Lunatic Lee

22 Oct 2024

I've revised my bio, but don't have a pinned post, so here we go. Nostalgic child of the '80s specifically into Atari 2600, Atari Force, the Funny Music Project (FuMP), the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Pac-Man Fever, Rom the Spaceknight, Star Trek, Star Wars, theater organ, Weird Al, and more.

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#MazeMonday is about #PacMan! My family found Pac-Man GFuel energy drinks at Dollar Tree last week, so I had them pick up a couple cans. Pac-Man-related energy drinks seem to be the only ones I ever drink. Which is probably a good thing.

Thanks to a local friend who finally found a Walmart with Hidden Valley Spooky Ranch dressing in stock!

Spoooooky!

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Jack Ashby

@jackdashby.bsky.social

If there were any justice in the world, every day would be #WorldWombatDay, but today is the official day to celebrate these glorious creatures that crush their enemies with their buttocks, dig burrows tens of metres long, constantly regrow their teeth, have babies called wombatlets, and poop cubes.

It’s #StarWarsSunday! From the price tag, I'm guessing I asked my grandmother to buy this Yoda paint-by-numbers set for me. And judging from how far I got, I didn't find it very exciting. I recently rediscovered it in my parents' basement. I'd forgotten all about it.

Chris Beckett@cmbeckett1972.bsky.social

Because at age 5 in 1977, seeing #StarWars on the big screen was a religious experience: It’s #StarWarsSunday! Share something Star Wars—toy, book, scene, character—from any era! This is a positive space it’s all good! This week: the Kenner open belly Tauntaun! With bonus Luke in Hoth gear!

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I should not have bought this copy of Doctor Who Risk at the thrift store... but it was full of tiny Daleks!

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Song Parody Ethan

I don't get a song on the FUMP every day. But I did today thefump.com/music/song/t...

Add "for Tax Purposes" to a movie: An Affair to Remember for Tax Purposes.

Dystopos@dystopos.bsky.social

Add "for Tax Purposes" to a movie: Twelve Monkeys, for Tax Purposes

Add "for tax purposes" to a movie: Sleeping in Seattle for Tax Purposes.

Il Neige@ilneige.bsky.social

Add “for Tax Purposes” to a movie The Empire Strikes Back for Tax Purposes

Add "for tax purposes" to a movie: Debbie Does Dallas for Tax Purposes.

Dvandom@dvandom.bsky.social

Add "for tax purposes" to a movie: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade for Tax Purposes.

We're number one! We're number one!

Marketplace@marketplace.org

The average American carries $16,848 in debt — not including home loan debt — with Gen X carrying the highest balance of any age group.

I wasn't sure my opening three were going to help after the second guess. I should've had faith. Wordle 1,943 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

So Dr Pepper dry rub on chicken tenders is better than Dr Pepper inspired sausage. But it tasted less like Dr Pepper.

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It turns out just because you like two foods, it doesn't mean they should be combined.

“The Book of Shadow reveals an ancient cosmology where the Grim Reaper, Death, does not travel alone. In this map, Death only journeys with her twin, Sorrow. Together--hand in hand--Death and Sorrow come for the dying. And when they give the dead their final kiss, only then do they part. Death leads

of our loss into the dark recesses, even to the point of denying our love. But Sorrow… “Sorrow cannot be tricked. Sorrow knows better. Sorrow will find us. But this is her secret: Sorrow is not a goddess of pain. Sorrow is a goddess of healing, of joy, of memory, of laughter. Our pain is just the

price of our love and the love far, far, far outweighs the cost. The texts reveal that the greatest tragedy is not Sorrow. No. No. The real tragedy is to leave no Sorrow behind. Pray that Sorrow follows when you fall.” -- Glynn Washington, _Spooked_ episode 255: “The Death Carriage,” 9 Oct 2026

the fallen on their journey, but Sorrow.... “Sorrow stays behind, seeking to embrace every person, every creature, every legacy the fallen person loved. Searching for those left behind. Searching for us. But we feel her grasping and we run from her touch. Hide ourselves away. Chase the memory

Reading the stores in this Uncle Scrooge collection I bought a couple months ago, I got to this sequence of Scrooge hiding railroad stocks in a bottle of a bottle house. I thought, "Wait.... I'm pretty sure I had the comic where he retrieved those when I was a kid." #ComicSky 🧵 1/

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$7.50 pickup #ComicsSky #DonRosa #DisneyDucks

Rosa became the second most revered Disney duck writer/artist after Barks, so I learned his name, even though he was creating stories (I wasn't reading) while I was an adult. When I saw the collection up at the top for so cheap a price, I figured it would be worth it. 6/

I never expected to make such a close connection to my childhood comics reading the Rosa collection . Here's the bits of the story Barks wrote that Rosa retconned a beginning to decades later. Amazing! 7/7

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$7.50 pickup #ComicsSky #DonRosa #DisneyDucks

Even though I stopped reading Disney comics once I started reading superheroes as a teen, I couldn't help but eventually learn Barks' name just from being in the sphere of comic fandom. 4/

But there was no Internet back then, so I had no way of knowing who created those Disney comics I read and reread throughout my childhood. Later I learned of Don Rosa. He was a huge fan of Barks and got the job of creating Uncle Scrooge comics. He built on the legacy Barks built. #DonRosa 5/

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$7.50 pickup #ComicsSky #DonRosa #DisneyDucks

A couple weeks ago, I found that 1975 comic in my parents' basement! I thought it had been taken out by a basement flood. It reprints an Uncle Scrooge story from a decade earlier by Carl Barks, "the Good Duck Artist." #CarlBarks 2/

Disney comic books were uncredited back then. Not that it mattered, because as a child I wouldn't have read the credits. But comic fans from the generation before me noticed Barks' stories because they were well drawn and written. Eventually his name became known to fans. 3/

I found a Marvel Legends @romspaceknight.bsky.social figure at a closeout store last week. I ordered two—one to open and one to stay in the package—as soon as it was released, but I still haven't opened one. This one has already had the package cut, but was complete, so....

#VintageToyTuesday Hot Wheels Streex. This short-lived Hot Wheels* line came out when I was in college. They intrigued me enough to buy. Then I just never got rid of them. *Ironic, since they don't have wheels.

For anyone wondering, yes, I got #Strands pretty quickly today. Strands #945 “Grab your tokens” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵

insaneian.bandcamp.comRap Game Susan Lucci, by Insane Ian15 track album

Hey, @cartoonistcorey.bsky.social, I've seen Big Boggle in person now! (Didn't buy it.)

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Insane Ian

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For #BandcampFriday I have updated & re-released my collection of Logan Award nominated songs ft new nominations, new live performances, & a new cover image to celebrate my momentous win after 18 nominations over 16 years of 15 different songs! Pick it up now! insaneian.bandcamp.com/album/rap-ga...

It turns out just because you like two foods, it doesn't mean they should be combined.

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This arrived yesterday from an eBay seller. A version of the "Pac-Man Fever" 45 from the U.K. in a picture sleeve. I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS SLEEVE BEFORE. As far as Google and Discogs are concerned, THIS DOESN'T EXIST! If you can prove otherwise, please do.

youtu.beAtari 2600 Pac Man Fever UkYouTube video by The 17th Void !

I am aware, however, of the U.K. commercial for the Atari 2600 version of Pac-Man that uses the song as background music. So I know Atari made some sort of deal with CBS Records for cross-promotion. And not just in the U.K. youtu.be/ihHMR855PBw

Hmmm. Forgot the hashtag. #PacManFever 👆

The record seems identical to one version of the non-picture sleeve one (minus the "promo only" text). The back of the sleeve duplicates text (and borrows art from) from the Atari 2600 Pac-Man instruction book. 🤔❓

#MazeMonday in honor of #PacMan! I saw these headphones at my local Five Below this weekend. (But didn't buy them.)

Listening to disco and getting all the innuendo and double entendres that went over my head as a child, back when these were on the radio.

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Dan Fogerburp

@nicksterj.bsky.social

This is a dance off. If you see this, post a dance!

Lunatic Lee@eclecticlee.bsky.social

This is a dance off. If you see this, post a dance!

This is a dance off. If you see this, post a dance!

Dvandom@dvandom.bsky.social

This is a dance off. If you see this, post a dance!

youtu.beThe 2026 Logan Whitehust Memorial Awards for Excellence in Comedy MusicYouTube video by The Funny Music Project (The FuMP)

Congratulations, <spoiler>, on your #LoganAwards win!!! (Hopefully the image is hidden for those of you that haven't watched yet.)

The FuMP aka The Funny Music Project@thefump.bsky.social

The 16th Annual Logan Awards for Comedy Music starts now! Featuring nominees @octofficialmusic.bsky.social @ninjasexparty.bsky.social @thestupendium.bsky.social @tonygoldmark.bsky.social @wormquartet.bsky.social @whitneyavalon.bsky.social @insaneian.bsky.social et al! youtu.be/pRdyhMvQATc

I shared Skittles Shriekers with friends last night, where some are supposed to be randomly really sour. Either they're not particularly sour or our bag was a complete dud, because only one of us thought he *may* have gotten a shrieker.

open.spotify.comNational One Hit Wonder DaySpecial artists, special songs...

Happy National One Hit Wonder Day! #music #OneHitWonder #OneHitWonderDay #PacManFever

Anthony S.@sevensoldiers.bsky.social

Happy National One Hit Wonder Day! #music #songs #OneHitWonder #OneHitWonderDay open.spotify.com/playlist/5LD...

#TopShelfFriday Rom #1 signed by Shooter (EIC & uncredited plotter of Rom's origin) and Rubinstein (cover inker).

Lunatic Lee@eclecticlee.bsky.social

I was not *collecting* comics in 1979. I started in 1981 with Star Wars and Rom, so I had to buy Rom #1 as a back issue. I paid $5, which seemed like a lot back then. That issue is now worn, but signed by EIC Jim Shooter and cover inker Joe Rubinstein. Happy comic birthday, Rom!

@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

4 comics to get to know me #ComicSky

Chris Beckett@cmbeckett1972.bsky.social

4 comics to get to know me #comicsky

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick

Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.

Ryan Goodman@rgoodlaw.bsky.social

From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle. "The state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."

nytimes.comFrom 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada FizzleIt was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.

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Dvandom

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Also, every accusation is a confession?