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Ian Lahey

@ilahey.com
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Author of sci fi and fantasy humor. -> ilahey.com English teacher in Italy www.amazon.it/hz/wishlist/ls/35I15H…

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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 1h
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 4h
Make ANY book title better by adding or substituting one word. I'll start: "50 Shades of Gray Hair"
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 4h
A girl I used to date a long time ago, who liked to cosplay as a mermaid, once told me: "What do you think about my seashells?" I said: "Well, D shells would have been too big." Our relationship didn't last long after that.
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 5h
Whenever I finish a project, I like to treat myself to some craft beer. What do you do to celebrate your accomplishments?
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 6h
Happy Blasphemy Day!
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 29/09/2026
Add or change a word of a book title to make it funny! Here's mine: 'Eat Ass, Pray Love' #classics #books
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 29/09/2026
I wrote 100 different funny one-liners about writing and let the computer pick one to publish. It picked the one with the typo.
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 29/09/2026
#OnThisDay in history: In 1988, Justin Nozuka, American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born.
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 29/09/2026
Mark Twain was born and died in years when Halley's Comet appeared (1835 - 1910). He predicted this himself, saying: "I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it." #Literature #History
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 29/09/2026
I just finished watching 'There Is No Antimemetics Division' on Youtube, and now I can't say anything about it.
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 29/09/2026
Ruin a literature classic by adding or changing a letter. I'll start: 'Prankenstein' #classics #books #literature
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 29/09/2026
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 29/09/2026
I'm not a fan of the "starving author" trope. I'm a fan of the "successful author" trope. Grab a book and help me make it a reality!
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 29/09/2026
Happy Heart Day!
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 28/09/2026
THE ANSWER TO TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTION: - In 1920, T. S. Eliot published the collection Poems. It included the poem Gerontion. What famous phrase, often used to describe espionage and counter-intelligence, comes from this poem? Answer: wilderness of mirrors Stay tuned for more!
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 28/09/2026
I'm not a pessimist. I'm just an optimist with experience.
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 28/09/2026
Add or change a word of a book title to make it funny! Here's mine: 'Jane Eyre Fryer' #classics #books
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 28/09/2026
Anyone who amplifies your wrongdoings and minimizes theirs is a dangerous and toxic influence you don't need in your life. Or in your government.
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 28/09/2026
‘Password must contain at least one character’ — fine. It’s Batman now.
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 28/09/2026
How do you express your love for horror books? Do you write reviews, fan fiction, fan art, or something else? 💕
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 28/09/2026
I have an Australian friend who installed ethernet in his house. He calls it "The LAN down under".
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 28/09/2026
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 28/09/2026
TRIVIA TIME!: In 1920, T. S. Eliot published the collection Poems. It included the poem Gerontion. What famous phrase, often used to describe espionage and counter-intelligence, comes from this poem? - a tumid river - three trees against a low sky - wilderness of mirrors - this was all folly
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 28/09/2026
Happy International Right to Know Day!
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 27/09/2026
Ruin a film with just one letter. I'll start: "Live and Let Dine"
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 27/09/2026
The first Plenary Session of the National People's Congress approves the design of the Flag of the People's Republic of China. It happened #OnThisDay, in 1949.
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 27/09/2026
For every action, there is an opposite overreaction - Newton's Third Law of Social Media
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 27/09/2026
My story prompt generator keeps glitching. How does this story go on?
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 27/09/2026
My story prompt generator just came up with a new random idea. How should the story continue?
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 27/09/2026
I'm not going to another antique auction. The last time I went, I got a bid.
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 27/09/2026
Ruin a literature classic by adding or changing a letter. I'll start: 'The Two Towels' #classics #books #literature
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 27/09/2026
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 27/09/2026
Happy Tourism Day!
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 26/09/2026
I have an innate phobia of German sausages. I fear the wurst.
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 26/09/2026
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 26/09/2026
Me: "sorry we're late". St. Peter: "what happened?" Grim Reaper: *holding cotton candy and a giant teddy bear* "Traffic."
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 26/09/2026
Spoiler. it never does.
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 26/09/2026
Happy Fuck Nukes Day!
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 25/09/2026
Today we commemorate Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac, French educator and politician (b. 1853) who died in 1905 #OnThisDay.
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 25/09/2026
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 25/09/2026
A complete Italian meal must follow 7 steps: Aperitivo (aperitif), Antipasti (Starters), Primo (soup or pasta), Secondo (meat or fish dish), Contorno (side-dish served together with Secondo), Fruit, Dessert, Coffee and Ammazzacaffè (spirit shot to help to digest everything) #Italy
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 25/09/2026
"All your food is kept inside plastic containers!" I said. "Don't you know they're made from petroleum?" "Oh," she replied, "I just have a refined taste." I left.
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 25/09/2026
That's an amazing piece of family history!
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 25/09/2026
One of my students' haikus: How much can I fit into a haiku layout? Oh no, I'm out of.
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 25/09/2026
"A delightful book about a deadly topic—the ravages of wartime guilt—told with wit, discernment, and humanity. -" from a review for 'The 45th Nail', by authors Michael Lahey and Ian Lahey #Booksky
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 25/09/2026
Happy Comic Book Day!
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 24/09/2026
Correct!
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 24/09/2026
THE ANSWER TO TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTION: - During WWII Joseph Stalin was leader of the Soviet Union. His name, Stalin, means Man of Power. Answer: False More to come!
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 24/09/2026
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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 24/09/2026
Housework is something you do that nobody notices until you don't do it.
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