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Mark Taylor
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Retired ex-pat Brit living in NZ for over 20 years.

Post jokes, cartoons & anything else amusing.

Interests include American Football ( #NFL & #CollegeFootball / #CFB ), #Tennis, #Rugby & The #Beatles.

Have watched every episode of #Moonlighting.
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I post a lot of #NFL and #CFB at this time of year - and I always use hashtags.

If that's not your thing you can add them to the muted words / tags option in Settings and you won't see any of them.

Cheers!
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Second opinion
January 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
#Tennis #Auckland

Elisabetta Cocciaretto defeats Alycia Parks in straight sets.
January 6, 2026 at 5:25 AM
#Tennis #Brisbane

Ekaterina Alexandrova wins the 1st Set Tiebreak against Sofia Kenin.
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 AM
#Tennis #Auckland

Magda Linette defeats Venus Williams in 2h13m.
January 6, 2026 at 4:03 AM
#Tennis #Brisbane

Aryna Sabalenka glides past Cristina Bucsa in 47 minutes (matching her fastest victory in WTA matches according to the commentator).
January 6, 2026 at 3:47 AM
#Tennis #Auckland

Sonay Kartal defeats Janice Tjen and will play Ella Seidel in teh 2nd Round.
January 6, 2026 at 3:34 AM
#Tennis #Auckland

Venus going to a decider with Magda Linette in the City of Sails ...
January 6, 2026 at 3:26 AM
#Tennis #Brisbane

Bucsa run over by Sabalenka in the 1st Set ...
January 6, 2026 at 3:21 AM
The overwhelming majority of American pediatricians say that children should receive vaccines for flu, rotavirus, and RSV. But this Grok AI result pulled up by an HHS employee says otherwise. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
January 6, 2026 at 3:09 AM
We wanted to know what will happen next in Venezuela. So we talked to three oil executives at a Fogo de Chão in Houston.
January 6, 2026 at 2:59 AM
#Tennis

Janice Tjen bounces back to take the 2nd Set in 1h07m after getting blitzed in the 1st.

It feels like this has happened a lot in the 1st week.
January 6, 2026 at 2:54 AM
@magentarocks.bsky.social You make references to Criterion ...
A cartoon by Natalie Horberg. #NewYorkerCartoons

See more from this week’s issue: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/cQOskP
January 6, 2026 at 2:40 AM
#Tennis #Brisbane

An impressive start to the new season for Madison Keys as she defeats McCartney Kessler in straight sets.
January 6, 2026 at 2:37 AM
#Tennis

Keys takes the 1st Set.

Crikey, the ball is taking some punishment.
January 6, 2026 at 1:56 AM
#Tennis

Magda vs Venus about to get underway in #Auckland.
January 6, 2026 at 1:49 AM
#Tennis #Auckland

Sonay Kartal takes the 1st Set in her match against the favoured and higher ranked Janice Tjen.
January 6, 2026 at 1:47 AM
That didn't last long.

"A few hours later, Hilton followed up with an updated statement, saying 'We have been in direct contact with the hotel, and they have apologized for the actions of their team, which was not in keeping with their policies...'"
Hilton Hotel That Refused DHS Reservations Backpedals
The hotel told 404 Media in a statement “We are in touch with the impacted guests to ensure they are accommodated.”
www.404media.co
January 6, 2026 at 1:40 AM
#Tennis

Kessler won Hobart last year (beating Mertens) dressed vaguely like Australia's most famous Olympian ...
January 6, 2026 at 1:35 AM
@magentarocks.bsky.social

Same commentator for you?

As I thought, we have the courtside mics and that's it.
January 6, 2026 at 1:28 AM
#Tennis #Brisbane #Auckland

Tjen vs Kartal in Auckland on one screen, Keys vs Kessler in Brisbane on the other.
January 6, 2026 at 1:04 AM
#Tennis #Auckland

Petra was behind in the 2nd & 3rd Sets - until this tiebreak.

Petra Marcinko defeats Maria Camila Osorio Serrano in 2h12m.

Her "reward" will be to play the winner of Donna Vekic and Alexandra Eala
January 6, 2026 at 12:54 AM
#Tennis #Auckland

Strange but entertaining match.

Camila serves up a bagel in the 2nd, was 4-2 up in the 3rd (saving 10 break points to win the 2nd game) & had to hold serve to stay in the match down 5-4.

Tiebreak!!
January 6, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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Who’s booking the Venezuela Comedy Festival?
January 6, 2026 at 12:39 AM
#Tennis #Auckland

Katie Boulter wraps up her match with Yuliia Starodubtseva fairly comfortably (she was 5-0 up but wobbled a bit at the end).
January 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM