Mark Cruise
@mrhairyman.bsky.social
- paddy in exile
- lefty
- father of daughters and cats
- not putting up with your guff
- Green voter
He/Him
Nothing else culturally had as big an effect on my childhood as this did.
The 🇺🇸 American two-part vampire miniseries "SALEM'S LOT" based on the 1975 horror novel by Stephen King, directed by Tobe Hooper, starring David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin, Bonnie Bedelia, Lew Ayres, Reggie Nalder & Geoffrey Lewis premiered #OnThisDay in 1979 on the CBS Network
📺 Warner Bros.
📺 Warner Bros.
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Nothing else culturally had as big an effect on my childhood as this did.
The Running Man was of course very very silly while also being good fun.
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The Running Man was of course very very silly while also being good fun.
I was today years old when I found out that Americans who are called or nicknamed 'Trip', it's because they are the third person in their family line with the name Charles Smith or Joseph Hartley or whatever.
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I was today years old when I found out that Americans who are called or nicknamed 'Trip', it's because they are the third person in their family line with the name Charles Smith or Joseph Hartley or whatever.
Yeeesh, I do not agree with the many positive reviews of GDTs Frankenstein.....
November 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Yeeesh, I do not agree with the many positive reviews of GDTs Frankenstein.....
Tell you what, this Norovirus has knocked me on my ASS.
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Tell you what, this Norovirus has knocked me on my ASS.
I'm entirely an external observer on this, but the next US General election is going to be Vance v Newsom, right?
November 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I'm entirely an external observer on this, but the next US General election is going to be Vance v Newsom, right?
Hi @sciencemuseum.org.uk my 18yo daughter attended a Halloween function for students with you tonight. Can you tell me why they confiscated a left wing newspaper from her? Maybe also why when she went to get it back, she was escorted from the building? Would they have confiscated the FT or Mail?
October 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Hi @sciencemuseum.org.uk my 18yo daughter attended a Halloween function for students with you tonight. Can you tell me why they confiscated a left wing newspaper from her? Maybe also why when she went to get it back, she was escorted from the building? Would they have confiscated the FT or Mail?
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
Ive done it. Joined the @greenparty.org.uk
October 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Ive done it. Joined the @greenparty.org.uk
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if you’ve never seen Interview with the Vampire, it ends with the vampire being told he’s made it through to a second interview
October 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
if you’ve never seen Interview with the Vampire, it ends with the vampire being told he’s made it through to a second interview
Hot damn, One Battle After Another is a good movie though
October 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Hot damn, One Battle After Another is a good movie though
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This is just to say
I have eaten
3kg
Of cola bottles
Which was
Medically
Ill advised
And bunged me up
Completely
With gelatin
Forgive me
I had a hankering
And also
Ate a carvery
I have eaten
3kg
Of cola bottles
Which was
Medically
Ill advised
And bunged me up
Completely
With gelatin
Forgive me
I had a hankering
And also
Ate a carvery
October 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This is just to say
I have eaten
3kg
Of cola bottles
Which was
Medically
Ill advised
And bunged me up
Completely
With gelatin
Forgive me
I had a hankering
And also
Ate a carvery
I have eaten
3kg
Of cola bottles
Which was
Medically
Ill advised
And bunged me up
Completely
With gelatin
Forgive me
I had a hankering
And also
Ate a carvery
I have one of those nose spots that is barely perceptible with the eye surface but internally feels like it now takes up 90% of my nose space. It hurts when I yawn.
Regular political complaining will continue tomorrow...
Regular political complaining will continue tomorrow...
October 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I have one of those nose spots that is barely perceptible with the eye surface but internally feels like it now takes up 90% of my nose space. It hurts when I yawn.
Regular political complaining will continue tomorrow...
Regular political complaining will continue tomorrow...
Protests increasing? The only solution is to ban protests, right?
October 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Protests increasing? The only solution is to ban protests, right?
With Labours announcement today that they will crack down on pro Palestine demonstrations, that means the 3 biggest parties (Tory & Reform) hold a far more anti Palestine stance than the general public. What votes do they think they are winning?
October 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
With Labours announcement today that they will crack down on pro Palestine demonstrations, that means the 3 biggest parties (Tory & Reform) hold a far more anti Palestine stance than the general public. What votes do they think they are winning?
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You don't understand, it was necessary to beat up and humiliate the tiny 22-year-old autistic girl because she was trying to feed hungry babies
October 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
You don't understand, it was necessary to beat up and humiliate the tiny 22-year-old autistic girl because she was trying to feed hungry babies
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Nigel Farage accuses Keir Starmer of "emboldening" anti-semites.
This Nigel Farage
This Nigel Farage
October 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Nigel Farage accuses Keir Starmer of "emboldening" anti-semites.
This Nigel Farage
This Nigel Farage
The question to ask with mandatory digital ID is, would you trust a Reform government with your data and information?
#digitalid
#digitalid
September 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The question to ask with mandatory digital ID is, would you trust a Reform government with your data and information?
#digitalid
#digitalid
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Cookie Monster sings Tom Waits - www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5X4...
(Blessings upon the house of the person who made this!)
#WyrdWednesday
(Blessings upon the house of the person who made this!)
#WyrdWednesday
Tom Waits/Cookie Monster mashup - God's Away On Business
YouTube video by cookiewaits
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Cookie Monster sings Tom Waits - www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5X4...
(Blessings upon the house of the person who made this!)
#WyrdWednesday
(Blessings upon the house of the person who made this!)
#WyrdWednesday
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BBC push alert tomorrow: ‘The Rapture is here. Why this could be good news for Reform UK’
September 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
BBC push alert tomorrow: ‘The Rapture is here. Why this could be good news for Reform UK’
100 police attacked. Will Unite The Kingdom get proscribed as terrorists?
September 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
100 police attacked. Will Unite The Kingdom get proscribed as terrorists?
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Breaking: RTÉ has said Ireland will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision if Israel continues to be a participant in the song contest
RTÉ will not take part in Eurovision 2026 ‘if the participation of Israel goes ahead’
RTÉ has said it will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision if Israel continues to be a participant in the song contest.
independent.ie
September 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Breaking: RTÉ has said Ireland will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision if Israel continues to be a participant in the song contest