Sam Dodgin
@samdodgin.bsky.social
Arsenal fan, solicitor in training. I (occasionally) write "Law & Sport" on Substack
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Snooker is a scam invented by corporations to make you buy more delightful little waistcoats
January 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Snooker is a scam invented by corporations to make you buy more delightful little waistcoats
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“Pele…who I assume is one of the greats” says Donald Trump
December 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“Pele…who I assume is one of the greats” says Donald Trump
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I realised that, in keeping with his icy persona, a better name for Stone Cold Steve Austin’s finishing move would’ve been “The Frosty Reception”. Probably too late to fix this but I’ve emailed WWE about it anyway
November 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I realised that, in keeping with his icy persona, a better name for Stone Cold Steve Austin’s finishing move would’ve been “The Frosty Reception”. Probably too late to fix this but I’ve emailed WWE about it anyway
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The only thing Neuer should be complaining about is his moustache
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The only thing Neuer should be complaining about is his moustache
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Mario Kart: Double Dash contains a bizarre "eternal European pain" glitch whereby being burned when entering a pipe will cause the character to remain in pain indefinitely, but only in the European version.
November 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Mario Kart: Double Dash contains a bizarre "eternal European pain" glitch whereby being burned when entering a pipe will cause the character to remain in pain indefinitely, but only in the European version.
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🏈 TB 32 - 44 BUF
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1095th unique final score in NFL history.
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1095th unique final score in NFL history.
November 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
🏈 TB 32 - 44 BUF
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1095th unique final score in NFL history.
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1095th unique final score in NFL history.
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My last word on the matter
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My last word on the matter
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Not sure on these new rule ideas
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Not sure on these new rule ideas
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This article is a really good explanation of how, on paper, VAR is supposed to work. It is also completely detached from the reality of how VAR works *in practice* www.theguardian.com/football/202...
I’d rather Van Dijk’s goal stood, but it wasn’t a clear and obvious error to deny him | Chris Foy
While it was a highly subjective call, VAR is not there to re-referee decisions like the offside against Andy Robertson
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
This article is a really good explanation of how, on paper, VAR is supposed to work. It is also completely detached from the reality of how VAR works *in practice* www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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"The demands of the game stay the same. There's only three things that happen in a game. You've got it. They've got it. And no one's got it."
- Dyche 07/01/25
- Dyche 07/01/25
October 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"The demands of the game stay the same. There's only three things that happen in a game. You've got it. They've got it. And no one's got it."
- Dyche 07/01/25
- Dyche 07/01/25
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i know it sucks but it must feel a little fun to be that guy with the backhoe destroying the white house. that’s like the final boss of operating heavy machinery
October 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
i know it sucks but it must feel a little fun to be that guy with the backhoe destroying the white house. that’s like the final boss of operating heavy machinery
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My mistake, you are correct! I generated the file, but I did not give you a download link — let me go get it for you [pretends to walk down stairs behind couch]
This person is paying OpenAI two hundred dollars a month to have a chatbot gaslight them about making an excel spreadsheet
October 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM
My mistake, you are correct! I generated the file, but I did not give you a download link — let me go get it for you [pretends to walk down stairs behind couch]
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A jury of my peers? TWELVE murderers?!
August 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A jury of my peers? TWELVE murderers?!
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This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.
October 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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Taylor Swift should write and record more songs about The Simpsons seasons 2-9
October 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Taylor Swift should write and record more songs about The Simpsons seasons 2-9
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GUY WHO JUST CAME BACK FROM DOING THE JABBA'S PALACE COMEDY FESTIVAL:
You know, I gotta say they're really great in there, they're just like us. I thought it was only gonna be women in chains and a trapdoor monster they feed slaves to but like, they also have a band that plays cool music.
You know, I gotta say they're really great in there, they're just like us. I thought it was only gonna be women in chains and a trapdoor monster they feed slaves to but like, they also have a band that plays cool music.
October 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
GUY WHO JUST CAME BACK FROM DOING THE JABBA'S PALACE COMEDY FESTIVAL:
You know, I gotta say they're really great in there, they're just like us. I thought it was only gonna be women in chains and a trapdoor monster they feed slaves to but like, they also have a band that plays cool music.
You know, I gotta say they're really great in there, they're just like us. I thought it was only gonna be women in chains and a trapdoor monster they feed slaves to but like, they also have a band that plays cool music.
Ref is an absolute coward, completely terrified of the crowd. They're being allowed to twat us up in the air and getting calls when we breathe on them
September 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Ref is an absolute coward, completely terrified of the crowd. They're being allowed to twat us up in the air and getting calls when we breathe on them
I'm at the end we were defending for that half. Thought Katie Reid was borderline faultless. She has the potential to be the best in the world #awfc
September 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I'm at the end we were defending for that half. Thought Katie Reid was borderline faultless. She has the potential to be the best in the world #awfc
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This policy is the ultimate expression of what is wrong with the last three decades of technocratic liberalism. It hands public money to bad private sector actors. It will win over zero of the reactionary voters it is supposed to mollify. It will massively annoy every other voter in the process.
BREAKING: All UK adults to require digital ID under Keir Starmer plan
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
All UK adults to require digital ID under Keir Starmer plan
The ‘Brit card’ would be part of efforts to tackle illegal migration by verifying right to live and work in Britain
www.thetimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This policy is the ultimate expression of what is wrong with the last three decades of technocratic liberalism. It hands public money to bad private sector actors. It will win over zero of the reactionary voters it is supposed to mollify. It will massively annoy every other voter in the process.