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Joe Williams
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Writer, poet, performer, event manager, idiot. Leeds, UK. Author of 'The Taking Part', 'An Otley Run' and others. Occasional contributor of stupid letters to Viz. Available for gigs, workshops, commissions, hosting, etc. https://joewilliams.co.uk/
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I don't know of anyone else who agrees - except for possibly @sarahhehir.bsky.social, who mentioned it in a review in Confluence magazine - but this is my favourite poem in 'The Taking Part'.

Today, I am feeling it.
A screenshot of a poem that reads: "The Worst Match I Ever Saw Notts County v Rochdale, Meadow Lane, '96. Fog draped like a theatre curtain over the halfway line. Behind our goal with pie and peas we watch the action fade away, hoofed into the unknown, dribbled into the mist. Joe Williams joewilliams.co.uk"
May 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Clerichew #4

Pope Leo
seems OK to me, though
I would have given the job
to Pope Bob.

(Subject to change if it turns out he's actually got really horrible opinions or history.)

#clerihew #pope #isthepopeacatholic
An image of the new pope Leo XIV in robes, greeting an audience with his hands raised in the air.
May 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Clerihew #95

Desislava Bozhilova
successfully achieved what she strove for.
She was the first female referee
to do the finals of snooker's big three.

#clerihew #snooker #wst #worldsnooker
A photograph of snooker referee Desislava Bozhilova overseeing a match at the Crucible Theatre.
May 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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One in the new @vizcomic.bsky.social.
A clip from Viz Comic that reads: "I used to enjoy eating a crab stick, but you can't get them any more. They have to call them seafood sticks now, probably so as prawns don't get offended or something. Even crustaceans are 'woke' these days. You couldn't make it up. Joe Williams, Leeds"
March 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Phew, my invitation to join the Illuminati was almost lost to the spam filter!
A screenshot of an email with a header that reads: "Why is this message in spam? It is similar to messages that were identified as spam in the past." The body of the email reads: "Dear Beloved, You have been selected to join the great Illuminati to be a member of this family; You have found favor in the eyes of the Great Creator and hence this noble invitation to be a member of the Elite Family."
March 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Clerihew #81

Blake Lively
spent several weeks living in a hive. She
was training for a role as a bee,
you see.

#clerihew
A photograph of Blake Lively wearing a stripy dress.
February 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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I have a feeling this might not be the real one, but hi Jennifer if it's you, I'm sure you'll have more than 31 Bluesky followers soon.
A screenshot from Bluesky showing that a post has been liked by an account called Jennifer.
February 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Double Dactyl #11

Bobbery snobbery
Jennifer Aniston,
famous for Rachel, but
mainly her hair.

She and Ross had a thing,
semiplatonical.
Would they or wouldn’t they?
I didn’t care.

#doubledactyl #doubledactyls
A photograph of Jennifer Aniston as Rachel in Friends.
February 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Yet another anti-equality measure announced by Trump, Trump, Trump.
A stock photograph of an elephant, with a caption/headline that reads "Elephants are not people, US court rules"
January 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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November 19, 2024 at 1:30 PM
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They must be short of letters at Viz Comic this month, because they've put two of mine in.
A cutting from Viz Comic, with text that reads: "I'm no royalist, but I think King Henry VIII gets a bad press. People forget that he had four wives who he didn't have executed. That's nearly 67% of them. Joe Williams, Leeds" A cutting from Viz Comic, with text that reads: "Since Labour won the election, I've had eight pens run out, which is more than in the whole 5 years since the previous election. If the Tories weren't so useless and out of touch, they'd be talking about that instead of banging on about freezing pensioners and free dresses. Joe Williams, Leeds"
November 16, 2024 at 2:28 PM