Affie Modren
@affiemodren.bsky.social
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Does "that's us hud wir summer" (or similar) sound familiar to other people? My family says it, but search engines are drawing a blank.
September 8, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Does "that's us hud wir summer" (or similar) sound familiar to other people? My family says it, but search engines are drawing a blank.
Edinburgh pals (and visitors to the city): how would you write the noise the tram makes?
July 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Edinburgh pals (and visitors to the city): how would you write the noise the tram makes?
Blacksmith's arms, you know?
July 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Blacksmith's arms, you know?
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Author Val McDermid and her wife, geography professor Jo Sharp, take part in the Pride parade through Edinburgh city centre on Saturday afternoon
𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘸/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴
𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘸/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴
June 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Author Val McDermid and her wife, geography professor Jo Sharp, take part in the Pride parade through Edinburgh city centre on Saturday afternoon
𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘸/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴
𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘸/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴
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BECOME UNGOVERNABLE
June 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
BECOME UNGOVERNABLE
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Somehow feels like a good moment to donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians right now #Eurovision
www.map.org.uk
www.map.org.uk
Delivering medical care to Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees in the Palestinian Territories and in Lebanon.
Help us get urgent medical supplies into the hands of Palestinians in need.
www.map.org.uk
May 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Somehow feels like a good moment to donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians right now #Eurovision
www.map.org.uk
www.map.org.uk
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“Since I’ve rearranged my whole identity to call most people unclean and filled with vampire blood, their hugs seem less sincere. Separately, I have discovered the vampire-blooded have a new disease called Soft Hug Disease.”
The propaganda derived from the intersection of alternative medicine and the anti-vaccine movement is a bottomless pit of science illiteracy.
May 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
“Since I’ve rearranged my whole identity to call most people unclean and filled with vampire blood, their hugs seem less sincere. Separately, I have discovered the vampire-blooded have a new disease called Soft Hug Disease.”
Unexpectedly fun conversation of the day: explaining to a much younger colleague who didn't grow up in the UK that trying to break the world record for the most people in a mini used to be a thing.
May 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Unexpectedly fun conversation of the day: explaining to a much younger colleague who didn't grow up in the UK that trying to break the world record for the most people in a mini used to be a thing.
I used to think that the church collection money got beamed up to heaven after the service. Various grownups had told me we were "giving the money to Jesus," and I didn't realise this was metaphorical.
“Bizarre things you firmly believed when a kid” is one of my favorite genres and I firmly believe we all have excellent examples if we can remember them
May 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I used to think that the church collection money got beamed up to heaven after the service. Various grownups had told me we were "giving the money to Jesus," and I didn't realise this was metaphorical.
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the chatgpt reddit is the funniest place on earth and they don't even realize it
May 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
the chatgpt reddit is the funniest place on earth and they don't even realize it
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The actual Pope showing up our Labour party even after he's dead.
At his invitation, a group of transgender women formed an honor guard and greeted the coffin of Pope Francis when it arrived for internment at Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica today
uk.news.yahoo.com/transgender-...
uk.news.yahoo.com/transgender-...
Transgender mourners to greet Pope’s coffin
Transgender women will greet the Pope’s coffin at the church where he will be buried.
uk.news.yahoo.com
April 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The actual Pope showing up our Labour party even after he's dead.
There's a spider in my bathroom that was bug enough for me to see without my contacts and I'm usually okay with spiders but I'm actually a bit rattled.
April 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
There's a spider in my bathroom that was bug enough for me to see without my contacts and I'm usually okay with spiders but I'm actually a bit rattled.
This is such a weird looking guy and it made my day
March 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This is such a weird looking guy and it made my day
What's the etiquette for asking you neighbour to turn down their Albanian hip hop to a volume where you can't Shazam it through the wall?
March 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
What's the etiquette for asking you neighbour to turn down their Albanian hip hop to a volume where you can't Shazam it through the wall?
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a tale as old as time
March 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
a tale as old as time
The tragedy of having misplaced my usual running snood and having to use the black and hot pink Headband of Last Resort.
March 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The tragedy of having misplaced my usual running snood and having to use the black and hot pink Headband of Last Resort.
Please enjoy my photos of tiny birds
February 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Please enjoy my photos of tiny birds
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Time to evict AirBnB from your life, if you have't already.
Airbnb’s co-founder is joining Elon Musk’s DOGE
Gebbia, a close friend of Musk, has praised DOGE’s work and defended it against criticisms on social media
www.independent.co.uk
February 16, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Time to evict AirBnB from your life, if you have't already.
I've just been in a station toilet with the person in the next cubicle taking a call on speaker. And yes, I'm pretty sure they were using the toilet.
February 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I've just been in a station toilet with the person in the next cubicle taking a call on speaker. And yes, I'm pretty sure they were using the toilet.
Today I was approached by police while out with my camera and asked to explain why I take photographs. Probably one of the most unintentionally philosophical questions I've had in a while.
February 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today I was approached by police while out with my camera and asked to explain why I take photographs. Probably one of the most unintentionally philosophical questions I've had in a while.
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just over here photoshopping muppets onto the cover of elle magazine: thread
February 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
just over here photoshopping muppets onto the cover of elle magazine: thread
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*I* just wanted to make money and get famous so I could keep doing TERF stuff. :(
January 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
*I* just wanted to make money and get famous so I could keep doing TERF stuff. :(
Having that very Edinburgh experience of discovering that a developer has applied to put up a building that will overlook your back windows.
January 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Having that very Edinburgh experience of discovering that a developer has applied to put up a building that will overlook your back windows.