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Johnny Rook Games

@johnnyrookgames.com

Indie publisher of high-quality traditional ttrpgs. We highly value our talented and diverse crew and are dedicated less to profit and more to the hobby. Discord: https://discord.gg/u6SV6PxkzC Website: johnnyrookgames.com

created November 15, 2024

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Last saved meme is your moral philosophy

2/9/2025, 1:47:45 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Haha good one! I was going to say Aimme Mann complaining about having to play gigs in vampire towns on an episode of Buffy

30/8/2025, 1:09:58 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The latest update for the JRG Kickstarter "Of Hunger and Lies" is small, but here it is: www.kickstarter.com/projects/joh...

26/8/2025, 8:41:25 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oh damn. It's her birthday today

23/8/2025, 1:54:47 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes, a piano version! My heart melts when Tori Amos is playing that. Not an instrumental, and yet...

23/8/2025, 12:57:51 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I can't even watch my favorite 80s cartoon without being reminded of the world's biggest asshole. This morning before I left for my day job, the Real Ghostbusters had to break up a ghost convention at Plump Tower. Now, instead of morning zen, I have a morning headache

21/8/2025, 11:33:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wow that's nice

9/8/2025, 10:57:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hey! Here's a quick update on our Kickstarter. I know you've been waiting with bated breath! www.kickstarter.com/projects/joh...

6/8/2025, 11:59:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Smoking on that shit that made david byrne

6/8/2025, 11:00:56 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I bet they'll keep the price of the bundle

6/8/2025, 10:59:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I wish I knew then too

6/8/2025, 4:08:57 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Idk man, I'm just a little north of Chicago, and the air quality is so bad I can taste it.

6/8/2025, 1:59:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Batman '89 came out on my 13th birthday, and my dad took me. When Nicholson said the line "Wait'll they get a load of me," which was in every trailer for weeks, the entire audience was silent except my dad, who laughed so loud I was embarrassed

3/8/2025, 7:50:37 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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We left early, but there were at least 14 Luffys at the Renn Faire this year

2/8/2025, 9:31:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My daughter said, "Look, there's another one." The lady next to her said, "Are you counting shirtless people?" "No, we're counting Luffeys" "Oh, good one!"

2/8/2025, 7:29:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I've been at the Bristol, WI Renn Faire for an hour. It's pirate day, and I've already seen five Luffeys

2/8/2025, 6:39:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It looks like you're answering the question. Be honest.

31/7/2025, 1:03:04 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If you see this, post a redhead.

31/7/2025, 12:44:58 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You guys have been the best. Psychonaughts 1 and 2 are some of my favorite games. And thanks for that Brutal Legend download!

29/7/2025, 5:43:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Me, a non-rpg professional, at a professional development conference, thinking about Death to the Wizard Kings by @soengery.bsky.social

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29/7/2025, 3:09:26 PM | 15 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Please do!

28/7/2025, 9:39:32 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Do you have tutorials for how to make these slammin terrains?

28/7/2025, 7:14:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Share an image/GIF you can hear

28/7/2025, 3:53:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I went on a week-long trip, leaving this old guy with my daughter. We missed each other something awful

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26/7/2025, 9:53:45 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I think we should go back to the days of link hubs and website rings

26/7/2025, 8:03:06 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Look, if we're going to scrutinize scenes from that movie and search for problems everywhere... sign me up. That movie gave me a headache

26/7/2025, 12:20:57 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Today im dragging @mister-rook.bsky.social away from his perpetual game book writing and revising to see the FF movie, since it was his favorite comic back in the day, and he needs a fuckin break before all his hard work kills him

26/7/2025, 12:17:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Disgusting fascist propaganda

25/7/2025, 1:56:06 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Iron Spike (@ironspike.bsky.social) reposted

Not much longer to get in on this sale, folks!

24/7/2025, 2:02:17 PM | 73 36 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's time to bring back the link hub as our means of connecting to like-minded fans

24/7/2025, 10:41:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kareesh πŸ„ (@kareesh.bsky.social) reposted

Bluesky. I need your help. My oldest said she would play a #TTRPG with me if I could get this post to 1,000 likes. She's played Pathfinder once before and liked it but now she's a teenager so...πŸ€·β€β™€οΈπŸ˜‚

24/7/2025, 12:39:30 AM | 647 85 | View on Bluesky | view

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Double Fine is one of the best game companies we've had the pleasure to enjoy. Some of the absolute best games ever

24/7/2025, 12:28:26 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I caught a big bass today while on vacation, and my host caught a few smaller ones. I was a Superior fisherman today

22/7/2025, 5:24:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I don't look for them but would probably end up using them just because my fidgeting would find them

21/7/2025, 1:33:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm a hoodie guy, but I really only wear them with front zippers, not pullovers

21/7/2025, 1:30:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted

ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. πŸ™πŸ»

19/7/2025, 7:51:28 PM | 35148 15983 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm getting ready for a trip to Minnesota, to visit an old friend who works for the Department of National Resources in Duluth, not far from Lake Superior. Be prepared for a series of high-quality puns. "Superior" puns.

18/7/2025, 5:47:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture It's Chaos, Be Kind (@atomicovermind.bsky.social) reposted

The Foglios are AWESOME people. If you can help them out, please do so!

18/7/2025, 4:22:48 AM | 4 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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I haven't seen Superman yet, but im looking forward to it. I hear good things from good people. I think it's hard for other people to believe in kindness when our heroes keep turning out to be slimeballs and everything seems so hopeless that hope itself feels irredeemably naive

15/7/2025, 5:18:55 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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These two, who do not often live in peace together, have fled to me in their mutual fear of my wife using the vacuum cleaner.

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14/7/2025, 9:13:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You are making bsky better

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14/7/2025, 9:07:42 PM | 39 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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What four fictional characters are you a combination of?

13/7/2025, 8:59:11 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Gorgeous! These look a lot like my very first set, but home crafted is way cooler

8/7/2025, 1:22:36 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So the apartheid billionaire thinks red and blue parties should step aside for the white party? 🀦

6/7/2025, 3:02:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ugggggh. 3 out of 4 of my players canceled today. I guess I could run this one shot for just the two of us, but... how disheartening. Oh well, welcome to Old Men with Lives Outside RPGs

29/6/2025, 5:45:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Only half of my game group is showing up this weekend, so I need a one-shot to run. Suggestions?

26/6/2025, 2:21:13 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh (second image added for context)

25/6/2025, 10:30:13 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The woman who "revitalized" Beloit is another billionaire con artist stealing from the poor

25/6/2025, 9:48:08 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is propaganda to bolster the billionaire who now owns that city and has driven nearby cities (especially South Beloit) into near bankruptcy. It's a horrible example of gentrification, intimidation, and lies

25/6/2025, 9:47:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I used to run with a pretty tough gang when I was younger

24/6/2025, 11:14:45 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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But their voters don't care what celebrities think πŸ˜‰

23/6/2025, 7:38:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Happy birthday to me! As a birthday gift, why nor drop by johnnyrookgames.com and pick up one of our books or a new set of dice!

23/6/2025, 12:09:45 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Haha I just checked mine, and so did I

23/6/2025, 2:07:31 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I used to live in Oak Park and would never get tired of seeing his buildings around town

22/6/2025, 4:25:50 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Been playing Cyberpunk Red lately, and feeling it was too prophetic switched to Twilight: 2000 Might not have been the best choice to avoid contemporary events in my rpg time

22/6/2025, 8:01:38 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Post a trio of awesomeness

17/6/2025, 12:02:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Here was a headline I saw a couple of days ago making the rounds. When I first saw it, there were no links, and the publication source wasn't included. I guess nobody wanted to show off The Marijuana Herald as their source

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16/6/2025, 4:05:47 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Please don't trust this headline you see. They conveniently cut off the source, "The Marijuana Herald"

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15/6/2025, 3:58:38 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Me forgetting myself for just a moment to reply on Facebook that billionaires shouldn't exist, and wow do people get mad

15/6/2025, 2:12:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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NO KINGS BUT KONG

15/6/2025, 12:23:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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#NoKings but the King Prawn, ok?

14/6/2025, 8:44:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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#NoKingsDay in Rockford, IL

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14/6/2025, 8:34:20 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Iron Spike (@ironspike.bsky.social) reposted

Fun fact: in the 1960s, Civil Rights protestors were given literal classes on nonviolent protest; they didn't all just spontaneously know what to do. So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.

13/6/2025, 6:02:13 AM | 3969 2919 | View on Bluesky | view

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Quote post with the Fabtastic Four comic that came out the month you were born.

12/6/2025, 6:30:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Without downloading any new pictures, where are you at mentally?

12/6/2025, 11:22:51 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Angela 🐿️ McEwen (@angelamcewen.bsky.social) reposted

The fires are so extensive across Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Ontario currently that there are not enough air crafts to rescue remote Native Canadians. I am sending an SOS to every nation to help save the lives of people who are going to burn alive. Literally. Canada needs evacuation assistance.

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Profile picture LorennaCleary.bsky.social (@lorennacleary.bsky.social) reposted

A teacher breaks down after ICE causes multiple schools to lockdown during graduation ceremonies and parents to flee for their lives. Only the soulless aren’t hurting from what is happening in our country. This is affecting all of us.

7/6/2025, 2:05:27 AM | 20224 7335 | View on Bluesky | view

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The second biggest name in malt is Whoppers, the small round malt balls coated in chocolate often eaten last from a bag of Halloween candy. Personally, I love malt and malt flavored treats. #TheLastDriveIn

7/6/2025, 3:08:01 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A "malt" is a "malted milkshake." It's made by adding malt powder to the milkshake. The biggest name in malt is Ovaltine, which was for making malted milk. #TheLastDriveIn

7/6/2025, 3:01:54 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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@cait.bsky.social

6/6/2025, 6:38:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Some of y'all can't handle seeing 2 high af males going at it with their phalluses, and it shows

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Ugh... I don't think about scams first when I hear the word school. My bad, I guess?

4/6/2025, 3:33:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO MARKET SCHOOLS. WE JUST NEED TO FUND THEM.

4/6/2025, 3:20:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Post a random chain letter for continued proplsperity and happiness

2/6/2025, 7:29:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Happy gay

2/6/2025, 5:03:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you for the date! I know it's Chicago, but where is the venue?

1/6/2025, 11:49:26 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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When and where is cake this year? I have nor been keeping up

1/6/2025, 2:16:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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One of the most important and influential analysis of myth in our time

31/5/2025, 10:49:20 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sure did!

30/5/2025, 1:51:50 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So even their planes wear white hoods now?

29/5/2025, 10:01:50 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Describe your work with a gif

28/5/2025, 6:47:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A small Kickstarter update for those who follow us for such things (and not my ADHD-fueled randomness). The main writer and creative force behind JRG, @mister-rook.bsky.social, has had a massive tooth infection over the last couple of weeks, so progress has slowed (but not stopped!)

27/5/2025, 8:28:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is the one that might finally make me block you

27/5/2025, 3:42:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The real con is not that he isn't corrupt but that his corruption is no worse than any other politician

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It's Saturday! Post a cartoon series you love. πŸš«πŸ‘»

24/5/2025, 2:33:28 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes.

23/5/2025, 10:29:23 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I matched with Johnathan Bryers like 98%, and I'm pretty satisfied with that assessment

22/5/2025, 1:36:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My top four charavter matches who I even remotely recognize

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Show us your writing process in a GIF:

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Midichlorians are being wiped out by vaccines and fluoride

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I post occasional updates on our Kickstarter as they're sent through newetters and KS update email, but a day to day update is kept on our Discord page Mostly our Discord is just us blah blah blah about everything I post here, but maybe some day we'll get legit and respectable as a business...

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I dotn remember Cleveland being the only one who got to use it either

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Quote post this with a picture of the aircraft you’ll accept as a bribe.

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I already do!

12/5/2025, 10:27:00 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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While I was pulling into the driveway, weary and bleary-eyed from a day of work, the mail carrier was just leaving a package... Death to the Wizard Kings!! by @soengery.bsky.social! I'm excited to tear into this and make a little weirdo of my own! πŸ’€βœŒοΈπŸ§™β€β™‚οΈπŸ‘‘

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I just want my MAMA

9/5/2025, 8:36:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Bruh, I beat the first three Mega Man games when I was but a youth, and they were tough as nails. Today, at nearly three times the age I was then, I can't get close to beating any of them. You're doing great.

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