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evan.

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mustardwater connoisseur coffee person ☕️ photographer 📷 ~all photos my own~ gamelan bali sci-fi nerd

created June 29, 2023

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in a more perfect world, or union, or whatever, it would be because the ‘G’ is invisible in Gwar

7/9/2025, 5:57:57 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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7/9/2025, 5:54:52 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sorry PST starts November 2nd this year

5/9/2025, 8:17:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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lmk if you’d like the bay area version. :)

5/9/2025, 2:08:07 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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mee tolak 😤

3/9/2025, 8:03:22 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I enjoyed this one but my coworker said it was too male-gazey. I am not sure we read the same book.

2/9/2025, 9:17:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Karen’s Starbucks is about to get 25-30% more expensive.

31/8/2025, 5:22:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is why rotisserie chicken is so delectable, imho.

30/8/2025, 11:05:27 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Since everyone seems to have had the same thought: Any sufficiently advanced Science Fiction is indistinguishable from Fantasy. (sensible chuckle)

30/8/2025, 11:02:36 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Le Guin also!! Now that you mention it, I really enjoy both of their nonfiction works as well. Hearing them speak is always enlightening, too.

30/8/2025, 10:50:23 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Honestly I read all the old stuff so I *don’t* eventually riff on it! Though I do feel like Delany in general is one of the only ones that holds up conceptually.. SFF itself being an ambiguous heterotopia of time, of deviation, and also a crisis heterotopia for us misfits

30/8/2025, 3:04:11 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’m convinced that 80% of americans don’t even know Indonesia exists. Pretty big knowledge gap there.

29/8/2025, 10:40:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Shook hands with BB King

29/8/2025, 12:22:22 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I mean.. they store crackers in a barrel. Whose clever idea was that?!

27/8/2025, 1:31:52 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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instead of whippersnappers you have the right to call them troutslappers

26/8/2025, 4:30:17 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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$$$

26/8/2025, 2:15:10 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Slippery slope! What’s next, a jury of our peers?!

26/8/2025, 12:59:22 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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100%. I always say, if the food is getting eaten, there’s a good chance it’s tasty. Because people don’t eat awful food. So just try it. Green eggs, ham, etc.

25/8/2025, 9:52:07 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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buffabees

25/8/2025, 9:45:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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slimy is the word!

25/8/2025, 10:18:05 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So many good memories in that bookstore

25/8/2025, 4:34:46 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Don’t forget about Blood, Simple!

24/8/2025, 10:44:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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it was supposed to be a *teleportation* machine, you idiots

deportation machine as described by former palantir employees
23/8/2025, 6:05:12 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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i don’t live in the midwest. :(

22/8/2025, 1:01:18 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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We’re just Barrely getting started

22/8/2025, 12:59:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You’re a creator! A creator!!

21/8/2025, 10:08:32 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.

21/8/2025, 1:43:16 PM | 22029 21697 | View on Bluesky | view

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do you enjoy PB&J? well, now you’re really going to love Measles Mumps & Nutella

21/8/2025, 6:22:05 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Totally my reaction too! I was thinking “wow this is pretty cool, i don’t even want to skip the three to five dead minutes at the beginning of every episode!”

21/8/2025, 12:23:26 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Introduce yourself with the last five concerts you attended: - Victoria Symphony - Ars Minerva, Astianatte - Dave Malloy, Ghost Quartet - Gamelan Sekar Jaya - Whine, playing Dopesmoker

20/8/2025, 9:32:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Praise Mustang Sally 🙏🏼

18/8/2025, 10:03:40 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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31/ATLAS take me away

17/8/2025, 2:49:14 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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tie perpetually dangling in a bowl of soup

13/8/2025, 9:56:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Beats the heck out of 30-50

12/8/2025, 5:13:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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it’s a footlong javelin as far as i’m concerned

12/8/2025, 1:53:46 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“get subwayed” is immediately in the common parlance afaik

12/8/2025, 1:43:14 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Industry knowledge is that Tim Ho bargains *very* hard for their contracts to get the best price.. which means lower quality.

10/8/2025, 6:00:21 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hey Happy is amazing, fwiw!

10/8/2025, 5:59:04 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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*bros

10/8/2025, 5:27:51 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This week: Alan is denied water at the pierogi stand on 5th avenue while on his way to support Andy’s bid for County Assessor! Hilarity ensues!

9/8/2025, 10:45:36 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I think the last time I tried this measurement I used the best possible route on Google maps, but driving which, of course, is going to be much less efficient!

9/8/2025, 10:32:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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One end to the other (Banda Aceh to Lampung) is roughly the same distance as Vancouver, BC to Tijuana. That’s another one that always blows minds, it seems.

9/8/2025, 9:55:04 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Priorities well met!

9/8/2025, 10:54:22 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Not saying these tariffs are doing anything for anyone.. but really, we do need to adjust our expectations for the price of coffee.

8/8/2025, 5:19:53 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Let’s be real, though: $7.94/lb for roasted, ground coffee is still dirt cheap.

8/8/2025, 5:19:13 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It would be a more useful infographic if they were either more specific about which harmonization codes they were including, or just included one.

8/8/2025, 5:13:21 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Because they’re not too bright, most likely

7/8/2025, 2:42:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I mean he’s kind of right. They aren’t solely responsible — we are, too. Though I’m sure that’s not where he was going with it.

7/8/2025, 2:10:44 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I bet Homestar is bushed!

6/8/2025, 11:33:11 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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paging @richardkadrey.bsky.social and Mustang Sally

6/8/2025, 10:22:53 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I mean I hate to be all Bluesky, but acid and crack are right there..

6/8/2025, 10:15:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Phencyclidine is a classic dissociative, and you’d have a very hard time finding it these days because all the precursors are restricted use.

6/8/2025, 10:12:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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1) Get rid of all take-out only stores 2) Convert all take-out operations to for-here 3) Open a barista factory with drone delivery next to the local amazon warehouse 4) Dyspropia ensues

6/8/2025, 10:09:00 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Strong burrito taxi vibes. 50% tariff on Brazilian coffee, 17% roast loss, 25% tariff on drone, $20 drone operator fee, convenience fee, ticketmaster fee, freedom tax, etc.

6/8/2025, 6:52:36 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Maybe they realized how nice Rwanda is and decided to keep it for themselves. Because Rwanda is very nice!

6/8/2025, 6:50:09 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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hehe. polls. yeah.

6/8/2025, 4:40:53 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I was at a bookstore in Victoria yesterday and they were having hard time keeping Murderbot in stock. 😎

5/8/2025, 7:01:01 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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brogues : crocs :: clippie : AI

3/8/2025, 5:00:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A Pirro’c victory

3/8/2025, 1:41:43 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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As a boss, you strike me as a labor organizer

1/8/2025, 5:38:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ah, Gullible Goop, that’s what they used to call me back in San Antone

1/8/2025, 12:06:02 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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they call it “doing a bit” because you’re just microdosing jokes

31/7/2025, 11:58:18 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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29/7/2025, 11:51:47 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Seems like his Maslow is leaking a bit. The whole ‘belong’ bit reeks of wanting to own people. Just because someone doesn’t belong *to* anyone doesn’t make their existence less valuable.

29/7/2025, 3:38:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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28/7/2025, 11:54:59 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ren Faire implies the existence of Stimpy Faire

28/7/2025, 11:54:11 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“What if a man ran for office when he really shouldn’t have bothered?! PREMISE!”

28/7/2025, 7:01:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“oops, guess I’m in Sonic Youth now!” whew…

28/7/2025, 4:26:45 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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…and that’s the Baader-Meinhoff phenomenon!

28/7/2025, 2:01:33 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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28/7/2025, 4:47:40 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is where my mind went immediately upon reading this headline.

28/7/2025, 1:56:06 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Coffee alone will likely go up more than 50% after the tariffs on Brazil. Not to mention all the packaging involved that comes from China.

27/7/2025, 10:33:29 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hell, i wasn’t waiting; i went ahead and just copied Shakespeare. Technically i’m a monkey too, so i think it should count.

27/7/2025, 5:03:21 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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i hope none of you ever change ♥️

27/7/2025, 5:00:24 AM | 9 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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the case for nominative determinism

26/7/2025, 9:34:02 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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now that’s what i call nominative determinism a la john joseph lydon

26/7/2025, 9:27:55 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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this is why home ec is important, people

25/7/2025, 8:06:33 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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$1300 worth of donuts

25/7/2025, 4:56:32 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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24/7/2025, 6:57:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My partner at the time ate so many that we had to go see a doctor, and I couldn’t blame her at all.

24/7/2025, 1:07:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The year I was there, (2009-2010) was so dang hot I couldn’t tell the difference!

24/7/2025, 5:16:34 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“ร้อนตับแตก” is a fun one i learned in chiang mai one summer.. or was it fall?

24/7/2025, 3:40:28 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Is there a Mandarin version of “It’s liver-bursting hot outside”? Because that’d be a good one

24/7/2025, 3:38:05 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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24/7/2025, 2:21:28 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The nice thing about being the old guy at work is that 80% of what I say is just something from Kids In The Hall but everybody’s too young to spot it

24/7/2025, 12:03:43 AM | 462 87 | View on Bluesky | view

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new drink is: very strong chilled ginger decoction with half a dram of scotch whisky. very good 10/10.

24/7/2025, 2:19:22 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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i could beat her or Serena at making you a nickel richer. HA! but, that’s like.. all i could beat them at so.. yeah.

24/7/2025, 1:54:02 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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mic is the fella

23/7/2025, 2:52:40 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yo if it’s free, why does she need so much money for it

22/7/2025, 9:27:16 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well then, explain how every autumn i use a reiki to get the leaves off my lawny?

22/7/2025, 3:24:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Photos, Indonesia, May 2025 Voigtlander Bessa R4A Color Skopar 21mm f4 Portra VC and 125PX 🇮🇩 📷

a cat in sunshine a man in the dark serving bandrek, a ginger beverage gunung batur, bali my music teachers getting married in bali
21/7/2025, 5:58:47 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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maybe by “get this” they meant that pop punk is a joke, and hopefully the REAL emo kids are getting a Sensible Chuckle

20/7/2025, 9:35:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I keep hearing some loud music from nearby, then remembered it’s Mosswood Meltdown and quietly said “fuck yeah” to myself

20/7/2025, 9:34:01 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A small injury, le petit mort if you will

20/7/2025, 9:08:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Now that’s what I call spaghetti western

20/7/2025, 9:07:43 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Now That’s What I Call Spaghetti Western vol. 87372

20/7/2025, 9:07:29 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Maillard brings all the boys to milkshakes, or something

20/7/2025, 3:35:22 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Free Mars (bar)!

19/7/2025, 3:23:02 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My boy scout pack was on live radio with Bon Jovi. I didn’t have any questions for him because I was like 6, but the donuts were good.

19/7/2025, 6:21:50 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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100% Uncle Ben Tek moment 🍄

19/7/2025, 6:11:31 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view