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@akellyucc.bsky.social

Personal ramblings about the world we live in and life in general, especially science and culture. Frequent puns and dogs. Professor and food scientist at @ucc.bsky.social

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Theyโ€™re just jealous that the new president already has a railway station named after her

25.11.2025 22:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sounds more like Pepsi than turkey

(In a famous slogan lost in translation episode the drinkโ€™s โ€œcome aliveโ€ message informed startled Chinese customers that it would bring their ancestors back from the dead)

25.11.2025 18:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The adventures of Sir Liesalot

24.11.2025 22:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man with curly hair is wearing a blue shirt with a national geographic logo on it ALT: a man with curly hair is wearing a blue shirt with a national geographic logo on it
24.11.2025 22:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man says it 's beautiful in front of a group of soldiers ALT: a man says it 's beautiful in front of a group of soldiers

Everyone ranking their Star Wars movies tonight and I really struggle to do this as on different days the order could be very different except for the top spot

24.11.2025 22:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That would be quite the feet alright

24.11.2025 21:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Theyโ€™re Caracas if they do

24.11.2025 21:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Screaming the quiet part out loud while giggling maniacally

24.11.2025 21:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Exactly!

24.11.2025 21:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Concepts of a plan perhaps

24.11.2025 20:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The healthcare proposal that promotes neither health nor care, and shows they donโ€™t care about health

24.11.2025 20:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 515    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thereโ€™s only one space cadet in that interaction and itโ€™s not the one who has actually been in space

24.11.2025 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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He thinks an LLM means a postgraduate degree in Law

24.11.2025 18:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The e-magic roundabout!

24.11.2025 18:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This tweet of mine started the biggest row I was ever in on Twitter. FWIW I donโ€™t believe paying reviewers will fix it

24.11.2025 18:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man with a beard and a crown says there 's always one isn 't there . ALT: a man with a beard and a crown says there 's always one isn 't there .

Ah no!! I only skimmed but that means bin the whole list.

24.11.2025 17:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Let alone Spinal Tap and did I miss Airplane?

24.11.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fargo is a brilliant movie but surely not one of the ten funniest ever.

24.11.2025 17:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Heโ€™d never retreat from Moscow

24.11.2025 17:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Would have saved the Titanic

23.11.2025 22:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a monkey is sitting on a couch with the words `` please do n't forget about us '' . ALT: a monkey is sitting on a couch with the words `` please do n't forget about us '' .

Drummers be like

23.11.2025 21:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I always get a kick out of the fact that my most cited research paper was not based on funded research, was mainly undertaken by visiting French undergraduate placement students, and was much mocked on Twitter at the time

23.11.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How much damage did this unregulated arrogant bunch of unqualified yahoos do to America and the world? How many people suffered and died because of them?

23.11.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Me: ow

23.11.2025 15:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Paging @niecyokeeffe.bsky.social - this is your perfect time to just finally move here

23.11.2025 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@dadsaysjokes.com might be interested

23.11.2025 15:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A scientific study of dad jokes has found that dads who love pets are most likely to find them funny.

As they say, I feel seen.

23.11.2025 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Then: Leo Sayer
Now: Leo Singer

23.11.2025 12:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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