What song of TMBG is trash, in your opinion?

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I found it! Myself and the John's back in 2002, and it was used as the photo for an 'about me' school project the following year. Enjoy the 2000's charm, gel pens and all.

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Seen at an ice cream shop in Denver on Thursday

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My tribute to TMBG, 2 color silk screen print, 8”x10”

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Drew the johns in the style of the Peanuts!!

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Holy crap Lois! It's John Flansburgh and John Linnel from They Might Be Giants!

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He’s going home!

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The Four of Two demo is iconic

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both of them are me

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oddly specific

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Why they changed this restaurant’s name, I can’t say. Maybe they liked it better that way??

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New studio selfie! They look so happy.

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The shaped 45 singles from State Songs by John Linnell. Signed in the early 2000's at a signing after a No! show.

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Happy 33rd birthday to the “brand new record for 1990.” 🪨🧵🪑🦻📮🫕🔫

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Apollo 18 is 31 years old today. Leave some Apollo appreciation in the comments!! 🔔🌌🦇

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No matter where you came from, you're still part of the same big happy family of TMBG enjoyers.

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Flans being an icon on Tumblr.

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Spotted a familiar painting at an antique mall

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I built The Spine in Minecraft

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Yet another entry in the recent flood of John selfies! They’re so precious...

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True love

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Another fine fresh TMBG studio pic

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Oh hey, Nanobots turns 10 today!

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Big Flans news. He’s doing well.

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Bookstore insanity today

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Donated my car recently and kept the only important part.

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Some interesting studio hijinks. Flans is proud of his tall friend. Looks like the next album will have clarinet, hooray!

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hooray for the nerds and weirdos

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I can officially die happy now, y’all. Happy Holidays!

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“I like pretty much all their songs.” Weird Al talking TMBG in his Reddit AMA!!!

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so true

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They Might be Giants, the pink album, whatever it's called, is finally done.

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Just rediscovered this side-by-side comparison I made of my Kennedy assassination flavored music video for “Am I Awake?” and the original Cronkite CBS News broadcast from 11/22/63 (vid link in comments)

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Modern John Designs!

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Noticed some Easter eggs in OK GO's latest tweet (TMBG, JL, JF)

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Johns in the studio

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All-new Fingertips shirt designed by David Cowles, available now in the tmbgshop.com merch store! WOW!!

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they may be

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Happy 59th birthday to Danny Weinkauf, bassist extraordinaire!

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I just found out this is the origin for the apollo 18 cover

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apollo 18 earrings!

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Flansburgh's amazing custom pick from last night

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Meme sent in news letter

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I spent all day yesterday painting this Apollo 18 battle jacket (vest). What do you think?

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Anyone else excited for this?

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weezer if they were smart

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Someday mother will die and I'll get the money

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I wanted to share a grat FlansPicture of mine <3

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Yet another tour pic. Great Moments With Mr. Linnell.

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i usually don't post on reddit but i thought i'd share the art i made for the flood anniversary a few days ago :P

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This tweet made me audibly laugh.

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Why John Flansburgh is so high-energy on stage:

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TMBG at Cains Ballroom in Tulsa!!!

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They might be driving around

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Just a reminder that John and John once signed a CD for a young Neil Cicierega (Lemon Demon)

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I should be beat up for posting such bad memes

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We’ve all been there

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XTC, every time.

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My plate...They'll Need A Crane

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Happy 63rd Birthday, John Linnell! Here's a flood of fan art from the TMBG Jail Discord server!

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He's honestly not wrong...*giggles*

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I got bored the other day, kinda want to do more now

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That smug face taunted me the entire time I was making this

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John F was in a car accident. Ok but recovering...tour postponed

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Got my favorite album for Christmas!

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Seen in the wild today

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this is the worst part (OC)

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Got an answer from Flans about Where Your Eyes Don’t Go!!!

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Flans update. Things are looking good!

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Happy Birthday to the hardest working guy in the business, the uber-talented Mr. John Flansburgh!

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Tell ‘em John!

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A Get Well Soon card from the fans to Flans (OC by me, SBK)

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the Johns (via TMBG instagram)

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Came across an old photo of a Halloween party ages ago. I'm John, by the way. That's my friend Patrick as John.

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Found this shirt in my dads closet, can’t really find any info on it. Anyone have any idea when or where it’s from?

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Guitar man update ❤️

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TMBG’s masterpiece Lincoln is 34 years old today. Leave any words of appreciation or song analyses down in the comments.

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any Long Tall Weekend lovers here?

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I got bored while preparing lessons for my students so I started throwing in references

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Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch, who watches over you?

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Got the drumhead at last night's show in SF, They were amazing!

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I Like Fun turns 5 years old today! What's your favorite song on this snarky, bleak album? For me it's By The Time You Get This, the message of hope for the future amidst a troubled time always gets to me.

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Something just feels complete now.

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A piece I just finished today. I had Flansy on my mind since I heard about the crash, reflecting on how much his work has shaped me since in heard Birdhouse in 1990. Hoping for his recovery.

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no way 😱

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I need an official poster of this! They Might Be Starfleet (TMBG X Star Trek)

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My reaction whenever someone doesn't include the five albums that were made with special consideration for younger listeners in their album tier list.

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Johns selfie feat. Sith Lord Linnell

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found at a thrift shop today (❕❕❕)

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Neat find today on the shelf at a local record store. The guy said I could keep it. I think I'll frame it.

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My question that's been digging at my brain for the past month has been answered❤️

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There's a place for those who love their poetry...TMBG's self-titled debut, AKA the Pink Album, was first released upon this day, 36 years ago! What's your favorite thing about it?

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Yeah, The Deranged Millionaire

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TMBG albums ranked from least to most silly

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Some bullethead and the madness that he’s saying...

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Confirmed that JL is more of a dog person and JF is 100% a cat person. Important info 😂

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Flood Puzzle

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Anyone else can’t get enough of this part in Where Your Eyes Don’t Go or just me?

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I have come to a realization

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This year’s fan club exclusive will be a View-Master reel of Linnell photos. Yes.

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They restocked Flood with a brand new pressing!

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They Might be Gritty(s)?

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Tonight, 21 years ago, the Johns held a release party for Mink Car. What's your favorite song off this bold album, and why?

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got a new they might be giants cd

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Caught one!

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Yo...the TMBG merch store is offering mystery shirts for five bucks each, in any size!!

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Everybody wants one, but I finally have my very own rock to tie a piece of string around

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Anyone have any info on this shirt? Found it at a thrift shop, was it custom made or actual TMBG merch at one point?

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Album cover characters! (sourced from @mojochessmaster)

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The TMBG magic coming together (source: Linnell's instagram)

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An “Experimental Film” take on Instagram

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ALBUM COVER FAMILY! (Art sourced from @royalninja)

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Happy 55th birthday to TMBG’s masked marvel, Marty Beller!

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In anticipation of the show I’m going to soon, I tie-dyed this shirt! I’m really excited about both!

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A truly epic image of the Johns

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Getting ready here at The National in Richmond!

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everyone i've met that's heard of tmbg mentions istanbul right away, instead of literally anything else

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I found my family's box of TMBG CD's with this gem in there too. Anyone have any memories of People Are Wrong?

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New record store insert!!!

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My custom chessmaster guitar

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I never knew an album could be like this...Join Us turns 11 years old today! It came out on July 19, 2011. What's something you love about Join Us?

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Linnell!!! (courtesy of Flansburgh)

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Choose ur fighter

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Experimental Flans EP incoming!

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Thrift shop score. Instant favorite shirt! $3

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Happy anniversary to Flood

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r/tmbg Top 10 Artists - Results! This list is awesome, so...let’s make a playlist!! Each of the 10 artists will have their own comment below. Reply to each artist’s comment with a song (you can suggest multiple, but don’t group songs together). The top 3 songs from each artist make the final playlist!

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Buckle up, people...the Johns are joining TikTok.

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On July 13, 2004, which is 18 years ago today, The Spine was released. Happy birthday to a poignant, psychedelic album. What’s your favorite thing about it?

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Gigantic has turned 20!!! :D

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You could say I like John Henry a bit

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Wil Wheaton (from Star Trek: TNG) is one of us!

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hey guys its me again to deliver another silly gif

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Love finding a good TMBG reference in the wild.

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My tribute to Birdhouse in Your Soul - an enamel pin that's fitted with a blue light! All the better to watch over you.

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What bands or musicians are TMBG fans?

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Which TMBG song is this for you?

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Why is my John Henry vinyl fat?

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I think I have found Hot Cha.

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Goodwill Find, 47¢

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Brace yourself, folks

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Happy Birthday to BOOK! What would you say are the best tracks on the album?

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No!

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When is this shirt from? My Dad gave it to me! Seeing them for my third time next year, can’t wait :-)

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Spotted in the wild

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Bought a copy of Lincoln today and found this inside

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In the wild

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Johns from 1978!

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Lincoln in a nutshell

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