John Manyjars
@manyjars.bsky.social
Late of Planet 10. Stranded on earth since 30 October 1938. Returning real soon.
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Wish there were still TV programmmes interviewing French critical theorists
December 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Wish there were still TV programmmes interviewing French critical theorists
Today I learned that Margery Mason, the Ancient Booer, was 100 years old when she died in 2014! So bow down to her. Bow to the Queen of Slime, the Queen of Filth, the Queen of Putrescence. Boo. Boo.
December 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Today I learned that Margery Mason, the Ancient Booer, was 100 years old when she died in 2014! So bow down to her. Bow to the Queen of Slime, the Queen of Filth, the Queen of Putrescence. Boo. Boo.
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John Cleese is a very famous comedian. He comes from a showbiz family though - his brother Andrew’s act with the Lion was legendary…
December 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
John Cleese is a very famous comedian. He comes from a showbiz family though - his brother Andrew’s act with the Lion was legendary…
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Marc Allégret's 🇫🇷 French comedy-drama film "ZOUZOU" starring Josephine Baker and Jean Gabin, premiered #OnThisDay in 1934 in Paris, notable for Baker's title character role as the first black woman to play the leading role in a major motion picture
🎬 Corona Films
🎬 Corona Films
December 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Marc Allégret's 🇫🇷 French comedy-drama film "ZOUZOU" starring Josephine Baker and Jean Gabin, premiered #OnThisDay in 1934 in Paris, notable for Baker's title character role as the first black woman to play the leading role in a major motion picture
🎬 Corona Films
🎬 Corona Films
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December 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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We’re watching a baby pūkeko. Look at the size of that foot!
December 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
We’re watching a baby pūkeko. Look at the size of that foot!
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#SecretSantaAoNZ
I have loved this collective anarchistic joy spreading for years, and honestly every time it is just a shaft of gold shining out when all around is darkness!
Major enjoyment this year, though. One for the Annals (two ens, mind!)
I have loved this collective anarchistic joy spreading for years, and honestly every time it is just a shaft of gold shining out when all around is darkness!
Major enjoyment this year, though. One for the Annals (two ens, mind!)
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#SecretSantaAoNZ
I have loved this collective anarchistic joy spreading for years, and honestly every time it is just a shaft of gold shining out when all around is darkness!
Major enjoyment this year, though. One for the Annals (two ens, mind!)
I have loved this collective anarchistic joy spreading for years, and honestly every time it is just a shaft of gold shining out when all around is darkness!
Major enjoyment this year, though. One for the Annals (two ens, mind!)
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I am buzzing about #secretsantaaonz and the absolute absurdity that a bunch of total strangers who only know each other online and usually anonymously go and spend time thinking about that person and choosing gifts, wrapping and sending them for no other reason than to bring a bit of joy.
December 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I am buzzing about #secretsantaaonz and the absolute absurdity that a bunch of total strangers who only know each other online and usually anonymously go and spend time thinking about that person and choosing gifts, wrapping and sending them for no other reason than to bring a bit of joy.
#SecretSantaAoNZ am weeping buckets here. I will treasure this beautiful thoughtful gift for the rest of my life. I can't get over the kindness and dedication it took to put this together. No one could know but I've been having a pretty thin time of it lately & this has touched and moved me deeply.
December 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
#SecretSantaAoNZ am weeping buckets here. I will treasure this beautiful thoughtful gift for the rest of my life. I can't get over the kindness and dedication it took to put this together. No one could know but I've been having a pretty thin time of it lately & this has touched and moved me deeply.
December 15, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Well that's my Christmas Eve sorted!
December 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Well that's my Christmas Eve sorted!
Caring for a loved one with dementia is not for those who lack resolve. She may look like an adult, but her reasoning isn't an adult's. Doing stuff for their benefit despite what they say they want feels like nine kinds of wrong in a blender. Just have to take that medicine regardless. Yuck.
December 9, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Caring for a loved one with dementia is not for those who lack resolve. She may look like an adult, but her reasoning isn't an adult's. Doing stuff for their benefit despite what they say they want feels like nine kinds of wrong in a blender. Just have to take that medicine regardless. Yuck.
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Some say "size doesn't matter", but CHECK OUT THE SIZE OF MY #SecretSantaAoNZ parcel that arrived today!*
@secretsanta.nz
(*For scale, I'm 6'8 tall**)
(**Yes, really!!)
@secretsanta.nz
(*For scale, I'm 6'8 tall**)
(**Yes, really!!)
December 4, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Some say "size doesn't matter", but CHECK OUT THE SIZE OF MY #SecretSantaAoNZ parcel that arrived today!*
@secretsanta.nz
(*For scale, I'm 6'8 tall**)
(**Yes, really!!)
@secretsanta.nz
(*For scale, I'm 6'8 tall**)
(**Yes, really!!)
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I'm long overdue for trepanation
December 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I'm long overdue for trepanation
##SecretSantaAoNZ
I opened the parcel because it was wrapped inside and the salutation on the envelope warmed the cockles of my shrunken black heart.
I opened the parcel because it was wrapped inside and the salutation on the envelope warmed the cockles of my shrunken black heart.
December 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
##SecretSantaAoNZ
I opened the parcel because it was wrapped inside and the salutation on the envelope warmed the cockles of my shrunken black heart.
I opened the parcel because it was wrapped inside and the salutation on the envelope warmed the cockles of my shrunken black heart.
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Every time I make a card for my Secret Santa I am reminded my art skills haven’t progressed since primary school. 🤣 #SecretSantaAoNZ
December 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Every time I make a card for my Secret Santa I am reminded my art skills haven’t progressed since primary school. 🤣 #SecretSantaAoNZ
November 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Squee! 18 days to go. I'll cope (I've felt it!) #SecretSantaAoNZ
November 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Squee! 18 days to go. I'll cope (I've felt it!) #SecretSantaAoNZ
It's hard enough to get my sister to eat and drink because of her poor memory & lack of insight. Having fallen & dinged up her hands and broken her jaw, she is now on liquids & soft food for 7+weeks. She won't take pain relief & won't drink. Sarcastic & belittling when I try. IV fluids loom. Ugh!
November 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
It's hard enough to get my sister to eat and drink because of her poor memory & lack of insight. Having fallen & dinged up her hands and broken her jaw, she is now on liquids & soft food for 7+weeks. She won't take pain relief & won't drink. Sarcastic & belittling when I try. IV fluids loom. Ugh!
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To which I, a member of Ngāi Tahu, say: good luck because we have money, we are determined, and we are morally correct, you racist fucks
Regardless of kayfabe comms and Nat equivocation in media, ACT always says the thing to its red-faced griefer audience
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 AM
To which I, a member of Ngāi Tahu, say: good luck because we have money, we are determined, and we are morally correct, you racist fucks
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My girlfriend poked me in the eyes... so I stopped seeing her for a while.
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
My girlfriend poked me in the eyes... so I stopped seeing her for a while.
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Following Brent is so damned enlightening & depressing.
New Zealand local & central politicians I reckon are world champions at wasting public money in the face of all the evidence we know how to save & prevent.
New Zealand local & central politicians I reckon are world champions at wasting public money in the face of all the evidence we know how to save & prevent.
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Following Brent is so damned enlightening & depressing.
New Zealand local & central politicians I reckon are world champions at wasting public money in the face of all the evidence we know how to save & prevent.
New Zealand local & central politicians I reckon are world champions at wasting public money in the face of all the evidence we know how to save & prevent.
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
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this, *this*, is the greatest crossover of all time
November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
this, *this*, is the greatest crossover of all time