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Sandra Newman
@sannewman.bsky.social
Writer (Julia, The Heavens, The Men, How Not to Write a Novel, etc.) she/they
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Let's talk about the bristlemouths, 13 species of bioluminescent deep-dwelling ocean fish in genus Cyclothone. There are a lot of them. Like, a lot. Specifically, our best guess is there are a million billion (1E15) bristlemouths on Earth. Making them the most populous vertebrate on the planet.

A xenomorph looking fish with dark slightly sparkly skin and an oversized lower jaw packed with sharp, needle-like teeth.

Photo from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
https://twilightzone.whoi.edu/explore-the-otz/creature-features/elongated-bristlemouth/
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just want to remind everyone that if you spoonerize “Vampire Weekend,” you sound like a vampire

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Every now and then I see a little sparrow at an airport, hopping around on the carpet and flying up to perch on the lighting fixtures. I like to think these are scouts doing reconnaissance, and the birds are planning their next move.

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Lube CEO: Ignore 'conventional wisdom' about lube - it can already help you be more productive at work by lubing yourself up and sliding around the office like a greasy penguin

Headline that says "Microsoft CEO: lgnore 'conventional wisdom' about Al-it can already help you be more productive at work"
With a picture of the guy looking like he's about to explain something and most of what he says will be cultish C-suite speech about productivity.
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I'm getting the feeling that some of you are going out and immediately listening to "Rock Lobster," which can only make this problem worse

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Ok, I searched and now I know what it is, but I did not play the video, so I'll still be safe, right? Right?

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Oh no. I feel like I'm going to do it.

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I might not have listened to the B-52s' Rock Lobster that time if I had known it would mean waking up with a voice in my head saying, "R-rrrock! R-rrrock! R-rrrock!" for the next two years

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Sandra Newman
@sannewman.bsky.social
Writer (Julia, The Heavens, The Men, How Not to Write a Novel, etc.) she/they
3.5k followers1.2k following899 posts