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Rob Townsend

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An Englishman abroad. Photography, coffee, gadgets, crosswords. More photos at https://robtownsend.photos

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Screenshot from Twitter.
First message: Activate’s Twitter came under another successful hacking attempt at 22:29 today. Activate have now regained control.
Second message: No you haven’t
Third message: Seriously, piss off Joshua.

Screenshot from Twitter. First message: Activate’s Twitter came under another successful hacking attempt at 22:29 today. Activate have now regained control. Second message: No you haven’t Third message: Seriously, piss off Joshua.

Reminds me of this classic from yesteryear:

18.09.2025 15:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’d admire it more if they embraced Hulk-speak marketing and just said BUY PHONE IT NEW

09.09.2025 21:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Batia Suter exhibition ’Octahydra’ at the Cryptoportiques under Arles #blackandwhite #arles #crypt

25.08.2025 16:12 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
George Wendt "Norm!" sings House of Freaks "Dark and Light in New Mexico"
YouTube video by Rob Shultz George Wendt "Norm!" sings House of Freaks "Dark and Light in New Mexico"

RIP, George Wendt. Not just Norm from Cheers!

Please enjoy this clip of him on Kazuko’s Karaoke Klub on Channel 4 in 1989 singing ‘Dark and Light in New Mexico’ by House of Freaks, a song about the invention of the atom bomb.

#GeorgeWendtRIP

www.youtube.com/watch?v=B92w...

21.05.2025 11:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Nice one, cheers

08.04.2025 04:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Statue of a knight on horseback with a sword and shield in gold, framed by trees, in Eze Village, France

Statue of a knight on horseback with a sword and shield in gold, framed by trees, in Eze Village, France

Dark green single shutter with peeling paint in a weathered wall of beige, in Eze Village, France

Dark green single shutter with peeling paint in a weathered wall of beige, in Eze Village, France

A tall, slender, quite contemporary statue of a woman in a long dress in Eze Village, France

A tall, slender, quite contemporary statue of a woman in a long dress in Eze Village, France

Daffodils growing in a small plot, framed by deep V-shaped shadow, just outside a house in Eze Village, France

Daffodils growing in a small plot, framed by deep V-shaped shadow, just outside a house in Eze Village, France

I led a photowalk in Eze Village last weekend, here are a few of my pics – 2/2

07.04.2025 20:58 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
Yellow and green weathered wall in Eze Village, France

Yellow and green weathered wall in Eze Village, France

Exterior wall decoration comprising 15 circles of different sizes and colours (white, green, orange, red, blue) in Eze Village, France

Exterior wall decoration comprising 15 circles of different sizes and colours (white, green, orange, red, blue) in Eze Village, France

Discarded painter's palette on a doorstep in Eze Village, France

Discarded painter's palette on a doorstep in Eze Village, France

Yellow wall with a deep shadow of a ridged roofline about halfway up, in Eze Village, France

Yellow wall with a deep shadow of a ridged roofline about halfway up, in Eze Village, France

I led a photowalk in Eze Village last weekend, here are a few of my pics – 1/2

07.04.2025 20:53 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

My wife and I simply cannot say the word "couscous" without it turning into "Shall we have couscous? Or shall we have CHIPS?" in a strong Welsh accent, having overheard it in a hotel restaurant in Tunisia 30 years ago (they had CHIPS)

07.04.2025 14:15 — 👍 14    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

After a slight false start a few months ago when I started this account then promptly forgot about it 🙃 I’m back and looking for recommendations on who to follow on here…

07.04.2025 11:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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