Dave Skinner
@branestawm.bsky.social
Has no idea how this Bluesky thingy will develop. Let’s see…
I've already completed my quest. I chose... wisely.
January 19, 2026 at 9:07 AM
I've already completed my quest. I chose... wisely.
It's a vast underground complex, accessed via a concealed lift. Like in The Andromeda Strain.
January 13, 2026 at 11:24 AM
It's a vast underground complex, accessed via a concealed lift. Like in The Andromeda Strain.
Looks like Temu Nathan Fillion.
December 31, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Looks like Temu Nathan Fillion.
One of a pair of London detectives, well beyond ordinary retirement age. I think I'll choose to be the eccentric one with the battered old trilby and the coat pocket full of fluff-covered sherbet lemons. #BookSky
December 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
One of a pair of London detectives, well beyond ordinary retirement age. I think I'll choose to be the eccentric one with the battered old trilby and the coat pocket full of fluff-covered sherbet lemons. #BookSky
I was once in London at the same time as the Queen was there, and I didn't bump into her at all. I had to make do with Clive Anderson.
December 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I was once in London at the same time as the Queen was there, and I didn't bump into her at all. I had to make do with Clive Anderson.
What about these guys? They've got horns too.
December 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
What about these guys? They've got horns too.
Did Data ever show you what that hologram of Tasha does if you twist the base a quarter-turn clockwise and triple-tap the power button?
December 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Did Data ever show you what that hologram of Tasha does if you twist the base a quarter-turn clockwise and triple-tap the power button?
at Xmas, the extra stuff fits perfectly well. Also, I got a Gruber-falling advent calendar, so it HAS to be an Xmas movie.
December 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
at Xmas, the extra stuff fits perfectly well. Also, I got a Gruber-falling advent calendar, so it HAS to be an Xmas movie.
husband and wife) to be reunited. Sensible options there are Xmas, New Year, Thanksgiving, wedding, or funeral. Xmas, again, is the best fit. The omission of the ho-ho-ho guy and the Let It Snow at the end wouldn't change the plot at all but, once it's been decided that the film happens
December 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
husband and wife) to be reunited. Sensible options there are Xmas, New Year, Thanksgiving, wedding, or funeral. Xmas, again, is the best fit. The omission of the ho-ho-ho guy and the Let It Snow at the end wouldn't change the plot at all but, once it's been decided that the film happens
Xmas film. Wouldn't work half as well if not set at Xmas. Plot needs a large gathering in one bit of a skyscraper while the rest of the building is empty. Xmas party achieves that better than the boss's birthday or a celebration of a successful project. Plot calls for a family (or at least
December 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Xmas film. Wouldn't work half as well if not set at Xmas. Plot needs a large gathering in one bit of a skyscraper while the rest of the building is empty. Xmas party achieves that better than the boss's birthday or a celebration of a successful project. Plot calls for a family (or at least
Post your favorite "Lord of the Rings" character. Wrong answers only.
November 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Post your favorite "Lord of the Rings" character. Wrong answers only.
For me, it was this book of my dad's. I still have it, although it's in worse condition than this one.
Well, this book and Patrick Moore.
Well, this book and Patrick Moore.
November 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
For me, it was this book of my dad's. I still have it, although it's in worse condition than this one.
Well, this book and Patrick Moore.
Well, this book and Patrick Moore.
Gorilla gorilla gorilla wants a word. Probably about bullying.
November 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Gorilla gorilla gorilla wants a word. Probably about bullying.
What an utterly bizarre list. At least they didn't miss Young Frankenstein.
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
What an utterly bizarre list. At least they didn't miss Young Frankenstein.
Also, when they take those Rode/DJI/Hollyland/whatever wireless mics and clip them to the top of a wooden spoon.
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Also, when they take those Rode/DJI/Hollyland/whatever wireless mics and clip them to the top of a wooden spoon.
All this time, I had guessed that clapper-loader was some union-mandated job, whose only function was to write stuff on the clapperboard. As of today, I know better!
November 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
All this time, I had guessed that clapper-loader was some union-mandated job, whose only function was to write stuff on the clapperboard. As of today, I know better!
I'm surprised he isn't selling it to his suckers, brick by brick, pane by pane.
October 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I'm surprised he isn't selling it to his suckers, brick by brick, pane by pane.
I bet they'd prefer it if their logo wasn't on that excavator.
October 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I bet they'd prefer it if their logo wasn't on that excavator.
It's an absolute frightfest, I tell you.
October 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
It's an absolute frightfest, I tell you.
And where do Slimfast shakes and Fortisip fit into the picture? Mix ‘em all up and present the resulting goo to Dragons’ Den.
October 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
And where do Slimfast shakes and Fortisip fit into the picture? Mix ‘em all up and present the resulting goo to Dragons’ Den.
Only awarded to people who can hold their breath underwater for at least eight minutes, while chained to their deputy and a big block of concrete.
October 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Only awarded to people who can hold their breath underwater for at least eight minutes, while chained to their deputy and a big block of concrete.