Scott Lyons
@scottlyons.bsky.social
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Well, if it’s 23 September... YES, THAT’S RIGHT! It’s the 71st anniversary of the hunt for the Gorbals Vampire, in which hundreds of children aged from four to 14, armed with dogs, knives and sharpened sticks went looking for an urban myth
September 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Well, if it’s 23 September... YES, THAT’S RIGHT! It’s the 71st anniversary of the hunt for the Gorbals Vampire, in which hundreds of children aged from four to 14, armed with dogs, knives and sharpened sticks went looking for an urban myth
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wrote a little bit about the greatest to ever do it
Thank You, Melvyn Bragg | Defector
Melvyn Bragg, host of the BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time since its very first episode back in 1998, has greeted me in the same delightfully brusque manner hundreds and hundreds of times. Hello. In ...
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September 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
wrote a little bit about the greatest to ever do it
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He makes himself big
February 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
He makes himself big
Follow @brainmage.bsky.social for long enough and you start seeing these everywhere.
December 19, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Follow @brainmage.bsky.social for long enough and you start seeing these everywhere.
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As a student at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social Robert Louis Stevenson was arrested for taking part in a 2-day snowball riot between the university & Surgeons’ Hall… although as he was only a spectator (he claimed, successfully) he was let off with a warning
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December 17, 2024 at 1:00 PM
As a student at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social Robert Louis Stevenson was arrested for taking part in a 2-day snowball riot between the university & Surgeons’ Hall… although as he was only a spectator (he claimed, successfully) he was let off with a warning
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On the 32nd day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
December 6, 2024 at 4:39 PM
On the 32nd day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
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Importing the archive:
The New Scientist is the only source of band names you’ll ever need.
#newscientistbandnames
The New Scientist is the only source of band names you’ll ever need.
#newscientistbandnames
December 2, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Importing the archive:
The New Scientist is the only source of band names you’ll ever need.
#newscientistbandnames
The New Scientist is the only source of band names you’ll ever need.
#newscientistbandnames
I can't explain why, but this review demands to be read in Garth Marenghi's voice.
December 1, 2024 at 9:29 PM
I can't explain why, but this review demands to be read in Garth Marenghi's voice.
The four ages of man
November 23, 2024 at 6:49 PM
The four ages of man
Paul Mocha-Art-ney
November 22, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Paul Mocha-Art-ney
Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
November 20, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
Worst Bond girl ever.
November 20, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Worst Bond girl ever.
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mildly obsessed with Golly! Ghost! (1991), a namco light gun shooter that uses the pepper's ghost effect to overlay ghostly enemies on top of a physical diorama inside the cabinet!
it's even been photographed and ported to MAME, see right screenshot!
it's even been photographed and ported to MAME, see right screenshot!
November 19, 2024 at 12:15 AM
mildly obsessed with Golly! Ghost! (1991), a namco light gun shooter that uses the pepper's ghost effect to overlay ghostly enemies on top of a physical diorama inside the cabinet!
it's even been photographed and ported to MAME, see right screenshot!
it's even been photographed and ported to MAME, see right screenshot!
Tolkien midway through writing LOTR:
Oh God, the elves. I’ve just remembered about the elves. Where even are the elves? Shit.
November 19, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Tolkien midway through writing LOTR:
Chaucer can be adorable sometimes.
November 18, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Chaucer can be adorable sometimes.
This DVD cover cracks me up every time I see it. Ah yes, Clockwise, that famous...slasher film?
November 17, 2024 at 8:46 PM
This DVD cover cracks me up every time I see it. Ah yes, Clockwise, that famous...slasher film?
From Wikipedia's list of Royal Variety Performances. I'm trying to decide which of these could be names of present-day pop acts. Grock, La Pia, Little Tich, Du Calion, Sam Barton, Cecilia Loftus...maybe Pipifax and Penlo?
November 16, 2024 at 6:10 PM
From Wikipedia's list of Royal Variety Performances. I'm trying to decide which of these could be names of present-day pop acts. Grock, La Pia, Little Tich, Du Calion, Sam Barton, Cecilia Loftus...maybe Pipifax and Penlo?
Me to my cat: "Why are you yelling? I've just fed you."
My cat, a liar:
My cat, a liar:
November 15, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Me to my cat: "Why are you yelling? I've just fed you."
My cat, a liar:
My cat, a liar:
Hello! My name's Scott. I'm a Scot. I like most kinds of music. I read, but not enough. I play D&D. I've dabbled in comedy writing, with a few radio credits to show for it. I like fun and I like funny, wherever they may be found.
Give me a follow and I'll (probably) give you one back!
Give me a follow and I'll (probably) give you one back!
November 14, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Hello! My name's Scott. I'm a Scot. I like most kinds of music. I read, but not enough. I play D&D. I've dabbled in comedy writing, with a few radio credits to show for it. I like fun and I like funny, wherever they may be found.
Give me a follow and I'll (probably) give you one back!
Give me a follow and I'll (probably) give you one back!