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Penelope Merch-Lehman

@idesofmerch.bsky.social

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She/Her late-30s cartoonist, comic maker, sprite artist, pornographist, 3D set-builder, and jester, with an EMMY™ nominated husband. I'm trying my best!


Penelope Merch-Lehman's avatar Penelope Merch-Lehman @idesofmerch.bsky.social
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I find him helpful in critique of a lot of things, but I don't trust him on comedies! His taste is too particular regarding it!

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Doing vocal training by reading this excerpt from Roger Ebert's review of Speed Zone: Cannonball Run III.

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Like, a medallion with Sideshow Bob on it?

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Your move, Hemingway

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Interesting that some people insist on misgendering me while others frequently reassure me that I'm "a VERY good girl."

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Trying to ease my readers into the concept of my cartoonier characters being mad horny 24/7

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Repeatedly looking up Metrocross (1985, Namco) on Google to try to force it's algorithm to understand what's important to me.

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Telling my girlfriend she can either have me confess my feelings about her OR she could have me perform a full karaoke version of "Periodically Double or Triple" in a silly voice, but not both.

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💀 💁🏻‍♀️💕

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Want to know how to ask out a trans girl without seeming like a chaser? Try transitioning! It's a great way of letting her know that you're on her side.

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chile relleno with rice and beans is the perfect meal, but in a way i guess it's kind of nice that there are also other kinds of meals

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You look SO cool and beautiful in these, wow!

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without downloading new pics what’s it like to date you?

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*Brando in The Godfather voice* How dare you come to me today, on the birthday of every horse born in the southern hemisphere.

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Based on the reaction I've gotten from everywhere I've posted this: literally no one could possibly take this as an insult.

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Is there a nice way to tell your girlfriend that her polycule looks like a queer They Might Be Giants cover band?

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pee wee herman-palladino's avatar pee wee herman-palladino @markpopham.bsky.social
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RECORD COMPANY GUY: great stuff, guys. that's terrific. hey mark on this next one, just for fun, what if you tried not singing like a doll that was being electrocuted MARK MOTHERSBAUGH: nnnOoOoooOoo

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so funny to listen to a bunch of absolute bangers by Devo and realize that... not saying they didn't do well for themselves but they could have been, like, the rolling stones if mark mothersbaugh hadnt been singing... PRECISELY like that

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I like making ugly faces in my photos, and always try to get at least one in each shoot. That way the other 74 shots where my face is ugly could be mistaken for the intentional one, and you get around the accusations.

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hate it when I walk into the vampire ceremony and this shit is slowly filling up with blood

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My goal for polyamory is simple: To be able to justify renting out the ballroom of a holiday inn for our annual conference.

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Im inventing a new type of Prayer that will piss God off less than normal prayers do

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Blue sky wants everyone to go to the vet and get neutered. They don’t like if you’re alive and going around

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Come to sunny Atlanta and visit favorite local establishments like My Sister's Room, Dad's Garage, My Parent's Basement, My Great Aunt's Sewing Circle, Younger Brother Who Can't Get His Shit Together's Pizzeria, Your Creepy Uncle's Tool Shed,

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at this point i've just started blocking everyone who says that the balloon boy incident was a hoax. i think he's still up there. i think that he's 20 years old and he needs our help

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We all know that the QWERTY keyboard was arranged that way to slow down fast typists on old manual typewriters that tended to jam. It's old and its raison d'être is obsolete! That's why I've created the ultimate keyboard, with keys alphabetized for ease of use.

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The chances of another trans girl going "gaaaaaaay!" after you kiss is VERY high, in my experience.

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Big "Girl who could pull off fashion band-aid" vibes.

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Penelope Merch-Lehman's avatar Penelope Merch-Lehman @idesofmerch.bsky.social
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A preview for chapter 13 of my comic. Dare you believe her?

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In 90s media, there was a glut of "sexy scientists" who wore an open white lab coat with a mini skirt underneath. I believe that everyone smarter than I am should dress this way.

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I'm dating THREE girls who live in Arizona, and baby, you're one of 'em!

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Ah, the siren call of girls who live in Arizona. For some reason this is a thing for me.

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perfect cover of a deceptively hard song, that drum syncopation is wildly difficult

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This is why I'm so hesitant to use the service as my main method of listening to music. It feels like it's judging me!

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Guy who keeps confusing this with The Talented Mr. Ripley

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Injecting poison* into my gal pal's polycule *introducing an earworm-obsessed music major to Len's "Steal my Sunshine"

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Husband rolling his eyes to the point of injury because I refuse to call the protagonist of Dune anything but "Doug Spaceman"

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Hey, I don't think you're JUST showing off your new swimming suit!

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