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Rural Midlander who loves Cities, Books, Sport and Chopping Wood

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Too right. Fantastic.

28.06.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One upside of the UK heatwave is that I can have a go at the holiday bottle of pastis sitting unloved for so many years...

28.06.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Try John Williams' Butchers Crossing. Totally different, still excellent. NB, I'll introduce myself next time we meet...

12.06.2025 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Val Mcdermid has let herself go.

05.06.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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this internet was a mistake, but sometimes it’s the best thing ever created

06.05.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4265    πŸ” 983    πŸ’¬ 95    πŸ“Œ 100

I wouldn't want to be eating a jam doughnut wearing that. Or do a knee slide on grass. Bugger to get out #totp

02.05.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I, as usual, agreed the hell out of it. But, thought the first half was good, enjoyed the premise of the second half (although I've never seen any of these $60m Netflix comedians) but it tailed off I thought...

25.04.2025 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

John Shuttleworth's let himself go.

13.04.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Needs a bit of pop culture and / or US centric knowledge, but still, an excellent addition to the ways I can spend the diminishing number of moments I have left on earth.

12.04.2025 08:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's a big one bedroom house #granddesigns

02.04.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, very useful info.

31.03.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can someone explain the #universitychallenge format? You seem to be able to lose multiple times and yet still win the competition.

31.03.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Adrian Chile's wife is the Editor-in Chief of the paper he is commissioned to write this stuff for.

26.03.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is that Chas on bass? #totp

14.03.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Play Eric B and Rakim you shits! #totp

14.03.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry I'm late #totp, I've just found out my new least favourite job is mist coating a 12 foot ceiling.

14.03.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great Wins in Life Part 1 : Finding sweets that you like, that no-one else in your family does. For me, Liquorice Allsorts.

14.03.2025 09:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The problem with BBC4 #totp reruns is that no matter the decade, Cliff might turn up.

07.03.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hang on. The real thing 1979 on #totp and Crufts on at the same time? Some sort of inter-temporal Venn diagram

07.03.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I thought 'drummer at the front' died in about 1976 #totp

07.03.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Dooleys next to The Clash. That's 1979 in a nutshell #totp

07.03.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Very much enjoyed #chuckprophet at The Garage last night.

06.03.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pet peeve - It annoys me that #Microsoft won't allow me to make UK postcode maps without all manner of extra steps. Much #dataviz not being created as a result. Grrr.

28.02.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I got that reference.

21.02.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Although, I was amazed a few years ago to find out what I thought was the space age sound on Good Vibrations was, in fact, cellos. Blew. My. MInd.

21.02.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rock cello! #totp

21.02.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the best intros ever #killingjoke #totp

14.02.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why is this bee gees video shot on D-Day film set? #totp

14.02.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks. I've always wondered which of the Legs and Co dancers it was that made me feel different. The others were meh.

14.02.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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