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Leslie Ylinen

@leslieylinen.bsky.social
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Humor writer Advertising creative writer Keeps a respectful distance from the ocean

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Anthony Dean-Harris @anthonydeanharris.com · 03/10/2026
There's so much that's so good in this! By the time I got the "oreoboros", I stopped in the middle of my beer at Beer and sandwich at Meat Cheese Bread, took off my glasses, and looked blankly into an imaginary camera somewhere off the distance down Stark St.
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Leslie Ylinen @leslieylinen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I want to put this out there as a beacon of hope. I lead copywriting teams for big tech and have worked for some of the most AI-pilled startups on earth. For the first time since 2023 I’m being asked by execs to remove or downplay mentions of AI features. The sentiment is shifting FAST.
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Leslie Ylinen @leslieylinen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Everything in my life up to this point has led me to the discovery of the oreoboros. My latest for @mcsweeneys.net 🐍🍪♾️ www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/chi...
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Reviews of New Food: Chicken and Waffles Oreos
“The smell and taste of artificial pancake syrup are so overpowering that I had to remove the box from my kitchen with a pair of tongs and relegate it to a c...
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Leslie Ylinen @leslieylinen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
My male boss, who I wrote this about, gave me unsolicited feedback about what would have made it funnier.
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Leslie Ylinen @leslieylinen.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
We’ll see what my boyfriend, Yukon Cornelius, has to say about all of this
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Leslie Ylinen @leslieylinen.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Yesterday I couldn't stop thinking about how @nytopinion.nytimes.com is basically just a blog for evil mustache twirling villains now. So I wrote this quick and dirty timely Christmas piece for @mcsweeneys.net www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/scr...
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Scrooge and Marley CEO: The Counting House Business Is Flawed. Let’s Fix It
OPINION GUEST ESSAY by EBENEEZER SCROOGE Mr. Scrooge is the chief executive officer of Scrooge and Marley. - - -I know the headline suggests you ar...
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Leslie Ylinen @leslieylinen.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Most people aren’t ready to hear this, especially this time of year, but there’s no landmass at the North Pole. Just frozen watery abyss.
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Leslie Ylinen @leslieylinen.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Confession: I don’t know any denomination higher than 8 maids a milking. What happens from 9-12 is none of my business.
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Leslie Ylinen @leslieylinen.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
2 years ago today @mcsweeneys.net let me publish what will likely always be my most meaningful writing sample. 1 draft, 1 hour, no revising, no proofreading, written at 3am in the ICU to the puffs of oxygen. Grateful always but especially this time of year. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
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An Open Letter to the Nurses Who Will Spend Thanksgiving in the Hospital with My Family and Me
Dear Nurses, You’ve had my child in the pediatric ICU for a week now. This means you’ve had me and, by extension, my eccentric husband, who rolled ...
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