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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

These grifters know what they’re doing.

Old photo of PT Barnum with quote: “No man ever went broke
overestimating the ignorance of the American public.”

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Money really is the root of all evil

Screencap of Playboy interview with Google cofounder Sergei Brin. Text reads:
“PLAYBOY: Is your company motto really ‘Don't be evil’?
“BRIN: Yes, it's real.
“PLAYBOY: Is it a written code?
“BRIN: Yes. We have other rules, too.’”

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Why does the GOP get to frame elections? Dems should take the fight to every convenience store & service station 😤

Gas nozzle in car’s fuel tank. Overset meme text reads, “IT COSTS $40 FOR 1/4 TANK OF GAS”

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day Eve to all who celebrate #talklikeapirateday

Closeup white oxford shirt and black tie with jolly roger skulls and crossed cutlasses.

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I’m gonna celebrate so hard when he finally kicks it

Campaign button reads, “is he dead yet?”

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Watched my Mountaineers from a franchise wing joint in Elkview WV. Had 10 wings, a plate of fries & a Bud Light. Drove home during the 4th quarter & fell asleep in the driveway listening to the last 6 minutes w Tony Caridi. Felt like a solid kickoff to the season. Final - WVU 31, Coastal Carolina 24

Closeup of dry-rubbed chicken wings in a paper-lined tray.

Row of West Virginia University football players standing with their arms around each others’ backs. They are looking up at the stadium crowd and singing “Country Roads.”

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Watching “Hunt for Red October.” Thought I was the only one who enjoyed Tim Curry’s supporting role as the clueless submarine medical officer.

Scene from “Hunt for Red October” of Tim Curry. Closed captioning reads, “The reason for having two missile keys”

Scene from “Hunt for Red October” of Tim Curry. Closed captioning reads, “is so that no one man may-”

Scene from “Hunt for Red October” of Tim Curry. Closed captioning reads, “- May arm the missiles.”

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

As seen at Hillbilly Hot Dogs, Lesage, WV #geauxtigers #lsu

Graffiti-covered wooden roof beams include Sharpie-inked inscription reading, “Geaux Tigers.” Above it is the wood-burned word “Weeny.”

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I got docked a letter grade to a B because my English prof didn’t believe I knew what Bauhaus architecture was and therefore must have copied my description of Peter Brooks’ 1970 set for “Midsummer Night’s Dream” from somewhere.

Spare stage set comprised of three bare walls and doors without frames. Actors are suspended by wires.

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Boxed y’all a cinnamon bun for your #caturday

Red tabby cat curled up in a cardboard box next to a sunny window.

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Me rn, pouring one out for the Three Lions #friday #worldcup

Screenshot of text message sent at 3:35 today reads, “eating lunch and joining the lads for a pint”

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

A blockbuster! Two thumbs up!

A glittery, rectangular gold ticket enamel pin that reads "SHIT SHOW" and "ADMIT ONE," with the number "42069" printed on both ends

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Ten years ago today, I entered my old newspaper’s conference room like Joe Pesci in “Goodfellas.”

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

This Bud’s for my @teamsters.bsky.social brothers & sisters on strike against Beverage Market, WV distributor for Miller/Coors, Corona & PBR. Stay thirsty, my friends 👊🏽😤✊🏽

Closeup of hand holding aluminum bottle of Budweiser beer

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Some independence yacht rock for your Fourth

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Comedians who say they “aren’t political” have chosen a side and are too chickensht to admit it.

Non-political comedian Nate Bargatze, actress Cheryl Hines and sun-damaged DHHR Secretary Robert Kennedy.

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The kids are alright. Skate park, Charleston WV.

Chalk drawing of sun-like orb on asphalt encircled by words reading, “Beastie Boyz.” Skate tracks and a footprint are nearby.

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Try as they might, these performative voters…

Quote on background of wooden floorboards with water stain. Text reads, “‘Out Damned Spot ‘Here's the smell of the blood still: All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Ohl oh! oh!’ - Lady Macbeth, Macbeth Act V, Scene F”

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Checking out the furimeter this gray #Caturday morning

View from the back of a sitting cream tabby cat with its tail curled upward and looking through a storm door into a green lawn.

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Pick a Bond villain from the photos you already have on your phone

“Underdog” cartoon villain Riff Raff is a wolf wearing a pinstripe suit with a carnation boutonniere.

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

And take a paws to include alt text with your images 😹

Red tabby cat resting in a box near a window shows his pink toes.

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

The evergreen underwear-packing SM post (h/t @huffpost.com)

Twitter post by Zack Bornstein at 8:11 pm, 27 May 2021 reads:
“Me every day: *never shits myself*
“Me packing underwear for a vacation: I'm going to shit myself 2-3 times a day”

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Screenshotted in advance of its deletion.

Screenshot of Bluesky post by Pelican reads, “So if you're driving down a road and one meter in front of you from between two parked cars pops a kid.
Bang.
A child once lost control and their bike and veered into a busy road.
Bang.
The lack of empathy for the driver is fucked.
They're not always in control of their env.”

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Serving up some pinky toe beans for your #Caturday

Closeup of the pink toes and pads of a sleeping red tabby cat.

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

The Morgantown Martini: Pint of Straight Kolsch, Homie + dill pickle spear.

Pickle surrounded by bubbles in a Fife Street Brewing pint glass of beer on a patio table.

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Epic thread by @paulisci.bsky.social goes back 100+ years (h/t @fritinancy.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/paul...

Screenshot of Bluesky skeet from Paul Fairie reads, “A Brief History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore” posted at 12:54 pm, Nov 11, 2024.

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Post the best picture you have ever taken of your pet: I have too many good photos of the Monster Boys, but here’s a nice one of the cheese cat loaf.

Red tabby cat laying with his feet and tail tucked under his body napping near a window.

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Drop your crime-fighting Catholics:

Illustration by Saul Shavalas and colored by Dany Morales of X-Man Nightcrawler, a blue mutant with three-phalanged claws and tail, perched atop a cross surrounded by fog under a full moon.

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Quote post with something good that lasted longer than the Confederacy (1861-1865)

March 1969 Associated Press photo of UCLA coach John Wooden is flanked by Lew Alcindor, later Kareem Abdul Jabbar, left, and Sidney Wicks after winning the NCAA men’s basketball championship, one of seven in a row for the Bruins.

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

PAC stumping for WV MAGAs just coasting, not even bothering to change the copy on their cookie cutter campaigns.

Two nearly identical ads appear one atop the other as seen on a Yahoo page. One features a middle-aged white woman, reading, “REPUBLICAN ANNE
CHARNOCK
For STATE SENATE DISTRICT 17
A CONSERVATIVE FIGHTER FOR WEST VIRGINIA FAMILIES
• Cut Taxes
• Slash Regulations
• Invest in West Virginia
BY SUGAR MAPLE PAC. NOT AUTHORIZED BY CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE COMMITTEE.”

The other features a bald, middle-aged white man with a goatee, reading, “REPUBLICAN CHRIS PRITT
For STATE SENATE DISTRICT 17
A CONSERVATIVE FIGHTER FOR WEST VIRGINIA FAMILIES
• Cut Taxes
• Slash Regulations
• Invest in West Virginia
BY SUGAR MAPLE PAC. NOT AUTHORIZED BY CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE COMMITTEE.”

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Sultan Wings at Olive Tree in South Charleston WV: Roasted and tossed in olive oil, garlic and lemon. I developed alpha gal syndrome last summer and can no longer have dairy or red meat. These wings go a long way in providing a little gustatory joy.

Plate of chicken wings seasoned with sesame seeds.

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

a much needed timeline cleanse for us all. pass it on.

Cream tabby cat laying with its legs curled underneath him taking a nap in a cardboard box as the setting sun illuminates his face.

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grumpnet @grumpnet.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I should probably stop following any more people

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