statto99
@statto99.bsky.social
Interested in music, historical boardgaming, scifi/fantasy, current affairs and sport, especially football and the NFL. Have written for WSC, Fantasy Football Scout, Teamtalk and Londonist. Have been bitten by a tiger.
One thing I will say about endlessly trying and failing to buy tickets for Radiohead: by this point they really can be in absolutely no doubt that I am indeed A Real Fan.
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
One thing I will say about endlessly trying and failing to buy tickets for Radiohead: by this point they really can be in absolutely no doubt that I am indeed A Real Fan.
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When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
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The Batman effect: The mere sight of the 'superhero' can make us more altruistic
If "Batman" appears on the scene, we immediately become more altruistic: in fact, research conducted by psychologists from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, shows that the sudden appear...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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Welcome to our #FPL predicted team line ups for game week 12 with thanks to all of our predictors and especially
@jonnyc.bsky.social
@jonnyc.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Welcome to our #FPL predicted team line ups for game week 12 with thanks to all of our predictors and especially
@jonnyc.bsky.social
@jonnyc.bsky.social
@fplelstatto.follows.football Cymru am byth!!
November 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
@fplelstatto.follows.football Cymru am byth!!
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How delightfully quaint some of these old Devon village names are, their etymologies lost in the mists of time.
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
How delightfully quaint some of these old Devon village names are, their etymologies lost in the mists of time.
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A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule
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Putting dead balls into the box is free money
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Putting dead balls into the box is free money
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I like how the caption on this photo reads as if he's making a claim that could not be independently verified.
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I like how the caption on this photo reads as if he's making a claim that could not be independently verified.
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And for #FPL defenders - some of the players who've caught the eye with attacking threat (xGI/90) and DEFCON bonus potential (CBIT/90) so far 👇
October 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
And for #FPL defenders - some of the players who've caught the eye with attacking threat (xGI/90) and DEFCON bonus potential (CBIT/90) so far 👇
This is how players have performed over their last 6 in #FPL . A Return here is 5+ FPL points in a GameWeek. A Haul is 10+ points. Players in the Hauls section have one 10+ game but no other Returns. Players in team colours have a Haul to go with other returns.
October 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This is how players have performed over their last 6 in #FPL . A Return here is 5+ FPL points in a GameWeek. A Haul is 10+ points. Players in the Hauls section have one 10+ game but no other Returns. Players in team colours have a Haul to go with other returns.
@jslovechild.bsky.social Re: your post in the other place, you might be interested in this feature from Nationwide back in the 70s.
"We spent the night in Bristol
In every kind of discol"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyKz...
"We spent the night in Bristol
In every kind of discol"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyKz...
1977: The BRISTOL Dialect | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
www.youtube.com
October 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
@jslovechild.bsky.social Re: your post in the other place, you might be interested in this feature from Nationwide back in the 70s.
"We spent the night in Bristol
In every kind of discol"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyKz...
"We spent the night in Bristol
In every kind of discol"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyKz...
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A breakdown of the Top 25 point scorers so far this season:
GK 3
DEF 11
MID 7
FWD 4
Safe to say DEFCON is having an impact. I bet a lot of managers are only playing 3 at the back too.
#FPL
GK 3
DEF 11
MID 7
FWD 4
Safe to say DEFCON is having an impact. I bet a lot of managers are only playing 3 at the back too.
#FPL
October 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A breakdown of the Top 25 point scorers so far this season:
GK 3
DEF 11
MID 7
FWD 4
Safe to say DEFCON is having an impact. I bet a lot of managers are only playing 3 at the back too.
#FPL
GK 3
DEF 11
MID 7
FWD 4
Safe to say DEFCON is having an impact. I bet a lot of managers are only playing 3 at the back too.
#FPL
@thesquareball.net I mean, I realise he's not *quite* the real thing, but he is close...
September 2, 2025 at 8:03 AM
@thesquareball.net I mean, I realise he's not *quite* the real thing, but he is close...
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
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@gralefrit.bsky.social You have to see these! A friend of mine has been collating a series of images entitled "Things my students have written turned into Philomena Cunk quotes" and they're just glorious.
August 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
@gralefrit.bsky.social You have to see these! A friend of mine has been collating a series of images entitled "Things my students have written turned into Philomena Cunk quotes" and they're just glorious.
So U&Dave announced before the break that coming up next was an episode of Have I Got News For You hosted by Naga Munchetty.
After the break they announced it would be hosted by Kirsty Young.
It is being hosted by Jack Dee.
After the break they announced it would be hosted by Kirsty Young.
It is being hosted by Jack Dee.
July 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
So U&Dave announced before the break that coming up next was an episode of Have I Got News For You hosted by Naga Munchetty.
After the break they announced it would be hosted by Kirsty Young.
It is being hosted by Jack Dee.
After the break they announced it would be hosted by Kirsty Young.
It is being hosted by Jack Dee.
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In an effort that will no doubt torch my follower base, I have laid out some basic numbers around our fiscal situation. Obvious, but still a little sobering for me.
freethinkecon.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/t...
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There really is no getting out of this fiscal corner
It is something of a cliche to argue that Britain is running out of money, living beyond its means, wandering through a fiscal fool’s paradise – but no less true for that. The trend of …
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July 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
In an effort that will no doubt torch my follower base, I have laid out some basic numbers around our fiscal situation. Obvious, but still a little sobering for me.
freethinkecon.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/t...
freethinkecon.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/t...
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Inside the Archive: Star Wars in Technicolor | BFI
YouTube video by BFI
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June 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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For @ebertvoices.bsky.social's 20 Best Films of 2025 So Far I wrote about Dea Kulumbegashvili’s unsettling abortion drama APRIL
The 20 Best Films of 2025 So Far | Features | Roger Ebert
Our staff picks 20 films from 2025 that stand out from the crowd.
www.rogerebert.com
June 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
For @ebertvoices.bsky.social's 20 Best Films of 2025 So Far I wrote about Dea Kulumbegashvili’s unsettling abortion drama APRIL
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Welcome to the archives.
June 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Welcome to the archives.
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Archie Gray tonight was the youngest Englishman to end on the winning side in a European final since an 18-year-old Gary Mills in the 1980 European Cup final.
Playing alongside Mills that day? Gray's grandad, Frank Gray. #lufc
Playing alongside Mills that day? Gray's grandad, Frank Gray. #lufc
May 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Archie Gray tonight was the youngest Englishman to end on the winning side in a European final since an 18-year-old Gary Mills in the 1980 European Cup final.
Playing alongside Mills that day? Gray's grandad, Frank Gray. #lufc
Playing alongside Mills that day? Gray's grandad, Frank Gray. #lufc
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Want a overview of what PunchedCON is like? Thinking about going next year? Read this fantastic review:
eboracon.co.uk/2025/05/13/p...
eboracon.co.uk/2025/05/13/p...
PunchedCon 2025 – Eboracon
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May 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Want a overview of what PunchedCON is like? Thinking about going next year? Read this fantastic review:
eboracon.co.uk/2025/05/13/p...
eboracon.co.uk/2025/05/13/p...