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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

When Things Were Rotten. "No one wants to plight your troth more than I do, Maid Marian."

Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Well, I knew you'd seen it a lot. For me, it's just that the original film was such perfection I struggled with the casting maneuvers.

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Saw the film of the musical. It's the original or nothing for me.

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

You can take this as a rhetorical question, but how do you define "worst"? Box-office flop? Aged badly? Just plain insufferable?

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

With 45 days to go to elections, 2 campaigners have knocked on our door. One was a candidate herself (Democrat, for state House). Had a nice chat with her, my wife and our daughter, who stopped by mid-visit. The other was a young man representing a Trump-affiliated PAC. He retreated in disarray.

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I'm about 15 minutes behind via dvr and he fumbled right after I read this. (He *is* a competent qb but stuff happens.)

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I was excited until I saw "waterfall fund" is not to be taken literally.

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

As a former headline writer, all I can say is: Respect

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Wait, "Ark Encounter Reds Rain Delay"?

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Things I should have anticipated 6 decades ago: Hearing "Louie Louie" piped in at my local Kroger.

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I worked for an editor who would have said your alternative hed "doesn't scan."

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

"Actually, a balcony was never mentioned in Romeo and Juliet."

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Never too early to ask: Will No. 100 be "special," or just whatever comes up in Europe's seemingly limitless rotation?

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Me, watching Star Trek TNG: "This Endar dude's gonna be a piece of work." Also me: "Hey, it's the Junior Mint guy from Seinfeld!"

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Also used as a verb in "Hamlet," referring to the way Young Fortinbras rounded up an army via dubious means.

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Introduce yourself with 10 bands/musicians you've seen live: Bob Dylan The Kingsmen Flatt and Scruggs Van Cliburn George Jones Ray Charles Allison Krause Peter, Paul and Mary Taj Mahal Aaron Copland (conducting)

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Charles cracked 4, maybe 5 jokes and all of a sudden he's the next Shecky Greene.

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I figured the sub-2:00 marathon would happen in my lifetime, but still ... just an amazing feat.

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Can't watch Scheffler drive the ball -- don't wanna pick up any bad habits!

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Nothing like using "bigly" to bail me out in @nytimes.com Letter Boxed.

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

You've seen a fair number of Candides, haven't you? Was this a 1- or 2-act affair? To me, the only production is the 1-act version I was part of in 1980 or so at Nashville's Circle Theatre.

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Comically early Cincinnati Enquirer print deadlines lead to lots of head-scratching moments. Leading the Sports section the day after Opening Day with a photo of a 98% empty Great American Ball ranks right up there.

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Reminiscent of the classic "War dims hopes for peace" headline.

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Maybe John Kennedy Toole actually invented Festivus. From "A Confederacy of Dunces": "Mrs. Levy always compiled not a gift list but rather a list of the injustices and brutalities she had suffered since August."

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Step 1: Solve NYT Letter Boxed. Step 2: Look up the word that clinched it for you so you can see what the heck it means.

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Thanks; I read about that (different source) a month or so ago. I know it's a cliche, but hard to find a noble Tennessee sheriff.

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Correct, as I said on Elon's site. A 7-point possession by Florida was less than helpful.

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Keith Herrell @keithherrell.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

@mudlarklives.bsky.social First time for basketball here in 40+ years. A different view than I enjoyed 1968-72 (and later) but it was OK. Benches are still on the ends.