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Guy in Pittsburgh, fluent in dad jokes, recovering Zamboni driver, manages a civic data project at Pitt. Once finished third in the Pennsylvania Farm Show butter sculpture contest. I brake for estate sales.

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How do we really know that god has forgiven them? I need receipts.

05.03.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do you know what the name was? My wife might have seen them

05.03.2026 04:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

The bar scene in Westmoreland County seems like there’s never a dull moment

05.03.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This you, @adamgretz.bsky.social? www.wtae.com/article/para...

05.03.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Cooling with a Whole House Fan A whole-house fan, in combination with other cooling systems, can meet all or most of your home cooling needs year round.

I’m glad I have a whole house fan. Put one of these in last summer since I have radiators and no ducts www.energy.gov/energysaver/...

04.03.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hockey doesn’t make sense sometimes

04.03.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our president has talked to more people in Saudi Arabia and Israel about this stupid war more than he’s talked to any Americans that haven’t been to Mar a Lago.

01.03.2026 23:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not too many people were sad when he left Pittsburgh

28.02.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
courtesy psa printed ads above a bus window - anthropomorphic pickles on a bus - one poster says β€œwant a smoke just dill with it” another says β€œthey’d relish the seat”

courtesy psa printed ads above a bus window - anthropomorphic pickles on a bus - one poster says β€œwant a smoke just dill with it” another says β€œthey’d relish the seat”

Pittsburgh Regional Transit is running a dad joke pickle-themed psa campaign focused on courteous behavior and it is a jar-ringly big dill

27.02.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dalessandros and John’s Roast Pork are great but haven’t tried them all

25.02.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Only a rapscallion would suggest that name for the address

25.02.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why not just take them to the banjo club?

25.02.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

🎯🎯🎯

24.02.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t know how you glide back into the d zone there

22.02.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At least with 3-on-3 hockey we won’t have to watch Tom Wilson, probably

22.02.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wish I could score a goal like that some day

22.02.2026 13:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I never considered themes for each year- we usually add a new one to the pool + try and find a day to do two.

21.02.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon of homer simpson with a picture of a monkey in his head Alt: a cartoon of homer simpson with a picture of a monkey in his head playing cymbals

Probably looks like this

21.02.2026 01:13 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a kermit the frog is looking out of a window in the rain . Alt: a kermit the frog is looking out of a window in the rain .

Thinking wistfully about Brazil, South Korea, and the UK this morning

19.02.2026 13:19 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pittsburgh version of My Fair Lady has a young lady from Mt Oliver spend 3 months at a professors house in Shadyside for speech lessons

19.02.2026 02:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@snonsumr.bsky.social - we were just thinking about this

18.02.2026 11:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When the AI bubble pops, we should hope that all of the empty data centers are converted to curling and hockey rinks.

17.02.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So was this a blind taste test or more of a pickle juice flight?

17.02.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I am raising a private equity fund to buy and monetize the collection, but that’s going to be hard to do if you keep asking questions like this. Please don’t ruin it for me /s

17.02.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Looking for a way to take action on the OPRE restructuring -- join our sign-on letter here: datafoundation.org/news/advocac...

14.02.2026 00:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fish Fry Map Update-a-Thon! Join us to update the Pittsburgh Lenten Fish Fry Map!

Hey Pittsburgh - time to update the Pgh Fish Fry Map. Do it for the halibut www.eventbrite.com/e/fish-fry-m...

14.02.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fish Fry Map Update-a-Thon! Join us to update the Pittsburgh Lenten Fish Fry Map!

Time to update the fish fry map www.eventbrite.com/e/fish-fry-m...

14.02.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
09.02.2026 03:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The only thing that would make this game better is if both teams would be wearing their 80’s uniforms

09.02.2026 03:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Usually insufferable Boston sports fans are probably a little more sufferable about now

09.02.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0