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Matthew

@not-a-rug.bsky.social
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Seismologist with a degree in Slavic languages and literature too! Automotive masochist.

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Matthew @not-a-rug.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
One of my hottest automotive takes is that the beefed up a-pillars that are resultant from roll-over safety regulations have created a frontal blind spot that contributes to pedestrian/car collisions every bit as much as overly tall trucks and SUVs
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Matthew @not-a-rug.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I can’t believe I predicted that Swan Boy would lead Sebby to his own experience of THE SICKEST THING! However, I wouldn’t in a million years have guessed that Noel would be the one to do it! And doing it to save Crystal at that! Bravo, @bransonreese.bsky.social, the master of the unexpected!
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Matthew @not-a-rug.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I knew in my heart that at least the goldfish would be back! Personally, I hear a Keanu-esque voice in my head for him. Especially for the, “Can’t help but notice you haven’t ordered anything, Bertucci’s” line.
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Matthew @not-a-rug.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
@bransonreese.bsky.social Thanks to 98.9 KUTX, I now know that Dolly did a cover of Collective Soul’s Shine. Given her passing and the Noel Goes to Hooters arc, I felt it necessary to inform you of this. youtu.be/plUD6vN80dg
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Dolly Parton - Shine (Official)
YouTube video by DollyPartonVEVO
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Matthew @not-a-rug.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I don’t usually get too deeply affected by celebrity deaths, but this is the first one to hit me as hard Bowie’s death did
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Matthew @not-a-rug.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I’m hoping that this is going to lead to Swan Boy leading Sebastian to Sebastian’s own version of seeing “THE SICKEST THING IN THE WORLD!”
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Matthew @not-a-rug.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I may just be a seismologist/geophysicist, but I’ve met this exact type of STEM person. We should all be thankful that the ones I’ve encountered are paleontologists and not surgeons with access to living bodies and tissues.
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Stef Schrader @hoonofthe.day · 28/02/2026
the absolute waste and unnecessary destruction of this makes me so angry that it's unreal every single person pushing it deserves to be booed straight out of office if you can heckle anyone related to this plan at the national, state or local level into not going forward with it, please do
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Matthew @not-a-rug.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Oh goody…
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Matthew @not-a-rug.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild: Indiana bat Texas horned lizard hooded crow ocelot roadrunner
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Matthew @not-a-rug.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Truly, this is an advent calendar meant for @hoonofthe.day!
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Matthew @not-a-rug.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Lots of good parsh @hoonofthe.day
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Matthew @not-a-rug.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Going as everyone’s favorite Regular Human Bartender for Halloween
Me dressed as Laszlo Cravensworth’s foolproof human disguise persona, Jackie Daytona.
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Matthew @not-a-rug.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Tom Clancy’s Anna Karenina
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Matthew @not-a-rug.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
I don’t even need @hoonofthe.day to weigh in on this because this is extremely good parsh!
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Matthew @not-a-rug.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Can anybody give a warranted justification for why the 911 got so much bigger than this?
1967 Porsche 911 warming up in driveway.
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Matthew @not-a-rug.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Attention @hoonofthe.day
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Matthew @not-a-rug.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Welp, my power just went out. I guess ERCOT’s gonna ERCOT…
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Matthew @not-a-rug.bsky.social · 16/09/2024
A delightfully goofy number!
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