke: two cookies and a Coke.
Panel 3, Lynch is looking like he’s thinking of the most beautiful thing in the world, AND HE KINDA IS TBH: Phenomenal!
Panel 4, Lynch is covering his mouth in amazement: Wow!

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 25/12/2023

I mean there was other stuff to but this was the very important thing that I could not do without!

A Pop figure of The Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens with Rizzo the Rat as Himself. It is not a great photo but I’m too sleepy/busy cooking dinner to retake it tbqh

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 25/12/2023

Happy Joyous Holiday Season, have a picture I had made into a flag for my house to celebrate.

A cartoon of Rocket, a mini golden doodle, in a snowy scene, wearing a red hat and scarf. There’s some trees in the background, and there’s blue text underneath his feet that says “Happy Late-December Holiday!”.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 17/12/2023

I will take any excuse to share a frog meme tbqh

A cute li’l frog with its mouth agape, surrounded by text that says “The horrors are never ending, yet I remain Silly”, ‘cause we do, y’know?

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 12/11/2023

Post your vibiest baby picture

A li’l chubby-faced pal with a giant noggin wearing a sweater and some 1980’s-style headphones. I am smiling and bright-eyed and y’know what I’m cute as hell, y’all know it.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 08/11/2023

When he hasn’t gotten a haircut in a while Rocket is EXTREMELY Muppety imo

Rocket, a very fluffy mini golden doodle, looking kinda Muppet-y laying on a patch of dirt and with one paw on his favorite red ball. He is smiling right at you, can you believe it?!

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 25/10/2023

I said “biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig stretch” while this dog did a big stretch while getting to my train in Peru and he just followed me into the waiting room and I hope he gives me a side quest (cc @darthbluesky.bsky.social )

A black and brown dog is lying down on a cool tile floor to make his tummy less steamy. His eyes are closed and he’s resting his snoot on his paw. I love him.

A black and brown dog doing a scritch behind his ear. He looks very serious about it, because this is Serious Business. He’s on a tile floor, sitting next to a metal bench, which, unrelated, is ridiculously uncomfortable to sit on.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 16/09/2023

Reskeet your professional headshot. This was my Slack profile picture at work for years, and there’s another one where I look like I’m crying which was my favorite.

Me, a white dude with brown hair that’s very short on the sides and longer on top, with dark blue glasses and a purple-and-white checked shirt, standing in front of a white background. I look confused as shit, my mouth agape. The company I work for paid for this and I regret nothing.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 12/09/2023

And here’s a Sunshine from the archive to add 72% more serotonin!

Sunshine, a giant fluffy golden retriever, looking up and smiling at a treat I have in my hand behind the camera. His eyes are very big, very brown, and kinda magical tbqh.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 10/09/2023

He might not yell, but Rocket’s “why didn’t you let *me* lick the knife, that’s *my* job” face would rip my soul apart, so I’m gonna continue to not do it.

A close-up of Rocket, a mini golden doodle, giving real “I’m not mad I’m just disappointed” face. I will do anything to never see that face again tbqh

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 01/09/2023

Good news, Rocket had a good time at the beach.

Rocket, a mini golden doodle, laying down in the ocean. The water is very clear, so you can see all the pebbles that are under the water. Rocket is wearing a blue harness, and is smiling as he gets his belly all soggy.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 27/08/2023

Please enjoy a Rocket with my compliments!

Rocket, a fluffy mini golden doodle, sitting on a lawn with a big red ball next to him. He’s smiling at the camera, ‘cause he just ran around for like an hour and he’s stoked about it.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 27/08/2023

This is where I’d usually send like a GIF of someone applauding but since GIFs don’t work here, have a dog in a graduation cap instead!

Rocket, a small golden doodle, wearing a graduation cap and smiling at you

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 26/08/2023

In big news, Rocket likes the pool.

Rocket, a mini golden doodle, is hanging out in a little pool on my front lawn. He’s smiling as he realizes this is awesome.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 25/08/2023

Well then let me introduce you to Sunshine, who has gone over the rainbow bridge but was also extremely photogenic and a Very Good Boy indeed!

Sunshine, a golden retriever, is sitting on a lawn and smiling at you. He’s wearing his favorite bow tie.

Rocket, a mini golden doodle, sits next to Sunshine, a fluffy golden retriever. They are both smiling at you, because they’re freakin’ great tbqh

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 25/08/2023

No need to ask me to share dog pictures twice, friend!

Rocket, a mini golden doodle, doing a snooze on a tan couch. He has a li’l smile on his face.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 25/08/2023

Can’t Mercury get its life figured out without costing me a sandwich?! CURSE YOU, MERCURY!

A screencap from The Simpsons showing a newspaper clipping about Grandpa Simpson yelling at a cloud, which is what I’m doing at Mercury for costing me my sandwich!

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 24/08/2023

Reskeet with a yume-aye-ee-aye-oh

A cute little frog with its mouth agape, staring, with text that says “The horrors are never ending, yet I remain Silly”.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 24/08/2023

Reskeet with a hot photo of yourself, to rebalance the universe by countering the influx of Rudy Giuliani mug shots

Me, a white guy with a brown beard, poofy brown-and-gray hair, and glasses, wearing a grey and blue checked suit, with a flower in my hair like a grade-A Cutie Pie. I’m also wearing a lapel pin that’s a sloth wearing a rocket pack, and he’s kinda the real star of the show tbqh

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 24/08/2023

The fry wanter wants a fry. (He had a fry. Several, in fact. I am not denying the pup potatoes, I’m not a monster.)

Rocket, a golden doodle, is looking up at a French fry that is out of frame. He’s on a hardwood floor, with his bed behind him. His eyes are screaming “I would like that French fry please.”

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 21/08/2023

Happy birthday! Please accept these pictures of Sunshine and Rocket in party hats!

Sunshine, a fluffy golden retriever, sitting on a lawn in front of a picket fence and next to some flowers and a tree. He is wearing a polka-dotted party hat and a blue bandana that says “The Goodest”, and is smiling like a goober.

Rocket, a mini golden doodle, sitting on a lawn and wearing a blue party hat. He is a baby and doesn’t know how to pose for pictures in party hats like Sunshine did, but he’s working on it.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 19/08/2023

Sunshine has taken a trip over the ol’ rainbow bridge but I love this picture so much and want to send it to everyone ever so here you go!

Sunshine, a sugar-faced golden retriever, wearing a polka-dotted party hat and a blue The Goodest bandana, sitting next to flowers and a tree, in front of a white picket fence.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 19/08/2023

A little post-bath fluffy Rocket for your Saturday.

Rocket, a mini golden doodle, laying on a wood floor, looking up at you. He is freshly bathed and had a trim, so he’s super-fluffy, and his watermelon bandana is poking out from under his chin.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 13/08/2023

I feel duty-bound to share that the Taste Bud Thing is disputed by the guy who did Grimace’s redesign in 1986, because if this information is gonna live in my brain it’s gotta live in other brains, too: www.instagram.com/p/Cth10UERDH8/?ig…

A picture of three designs of Grimacii, and the following text:

HERE'S THE STORY OF GRIMACE.
In January of 1971 he appeared for the first time as the 4 Armed Evil Grimace. He was a villain, a goofy purple monster who stole McDonald's Shakes. He had 4 arms so he could steal more shakes. In 1973 all of the McDonaldland characters were redesigned. He changed his evil ways and became shake loving Grimace, everyone's purple pal. I redesigned Grimace in 1986. You can find a couple of "Evil Grimace" commercials on YouTube. Grimace was NEVER a Tastebud. That is incorrect information on the internet. I spent 22 years as an ad agency art director creating some of the McDonaldland TV commercials. I try to provide accurate information about the history of McDonaldland and the characters.

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eD! Thomas @edequalsaweso.me · 12/08/2023

Name a fictional character who could have stopped 9/11

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