Skep’s Place.

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

Thanks to herzogzwei for the inspiration and photos, go follow - https://neocities.org/site/herzogzwei

hastiesthandiwork's avatar hastiesthandiwork 1 month ago

too long can you make a tik tok about this instead

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hastiesthandiwork's avatar hastiesthandiwork 1 month ago

a tweet will do, then. thanks, Skep!

skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

*tweets link to page*

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overclockworked's avatar overclockworked 1 month ago

Going to dollar stores and seeing this kind of thing irl is a one of a kind experience. Last time I went to one I saw a minions t-shirt that said "LE BUDDIES" in big bold letters, an Elsa doll labelled "Diversity Princess", and in the card games section I found the sequel to Uno; Dos. Left the store disoriented and confused and feeling like I just visited another dimension, would recommend.

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kunfucutsman's avatar kunfucutsman 1 month ago

I agree with you, Giovanni's outfit goes HARD

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

I will not hear a bad word about Giovanni. Legend.

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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 1 month ago

I will commit to life with 3000% PASSION.

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rusty-bytes's avatar rusty-bytes 1 month ago

This is amazing, it's giving when Spongebob had to write his essay and wrote THE

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herzogzwei's avatar herzogzwei 1 month ago

incredible work, i didn't even notice the bottom hem was sewm on backwards until you pointed it out... and i've seen a sweatshirt similar to the weed-flavored ramen one before, but it was just plain chicken. long live giovanni, the king

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oopsiedoodle's avatar oopsiedoodle 1 month ago

Something tells me this isn’t the first indignant speech you’ve made about the peeing Calvin stickers

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divergentrays's avatar divergentrays 1 month ago

MADE WITH 3000% PASSION gives such PowerThirst vibes! - https://youtu.be/qRuNxHqwazs?si=LlBDudT2kBNyfJNr

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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 1 month ago

We had a couple of those in front of our house and a pair of house finches would nest in one. Unfortunately we did have to remove them because they were planted right above the sewer line that goes to the street and the roots kept growing into the pipes. Mourning Doves must be so widely spread beause they can tolerate human presence, a sad advantage that some creatures have and others don't.

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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 1 month ago

I also think that while the arborvitae may be the tree of life, it's a pretty wretched landscaping plant. It just grows into an untameable blob after a while. (Also everyone around here pronounces it arbor vi-tee instead of arbor vee-tai. I know it's wrong but I say it that way to avoid looking like a snob.)

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

Huh, and here I've been pronouncing it "arbor vi-tuh" this whole time like a dullard. Anyway I agree, I have a hard time seeing myself willingly planting one of these things.

oopsiedoodle's avatar oopsiedoodle 1 month ago

i'm such a dumdum that i'd just call them "bush"

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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 1 month ago

Taking classical Latin in college ruined me for life in ways I could not anticipate.

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p7uen's avatar p7uen 1 month ago

Incredibly lovely!

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oopsiedoodle's avatar oopsiedoodle 1 month ago

the only time the animaniacs weren't completely annoying

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p7uen's avatar p7uen 1 month ago

Kampuchea is a weird choice?

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

Yeah you probably don't have to worry about memorizing that one anymore

ok i just saw the puzzmo big crossword... the most recent one was fun but still not as satisfying at it could be!!! ): that's MY lukewarm xw take and everyone must experience it
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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

And that's the story of how we started a joint blog of lukewarm crossword takes

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sorbier's avatar sorbier 1 month ago

...i wouldn't be opposed... see: my existing 3 crossword blog posts

Puzzmo does do a big crossword twice a month, but admittedly I do somewhat miss the NYT Saturday. I also subscribe to AVCX to help fill in that gap.
sorbier's avatar sorbier 1 month ago

i might need to check avcx out. i know lots of nytxw constructors also construct for them! you need to start daily xw blogging to motivate me

skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

Nobody needs Skep's Lukewarm Crossword Takes

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divergentrays's avatar divergentrays 1 month ago

Just signed up and followed you but I will not be on any leaderboards!

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

It doesn't matter because I'm a big fat liar, I don't actually look at the leaderboards :D

emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 1 month ago

I go through phases every few months where I will play a game every morning for a while. I like a lot of Puzzmo stuff. Can never be arsed to sign up for anything, though. If you haven't heard of Raddle, that's worth checking out, too.

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

Ooh, Raddle is promising.

maxcrunch's avatar maxcrunch 1 month ago

I joined and I'll be doing crosswords all day thank u

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sorbier's avatar sorbier 1 month ago

i wish the xw was the size of the nyt ): there's still nothing like a friday or saturday nytxw!!!

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

Hey remember how I was reading a book

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miela583's avatar miela583 1 month ago

Your book chapter summaries are one of my favorite things on the internet.

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

I need to focus on them a lot more than I have been <3

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Is your nickname derived from the noun "skep" meaning basket or beehive by any chance?
skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

Nope! I actually chose it as an oblique tribute to Jonas Grumby.

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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 1 month ago

This is the second time today I am hearing about Flea's jazz album. It must be causing some meltdown.

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

Maybe this is the thing that will finally unite us? (probably not but I keep hoping something comes along)

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

Well, at least we can all agree on Skep's Place, anyhow

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grumpfox's avatar grumpfox 1 month ago

It's been fun to see how by surprise this has been taking people because as someone who doesn't find RHCP so repealing, this feels like it's been coming for a long time as he's never been quiet about his love for jazz and desire to do something in that sphere (his first instrument was the trumpet and all) - it's just been his own confidence stopping it. Been nice to see these random, kind of positive reactions to it

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grumpfox's avatar grumpfox 1 month ago

(on the other hand I've not listened to it in full because it's jazz and therefore I know it's very much not for me)

hastiesthandiwork's avatar hastiesthandiwork 1 month ago

the maggot brain cover made me go, "wait, is this maggot brain?" and then afterwards i went and listened to the original to remember how good it is. thanks, Flea!

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oopsiedoodle's avatar oopsiedoodle 1 month ago

Hey yes thanks for the cheers. I did find the prank funny! I don’t really believe in astrology but I do find it amusing, so fair play on riffing on the horoscopes a bit. Actually every month I try to go for a sillier, more irreverent tone, but they keep coming out sounding more serious than I intend. Maybe by December they'll be where I want them

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oopsiedoodle's avatar oopsiedoodle 1 month ago

(Also, I don’t know why you changed your site back. I think it looked better a few days ago.)

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

On April 1st it's parody, on April 2nd it's plagiarism.

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myrtletribe's avatar myrtletribe 1 month ago

You make the cheers look so effortless, but i think writing a short and to-the-point piece is just as difficult as a long one! maybe even moreso!

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