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#classic It gets funnier the longer you look at it.

TODAY: In 1945, “I’m Crazy” by J. D. Salinger (the first appearance Holden Caulfield) is published in Collier’s. —via #LitHub

via #FakeAPStylebook: If you put a reference to the Hokey Pokey in your story, take it out. Then shake it all about.

Good lookin’ out, Verizon. When the apocalypse comes, at least *you* are covered. 🤨

Somewhere in the world, there's a dyslexic devil worshiper who's being laughed out of the coven for selling his soul to Santa. 🎅

“Really liked all three of the books in the trilogy and would recommend them to anyone who enjoyed things like the Clan of the Cave Bear series of books.” -Amazon review https://loom.ly/xkhKakI #HistoricalFiction #FantasyFiction

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Another actor’s life ruined by fame and fortune. 😕

“Owners of dogs will notice that, if you provide them with food & water & shelter & affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food & water & affection, they draw the conclusion that they are god.” —Christopher Hitchens

My Navy shipmate Aaron Ansarov has produced a stellar work that will affect you. Makes a great Christmas present!

Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago. His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship." He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

My Navy shipmate Aaron Ansarov has produced a stellar work that will affect you. Makes a great Christmas present!

via #FakeAPStylebook: To "impeach" is to charge an elected official of a crime. To throw peaches at someone until they surrender is simply to "peach."

#GoNavyBeatArmy 🏈 🏆 #OneTeamOneFight

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Merry Chrisfish!

#GoNavyBeatArmy 🏈🏆 #OneTeamOneFight Go to West Point, they said. It's the best education, they said. 🤣

Better today than yesterday. Better tomorrow than today.

Sorry haters, but my 40s is my best decade

S'up Santa?

Vicambulate [vahy-KAM-byoo-layt] (v.) - To take a stroll about town; to saunter leisurely. Used in a sentence: “Percival drew himself up, affronted. ‘Aunt Agatha, please. I wasn’t ‘wandering.’ I was vicambulating, which is considerably more dignified, you know.’”

Maggie Ross, 21, my daughter. My heart is running around in someone else's body.

You cannot trust those Smurfs. I done told the Elf, don't go down there messing with Smurfs without no candy.

Elsa has no tolerance for Buddy the Elf.

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via #FakeAPStylebook: All references to Judah Maccabee should contain his full name, Judah Mack Daddy Maccabee.

From a great writer, novelist, and mentor like @dcrbooks.bsky.social, this means a lot. Thanks, Dan!

Really, Buddy? Flour snow angels? I may have to report your behavior to the Shelf Elf Guild, little mister! And do not look at me in that tone of voice.

via #LitHub: TODAY in 1933, U.S. federal judge John M. Woolsey rules that James Joyce's novel Ulysses is not obscene. "In many places it seems to me to be disgusting," but nothing, he added, had been included in it as "dirt for dirt's sake."

@johnubacon.bsky.social's "The Gales of November" is a triumph that grips you from the first page and refuses to let go. His characters, real people facing unthinkable peril, shine with humanity, courage, & grit. An instant classic. 5 ⭐️s. Strongly, unequivocally recommended.

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via @tomcolgan14.bsky.social — New interpretations: "Frosty the Snowman" is the story of a rebellious, ultimately suicidal snowman who teaches children of the village that rampaging through the square is more important than listening to authority figures.

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Via #FakeAPStylebook: "Who is that?" may be written as "Who dat?" if the person in question is talking about beating dem Saints.

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@MikeyDiMercurio delivers high-tech submarine warfare rendered with technical precision & relentless tension, & authentic enough to make you feel the steel hull flex. This is a meticulously engineered naval thriller for readers who crave detail-rich undersea combat. 5 ⭐️s. Strongly recommended.

Forswunke [for-SWUNGK] (adj.) - Extremely exhausted after physical exertion. Used in a sentence: “Remind me to never again challenge those surprisingly farouche malaperts to a feisty round of gelatin grappling; I’m absolutely forswunke.”

“It’s just nice to meet another human who shares my affinity for elf culture.”

So there! 😆

Rest in peace, Sister. 🫡

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The Briefcase Drill Team! #AmericasThanksgivingParade #Detroit #GoLions

This. 🏆💯👍

via #FakeAPStylebook: Run stories about white people concerned about being overrun by illegal immigrants alongside kids' accounts of the first Thanksgiving.