Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 13/10/2026The Chevy Bolt EV is basically the Chevy Bolt EUV: Jimothy Edition. 020
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Ah the nostalgia of drinking Mountain Dew Baja Blast in the original glass bottles, just like grandpa enjoyed. 1120
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Back in high school a friend described a nightmare he had where dinosaur bones rose from the earth, cracked open, and released a plague of painful burrs that eventually covered *everything* and decades later I still think about this whenever I get burrs on me and it wasn’t even my dream. 030
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Today I learned that an Action Packer is a trademarked name for a line of storage totes sold by Rubbermaid and not a gender affirming garment worn by trans men. 0100
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Getting shrunk down to less than a foot tall was definitely inconvenient, but Steve found it hard to be anything short of delighted when he saw how big Ritz crackers were for him now. 020
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Digger (2026) hasn’t met expectations at the box office, but Tom Cruise deserves some credit for taking a risk and the make up crew’s work is genuinely impressive. 110
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I’m not saying sports mascots have to be native to the team’s area or anything. There are no bears in Chicago or royals in Kansas City and that’s fine. But flamingos are so Florida coded that I keep thinking “What are you doing in Wheaton?” 400
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Somebody had a discreet word with the color blind Woodman’s employee. 040
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Seen at Costco: Top Fox ranch flavored pumpkin and sunflower seeds mix, with the slogan “Snack like a fox” so I’m guessing the ingredients include rodents, invertebrates, and pilfered chickens. 1142
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I always get nervous around MRI machines for some reason. 020
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It’s both Raccoon Appreciation Day and International Coffee Day, so enjoy this coffee mug with raccoons on it. 2203
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Speaking of The Mountain graphic tees, this one gives me anxiety. Sure, that lit candle in front of the black cat is all witchy and atmospheric, but you know the cat is going to knock that shit over and burn the whole place down, books and all. 091
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I finally came up with a thing to put on the Bolt. I don’t know why this didn’t occur to me sooner. 090
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Sure, they might be referring to the environmental benefits of reusable bags, but it’s possible some color blind Woodman’s employee just told on themself. 040
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026He’s still out there! This is from a national forest campsite a good six miles from the nearest road or trash can. Woodsy should be saying “I can’t believe I even need to say this.” 120
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Blurry raccoon would like for flashlight human and large dog to go away so they can get on with their morning. 160
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026In 1960 when he played Mr. Pip in the Twilight Zone episode “A Nice Place to Visit”, Sebastian Cabot was somehow just 42 years old. No shade on Mr. Cabot or how people aged in the mid 20th century, but I’m not sure I even entirely thought of myself as an adult when I was 42. 151
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Men’s personal care company Dr Squatch is selling a soap & deodorant developed with actress Megan Fox called “Feral Fox”, which is funny because when I volunteered at a rescue you could find the fox enclosure blindfolded. Foxes aren’t way up the list of things most people would want to smell like 131
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Complaints? The visibility out the back isn’t great, but it has a backup camera and little icons of a car next to SpongeBob’s pal Patrick Star on the side mirrors that light up when someone is in your blind spot. Mixed feelings about all the driver assist stuff. 020
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026So a thing that happened: Last month the transmission in my 2006 Hyundai decided to stop being a transmission. Some quick and brutal math was done regarding the cost of fixing the transmission on a 20yr old/150+k mile car, and I ended up replacing it with a 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV. 3140
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026If permanent DST gets implemented in the states, I expect a lot of “no take, only throw” energy when people start to notice the late sunrises. 110
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I think it would be an excellent joke if Woot actually sent successful purchasers the bright orange cabinet from the picture. 000
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This morning a YT video about the history of the Illinois Tollway oases showed up in my recommendations, and I’m always up for stuff about transportation infrastructure. Then this came up a couple of minutes in and I was out. If you can’t find a photo of what you want, just describe it, dude. 230
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026She also enjoyed the extra walks that the trip involved, but she was very happy to be home. 060
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 12/09/2026There was a time in my life when I could have happily decorated my home entirely with stuff from the Paul Bunyan Cook Shanty gift shop. I’m not saying I’m still in that phase, but I’m not not saying that either. 050
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I seem to recall hearing news stories about Big Boy statues being stolen from time to time. If any are still missing they should check the Big Boy in Wisconsin Dells, as they have at least four of them. 180
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 12/09/2026For reasons that made sense when I came up with the idea, the Kid, Giant Dog, and I are in Wisconsin Dells on a Friday night. The restaurant has outdoor seating and is dog friendly, but it has live music, lots of drunk people and a million revving Harleys, so Ms. Dog would like to leave now please. 0110
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Data and friends got together to watch both Devil Wears Prada movies back to back. I was around for some of the first one, and seeing Anne Hathaway’s T-Mo Sidekick felt like startlingly running into an ex. And then seeing them thrown into a fountain. 031
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 07/09/2026At the dog park this morning Giant Dog went up to greet another dog’s human who was sitting on a bench. I was just starting to apologize for the long strands of drool she was introducing to his lap, when his dog burst out of the pond and flopped his wet body against my legs. Anyway, dogs are cool. 040
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 06/09/2026In case this is the shape of the hole in your life, $100 and a trip to Menards get you a 20 foot tall inflatable werewolf. 080
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Cat 1 of 2 just got unceremoniously bundled into a pet carrier and whisked off to his vet appointment. Just a few feet away, Cat 2 of 2 continued to enjoy basking in a sunbeam unbothered, like a sociopath. 270
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Shirt for the Minnesota State Fair: perfect, no notes. 050
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 31/08/2026They’ve got the Halloween soda packaging out now. Strawberry Fanta, for instance, has a werewolf wearing aviator style glasses and… what looks like a chest binder? It’s probably just meant to be a really low collared shirt I guess, but I support trans guy werewolves. 210430
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The Vintage Vault Arcade also had a cabinet I’d never seen, “Pig Out”, where up to three players try to collect food items while avoiding a butcher and wolves. If a wolf caught you, there’d be a cartoon style fight cloud, then the wolf would be alone, rubbing its tummy in a satisfied way. 250
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I’ll often remember something from my youth and think “That wasn’t real, was it?” The arcade had an All Points Bulletin cabinet (Atari, 1987). It was a third person police car sim, and between rounds you would try to beat confessions out of suspects before your boss entered the room. 140
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I respect the wording chosen by the headline writer. Not “here’s what you need to know” or even “here’s what you should know”, for obvious reasons. 010
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Spent time awake an hour or so before dawn looking up owls on my phone trying to figure out who’s doing the specific kind of hooting going on outside. This (not the owl I heard) is a flammulated owl. “flammulated” means “having flame-like markings” but it looks like it means “suuuper high”. 251
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Look, when I enter words like “bumblelion wuzzles compound eyes” into a search bar, I’m looking for web pages that contain those words. I am not asking for an “AI overview” telling me “No, Bumblelion does not have compound eyes, you sick fuck”. 192
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Took me a moment to understand the truck wasn’t delivering edible cats. 260
Linnaeus @linnaeus.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Whenever I see the painting Circe Invidiosa I picture Circe slowly and carefully picking her way down to the shore, trying not to slosh whatever nasty stuff she has in that wide shallow bowl all over the place. 000
