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Senior Writer- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver; Author- How to Fight Presidents; Co-Host- Quick Question with Soren and Daniel

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(Beartato and Reginald, in a museum, gaze upon the Mona Lisa)

BEARTATO: There it is. The Mona Lisa. The most famous painting in history.
REGINALD: Wow! What's it do?

BEARTATO: It... what?
REGINALD: Why's it famous? What's it do?

(Beartato thinks.)

BEARTATO: I don't know.

REGINALD (to nearly museum employee): Excuse me! Sir? What's it do?

EMPLOYEE: You're the first person to ask! Watch this!

(The employee yanks a pull-string. Mona Lisa's eyes spin around and her mouth opens like a puppet)
MONA LISA: Honk honk! Honk honk!

(Everyone is delighted. This is true art.)

(Beartato and Reginald, in a museum, gaze upon the Mona Lisa) BEARTATO: There it is. The Mona Lisa. The most famous painting in history. REGINALD: Wow! What's it do? BEARTATO: It... what? REGINALD: Why's it famous? What's it do? (Beartato thinks.) BEARTATO: I don't know. REGINALD (to nearly museum employee): Excuse me! Sir? What's it do? EMPLOYEE: You're the first person to ask! Watch this! (The employee yanks a pull-string. Mona Lisa's eyes spin around and her mouth opens like a puppet) MONA LISA: Honk honk! Honk honk! (Everyone is delighted. This is true art.)

True Art

06.03.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 5128 πŸ” 1195 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 14
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"We only imagined 8."

06.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is the influencer letter I wrote as part of the marketing campaign for I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200. My editor called it "insulting in a captivating way."

06.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hear me out: a cake you jump into.

03.03.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 363 πŸ” 114 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 8
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Season 3 of peopleWatching is finally rolling out on youtube-- watch episode 1 now! My #1 artistic advice is "make what you wish existed," so here's the kind of show i wish existed, which now, in fact, exists, thanks to endless work from many great people-- see it here:

youtu.be/_ZcVG2CSC0U?...

04.03.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

There are possibly worse things to be caught doing on Zoom but not for me personally.

04.03.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Took a zoom group class last night and thought I was so polite turning the camera off while I was eating, not realizing I’d left the *mic* on, which I believe is Worse?

04.03.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Custom Oregon Plate CRYING was previously assigned, but is now available for reservation. https://dmv2u.oregon.gov/eServices/?link=custom #Oregon #LicensePlate #VanityPlate #OregonPlates #CustomPlate #CRYING

02.03.2026 07:09 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5

"I know it's not this, but: Michael Television?"

^Me trying to remember the name of the actor who voiced Garfield.

27.02.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

now that the show has been out for a few days I'm gonna tell y'all about my writing staff and how great they are you're gonna sit there and like it.

23.02.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 440 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 12

This is the funniest show I've watched since whatever year 30 Rock went off the air.

23.02.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Finally tonight who says opposites can’t attract: meet the adorable cat and dog pair with one thing in common: they both appeared sad when eaten by that wolf. Coming up after the break.

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The Truth Behind Weird Fitness Ads | Quick Question Ep. 320
The Truth Behind Weird Fitness Ads | Quick Question Ep. 320 YouTube video by Quick Question With Soren and Daniel

Talked about these weird AI fitness scam ads that I've seen ten thousand times for my unwatchable podcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8zZ...

17.02.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Every single podcast I listen to mentioned Clavicular last week I'm not taking the bait I will not learn who this is there are too many types of guy.

16.02.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Animorphs ass

14.02.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Bring ye news from the river?" the stoat asked holding his cane and hat. "Still babbling" I responded. This caused immediate unease and panic in the tavern, all creatures large and small started mumbling and making plans. I realised I was thinking of the brook, but didn't want to seem a fool.

12.02.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 100 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i think this thing i love most about the internet is how normal it is

09.02.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 201 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
Morning Jazz with Mario 🌞 NES Jazz to start your day with good vibes β˜•πŸŽ΅
Morning Jazz with Mario 🌞 NES Jazz to start your day with good vibes β˜•πŸŽ΅ YouTube video by NESTALGIA

Shhhhhh. www.youtube.com/watch?v=92Cw...

11.02.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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You’re A Cyborg, Charlie Brown

23.08.2024 10:58 πŸ‘ 188 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

I accidentally pre-ordered three copies and the other two immediately got snatched up by family based on title alone; all three of us read instantly and we all love. BUY! bookshop.org/p/books/i-wi...

09.02.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Theme Song | Goosebumps
Theme Song | Goosebumps YouTube video by Goosebumps - Scholastic

Me personally I'd do my Olympics skating routine to the Goosebumps theme. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYYE...

08.02.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reddit is amazing sometimes.

06.02.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 145 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

And this is how it ends, Every. FUCKING. Year.

05.02.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

each night I take my brain out of its box (my head) and place it in a jar and give the jar a kiss and say β€œhelp” and that’s how I go to sleep. I’m not joking that’s what I do. I don’t like it

04.02.2026 08:10 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Evening News Anchor Voice: And finally in some lighter news, we meet the little girl who brought her whole town together by making her own Hunger Games. That’s when we come back.

04.02.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Was working on an outraged think piece until "big pile of shrimp" pulled me back from the edge.

03.02.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"so what's your take?"

"leave me alone"

29.01.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

More important things happening etc but I have read "Giannis Antetokounmpo is ready for a trade" articles once a year every year for the last all of my years.

28.01.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
"Lisa Never Wanted To Be Famous" // Cory Wong and Theo Katzman
"Lisa Never Wanted To Be Famous" // Cory Wong and Theo Katzman YouTube video by Cory Wong

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwOw...

27.01.2026 13:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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on February 20th, take a trip to the only place where the law means less than it does in present day America

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