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That Guy James

@jroberts

Reader, recovering professional film critic, burgeoning literature academic/PhD student, neurospicy, has 5 invite codes available, he/they, biggest fan of smoothunicorn.bsky.social

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*picks up old bottle from ocean, reads message*

YOU HAVE BEEN CURSED. DO NOT IGNORE. DO NOT TRASH THIS MESSAGE. YOU MUST FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO 7 PEOPLE TO AVOID 7 YEARS OF DESPAIR. YOU HAVE 7 HOURS TO COMPLY BEFORE THE CURSE TAKES EFFECT.

08.03.2026 23:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Sign for a store called CBD+AMMO, which also sells sports, theater, and concert tickets.

Sign for a store called CBD+AMMO, which also sells sports, theater, and concert tickets.

I can never leave this city.

07.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She used to do this a lot when she was a kitten. You can look at our shelves and tell what we read between like 2019 and 2021 because they all have little teeth marks all over them. "Literary criticism," I call it.

07.03.2026 06:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Long hair tortie looking like she's innocent as fuck and didn't just get caught chewing on books.

Long hair tortie looking like she's innocent as fuck and didn't just get caught chewing on books.

The face of bitch with thoughts on AimΓ© CΓ©saire.

07.03.2026 00:40 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Long hair tortie looking like she's innocent as fuck and didn't just get caught chewing on books.

Long hair tortie looking like she's innocent as fuck and didn't just get caught chewing on books.

The face of bitch with thoughts on AimΓ© CΓ©saire.

07.03.2026 00:40 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

"WHAT DID I ALREADY TELL YOU ABOUT EATING BOOKS ON DECOLONIALISM," and other things I yell as a cat owner.

07.03.2026 00:38 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They closed my Ramen shop. 😭

06.03.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really liked "Las Malas" (Bad Girls) by Camila Sosa Villada; "Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez" (although her short story collections are all wonderful); "A Little Luck" by Claudia PiΓ±eiro; Selva Almada's "Not A River"; "Fever Dream" by Samanta Schweblin; Pola Oloixarac "Savage Theories"

06.03.2026 05:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My biggest personal reading rule that has never failed me is if the author is from Argentina I'm reading them.

06.03.2026 04:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Might respect it more if he was named like Marquesne.

05.03.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

MFer named Markwayne.

05.03.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Winter's Tale, for the batshittery.

05.03.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'll keep watching it. Got a couple solid laughs out of the two episodes so far.

04.03.2026 07:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œDiane it is…..3:17am and I am leaving the basement of the J. Edgar Hoover building in Washington DC. It was a delightful time tonight, Diane, delightful. The abs on that guy! That reminds me Diane, remember to remind me to order some flowers or perhaps an edible bouquet….”

21.01.2025 03:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pronouncing Netflix like Grand Prix.

28.02.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pronouncing Netflix like Grand Prix.

28.02.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyway, shout out to the Greens.

27.02.2026 05:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Do a barrel roll to the polls!"

--The consultants who keep missing layup elections for the US and UK, probably

27.02.2026 05:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

As to why, no idea. I laughed until I cried when I first saw the episode (Treehouse of Horror IV) as a kid and it has stuck with me for over 30 years.

25.02.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Welcome! Come in! Ah yes, fresh victims for my ever growing army of the undead."

"Sir, you have to let go of the button."

"Well son of a bit--"

25.02.2026 02:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Releasing the hounds early this year.

24.02.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But what about crystal Donkey or crystal Puss in Boots?

24.02.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

You just know WaPo and NYT already have their "finally sounds presidential" and/or "great turning point for presidency" articles ready to go.

24.02.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

The boy watched Goodfellas recently and the slow realization that this is where Goodfeathers came from was a delight.

24.02.2026 06:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cannot recommend getting a phd while your kids are undergrads enough. 10/10, amazing fun.

24.02.2026 06:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We duel at dawn.

24.02.2026 06:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My mentor is beefing with my son's mentor and I've seen enough kung fu movies to understand that me and my son are mortal enemies now.

24.02.2026 06:11 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Drapery Falls by Opeth.

20.02.2026 05:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a man in a white tank top says " i have no life " in front of a cake Alt: Gif of Nic Cage in a white tank top looking disheveled from Moonstruck. He is saying "I have no life
20.02.2026 05:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I can watch Moonstruck literally anytime. Just watched it yesterday? Yeah I'll watch it again. Watched it this morning? Doesn't matter, would watch it again. We just finished it? Start that shit over cuz I'll watch it again.

20.02.2026 05:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0