Barbellion
@barbell-lion.bsky.social
I slap the bacon out your mouth.
Dance upon your sarnie.
Dance upon your sarnie.
Introduce yourself with your favourite five now defunct shops from Barnstaple in the late 80s/early 90s
1. Brian Ford's
2. Jimbo's
3. Up Front
4. East of Eden
5. Scoop 'n' Save
1. Brian Ford's
2. Jimbo's
3. Up Front
4. East of Eden
5. Scoop 'n' Save
November 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Introduce yourself with your favourite five now defunct shops from Barnstaple in the late 80s/early 90s
1. Brian Ford's
2. Jimbo's
3. Up Front
4. East of Eden
5. Scoop 'n' Save
1. Brian Ford's
2. Jimbo's
3. Up Front
4. East of Eden
5. Scoop 'n' Save
As fans of ITV night time - @outonbluesix.bsky.social and @scarredforlife.bsky.social might be interested in this clip (skip to 5.30) from TSW which sells the ITV night time viewers to potential advertisers. Upmarket people! Insomniacs! All yours for less than twenty quid a pop.
TSW continuity and adverts 1980s mixed (part 2)
YouTube video by 80s and Retro TV Clips
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November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
As fans of ITV night time - @outonbluesix.bsky.social and @scarredforlife.bsky.social might be interested in this clip (skip to 5.30) from TSW which sells the ITV night time viewers to potential advertisers. Upmarket people! Insomniacs! All yours for less than twenty quid a pop.
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In 1975 I had a space hopper and death was fifty years further away than it is now. Whose idea was it to replace space hoppers with looming mortality? I reckon they should swap them back.
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
In 1975 I had a space hopper and death was fifty years further away than it is now. Whose idea was it to replace space hoppers with looming mortality? I reckon they should swap them back.
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NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
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Anyone know if there's a precedent for a road that's a public right of way but that excludes cyclists? It's a private residential area in Sheffield (old Victorian hospital) and the road is festooned with signs. But seems a bit fishy to me?
It's woofinden AVE near Whitley woods
It's woofinden AVE near Whitley woods
July 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Anyone know if there's a precedent for a road that's a public right of way but that excludes cyclists? It's a private residential area in Sheffield (old Victorian hospital) and the road is festooned with signs. But seems a bit fishy to me?
It's woofinden AVE near Whitley woods
It's woofinden AVE near Whitley woods
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Sidewalks shouldn’t stop for side streets, pass it on
November 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Sidewalks shouldn’t stop for side streets, pass it on
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1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
Get in loser, we're going Trick or Treating down Eddie Abbew's house.
October 31, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Get in loser, we're going Trick or Treating down Eddie Abbew's house.
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It's that moment again for National Trust members to vote to keep the entryists out.
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October 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It's that moment again for National Trust members to vote to keep the entryists out.
Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
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Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
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Great to see @geoffnorcott.bsky.social advertising the local leisure centre in Sheffield. Seems to have done him the power of good, although I'm worried he might find the vibe whiffs a little too much of toxic masculinity.
October 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Great to see @geoffnorcott.bsky.social advertising the local leisure centre in Sheffield. Seems to have done him the power of good, although I'm worried he might find the vibe whiffs a little too much of toxic masculinity.
Thoughts and prayers for Chris Mason this morning.
October 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Thoughts and prayers for Chris Mason this morning.
Another reason why Ticketmaster are cunts is that they won't let you leave a single seat, even when you want to buy two of the last three seats left in a row, and by the time you realise this they are all gone and you didn't get tickets for Richard Hawley at Sheffield City hall the week before Xmas.
October 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Another reason why Ticketmaster are cunts is that they won't let you leave a single seat, even when you want to buy two of the last three seats left in a row, and by the time you realise this they are all gone and you didn't get tickets for Richard Hawley at Sheffield City hall the week before Xmas.
Edwyn Collins was so good in Manchester last night that even Jesus popped down to watch for a bit.
October 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Edwyn Collins was so good in Manchester last night that even Jesus popped down to watch for a bit.
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Live in England? Would you like a £50 reduction in your insurance. If England had followed Wales in 2023 with its national 20mph adoption it would have also saved 30,000 casualties over last 2 years and reduced insurance costs by £2bn for drivers bit.ly/4gIBPlJ
October 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Live in England? Would you like a £50 reduction in your insurance. If England had followed Wales in 2023 with its national 20mph adoption it would have also saved 30,000 casualties over last 2 years and reduced insurance costs by £2bn for drivers bit.ly/4gIBPlJ
Ok I've just about got into my Betahoven TShirt (Bought at Cardiff Coal Exchange, October 1999) and I'm getting the train to Leeds to watch The Beta Band
September 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Ok I've just about got into my Betahoven TShirt (Bought at Cardiff Coal Exchange, October 1999) and I'm getting the train to Leeds to watch The Beta Band
Seventeen year old me currently totally vindicated in my decision to spend this Friday night getting pissed in Captain Jacks in Woolacombe before going to the Indie night at Mariscos instead of staying in and watching this shite. #totp
September 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Seventeen year old me currently totally vindicated in my decision to spend this Friday night getting pissed in Captain Jacks in Woolacombe before going to the Indie night at Mariscos instead of staying in and watching this shite. #totp
Looks like The Guardian have done another article about how you need to spend thousands of pounds on 'essentials' to be able to ride a bike.
September 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Looks like The Guardian have done another article about how you need to spend thousands of pounds on 'essentials' to be able to ride a bike.
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Chris Wilder being appointed Sheffield United manager is the new Sheffield Ski Village being set on fire.
September 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Chris Wilder being appointed Sheffield United manager is the new Sheffield Ski Village being set on fire.
@danpopomatic.bsky.social oh no, just went to get tickets for Sunday and it's sold out! On Fatsoma anyway. Firstly - well done! Secondly, don't suppose you know anywhere else I could get a couple from? I have a babysitter now and everything
September 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
@danpopomatic.bsky.social oh no, just went to get tickets for Sunday and it's sold out! On Fatsoma anyway. Firstly - well done! Secondly, don't suppose you know anywhere else I could get a couple from? I have a babysitter now and everything
Hello #Sheffield brewers. I just picked a carrier bag full of hops from my allotment. It will be a mix of variety as I'm not sure which ones actually came up in the end. Perhaps some Chinook and Golding but they're all in together. 1.5kg all together. Anyone who can use them is welcome to them.
September 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Hello #Sheffield brewers. I just picked a carrier bag full of hops from my allotment. It will be a mix of variety as I'm not sure which ones actually came up in the end. Perhaps some Chinook and Golding but they're all in together. 1.5kg all together. Anyone who can use them is welcome to them.
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Pedal through any Dutch city, and it feels like it’s always been filled with red cycle paths. But the fact is urban cycling infrastructure didn’t exist anywhere until 1975, when a trial project in Tilburg laid the basis of a national standard for legibility, comfort, and status for people on bikes.🧵
August 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Pedal through any Dutch city, and it feels like it’s always been filled with red cycle paths. But the fact is urban cycling infrastructure didn’t exist anywhere until 1975, when a trial project in Tilburg laid the basis of a national standard for legibility, comfort, and status for people on bikes.🧵
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Waiting for that tipping point when most sensible people realise that transporting a single 80kg person in 2.5 tonnes of SUV was not the height of technical advancement but peak stupidity for the human race.
Tax SUVs out of existence
Tax SUVs out of existence
Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn
Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Waiting for that tipping point when most sensible people realise that transporting a single 80kg person in 2.5 tonnes of SUV was not the height of technical advancement but peak stupidity for the human race.
Tax SUVs out of existence
Tax SUVs out of existence