This reminded me of the time the (extremely fun) church organist played "O Sacred Head Now Wounded" as incidental music on the Festival of the Circumcision.

Alexandra Jordan MD@alexandrajordanmd.bsky.social · 2d ago

Researching for my upcoming trip to Rome, and discovered that one of the relics once held in the Santa Sanctorum (or Holy of Holies) at the top of the Holy Stairs outside of the Lateran Palace was (wait for it)…. Jesus’s foreskin. Also, some of Mary’s dried breastmilk.

Remember the part in the books where several marginalized groups asked people to stop supporting an intellectual property that was harmful to them and Harry bravely stood up and said "no, it's Good Actually and everyone should seek it out"? It was between a fat joke and some classism.

Ditto autistics. When we're good we're great but when we go bad it's awful.

The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv)@theserfstv.bsky.social · 2d ago

No slag on nerds btw. I play video games and am reading One Piece for the first time as an adult. I just think there's evil ones and good ones. We're not a monolyth

I think this is the fifth loko

Yours in negritude, Ryan K. Smith@mewefree.bsky.social · 2d ago

How do we feel?

Kidding. You do not know because you are just a writer, but Nightcrawler never wear pants, his legs are black and he is just like Ken.

More cats than dogs participated in Operation NEPTUNE, better known to the world as the "D-Day landings"

Katelyn Burns@katelynburns.com · 3d ago

Tell me a fun fact.

I used to be SO good at hide-and-seek. I could climb corners as a kid and one time I wedged myself into the top corner of a closet like an enormous pale spider and defeated my whole Girl Scout troop.

Sophia_Nyx 🐰@sophianyx.bsky.social · 3d ago

Name your fav game made before 2000.

Unsure if pizza cutter was unskilled/distracted or simply an anarchist.

Don't know if I'll be able to do this one but it should be a great time!

Emma Bolton@emmabolton.com · last wk.

Come and learn about the early Gothic with me this fall! Sam's courses are so good. Come for the stories that surprise you, stay for the thoughtful class discussions and unexpected rabbit holes. It's the same price for international students and there are usually movie watchalongs on Bluesky too!

I finally got a reasonable accommodation (thanks to autism diagnosis) to work from home 100% of the time and I feel like I've had a second full-time job taken off my plate. No more commuting, distracting environment, smalltalk, or trying to think on multiple levels while also wearing shoes. Phew. 😮‍💨

Hey these are all horrifying.

Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE@leftistlawyer.com · 3d ago

And now, for your Friday reading pleasure, a list of the eleven weirdest, most bizarre, or otherwise most cringeworthy things a judge has ever said in my presence, in no particular order.

I'm calling shenanigans on this quiz because it does not include questions about pronouncing the "h" in "wh" words. (eg. hwat)

Bree (half of Kit Rocha)@mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 4d ago

my "talks most like" were all 49% and my "talks least like" were all 44% so I'd say my Maine/Minnesota/California/Alabama accent is suitably muddled at this point. But you can't really take the downeast out of a girl born on the Penobscot Bay, I guess. LOL

it’s like how every single time I open Audible I get “HEY LOOK LOOK LOOK IT’S A NEW HARRY POTTER AUDIOBOOK DON’T YOU WANT THIS YOU DEFINITELY WANT THIS WE WILL JUST GO AHEAD AND KEEP SHOVING IT INTO YOUR EYEBALLS EVERY DAY UNTIL YOU BREAK”

People: IDK you seem very high functioning. Me: Gets stuck trying to complete "sit on couch" and "get water from fridge" simultaneously and spins around in my living room like a confused Dalek.

liberal: [hurling kindling onto a pyre] trans woman tied to the stake: hey could you not liberal: if I don't then I might wind up there with you trans woman: you could cut me loose and we could fight together liberal: [lighting a torch] it's like you want the bad guys to win or something

this is the good luck Pepper in a pumpkin if u see this u will have luck for the rest of autumn 🍂🎃🐈‍⬛

The X-Men recruiting Wolverine from Alpha Flight:

Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · last wk.

Walking down the street, a dog left its family and followed me. I waved at its family. So long. My dog now

....the ongoing delights of being both a Hugo finalist and a wheelchair user. "The backstage is for walking participants," said directly to my face, as a wheelchair user.

Mari Ness, writer of things@mariness.bsky.social · last wk.

"The backstage is for walking partipants," something that I was just told by a Worldcon staffer. #LACon #Worldcon #Hugos

So is the sheer dissonance of being the central fixation of right-wing propaganda campaigns while still being treated as a fringe or niche issue by putative "allies" eroding anyone else's sanity to a fucking nub Or just me

Sad Avocado Graveyard would be a good name for an album but is unfortunately just my fridge. #ADHD

The hyperfixation committee has decided we're doing an extended Law & Order: SVU rewatch because I'm a bad leftist and copaganda is one of my favorite genres. I love them all but Fin is the BEST. If I were to have one character from the show as a coworker or neighbor it's Fin, no contest.

Lightly stoned chatting with one of my besties on my birthday and she wrote me a #poem which is my current favorite thing. (Turns out being referred to as a bloke is on my gender euphoria list.)

We love you, Dolly. Thank you for staying as long as you did and enjoy what comes next.

A very positive sign that, nearly a year after Kirk's death, many if not most of the people punished for speaking truthfully about him have won legal cases against their former employees and compensation. Again, panicked compliance with Trumpism has only *cost* institutions.

OH! She’s a Snapewife but for Trump!

Ian Boudreau@ianboudreau.com · 3w ago

Hey quick question, what the FUCK does this mean

It's 100% her business but I love her and I worry.

Yashar Ali 🐘@yasharali.bsky.social · 2w ago

Dolly Parton’s health, diagnosis, etc. are none of my business, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say I wish I knew more… (I am NOT demanding or expecting more). I just get so on edge with all of the cancellations.

The only drawback I've found to getting a tattoo on my butt is that I really like it but it's inconvenient to look at it.

I play a horse genetics game (it's called "Horse Genetics Game") and always wind up with extra stud colts so I spend a lot of gene mod tokens transing my horses.

I sincerely believe they could have ridden “They Weird, Yo” all the way to the White House.

molly conger@socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 3w ago

it was a generational fumble for the dems to pull back on letting coach tim, our gentle midwestern uncle, stand in front of a mic and express disgust and bewilderment at what an absolute grab bag of misfit freaks this admin is. this is weird! these people are fucking weirdos!!! it’s yucky!