Charlie
@charm972.bsky.social
Virgo, INFJ. Libraries. Trying to keep it all simple...
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Charlie
@charm972.bsky.social
· Dec 7
Fudge has been in kennels for 2 days while I was away - they are really nice there but he's so happy to be back and being really friendly to me. Let's see how long it lasts #bossycat #CatsofBluesky #Caturday
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What if being funny isn’t just about making people laugh—it’s a sign of a sharp, intelligent mind?
👇read👇
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The Smart Side of Funny: How Humor and Intelligence Are Connected
Discover the surprising connection between humor and intelligence. Explore how wit reflects cognitive agility, creativity, and emotional insight in this in-depth article.
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December 25, 2024 at 7:47 PM
What if being funny isn’t just about making people laugh—it’s a sign of a sharp, intelligent mind?
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people who say “why do we need [fine arts, humanities degrees, mid-budget films] when they don’t make a ton of money?” are insufferable. why do we need chrysanthemums? why do we need bonfires or baleen whales or the color blue? we just do. we just do.
December 21, 2024 at 2:49 PM
people who say “why do we need [fine arts, humanities degrees, mid-budget films] when they don’t make a ton of money?” are insufferable. why do we need chrysanthemums? why do we need bonfires or baleen whales or the color blue? we just do. we just do.
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I recommend no fewer than 4 copies of any beloved book. A paperback for traveling and lending to friends, an eBook for reading with greasy snack fingers, an audio book so you know how the characters' names are actually pronounced, and a pristine hardcover to be buried with you like a pharaoh
December 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
I recommend no fewer than 4 copies of any beloved book. A paperback for traveling and lending to friends, an eBook for reading with greasy snack fingers, an audio book so you know how the characters' names are actually pronounced, and a pristine hardcover to be buried with you like a pharaoh
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— nature’s poetry ❄️
December 20, 2024 at 1:23 PM
— nature’s poetry ❄️
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A list of sorely missed Victorian-era slang…
Got the morbs = temporary sadness
Gigglemug = always smiling
Scandal water = tea
Bitch the pot = pour the tea
Sauce-box = mouth
Cupid’s kettle drums = breasts
Dash my wig = OMG
Tight as a boiled owl = drunk
Poked up = embarrassed
Not up to dick = unwell
Got the morbs = temporary sadness
Gigglemug = always smiling
Scandal water = tea
Bitch the pot = pour the tea
Sauce-box = mouth
Cupid’s kettle drums = breasts
Dash my wig = OMG
Tight as a boiled owl = drunk
Poked up = embarrassed
Not up to dick = unwell
December 20, 2024 at 11:03 AM
A list of sorely missed Victorian-era slang…
Got the morbs = temporary sadness
Gigglemug = always smiling
Scandal water = tea
Bitch the pot = pour the tea
Sauce-box = mouth
Cupid’s kettle drums = breasts
Dash my wig = OMG
Tight as a boiled owl = drunk
Poked up = embarrassed
Not up to dick = unwell
Got the morbs = temporary sadness
Gigglemug = always smiling
Scandal water = tea
Bitch the pot = pour the tea
Sauce-box = mouth
Cupid’s kettle drums = breasts
Dash my wig = OMG
Tight as a boiled owl = drunk
Poked up = embarrassed
Not up to dick = unwell
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There's a menacing gang on my settee
December 20, 2024 at 8:38 PM
There's a menacing gang on my settee
Note to self - at lunchtime, avoid people who are clearly struggling with sinus and cold symptoms while you are trying to eat your yougurt
December 16, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Note to self - at lunchtime, avoid people who are clearly struggling with sinus and cold symptoms while you are trying to eat your yougurt
If you have ever been looked after by a cat when you're not feeling too well, you will know what a rare treasure it is. #Caturday
I've just got a really bad cold but I woke up with a paw on my face (no claws)and an enquiring concerned face staring at me 😻
I've just got a really bad cold but I woke up with a paw on my face (no claws)and an enquiring concerned face staring at me 😻
December 14, 2024 at 11:46 AM
If you have ever been looked after by a cat when you're not feeling too well, you will know what a rare treasure it is. #Caturday
I've just got a really bad cold but I woke up with a paw on my face (no claws)and an enquiring concerned face staring at me 😻
I've just got a really bad cold but I woke up with a paw on my face (no claws)and an enquiring concerned face staring at me 😻
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Ok, if you’re a small artist/creator with an online shop, post it in the replies here.
If you’re not, repost this and with any luck the people gift hunting will find the gift makers.
Let’s go!
If you’re not, repost this and with any luck the people gift hunting will find the gift makers.
Let’s go!
December 12, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Ok, if you’re a small artist/creator with an online shop, post it in the replies here.
If you’re not, repost this and with any luck the people gift hunting will find the gift makers.
Let’s go!
If you’re not, repost this and with any luck the people gift hunting will find the gift makers.
Let’s go!
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I will remind everyone today that Great Wealth is the source of Great Poverty.
There is only so much money to go around and when someone steals millions of times more than they need.
Millions must go without because of one, who doesn't even spend it.
There is only so much money to go around and when someone steals millions of times more than they need.
Millions must go without because of one, who doesn't even spend it.
December 12, 2024 at 4:47 PM
I will remind everyone today that Great Wealth is the source of Great Poverty.
There is only so much money to go around and when someone steals millions of times more than they need.
Millions must go without because of one, who doesn't even spend it.
There is only so much money to go around and when someone steals millions of times more than they need.
Millions must go without because of one, who doesn't even spend it.
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My son has a musical performance tonight. Me being me, I waited until this morning to read last week's newsletter, which has suggestions for costumes.
Anyway, that's why I'm now panic crafting the most abominable cut-out snowflakes in the history of panic crafting.
I will learn nothing from this.
Anyway, that's why I'm now panic crafting the most abominable cut-out snowflakes in the history of panic crafting.
I will learn nothing from this.
December 12, 2024 at 4:11 PM
My son has a musical performance tonight. Me being me, I waited until this morning to read last week's newsletter, which has suggestions for costumes.
Anyway, that's why I'm now panic crafting the most abominable cut-out snowflakes in the history of panic crafting.
I will learn nothing from this.
Anyway, that's why I'm now panic crafting the most abominable cut-out snowflakes in the history of panic crafting.
I will learn nothing from this.
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@garycrowleyonair.bsky.social see if you can get a copy of the new Blow Monkeys song “Only Game In Town” to play on the show - it’s excellent 💚
Superb set by @theblowmonkeys.bsky.social at the Voodoo Rooms tonight - “Only game in town” and “Said Too Much” the highlights of numerous great songs - look forward to next years capital city gig already 💙🏴
November 30, 2024 at 8:09 AM
@garycrowleyonair.bsky.social see if you can get a copy of the new Blow Monkeys song “Only Game In Town” to play on the show - it’s excellent 💚
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Brilliant Saturday night out at Scarborough Spa - as usual, The Blow Monkeys were magical tonight - so brilliant, and so cool. The audience were lapping it up and everyone on the way out was saying what a great show it was. Roll on the next time!
November 30, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Brilliant Saturday night out at Scarborough Spa - as usual, The Blow Monkeys were magical tonight - so brilliant, and so cool. The audience were lapping it up and everyone on the way out was saying what a great show it was. Roll on the next time!
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Now playing: Blow Monkeys, 12” extended version, “Digging Your Scene,” 1986. Masterpiece.
December 5, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Now playing: Blow Monkeys, 12” extended version, “Digging Your Scene,” 1986. Masterpiece.
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Fantastic Blow Monkeys gig tonight at Cadogan Hall. Assistance from Peter Capaldi, Mick Talbot, Rhoda Dakar and Ian Prowse with Nico.
December 5, 2024 at 10:40 PM
Fantastic Blow Monkeys gig tonight at Cadogan Hall. Assistance from Peter Capaldi, Mick Talbot, Rhoda Dakar and Ian Prowse with Nico.
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Tonight was the Blow Monkeys. They were great... and then they brought out one of the best Doctor Whos.
Apparently people knew beforehand, I didn't.
Apparently people knew beforehand, I didn't.
December 5, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Tonight was the Blow Monkeys. They were great... and then they brought out one of the best Doctor Whos.
Apparently people knew beforehand, I didn't.
Apparently people knew beforehand, I didn't.
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The Blow Monkeys at Cadogan Hall tonight. Pleased to report that Dr Robert is still cool, and as always sporting fine footwear. 💙
December 5, 2024 at 11:20 PM
The Blow Monkeys at Cadogan Hall tonight. Pleased to report that Dr Robert is still cool, and as always sporting fine footwear. 💙
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The full delicious 5 minutes of The Blow Monkeys featuring Mick Talbot and Peter Capaldi live from Cadogan Hall. Excuse my wobbly start but then just sit back and let it flow all over you
youtu.be/3xYMzjoNh24?...
youtu.be/3xYMzjoNh24?...
December 6, 2024 at 8:42 AM
The full delicious 5 minutes of The Blow Monkeys featuring Mick Talbot and Peter Capaldi live from Cadogan Hall. Excuse my wobbly start but then just sit back and let it flow all over you
youtu.be/3xYMzjoNh24?...
youtu.be/3xYMzjoNh24?...
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How Privatization 'works'.
December 7, 2024 at 7:06 PM
How Privatization 'works'.
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There's a new craze in bookshops around the UK...
...namely placing Boris Johnson's new memoir next to other books on lying and/or Brexit damage - or even alongside toilet paper and cat litter...
Enjoy the pics! 👇
...namely placing Boris Johnson's new memoir next to other books on lying and/or Brexit damage - or even alongside toilet paper and cat litter...
Enjoy the pics! 👇
A great British bookshelf revolt buries Johnson’s Unleashed
A new craze is sweeping the nation’s bookshops up and down the country in a peaceful protest about a certain disgraced ex-PM’s book Unleashed
centralbylines.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 8:21 PM
There's a new craze in bookshops around the UK...
...namely placing Boris Johnson's new memoir next to other books on lying and/or Brexit damage - or even alongside toilet paper and cat litter...
Enjoy the pics! 👇
...namely placing Boris Johnson's new memoir next to other books on lying and/or Brexit damage - or even alongside toilet paper and cat litter...
Enjoy the pics! 👇
December 7, 2024 at 5:41 PM
I've just ordered this one as a Christmas present for myself- it's so beautifully fascinating
Getting my gold leaf on again. I've put some more Golden Dawn copies of my Queen of the Field lino print in the shop...
👁️ slipperyjack.bigcartel.com
👁️ slipperyjack.bigcartel.com
December 7, 2024 at 5:35 PM
I've just ordered this one as a Christmas present for myself- it's so beautifully fascinating