Ray Vallese

@rayvallese

I edit, proofread, and occasionally write things, mostly games and books.

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Ray Vallese@rayvallese· 3d

If there’s one thing we know about Charlie Brown, it’s that he loves coffee and margaritas.

A terrible AI cartoon in which Charlie Brown praises coffee and margaritas.

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Ray Vallese@rayvallese· 23d

There are ways to trim your videogame development budget, and then there are *ways* to trim your videogame development budget.

Screenshot from the videogame Grey Skies. A female character stands in front of an indoor swimming pool. A sign by the pool says PLEASE DO NOT SWIM, and, in smaller letters, "There isn't an animation for it."

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Jul 12

And then there's the "Go big or go home" kind of typo (from a magazine ad for a marathon).

Magazine ad for a marathon with the headline "You run. We take care of the the rest."

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Jul 12

This gas station sign exists to keep the universe in balance with all the books that were published without typos.

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Jun 9

We don’t usually get to see each other’s header images. Here’s mine. I stand by this statement.

Panel from the Peanuts comic strip where Linus is saying “Editors are sort of human, too, you know!”

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· May 30

Two of mine that I haven't seen posted yet:

Left image: panels from the comic Miracleman, where the hero figures out how to stop the evil Kid Miracleman from returning.

Right image: panel from the comic Swamp Thing, where we learn that he never was a man, just a plant that thought it was a man.

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Mar 27

Interrobang punctuation mark, which combines a question mark and an exclamation point in one symbol.

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Mar 23

@tomlommel.com I'm finally watching Paradise and hear the president say "Where are my nerds?" and see this. Maybe people will start shouting "YO, WHERE ARE MY NERDS" at you in the street.

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Feb 8

There are many parallels.

An image of Gonzo the Great (from the Muppets) next to an image of the Jumping Man (from Twin Peaks)

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Jan 29

Screenshot from The Sopranos of a character saying "Did you ever think what a coincidence it is that Lou Gehrig died of Lou Gehrig's disease?"

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Jan 23

Oops -- I need to go into my Bluesky settings and toggle off the cognitive dissonance.

One post that says "poetry helps" immediately followed by a different post that says "Violence is the answer."

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Jan 20

It's getting harder and harder to tell Trump's letters from the letters of Lazlo Toth*, great American. * Don Novello, aka Father Guido Sarducci.

Two letters, side by side. On the left is a satirical letter written by Lazlo Toth (alter ego of Don Novello, aka Father Guido Sarducci). On the right is an equally weird but real letter that Trump wrote to the prime minister of Norway.

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Jan 16

Editing. The author said that the mighty Thor, god of thunder, is especially formidable because he can also summon lighting. Big deal. I can do that too.

Photo of a hand flipping a light switch to turn on lights.

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Dec 27

Godzilla blasts King Kong’s crotch with his radioactive breath

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Nov 27

There were signs.

Peanuts daily comic strip from 1964. Linus gives a fiery campaign speech while running for school president, promising to "release us from our spiritual Babylon" and "bring down the false idols in high places."

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Oct 30

Editing. How did you even *do* this, author?

Screenshot of the words "if you're carrying" but the apostrophe is somehow backward

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Oct 23

At first I thought the @merriam-webster.com site was having a stroke.

Screenshot from the Top Lookups Right Now list on the Merriam-Webster dictionary website, which includes an incredibly long word (the name of a lake) that looks like gibberish. The word is so long that it doesn't even fit in the list.

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Oct 18

Okay, *one* king. But that’s all.

Image of Godzilla that calls him King of the Monsters

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Aug 27

I'm enjoying the new ALIEN: EARTH show, which is set in 2120, but this line from the latest episode hit too hard.

Quote from episode 4 of the Alien: Earth TV show, which is set in the year 2120. The character Hermit says "The old planet had something called governments. They'd vote for who they wanted to make decisions. THAT didn't work."

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Aug 8

This reminds me of another Gen Con photo with you, me, @colinmcc.bsky.social, and Anne Brown, which I love because someone said the three of us look like a creature advancement table.

Photo of former TSR employees Anne Brown, Colin McComb, Sean Reynolds, and Ray Vallese at Gen Con.

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Jul 22

My Fantastic Four

Albert, Dale Cooper, Gordon, and Phillip (David Bowie) from Twin Peaks

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Jun 24

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· May 30

Dear Drafts phone app, perhaps describing your export options as "bewildering" is not the best marketing ploy.

Screenshot of a feature description in the phone app Drafts. It says Drafts can integrate with a "bewildering" array of apps and services.

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· May 19

Now THIS I'd be fine with.

Movie still from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in which Poe Dameron says "Somehow, Palpatine returned . . ." The word "Palpatine" is crossed out in red, and the word "Andor" is written above it.

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· May 3

i.redd.it/0isctbqipzwz...

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· May 2

I was hoping for something more like this.

Adam West as Batman, wearing yellow swim trunks while surfing in the ocean.

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Apr 21

In honor of Pope Francis, here's another look at this perfect tweet.

Photo of Pope Francis in a pose that looks like he's rapping, in front of a man in a suit who looks like he's beatboxing. The caption says "Why this pope looking like he about to drop the hardest freestyle of the year and d guy behind him dropping the beat".

Ray Vallese@rayvallese· Apr 8

- "Hi, is this the guy who left his business card in my mailbox?" - "Yes, hello! Are you looking for home repair or yard work?" - "No . . . I'm calling for a different reason."