Ben Tallen

@bentallen.bsky.social

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Actor/Writer/MNUFC Fan/occasional Farker. Excited to spend the next 3-6 months on this platform until the next one comes along. He/him

Leia, Han, and Luke in the Death Star trash compactor.
A hideous melange of marshmallow "salad".
Screenshot from The Producers with Leo saying, "Actors are not Animals! They're human beings!" And Max replying, "They are? Have you ever eaten with one?"
A white dog lying a large beanbag chair with a sunbeam hitting her just so.
Hans Moleman saying, "I was booing the comically clear penalty call."
The lobby of the IDS Center. There are a dozen or more white trash barrels scattered around to catch drips from the leaky glass ceiling as well as Slippery When Wet placards placed all over. Several puddles can be seen as well.
A map of the U.S. showing that it is not legal to own a kangaroo in Minnesota but it is legal to own one in Wisconsin (without a permit even!).
A fortune cookie fortune that says, "Trust your instincts and make a bold move this Friday."
Final image from the series finale of Quantum Leap. A black screen with white text that reads, "Dr. Ben Tallen never returned home."
Ted Danson in The Good Place. Caption reads, "It's a Minnesota insult, it's devastating. You're devastated right now."
Okay Guy rageface meme
Ben Tallen's IMDB profile showing two (2) credits, The Caper (2016) and I Was There (2022).
A 50s cigarette ad with the brand name removed and replaced with "Minneapolis". The cigarette pack is replaced with the Minnesota state flag. It reads, "More doctors smoke Minneapolis than any other cigarette!"
Are You A Wizard meme.
Black and white photo of a soccer player getting kicked in the groin.
A middle-aged white dude with a baseball cap and sunglasses on a motherfucking boat, y'all! (A passenger ferry between Seattle and Bainbridge Island to be precise.)
A board listing the drinks at a tiki bar.
The Salmon Bay FC and Minnesota Aurora soccer teams on the pitch at Interbay Stadium in Seattle.
A middle-aged white guy raising an eyebrow with the Seattle Space Needle in the background. He is wearing a Minnesota Aurora soccer jersey.
A Kool-Aid Man comic panel but with rava's face in his place. She says, "Excuse me, sir, aren't you Benjamin Franklin?" He replies, "Yes, I am. I'm also hot and thirsty!"
Four panel comic with a king saying, "For spreadables like mayo and peanut butter... the wide-mouth lid. For ketchup and mustard alike... a nozzle-valve situation." A retainer asks, "And what say you for hot sauce, my lord?" The king replies, "Inconsistent cum-like spurts."
The character from Mad Max: Fury Road known as The People Eater. He is a portly bald white man with a metal nose.
A blue, white, and green vintage Hawaiian shirt being worn by a dumpy middle-aged white guy.
A meme with Weird Al Yankovic portraying Uncle Nutsy in the movie UHF. In the first image he looks depressed and the caption next to him reads "Weird AI" (as in artificial intelligence). In the second image he looks super happy with the caption "Weird Al" (as in his name).
A poster for The Matrix but the text has been replaced with: I have eaten the Plums That Were In The Ice Box
A bottle of Louisiana Hot Sauce.
The Polish National Baseball Team posing for a photo with the Polish flag.
A handmade poster showing the outline of a kid's hands and feet with a rainbow man banner at the top. The banner contains the words "Best Dad Ever" with "Ben Tallen" written underneath that.
Bandit, the dad from Bluey.
The black, oily creature Armus from the Star Trek: Next Gen episode "Skin of Evil".
A medium-sized brown/black/tan dog sunning herself on a stoop in front of dog door-equipped back door.
The giant US and Australian flags on the field before their World Cup match but the Australian flag has been replaced by the version from The Simpsons. It has a Union Jack, five stars, and a boot kicking a butt.
Adrian Heath with the caption, '"Goals change games" mentioned'.
The program for the musical Spamalot inside the Ordway Theater in St. Paul. The pre-show set is in the background.
Album single of One Piece at a Time by Johnny Cash with a photo negative effect.
The Richfield, MN Farmers Market on a beautiful sunny Saturday. There are many people and booths selling various wares.
Yellow Uno reverse card.
The Minnesota Aurora soccer team taking the field at TCO Stadium.
A liminal space in the skyway. Bare white walls and floor. Weird looking chairs off to the side.
Paul Gross as Geoffrey Tennant, Don McKellar as Darren Nichols, and Mark McKinney as Richard Smith-Jones from the Canadian TV show Slings & Arrows.
A kid's bicycle basket crammed with a paper basket containing chicken fingers, fries, and little cups of ketchup and barbeque sauce.
The heads up display of a car showing that the sound system is currently playing Be My Lover by La Bouche.
A canoe and paddle board pulled up onto the shore on Cedar Lake. There is a beach with a lot of people on the opposite shore.
A large number of young Canada geese in a park watched over by a few adults.
Star Trek title card with episode title "Exit, Pursued by a Bear".
A Star Trek TOS title card with the Enterprise in orbit around a planet. The episode title reads, "Aliens Do a Racism".
The balls from the previous image pasted into the Pondering My Orb meme.
Screenshot from The Simpsons with Ned Flanders holding a tray. Caption reads, "Coffee, Flanders-style!"
A white dog lying down on a wingback chair with fine yellow fabric and mahogany wood.
A middle-aged white dude with a pathetic attempt at a balloon animal.
The Burger King logo with "Ditches" and "Witches" inside a hamburger bun and "my dragula" below it.
A pair of pasty white legs wearing sandals and lying in a hammock on a sunny day.
An anthropomorphic flake of Cinnamon Toast Crunch with a creepy smile and wide open eyes.
A white dog watches through a window as a turkey outside crosses the road to get to the other side.
Screenshot from Return of the King with Frodo saying, "No Sam, I can't recall the taste of MNUFC finishing."
Screenshot from Empire Records of a black and white TV with Marc saying "Damn the man, save the Caps!"
Chief Wiggum from The Simpsons saying to Bart and Ralph, "What is your fascination with my forbidden Google Search of Mystery?"
Left over chicken and corn niblets congealed together in a Tupperware-shaped lump on a Fiestaware plate.
A stack of recently purchased books: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carré; Book and Dagger by Elyse Graham; Goldenrod by Maggie Smith; The Spy Who Came in From the Cold by John Le Carré; Our Moon by Rebecca Boyle; The Rabbit Factor by Antti Tuomainen; The United States of Cryptids by J.W. Ocker; Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs; and Paperbacks From Hell by Grady Hendrix.
A turkey standing on the sidewalk in the city.