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For the last decade or so, I’ve been routinely attending a ride-on lawnmower race. I’ve always wanted to participate, but the high cost of used mowers is better spent on more practical vehicles, like literally anything else. Sometimes, though, the universe sends you a message. And in my case, that message came in the form of an awkward leg of a huge trade-in scam.

Picture, if you will, the humble redneck. They await the approach of big, fast domestic mowers. John Deeres, Cub Cadets, even weird modified Chinese stuff they looted from Aliexpress. There is jubilance, but that soon comes to an awkward hush. An unfamiliar engine note approaches.

My International 1480 combine harvester, all ten tons of it, is barrelling down the highway at a clip somewhere between “tepid” and “jaunty.” Even though I have shown up for a race, I am sandbagging a little bit, making sure that the bets get settled against my vehicle before I show them the might of a fully operational monster such as mine.

Technically, there is no violation. I had looked at the rulebook from every angle in the previous year: it has the correct number of wheels, the proper agricultural intent, and with precise work on the tiller, it can even (poorly) mow a suburban lawn. Is it modified? Oh yes, yes indeed, but I see the nitrous bottles poking out from the rows of Kubotas at the starting line.

And when I leave the starting line, it is a thing of beauty. At least for a few milliseconds. It seems that the wizards at International Harvester simply did not comprehend of a situation in which the frame of their combine would be launched into the air by means of one thousand eight hundred foot-pounds of supercharger-bolstered torque. I had erroneously believed that the loose soil of the rural community would let the wheels dip in, but now I am facing directly into the sky, having twelve o’ clocked hard on my wheelie, shooting flames from my exhaust and whirling vertical blades of death towards the grandstand.

It’s not about whether you win or lose. Sometimes it’s about how many pages you add to the rulebook.

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3. Bait #inktober Need to plan these out a bit. Don't wanna get TRAPPED! AHHH you fell for my bait! ...I'll see myself out. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3L3g55AR8A/?igshid=p5cw38tdk27w

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2. Mindless #inktober Keepin' it going! https://www.instagram.com/p/B3JbQv7AKtp/?igshid=s8c2bkxvz827

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#inktober 1. Ring Had to do this one quick, gotta get some sleeeeep. Sketching at SONIC SPEED! https://www.instagram.com/p/B3GtVJ2As7B/?igshid=kn32qeylxes1

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Met @johnsongus at his amazing show. Congrats dude! Really nice guy. (at Irvine Improv Comedy Club) https://www.instagram.com/samgosland/p/BuwajTRAROL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9qelhvq9e2pi

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Just finished a 12 hour and 21 minute charity stream of Sunless Skies for @specialeffectteam Had a blast! Great game for a great cause. Thanks to @catsby_life for chroma-keying my face live and being a big sweetie, and thanks to everyone who popped in. Looking forward to more! @failbetter_games @tdosofficial https://www.instagram.com/p/BtVMvDXlqjV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rvtk8rh893eb

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Just finished a fantastic reference material by a master of the craft. Highly recommended. Great read, @mmateumestre ! (at Santa Ana, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp579RrAYyH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11w0x9vc55495

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New piece, collaborating with my sweetheart @catsby_life We'll see where it goes next! https://www.instagram.com/p/BpXnnnBAO0p/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1satorizsl6h9

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#inktober 4- Spell What do you give the man who has willful control of all of time and space? A bigger hat. 🐔🐓⌛⏳⛥⛧⛦⛤⚛☥🆒♾💯💯🌍🌎🌏🌌🌌🌌🌌🔥🔥🎃🎆🎇❇✨🏅 https://www.instagram.com/p/BogPB2unzFD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=97lj7jlgvql3

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Last one of the night. #inktober 3- Roasted 🔥🐱 https://www.instagram.com/p/BodzLjhnBzo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2h82p5ournye

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#inktober 2- Devil Shriner 🗡🐀😈👹👿 Wish they had a possum emoji. https://www.instagram.com/p/BodunrKnD9K/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=l0r80bdcoidm

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I'll be junping between lists this year. #inktober 1- Poisonous 💉🛢 https://www.instagram.com/p/BodjY0UHEw_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1x003cyiu564r

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Thought I'd over-render it a bit haha https://www.instagram.com/p/BoTfP9kHsKJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7lsnx7fsqdvk

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Patriobat does not take kindly to your accusations of hawkish behavior. ✏ https://www.instagram.com/p/BoTc2S8HxjR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ky0upvq1jaxt

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Just a quickie for the 'gram. 🌼 #flowerpower https://www.instagram.com/p/BoOLFEVH07K/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8mq2ou7rfsa1

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Batman The Animated Series Old-Timey Noir Aesthetic 

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