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James P. Taber

@taberiusrex.bsky.social
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He/him. Writer, editor, librarian. Rolls dice to make nice. Father of Orm and Tog.

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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 10h
Not sure if it was the first, but when I was 7 or 8 there was a vampire episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark that made me literally run screaming out of my house My parents only got me to come back inside by pointing out that the sun was setting (which to me meant the vampires were coming)
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Did AI cut this hot dog bun
A hot dog bun on a plate. Rather than one cut straight down the middle, two cuts have been made off the center, meaning it can hold two hot dogs twice as poorly but one hot dog also twice as poorly.
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I have never wanted a video to actually turn out to be AI before, now I wish it was just robots all the way down
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This morning's adventures in living with cats: Mako upended his water bowl, then sat in the puddle staring up at me like he was asking, "Why would Bolin do this?"
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I like to highlight when storytellers nail realistic sibling behavior, and @planetx.bsky.social did so beautifully
A panel from the comic GALAXY: THE PRETTIEST STAR by Jadzia Axelrod, illustrated by Jess Taylor. Two characters, brother and sister, share an emotional hug. The brother says, "David Bowie had to die to win best album at the Grammy's." His sister, smiling, responds, "You can $%#@ right off."
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I feel like the "original" version of this joke has Bashir making a crack about preferring it "bone in" and it ends with them fucking and that's why you're never going to see it on bluesky
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In 8th grade, we had a surprise assembly where an acting troupe put on a production of The Monkey's Paw, and it has haunted me ever since
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Our cats will catch a mouse in the basement, decide it was too easy, then bring it up to the first floor They release it in our living room, hunt and catch it again Then bring it to the second floor And let it go in our bedroom All at around 3 am
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It is @faineg.bsky.social's fault that I understand what this means
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Macklemore is... based, actually??
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I thought cats were supposed to be alet and aloof, but these doofuses are snoring so loud I can't focus on my book
Two black medium hair cats curled up and sleeping on my legs, while I lie down on the couch.
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Make a band edible: Panic! at Nabisco
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Transphobes losing elections is a good thing, actually, no matter what party they belong to
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It happened all according to plan
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I own this movie on DVD and one of my greatest regrets in life is not snagging a copy in Blu-ray when it was in the discount bin at 7-11
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Organic life on Earth at that point was basically just algae Except for sharks, for some reason
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I mean, I get it, sometimes I would also like to pack up and ditch this rock
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This got pretty dang close. I always thought living in New Mexico in middle school gave me my linguistic quirks, but I guess it was going to Maine during the summers before then?
A dialect map that puts the epicenter of my language development in the far Northeastern U.S.
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
What gif pops up when you type your name?
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Jhb Team Froste: Shut Up James
Alt: "Jhb Team Froste: Shut Up James" is what this app tells me this is, but I have no idea what it means. Am I having a stroke, or is everyone else having a stroke but me?
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I am very satisfied with this
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Guy plays Pictionary with the world's worst fortune teller
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Downgrade a movie: The Occasional Daylight of the Sorta Needs a Dusting Brain
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Note to self: need to order a couple more copies of the book for the collection, expecting to see a lot more interest in it soon
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
If you see this, you are mildly obligated to quote with your favorite Star Wars character (only if you want to) What can I say? I'm basic
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Luke Skywalker's Desperate Eye Roll in The Last Jedi
Alt: Luke Skywalker gives a devastating eye roll to my basicness in choosing him as my favorite Star Wars character.
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
"How do you respond to the allegations that your five-part tattoo represents the Gundam Wing pilots and that you were a quote 'basic het shipper'?"
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you Hi, I'm pneumonia
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I don't understand why people are freaking out If you truly believe AI is The Wave of the Future™ why would you be ashamed to be caught using it??
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
If Rodan has one million haters then I am one of them If Rodan has one hater then I am that one If Rodan has no haters then I am dead If the world is with Rodan then I am against the world Until my last breath I will hate Rodan
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
One of the teens at work and I were coming up with the best villain duos for a Batman/Spider-Man teamup, and we agreed Mysterio + Clayface was S-tier So is Poison Ivy + Carnage, because Ivy getting infected by the Carnage symbiote is rocket-grade nightmare fuel
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Wendy's Mascot Twitter Roast
Alt: Wendy, the hip-hopping Pippy Longstocking, celebrates busting one inside the Burger King and knocking him up.
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
No cheating, post your lock screen (Art by @gorangligovic.bsky.social, not a big Tolkien guy myself but I just loved it too much not to use it)
A screencap of my lock screen, featuring an alternate cover of J. R. R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT with art by Golan Gligovic. The dwarves and a little hobbit follow Gandalf across a misty, rock-filled path, while a mountain behind them glows as it catches the last rays of the setting sun.
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
At this point, politicians betraying the progressive and/or queer electorate that supported them is statistically the most likely outcome It's shocking when they DON'T do it
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
First game for the Boston Hunters, up against the San Francisco Firebells Let's gooooo #WPBL
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
"Why are they mad?? We made their Torment Nexus!! What's their problem?!"
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Aftermath: We’re Not Just Mad About Discs Going Away, We’re Mad About Everything aftermath.site/playstation-...
A man places a domino at the start of a chain. The first domino is labeled "Horse DLC for Oblivion." The last, inevitable domino is labeled "Collapse of the video game industry."
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Terry Jeffords' Iconic 'Why?!' Moment from B99
Alt: Terry Jeffords demands to know why anybody thought this was a good idea.
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
It can be raining, or it can be hot It should be against the rules to be both
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I got kicked out of a Discord for saying the best KOTOR game was Mass Effect
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I am going to become the Joker
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I will never not share this when I see it
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
If you told me *exactly* what was going to happen here, I still wouldn't have been prepared for what I just watched
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Highly recommend pairing Emily Wilson's Odyssey translation with THE SONGS OF PENELOPE trilogy of novels by Claire North
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The Hunt for Red October Sky
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I will fight them all myself
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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Lambchop's Song That Doesn't End
Alt: Lambchop's Song That Doesn't End
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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Cancer: With long work hours, romantic relationships, and getting 8 hours of sleep, it’s hard to find time to take a moment to remember that life is meaningless.
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
When I was a teacher, it was my (unpopular) position that in loco parentis referred to a child's physical safety and wellbeing, not becoming an enabler of some parents' reductive or harmful beliefs
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It's great that I can tell who is/was Catholic based on their reaction to this whole thing If they're outraged, curious, exasperated, etc., then they're not Catholic If they're laughing, they're a current or recovering Catholic
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James P. Taber @taberiusrex.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Counteroffer: Throw them into the fucking sun
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