@sleepypaul.bsky.social
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The Romans called the town Ivybridge because the name Forth Bridge was already taken.
November 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The Romans called the town Ivybridge because the name Forth Bridge was already taken.
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Every time I watch North by Northwest I am struck by the proufound but totally unacknowldged influence Hitch had on the Bond franchise. (Dr No came three years later.) This gibson-drinking, unflappable, debonair man, in an impeccably tailored suit, fakes his own death so he can act unseen. 1/3
October 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Every time I watch North by Northwest I am struck by the proufound but totally unacknowldged influence Hitch had on the Bond franchise. (Dr No came three years later.) This gibson-drinking, unflappable, debonair man, in an impeccably tailored suit, fakes his own death so he can act unseen. 1/3
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Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right about this.
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
October 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right about this.
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
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I see the museum have taken your photo down.
October 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I see the museum have taken your photo down.
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Just fucking stop hoping i'm well. Say hello and get to the point.
October 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Just fucking stop hoping i'm well. Say hello and get to the point.
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RFK Jr has commissioned working groups drawn from his hand picked ACIP to look at the childhood vaccine schedule but there is no evidence that supports a need to change the schedule 🧵🧪#HealthPolicy
Updates on the the latest attacks on vaccines in the USA
Attacks on MMR are gaining pace- could this threaten access to the MMR vaccine?
sheenacruickshankimmunology.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
RFK Jr has commissioned working groups drawn from his hand picked ACIP to look at the childhood vaccine schedule but there is no evidence that supports a need to change the schedule 🧵🧪#HealthPolicy
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Bloody hell.
I've just got back home to disaster. I'd hired a joiner to come in and build me a double bed,
but he's done a bunk.
I've just got back home to disaster. I'd hired a joiner to come in and build me a double bed,
but he's done a bunk.
October 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Bloody hell.
I've just got back home to disaster. I'd hired a joiner to come in and build me a double bed,
but he's done a bunk.
I've just got back home to disaster. I'd hired a joiner to come in and build me a double bed,
but he's done a bunk.
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1/ I guess I’m ‘The Good Immigrant’:
Been here most of my life now, never claimed benefits, paid taxes, worked for the NHS, taught students, done research for public good, volunteered, spoke English fluently.
So why do I feel so alienated and hurt by the government’s anti- immigrant rhetoric?
Been here most of my life now, never claimed benefits, paid taxes, worked for the NHS, taught students, done research for public good, volunteered, spoke English fluently.
So why do I feel so alienated and hurt by the government’s anti- immigrant rhetoric?
October 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
1/ I guess I’m ‘The Good Immigrant’:
Been here most of my life now, never claimed benefits, paid taxes, worked for the NHS, taught students, done research for public good, volunteered, spoke English fluently.
So why do I feel so alienated and hurt by the government’s anti- immigrant rhetoric?
Been here most of my life now, never claimed benefits, paid taxes, worked for the NHS, taught students, done research for public good, volunteered, spoke English fluently.
So why do I feel so alienated and hurt by the government’s anti- immigrant rhetoric?
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If someone invented a miracle pill that reduced your risk of cancer, heart disease and strokes as well as boosting mood, memory, and lifespan it would be the most popular drug ever. Except we already have it and it's called exercise, and most people can't be arsed doing it.
October 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
If someone invented a miracle pill that reduced your risk of cancer, heart disease and strokes as well as boosting mood, memory, and lifespan it would be the most popular drug ever. Except we already have it and it's called exercise, and most people can't be arsed doing it.
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median bluesky poster
September 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
median bluesky poster
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Donkeys at my local animal sanctuary having a party to celebrate one of them living there for 20 years.
September 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Donkeys at my local animal sanctuary having a party to celebrate one of them living there for 20 years.
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As Reform's Nathan Gill admits taking bribes from Russian 'secret service pawn' Oleg Voloshyn, here’s a nice photo of Nigel Farage with Voloshyn’s wife.
September 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
As Reform's Nathan Gill admits taking bribes from Russian 'secret service pawn' Oleg Voloshyn, here’s a nice photo of Nigel Farage with Voloshyn’s wife.
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Ten options for future leaf-removal trains...
10. Keanu Leaves
9. Twiggy Pop
8. Axel Foliage
7. Britney Clears
6. The Regional Branch Manager
5. Leaf No Trace
4. The Fall Guy
3. That Don't Impress Me Mulch
2. A Good Railing
1. Maybe She's Born With it. Maybe It's Maple-leaves
10. Keanu Leaves
9. Twiggy Pop
8. Axel Foliage
7. Britney Clears
6. The Regional Branch Manager
5. Leaf No Trace
4. The Fall Guy
3. That Don't Impress Me Mulch
2. A Good Railing
1. Maybe She's Born With it. Maybe It's Maple-leaves
Train named Ctrl Alt Deleaf to tackle leaves on the line
A leaf-removal train has been named Ctrl Alt Deleaf after a public vote.
www.independent.ie
September 19, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Ten options for future leaf-removal trains...
10. Keanu Leaves
9. Twiggy Pop
8. Axel Foliage
7. Britney Clears
6. The Regional Branch Manager
5. Leaf No Trace
4. The Fall Guy
3. That Don't Impress Me Mulch
2. A Good Railing
1. Maybe She's Born With it. Maybe It's Maple-leaves
10. Keanu Leaves
9. Twiggy Pop
8. Axel Foliage
7. Britney Clears
6. The Regional Branch Manager
5. Leaf No Trace
4. The Fall Guy
3. That Don't Impress Me Mulch
2. A Good Railing
1. Maybe She's Born With it. Maybe It's Maple-leaves
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Names for the three-in-a-row game, around the world…
*Tic-tac-toe (US)
*Noughts and crosses (UK)
*Crosses and buns (Denmark)
*Butter, cheese and eggs (Netherlands)
*Sausages (Latvia)
*Cat (Mexico)
*Game of the old lady (Brazil)
*Tripp-trapp-tresko (Norway)
*Pubic louse (France)
*Hobo chess (Sweden)
*Tic-tac-toe (US)
*Noughts and crosses (UK)
*Crosses and buns (Denmark)
*Butter, cheese and eggs (Netherlands)
*Sausages (Latvia)
*Cat (Mexico)
*Game of the old lady (Brazil)
*Tripp-trapp-tresko (Norway)
*Pubic louse (France)
*Hobo chess (Sweden)
September 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Names for the three-in-a-row game, around the world…
*Tic-tac-toe (US)
*Noughts and crosses (UK)
*Crosses and buns (Denmark)
*Butter, cheese and eggs (Netherlands)
*Sausages (Latvia)
*Cat (Mexico)
*Game of the old lady (Brazil)
*Tripp-trapp-tresko (Norway)
*Pubic louse (France)
*Hobo chess (Sweden)
*Tic-tac-toe (US)
*Noughts and crosses (UK)
*Crosses and buns (Denmark)
*Butter, cheese and eggs (Netherlands)
*Sausages (Latvia)
*Cat (Mexico)
*Game of the old lady (Brazil)
*Tripp-trapp-tresko (Norway)
*Pubic louse (France)
*Hobo chess (Sweden)
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To move from food to wine, 'kyykkyviini' (squatting wine) in the Finnish word for the cheapest wines, which invariably are on the bottom shelves.
September 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
To move from food to wine, 'kyykkyviini' (squatting wine) in the Finnish word for the cheapest wines, which invariably are on the bottom shelves.
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In Swedish, a word for what you eat to bridge the gap between meals (or while waiting for the main course to cook) is stödmacka. It means "support sandwich."
A similar word in Norwegian is ventepølse, or "waiting sausage."
A similar word in Norwegian is ventepølse, or "waiting sausage."
September 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
In Swedish, a word for what you eat to bridge the gap between meals (or while waiting for the main course to cook) is stödmacka. It means "support sandwich."
A similar word in Norwegian is ventepølse, or "waiting sausage."
A similar word in Norwegian is ventepølse, or "waiting sausage."
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@mrjamesob.bsky.social Today I can’t decide which story to be more moved by, man buys his disabled Mum a field so she can rescue Donkeys or penniless waitress with a recently bankrupt business finds £800,000 down the back of a sofa to buy her boyfriend a house.
September 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Today I can’t decide which story to be more moved by, man buys his disabled Mum a field so she can rescue Donkeys or penniless waitress with a recently bankrupt business finds £800,000 down the back of a sofa to buy her boyfriend a house.
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No, your kid isn't addicted to their iPad/Xbox/PlayStation. You're a parent and you're fully in control of how long they spend on these devices. It's you who's addicted to how easily it pacifies them.
September 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
No, your kid isn't addicted to their iPad/Xbox/PlayStation. You're a parent and you're fully in control of how long they spend on these devices. It's you who's addicted to how easily it pacifies them.
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"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
September 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
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22 year old Reform councillor Joseph Boam has been sacked as deputy leader of Leicestershire C C. Not sure why, but I wonder if it was anything to do with his homophobic, sexist and islamophobic social media posts, or claiming that depression wasn't real.
August 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
22 year old Reform councillor Joseph Boam has been sacked as deputy leader of Leicestershire C C. Not sure why, but I wonder if it was anything to do with his homophobic, sexist and islamophobic social media posts, or claiming that depression wasn't real.
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News channels somehow managing to cover a War Summit as if it were a Royal Wedding - both breathless and adding no insight.
This isn't a dig at Sky - have shopped around. They're all like this. "Oh what jolly fun this is!" seemingly oblivious to the actual stakes for an entire nation at war. ~AA
This isn't a dig at Sky - have shopped around. They're all like this. "Oh what jolly fun this is!" seemingly oblivious to the actual stakes for an entire nation at war. ~AA
August 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
News channels somehow managing to cover a War Summit as if it were a Royal Wedding - both breathless and adding no insight.
This isn't a dig at Sky - have shopped around. They're all like this. "Oh what jolly fun this is!" seemingly oblivious to the actual stakes for an entire nation at war. ~AA
This isn't a dig at Sky - have shopped around. They're all like this. "Oh what jolly fun this is!" seemingly oblivious to the actual stakes for an entire nation at war. ~AA
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So today I sold some books to Pierce Brosnan, which made up for working a Sunday. I NEARLY made it past the casual “how not to be awks around a celeb” thing when my colleague said “ooh, you look familiar?”. He said “Bob. James Bob. I’ve saved the world four times”.
He is our new favourite
He is our new favourite
August 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
So today I sold some books to Pierce Brosnan, which made up for working a Sunday. I NEARLY made it past the casual “how not to be awks around a celeb” thing when my colleague said “ooh, you look familiar?”. He said “Bob. James Bob. I’ve saved the world four times”.
He is our new favourite
He is our new favourite
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Look what Trump and Hegseth have already made our military look like. How long can we endure this shame?
August 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Look what Trump and Hegseth have already made our military look like. How long can we endure this shame?