Skippa
@skippa23.bsky.social
He works in education. He's far too invested in comics and games. He's based in the North East of England. He bought a whistle from a crooked merchant, BUT THE WHISTLE MAY BE MAGIC.
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
To those of us who grew up in the UK in the early 90s, we had a different Wee-Man.
youtu.be/DukgkBpG1eE?...
youtu.be/DukgkBpG1eE?...
January 22, 2026 at 9:26 PM
To those of us who grew up in the UK in the early 90s, we had a different Wee-Man.
youtu.be/DukgkBpG1eE?...
youtu.be/DukgkBpG1eE?...
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This is an iconic piece of accidental truth marketing for AI
yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
January 22, 2026 at 12:16 PM
This is an iconic piece of accidental truth marketing for AI
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24% of people who voted Labour at the last general election now plan to
vote Green or Lib Dem.
0% of those who voted Reform at the last election now plan to vote Labour.
vote Green or Lib Dem.
0% of those who voted Reform at the last election now plan to vote Labour.
January 21, 2026 at 10:05 PM
24% of people who voted Labour at the last general election now plan to
vote Green or Lib Dem.
0% of those who voted Reform at the last election now plan to vote Labour.
vote Green or Lib Dem.
0% of those who voted Reform at the last election now plan to vote Labour.
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some bits of wisdom from tunglr
January 21, 2026 at 10:29 AM
some bits of wisdom from tunglr
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WILLIAM TELL: if evil Albert of Hapsburg insists I use a weapon to knock this apple off my son's head, I will -- but should I throw my pike? Or aim my crossbow?
MAINWARING (rushing in): don't pike him, Tell!
MAINWARING (rushing in): don't pike him, Tell!
January 21, 2026 at 5:17 PM
WILLIAM TELL: if evil Albert of Hapsburg insists I use a weapon to knock this apple off my son's head, I will -- but should I throw my pike? Or aim my crossbow?
MAINWARING (rushing in): don't pike him, Tell!
MAINWARING (rushing in): don't pike him, Tell!
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Well, it’s the 9th anniversary of this today. No special reason for mentioning it now, obviously
January 20, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Well, it’s the 9th anniversary of this today. No special reason for mentioning it now, obviously
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Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
January 20, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
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There is a part of me that genuinely wouldn't be surprised by cannibalism. When you get to a certain level of rich and free of consequence, you start to yearn for the long pig.
Thinking, Whatever's in the Epstein files is even worse than we all imagined, and plenty of us have revoltingly lewd imaginations.
This is I'll-start-a-war-to-make-you-forget-for-10-minutes horrific. It's gotta be.
This is I'll-start-a-war-to-make-you-forget-for-10-minutes horrific. It's gotta be.
thinking about how, in the Russian history elective I took in HS, every time a tsar was facing domestic weakness the teacher would turn to the assembled students and ask "so what is it time for?" and we would chant "stunning territorial annexation!" and she would respond "well, DUH, girls"
January 19, 2026 at 9:03 PM
There is a part of me that genuinely wouldn't be surprised by cannibalism. When you get to a certain level of rich and free of consequence, you start to yearn for the long pig.
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If only someone was desperate to impress Jodie Foster right now
January 17, 2026 at 4:12 PM
If only someone was desperate to impress Jodie Foster right now
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I knew I had it somewhere. The figure in the room in A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS
January 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I knew I had it somewhere. The figure in the room in A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS
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Prizes Trump's still after
Dusty Bin
A Record Token
A Marvel No-Prize
A Bendy Bully
£2 for getting a letter printed by Tharg
A Blankety Blank Cheque Book and Pen
An ERIC
He's not going to do anything to earn them though. Bugger just wants yours.
Dusty Bin
A Record Token
A Marvel No-Prize
A Bendy Bully
£2 for getting a letter printed by Tharg
A Blankety Blank Cheque Book and Pen
An ERIC
He's not going to do anything to earn them though. Bugger just wants yours.
January 16, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Prizes Trump's still after
Dusty Bin
A Record Token
A Marvel No-Prize
A Bendy Bully
£2 for getting a letter printed by Tharg
A Blankety Blank Cheque Book and Pen
An ERIC
He's not going to do anything to earn them though. Bugger just wants yours.
Dusty Bin
A Record Token
A Marvel No-Prize
A Bendy Bully
£2 for getting a letter printed by Tharg
A Blankety Blank Cheque Book and Pen
An ERIC
He's not going to do anything to earn them though. Bugger just wants yours.
A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS (1972)
January 16, 2026 at 7:01 AM
A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS (1972)
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Artist: The Legendary Pink Dot https://b3ta.com/board/11424623
From the 'Music and Food II' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/musicandfood2/popular/ #MusicAndFoodII
From the 'Music and Food II' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/musicandfood2/popular/ #MusicAndFoodII
January 15, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Artist: The Legendary Pink Dot https://b3ta.com/board/11424623
From the 'Music and Food II' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/musicandfood2/popular/ #MusicAndFoodII
From the 'Music and Food II' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/musicandfood2/popular/ #MusicAndFoodII
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And invests no money in content or creators or any infrastructure of programme making, does no training, cannot support collaborative projects efficiently, and has an opaque payment system that mitigates against what the public would understand as “making television”.
January 15, 2026 at 9:11 AM
And invests no money in content or creators or any infrastructure of programme making, does no training, cannot support collaborative projects efficiently, and has an opaque payment system that mitigates against what the public would understand as “making television”.
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
January 15, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
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Matthew signs off
January 14, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Matthew signs off
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"Like Icarus, have you ever flown too close to the sun?"
"I've been to the sun and it was fine."
"I've been to the sun and it was fine."
The interview with Legend in the Radio Times is absolutely brilliant
January 14, 2026 at 9:41 AM
"Like Icarus, have you ever flown too close to the sun?"
"I've been to the sun and it was fine."
"I've been to the sun and it was fine."
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Can’t believe he said this, seems somewhat disrespectful
January 13, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Can’t believe he said this, seems somewhat disrespectful
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the band or artist.
January 11, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the band or artist.