Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
lol, 'If everyone we steal from sues us, we'll be out of business!' Yeah man, yeah.
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lol, 'If everyone we steal from sues us, we'll be out of business!' Yeah man, yeah.
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
It's kind of wild that we have millions of single issue voters for abortion but no real movement of single issue voters to stop kids from getting shot up at school. If it wasn't so sinister, you'd be impressed at the power the gun lobby has in this country
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
A fun thing about working from home in Philly: I know what different knocks mean. If there's a gruff and frantic BOOM BOOM, I run to the front door cause that's a delivery. If there's any charm or Bap Tap da Bap Bap rhythm to the knock, I'm staying right at my desk cause that's a Mormon or salesman
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
If he turns out to be a great husband, he'll weirdly become this generation's Yoko Ono
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Any chance we can just start saying 'Today is the Anniversary of the release of..' instead of stamping it with the decade notation? Thank you from an old guy who could have sworn this album dropped 2 years ago and is now in an existential crisis
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Appreciate it!
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Sorry that wasnt very clear - it’s a run streak with escalating minimum runs. Started at 5ks, 100 days later it’s 4 miles, and so on. Along the way there’s longer training runs for actual races but essentially it’s a run streak that gets bigger as I go. Almost all runs are easy for the streak’s sake
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
You know that thing where you hear of an idea and you're suddenly so angry that you never had that idea yourself?
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
We had a pregnancy scare this week and then yesterday morning my wife flipped out on me and my daughter for no reason and I've never been happier to see the love of my life act irrational.
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
"I have the right to do anything I want to do. I'm the president of the United States." It's mind bending that this isn't the biggest story on every news outlet in the world. We haven't slid towards authoritarianism, we've sprinted towards it
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
lol the level of hating in the comments section of an extremely vanilla story has strong Twitter vibes
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Hey Henry - I'm working on a running project where I go 1000 days without a recovery day (around day 310 now) and I'm wondering if you have any suggestions on optimal recovery considering that the whole project is kinda predicated on not really allowing for recovery. Thanks for any thoughts!
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
Admittedly, I've become a bad sports fan in the last few years but seeing the numbers being put up, I have to say that Cal Raleigh's season is the most impressive run by a guy I wouldn't recognize if he sat next to me at the pub that I can remember.
Imup2late (@imup2late.bsky.social) reposted
Neil deGrasse Tyson “ How sad it must be - believing that scientists, scholars, historians, economists, and journalists have devoted their lives to deceiving you, while a reality tv star with decades of fraud and exhaustively documented lying is your only beacon of truth and honesty."
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
I don't know if they're just feeding lines into an AI or if they have a very (and oddly) talented staffer but the way they match his tone in this insane posts has been really impressive
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Somewhere there's a dude with a very specific kink that feels extremely validated right now
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
Ran The Philly 10K for the first time yesterday. Some spotty sections in terms of crowd energy but the bigger races could take some notes on how looping the course gives a fun, neighborhood vibe to a run. Let people see the cool parts of Philly and not just loop everyone out and back Kelly Drive
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
No no no guys, you got this all wrong, he's said on multiple bro-podcasts he's open to being proven wrong if there's sufficient evidence. So we're fine, everything's fine. Totally fine.
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah but you still wordled before 6am so overachiever either way :)
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
1. He was absolutely correct. 2. Fuck Jesse Watters 3. Fuck the fact that he was absolutely correct
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
I never liked U2. Then if you remember a while back they 'gave' an album to every iTunes user without telling anyone. Every now and then, when I put my songs on shuffle, a song from that album comes on and I've since moved to full on hating the band. The idea that we'd all want your mediocre music..
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
Damn, the new LEGO Batman game looks AWESOME
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
Daniel Jones is, and always has been, a VERY GOOD backup QB. Him as QB1 in week 1 isn't exactly shocking considering the other options. This isn't a QB controversy, it's an admission that there is no franchise quarterback currently in that locker room. Not a diss, just reality for 70% of the league
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
It's the highest level of manhood to be able to tuck a jersey into a pair of shorts and not look ridiculous.
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Cool. Let's just have SaS scream at us about some inane micro-story that nobody knew about in the first place. Man, ESPN used to be so fun
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Great news and also deeply depressing that Newsmax likely has $67 million available to pay at this point
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
Officially 300 days into my 1000 day running challenge! If you're a running nerd, I think you'll like what I'm doing here :) running1000.weebly.com/blog/300-days
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
If this is a legit account, I hope you start updating on the regular here. Your stuff is fucking great
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
My daughter kept telling me which woman on TV was pretty this evening and finally I stopped her and asked 'what about that guy? Is he handsome?'. She stopped, thought a split second and said 'No, he's just OK. Like you'. Fair enough kid, I will not interrupt your flow moving forward.
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
We get it - you're a great dad
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
This is the darkest comedy I've ever seen and it's fantastic
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
He's still not my top pick for POTUS candidate next go-round but he's got my attention with this 'fire w/ fire' talk. Anyone else seriously considering a run needs to co-op this mentality ASAP
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Genuine question: How smart is Putin? A decade ago, arguably his biggest nemesis was the US, the world's greatest superpower. Sprinkle in some Russian interference, misinformation campaigns and the like, and now he controls the US President. Is Putin a strategical genius or right place/right time?
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
This is why the whole 'we need to support our law enforcement officers' is such a joke. Not because it isn't true, but because we already do in such extreme ways. It's a FELONY to throw a sandwich at a cop. Don't get me wrong, dude shouldn't do that, but nowhere else in society is this a crime.
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
lol I forgot all about Andre in the Princess Bride - that gets the award for the most lovable role for a wrestler
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah Batista was the one that jumped to my mind as #1. He's been legit funny, dramatic and creepy in roles since leaving wrestling. Cena is probably my #2 and then the Rock
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
This list was created by asking an AI to upset anyone over 35 and you can't tell me otherwise now excuse me while I go read a hardcover book about WWII
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
We could also affix some rotating arms on one and have it act as the air traffic controller signaling incoming flights to land
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
He's not the best actor to come out of wrestling (although he's up there) but I don't know if there's been a better fit between energy of a character and wrestler than Cena and Peacemaker. He's really great in this role
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
The trolling excessive use of quotes is a nice touch
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
This DC thing is so perfectly Trump. He claims something is a catastrophe that isn't, promises to fix it, rushes in to make it now a borderline catastrophe and eventually pulls out, putting it back to nearly it's pre-Trump status, and claims victory. It's fucking infuriation
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
So, Ghislaine Maxwell walks, right? She names every liberal POS who was on the plane and denies every conservative POS who was on the plane and she walks. Feels inevitable.
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
How can someone take this many Ls in one year and still be the richest man ever?
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Feels like if Stephen King was adorable
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
Mobilizing federal law enforcement into DC because Big Balls was roughed up by some teenagers is kinda the perfect metaphor of the current state of right wing male mentality. Any slight, no matter how minor or unusual, is proof that a huge, systemic problem is in place and nobody is safe
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
"Was it worth it?" lol
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
It's like you asked AI for what Charlie Kirk would look like and be doing if he was instead very likable
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
My only solace is the look on the reporter, that attempt to keep a straight face as you hold down the bile of your own self loathing, at least lets me know he's also suffering in his own self induced kind of way
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Strong hashtag game here
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Damn, the Predator series really has run out of ideas
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah but can an online shop give you a massive infection from an ear piercing performed by a disinterested 15 yr old? I think not
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Brutal news for RedZone junkies with 50 teasers in place for the 1:00p games. Now it's gonna be 50% commercials which makes it unwatchable
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
They didn't have to do Michelle like that with this picture
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
This is the white whale of NPR podcasts. I need 200 episodes of borderline ASMR interviews that eventually concludes with the discovery of Hoffa's remains
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
9/10. Only way to improve it would be to have a poorly animated shark jump out from behind him mid monologue and eat the bag of chips. I would have dumped my life savings into this company if they did that
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
THIS @johmie.bsky.social is what we're talking about. Have some fucking fight in you
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
Had this AHA moment yesterday: Dad jokes survive not because dads are inherently lame (they are) but because the first time you make a stupid joke to your 5yr old and it KILLS...that laugh is like heroin. Nothing will make you chase a dragon harder and forever like a squeal of joy from your kid
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
lol 'with a rhetorical flourish?' - perfect
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
A solid decade behind the pop culture curve here but S1 of Mr. Robot is pretty fucking great
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Glad he got the tattoo because after that thing inevitably eats most of him, we'll be able to id the remains. Also, very cool looking bird
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Not even a top 4 batshit appointee
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
If and when she gets some sort of massive deal for essentially saying nothing, it might be the final straw for conspiracy based part of the Trump base
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
So, a random tweet. He saw a post from 'MagaTruth69LovesJesus' on Twitter and it became 'A lot of people are saying'...
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I miss old friends from FB, like the one who has this as their profile pic, but am happy to have met many new ones on Bluesky 🫶
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
It's insane to think that at 71, Hulk Hogan died really old for a professional wrestler. Dude had some crazy political views but no doubt was a huge part of millions of 80s kid's lives. RIP brother
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Finally we found that tiny part of the venn diagram where both Cookie Monster and Quentin Tarantino live
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Damn, young Ozzy looked like Uncle Joey from Full House
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
These guys literally signed a 1.5 billion dollar deal and the NEXT DAY gutted their boss and the president who their boss is desperate to appease. What an amazing statement and the last scene w/ Butters and Cartman was maybe the sweetest moment in the series history.
shauna (@goldengateblond.bsky.social) reposted
let. him. cook.
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
Every now and then, as I'm scrolling through the script that may be the end of American democracy, the thought pops into my head 'Goddamnit James Comey'.
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
Haven't seen the superman movie but I keep hearing that one of the best parts is that it doesn't explain anything or anyone to the audience. Just drops you in and lets you catch up. I love movies that trust their audience and so, despite my rigid Marvel allegiance, I'm gonna have to check it out
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
I know JD Vance is the most glaring example of someone who once was at least free thinking and has since turned into a sniveling MAGA-kin but we don't give Tulsi Gabbard enough credit on that front. She's stepped on her own statements so many times just to please her boy-king, its crazy
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
If this was a book about some imaginary wannabe dictator you'd consider this the laziest possible metaphor and yet, here we are
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
This is actually a real photo of the moment he found out KD was signing with Golden State
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
There's a million things wrong with this picture but what exactly is that dipshit right behind Trump getting a picture of? Like, that's the backside of an old dude's ear...that's the pic? I know subjecting vulnerable people to hardships is your kink but be less thirsty
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
I know this is just a video and even if it wasn't, the mom would trample me to death before I ever got close enough, but my immediate and deep reaction is wanting to give this little guy a hug
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
The funniest thing about the JD Vance power grab story is that, regardless of whether or not it's true, if Trump sees even a passing mention of it on FOX it'll be the end of their relationship and poor old JD will have sold his soul for nothing.
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Listening to you on Podcasts and seeing your stand up, and I say this with no disrespect to anyone who came before you, but you're more polished than most 1st time DS hosts. You're gonna kill it man. Good luck, have fun and please mention Colbert 1 billion times
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
I've been debating this and maybe Johnny Chan going 1st, 1st and 2nd in 3 consecutive years at the WSOP is tied with what the Grinder did this year winning the main and the players in the same year. Both are mind bending levels of impressive and tops for Tourney Poker. Can't think of anything better
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
My wife: "I'm so sorry, I cheated on you" Me: "I'm devastated and I don't know how to cope with this, but we have a family together. I want to give this a shot" Wife: "Also, I went to a Coldplay concert" Me: "Oh, gross. We're getting a divorce"
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
Mr. Moosey absolutely nailed this
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
One of the better posts I've ever seen on this platform - really well done
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
The manner in which Stephen Colbert DID NOT throw anyone particularly under the bus or point out the obvious motivations behind this move speaks both to his character and to why he's such a target. Since he was so eloquent, allow me to take the other side of things. Fuck CBS for their cowardice
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
It's been a while since I updated my journey to run 1000 days in a row so, here we go! running1000.weebly.com/blog/the-ten...
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
There's a story on ESPN.com right now with the title 'Why Mad Dog is Fuming over the MLB All-Star Game' and it might be the most perfect example of everything that's wrong with the model at ESPN and has been for years. It's outrage at nothing, for the sake of outrage at nothing. It sucks
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
This Trump/Powell thing is the perfect kind of answer to anyone claiming this is all 3D Chess. The guy isn't some evil wizard genius playing every move 3 years in advance. He's an old selfish rich dude driven by id and doesn't care or remember what he's doing. FFS
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
100% agree not only because it would be hysterical watching average folks like me trying fruitlessly to connect much less send a ball out of the park but also because that lack of success is the perfect metaphor for fights on BS
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Whoa! Do we know who is cast yet?
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow - yeah just checked the chip count and he's crushing this table. Can't wait to watch the playback
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
You know that right now in a basement in Ohio, some dude is 'calculating' exactly how many members of a Santanic Sex ring can be murdered in 2 minutes and 53 seconds. That dude will make a YouTube page based on his discoveries and will be our next President
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
The enemy of my enemy is still a fucking crazy person and I don't know how to feel about any of this
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
As a fun thought experiment, ask yourself if cutting funding for PBS, NPR, USAID while spending a fortune on a Military Parade is something you can see North Korea doing.
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
Just saw that viral Canadian Hug commercial and damn, that's brilliant. Americans are seen as the enemy (to be fair, we are right now) but it SUCKS to feel that way. Most Americans could use a north of the border squeeze right about now
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Completely agree. Nothing is ever going to have the impact Moneymaker did but she would be the biggest story that the WSOP has seen in a very long time. The Grinder, will all his early 2000s poker fame, would be a good result for the game as well.
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
I honestly hope they ban Will Kassouf from all future WSOP events. It's one thing to be relentlessly obnoxious to fellow players to 'gain an edge' (scummy but within the rules I guess) but he's been consistently inappropriate to WSOP staff and the worst kind of character for poker in general.
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
The anticipatory tail wag kills me 😍
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
Let's just split the difference and say that Superman is a Long Island fighter fighter, that way everyone is happy
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah they're mad but he's already pulled off the perfect bait and switch. Dude squeezed out 10+ years of undying loyalty and now he can finish out his term doing whatever he likes to finish off his grift. Maybe the midterms hurt him politically but he doesn't care. Most successful conman ever
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
As someone who really enjoys watching Cuomo lose, I'm very OK with these recent developments
Jay Slater (@grumpyjay.bsky.social)
Is it the dumbest possible thing for the Epstein files to be the straw that breaks the beak of a lot of MAGA folks? Yes, absolutely, 100%. Having said that, let's take a lesson from the right and lean into ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING that breaks up the oppositions base. #WhatAboutTheEpsteinFiles