CooperJohn

@cooperjohn.bsky.social

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🚀NASA (retired, aperture science) 🎲game designer (The Gang, Homeworlds) ✒️poet (old forms, new embarrassments) 🏞️dendrophile (tree hugs, mushrumps) 👽sci-fi (hard, classic) 🧗climber (trees, rocks) 🍺trivia (poor memory, good times) 🏳️‍⚧️ pronouns (he/him)

ME: i trained this chicken to talk HER: let's see ME: what's a male deer CHICKEN: buck ME: how much is 200 pennies CHICKEN: buck buck HER: this is stupid ME: it gets better CHICKEN: it gets way better, Susan
THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON February 14th, 2025 All Staff 5G-654/T-506 In light of recent events, until further notice I am directing all staff, operations personnel, cabinet members and White House visitors to stop using the word "Felon" while inside the White House or on White House grounds, whether in conversation or in writing. Failure to comply with this directive will result in immediate expulsion and/or disciplinary action. Sincerely, [Donald Trump's signature]
An xy chart showing different countries' life expectancies (y) vs health expenditure per capita (x), with individual countries' lines on the graph tracking with time, from 1970 to 2018. USA is, in 2018, at ~$10,000 per capita for ~79 years life expectancy. Other first World countries are clustered, all over 81 years, and all under $7,000, with the median being around 82 years, $4,000.
A table with ceramic octopuses, all different colors and poses, end of sculpture of a woman, whose head disappears above the picture frame. Behind the table is a wire shelf with bowls, small sculptures of heads, and a tea set.
Our doggo Honey Bean, a 42% corgi, lying on a white blanket, which is on a grey couch.
Me and my doggy, just our heads. I'm wearing a cute white and black tiger cub hat.
Photo from 2002 of Kory Heath, Jenny Lynch, and John Cooper, all looking very young.
A Venn diagram showing the intersections of three circles, labeled "wacky hijinks," "stuck in one place" (Gilligan's Island); "wacky hijinks," "nothing happens" (Seinfeld); "stuck in one place," "nothing happens" (No Exit). In the middle, the intersection of Seinfeld, Gilligan's Island, No Exit, is Love of Chair.
A partial screenshot of the site https://toyawards.secure-platform.com/apply/organizations/main/gallery The title is "GROWN-UP TOY OF THE YEAR" There is a button underneath that says, "VOTE NOW" followed by a picture of a displayed box and game pieces (cards and chips) for The Gang, by Thames & Kosmos, LLC.