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I watched an early episode of Sesame Street where Susan says to a newcomer, "You don't know what we do here? We tell stories, play games, watch movies... and we count!" Gosh, I want to live there.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 18h

"it's against the law for you to not love me" is the prevailing attitude among most people with actual power, and thus they beclown themselves at every opportunity

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Conservatives rant about "real Texans" but they voted for a guy from Canada and now they're going to vote for a guy from North Dakota!

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Thanks again for being a part of the Hugga Wugga Buggy Mugger!

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

"What's 'hick?" Staci asked me. "I don't know!" I said. "I guess I've never had 'hick.'" Maybe 'hick' is a regional thing?" Friends, it wasn't until several minutes later when we were gazing at the completed grid that we realized it was Hi-C. In our defense, the hyphen wasn't there!

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

A while back, Staci and I were doing a crossword puzzle, and there was a clue for a three-letter word that said something like "Kool-Aid competitor." We didn't know it right away, but we filled it in from the words going the other way: HIC.

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

As you should be! You really captured the vibe of both of them.

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I've been to two concerts at the Moody Center in Austin in the span of three weeks. Two different artists, both of whom have released songs called "Velvet Elvis."

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Wow! I watched Up All Night and Marry Me. Is there a list for "Okay Shows of the 21st Century?"

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It has the Geico Cavemen show, though, right?

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It was originally less quiet and subtweety, but I cut it because I knew everyone could fill in the blank!

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Mark Frost : Twin Peaks :: Kenny Ascher : the songs from The Muppet Movie

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Becca Petunia 🏳️‍⚧️ @tallgirlpetunia.northsky.social · 20/09/2026

The thing I explain to people when I do IRL advocacy work is that trans rights are almost entirely an issue of autonomy, bodily and otherwise. There is no way to remove trans people from the country without also removing other types of autonomy. Abortion, divorce, privacy: it's all the same war.

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Muppet fans often speculate about what Jim Henson would or wouldn't approve of today. We can't say for sure what Henson, who died in 1990, would have thought of this stuff. But we can all agree: He definitely would have used Venmo on his iPhone 18 to collect all the Labubus on the Pop Mart app.

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ToughPigs @toughpigs.com · 18/09/2026

Another top 25 list in honor of ToughPigs' 25th anniversary! We're sharing our picks for the top 25 Muppet cover songs from the past 25 years! www.toughpigs.com/toughpigs-25...

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The ToughPigs 25 – Best Cover Songs - ToughPigs

The ToughPigs team is counting down our favorite Muppet cover songs from the past 25 years!

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Well, I guess I should add that to my watchlist!

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Autobots vs. Deceptions vs. Orson Welles, a quirky gal dreams herself into a pirate adventure, a young woman gets in a harrowing predicament, some senior citizens have problems in a fancy retirement community. Animated sci-fi, musical, early talkie, documentary! #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

The Transformers: The Movie, The Pirate Movie, Blackmail, Some Kind of Heaven

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Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I'm not sure it matters in the slightest anymore, but it's clear that a ton of people have still never seen the full comic.

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I have seen real people and thought they looked like they were drawn by specific artists. "She looks like she was drawn by John Byrne. That guy looks like he was drawn by Sam Viviano. Huh, she looks like a Darwyn Cooke character."

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ToughPigs @toughpigs.com · 12/09/2026

Pick up a copy of your very own in our Etsy shop! www.etsy.com/listing/4571...

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This was a fun and wacky show, though I'm gonna say maybe a megachurch was not the ideal venue. (Their usual theater is being renovated and they got relocated unexpectedly from their second choice.)

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

About to see Comedy Bang Bang live... in the same megachurch auditorium where my nephews perform their annual school musical revue???

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

At some point on TV that day, Bush said we can't let the terrorists disrupt our way of life so I felt like I was helping the economy by going to Best Buy between classes and buying both those CDs. (I don't remember how long I waited to actually listen to them.)

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Why is Talarico pandering to bigots?

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

it was fascinating to observe which jokes landed with certain audience members but not others (I guess not many remember '90s cigarette print ad slogans?).

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I saw this in a movie theater! The first episode of the new Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments. It was fun to watch this stuff with an audience, it felt great to laugh so much, and

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ToughPigs @toughpigs.com · 09/09/2026

Important note: The movie called "Buddy" that's currently in theaters is NOT the Jim Henson Pictures release starring Rene Russo and a lovable Creature Shop gorilla.

Movie posters for Buddy (2026) featuring a creepy unicorn and Buddy (1997) featuring Rene Russo surrounded by animals

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's cliché to say this now, but it's striking how much happens in these episodes when viewed alongside a modern streaming sci-fi show like Silo, which we've also been watching. One X-Files has as much story as about five episodes of Silo. And I remember more of what happened when it's over!

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I was also obsessed with this song in college! I played my CD of it to anyone I could coerce into listening to it.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Ted Cruz licks corpse feet.

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Thank you. Now I can cross the book off my list.

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ToughPigs @toughpigs.com · 28/08/2026

Some people think Ernie and Bert are brothers. But why? We're trying to figure that out, and pointing out all the evidence to the contrary.

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Why Do People Think Ernie and Bert Are Brothers? - ToughPigs

Some people think Ernie and Bert are brothers. Where did they get that idea?

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Someday I'll watch LA Law. I would glimpse the opening credits when my parents watched it and it seemed like there were a hundred cast members.

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

What's the longest one you've come across? Moonlighting often shows the whole opening credits then goes right to commercial for episodes where there's no cold open.

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

That seems even more disturbing!

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We're watching The X-Files... It's Staci's first time ever and my first time seeing a lot of the early episodes. Hulu isn't giving the option to skip the intro and I'm okay with that.

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

"I hate you, you hate me We're a messed-up family With a great big bang and a crash upon the floor No more purple dinosaur!" I'm not proud of how passionately I disliked him, but it was mostly because I had a younger sibling who loved him.

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I've only seen one of those, and that was too many.

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I haven't seen whatever thing that's from! I'm a casual Transformers appreciator who missed out on G1 and only recently started buying some toys as part of an ongoing effort to escape the horrors of everyday life. (Too much info?)

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

By the way, this is not to imply that there won't be any other demographics in the theater. I hope there will be!

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

What a voice. I'm going to a 40th anniversary screening of The Transformers: The Movie in a few weeks. I was already expecting to hear a few 40-something men in the theater sniffling when Optimus Prime dies, but now...

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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/08/2026

Guy Who Sucks At Being A Person Sees Huge Potential In AI theonion.com/guy-who-sucks-at-being…

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ToughPigs @toughpigs.com · 23/08/2026

If this "recording" is a new discovery to you, we recommend you check out The Muppet Show on Disney Plus, or search for Muppet Show clips on YouTube! There's a lot more great stuff where this came from!

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I filled a glass to the midway point with Coke Zero. Then I filled it the rest of the way with regular Coke. I've invented Coke Half!

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A once-in-a-lifetime performance that was previously only aired on broadcast and cable television hundreds of times, featured on multiple VHS and DVD releases, and currently available on Disney Plus and YouTube!

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The point is that The Muppet Show wasn't on PBS.

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Ryan Roe @meryanroe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

My local movie theater is part of a regional, family-owned chain. They just changed the pre-movie "Welcome to our theater, please buy food, etc.," presentation for the first time since 2019. I'm thrilled to see that the family's acting is as stiff as ever.

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