Paul McLaughlin
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👋 Bluesky is an open social network that gives creators independence from platforms, developers the freedom to build, and users a choice in their experience. We're so excited to have you here!
We share Bluesky updates & news from this account. A quick orientation thread: 🧵✨
We share Bluesky updates & news from this account. A quick orientation thread: 🧵✨
A great thread for newbies to get their bearings around this place, including the really useful "Sky Follower Bridge" for finding your Twitter friends.
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I want to applaud @pelliclemag.com @totalcurtis.bsky.social @clairembullen.bsky.social for supporting the kind of long reads that require lots of old-fashioned journalism. I just wanna go back to 1996
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Under the Bridge — A Definitive History of Wychwood Hobgoblin — Pellicle
My love affair with pubs started in Staines. It’s where I found my tribe—the pub as an expression of individuality, an alternative to bland Britain. But I was afraid at first. In 1996, my British-Asi...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I want to applaud @pelliclemag.com @totalcurtis.bsky.social @clairembullen.bsky.social for supporting the kind of long reads that require lots of old-fashioned journalism. I just wanna go back to 1996
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Evercade is retro gaming made easy! Rather than requiring you to hunt down expensive and sometimes unreliable original media, Evercade cartridges are bespoke modern releases specifically for the platform. Each cart contains anywhere between one and 27 games ready to enjoy at home or on the go!
December 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Evercade is retro gaming made easy! Rather than requiring you to hunt down expensive and sometimes unreliable original media, Evercade cartridges are bespoke modern releases specifically for the platform. Each cart contains anywhere between one and 27 games ready to enjoy at home or on the go!
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Blessed! to learn Ale City is no. 1 bestseller in #StAlbansAbbey bookshop. An idea for Xmas or @camraofficial.bsky.social AGM in St Albans in April. Available CAMRA, AmberleyPublishing, some @waterstones.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Blessed! to learn Ale City is no. 1 bestseller in #StAlbansAbbey bookshop. An idea for Xmas or @camraofficial.bsky.social AGM in St Albans in April. Available CAMRA, AmberleyPublishing, some @waterstones.bsky.social
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Once I’d finally perfected my cloning machine I was beside myself.
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Once I’d finally perfected my cloning machine I was beside myself.
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Enjoying a retro TV Saturday
November 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Enjoying a retro TV Saturday
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He’s blocked me, but I’m sure Tommy Stephen Yaxley-Lennon Robinson is chuffed to feature in my ‘2025’ 1000 piece jigsaw
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November 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
He’s blocked me, but I’m sure Tommy Stephen Yaxley-Lennon Robinson is chuffed to feature in my ‘2025’ 1000 piece jigsaw
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Jake Kilrain, John L. Sullivan, Jem Smith, pictured on the cover of the The Illustrated Police News, this week in 1887.
All three top US and English boxers of the 1880s had one or both parents from Ireland, as did 1880s World Middleweight Champ, 'Nonpareil' Jack Dempsey, who was born there.
All three top US and English boxers of the 1880s had one or both parents from Ireland, as did 1880s World Middleweight Champ, 'Nonpareil' Jack Dempsey, who was born there.
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Jake Kilrain, John L. Sullivan, Jem Smith, pictured on the cover of the The Illustrated Police News, this week in 1887.
All three top US and English boxers of the 1880s had one or both parents from Ireland, as did 1880s World Middleweight Champ, 'Nonpareil' Jack Dempsey, who was born there.
All three top US and English boxers of the 1880s had one or both parents from Ireland, as did 1880s World Middleweight Champ, 'Nonpareil' Jack Dempsey, who was born there.
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Jack Dempsey was born John Kelly. The second Jack Dempsey was Bernie Dempsey and named himself after Jack to box. The third Jack Dempsey - William Dempsey - was Bernie's brother, stood in for him and took the name. Thus, no boxers called Jack Dempsey were ever called Jack Dempsey. Good fact, that.
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Jack Dempsey was born John Kelly. The second Jack Dempsey was Bernie Dempsey and named himself after Jack to box. The third Jack Dempsey - William Dempsey - was Bernie's brother, stood in for him and took the name. Thus, no boxers called Jack Dempsey were ever called Jack Dempsey. Good fact, that.
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it’s now time to share The Michael Jackson Award for Beer Writer of the Year
This is the final award of the evening, and it goes to…
🏆 Winner: David Jesudason
#BGBW25
This is the final award of the evening, and it goes to…
🏆 Winner: David Jesudason
#BGBW25
November 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
it’s now time to share The Michael Jackson Award for Beer Writer of the Year
This is the final award of the evening, and it goes to…
🏆 Winner: David Jesudason
#BGBW25
This is the final award of the evening, and it goes to…
🏆 Winner: David Jesudason
#BGBW25
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November 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM
If you would like to support AWARD-WINNING beer writing and an AWARD-WINNING magazine, you can subscribe to our Patreon here. Thank you 🫶🏻
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Pellicle — officially the @britbeerwriters.bsky.social Publisher of the Year
November 28, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Pellicle — officially the @britbeerwriters.bsky.social Publisher of the Year
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Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
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The Fat Cat was always one of those pubs that was on "the list", but I never expected to visit. I'm so glad I got the chance to finally tick it off with this visit for @pelliclemag.com. This is my fourth feature with @fred-gs.bsky.social and it's a personal one. Please read and enjoy.
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The Fat Cat was always one of those pubs that was on "the list", but I never expected to visit. I'm so glad I got the chance to finally tick it off with this visit for @pelliclemag.com. This is my fourth feature with @fred-gs.bsky.social and it's a personal one. Please read and enjoy.
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Christmas is not the 'most wonderful time of the year' for many people. I wanted to take some time to explore what hospitality venues are doing to combat loneliness at this vulnerable time and drop them all into a handy directory on my blog.
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Hospitality venues tackling loneliness this Christmas
Christmas is a weird time for many. Family, friends, food, drinks and joy are presented as the Clinton Card Christmas we are all supposed to crave. So what happens when Christmas is a time you drea…
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November 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Christmas is not the 'most wonderful time of the year' for many people. I wanted to take some time to explore what hospitality venues are doing to combat loneliness at this vulnerable time and drop them all into a handy directory on my blog.
craftbeerpinup.com/2025/11/23/h...
craftbeerpinup.com/2025/11/23/h...
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NEXT WEEKS FEATURED ARTIST ON @stereounderground.bsky.social IS #thehigsons
WOT SHOULD @richardlatto.bsky.social PLAY BY THEM ???
PLEASE EMAIL latto@stereounderground.co.uk
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@charliehigson.bsky.social
WOT SHOULD @richardlatto.bsky.social PLAY BY THEM ???
PLEASE EMAIL latto@stereounderground.co.uk
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www.stereounderground.co.uk
@charliehigson.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
NEXT WEEKS FEATURED ARTIST ON @stereounderground.bsky.social IS #thehigsons
WOT SHOULD @richardlatto.bsky.social PLAY BY THEM ???
PLEASE EMAIL latto@stereounderground.co.uk
www.mixcloud.com/stereounderg...
www.stereounderground.co.uk
@charliehigson.bsky.social
WOT SHOULD @richardlatto.bsky.social PLAY BY THEM ???
PLEASE EMAIL latto@stereounderground.co.uk
www.mixcloud.com/stereounderg...
www.stereounderground.co.uk
@charliehigson.bsky.social
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When Barry Chuckle died they should have planted a 2 metre Yew.
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
When Barry Chuckle died they should have planted a 2 metre Yew.
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For the last in our November-long series of pieces on pubs and pub culture, @fred-gs.bsky.social visits The Fat Cat in Norwich, a pub that's close to his heart for many reasons. We hope you enjoy this beautiful salutation of an all-time great.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
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Cool for Cats — The Fat Cat in Norwich, Norfolk — Pellicle
Night has fallen over The Fat Cat in Norwich, and I’ve been here long enough to watch the clientele change. I saw the post-work crowd rush in; now, as it thins, I head to the bar to order a pint of Ti...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
For the last in our November-long series of pieces on pubs and pub culture, @fred-gs.bsky.social visits The Fat Cat in Norwich, a pub that's close to his heart for many reasons. We hope you enjoy this beautiful salutation of an all-time great.
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
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The Fat Cat, Norwich, is a special pub. I’ve pulled many pints and made many memories there, so it was a pleasure telling its story for @pelliclemag.com
Thanks to the Pellicle team & @seanislegend.com for the beautiful photos (as per). I hope you enjoy reading 🍺
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
Thanks to the Pellicle team & @seanislegend.com for the beautiful photos (as per). I hope you enjoy reading 🍺
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
Cool for Cats — The Fat Cat in Norwich, Norfolk — Pellicle
Night has fallen over The Fat Cat in Norwich, and I’ve been here long enough to watch the clientele change. I saw the post-work crowd rush in; now, as it thins, I head to the bar to order a pint of Ti...
www.pelliclemag.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The Fat Cat, Norwich, is a special pub. I’ve pulled many pints and made many memories there, so it was a pleasure telling its story for @pelliclemag.com
Thanks to the Pellicle team & @seanislegend.com for the beautiful photos (as per). I hope you enjoy reading 🍺
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
Thanks to the Pellicle team & @seanislegend.com for the beautiful photos (as per). I hope you enjoy reading 🍺
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...
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Well, if it’s 26 November, it must be the 139th anniversary of a divorce case so saucy and notorious it gave us the phrase “what the butler saw”, and newspapers suppressed some of the details of the domestic servant in question’s testimony because it was “unfit for publication”
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Well, if it’s 26 November, it must be the 139th anniversary of a divorce case so saucy and notorious it gave us the phrase “what the butler saw”, and newspapers suppressed some of the details of the domestic servant in question’s testimony because it was “unfit for publication”
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Fun Tip: Pretend you’re at a hotel buffet every morning by holding your plate while you’re waiting for your toast.
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Fun Tip: Pretend you’re at a hotel buffet every morning by holding your plate while you’re waiting for your toast.
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1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball What of the accusation the first ever national team was not ‘Scotland’ because they were all from one club? The players originated from: Aberdeen (3); Glasgow (3), Edinburgh (1), Dunoon (Argyll), Annan (Dumfries), Killearn (Stirlingshire) and Hamilton.
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball What of the accusation the first ever national team was not ‘Scotland’ because they were all from one club? The players originated from: Aberdeen (3); Glasgow (3), Edinburgh (1), Dunoon (Argyll), Annan (Dumfries), Killearn (Stirlingshire) and Hamilton.