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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The conductor did mention at the beginning that for the last 55 minutes of the movie (plus the end credits) they play straight through with no breaks.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Watching the Packers game on YouTubeTV and getting Texas political ads for some reason. The republican message of "I know you hate our candidates but you have to support the team" is a real head-scratcher.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The most charitable thing I can say about the godawful Sunday Night Football theme is I hope Joan Jett is still getting paid for it.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Nice to see US Bank turned into Green Bay West. #gopackgo

Joe, Bridget, and fam resplendent in their green and gold at US Bank for the Packers Vikes game.

The exterior of US Bank showing the countdown to game time.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Really enjoyed seeing the first episode of the new #MST3K #rifftrax on the big screen. No spoilers but you will hear “Jokes. Professional jokes. By professional comedy professionals.”

The Kickstarter credits for MST3K with my name enlarged.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The article says they will need city approval to move forward. The city council rep for the North Loop, @ward3.minneapolismn.gov, is a constant source of disappointment. As is his placeholder bluesky profile. This timeline sucks.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Instead of imagining ways to use that rare opportuity to create something that is a benefit to the community and a draw for the neighborhood, the best they can come up with is a data center.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I live near the old Strib building and was briefly hopeful they would do something cool with the space. 🤦‍♂️ Money quote: "Real estate in the trendy North Loop neighborhood is in high demand, and opportunities for large developments are rare." www.startribune.com/data-center-...

startribune.com

Data center developer signs deal to buy Minnesota Star Tribune’s shuttered North Loop printing plant

The 13-acre property is one of downtown Minneapolis’ last large industrial sites.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Galettes are one of my favorite leisurely weekend breakfasts. If you want the full "I don't need to go anywhere today" experience you can serve them as they do in Brittany with a glass of hard cider.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Any good civil engineer will tell you the first step to getting out of a hole is to STOP DIGGING. Also don’t get into a theological debate with the frakking Pope, you jag.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I know it's a waste of time to factcheck these MAGA shitheels but 🤨: "Mr. Singh referred to the protest [the Cities Church protest] as among the worst attacks on a house of worship in American history"

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Honorable mentions would go to Hellcats (if you want to see Ross Hagen actually ride a motorcycle) and the 60’s Beach/Heist/Musical/Action/Thriller? Catalina Caper. I could watch MST3K make fun of white people dancing all day long. Coming soon: Season 3 Until next time. Push the button, Frank.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

And the villain, JC, is more of a carnie with anger management issues than the leader of a “biker gang”. But Sidehackers *wants* to be a biker movie which is why I lump it in with this season’s other biker-themed offerings: Wild Rebels and Hellcats.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

My favorite episode of season 2 is Sidehackers www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8w2... Which now that I think about it isn’t much of a biker movie. Aside from the sidehacking scenes I don’t think anyone actually rides a motorcycle.

youtube.com

MST3K 202: The Sidehackers

YouTube video by MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Season 2 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... This season features the types of episodes that would define MST3K in its early years: Forced-perspective monster movies (King Dinosaur & Lost Continent) and Guy-In-A-Rubber-Suit Kaiju movies (Godzilla, Gamera, Gorgo) And my personal fave: the biker movie.

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List of Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes - Wikipedia

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

A couple caveats before we get started: This is not the best episodes just my favorites: YMMV I am skipping the KTMA episodes (because I’ve never watched them) and season one. I’ve only seen a few of these and I really do prefer TV’s Frank and Kevin Murphy’s Tom Servo and they don’t pop up until…

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

In honor of the recently announced #MST3K kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif... I’ve decided to finally get around to a post (well, a series of posts) laying out my favorite episodes from each of the 13 seasons of MST3K. A 🧵...

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RiffTrax Makes MST3K! — Four NEW episodes in 2026!

Mike, Kevin, and Bill are heading back to the Satellite of Love for Mystery Science Theater 3000: THE RIFFTRAX EXPERIMENTS!

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I love it when my Irish friend Colin O’scopy comes to visit. Preparing for his visit is the worst but at least it’s brief and comes with some fun drugs.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

You know what this football game needs? A mid-drive Zoom call with Cris Carter. What fans care about most is how the Carters decorate the house for Xmas and his thoughts on the Snoop Dogg halftime show.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Here’s some more of what we all come to Bluesky for: Hot. Cog Railway. Content.

The Gornergrat Railway train preparing to leave the station with the Matterhorn in the background.

A close up of the front of the train with the toothed rack rail visible between the rails.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

“Will the Packers be able to move the ball against the Broncos’ D?”

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Look out, Switzerland, here we come. 🇨🇭

Joe and Bridget in our seats awaiting takeoff.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Meanwhile the site continues to be an impediment to pedestrians and cyclists (especially with winter coming). Not to mention an eyesore. tcbmag.com/west-hotel-c...

tcbmag.com

West Hotel Project Sold in Sheriff’s Sale

Mortgagor Onward Investors could take control of the would-be Commutator/West Hotel project on Second Avenue in Minneapolis’ North Loop.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Team GazeboSeven acquitted itself better than I was expecting. 13/25 is not a bad finish considering the competition and the difficulty of the questions. Thanks to @triviamafia.com for organizing and congrats to our fellow competitors and the teams moving on in the #toc2025

The tournament of champions leader board showing GazeboSeven in a 3-way tie for 13th place.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Team GazeboSeven smiling through the pain. #toc2025.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

I see someone in Target management has discovered (probably at some seminar) the Ritz-Carlton 10 and 5 Rule. Every customer service training I’ve ever been to in hospitality has taught some version of this.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

In these days of extreme polarization I still believe it's possible for us to come together as one nation and declare that October 13th is too early for Christmas commercials.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

In these trying times it’s important to still celebrate the good days. And there is no better day than New Bike Day.

Joe stands behind a classic step-through Dutch city bike.

The same bike on its kickstand on a bike path. Trees and the Mississippi River can be seen in the background.

A close up of the seat tube decal that reads “Azor Origineel Neerlandsch Fabrikaat”

A close up of the large, black bike bell.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

No better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than at Lambeau Field with my brother watching the Packers beat up on the Lions. #gopackgo

My brother and I, resplendent in our Packers gear, smile in the foreground while in the background the sun breaks out of the clouds over the not-yet-frozen tundra of Lambeau Field.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Instant Replay. Damn, apparently it’s preseason for snarking about football.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Well, I guess it's preseason for the instant review crews as well. #gopackgo

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Unless you want to wait for the 2am replay on NFL Network, I'm pretty sure the only way to watch out of market preseason is on NFL+. Which is where I'm watching Packers/Colts.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Oh they totally know what her deal is. I’m wondering if there’s a scene cut from the MST3K version that explains it. I might have to seek out the full movie.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

...and we see in an old-timey flashback the moment when she sells her soul to protect her family. But her parents in the flashback are not the parents we see in the scenes set in modern times. It is never explained who these people are; it bothers me every time I watch it. youtu.be/ZebKhabJItE?...

youtu.be

MST3K: The Touch of Satan (FULL MOVIE)

YouTube video by MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Question of the day: I'm watching the MST3K episode "The Touch of Satan". In the movie, a drifter encounters a young woman and her family. The girl turns out to be (spoilers for a 54 year old movie and a 27 year old ep of MST3K) a 140 year old witch who has sold her soul to Satan...

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Hey Chase, what exactly is an “immersive dining experience?” Do they like put you *in* the food? You have to eat your way out of the chocolate soufflé?

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

My Google search for movies set in Wisconsin also turned up the Werner Herzog film “Stroszek” and now I’m imagining Wisconsin tourism videos narrated by Werner Herzog.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Think we just found the solution to the league's Aaron Rogers Problem.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Tip of the 🎩 to the dudes pounding beers at 10am at the bar near our gate at Dublin Airport. You fellas are the real heroes.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

I never feel older than when I'm playing @triviamafia.com and it's time for the sound round. I'll let Homer sum it up for me. youtu.be/pLqfXlIq6RE?...

youtu.be

Rock attained perfection in 1974

YouTube video by Jacopo Ghisolfi

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Happy New Car Day for the Orange Guy? He probably got a good deal. Lots of used Teslas on the market right now.

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

I was reading an article in Defector about preserving rare videos and it directed me to this performance by magician Ricky Jay. I can think of worse ways to spend an hour than to watch a master demonstrate his craft. archive.org/details/rick...

archive.org

Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants [1996] - RF Rip : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

NOTE: DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE COMPRESSED MP4 THAT ARCHIVE.ORG AUTO-GENERATES. This is an RF rip of Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants, to date the greatest card...

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

I'm surprised I remembered all the lyrics to the Minnesota Rouser

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Joe Laha @joelaha.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

This article kind of nailed us. While Elon's heel turn wasn't the reason we decided to move on from our Model S (in favor of a Polestar 3), it was the reason that zero Tesla models were included in the search for the replacement. electrek.co/2025/01/22/p...

electrek.co

Polestar sees Elon's antics as an opportunity to steal sales from Tesla

Polestar CEO Michael Lohscheller sees Elon Musk’s politics as an opportunity to steal sales from Tesla as many owners are...

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