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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I never read it. The cover was enough.

The cover of the book Your Erroneous Zones by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, which is mostly a photo of the author smiling.

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I love their pre-disco stuff. I really like their psychedelic phase.

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I had a similar experience with a non-GFCI bathroom outlet in Stranger Things season one

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

As a native of Delamarypennsahiomichiconsin, I am intrigued

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I rewatch every year or two. And it’s available on YouTube, at least where I live. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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I, Claudius - YouTube

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

He’s the Wilt Chamberlain of garage door installers.

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Yep, it cited Devil’s Night and kitty corner for me, too. Though not pop, because after 20+ years in Missouri, I say soda.

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

He has, at last, escaped to the one place that hasn’t been corrupted by Capitalism. RIP www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_U5...

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Tim Curry as Premier Cherdenko - Space!

YouTube video by Athrun Talan

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026

[Exit Queen.]

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Porto has made public transport free for all residents. Since 10 July, anyone living in Portugal’s second largest city can ride the metro, buses, trams and ferries across the metropolitan area at no charge, in a bid to coax people out of their cars. EU Today buff.ly/pDRs778 #ShareGoodNewsToo

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Porto introduces free public transport for all city residents - https://eutoday.net

Porto has introduced free public transport for its residents, allowing eligible passengers to use metro, bus, suburban rail, tram and river services across

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I’m on a bus in Porto as I reply to this. It was such a nice surprise when they announced this last month.

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Clearly invoking the legacy of his military hero, the great General Tso

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

TIL “Can I pet your dog?” in Portuguese is “Posso fazer festa?” Literally, “Can I make a party?”

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Going to my 40th high school reunion soon to do special research into several of these topics. Will report back.

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Pele is king of the soccer field. To be king of your kitchen, use Crestfield wax paper.

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

“I love my job, and I’ll have it forever! Why, the demand for carriages and harness can only increase!”

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

On the opposite page, “MANF’G” is a hell of an abbreviation.

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Ann Leckie and Martha Wells, to name two with new releases coming out next month.

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Do you have a favorite tweeter of all time? If it’s Dril, do you have a second favorite?

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

This is why I recommend taking improv classes. You’ll get a whole new set of friends, AND a whole new way to bore your old friends.

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Nat Guest @unfortunatalie.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

A friend just sent me this perfect piece by Karel Čapek, trans. Dora Round, ‘From the Point of View of a Cat’.

From the Point of View of a Cat
This is my Man. I am not afraid of him. He is very strong, for he eats a great deal; he is an Eater of All Things. What are you eating? Give me some!
He is not beautiful, for he has no fur. Not having enough saliva, he has to wash himself with water. He meows in a harsh voice and a great deal more than necessary. Sometimes in his sleep he purrs.
Let me out!
I don’t know how he has made himself Master; perhaps he has eaten something sublime.
He keeps my rooms clean for me.
In his paws he carries a sharp black claw and he scratches with it on white sheets of paper. That is the only game he plays. He sleeps at night instead of by day, he cannot see in the dark, he has no pleasures. He never thinks of blood, never dreams of hunting or fighting; he never sings songs of love.
Often at night when I can hear mysterious and magic voices, when I can see that the darkness is all alive, he sits at the table with his head bent and goes on and on, scratching with his black claw on the white papers. Don’t imagine that I am at all interested in you. I am only listening to the soft whispering of your claw. Sometimes the whispering is silent, the poor dull head does not know how to go on playing, and then I am sorry for him and I meow softly in sweet and sharp discord. Then my Man picks me up and buries his hot face in my fur. At those times he divines for an instant a glimpse of a higher life, and he sighs with happiness and purrs something which can almost be understood.
But don’t think that I am at all interested in you. You have warmed me, and now I will go out again and listen to the dark voices.
Translated by Dora Round; revised by the editor. Originally published in Intimate Things, 1935.

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

That sounds absolutely disgusting.

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Are you against the war? Yes or no, please.

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Is there any connection to “The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin” beyond the similarity of the title?

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Abigail Nussbaum @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Preordered Platform Decay and Radiant Star. May is going to be a good month.

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

This is the PSA I think of. I always felt bad for the dolphin. youtu.be/MpgdyPH_P58?...

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PSA - you mind very much if they smoke

YouTube video by love2register2

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Nice choices! Superman was both for me.

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. (Oh, hell yeah)

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Wake up, babe. “Pope Bars 2025” just dropped.

Pope Leo appears to be singing into a microphone

The late Pope Francis appears to be rapping into a microphone

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

What are your top 5 movie genres? I can only think of two at this hour. - L.A. noir/noir adjacent period piece set in 30s-50s - First they don’t like each other. They fight. But then they come to respect one another. And then they’re friends

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

TIL that Funky Winkerbean got older. I never saw the strip after the 80s.

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states. Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Just like with Bill and Ted, it’s the opposite of who you’d expect.

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I haven’t gone outside so far today. Did it rapture yet?

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

And cue the Terriers theme song, which will be on repeat in my head for a few days

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Joe Tankenstein @joetank.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Though I would agree about Mr. Tambourine Man.

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