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As Mary & Joseph & the wee donkey approached the Little Town of Bethlehem they will have seen at least one shepherd, in a field, with a flock. But how many shepherds, fields, and flocks were there in Bethlehem?
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December 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
As Mary & Joseph & the wee donkey approached the Little Town of Bethlehem they will have seen at least one shepherd, in a field, with a flock. But how many shepherds, fields, and flocks were there in Bethlehem?
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As it’s Armistice Day, I wanted to share an image of one of the most astonishing things I’ve ever seen in an archive:
This is the pen which ended the First World War.
It was used by British Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss to sign the Armistice on the 11th November 1918 in the Forest of Compiègne.
This is the pen which ended the First World War.
It was used by British Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss to sign the Armistice on the 11th November 1918 in the Forest of Compiègne.
November 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
As it’s Armistice Day, I wanted to share an image of one of the most astonishing things I’ve ever seen in an archive:
This is the pen which ended the First World War.
It was used by British Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss to sign the Armistice on the 11th November 1918 in the Forest of Compiègne.
This is the pen which ended the First World War.
It was used by British Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss to sign the Armistice on the 11th November 1918 in the Forest of Compiègne.
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I never join a teams meeting before 4 people are in it out of sheer hatred of small talk.
September 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I never join a teams meeting before 4 people are in it out of sheer hatred of small talk.
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Very sorry to have to do this - usually I post threads in more than one place. Today, however, my partner is telling me to get in the car or find a divorce lawyer.
So with apologies - here's a Substack link instead
michaeldnes1.substack.com/p/what-reall...
So with apologies - here's a Substack link instead
michaeldnes1.substack.com/p/what-reall...
What really ate Ebbsfleet?
And do spiders have jetpacks?
michaeldnes1.substack.com
August 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Very sorry to have to do this - usually I post threads in more than one place. Today, however, my partner is telling me to get in the car or find a divorce lawyer.
So with apologies - here's a Substack link instead
michaeldnes1.substack.com/p/what-reall...
So with apologies - here's a Substack link instead
michaeldnes1.substack.com/p/what-reall...
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I'll never get over Richard Briers being 40, doing a well paid, secure design job, making fun toys, being married to a 29 year old creative, devoted sexpot, living in a large suburban London home with a massive garden and thinking everything is rubbish at the start of A Good Life
August 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I'll never get over Richard Briers being 40, doing a well paid, secure design job, making fun toys, being married to a 29 year old creative, devoted sexpot, living in a large suburban London home with a massive garden and thinking everything is rubbish at the start of A Good Life
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@davidallengreen.bsky.social don’t think Mata v Avianca has featured in any of the commentary so far? Notable for the lawyer initially doubling down by going back to ChatGPT to ask for the texts of the cases…!
Bit late now, but the US case noted in this (Mata v Avianca) is a fascinating read, with make-believe cases and therefore fittingly a citation of L Carroll law.justia.com/cases/federa...
law.justia.com
May 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
@davidallengreen.bsky.social don’t think Mata v Avianca has featured in any of the commentary so far? Notable for the lawyer initially doubling down by going back to ChatGPT to ask for the texts of the cases…!
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Clangers “horrified” by new 10% tariff on soup dragon soup.
April 3, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Clangers “horrified” by new 10% tariff on soup dragon soup.
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‘Okay which one of you accidentally added Robert Cecil to the chat?’
March 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
‘Okay which one of you accidentally added Robert Cecil to the chat?’
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But doesn’t it say so much - that we live in a country where two thirds of the ‘improvement’ of our infrastructure is statistical illusion?
Our contribution to our built heritage is so tiny it can be swamped by literal rounding errors.
Our contribution to our built heritage is so tiny it can be swamped by literal rounding errors.
March 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
But doesn’t it say so much - that we live in a country where two thirds of the ‘improvement’ of our infrastructure is statistical illusion?
Our contribution to our built heritage is so tiny it can be swamped by literal rounding errors.
Our contribution to our built heritage is so tiny it can be swamped by literal rounding errors.
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A new quirk in the history of British infrastructure has presented itself. Say hello to the ghost motorway.
And like most ghosts, it has a message for us. 🧵
And like most ghosts, it has a message for us. 🧵
March 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
A new quirk in the history of British infrastructure has presented itself. Say hello to the ghost motorway.
And like most ghosts, it has a message for us. 🧵
And like most ghosts, it has a message for us. 🧵
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If you care, here are some rare books and manuscripts on display at the Adler Planetarium.
First, an Apollo 13 handbook. The cover was removed and used in constructing a makeshift carbon dioxide filter that saved their lives.
First, an Apollo 13 handbook. The cover was removed and used in constructing a makeshift carbon dioxide filter that saved their lives.
March 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
If you care, here are some rare books and manuscripts on display at the Adler Planetarium.
First, an Apollo 13 handbook. The cover was removed and used in constructing a makeshift carbon dioxide filter that saved their lives.
First, an Apollo 13 handbook. The cover was removed and used in constructing a makeshift carbon dioxide filter that saved their lives.
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In honour of international women’s day – was the motor car co-invented by a woman? And have we been robbing her of credit for 140 years?
The story begins with a heist…
The story begins with a heist…
March 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
In honour of international women’s day – was the motor car co-invented by a woman? And have we been robbing her of credit for 140 years?
The story begins with a heist…
The story begins with a heist…
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Word of the day is ‘lickspittle’ (17th century): a person who fawns upon someone in power for personal gain.
March 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Word of the day is ‘lickspittle’ (17th century): a person who fawns upon someone in power for personal gain.
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British Antarctic Survey
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
February 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
British Antarctic Survey
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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holodeck games where you punch nazis
February 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
holodeck games where you punch nazis
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Starmer will have been advised, and will have known anyway, that his first duty is to the national interest. And for the time being that involves trying not to aggravate the savage animal trying to tear everyone to shreds in the corner of the room.
February 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Starmer will have been advised, and will have known anyway, that his first duty is to the national interest. And for the time being that involves trying not to aggravate the savage animal trying to tear everyone to shreds in the corner of the room.
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Day four of walking from London to New Zealand... www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuAR...
Day four of walking from London to New Zealand.
YouTube video by Fergus Craig
www.youtube.com
February 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Day four of walking from London to New Zealand... www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuAR...
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Nowhere in the development corporation’s objections are the words you might expect:
WE’RE TRYING TO BUILD 15,000 HOUSES, NEXT TO A HIGH SPEED RAIL STATION, DURING A HOUSING CRISIS. ARE YOU INSANE!?!
WE’RE TRYING TO BUILD 15,000 HOUSES, NEXT TO A HIGH SPEED RAIL STATION, DURING A HOUSING CRISIS. ARE YOU INSANE!?!
February 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Nowhere in the development corporation’s objections are the words you might expect:
WE’RE TRYING TO BUILD 15,000 HOUSES, NEXT TO A HIGH SPEED RAIL STATION, DURING A HOUSING CRISIS. ARE YOU INSANE!?!
WE’RE TRYING TO BUILD 15,000 HOUSES, NEXT TO A HIGH SPEED RAIL STATION, DURING A HOUSING CRISIS. ARE YOU INSANE!?!
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Excellent article on Ilkeston's unlikely, long mourned theme park, which I loved. Cycling up the Nutbrook Trail after it closed I remember the melancholy of seeing log flume boats stacked high in canalside scrap yards
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
American Adventure: 'Our housing estate used to be a theme park'
Many home-owners at the site in Derbyshire fondly recall its former life as the American Adventure.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Excellent article on Ilkeston's unlikely, long mourned theme park, which I loved. Cycling up the Nutbrook Trail after it closed I remember the melancholy of seeing log flume boats stacked high in canalside scrap yards
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I’m tired of hearing about bats. Do you want to hear a story about jumping spiders and the town that disappeared?
I think I might be breaking this story – do come be the first to read it.
I think I might be breaking this story – do come be the first to read it.
February 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I’m tired of hearing about bats. Do you want to hear a story about jumping spiders and the town that disappeared?
I think I might be breaking this story – do come be the first to read it.
I think I might be breaking this story – do come be the first to read it.
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Day one of walking from London to New Zealand... www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0-i...
Day one of walking from London to New Zealand.
YouTube video by Fergus Craig
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Day one of walking from London to New Zealand... www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0-i...